From : gatproductions
Illmatic And The Chronic
We can`t go back to the years and circumstances of Illmatic or Chronic. Like Nas said, "always movin` forward, never goin` back". Just like the WuTang Clan could never form as a unit and dominate like they did back then. Circumstances change, money changes, people change, location, emotionals, creativity, and outlooks change. The Chronic, Illmatic, and 36 Chambers were real hood music from real hood dudes. In other words, you had to be a real west coast dude to fully understand The Chronic. Yea, we liked the Chronic on the East side, but West side cats really was feelin it moreso. It`s alright to do a song here and there with "them old cats (and teams)". But life moves on. Jay Z said it best, "Nas` music got better after Jay Z dissed him". In other words, something in the Present motivated Nas to "step his game up". Usually when "past crews" get back together, the "look" or "formula" never works. It looks weak or sad, like when Curtis Blow rapped and "break danced" on the Apollo (a few years ago). Snoop Dog is still relative because he never lost that hood mentality and hood look. Snoop had good days and bad days, but most cats still view Snoop as a hood dude. Nas is better off staying current with current beat productions. Any attempts to do another type of "Illmatic" wouldn`t work. Dre could definitely sell another platinum piece, but even that Great Doctor, could never rep on another "Chronic". Dre could provide the music for a newer artist on the hood level, but Dre (or Dre with Snoop) couldn`t do it again. Chronic was that "young hood music". Them dudes is too old to do that now. Wu Tang will always be classic. But most of them dudes don`t even get along no more. The vision is lost. The unity aint there. It would just be dudes rhyming to beats. There would be no chemistry. And the hood would be said, because "that" would be a desecration of the Wu (hood unity). It`s 2009. Let`s see the "newer" cats and fly producers make new classics!