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To commemorate the 28th anniversary of his critically lauded debutIllmatic, Nas revived his classic tape on Sunday (May 1) in front of hundreds of concertgoers at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and performed all nine songs alongside a full orchestra.

Wack 100 Under Fire For Claiming He's In Possession Of Gay Sex Tape Involving Nipsey Hussle 37 Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Nas Performs 'Illmatic' With Orchestra At Disney Hall Published on:May 3, 2022, 11:49 AM by 3 To commemorate the 28th anniversary of his critically lauded debut Illmatic, Nasrevived his classic tape on Sunday (May 1) in front of hundreds of concertgoers at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and performed all nine songs alongside a full orchestra. The New York legend was joined on stage by Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic orchestra as he ran through the album in its entirety. Nas himself brought along a DJ and a three-piece band to fill in any gaps. A post shared by 2Cool2Blog (@2cool2bl0g) This isnt the first time Nas has added some classical flair to his past work. The rapper previously ran through his 1994 debut with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center back in 2014 to commemorate the albums 20th anniversary The performance was later aired on PBS in its entirety as part of their Great Performance series in 2018. I worked on my thing, Nas said in a clip from the performance. I worked on my craft and I stuck to it. I hope that you can look through the dream with me and see the journey I took to be on this stage with an orchestra. Read more