Posting content for the sake of being the first or the "most hip" in the blogosphere is becoming increasingly whack to me. Every once in a while, though, I'm compelled to hop back on the bandwagon for a return to the basic "you-heard-it-here-first" formula because I've had little time to tend to this precious blog and it's an easy way to get content up. One thing I can promise is that any music you get from this site is music I believe in 100%, and I share it with my readers with intentions to spread the wealth of satisfaction and inspiration it brings me. That being said,
ELmatic,
Elzhi's sonically profound renovation of
Nas' classic album, is special enough to bring me out of yet another month-long blogging hiatus. It's also great enough to give reason to the question of whether or not the original has been outdone. The formula looks something like this: One of the best MCs to date + Live Band production courtesy of
Will Sessions =
Illmatic
on steroids with a Detroit flavor. Get blown away after the jump.
