Nas: Illmatic – These Are The Breaks LP

In the office, Klassen said it best: “this plays like a soundtrack.” If you didn’t know this comp was based on samples from Illmatic, you would think it was a expert soul / funk / jazz comp. How can you go wrong with Donald Byrd, Ahmad Jamal, Gary Byrd, Hether Brothers, Gary Burton, Michael Jackson, etc? 12 tracks in all.

• music label: white label / 2013

reviewed by the mgmnt 04/2013