The Architects Of “Illmatic”: L.E.S. & Miss Info [Video]

Mass Appeal’s ‘The Architects of Illmatic’ series continues with L.E.S. and Miss Info.

“Man, when I heard he was performing it… I was actually like, ‘What is going on?’” L.E.S. remembers the night Nas immortalized ‘Illmatic’ in the annals of live music when he played the album at The Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra as his backing band. L.E.S. joins Jungle, Pete Rock, DJ Premier and more in the “Architects of Illmatic” series, presented by Mass Appeal & Hennessy.
“It did not feel like something that was created in a boardroom. It felt like it was happening… like a storm.” The legendary Miss Info remembers penning her storied “5 mic” Illmatic review for ‘The Source’ under her “Shortie” moniker before the album was out in ’94. That moment changed two industries forever: hip hop and hip hop journalism.

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