Illmatic Album Cover
By Odeisel
What is the difference between evolution and revolution? Evolution takes elements that exist and moves them on to a form more easily prepared for the modern era.
No matter what the stealth bomber can do, it doesn’t exist without the basic principles of the Wright brothers’ Kitty Hawk special.
Revolution is the change of all that came before. Revolution is the departure from convention. Where once there were colonies, now stand the United States. The erasure of what existed in order to set a new paradigm.
On April 19th, 1994 the flawless synthesis of evolution and revolution combined at the perfect time to create one of our greatest works of art: Illmatic…
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