In Celebration of Nas’s iconic 1994 debut album, Illmatic, the Queensbridge rapper is set to release Time Is Illmatic, a feature lengh documentary film, on October 1.
Announced earlier this year, Time Is Illmatic, directed by One9, delves deep into the making of Nas’ debut album, the social conditions that influenced its creation, the musical legacy that was handed down to Nas from his jazz musician father and the support he received from his Queensbridge neighborhood crew to create the greatest work of music from hip-hop’s second golden era.
The documentary premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival in April this year and will open on October 1 via Tribeca Film. It’s not clear at this time if the release date is US-only or worldwide.
A trailer for the documentary was released yesterday, which you can see below.
October 2 – Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armony *
October 3 – Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre
Ocotber 4 – Washington D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre (Matinee)
October 5 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
October 8 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
October 9 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
October 10 – Hammond, IN @ Horseshoe
October 11 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre *
October 12 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
October 15 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
October 16 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
October 17 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
October 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
October 19 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
* No film screening
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