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Q-Tip (who produced βOne Loveβ) says, reflecting on the importance of Illmatic. βYou had rap before Rakim, like, you could do Rakim A.D., you know what Iβm saying? There was rap before Rakim and rap after Rakim. So heβs like, when it comes to lyricism and when it comes to influence, if youβre drawing that analogy, heβs like Elvis, you know what Iβm saying? And in terms of the innovation of what he did, Nas is like Dylan.
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