Rapper Nas will be opening this year’s Tribeca Film Festival with his documentary “Time is IIlmatic”

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As Nas approaches his 20 year anniversary for his 1994 album Illmatic he wants to give you the behind the music access to that album. On April 16th of this year Nas will be debuting his documentary film titled Time is Illmatic directed by One9,   which will inform us on how Nas contributed to the Golden Era of  New York hip-hop and how Illmatic paved the way for other New York rappers such as Biggie. His documentary will open the Tribeca Film Festival this year which is in April. It’s only right! Nas will be performing the whole Illmatic album at a show after the screening of his documentary.