Why do Nas critics pretend that "Illmatic" didn't talk about drugs and violence?

[Capitol]

Nah son, he did all that...

He was sneakin' Uzis on Rikers Island in his army jacket lining too...

And he really snuffed Jesus and went to hell when he was 12 too...

I think nikkas just lost the concept of rappers usin' their imagination after '95... like all of a sudden, you had to actually have done everything in your raps or it was "fake".

I keep telling nikkas this. If you are going to act like that you might as well delete 90% of the hip hop you listen to. I don't care personally, but if you are going to bring up the realness of someone's lyrics don't be hypocritical about it

 

[rapdonttweet]

Yeah I never got why these so called heads used to shyt on west coast gangsta rap but then stan albums like illmatic. Yeah the lyrics are more complex but its not like the content is any better.