20 years ago, Nasir “Nasty Nas” Jones dropped the classic album Illmatic that still turns heads today. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, Nas has been doing several different things this year to help fans re-live one of the best albums hip-hop has ever witnessed.

Esco’s latest celebration came with his appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher where he talks about him and Jay’s legendary track “Black Republicans” and what it meant, the DeSean Jackson predicament, the unfortunate shooting in Ft. Hood, impoverished homes today vs. when he dropped Illmatic, and much more.

Enjoy the discussion on the next page and go listen to Illmatic for your own sake