402 - Nas - Illmatic - Tony Baker
Some music just hits harder if you can see yourself in the lyrics and find a personal connection to the stories being told in the songs. Queensbridge\u2019s brightest son Nas is unparalleled in the world of hip-hop when it comes to painting a gritty and distinctly raw picture of life in the New York City housing projects where he grew up. And so it\u2019s not hard to understand why comedian Tony Baker was so drawn to the rapper, from the moment he first saw the music video for one of the single\u2019s from his 1994 debut album Illmatic. It mirrored the harsh realities of Tony\u2019s own life growing up in Chicago, which Tony has drawn upon in his incredible work on NBC\u2019s The Carmichael Show, HBO\u2019s All DEF Comedy, and Laff Mobb\u2019s Laff Tracks.\nCheck out his new special \u201cTony Baker and Friends\u201d just dropped last week. Watch it on tonybakercomedy.com\n\nFOLLOW TONY ON:\n\nTwitter -- @TonyBakercomedy\n\n\nInstagram -- @tonybaker\n\n\nPatreon -- TonyBakerComedy\n\n\nFOR ALBUM HISTORY + NEW MUSIC INFLUENCED BY EACH ALBUM...CHECK OUT THE500PODCAST.COM\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices