Illmatic Never Released

Introduction
Rapper Nasir Jones, also known as Nas, was about to finish recording his famed album, Illmatic, before getting shot to death along with his friend and only feature on the album, AZ

1993
June 9 - Nas, outside his studio, along with AZ, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock, is shot in the head twice by a man named Orlando Anderson (famous for shooting Tupac Shakur, another rapper in OTL). AZ is also killed by a bullet to his right lung. Pete Rock is wounded with a bullet to the jaw, ending his rap career, and DJ Premier is wounded.

June 10 - National media coverage, due to DJ Premier and Pete Rock being famous, makes Nas and AZ briefly famous

June 14 - An unreleased track, NY State Of Mind, is released, gaining much fame