Illmatic (1994)

By Nas

Ten tracks of hardcore East Coast rap built on dense internal rhymes and street stories from the Queensbridge Houses in Queens. Nas started writing at 16, with production from DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip and Large Professor. Rolling Stone placed the 1994 debut at number 44 on its 500 Greatest Albums list.

Released
1994
Tracks
10

Track list

  1. The Genesis
  2. N.Y. State of Mind
  3. Life's a Bitch (feat. AZ & Olu Dara)
  4. The World Is Yours
  5. Halftime
  6. Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)
  7. One Love (feat. Q-Tip)
  8. One Time 4 Your Mind
  9. Represent
  10. It Ain't Hard to Tell