Illmatic XX [20th Anniversary Edition] [2 CD] (2-CD)

Mojo (Publisher): 5 stars out of 5 - "Concise, focused and lyrically dazzling, ILLMATIC remains one of hip hop's must-buys..."

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 2
Released: April 14, 2014
Originally Released: 2014
Label: Sony Legacy

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 5/13/99, p.73

Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."

Rolling Stone - 8/25/94, p.88

4 Stars - Excellent - "...Nas' no-nonsense urban tales pair ILL's every beautiful moment with its harsh antithesis..."

Spin - 8/94, p.84

Highly Recommended - "...ILLMATIC pays serious mind to uncertain sources, to abstract anxiety, spiritual and otherwise....These are powerfully stressed-out images, but Nas hints that he's after something more personally revealing..."

Q - 5/97, p.142

"...the musical backdrops are razor sharp; hard bears but with melodic hooks and loops, atmospheric background piano, strings or muted trumpet, and samples...A potent treat."

Vibe - 6/02, p.108

Ranked #4 in Vibe's "Top 10 rap albums" - "...As perfect as 39 hip hop minutes get..."

The Source - 4/94, p.73

5 Mics - Classic - "...I must maintain that this is one of the best hip-hop albums I have ever heard...No cliched metaphors, no gimmicks...Never too abstract, never superficial. Even the skit-intros are meaningful..."

The Source - 4/94, p.73

5 Stars - Classic - "...I must maintain that this is one of the best hip-hop albums I have ever heard...No cliched metaphors, no gimmicks...Never too abstract, never superficial. Even the skit-intros are meaningful..."

Musician - 8/94, p.95

"...ILLMATIC could be one of the finest conventional hip-hop albums ever made...Nas is a dark, compelling lyricist who enunciates cleanly and quickly, leaving the listener able to hear everything he says, but racing to follow the meaning..."

Mojo (Publisher) - p.103

5 stars out of 5 - "Concise, focused and lyrically dazzling, ILLMATIC remains one of hip hop's must-buys..."

NME (Magazine) - 12/24/94, p.23

Ranked #33 in NME's list of the 'Top 50 Albums Of 1994.'

NME (Magazine) - 7/9/94, p.44

9 - Excellent Plus - "...Nas' upbringing oozes from every pore of the music. This is the true voice of where Nas comes from, set to 40 minutes of rhythmic perfection. A stunner..."

Tracks on Disc 1:

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

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.I'm a Villain - (previously unreleased)
2.Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, The - (previously unreleased)
3.Halftime [Butcher Remix] - (remix)
4.It Ain't Hard to Tell [Remix] - (remix)
5.One Love [LG Main Mix] - (mix, remix)
6.Life's a Bitch [Arsenal Mix] - (mix, remix)
7.One Love [One L Main Mix] - (mix, remix, featuring Sadat X)
8.World Is Yours [Tip Mix], The - (mix, remix)
9.It Ain't Hard to Tell [The Stink Mix] - (mix, remix)
10.It Ain't Hard to Tell [The Laidback Remix] - (remix)