Nas Illmatic

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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  • Released: February 18, 2022
  • Originally Released: 2013
  • Label: Get On Down

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:

  • 1.The Genesis
  • 2.N. Y. State of Mind
  • 3.Life S a Bitch
  • 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
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  • Sales Rank: 48,313
  • UPC: 664425129717
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