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Illmatic

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Illmatic is an East Coast rap album by Nas, released on April 19, 1994 (see 1994 in music). With producers like DJ Premier and Pete Rock, Illmatic began its career with advance buzz on the streets. According to most critics, the album held up to its reputation, and became known as one of the most individual and creative gangsta rap albums in the history of the genre. Songs like "Life's A Bitch" (featuring rapper AZ in an almost show-stealing verse), "It Ain't Hard To Tell" (which samples Michael Jackson's song "Human Nature"), and "One Love" (produced by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest), "Illmatic" is widely regarded as a must-own record for rap fans. Illmatic established Nas as a critical darling, a reputation he was unable to keep through a series of disastrously reviewed albums, finally ending with the critically acclaimed Stillmatic.

Track listing

  1. "The Genesis"
  2. "N.Y. State of Mind" (Jones/Martin)
  3. "Life's a Bitch" (Cruz/Dara/Jones/Scott/Wilson)
  4. "The World Is Yours" (Jones/Phillips)
  5. "Halftime" (Byrd/Jones/Mitchell)
  6. "Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)" (Barsella/Jones/Martin/Wilson)
  7. "One Love" (Davis/Heath/Jones)
  8. "One Time 4 Your Mind" (Jones/Mitchell)
  9. "Represent" (Martin/Jones)
  10. "It Ain't Hard to Tell" (Jones/Mitchell)

Personnel

  • MC Serch - Executive Producer
  • Olu Dara - Trumpet
  • Nas - Vocals, Producer
  • DJ Premier - Producer
  • Diego Garrido - Engineer, Mixing
  • Large Professor - Producer
  • Tim "The Funky Red" Lathem - Engineer
  • Q-Tip - Producer
  • Kevin Reynolds - Engineer
  • Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Producer
  • Eddie Sancho - Engineer
  • Jamey Staub - Engineer
  • Jason Vogel - Engineer
  • Stan Wallace - Engineer
  • Louis Tineo - Assistant Engineer
  • Pete Rock - Producer
  • Aimee MacAuley - Design
  • Jack Hersca - Assistant Engineer
  • Danny Clinch - Photography
  • L.E.S. - Producer
  • Anton "Sample This" Pushansky - Engineer
  • A.Z. - Vocals

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

 1994      The Billboard 200                       No. 12
 1994   Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums                      No. 2

Billboard (North America) - singles

 1993      Half Time               Hot Rap Singles                      No. 8
 1994   It Ain t Hard To Tell   The Billboard Hot 100                No. 91
 1994   It Ain t Hard To Tell   Hot Rap Singles                      No. 13
 1994   One Love                Hot Rap Singles                      No. 24
 1994   The World Is Yours      Hot Rap Singles                      No. 27
 1994   It Ain t Hard To Tell   Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks     No. 57
 1994   The World Is Yours      Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks     No. 67
 1994   It Ain t Hard To Tell   Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales   No. 3
 1994   One Love                Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales   No. 6
 1994   The World Is Yours      Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales   No. 6
 1995   One Love                Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales   No. 34


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