Music : Illmatic: Parental Advisory

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5099747595929
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
Label: Columbia
Manufacturer: Columbia
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Columbia
Release Date: February 10, 1997
Studio: Columbia
Sales Rank: 4139

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Disc 1:

1. Genesis
2. NY State Of Mind
3. Life's A Bitch
4. World Is Yours
5. Halftime
6. Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)
7. One Love (KER69JCS)
8. One Time 4 Your Mind
9. Represent
10. It Ain't Hard To Tell

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Nasir Jones made this debut album at the age of 20, already armed with the calm perceptiveness and been-there-done-that attitude of a much older ghetto vet, though sometimes his inner callow youth shows itself. Illmatic is a look back at a life spent in the culture of the projects, acknowledging joy as much as pain and taking note of violence as a fact of his environment rather than a focus of his life. It's enlivened by Nas's kicky, deep-threaded multiple rhymes--you can tell he grew up listening to Mr. Magic's rap show and internalising the secrets of everybody's flow--and by tracks from a bunch of all-stars, including the Large Professor, DJ Premier, and, most memorably, Q-Tip ("One Love"). --Douglas Wolk




Rating: - A Hip-Hop Classic
If there is one album in hip-hop history that should be heard by every music fan then it is Nasir Jones' Illmatic, released in 1994. Although this album is over a decade old, it still stands head and shoulders above anything that is being released today. Why? It has the two key components of a great rap album, fantastic production and incredible lyricism.
Some people may be put off by the short track listing, only 10 tracks (1 of which is an intro) but don't be. Although the album is only ... Read More

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Rating: - top ten
this has gotta be in the top ten of greatest hip-hop albums ever made, its also the only nas album i like ive heard most of his other albums and i didnt really like any of them but this album is class, great lyrics and great production, as far as rappers go though i think 2pac was a better rapper

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Rating: - Five mics
Greatest hip-hop album of all time, and possibly the greatest poetic work of the 20th century

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Rating: - QUEENS BRIDGE
Im keeping this short cause any real hip hop fan knows that this is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time,the whole album is dope and lyricly its maybe the best,just one word needed to sum it up CLASSIC

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Rating: - Greatest Rap Album Ever Recorded
There, i've started off my review with that statement. So why do I think Illmatic is worth that accolade. Well, I'd say it's the greatest for a number of reasons, one of them being the impact this album had on the rap world. Nas practically invented a new style of delivery, which influeneced every rapper going, and most rappers still use this style to this day.

My other reason is the lyrics. Nas is a true poet, and possibly the best lyricist in the game ever, maybe not in terms of wordplay ... Read More

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