Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Nasty Nas was never quite in the same area after this record. Regardless, this is a classic among classics. Few albums reach this level of "god damn, this is fucking unbelievable." Check this album out if you haven't done so already. But your here watching the video so you've probably already done that. In any case, here are the samples for the album Illmatic.

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Tracklisting
The Genesis
N.Y. State of Mind
The World is Yours
Halftime
Memory Lane (Sittin' in Da Park)
One Love
One Time 4 Your Mind
Represent
It Ain't Hard to Tell

The Reviews
TheNeedledrops :youtube.com/watch?v=DjVrJ1kSmRA
pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17497-illmatic