Nas – Illmatic [Vinyl]

Nas’ Ilmatic is hip-hop bible, arguably the genre best album, the perfection in 10 tracks filled with street tale and poetry on the best beats from the best beatmakers: DJ Premier, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, Large Professor…
A rap dream by a 19 years old QB rapper with one of the most intelligent mind and charismatic flow of the rapgame.
Illmatic is so good that it will be the gift and the curse of Nas’ journey, it will always make him a special rapper but he will also struggle to meet the huge expectations for each future release, even though It Was Written is also a classic in its own way.

“I never sleep, ‘cause sleep is the cousin of death
Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined
I think of crime when I’m in a New York state of mind”

Tracklist

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

You can listen to the album on the Ether playlist, exclusively on Hip-Hop 4 Life.