The album debuted at #12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. However, its initial sales fell below expectations and its five singles failed to achieve significant chart success. Despite the album's low initial sales, Illmatic received rave reviews from most music critics, who praised its production and Nas' lyricism. On January 17, 1996, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and on December 11, 2001 it earned a Platinum certification after shipping one million copies in the United States.
Official Audio for "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas
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Chorus:
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
#Nas #NYStateofMind #Illmatic
published: 19 May 2017
Nas - Illmatic ALBUM REVIEW
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzHR7pJcx8&list=PLVtAszTC0uBPTvVeSPUSZqHrXwa2TZ77S
In this new classic review, I dive into one of the East Coast's most legendary rap records: Nas' Illmatic.
More classic reviews: http://bit.ly/1Hb5DjC
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FAV TRACKS: N.Y. STATE OF MIND, LIFE'S A BITCH, THE WORLD IS YOURS, HALFTIME, MEMORY LANE, ONE LOVE, ONE TIME 4 YOUR MIND, REPRESENT, IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL, THE GENESIS
LEAST FAV TRACK: IT'S FUCKING NAS ILLMATIC
NAS - ILL...
published: 14 Jun 2016
Reviewing Nas' Illmatic in 10 seconds or less
In 10 seconds or less, my review of Nas' Illmatic. If you haven't heard it, check it out for yourself and let me know if you agree with my appraisal.
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published: 19 Apr 2021
Illmatic: The Greatest Rap Album Ever
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Nas released his debut album Illmatic on April 19, 1994 and it changed hip hop forever. I take a look at Nas's early life in Queensbridge and explore the process behind his masterpiece.
Shot using: Audio Technica AT2020 USB Mic, QuickTime Screen Recording, and 4K Video Downloader
Music:
The Genesis, NY State of Mind, Halftime, It Ain’t Hard to Tell, One Love, The World is Yours, Represent, Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park) by Nas
Victory Lap Danger Zone by Post Animal
Rapper’s Delight by Sugar Hill Gang
Live at the Barbeque by Main Source
I use...
published: 12 Oct 2018
Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (Official HD Video)
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Lyrics:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a c...
Official Audio for "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas
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Chorus:
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
#Nas #NYStateofMind #Illmatic
Official Audio for "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas
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Chorus:
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
#Nas #NYStateofMind #Illmatic
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzHR7pJcx8&list=PLVtAszTC0uBPTvVeSPUSZqHrXwa2TZ77S
In this new classic review, I dive into one of the East Coast's mos...
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzHR7pJcx8&list=PLVtAszTC0uBPTvVeSPUSZqHrXwa2TZ77S
In this new classic review, I dive into one of the East Coast's most legendary rap records: Nas' Illmatic.
More classic reviews: http://bit.ly/1Hb5DjC
Buy this album: http://amzn.to/21k4yPE
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FAV TRACKS: N.Y. STATE OF MIND, LIFE'S A BITCH, THE WORLD IS YOURS, HALFTIME, MEMORY LANE, ONE LOVE, ONE TIME 4 YOUR MIND, REPRESENT, IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL, THE GENESIS
LEAST FAV TRACK: IT'S FUCKING NAS ILLMATIC
NAS - ILLMATIC / 1994 / COLUMBIA / EAST COAST HIP HOP, HARDCORE HIP HOP, JAZZ RAP, BOOM BAP
classic/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzHR7pJcx8&list=PLVtAszTC0uBPTvVeSPUSZqHrXwa2TZ77S
In this new classic review, I dive into one of the East Coast's most legendary rap records: Nas' Illmatic.
More classic reviews: http://bit.ly/1Hb5DjC
Buy this album: http://amzn.to/21k4yPE
===================================
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FAV TRACKS: N.Y. STATE OF MIND, LIFE'S A BITCH, THE WORLD IS YOURS, HALFTIME, MEMORY LANE, ONE LOVE, ONE TIME 4 YOUR MIND, REPRESENT, IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL, THE GENESIS
LEAST FAV TRACK: IT'S FUCKING NAS ILLMATIC
NAS - ILLMATIC / 1994 / COLUMBIA / EAST COAST HIP HOP, HARDCORE HIP HOP, JAZZ RAP, BOOM BAP
classic/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
In 10 seconds or less, my review of Nas' Illmatic. If you haven't heard it, check it out for yourself and let me know if you agree with my appraisal.
I can't b...
In 10 seconds or less, my review of Nas' Illmatic. If you haven't heard it, check it out for yourself and let me know if you agree with my appraisal.
I can't believe how many of you have subscribed and watched these silly videos! Thank you for having fun with me. I'll try my best to keep up with requests. And please listen to the music!
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Listen to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8A14Qcv68
In 10 seconds or less, my review of Nas' Illmatic. If you haven't heard it, check it out for yourself and let me know if you agree with my appraisal.
I can't believe how many of you have subscribed and watched these silly videos! Thank you for having fun with me. I'll try my best to keep up with requests. And please listen to the music!
Listen to the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ok2p60zQo&list=OLAK5uy_lJz-B1WNyjt5DDWY4AdSLD5QcM3rBuPEQ
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Nas released his debut album Illmatic on April 19, 1994 and it changed hip hop forever. I take a look at Nas's early life in Queensbridge and explore the process behind his masterpiece.
Shot using: Audio Technica AT2020 USB Mic, QuickTime Screen Recording, and 4K Video Downloader
Music:
The Genesis, NY State of Mind, Halftime, It Ain’t Hard to Tell, One Love, The World is Yours, Represent, Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park) by Nas
Victory Lap Danger Zone by Post Animal
Rapper’s Delight by Sugar Hill Gang
Live at the Barbeque by Main Source
I used these articles to create this video:
https://genius.com/discussions/36444-Nas-illmatic-and-how-the-world-was-forever-changed
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/21-rappers-that-were-influenced-by-nas-illmatic-news.14879.html#slide362613
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6062505/nas-illmatic-at-20-classic-track-by-track-review
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/hip-hops-obsession-with-the-classic-album-news.60102.html
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17497-illmatic/
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/19583/1/queensbridge-revisit-housing-projects-inspired-nas-illmatic-20th-anniversary
https://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/the-50-best-guest-verses-of-all-time/nas-live-at-the-bbq
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illmatic
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Nas released his debut album Illmatic on April 19, 1994 and it changed hip hop forever. I take a look at Nas's early life in Queensbridge and explore the process behind his masterpiece.
Shot using: Audio Technica AT2020 USB Mic, QuickTime Screen Recording, and 4K Video Downloader
Music:
The Genesis, NY State of Mind, Halftime, It Ain’t Hard to Tell, One Love, The World is Yours, Represent, Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park) by Nas
Victory Lap Danger Zone by Post Animal
Rapper’s Delight by Sugar Hill Gang
Live at the Barbeque by Main Source
I used these articles to create this video:
https://genius.com/discussions/36444-Nas-illmatic-and-how-the-world-was-forever-changed
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/21-rappers-that-were-influenced-by-nas-illmatic-news.14879.html#slide362613
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6062505/nas-illmatic-at-20-classic-track-by-track-review
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/hip-hops-obsession-with-the-classic-album-news.60102.html
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17497-illmatic/
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/19583/1/queensbridge-revisit-housing-projects-inspired-nas-illmatic-20th-anniversary
https://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/the-50-best-guest-verses-of-all-time/nas-live-at-the-bbq
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illmatic
Official HD Video for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
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Official HD Video for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
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Lyrics:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet—invasion!
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian: half-man, half-amazin'
‘Cause in my physical I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drink Moët with Medusa, give her shotguns in Hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale; it ain't hard to tell
The buddha monk's in your trunk, turn the bass up
Not stories by Aesop
Place your loot up, parties I shoot up
Nas, I analyze, drop a jew-el, inhale from the L
School a fool well, you feel it like Braille
It ain't hard to tell, I kick a skill, like Shaquille holds a pill
Vocabulary spills, I'm Ill plus Matic
I freak beats, slam it, like Iron Sheik
Jam like a TEC with correct techniques
So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me
Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me
I leave 'em froze, like heroin in your nose
Nas will rock well; it ain't hard to tell
This rhythmatic explosion
Is what your frame of mind has chosen
I'll leave your brain stimulated, niggas is frozen
Speak with criminal slang, begin like a violin
End like Leviathan, it's deep? Well, let me try again
Wisdom be leakin' out my grapefruit, troop
I dominate break loops, givin' mics men-e-strual cycles
Street's disciple, I rock beats that's mega trifle
And groove even smoother than moves by Villanova
You're still a soldier, I'm like Sly Stone in Cobra
Packin' like a Rasta in the weed spot
Vocals will squeeze Glocks
MCs eavesdrop, though they need not to sneak
My poetry's deep, I never fell
Nas' raps should be locked in a cell; it ain't hard to tell
#Nas #ItAintHardtoTell #Illmatic #HD #Remastered
Official HD Video for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
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Lyrics:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet—invasion!
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian: half-man, half-amazin'
‘Cause in my physical I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drink Moët with Medusa, give her shotguns in Hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale; it ain't hard to tell
The buddha monk's in your trunk, turn the bass up
Not stories by Aesop
Place your loot up, parties I shoot up
Nas, I analyze, drop a jew-el, inhale from the L
School a fool well, you feel it like Braille
It ain't hard to tell, I kick a skill, like Shaquille holds a pill
Vocabulary spills, I'm Ill plus Matic
I freak beats, slam it, like Iron Sheik
Jam like a TEC with correct techniques
So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me
Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me
I leave 'em froze, like heroin in your nose
Nas will rock well; it ain't hard to tell
This rhythmatic explosion
Is what your frame of mind has chosen
I'll leave your brain stimulated, niggas is frozen
Speak with criminal slang, begin like a violin
End like Leviathan, it's deep? Well, let me try again
Wisdom be leakin' out my grapefruit, troop
I dominate break loops, givin' mics men-e-strual cycles
Street's disciple, I rock beats that's mega trifle
And groove even smoother than moves by Villanova
You're still a soldier, I'm like Sly Stone in Cobra
Packin' like a Rasta in the weed spot
Vocals will squeeze Glocks
MCs eavesdrop, though they need not to sneak
My poetry's deep, I never fell
Nas' raps should be locked in a cell; it ain't hard to tell
#Nas #ItAintHardtoTell #Illmatic #HD #Remastered
Official Audio for "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas
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Chorus:
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
#Nas #NYStateofMind #Illmatic
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzHR7pJcx8&list=PLVtAszTC0uBPTvVeSPUSZqHrXwa2TZ77S
In this new classic review, I dive into one of the East Coast's most legendary rap records: Nas' Illmatic.
More classic reviews: http://bit.ly/1Hb5DjC
Buy this album: http://amzn.to/21k4yPE
===================================
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FAV TRACKS: N.Y. STATE OF MIND, LIFE'S A BITCH, THE WORLD IS YOURS, HALFTIME, MEMORY LANE, ONE LOVE, ONE TIME 4 YOUR MIND, REPRESENT, IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL, THE GENESIS
LEAST FAV TRACK: IT'S FUCKING NAS ILLMATIC
NAS - ILLMATIC / 1994 / COLUMBIA / EAST COAST HIP HOP, HARDCORE HIP HOP, JAZZ RAP, BOOM BAP
classic/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
In 10 seconds or less, my review of Nas' Illmatic. If you haven't heard it, check it out for yourself and let me know if you agree with my appraisal.
I can't believe how many of you have subscribed and watched these silly videos! Thank you for having fun with me. I'll try my best to keep up with requests. And please listen to the music!
Listen to the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ok2p60zQo&list=OLAK5uy_lJz-B1WNyjt5DDWY4AdSLD5QcM3rBuPEQ
Listen to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8A14Qcv68
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jakezeeman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakezeeman/
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Venmo: @JakeZeeman
Nas released his debut album Illmatic on April 19, 1994 and it changed hip hop forever. I take a look at Nas's early life in Queensbridge and explore the process behind his masterpiece.
Shot using: Audio Technica AT2020 USB Mic, QuickTime Screen Recording, and 4K Video Downloader
Music:
The Genesis, NY State of Mind, Halftime, It Ain’t Hard to Tell, One Love, The World is Yours, Represent, Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park) by Nas
Victory Lap Danger Zone by Post Animal
Rapper’s Delight by Sugar Hill Gang
Live at the Barbeque by Main Source
I used these articles to create this video:
https://genius.com/discussions/36444-Nas-illmatic-and-how-the-world-was-forever-changed
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/21-rappers-that-were-influenced-by-nas-illmatic-news.14879.html#slide362613
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6062505/nas-illmatic-at-20-classic-track-by-track-review
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/hip-hops-obsession-with-the-classic-album-news.60102.html
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17497-illmatic/
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/19583/1/queensbridge-revisit-housing-projects-inspired-nas-illmatic-20th-anniversary
https://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/the-50-best-guest-verses-of-all-time/nas-live-at-the-bbq
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illmatic
Official HD Video for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
Listen to Nas: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD
Watch more Nas videos: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube
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Website: https://Nas.lnk.to/followWI
Spotify: https://Nas.lnk.to/followSI
YouTube: https://Nas.lnk.to/subscribeYD
Lyrics:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet—invasion!
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian: half-man, half-amazin'
‘Cause in my physical I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drink Moët with Medusa, give her shotguns in Hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale; it ain't hard to tell
The buddha monk's in your trunk, turn the bass up
Not stories by Aesop
Place your loot up, parties I shoot up
Nas, I analyze, drop a jew-el, inhale from the L
School a fool well, you feel it like Braille
It ain't hard to tell, I kick a skill, like Shaquille holds a pill
Vocabulary spills, I'm Ill plus Matic
I freak beats, slam it, like Iron Sheik
Jam like a TEC with correct techniques
So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me
Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me
I leave 'em froze, like heroin in your nose
Nas will rock well; it ain't hard to tell
This rhythmatic explosion
Is what your frame of mind has chosen
I'll leave your brain stimulated, niggas is frozen
Speak with criminal slang, begin like a violin
End like Leviathan, it's deep? Well, let me try again
Wisdom be leakin' out my grapefruit, troop
I dominate break loops, givin' mics men-e-strual cycles
Street's disciple, I rock beats that's mega trifle
And groove even smoother than moves by Villanova
You're still a soldier, I'm like Sly Stone in Cobra
Packin' like a Rasta in the weed spot
Vocals will squeeze Glocks
MCs eavesdrop, though they need not to sneak
My poetry's deep, I never fell
Nas' raps should be locked in a cell; it ain't hard to tell
#Nas #ItAintHardtoTell #Illmatic #HD #Remastered