Nas - Illmatic

[NY_Mami]

I give it 10.........that's the best album I ever heard in my life........

[crust]

stupidest thread ive seen in a forum in a long time for the people that give this 7 and 8's and hell even 9's. whoever doesn't give this a 10/10 doesn't know what they are talkin bout and just started listenin to hiphop in 2003.

word. well fucken said. 10/10. top 3 next to ready to die from biggie and wu's 36 chambers. its an all around good record.


"who's world is this? its mine its mine its mine. who's world is this?"

[Kenny Powers]

best album ever 10/10 truely classic, end of discussion

[DR. NICK RIVIERA]

yeah, its 10/10

one of the purest hip-hop albums of all time, inspiration for a lot of artist
and has 'The world is yours' and 'One love' on it...how can't you LOVE it?

[CharlesJones]

Only thing i don't like about Illmatic is that there's only 9 songs. This album should've had at least 15-16 songs. After listening to only 9 songs, he made me want more music from him. Illmatic is a classic album because of the hardcore beats and rhymes. Nas hasn't made a tight album since Illmatic. I know a lot of ya'll will disagree with me about that but that's my opinion and everybody has their own opinion. I just think Nas should've stayed hardcore and underground because when It Was Written came out, he changed and became mainstream. I think that's what made him lose some fans. I wish The World Is Yours remix was on the album. That remix is the shit. I like at the end of the remix when he's talking and he says i wanna give a shoutout to the whole fucking Queens. My man Tipster on the boards, keeping it real lord. The Queensbridge nation getting it on. Faking no fucking jacks. Fuck around and get your wig pushed back LOL. The video was hard too. LOL@white dude getting robbed in the alley by 2 black girls. Didn't QTip produce the remix?

[WuGambino]

Only thing i don't like about Illmatic is that there's only 9 songs. This album should've had at least 15-16 songs.

I guarantee it would not be as good with more songs.

Part of Illmatic's beauty is its length.

[CharlesJones]

You don't know that the album wouldn't have been good if it had more songs.

[White_Mouse]

i liked the album alot...a classic in my opnion...most people say the production is "lack luster" or not very good, but that's because "nas" outhshines the beats (and it would be no better with any others) i LOVE this album!

[djskillz]

1. The Genesis
2. N.Y. State of Mind 10/10 Timeless classic
3. Life's A Bitch 9/10 Lyrics was on point but the hook was annoying imo
4. The World Is Yours 10/10
5. Halftime 10/10
6. Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) 10/10
7. One Love 10/10
8. One Time 4 Your Mind 10/10
9. Represent 10/10
10. It Ain't Hard To Tell 10/10

89/90

Classic album.

[Durag]

i liked the album alot...a classic in my opnion...most people say the production is "lack luster" or not very good, but that's because "nas" outhshines the beats (and it would be no better with any others) i LOVE this album!

True but whoever complains about the beats are fuckin stupid they suit Nas perfectly. Easily one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, if not the greatest.

[baritone]

Part of Illmatic's beauty is its length.

yes, i agree
this is some once in a lifetime shit right here
10/10

[2L8Lit da croatianMC]

one time 4 yo mind one time... that shit is the shit... bassline is chillin killin my braincells...

[mn2683]

Only thing i don't like about Illmatic is that there's only 9 songs. This album should've had at least 15-16 songs. After listening to only 9 songs, he made me want more music from him. Illmatic is a classic album because of the hardcore beats and rhymes. Nas hasn't made a tight album since Illmatic. I know a lot of ya'll will disagree with me about that but that's my opinion and everybody has their own opinion. I just think Nas should've stayed hardcore and underground because when It Was Written came out, he changed and became mainstream. I think that's what made him lose some fans. I wish The World Is Yours remix was on the album. That remix is the shit. I like at the end of the remix when he's talking and he says i wanna give a shoutout to the whole fucking Queens. My man Tipster on the boards, keeping it real lord. The Queensbridge nation getting it on. Faking no fucking jacks. Fuck around and get your wig pushed back LOL. The video was hard too. LOL@white dude getting robbed in the alley by 2 black girls. Didn't QTip produce the remix?

yea tip produced this...def one of the hardest nas songs/videos, definitely one of my fav nas songs i wish the mp3 version wasnt edited tho

[NY_Mami]

They should've added Deja Vu as a bonus........

[Edgar Erebus]

There's only one thing y'all missed... Whole album is as one big song, every track matches the one before and the one after. Nas was talking a big tale - listen to the lyrics and it sounds whole time he's talking to the listener what did he see and feel.

Top 1 album of hip-hop ever from "Street's disciple, my mind is triflin'" till "It ain't hard to tell".


BTW who produced Genesis?