um, the world is yours is pete rock produced... ny state of mind is the other premo track. but youre nuts if you only like those beats...Originally Posted by the insignificant
um, the world is yours is pete rock produced... ny state of mind is the other premo track. but youre nuts if you only like those beats...
Really tho, cuz Memory Lane's beat was dope.
Over rated...
Nas has much better tracks then many on here, it was like 3 good songs and the production was horrible. Alot of it sounds dated.
I think most people say this is classic just because everyone else does.
I'd probably hav 2 say that this album is slightly over rated. Don't get me wrong, it's a very dope album and a good listen, but when I first heard it I was expecting something mindblowing and amazing, but I guessed all the reviews had me thinking it was THE album. Despite that the album has no medicore tracks at all, though for me 'one time 4 ur mind' doesnt stand as strong as the others. Me personally, I find It Was Written to be an overall better album, even though some see it as more commercial. I just feel IWW is just creatively better than illmatic, and a really good listen, peace.
yeah, for me, IWW was better as a whole too
but some songs on this album are THE best hip-hop songs ever (The World Is Yours, One Love, It Aint Hard To Tell, Represent,..), and it was actually the biggest highlight of that incredible year (next to Biggie)
He wrote his lyrics when he was 17-20, so that's another shock, cuz its so good...his flow, his voice, his carisma, his lyrics are on point,,,,maybe the almost same subject matter was a little problem, maybe not...but everything is mind blowing...its Hip-Hop...love it
illmatic is like the michael jordan of hiphop. you have to appreciate and praise the album no matter what real talk.
9/10 nearly classic
i call it a 10 because i can listen to it all the way through without skipping tracks, and it has never got old for me. the way an album should be.
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i can't believe some people in here.. production on illmatic is "horrible"?? WTF...why even bother.. 10/10 period, it's classic all the way and it sound as dope today as the first time i heard it.
Don't even need to post rating for each track everyone is a 5 it's 10/10 easily
Nas - Illmatic
1. Genesis 3/5
2. N.Y state of mind 4/5
3. Lifes a bitch 3/5
4. The world is yours 4/5
5. Halftime 3/5
6. Memory lane (sittin in a park) 3/5
7. One love feat Q-Tip 2/5
8. One time for your mind 4/5
9. Represent 3/5
10. It aint hard to tell 5/5
It's good but not a classic for me 8/10
Last edited by rainbow; 04-23-2008 at 10:32 PM.
do you seriously like "i am" better than this album?? anyway, there are already threads about illmatic and i am..
Yeah man, problem
Theres already threads for this, ...I Am & It Was Written, just go into the hip-hop album review archive and there all listed there. But i agree with Claaa7, Illmatic is classic every track 10/10, and its DEFINITLY better than ...I Am. Its all opinions though, but dont get how you could give One Love 2/5?. Just his story telling there and the imagry alone are classic. Just listen to the lyrics and flow on Halftime, its one of my favourite hip-hop tracks ever
classic 10/10 that's all
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