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Nas
Illmatic

Album US 1994 on Columbia label
Hip-Hop/Rap

Publishers: Track 2: Gifted Pearl/Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP) Track 3: Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)/Taking Care Of Business Music/Total Experience Music Publishing Co. (BMI) Track 4: Hit’N’Hold Music (ASCAP) Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Pete Rock Publishing (ASCAP) Track 5: Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP) Track 6: EMI Unart Catalog Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP) Track 7: Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)/MJQ Music, Inc. (BMI) Track 8, 10: Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP) Track 9: Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/DJ Premier Publishing/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP) Track 2, 6, 9: Recorded and Mixed at D&D Recording, NYC Track 3: Recorded and Mixed at Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, NYC Track 4, 7: Recorded and Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Track 5, 8, 10: Recorded and Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Track 10 Initial Tracking at PowerPlay Studios, Long Island City, NY Samples: Track 2: contains sample from “Mind Rain” as performed and written by J. Chambers Track 3: contains sample from “Yearning For Your Love” as performed by The Gap Band and written by R. Wilson and O. Scott used courtes of Polygram Special Products, Inc. Track 4: “It’s Yours” performed by La Rock, courtesy of Warlock Records Track 5: contains samples from “Dead End,” “Soul Travelin’” and “School Boy Crush” Track 6: contains sample “We’re In Love” as performed by Reuben Wilson and written by R. Wilson and P. Barsella Track 7: contains sample from “Smilin’ Billy Suite Pt. II” as performed by The Heath Brothers and written by J. Heath Track 8: contains sample from “Walter L” as written by G. Burton Track 10: contains samples from “Human Nature” as performed by Michael Jackson and written by J. Bettis and J. Pocaro; and “N.T.” as performed by Kool & The Gang and written by G. Redd, Jr., R. Handy, C. Horne, R. Bell, R. Bell, R. Mickens, D. Thomas, G. Brown and C. Smith © 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records/550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211.

     
Musicians
PortraitNas voc, *1973 US
album by, producer, conceived by
PortraitFaith Newman ,
producer, conceived by
PortraitOlu Dara tr, cor, *1941 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitAZ ,
vocals, featured vocals
Producers
Josephine DiDonato art direction
Aimée Macauley design
Faith Newman executive-producer
MC Serch executive-producer
Danny Clinch photography by
Eddie Sancho engineer
DJ Premier producer
Nas co-producer
Jason Vogel engineer
L.E.S. producer
Jamie Staub engineer
Pete Rock producer
Kevin Reynolds engineer
Large Professor producer
Luis Tineo engineer, assistant engineer
Tim Latham engineer
Q-Tip producer
Jack Hersca engineer, assistant engineer
Stan Wallace engineer
Diego Garrido engineer, mix engineer
Anton Pukshansky engineer, tracking engineer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1The GenesisNas1:45
2N.Y. State Of MindNasChris Martin, Nasir Jones4:53
3Life’s A BitchNasAnthony Cruz, Nasir Jones, Oliver Scott, Olu Dara, Ronnie Wilson3:29
4The World Is YoursNasNasir Jones, Pete Phillips4:50
5HalftimeNasGary Byrd, Nasir Jones, William Paul Mitchell4:20
6Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)NasChris Martin, Nasir Jones, Peg Barsella, Reuben Wilson4:07
7One LoveNasJimmy Heath, Jonathan Davis, Nasir Jones5:24
8One Time 4 Your MindNasNasir Jones, William Paul Mitchell3:18
9RepresentNasChris Martin, Nasir Jones4:13
10It Ain’t Hard To TellNasNasir Jones, William Paul Mitchell3:22
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