Illmatic

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Illmatic is the critically acclaimed 1994 debut studio album by American rapper Nas, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop albums of all time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album
studio album
artist Nas
awardReceived 5-mic rating from The Source
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time
executiveProducer Faith Newman
MC Serch
follows Zebrahead soundtrack contributions
genre East Coast hip hop
boom bap
hardcore hip hop
hasCoverArt photograph of young Nas superimposed over Queensbridge Houses
hasPart Genesis
Halftime
It Ain't Hard to Tell
Life's a Bitch
Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)
New York State of Mind
surface form: N.Y. State of Mind

One Love
One Time 4 Your Mind
Represent
The World Is Yours
hasReissue Illmatic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Illmatic XX

Illmatic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Illmatic: 10th Anniversary Platinum Series
influenced New York hip hop sound of the mid-1990s
lyrical style of later East Coast rappers
language English
length 39:51
mainSubject coming of age
inner-city struggles
street life in Queensbridge
notableWorkOf Nas
numberOfTracks 10
partOf Golden age of hip hop
performer Nas
placeOfRecording New York City recording studios
Queens, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Queens, New York City
positionHeld landmark of 1990s hip hop
producer DJ Premier
L.E.S.
Large Professor
Pete Rock
Q-Tip
publicationDate 1994-04-19
recordedIn 1992
1993
1994
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sony Music Entertainment

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Nas notableWork Illmatic
Nas debutAlbum Illmatic
AZ featuredOn Illmatic
Illmatic hasReissue Illmatic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Illmatic: 10th Anniversary Platinum Series
Illmatic hasReissue Illmatic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Illmatic XX
It Was Written follows Illmatic