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No. 44Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1994
Illmatic album coverNo. 44

Illmatic

Nas

Illmatic by Nas is No. 44 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1994, has 10 tracks and runs 40 minutes. It sits between Sign O' the Times (No. 45) and The Low End Theory (No. 43).

1994 · 10 tracks · No. 44 of 500

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Track list

  1. The Genesis
  2. N.Y. State of Mind
  3. Life's a Bitch (feat. AZ & Olu Dara)
  4. The World Is Yours
  5. Halftime
  6. Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)
  7. One Love (feat. Q-Tip)
  8. One Time 4 Your Mind
  9. Represent
  10. It Ain't Hard to Tell

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