Illmatic XX (deluxe 20ᵗʰ Anniversary edition, explicit)

~ Release by Nas (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Illmatic
2▼CD: Demos, Remixes & Live Radio
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1I’m a Villain
producer:
James "Jae Supreme" Loving* (QB hip hop producer)
Nas4:30
2The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show on WKCR October 28, 1993
Nas feat. 6′9″, Jungle & Grand Wizard7:46
3Halftime (Butcher remix)
producer:
Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo (hip-hop musician)
Nas4:36
4It Ain’t Hard to Tell (remix)
engineer:
Dino Zervos
producer:
Large Professor
Nas2:49
5One Love (LG main mix)
remixer:
The LG Experience (rap producer Patrick Harvey)
Nas5:32
6Life’s a Bitch (Arsenal mix)
remixer:
Def Jef and Meech Wells
performer:
AZ (US rapper)
Nas3:30
7One Love (One L main mix)
vocals:
Sadat X
remixer:
Godfather Don and Vic Padilla (US hip hop producer Victor Padilla)
Nas5:43
8The World Is Yours (Tip mix)
additional producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
remixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
Nas4:28
9It Ain’t Hard to Tell (The Stink mix)
turntable [Scratches]:
DJ Ron (UK jungle/dnb producer Ron Samuels)
Nas3:20
10It Ain’t Hard to Tell (The Laidback remix)
remixer:
The Creators (UK hip-hop duo), Juliano (hip-hop artist, member of "The Creators" as "Juliano") and Si Spex (Si Spex)
Nas3:36

Credits

Release

manufactured in:the EU (Europe)
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1994, in 2014, in 2016)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1992, in 1994, in 2014)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10027270 [info]
ASIN:DE: B01IQUP8OI [info]

Release group

inspired the name of artist:Illmat!c (German rapper of Greek decent, started rapping in English, now rhymes in German)
part of:Pitchfork: The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (number: 5) (order: 5)
Treble: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 12) (order: 12)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 22) (order: 22)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 31) (order: 31)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 39) (order: 39)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 44) (order: 44)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 44) (order: 44)
33⅓ (number: 64) (order: 65)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 173)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 400) (order: 400)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 402) (order: 402)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 762) (order: 763)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/20148 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Nas/Illmatic [info]
https://genius.com/albums/Nas/Illmatic-xx [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/42d3 [info]
https://www.abcdrduson.com/chroniques/illmatic/ [info] (from 2004-01-19 to present)
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nas/illmatic/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000623739 [info]
Wikidata:Q847541 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Nas/Illmatic [info]