Nas – Illmatic

Label: Columbia – COL 475959 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo Country: Europe Released: Originally 1994, Reissue (various years under barcode 5099747595912) Genre: Hip Hop Style: East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Golden Era Tracklist Side A (40th Side North) The Genesis N.Y. State of Mind Life's a Bitch The World Is Yours Halftime Side B (41st Side South) Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park) One Love One Time 4 Your Mind Represent It Ain't Hard to Tell Credits Producers – DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., Nas Label – Columbia Records Barcode – 5099747595912 Recorded at – Battery Studios, Unique Recording, Chung King Studios, D&D Studios Mastered by – Tony Dawsey Photography – Danny Clinch Design – Chaim Mazo Management – MC Serch One of the greatest hip-hop records of all time with this European reissue of Nas – Illmatic on black vinyl. A landmark debut from the Queensbridge MC, Illmatic blends gritty street realism with poetic lyricism across ten flawless tracks. With production by DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, and L.E.S., the album delivers jazz-laced boom bap beats paired with Nas's vivid storytelling. This pressing retains the original artwork and sequencing, offering audiophiles and collectors a definitive version of the East Coast classic. Whether you're rediscovering its impact or hearing it for the first time on wax, this is essential listening that changed the sound of hip-hop forever.