Nas– Illmatic: On April 19, 1994, Nas released his debut album. At a time where the West Coast was dominating Hip Hop, this album dropped and completely revived East Coast Hip Hop. The Queensbridge MC spit some of the realest and dopest lyrics over some hard hitting beats from producers who were in their prime. His lyrics were deep and spoke about the street images he saw, but he did not sound like the “conscious” rappers of the time. His flow was smooth yet raw, the lyrics were amazing, and the beats were hard.
This is ARGUABLY the Greatest Hip Hop album ever.

Production: DJ Premier, Large Professor, L.E.S., MC Serch, Nas, Q-Tip, and Pete Rock.

Guest Appearances: AZ, Q-Tip, Pete Rock.

This is when I usually speak on a handful of really dope tracks then choose my favorite. Well….NINE tracks:  Genesis, NY State of Mind, Life’s A Bitch, World Is Yours, Halftime, Memory Lane, One Love, One Time For Your Mind, and Represent were really dope and amazing……and