Best Songs from Nas' Illmatic

The Top Ten
1 N.Y. State of Mind

N.Y State of Mind is the best Nas song, and it's in the top 5 rap songs of all time. Such a good beat, and the lyrics are absolutely insane.

Not even a overrated rapper like Eminem can stop this masterpiece with all his crappy songs called ''songs''

And this song allows you to sniffin' cocaine. That's good. Because there's the New York State of mind

He freezes opponents like...heroin? Okay then...

2 It Ain't Hard To Tell

This is just a personal highlight, but honestly I love all the raps off illmatic, this wins my vote for brilliant sample, great lyrics and production.

In my opinion, this is exactly where it should be number 4. He's says so much in a little amount of time. Nice song Nas!

A good choice to show to strangers who doesn't they know what real-hip-hop is !

Did you know that this sampled human nature by Michael Jackson?

3 The World Is Yours

This is such a good song. I love the beat, and the lyrics. One of the best beats I've ever heard, and one of the best rap songs I've ever heard.

The production on this track is the best I've ever heard. Best track on the album easily

Agruably one of the best songs in hip hop history. It is just straight banger.

Such a normal one but a classic thang yet

4 Life's a Bitch

Perhaps not number 3, but still a great song. Nas and AZ both killed their verses over this Jazz beat.

So direct and strong.

5 Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)

I still do not understand how it is that there is a lot of music so bad that people already look like robots for not recognizing this type of music by Nas in old school Hip Hop. I am really disappointed with the whole world. But I remain steadfast and attentive only to Nas and his enormous and monstrous talent!

In my opinion, this is the third best song off Illmatic, after N.Y State of Mind and The World is Yours. Really nice beat and 2 great verses.

This has always been my favorite song from illmatic but I know it's. It the best. This should be #4

So good as N.Y. State of Mind, but the fact is that this song is a bit better one.

6 One Love

Beautiful track, well done Nas! Great meaning, nice piano. It's exactly where it should be on this list.

One Song But One Love Too _ - Long Live To Nas - _

One of the most poetical Nas songs

7 Halftime

This should be at number 5. Great track, especially for his first song. This is really good, Nas.

8 Represent

This beat is pure heat. The best song for me.

This is quite low, but still really good.

My personal favourite

9 One Time 4 Your Mind

"Never plan to stop, when I write my hand is hot and expand a lot from the wiz to camelot".
These lyrics man.. Nas you're hand is not hot but on fire.

I'd have it at number 9. Illmatic is one of the only albums that contain songs that are so low but are still really good.

10 The Genesis

Well, there's no rapping in this, so it makes sense that it's down the bottom. It's still a cool into though.

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