Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Genesis Concept By [Conceived By] – Faith N.*, Nas	1:45
2	N.Y. State Of Mind	4:54
3	Life's A Bitch Co-producer – NasEngineer – Jason VogelFeaturing [Featured] – A.Z.*Producer – L.E.S.Trumpet – Olu DaraWritten-By – A. Cruz*, O. Scott*, O. Dara*, R. Wilson*	3:30
4	The World Is Yours Engineer – Jamey Staub*Producer – Pete RockWritten-By – P. Phillips*	4:50
5	Halftime Written-By – G. Byrd*	4:20
6	Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) Written-By – P. Barsella*, R. Wilson*	4:08
7	One Love Engineer – T. Latham*Producer – Q-TipWritten-By – J. Heath*, J. Davis*	5:25
8	One Time 4 Your Mind Engineer [Assistant] – Jack Herscha*	3:18
9	Represent	4:12
10	It Ain't Hard To Tell Engineer – Stan WallaceEngineer [Mix] – Diego GarridoTracking By [Tracking Engineer] – Anton "Sample This" Pushansky*	3:24

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
• Produced For – Works Of Mart Productions
• Produced For – Mecca And The Soul Brother Productions, Inc.
• Produced For – Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
• Produced For – A Tribe Called Quest, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Published By – Gifted Pearl Music
• Published By – Ill Will Music, Inc.
• Published By – Skematics Music
• Published By – Minder Music (USA)
• Published By – Taking Care of Business Music
• Published By – Total Experience Music Publishing Co.
• Published By – Hit & Hold Music
• Published By – Pete Rock Publishing
• Published By – Large Professor Music Ltd.
• Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
• Published By – EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
• Published By – MJQ Music, Inc.
• Published By – DJ Premier Publishing
• Recorded At – D&D Studios
• Recorded At – Unique Recording
• Recorded At – Chung King Studios
• Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
• Engineered At – Power Play Studios
• Mixed At – D&D Studios
• Mixed At – Unique Recording
• Mixed At – Chung King Studios
• Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York

Credits

• Art Direction – Jo DiDonato*
• Design – Aimée Macauley
• Engineer – Eddie Sancho (tracks: 2, 6, 9), Kevin Reynolds (tracks: 5, 8)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Luis Tineo (tracks: 6, 9)
• Executive-Producer – Faith N.*, M.C. Serch*
• Liner Notes – 沼田充司*, 泉山真奈美*
• Liner Notes [対訳] – 矢花陽子*
• Photography By – Danny Clinch
• Producer – DJ Premier (tracks: 2, 6, 9), Large Professor, The* (tracks: 5, 8, 10)
• Written-By – C. Martin* (tracks: 2, 6, 9), N. Jones* (tracks: 2 to 10), W.P. Mitchell* (tracks: 5, 8, 10)

Notes

Track 2:
Produced for Works Of Mart Productions
Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC
Contains sample from "Mind Rain" as performed and written by J. Chambers
Gifted Pearl/Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

Track 3:
Recorded and mixed at Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains sample from "Yearning For Your Love" as performed by The Gap Band and written by R. Wilson and O. Scott
Used courtesy of PolyGram Special Products, Inc.
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)/Taking Care of Business Music/Total Experience Music Publishing Co. (BMI)

Track 4:
Produced for Mecca and The Soul Brother Productions, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC
"It's Your's" performed by T La Rock, courtesy of Warlock Records
Published by Hit'N'Hold Music (ASCAP) Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Pete Rock Publishing (ASCAP)

Track 5:
Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains samples from "Dead End", "Soul Travelin" and "School Boy Crush"
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)

Track 6:
Produced for Works Of Mart Productions
Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC
Contains sample from "We're In Love" as performed by Reuben Wilson and written by R. Wilson and P. Barsella
EMI Unart Catalog Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)

Track 7:
Produced for A Tribe Called Quest, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC
Contains sample from "Smilin' Billy Suite Pt. II" as performed by The Heath Brothers and written by J. Heath
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/MJQ Music, Inc. (BMI)

Track 8:
Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains sample from "Walter L" as written by G. Burton
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

Track 9:
Produced for Works Of Mart Productions
Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/DJ Premier Publishing/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)

Track 10:
Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Initial tracking at PowerPlay Studios, Long Island City, NY
Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains samples from "Human Nature" as performed by Michael Jackson and written by J. Bettis and J. Pocaro and "N.T." as performed by Kool & The Gang and written by G. Redd, Sr., G. Redd, Jr., R. Handy, C. Horne, R. Bell, R. Bell, R. Mickens, D. Thomas, G. Brown and C. Smith
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
© 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

1996 release, re-issue.
Comes with obi. Includes booklet with liner notes in Japanese, lyrics in English with Japanese translations.
Durations from booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988009 808697
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L274
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4533
• Matrix / Runout: DP-6638 2
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CK 57684	Nas	Illmatic ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	CK 57684	US	1994
GET 51297 LP, 88691975251	Nas	Illmatic ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Get On Down, Sony Music	GET 51297 LP, 88691975251	US	2012
88697439542	Nas	Illmatic XX ‎(CD, Album, RE + CD, Comp + RM, Dig)	Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music	88697439542	Europe	2014
SICP-1612	Nas	Illmatic ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Sony Records Int'l	SICP-1612	Japan	2007
758.206/2-475959	Nas	Illmatic ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	758.206/2-475959	Brazil	1994

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