Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great album should have EXCELLENT BODY OF WORK AND great beats

I think I'll like it more the more I listen to it.

This past April marked the 20th anniversary of illmatic being released, and this album is what made Nas a legend. I was 6 when it came out, I appreciates it then as I do now, so I had to get another copy to celebrate.

If you know Nas, but you don't know this record, youre missing out. If you DON'T know Nas, this album will be the best place to start.

Classic, enough said. Beats, lyrics top notch album.

Awesome period....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Illmatic is definitely worth the price; great album

Part of the reason for Illmatic's acclaim was the discerning treatment of its subject matter: gang rivalries, desolation, and the ravages of urban poverty. Nas, who was nineteen years old when the album was recorded, realistically depicts the darker side of urbanity, creating highly detailed first person narratives that deconstruct the troubling lives of inner city teenagers. 10/10 Only a couple of other albums can be mentioned in the same paragraph, with Illmatic as far as, Lyricism, Production, Subject Matter, and Significance

For my money, Illmatic is the second best Hip-Hop Album ever, just behind Stankonia by Outkast; not only that, but Illmatic is one of the best albums ever. You can't really go wrong on this one. Nas tops the rap world with such classics as "Memory Lane", "New York State of Mind" and there is the fantastic Hip-Hop anthem "The World Is Yours". Only one downfall: only ten songs; besides that, Illmatic is air tight.