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1	The Genesis Producer [Conceived By] – Faith N.*, Nas	1:45
2	N.Y. State Of Mind Engineer – Eddie SanchoProducer – DJ PremierWritten-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*	4:53
3	Life’s A Bitch Co-producer – NasEngineer – Jason VogelProducer – L.E.S.Trumpet – Olu DaraVocals [Featured Vocals] – A.Z.*Written-By – A. Cruz*, N. Jones*, O. Scott*, O. Dara*, R. Wilson*	3:29
4	The World Is Yours Engineer – Jamey Staub*Producer – Pete RockWritten-By – N. Jones*, P. Phillips*	4:50
5	Halftime Engineer – Kevin ReynoldsProducer – Large Professor, The*Written-By – G. Byrd*, N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*	4:20
6	Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park) Engineer – Eddie SanchoEngineer [Assistant Engineer] – Luis TineoProducer – DJ PremierWritten-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*, P. Barsella*, R. Wilson*	4:07
7	One Love Engineer – T. Latham*Producer – Q-TipWritten-By – J. Heath*, J. Davis*, N. Jones*	5:24
8	One Time 4 Your Mind Engineer – Kevin ReynoldsEngineer [Assistant Engineer] – Jack Herscha*Written-By – N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*	3:18
9	Represent Engineer – Eddie SanchoEngineer [Assistant Engineer] – Luis TineoProducer – DJ PremierWritten-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*	4:13
10	It Ain’t Hard To Tell Engineer – Stan WallaceEngineer [Mix Engineer] – Diego GarridoEngineer [Tracking Engineer] – Anton “Sample This” Pushansky*Producer – Large Professor, The*Written-By – N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*	3:22

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Recorded At – D&D Studios
• Recorded At – Unique Studios
• Recorded At – Chung King Studios
• Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
• Mixed At – D&D Studios
• Mixed At – Unique Studios
• Mixed At – Chung King Studios
• Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
• 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.
• Pressed By – DADC – DIDP-081279
• 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'n'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

Credits

• Art Direction – Jo DiDonato
• Design – Aimée Macauley
• Executive-Producer – Faith N.*, M.C. Serch*
• Photography By – Danny Clinch

Notes

Publishers:
Track 2: Gifted Pearl/Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
Track 3: Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)/Taking Care Of Business Music/Total Experience Music Publishing Co. (BMI)
Track 4: Hit’N’Hold Music (ASCAP) Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Pete Rock Publishing (ASCAP)
Track 5: Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)
Track 6: EMI Unart Catalog Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)
Track 7: Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)/MJQ Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track 8, 10: Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
Track 9: Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/DJ Premier Publishing/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)

Track 2, 6, 9: Recorded and Mixed at D&D Recording, NYC
Track 3: Recorded and Mixed at Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, NYC
Track 4, 7: Recorded and Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC
Track 5, 8, 10: Recorded and Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Track 10 Initial Tracking at PowerPlay Studios, Long Island City, NY

Samples:
Track 2: contains sample from “Mind Rain” as performed and written by J. Chambers
Track 3: contains sample from “Yearning For Your Love” as performed by The Gap Band and written by R. Wilson and O. Scott used courtes of Polygram Special Products, Inc.
Track 4: “It’s Yours” performed by La Rock, courtesy of Warlock Records
Track 5: contains samples from “Dead End,” “Soul Travelin’” and “School Boy Crush”
Track 6: contains sample “We’re In Love” as performed by Reuben Wilson and written by R. Wilson and P. Barsella
Track 7: contains sample from “Smilin’ Billy Suite Pt. II” as performed by The Heath Brothers and written by J. Heath
Track 8: contains sample from “Walter L” as written by G. Burton
Track 10: 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, Jr., R. Handy, C. Horne, R. Bell, R. Bell, R. Mickens, D. Thomas, G. Brown and C. Smith

© 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records/550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: NOSELAND-14-066
• Matrix / Runout (String): 074645768427
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DIDP-081279 H4 1A 12
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DIDP-081279 K4 1B 15
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L424
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 7231
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI
• Matrix / Runout: 88843046901

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CK 57684	Nas	Illmatic ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	CK 57684	US	1994
SICP 4166~7	Nas	Illmatic XX ‎(CD, Album, RE + RM, Dig)	Sony Records Int'l	SICP 4166~7	Japan	2014
GET 51297 LP, 88691975251	Nas	Illmatic ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Get On Down, Columbia	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

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