Nas - Illmatic

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40 Side North
A1	The Genesis Written-By [Conceived By] – Faith N.*, Nas	1:45
A2	N.Y. State Of Mind Written-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*	4:53
A3	Life's A Bitch Co-producer – NasEngineer – Jason VogelFeaturing – A.Z.*Producer – L.E.S.Trumpet – Olu DaraWritten-By – A. Cruz*, N. Jones*, O. Scott*, O. Dara*, R. Wilson*	3:29
A4	The World Is Yours Engineer – Jamie StaubPerformer [It's Yours] – T La RockProducer – Pete RockWritten-By – N. Jones*, P. Phillips*	4:50
A5	Halftime Engineer – Kevin ReynoldsWritten-By – G. Byrd*, N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*	4:20
41st Side South
B1	Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) Engineer [Assistant] – Luis TineoWritten-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*, P. Barsella*, R. Wilson*	4:07
B2	One Love Engineer – T. Latham*Producer – Q-TipWritten-By – J. Heath*, J. Davies*, N. Jones*	5:24
B3	One Time 4 Your Mind Engineer – Kevin ReynoldsEngineer [Assistant] – Jack Herscha*Written-By – N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*	3:18
B4	Represent Engineer [Assistant] – Luis TineoWritten-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*	4:13
B5	It Ain't Hard To Tell Engineer – Stan WallaceEngineer [Mix] – Diego GarridoTracking By – Anton "Sample This" Pushansky*Written-By – N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*	3:22

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Distributed By – Sony Music
• 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.
• Recorded At – D&D Studios
• Recorded At – Unique Recording
• Recorded At – Chung King Studios
• Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
• Recorded At – Power Play Studios
• Mixed At – D&D Studios
• Mixed At – Unique Recording
• Mixed At – Chung King Studios
• Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
• 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
• Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
• Pressed By – Sony/CBS, Haarlem – 01 475959 20
• Printed By – Sony/CBS, Haarlem – 02-475959-20

Credits

• Art Direction – Jo DiDonato
• Design – Aimée Macauley
• Engineer – Eddie Sancho (tracks: A2, B1, B4)
• Executive-Producer – Faith N.*, MC Serch
• Photography By – Danny Clinch
• Producer – DJ Premier (tracks: A2, B1, B4), Large Professor (tracks: A5, B3, B5)

Notes

"NY State Of Mind" produced for Works Of Mart Productions. Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC.
Contains a sample of "Mind Rain" as performed and written by J. Chambers.
Gifted Pearl/Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

"Life's A Bitch" recorded and mixed at Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains a sample of "Yearning For Your Love" as performed by The Gap Band and written by R. Wilson and O. Scott. Used courtesy 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)

"The World is Yours" produced for Mecca And The Soul Brother Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC.
T La Rock courtesy of Warlock Records. Published by Hit'n'Hold Music (ASCAP)
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Pete Rock Publishing (ASCAP)

"Halftime" produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains samples of "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)

"Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)" produced for Works Of Mart Productions. Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC.
Contains sample of "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)

"One Love" 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 (ASCAP)/MJQ Music, Inc.(BMI)

"One Time For Your Mind" produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains sample of "Walter L" as written by G. Burton.
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

"Represent" 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)

"It Ain't Hard To Tell" produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Initial Tracking at PowerPlay Studios, Long Island City, NYC. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains samples of "Human Nature" as performed by Michael Jackson and written by J. Betties 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.
Made in Holland

Distribution Sony Music

Catalog numbers:
475959 1 on spine and labels.
COL 475959 1 above barcode on back cover.
02-475959-20 in lower left corner on back cover.

Nice Price reissue.

Label looks slightly different compared to the original pressing (e.g. dot is missing after "INC" in rim text).
Opening of the inlay is straight. Originals have a recess above Nas' head.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC 0162
• Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
• Rights Society: BIEM
• Rights Society (Publishing): ASCAP
• Rights Society (Publishing): BMI
• Matrix / Runout (runout side A, variant 1, stamped): 01 475959 20 3A1
• Matrix / Runout (runout side A, variant 2, stamped): 01 475959 20 1A1
• Matrix / Runout (runout side B, variant 1, stamped): 01 475959 20 2B1
• Matrix / Runout (runout side B, variant 2, stamped): 01 475959 20 1B1
• Matrix / Runout (runout both sides, variant 2, etched): A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CK 57684	Nas	Illmatic ‎(CD, Album)	Columbia	CK 57684	US	1994
475959 1, COL 475959 1	Nas	Illmatic ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia, Columbia	475959 1, COL 475959 1	Europe	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
88843046901	Nas	Illmatic XX ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM)	Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music	88843046901	Europe	2014