This album just blows your mind...Its easily one of the best 3 rap albums ever realesed..My personal ranking is at 3 behind "Ready To Die" and "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back" but u can argue any of the 3 in any order..heres my review
1.Genesis 10/10 nice intro..I like how it leads into the 1st song

2.N.Y. State of Mind 10/10 This aint a billy joel song people.. this track will blow your mind lyrically he spits it all like its one verse..and the hook is all said twice and the lyrics change for that too

3. Life's a B**** 10/10 one of the best tracks on the album.. the only track with a guest..the hook is sick as hell and AZ and the piano loops make it sound amazing

4.The World is Yours 10/10 My favorite track on here..The hook is bangin..the beats crazy..one of the lines in this song was sampled in Jay-z's song "dead presidents"

5.Halftime 10/10 my favorite metaphor on this album= "with more kicks than a baby in a mother's stomach"

6.Memory Lane(sittin in da park) 9.5/10 its a masterpiece but it just feels a little depressing when u listen to it

7.One Love 9.5/10 this aint bob marley but Nas tears it up here

8.One time 4 your Mind 10/10 my second favorite track here..sooo gooood
9.Represent 9/10 again he tears it up
10.It ain't hard to tell 9.5/10 great way to end it

Again theres too many classics on this album to ignore it... easily one of the 3 best albums ever..its hip hop in its truest form w/o the bling bling and materialistic things on T.V. that give the genre a negative image..U know hip hop is an art form after listening to this..Its groundbreaking in a different way then "Ready To Die" or "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back" but its still original and does not dissapoint.. a masterpiece

...If you've only recently become a Nas fan, and you don't own Illmatic, this album is a must-buy. After 10 years, Illmatic is still the blueprint of east-coast rap. Nas has been, and still remains one of the best lyricists in the game. It's true this album is very short, but in most cases, long doesn't always mean GOOD, and Nas keeps it short and sweet here. If you haven't heard classics like 'Life's a B****' (featuring AZ), and 'The World is Yours', you haven't listened to real east-coast hip-hop.

Like I mentioned earlier, this album is perfect if you don't already own Illmatic for some reason, because it's the original album, with upgraded sound quality. The remixes and unreleased tracks could have been better though, but they are still a nice addition. So spend a few extra bucks and pick this one up instead of the original, it IS worth it.

This Is The Best Nas Cd You Can Buy Really Nice Flow By Nasty Nas On This Cd The Best Songs Are New York State Of Mind And The World Is Yours I Mean The Flow Is So Raw On This Album This Is Hands Down The Best Nas Album And Halftime Is a Great Flow He Is The Best Rapper Next To 2pac And
Biggie Anway Nothing Can Beat His Debut Cd Illmatic In The Year 1994. So If Your A Nas Fan Go Pick This Album Up At Fye Or Buy It Here At Amazon.com Anyway Thanks For Reading My Reveiw See You.

This is a really good album, I'm happy to have bought it! The only problem is the edits, and it makes me dizzy and frustrated listening to it, but you get used to it after a while. But the point is about the music, which is really awesome!

This cd is the best. If you are a rap fan you should get this cd right away. This cd is a must have!