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Universal acclaim- based on 293 Ratings
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Positive: 265 out of 293
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Mixed: 2 out of 293
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Negative: 26 out of 293
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May 13, 2014This originally came out before my time so have only really gotten into it now. Still sounds fresh, has mad beats, lyrics and flow. Can see how this is a classic and rated as pretty much the best rap album of all time
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May 10, 2014Stilll the best Hip Hop Album of all time. I still prefer the original but i liked that they added some new stuff that feels like it was recorded when Illmatic was first written. Check out "Im a Villain"
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Jun 20, 2015
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Jun 11, 2018
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Apr 30, 2014Not much to say, a classic album (the best hip hop album ever), packed with new remixes and new tracks. Illmatic will have a huge impact on hip hop forever, the remixes have great beats, the newly added tracks are good too.
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Aug 9, 201610.0
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May 3, 2014**** sayin' NaS fell, how? this album proves he still remembers his roots. Plus, if any1 fell off it would have to be Yeezy. **** sayin' Ye fell off, YOURE RIGHT!
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Mar 16, 2019
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Feb 24, 2021Best hip hop album of all time 10/10
Best hip hop album of all time 10/10
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Jun 24, 2014The greatest hip hop album still sounds amazing and with 10 ten extra tracks this is one of the best deals out there. Nas has once again put out the best anniversary edition of any album (Illmatic Platinum).
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Mar 22, 2015This rating is for the actual Illmatic. 9.1/10. I'd probably rate this one almost the same as the original............................................
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Jul 8, 2014A damn good album, and also a must-buy. Nas' stunning debut had me skeptical at first because of its East-coast origins, but with the first track I listened to, I knew this album would be worth a listen.
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May 1, 2015
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Nov 28, 2015The living bible of hip-hop. The original is more raw, but this is basically the same experience of the living testament of hip-hop. Lyrically and production wise, this is the pinnacle of perfection.
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Apr 29, 2017Although the remixes don't contribute anything, the album itself is and will be a classic. It defined a generation and hopefully will continue defining future generations.
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May 25, 2017Treating this review as Illmatic not Illmatic XX so I'm not speaking on any of the remixes or anything but this is arguably the best hip hop album of all time. There just isn't anything wrong with it.
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May 31, 2017Illmatic is the the best hip hop album ever, the samples are awesome, the poetry and the way that Nas write make you feel the things that he lived to write this masterpiece of human culture
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Jul 18, 2017Original illmatic rating here.....................................................................................................................................................
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Nov 28, 2017Simply put, this is (a re-release of) the best hip-hop record of all time. Incredible lyrics, incredible verses, incredible songs. The rating says 10, but it should be 11. Without a doubt my favourite album.
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Jun 16, 2018When I say there is not a single bad track on this album I mean it, there are a lot of albums which I say were the best of a certain decade or timespan but overall this is not just the best rap album of the 90s it is the best of all time. Highlight tracks really are all of them but if you want the best of the best, NY State Of Mind, Lifes A **** One Love & The World Is Yours
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Aug 31, 2021definitely one of the best and most important album for entire hip hop genre
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Mar 2, 2019
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Sep 14, 2019This album is amazing i love it , i didn’t listen to this album completely until 2015 and i believe this album is top 2 with only paid in full by rakim . Nas is amazing this album is timeless i love this mans work, he was only 17-19 when working on illmatic this man is incredible this was an instant classic Back then i can tell
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Oct 10, 2019The best hip hop album in history
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Jan 22, 2020I mean it's a rap staple arguably the second greatest rap album of all time, this deserves way higher
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Jan 25, 2020
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Mar 21, 2020Original illmatic, the great **** album of all time!! Every trap is unskippable, stands out on its own
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Aug 28, 2020Straight up the top 5 greatest rap albums of all time. Heavily incaptivating, skipping a single track from this album is a treason to hiphop.
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Dec 21, 2020Illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time!!!!! If you haven' t heard it than listen to it asap and I promise you will be amazed. Words cannot express how outstanding this album is. I easily give it an 11/10.
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Feb 2, 2021
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Apr 6, 2021this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
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Apr 21, 2021
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Aug 19, 2021Best Hip Hop album in the 90s and top five albums of all time. The way he painted his childhood experiences from the street life into poetry is like no other.
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Oct 19, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 13, 2022Each and every song on this album is perfect filled with lyricism,storytelling delivered by Nas's crazy flow.
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Sep 10, 2022the best rap album ever created. the fact nas can be as technical as he was lyrically and still tell as story, is the stuff even the highest of legends dream of.
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Nov 22, 2022amazing, aged like fine wine------------------------------------------------
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Jun 30, 2023
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Nov 6, 2014The Demos, Remixes & Live Radio half of Illmatic XX, the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Queensbridge rapper's seminal debut, deviates the right direction from its 10-year predecessor.
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The WireJul 21, 2014No album in hiphop history has been less in need of a padding. [Jun 2014, p.63]
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May 22, 2014Illmatic is timeless because of Nas’s introspective, hyper-detailed approach to his daily life--even to moments that don’t seem particularly notable.