Среда 11 Май 2011, 13:04
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From Illmatic beginnings…we got the demo tape, the first 5-mic album, the 10th anniversary, and the remixes. And STILL, not all of his tracks have been legitimately released. Just keep in mind when next time someone ask you what "Illmatic" is, reply with "time" because "time IS illmatic, keep static like wool fabric. Pack a 4-matic to crack your whole cabbage." - life's a bitch, who's nice as this? we righteousness, but god forbid the bitch divorce me…I'll be flooded with ice so hell-fire wont scorch me…haaa, I'm out
Demo Tape before Illmatic
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy199/YaoTheGreat/nas1.jpg
If Nas released ANY of his unreleased verses from his demo tape today, it will be critically acclaimed with great reception in the hip hop community
Nas Will Rock (Unreleased Pete Rock Track)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xtEQRIeI3c
17 Years Old Freestylin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT8J29uvics
Back To The Grill (ft. mc serch, chubb rock, lover tone)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XB7BXeGy3k
Deja Vu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7ZtDoyieU
later used on Verbal Intercourse
Everything Is Real
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SYtA6GhycQ
Freestyle (1st Time On Stretch & Bob)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NgOAdwpuvc
Freestyle (2nd Time On Stretch & Bob)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi8JIK8Yorc
Freestyle (3rd Time On Stretch & Bob)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBr3IeZa2Mk
Freestyle (Wake Up Show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGVzNvwlrrI
Freestyle In The Uk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWeQrLyzIpE
Capital Rap Show Freestyle (1994) - BEST QUALITY/non-sped up, Full Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaXLpeayVYM
a.k.a. freestyle in the UK a.k.a. tim westwood show freestyle a.k.a. off the dome freestyle a.k.a. the best freestyle you will ever hear on a very nice instrumental
I'm A Villain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z647ArlSJXc
Just Another Day In The Projects
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz6sziX28LM
Life's A Bitch (Rough Draft Studio Session) Ft. Az
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeunzCwnjhw
Life's Like A Dice Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3tJ_5Uc1A
Live At The Barbeque (ft. main source, akinyele)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La7l5HIsz_A
Memory Lane (Primo's Demo Mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJ3DMlcfts
Nas Will Prevail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2AD6MRgFno
Number One With A Bullet (ft. kool g rap, White Boy/Johnny Blanco)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSqkSvlk7AM
On The Real (Unreleased Marley Original Version) Ft. Cormega & Khamakazie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoVs3tBtaog
Later used on On The Real remix
Rebel To America/I'm a rebel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TwuIZRC8sQ
Represent '93 (Primo's Demo Mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWaXUoEC9aU
Understanding (Demo Remix) ft. a.z.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA7_1px1aV4
Who's World Is This (Rough Draft DJ Hollywood Session)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgJB2uPCDCw
Illmatic (1994)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illmatic
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy199/YaoTheGreat/un.jpg
1 "The Genesis"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAFvTd5yAA8
2 "N.Y. State of Mind"
DJ Premier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKJ0Yv0CIcg
3 "Life's a Bitch" feat AZ
L.E.S., Nas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEwSfbE9IXc
4 "The World Is Yours" Pete Rock
Pete Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5PnuIRnJW8
5 "Halftime"
Large Professor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTOg_RGOEBg
6 "Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)"
DJ Premier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXBFG2vsyCM
7 "One Love" Q-Tip
Q-Tip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AdCm7mpDc4
8 "One Time 4 Your Mind"
Large Professor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAWjfvQ44Io
9 "Represent"
DJ Premier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9nO4uMOjls
10 "It Ain't Hard to Tell"
Large Professor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Wk3Cv02oQ
http://s54.radikal.ru/i144/1001/1a/4e82d8aa5e41.jpg
How many of y'all seen the back of Illmatic? Like truthfully? 10-15%?
Magazine Articles:
Ego Trip
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/581/nasegotrip1.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8804/nasegotrip2.jpg
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2564/nasegotrip3.jpg
The Source
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7826/nassource1.jpg
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/6294/nassource2.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7473/nassource3.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7291/nassource4.jpg
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7609/nassource5.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5141/nassource6.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1913/nassource7.jpg
I want to give a special thank you to http://www.last.fm/user/Lucas_Monteiro and his illmatic group http://www.last.fm/group/Nas+-+Illmatic+%281994%29
From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes (2002)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Illmatic_to_Stillmatic:_The_Remixes_EP
1 "Life's A Bitch (Arsenal Mix)" AZ
Def Jef, Meach Wells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0RmOtkrMU
2 "One Love (LG Main Mix)"
The LG Experience
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVq7vf-eNjg
3 "It Ain't Hard To Tell (Remix)"
Large Professor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CweeDMK8ag
Illmatic 10th Anniversary Edition (2004)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illmatic
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy199/YaoTheGreat/nas23.jpg
1 "Life's a Bitch" (Remix) (feat. AZ)
Rockwilder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_YrhOC-10
2 "The World Is Yours" (Remix)
Vibesmen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59MY6jQbm9k
3 "One Love" (Remix)
Nick Fury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxkMDW9PD3Y
4 "It Ain't Hard to Tell" (Remix)
Nick Fury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQ0h7xpavg
5 "On the Real"
Marley Marl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ8AmN2XaIM
6 "Star Wars"
Large Professor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_YrhOC-10
Related Tracks
Livin' the Life (Studio Version) (Pre-1994)
…we got the freestyle version over 'young black and gifted,' 'nobody beats the biz,' 'you gots to chill' beats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkzhJznONHQ .
I Got Game (1994)
…unreleased Nas from Illmatic era
Fahrenheit (1994)
…confirmed by DJ Low Key
Live at the Barbecue (harry mix) + Original Unreleased Stanza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjz7uJjgKyE
Nas basically re-recited his verse from Live At the Barbecue but added his unreleased stanza with his "1991 vocals"
"Rap radioactive
Attractive, hyperactive
I drop bombs, my rhymes are massive
I work fantastic, realistic
My raps are drastic, not simplistic"
One Love (Large Professor Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y45onSI9Fw
Freestyle (Gotta Get Over Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDo926RGehA
"Stretch Armstrong's 2nd most embarrassing moments as a white DJ in the Rap Game: DJing for Nas on the radio show (89 Tech Nine, NYC) and playing a brand new instrumental of Large Professor's remix of Gang Starr's "Gotta Get Over." It was a test pressing so the record skipped and Nas sonned me. He told me, "you better get it on time, kid." I was mortified" - Ego Trip's Big Book of Rap Lists (1998) <- great book
Illmatic Record Release Party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-_Vk_nBdaE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRgOApPCOtY
disciple of the projects ft Big L
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Htpp6leQkE
verse from understanding, beat from dead presidents L's verse from put it on
Lifes A Bitch Remix Sean Baker And Az
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZX8ZwKWpa4
Locked Up (blend) Akon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epk_bwaJRtc
might remind you the beat of Ol' dirty bastard's "No more (unreleased)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdtPmjAsmD0 if you're from the east coast or Xzibit's "The Foundation" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s3yQBgiQaY if you're from the west coast
Life's a Bitch (Buckwild Remix #1) (feat. AZ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdNkdvkoU84
Life's a Bitch (Buckwild Remix #2) (feat. AZ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK3OsaXX3HU
The World Is Yours (Tip Mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2NX0rsZzLU
The World Is Yours (Tip Mix) instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Sd4852JTw
One Love (One L Main Mix) (feat. Sadat X)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isngk_rSf-0
It Ain't Hard to Tell (The Stink Mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGKXhDSlEIY
N.Y. State of Mind (Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OelDoDB9Sw
One Time 4 Your Mind (Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhZK67nFs9Q
Represent (Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxGr-G1Tp3g
Life's a Bitch (Arsenal Mix Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLzC61VB_Rg
The World Is Yours (Tip Mix Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Sd4852JTw
One Love (LG Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGnrh-aP1Z8
One Love (One L Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9z5R9rYUg
It Ain't Hard to Tell (Large Professor Remix Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2kWxAP-7zg
It Ain't Hard to Tell (The Stink Mix Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGKXhDSlEIY
It Ain't Hard to Tell (The Laidback Remix Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN-HRrVipoM
The World Is Yours (Acapella)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G0Pmwep5iQ
One Love (Incomplete Acapella)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdhspNfitM
It Ain't Hard to Tell (Acapella)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQZ14zTOQyY
Understanding (Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceu2-Zo6bqY
Life Is Like a Dice Game (Instrumental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlHgdxkX2-U
http://www.amazon.com/Nas-Can-Flow-Instrumental-Renditions/dp/B000GY72II
The Genesis (Instrumental Rendition)
N.Y. State Of Mind (Instrumental Rendition)
Life's A Bitch (Instrumental Rendition)
The World Is Yours (Instrumental Rendition)
Halftime (Instrumental Rendition)
Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) (Instrumental Rendition)
One Love (Instrumental Rendition)
One Time 4 Your Mind (Instrumental Rendition)
Represent (Instrumental Rendition)
It Ain't Hard To Tell (Instrumental Rendition)
Genesis Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDr2sLqJ9iM
Life's A Bitch Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScCPWcdBnrU
The World Is Yours Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql8mZ-NWmdc
Halftime Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBKExuH1DD8
Memory Lane Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w8XujVbGXk
One Love Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0xqGRQrH2A
It Ain't Hard To Tell Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGdAM2QKdmQ
The World Is Yours (Q-Tip rmx) Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRG8zEXDYlY
One Love (LG rmx) Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML-MmaO8H0o
One Love (1L rmx) Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVMnSPuK2y0
Halftime (Butcher rmx) Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FlNLh1ulFI
Life's A Bitch (arsenal mix) Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLzC61VB_Rg
It Ain't Hard To Tell 2 Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKzafzYNuM
Represent Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_qVGFexXZ4
aiiight, chill (DJ Premier's answering machine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0R4_mDARxY
This article was initially written for a Nas group the author created. To revert back to the group, click here