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"N.Y. State of Mind" is a song by hip hop recording artist Nas from his debut studio album Illmatic (1994). The song's production was handled by DJ Premier who sampled two jazz songs: "Mind Rain" by Joe Chambers and "Flight Time" by Donald Byrd. [1] Premier additionally scratched up vocal samples from Eric B. & Rakim's "Mahogany" for the song's ...
“N.Y. State of Mind” quickly became a Tri-State anthem. Nas said in the 2014 documentary Time Is Illmatic that it was strategically placed near the top of the tracklist to “bring [listeners ...
Illmatic (stylized in lowercase) is the debut studio album by the American rapper Nas.It was released on April 19, 1994, by Columbia Records.After signing with the label with the help of MC Serch, Nas recorded the album in 1992 and 1993 at Chung King Studios, D&D Recording, Battery Studios, and Unique Recording Studios in New York City.
Nas in 1998, several years after the release of Illmatic.. Illmatic, the 1994 debut album by Nas, made a significant impact on the hip hop genre. The album has been credited as one of the pivotal works that returned East Coast hip hop, particularly Queensbridge's hip hop scene, to prominence in a time when public attention was focused on West Coast releases.
Nas (above) and the Wu-Tang Clan’s Seattle stop on their New York State of Mind Tour will be livestreamed Wednesday on Amazon Prime. Above, the hip-hop artist is shown in 2017 at a Pandora event ...
New York City hip-hop radio station Hot 97 issued a poll asking listeners which rapper made the better diss song; Nas won with 58% while Jay-Z got 42% of the votes. [46] In 2002, in the midst of the dispute between the two New York rappers, Eminem cited both Nas and Jay-Z as being two of the best MCs in the industry, in his song "'Till I Collapse".
The "Nas Is Like" music video was directed by Nick Quested and is still very popular in underground circles and continued a long list of popular Nas/DJ Premier collaborations. The album also contained the song "We Will Survive", a tribute to Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
Most people don’t get a text from Bono in the middle of the night. But Jon Kamen, the CEO, chairman and co-founder of RadicalMedia, found himself fighting off jet lag on a recent business trip ...