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Nas Will Celebrate 20th Anniversary of ‘Illmatic’ With ‘Illmatic XX’

Posted on February 4th, 2014
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Has twenty years of one of the greatest hip hop albums flown by already? Nas’ Illmatic will celebrate two decades April 19, 2014 and to commemorate that Nas will release Illmatic XX April 15 – a double-disc edition which includes a remastered version of the original album, rare remixes, an unreleased song (“I’m a Villain”) and a never-before-heard freestyle on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show from ’93.

Along with the album, Nas will also release a documentary later this year titled Time Is Illmatic. The film will “delve into the making of Illmatic; the social conditions that created it; and the music legacy passed down from Nas’ Mississippi-born father and celebrated jazz musician, Olu Dara,” MissInfo reports.

The celebration does not end with a double-disc and film, however, Nas will also bring Illmatic to life with a tour kicking off this spring at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Coachella. Stay tuned for the full schedule.

Check out the full tracklisting after the jump.

Disc 1: Remastered Original Album
1. The Genesis
2. N.Y. State of Mind
3. Life’s a Bitch (Feat. AZ)
4. The World Is Yours
5. Halftime
6. Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
7. One Love
8. One Time 4 Your Mind
9. Represent
10. It Ain’t Hard To Tell

Disc 2: Demos, Remixes & Live Radio
1. I’m a Villain (previously unreleased)
2. The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show on WKCR October 28, 1993 (previously unreleased freestyle)
3. Halftime (Butcher Remix)
4. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Remix) (promo single)
5. One Love (LG Main Mix)
6. Life’s a Bitch (Arsenal Mix) (promo single)
7. One Love (One L Main Mix)
8. The World Is Yours (Q-Tip Mix)
9. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (The Stink Mix) (UK single)
10. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (The Laidback Remix) (UK single)

 

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