Nas Illmatic
1996 CD
Conscious
Gangsta
Boom Bap

Main image
Sony
art direction Josephine DiDonato
design Aimée Macauley
tracks 2, 6, 9 engineer Eddie Sancho
tracks 5, 8 engineer Kevin Reynolds
tracks 6, 9 engineer [assistant] Luis Tineo
executive-producer Faith Newman
executive-producer MC Serch
liner notes Atsushi Numata
liner notes Manami "Soul Sis" Izumiyama
liner notes [対訳] 矢花陽子
photography by Danny Clinch
tracks 2, 6, 9 producer DJ Premier
tracks 5, 8, 10 producer Large Professor
tracks 2, 6, 9 written-by Chris Martin
tracks 2 to 10 written-by Nasir Jones
tracks 5, 8, 10 written-by William Paul Mitchell
Produced For Works Of Mart Productions
Produced For Mecca And The Soul Brother Productions, Inc.
Produced For Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Produced For A Tribe Called Quest, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Published By Gifted Pearl Music
Published By Ill Will Music, Inc.
Published By Skematics Music
Published By Minder Music (USA)
Published By Taking Care of Business Music
Published By Total Experience Music Publishing Co.
Published By Hit & Hold Music
Published By Pete Rock Publishing
Published By Large Professor Music Ltd.
Published By EMI April Music Inc.
Published By EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Published By MJQ Music, Inc.
Published By DJ Premier Publishing
Recorded At D&D Studios
Recorded At Unique Recording
Recorded At Chung King Studios
Recorded At Battery Studios, New York
Engineered At Power Play Studios
Mixed At D&D Studios
Mixed At Unique Recording
Mixed At Chung King Studios
Mixed At Battery Studios, New York
Record Company Sony Records
Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Track 2:
Produced for Works Of Mart Productions
Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC
Contains sample from Mind Rain as performed and written by J. Chambers
Gifted Pearl/Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

Track 3:
Recorded and mixed at Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains sample from Yearning For Your Love as performed by The Gap Band and written by R. Wilson and O. Scott
Used courtesy of PolyGram Special Products, Inc.
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)/Taking Care of Business Music/Total Experience Music Publishing Co. (BMI)

Track 4:
Produced for Mecca and The Soul Brother Productions, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC
It's Your's performed by T La Rock, courtesy of Warlock Records
Published by Hit'N'Hold Music (ASCAP) Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Pete Rock Publishing (ASCAP)

Track 5:
Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains samples from Dead End, Soul Travelin and School Boy Crush
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)

Track 6:
Produced for Works Of Mart Productions
Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC
Contains sample from We're In Love as performed by Reuben Wilson and written by R. Wilson and P. Barsella
EMI Unart Catalog Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)

Track 7:
Produced for A Tribe Called Quest, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC
Contains sample from Smilin' Billy Suite Pt. II as performed by The Heath Brothers and written by J. Heath
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/MJQ Music, Inc. (BMI)

Track 8:
Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains sample from Walter L as written by G. Burton
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

Track 9:
Produced for Works Of Mart Productions
Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/DJ Premier Publishing/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)

Track 10:
Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Initial tracking at PowerPlay Studios, Long Island City, NY
Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Contains samples from Human Nature as performed by Michael Jackson and written by J. Bettis and J. Pocaro and N.T. as performed by Kool & The Gang and written by G. Redd, Sr., G. Redd, Jr., R. Handy, C. Horne, R. Bell, R. Bell, R. Mickens, D. Thomas, G. Brown and C. Smith
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)

℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
© 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

1996 release, re-issue.
Comes with obi. Includes booklet with liner notes in Japanese, lyrics in English with Japanese translations.
Durations from booklet.
Barcode: 4 988009 808697
Matrix / Runout: DP-6638 2
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L274
Mould SID Code: IFPI 4533
Rights Society: JASRAC



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