Rapcyclo - "Illmatic" by Nas Review [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

I am going to review the famous album by Nas "Illmatic". This is Nas' debut album, and was made in 1994, and subsequently changed rap music for the better. This is consistently rated as one of the best, if not the best, rap albums of all time. This album has 10 tracks on it

The Genesis: N/A (I don't rate intros)

NY State Of Mind: 10/10
This is one of the best rap songs of all time
Beat: Great, sampled from Mind Rain by Joe Chambers, and made for a very grimy beat. 10/10
Lyrics: Some of the best rap lyrics of all time, "I never sleep cause sleep is the cousin of death" is the best line ever. 10/10
Flow: The flow was incredible. And he did this all in one take. Amazing. 10/10

Life's a B****: 10/10
This is the debut for rapper AZ, on one of the smoothest rap songs ever
Beat: Extremely smooth beat, sampled from Yearning For Your Love by The Gap Band, as well as a cornet solo by Nas' dad, Olu Dara. 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrical preformance by both Nas and AZ. "That buck that bought a bottle could of struck the lotto" is the best line in the song. 10/10
Flow: Smooth flows by both AZ and Nas, fits with the beat. 10/10

The Word Is Yours: 10/10
Beat: Great piano based beat, sampled from I Love Music by Ahmad Jamal. 10/10
Lyrics: Incredible, "I need a new n**** for this black cloud to follow, cause while it's over me it's too dark to see tomorrow" and others are some of the best ever heard. 10/10
Flow: Great flow, fits with the jazzy beat. 10/10

Halftime: 10/10
This is his first single ever, and was so good it was featured in the movie Zebrahead
Beat: Great bass+drum beat, sampled from Dead End by Japanese Hair, which sounded very hard to dig. 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrics for a guy that is on his first single, he already sounded like a rap veteran with his lyrics. 10/10
Flow: Great flow, smooth. 10/10

Memory Lane: 10/10
Beat: Great smooth beat, sampled from We're In Love by Reuben Wilson. 10/10
Lyrics: This song has some of the best lyrics ever, "I rap for listeners, blunt-heads, fly ladies, and prisoners..." 10/10
Flow: Great flow. 10/10

One Love: 10/10
Beat: Incredible xylophone based beat, sampled from Smilin' Billy Suite Pt II by The Heath Brothers. 10/10
Lyrics: Great storytelling lyrics about Nas' incarcerated friends. 10/10
Flow: Great hard flow. 10/10

One Time 4 Your Mind: 10/10
Beat: Very good, dark beat, sampled from Walter L by Jimmy Gordon. 10/10
Lyrics: Very good braggadocio lyrics. 10/10
Flow: Very good catchy flow. 10/10

Represent: 10/10
Beat: Incredible bell based beat, which is, instead of the popular jazz/funk samples used, sampled from the Thief of Bahgdad theme from the 1924 movie. 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrics, similar in topic to NY State Of Mind. 10/10
Flow: Very good catchy flow, similar to One Love and NY State of Mind. 10/10

It Ain't Hard To Tell: 10/10
Beat: Great, jazz beat, sampled from Human Nature by Michael Jackson. 10/10
Lyrics: This song features some of the most famous lyrics ever. 10/10
Flow: Great, catchy flow. 10/10

Overall: 10/10
This is the best rap album ever. Every song was great, the lyrics were complex, and this album has the best rhyme schemes on this Earth