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Stream Nas' 20th anniversary reissue of Illmatic

15 April 2014, 10:21 | Written by Luke Morgan Britton
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Legendary Queens rapper and Harvard Univeristy fellow, Nas is set to mark the 20th anniversary of his debut album Illmatic with a reissue, with that expanded edition now streaming online.

Illmatic XX will be released today, coming with a bonus disc of b-sides and rarities. The feature-length documentary Time Is Illmatic will drop later this year also.

Listen to the reissue in full below and watch Nas performing with Jay Z at Coachella.

Check out the reissue’s tracklisting below. Nas will tour North America in the spring.

Disc One:
1 The Genesis
2 N.Y. State of Mind
3 Life’s a Bitch
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 Two:
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 (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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