CD 1
01. The Genesis
02. N.Y. State Of Mind (prod. by DJ Premier)
03. Life’s A Bitch feat. AZ (prod. by L.E.S.)
04. The World Is Yours (prod. by Pete Rock)
05. Halftime (prod. by Large Professor)
06. Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park) (prod. by DJ Premier)
07. One Love (prod. by Q-Tip)
08. One Time 4 Your Mind (prod. by Large Professor)
09. Represent (prod. by DJ Premier)
10. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (prod. by Large Professor)

CD 2
01. I’m A Villain (prod. by Jae Supreme)
02. The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show On WKCR October 28, 1993 feat. 6’9″, Jungle & Grand Wizard (prod. by Stretch Armstrong)
03. Halftime (Butcher Remix) (prod. by Joe The Butcher Nicolo)
04. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Remix) (prod. by Large Professor)
05. One Love (LG Main Mix) (prod. by The LG Experience)
06. Life’s A Bitch feat. AZ (Arsenal Mix) (prod. by Def Jef & Meach Wells)
07. One Love feat. Sadat X (One L Main Mix) (prod. by Vic Padilla & Godfather Don)
08. The World Is Yours (Tip Mix) (prod. by Q-Tip)
09. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (The Stink Mix) (prod. by Dave Scratch)
10. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (The Laidback Remix) (prod. by The Creators)

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Illmatic XX is a 2 disc, 20th anniversary special edition featuring new artwork, a 24 page booklet with new liner notes by Sacha Jenkins, artist tributes with rare & previously unseen photos. Disc 1, the original debut album, has been remastered from the original source tapes and disc 2 features 10 rare remixes, demos & freestyles from the era. With the release of Illmatic, in 1994 Nas quickly established himself as a hip hop icon and has become one of the hottest artists on the music scene today. The landmark album has been lauded by critics as one of the most exemplary hip hop recordings of all time. Illmatic contributed to the revival of the New York City rap scene and has been consistently ranked near the top of many “best album” lists. Today, the collection remains one of the most widely celebrated and influential albums in history with Rolling Stone proclaiming, “a portrait of an artist as a hood, loner, tortured soul, juvenile delinquent, and fledgling social critic… [the album] still stands as one of rap’s crowning achievements.” NPR Music called the collection “[a] masterwork of story-telling, lyricism and beat-making,” while upon the album s release, The Village Voice gave Nas the title of, “one of the most important writers of the 20th century.