Illmatic

1994 studio album by Nas
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Illmatic
Columbia Records · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Illmatic

Summary

Illmatic is an album[1]. Illmatic ranks in the top 0.29% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,417 views/month, #177 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Illmatic's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Illmatic's genre is East Coast hip-hop[4].
  • Illmatic was followed by It Was Written[5].
  • Illmatic was produced by DJ Premier[6].
  • Illmatic was produced by Large Professor[7].
  • Illmatic was produced by Pete Rock[8].
  • Among the performers on Illmatic was Nas[9].
  • Illmatic's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[10].
  • Illmatic's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Illmatic was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • Illmatic was published on April 19, 1994[13].
  • Illmatic's coordinates of the point of view is recorded as {'lat': 40.755667, 'lon': -73.945661}[14].
  • Illmatic's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Illmatic'}[15].
  • Illmatic's different from is recorded as Stillmatic[16].
  • Illmatic's different from is recorded as Illmatic[17].
  • Illmatic's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Illmatic was Nas[9]. Producers include DJ Premier[6], Large Professor[7], and Pete Rock[8].

Publication

Illmatic was released on April 19, 1994[13]. Illmatic's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Illmatic's genre is East Coast hip-hop[4]. Illmatic was distributed by compact disc[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Illmatic was followed by It Was Written[5].

Why It Matters

Illmatic ranks in the top 0.29% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,417 views/month, #177 of 60,676).[2] Illmatic has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Illmatic is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Musical Maps. Retrieved . musicalmaps.blogspot.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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