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N.Y. State of Mind

1994 song with lyrics by Nas performed by Nas
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N.Y. State of Mind

Summary

N.Y. State of Mind is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • N.Y. State of Mind's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's genre is East Coast hip-hop[4].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's genre is hardcore hip-hop[5].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's genre is gangsta rap[6].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's genre is boom bap[7].
  • N.Y. State of Mind was produced by DJ Premier[8].
  • N.Y. State of Mind was performed by Nas[9].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[10].
  • N.Y. State of Mind is part of Illmatic[11].
  • N.Y. State of Mind was released on 1994[12].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's lyricist is recorded as Nas[13].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's different from is recorded as New York State of Mind[14].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's different from is recorded as Empire State of Mind[15].
  • N.Y. State of Mind's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on N.Y. State of Mind was Nas[9]. It was produced by DJ Premier[8].

Publication

N.Y. State of Mind was published on 1994[12]. Genres include East Coast hip-hop[4], hardcore hip-hop[5], gangsta rap[6], and boom bap[7]. It is part of Illmatic[11].

Why It Matters

N.Y. State of Mind ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Columbia Records Nas

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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