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| 2 | * "N.Y. State of Mind". And not just the lyrics and delivery; according to an article concerning the making of ''Illmatic'', Nas truly did not know how he should launch into the song proper (hence him saying "I don't know how to start this shit" at the beginning of the song), but when notified that the mic was live ''in the middle of recording'', charged straight into the first verse. And that was the cut they kept in the final product. |
| 3 | * "The World Is Yours" takes an ironic, if not tragic, phrase from the film ''Scarface'' and turns it into an upbeat, crowning jewel of hip-hop in general. |
| 4 | * "Ether". Nas turns Music/JayZ's efforts on ''The Blueprint'', especially "The Takeover", on their head and unleashes an absolutely ''vicious'' lyrical attack against his then-archrival. The song gets especially awesome in its third verse, largely considered the best diss verse of all time. |
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