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“He knew what I used and took the same elements, and made it the exact same way.” Rock stated that Q-Tip heard him playing the beat and copied it verbatim for Tribe’s album, The Low End Theory. It wasn’t no big deal after a while.”Ī similar issue happened in 1991 when his production of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Jazz (We Got)” was credited to the group instead of him. : NAS, : ILLMATIC (FULL ALBUM), : 47:13, : 108.14, : 320 kbit/sec, : mp3. “But then after a while, what I learned about the music business, publishing rights, and everything like that, I got over it. A classic of East Coast hip-hop, the album is widely considered one of the best rap releases of all time, thanks to tracks like 'New York State of Mind,' 'Lifes a Bitch,' 'The World Is Yours' and 'One Love.' Twenty-seven years later, fans are still flocking to this album. All figures below are in the following format: Album title, Label, Year, Sales Total. “When it first happened to me, I was upset about it,” Rock told HipHopDX. Nas debut album Illmatic has been changing lives since its release in 1994. The sales figures of Nas’ albums are as follows, as of March 2014.
Rock says he produced the original version of Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy,” but when it was released as a single, credit was given to Sean “Diddy” Combs and The Trackmasters instead. Nas - One Time 4 Your Mind Illmatic, 1994 - Illmatic- The Genesis, Halftime / Illmatic (1994), One Love (Illmatic 1994), One Love (Produced by Q-Tip) (1994), 1994 - Illmatic- One Love, Nas. There have been other production credit discrepancies surrounding Rock’s production. Buy Nas - Illmatic - Columbia, Columbia - CD, Album - 475959 2, COL 475959 2, includes The Genesis, N.Y.