First broadcast on BBC 6 Music on Record Store Day 2024 (April 20th), this is a 27 minute mix celebrating the 30th anniversary of ‘Illmatic’, the debut by Nas, largely considered to be one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time.

The mix (starting 4:30 in) explores cuts and breaks used on the LP, while the second half blasts through some of Nasir Jones biggest smashes and early features.

TRACKLIST:

Intro: 4 mins 30 secs of BBC 6 Music on Record Store Day

Nas - Back When
(Biz Markie - Nobody Beats The Biz)
Nas - The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show (WKCR 28.10.93)
Nas - NY State Of Mind
(Nas, Rakim & Alicia Keys - Streets of New York)
(Eric B & Rakim - Mahogany)
Ahmad Jamal Trio - I Love Music
Nas - The World Is Yours
(Nas - Thief’s Theme)
Jay Z - Dead Presidents
Nas & AZ - Life’s A B**ch (Acapella)
Elzhi ft. Stokley Williams (Mint Condition) - Life’s A B**ch / Yearning For Your Love
Nas - Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
Nas - Represent
Cast of Hair - Dead End
Nas - Halftime
Gary Byrd - Soul Travelin’ Pt.1
Will Sessions - One Love
Nas - One Love (Album Mix / curbsideprophetremix)
Nas - The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show (WKCR 28.10.93)
Michael Jackson - Human Nature / (SWV - Right Here (Remix))
Nas - It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Album Mix / Large Professor Remix)
Nas - Nas is Like
Nas - Get Down
James Brown - The Boss
Nas - Made You Look
(Nas - I Can)
Nas - The Don
Nas & Damian Marley - Road To Zion
Nas - The Message
Nas - Street Dreams
Nas - Nastradamus
Nas - One Mic
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
The New Birth - Echoes Of My Mind
Swizz Beatz ft. Nas - Echo
Nas ft. Ludacris, Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh - Virgo (Statik Selektah Fresh Fest Mix)
Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)
Nas ft. Olu Dara - Bridging The Gap
MC Serch ft. Nas, Chubb Rock & Grand Puba - Back To The Grill
DJ Premier, Nas, KRS One, Kanye West & Rakim - Classic
Nas - You’re Da Man
Sixto Rodriguez - Sugar Man
Main Source ft. Nas - Live At The Barbeque
Chris Stein - Subway Theme (Wildstyle)

Nas & DJ Premier - Define My Name (acapella)

Outro: Huey Morgan / Jamz Supernova / Gilles Peterson

Bonus:
Nas ft. Ginuwine - You Owe Me
The Firm - Phone Tap

Most additional samples from 'Time is Illmatic' documentary.

Block Party mix curated & produced by BobaFatt
The Huey Show hosted by Huey Morgan
The Huey Show produced by Tom 'T-Bone' Whalley
The Huey Show logo by Jamie Groovement

Nas Illmatic 30 Block Party | BBC 6 Music

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