The cover of this album is of a child fading into a housing project, and it was the debut album of a man who would later feud with Jay-Z in the early 2000s.
The seventh song on this album states that "on the reels, all these crab people know the deal," and that track was produced by Q-Tip. One track on this album states that "why we get high" is because of the title phrase. This album was followed by the album It Was Written. In one song on this album, the artist states that he "doesn't sleep because sleep is the cousin of death," and that he "thinks of (*) crime" while in the title state, and on another track on this album the singer states "he's out for presidents to represent me." Those songs are "New York State of Mind" and "the World of Yours." The cover of this album is of a child fading into a housing project, and it was the debut album of a man who would later feud with Jay-Z in the early 2000s. For 10 points, name this classic hip-hop album released in 1994, the debut album of Nas.
The seventh song on this album states that "on the reels, all these crab people know the deal," and that track was produced by Q-Tip.
Illmatic