Hip-Hop Classic #38: NaS - N.Y. State Of Mind (Chosen by Martelo)

'N.Y. State Of Mind' is the second track and first single from NaS' debut album, Illmatic, which was released in 1994 on Columbia Records. The track is produced by DJ Premier and contains two samples from 'Mind Rain' by Joe Chambers and 'Flight Time' by Donald Byrd - Preemo additionally scratches vocals from Eric B. & Rakim's 'Mahogany' for the chorus.

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