--- title: "5 Illmatic Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 5 Illmatic quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Illmatic sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/erik-parker-41220_art_nas-illmatic-blew-my-mind-when-i-first-h_705040.jpg" --- > [Nas' Illmatic blew my mind when I first heard it. The poetry was done on such a high level that in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-parker/nas-illmatic-blew-my-mind-when-i-first-heard-it-the-poetry-was-done/) [Erik Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/erik-parker-41220_art_nas-illmatic-blew-my-mind-when-i-first-h_705040.jpg) > [I'm Ready to Die without a Reasonable Doubt Smoke Chronic and hit it Doggystyle before I go out. Until they sign my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jayceon-terrell-taylor/i-m-ready-to-die-without-a-reasonable-doubt-smoke-chronic-and-hit-it/) [Jayceon Terrell Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jayceon-terrell-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/jayceon-terrell-taylor-41638_certificates_i-m-ready-to-die-without-a-reasonable-do_753792.jpg) > [When I made Illmatic, I was trying to make the perfect album. It comes from the days of Wild Style. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/when-i-made-illmatic-i-was-trying-to-make-the-perfect-album-it-comes/) [Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/nas-650_albums_when-i-made-illmatic-i-was-trying-to-mak_1675990.jpg) > [It used to be when a good record was about to drop you heard it out of every car and every kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mic-geronimo/it-used-to-be-when-a-good-record-was-about-to-drop-you-heard-it-out/) [Mic Geronimo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mic-geronimo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/mic-geronimo-17985_anticipation_it-used-to-be-when-a-good-record-was-abo_2806338.jpg) > [The things Nas' Illmatic was saying were sometimes hard realities but it was done on such a high level, I felt I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-parker/the-things-nas-illmatic-was-saying-were-sometimes-hard-realities-but/) [Erik Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/erik-parker-41220_done_the-things-nas-illmatic-was-saying-were_2904950.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/illmatic/#itemlist", "name": "Illmatic Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nas' Illmatic blew my mind when I first heard it. 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