Instrumental to "It Ain't Hard to Tell" produced and performed by Nas, from the 1994 album "Illmatic." More from Nas: • Nas's Iconic Songs Illmatic is the first album by American rapper Nas. It came out on April 19, 1994, from Columbia Records. With the help of MC Serch, Nas joined the label and recorded the album in New York City at different studios. DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., and Nas himself handled the album's production. Illmatic is known for its hardcore hip hop style, with Nas using complex rhymes and telling stories about life in the Queensbridge Houses where he grew up in Queens, New York City. Connect with Nas: https://open.spotify.com/artist/20qIS... / nas / nas - topic https://www.deezer.com/artist/73 Nas, whose real name is Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, was born on September 14, 1973. He's a famous American rapper known by his stage name Nas. Growing up with a jazz musician dad named Olu Dara, Nas got into music early. He started rapping in 1989, calling himself "Nasty Nas", and learned from another rapper, Large Professor. Nas made his first appearance in Main Source's song "Live at the Barbeque" in 1991. His first album, Illmatic (1994), got a lot of praise and is considered one of the best hip hop albums ever. It got added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2020. His second album, It Was Written (1996), also did really well, selling over a quarter-million copies in its first week. The album's hit song "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" featuring Lauryn Hill made Nas famous worldwide. Subscribe to KnockinRecords: / @knockin_records #Nas #ItAintHardtoTell #Illmatic