N.Y. State of Mind

by Nas

Coastal Era on Illmatic

Producers

DJ Premier

Samples

What this samples (2)

"Mind Rain" — Joe Chambers (1978) · piano loop · WhoSampled ↗
"Flight Time" — Donald Byrd (1973) · drum break · WhoSampled ↗

Sample identification: WhoSampled (treated as Tier A-equivalent for sample IDs per methodology).

Linked moments 3

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Nas-ny-state-of-mind-lyrics (external — we don't host lyrics; see methodology)

External

wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illmatic
whosampled: https://www.whosampled.com/Nas/N.Y.-State-of-Mind/
genius: https://genius.com/Nas-ny-state-of-mind-lyrics

Citations 2

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Wikipedia — Illmatic (album) Retrieved 2026-05-24.
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Pitchfork — Nas: Illmatic XX album review Retrieved 2026-05-24.