The World Is Yours

by Nas

Coastal Era on Illmatic

Producers

Pete Rock

Samples

What this samples (1)

"I Love Music" — Ahmad Jamal (1970) · piano loop · WhoSampled ↗

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

Charts & certifications

Billboard Hot 100 peak: #79

Linked moments 2

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Nas-the-world-is-yours-lyrics (external — we don't host lyrics; see methodology)

External

wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Is_Yours_(Nas_song)
whosampled: https://www.whosampled.com/Nas/The-World-Is-Yours/
genius: https://genius.com/Nas-the-world-is-yours-lyrics

Citations 2

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Wikipedia — The World Is Yours (Nas song) Retrieved 2026-05-24.
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Pitchfork — Nas: Illmatic XX album review Retrieved 2026-05-24.