It Ain't Hard To Tell (track)
by Nas
It Ain't Hard To Tell appears on the following album(s) by Nas:
- Illmatic (track #10) (this album) (1994)
- Illmatic Live From The Kennedy Center (track #10) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/23/2025 20:09 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,227 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 01:48 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,186 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2025 01:40 | sunnydhamm | 18,449 | 57/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2025 13:16 | SD100852 | 11,238 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2025 22:05 | stareaterogni0n | 3,464 | 72/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.3/100, a mean average of 89.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.1.
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AAL2014 03/19/2023 03:27 | #295168
Greatest hip-hop album closer of all time? I don’t know, but this would definitely make the shortlist, and it absolutely cements Illmatic as a classic with one last lyric blasting banger.
The Michael Jackson sample so nice, and what hasn't already been said about Nas' Lyricism?
9999 06/19/2018 20:39 | #217039
Yeah, probably the best "I'm-dope-at-rapping" themed song of all time.
My second favourite closing track of 1994 yet also my second favourite closing track of all time
Top notch
LAF2 06/12/2015 20:35 | #143720
Best track on the album.
I can't think of a better non-Beatles album closer than this. Just pure straight lyricism graced with one of Large Professor's best. It ain't hard to tell who the best rapper in 1994 was.
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