The Genesis (track)
by Nas
The Genesis appears on the following album(s) by Nas:
- Illmatic (track #1) (this album) (1994)
- Illmatic Live From The Kennedy Center (track #1) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 11/23/2025 20:08 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,259 | 80/100 | |
| 11/20/2025 01:42 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,764 | 70/100 | |
| 10/12/2025 12:39 | SD100852 | 11,343 | 77/100 | |
| 09/21/2025 22:46 | stareaterogni0n | 3,619 | 72/100 | |
| 05/29/2025 20:10 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.0/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.3.
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Hype af
Samples his verse from Live at the BBQ.
Probably the best intro to a debut rap record. I think you can hear AZ in the background.
Anti 03/07/2014 01:54 | #105573
Interesting intro...
the best intro of all time
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