Represent (track)
by Nas
Represent appears on the following album(s) by Nas:
- Illmatic (track #9) (this album) (1994)
- Illmatic Live From The Kennedy Center (track #9) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/30/2026 12:24 | Siromynian | 20,004 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2026 07:52 |  Kalos | 10,558 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2026 15:46 | Jonboy | 1,148 | 81/100 |
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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 87.9/100, a mean average of 87.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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StefanR10 12/25/2019 18:47 | #245944
The beat says it all perfect.
sammanning 04/06/2015 18:12 | #138945
Definitely one of the most underrated hip-hop songs of all time. I agree that the end there might be a little too much "representin" but I think it fits perfectly with the song.
A bit too much representing at the end docks some points. But the beat pause/drop/thingie at about 0:19 or 0:20 gains them back. That has been eargasmic for years.
LOVE this
