The Similarities Engine

Albums similar to Illmatic

Ask lots of people what their five favorite albums are, and if Nas - Illmatic is on their list, these other records tend to be there too. Music recommendations from real people, not AI.

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  1. Wu‐Tang Clan - Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)1993Spotify
  2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy2010Spotify
  3. Common Sense - Resurrection1994Spotify
  4. Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders1993Spotify
  5. Madvillain - Madvillainy2002Spotify
  6. Jaÿ‐Z - Reasonable Doubt1996Spotify
  7. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly2015Spotify
  8. Mobb Deep - The Infamous…1995Spotify
  9. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die1994Spotify
  10. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens2007Spotify
  11. Channel Live - Station Identification1995Spotify
  12. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city2012Spotify
  13. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth1998Spotify
  14. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day2009Spotify
  15. Radiohead - OK Computer1997Spotify
  16. Common - Be2005Spotify
  17. Pink Floyd - Animals1977Spotify
  18. OutKast - ATLiens1996Spotify
  19. Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb2003Spotify
  20. Jay‐Z - The Blueprint2001Spotify
  21. OutKast - Aquemini1998Spotify
  22. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2000Spotify
  23. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life1976Spotify
  24. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On1971Spotify
  25. Massive Attack - Mezzanine1998Spotify
  26. Radiohead - In Rainbows2007Spotify
  27. Slint - Spiderland1991Spotify
  28. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea1998Spotify
  29. Ab‐Soul - Control System2012Spotify
  30. Ahmad - Ahmad1994Spotify

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Albums on this list with a page here: Wu‐Tang Clan - Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers), Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Common Sense - Resurrection, Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders, Madvillain - Madvillainy, Jaÿ‐Z - Reasonable Doubt, Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly, Mobb Deep - The Infamous…