what he's saying". Legacy "N.Y. State of Mind" ranks #74 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #31 on its list of "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time." Marc L. Hill of PopMatters describes "N.Y. State of Mind" as a standout track on Illmatic claiming that it "provides as clear a depiction of ghetto life as a Gordon Parks photograph or a Langston Hughes poem." The song is also one of a few rap songs to be featured in the Norton Anthology of African American Literature. It is featured on Nas' 2007 greatest hits album as the only non-single song in the album, and on the 1999 compilation Best of D&D Studios, Vol. 1. Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews.com states: The song is included on the soundtrack of video games True Crime: New York City and Saints Row 2, and was featured in Season 4 Episode 8 of the Netflix show Ozark, which borrowed it's title "Cousin of death" from a lyric in the song. Certifications References External links 1994 songs Nas songs Songs about New York City Song recordings produced by DJ Premier Songs written by Nas Hardcore hip hop songs New York City hip hop Songs written by DJ Premier