Songs Similar to N.Y. State of Mind by Nas
Album: Illmatic · Hip-Hop · Chill
Nas's “N.Y. State of Mind” from the album Illmatic is a hip-hop track with rap/hip hop roots that we file under chill songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play.
The closest match right now is “The World Is Yours” by Nas (100% match). The list also pulls in Wu-Tang Clan, Big L, Mos Def and A Tribe Called Quest — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Nas's. By genre, the list is mostly rap/hip hop (16 of 20 tracks), with pop mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “N.Y. State of Mind”
What songs are similar to N.Y. State of Mind?
On our list, the closest matches are “The World Is Yours” by Nas, “Halftime” by Nas and “Shook Ones, Pt. II” by Mobb Deep. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “N.Y. State of Mind” by Nas, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does N.Y. State of Mind sound like?
Based on listening data, “N.Y. State of Mind” sits closest to Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, Big L and Mos Def. Fans of Nas play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is N.Y. State of Mind Hip-Hop?
We file “N.Y. State of Mind” by Nas under Hip-Hop, while music stores list its album under Rap/Hip Hop. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to N.Y. State of Mind?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “N.Y. State of Mind” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.