It Ain't Hard to Tell

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"It Ain't Hard to Tell"

Single by Nas
from the album Illmatic
Released	1994
Format	12" single
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:22
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Nasir Jones W.P. Mitchell
Producer(s)	Large Professor
Chart positions
#97 (U.S. Hot 100) #57, (U.S. R&B) #13, (U.S. Rap)
Nas singles chronology
"Halftime" (1992)	"It Ain't Hard To Tell" (1994)	"The World Is Yours" (1994)

"It Ain't Hard to Tell" is a 1994 hip hop single by Nas. The single, a popular song in the underground hip-hop community, samples Michael Jackson's 1982 hit single "Human Nature". The lyrics are a braggadocio style rap, which have been sampled in many songs, including "Ebonics" by Big L. This single, along with the album it's featured on is considered a milestone of the Golden Age of Hip-Hop. It's also considered by many that "It Ain't Hard to Tell" contains one of the best lyrical displays in a Hip Hop song ever.

Nas created a homage to Wild Style (1982), the first hip hop motion picture, while shooting "It Ain't Hard to Tell's" music video, as he shot portions of the clip on the same stage used for the final scene of Wild Style.

[edit] Single track listing

[edit] A-Side

"It Ain't Hard to Tell" (Main Mix)

[edit] B-Side

"It Ain't Hard to Tell" (Instrumental)
"It Ain't Hard to Tell" (A Cappella)

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v • d • e Nas
Discography
Albums
Illmatic · It Was Written · The Firm: The Album · I Am... · Nastradamus · QB's Finest · Stillmatic · The Best of Nas · The Lost Tapes · From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes EP · God's Son · Street's Disciple · Hip Hop Is Dead · The Lost Tapes 2
Singles
Solo singles: "Halftime" · "It Ain't Hard to Tell" · "The World Is Yours" · "Life's a Bitch" · "One Love" · "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" · "Street Dreams" · "Escobar '97" · "Nas Is Like" · "Hate Me Now" · "Nastradamus" · "Analyze This · "You Owe Me" · "Got Ur Self A..." · "One Mic" · "Made You Look" · "I Can" · "Get Down" · "Thief's Theme" · "Bridging the Gap" · "Just a Moment" · "Hip Hop Is Dead" · "Can't Forget About You" · "Better Than I've Ever Been"
Other songs: "Ether" · "Supa Ugly"
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