What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Written by DJ Premier, also SICKO MODE (Travis Scott), Ain’t No Other Man (Christina Aguilera) and Lovesick (Gang Starr)
Engineered by Eddie Sancho, also Groove Is in the Heart (Deee‐Lite), Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park) and Represent
Produced by DJ Premier, also Ain’t No Other Man (Christina Aguilera), Lovesick (Gang Starr) and Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
77 other songs on fono were recorded at D&D Studios, by Gang Starr and Camp Lo and others
Nas wrote 197 songs on fono
DJ Premier produced 174 songs on fono
DJ Premier’s most frequent co-writer is Guru (68 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- DJ Premier and Nas
- Produced by
- DJ Premier
- Engineered by
- Eddie Sancho
- Part of
- Illmatic
- Recorded at
- D&D Studios
- Released on
- Columbia
- Written by
- DJ Premier and Nas
- Produced by
- DJ Premier
- Engineered by
- Eddie Sancho
- Part of
- Illmatic
- Recorded at
- D&D Studios
- Released on
- Columbia
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: DJ Premier
Same engineer: Eddie Sancho
Same producer: DJ Premier
Same label: Columbia
Same studio: D&D Studios
Same release: Illmatic
Same engineer: Eddie Sancho
Same producer: DJ Premier
Versions, samples and covers
- SamplesFlight Time
- SamplesMahogany
- SamplesMind Rain
Elsewhere
Sources (11)
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1MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind samples Flight Time
2MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind samples Mahogany
3MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind samples Mind Rain
4MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind was produced by DJ Premier
N.Y. State of Mind was produced by DJ Premier
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind was written by DJ Premier
N.Y. State of Mind was written by DJ Premier
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind was written by Nas
7MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind is part of the release Illmatic
N.Y. State of Mind is part of the release Illmatic
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind was recorded at D&D Studios
N.Y. State of Mind was recorded at D&D Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song N.Y. State of Mind
Columbia is the label of the song N.Y. State of Mind
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind was engineered by Eddie Sancho
N.Y. State of Mind was engineered by Eddie Sancho
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz N.Y. State of Mind was released on 1994-04-15
N.Y. State of Mind was released on 1994-04-15
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026