I love it. It was one of the first albums I heard after hearing Hate Me Now so I'm a bit biased. Here's my review for it - https://rate.house/album/i-am
Skippable: I would happily listen the whole album. Dr Knockboot and Big Things are not ones I revisit much though.
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Illmatic XX is a 2 disc, 20th anniversary special edition featuring new artwork, a 24 page booklet with new liner notes by Sacha Jenkins, artist tributes with rare & previously unseen photos. Disc 1, the original debut album, has been remastered from the original source tapes and disc 2 features 10 rare remixes, demos & freestyles from the era. "With Illmatic, I didn't think about it. I just did it. I believe everybody has good instincts. Now I m a man from that past and I'm supremely grateful. There's a Nigerian proverb 'What is past is prologue'. I'm here today because of Illmatic." - Nas
this is from the Amazon page to buy the album. https://www.amazon.com/Illmatic-XX-Nas/dp/B00I676ZW6