Illmatic
-13.6 Median integrated LUFS
15.3 Median dynamic range
-11.2 Loudest
-15.1 Quietest
Loudest: Halftime · Quietest: Life’s a Bitch
Track loudness spread
Cohort
Hip-Hop · 1990s releases louder than 19% of 32 releases (median -12 LUFS)
Tracklist
| 1 | The Genesis | -14.1 | -0.2 | 7.7 | 15.8 | -12.0 |
| 2 | N.Y. State of Mind | -13.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 16.2 | -12.2 |
| 3 | Life’s a Bitch | -15.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 16.7 | -14.0 |
| 4 | The World Is Yours | -11.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 14.1 | -10.5 |
| 5 | Halftime | -11.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 13.8 | -10.5 |
| 6 | Memory Lane (Sittin’ in Da Park) | -11.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 14.0 | -10.3 |
| 7 | One Love | -14.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 15.3 | -12.5 |
| 8 | One Time 4 Your Mind | -13.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 14.8 | -12.5 |
| 9 | Represent | -14.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 17.3 | -13.2 |
| 10 | It Ain’t Hard to Tell | -13.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 15.3 | -12.4 |