N.Y. State of Mind by Nas
N.Y. State of Mind by Nas runs at 85 BPM in the key of C# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 85 BPM
- Key
- C# major
- Length
- 4:56
- Genre
- boom-bap hip hop
- Mood
- restless
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A restless boom-bap hip hop track blending boom-bap hip hop with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 85 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and a ride-driven pattern. Electric piano carries the harmony, block chords. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A gritty male vocal delivers a rhythmic and percussive performance. Analog hiss adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on extended seventh chords, leaving a warm and enveloping atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 85
- Chords
- extended seventh
- Cymbals
- a ride-driven pattern
- Energy
- explosive
- Atmosphere
- warm and enveloping
- Genre
- boom-bap hip hop
- Second genre
- boom-bap hip hop
- Harmonic instrument
- electric piano
- Harmonic style
- block chords
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- restless
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- broken-beat
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
- Vocal style
- rhythmic and percussive
- Vocal
- a gritty male vocal
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Nas. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.