| Hip Hop Is Dead | |
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 Studio album by Nas | |
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Released |
15 December 2006 |
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Recorded |
2006 at Chung King Studios (NYC), Sony Music Studios (NYC), Legacy Recording Studios (NYC), Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, FL), The Record Plant (Hollywood, CA), NRG Studios (N. Hollywood, CA), Sunset Studios (LA, CA), Amerycan Studios (Hollywood, CA), Record One Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA), Encore Studios (Burbank, CA) and The Studio (Philadelphia, PA) |
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Genre |
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Length |
63:06 |
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Label |
Def Jam, Columbia, The Jones Experience |
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Producer |
Mark Batson, Paul Cho, Dr. Dre, L.E.S., Alexander "Spanador" Mosely, Nas (also exec.), Salaam Remi, Devo Springsteen, Stargate, Scott Storch, Chris Webber, Alvin West, Kanye West, will.i.am, Wyldfyer |
| Nas chronology | |
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Previous |
Street's Disciple (2004) |
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Next |
Untitled (2008) |
Hip Hop Is Dead is the eighth studio album by American rapper Nas, released in 2006 on Def Jam Recordings. It is first album released on the label, and co-financed by Nas' previous label Columbia Records. The album's title was inspired by Nas' view of the music industry and the state of hip hop music at the time, and caused a great reaction amongst the hip hop community.
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 355,880 copies in its first week. His fourth American number-one album, it had sold 764,000 copies by November 2008. Upon its release, Hip Hop Is Dead received generally positive reviews from music critics. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, but ultimately lost to Kanye West's Graduation at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Money Over Bullshit" | Nas | Coleman, Jones, Lewis | L.E.S., Wyldfyer | 4:16 |
| 2. | "You Can't Kill Me" | Nas | Jones, Lewis, West | L.E.S., Alvin West | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Carry on Tradition" | Nas | Jones, Storch | Scott Storch | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Where Are They Now" | Nas | Brown, Byrd, Gibbs, Jones, Lehnhoff | Nas, Salaam Remi | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Hip Hop Is Dead" | Nas, will.i.am | Adams, Ingle, Jones, Lordan | will.i.am | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Who Killed It?" | Nas | Adams, Gibbs, Jones | Salaam Remi, will.i.am | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Black Republican" | Nas, Jay-Z | Carter, Coleman, Coppola, Jones, Lewis | L.E.S., Wyldfyer | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Not Going Back" | Nas, Kelis | Ericksen, Hermansen, Jones, Rodgers-Jones | Stargate | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Still Dreaming" | Nas, Kanye West, Chrisette Michele | Jones, Payne, Webb, West | Kanye West | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Hold Down the Block" | Nas | Batson, Jones | Mark Batson | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Blunt Ashes" | Nas | Jones, Webber | Chris Webber | 4:03 |
| 12. | "Let There Be Light" | Nas, Tre Williams | Cho, Harris, Jones, West, Williams | Kanye West, Devo Springsteen (co.), Paul Cho (co.) | 4:28 |
| 13. | "Play on Playa" | Nas, Snoop Dogg | Broadus, Gaye, Jones, Ross, Storch, Ware | Scott Storch | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Can't Forget About You" | Nas, Chrisette Michele | Adams, Gordon, Jones, Payne | will.i.am | 4:34 |
| 15. | "Hustlers" | Nas, The Game, Marsha Ambrosius | Ambrosius, Elizondo, Jones, Taylor, Young | Dr. Dre | 4:07 |
| 16. | "Hope" | Nas | Jones, Lewis | L.E.S. | 3:07 |
| 17. | "The N..." | Nas | Gibbs, Jones | Salaam Remi | 2:49 |