Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N

Posted on 12.19.2006

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Nas
Album : Hip-Hop Is Dead ... The N
Release Date : 19 dec 2006
Label : Def Jam Records

Rapper Nas is close to completing his Def Jam Records debut, Hip Hop Is Dead...The N, which is due out on December 5th. The rapper, who is about two weeks away from turning in the album, told MTV.com, "All respect to all rappers on Def Jam, I love the label. Without disrespect, I’m about to be the craziest s**t on Def Jam. But that should go without saying."

Nas also talked about reuniting with Dr. Dre for the song, "QB True G." He said, "I worked on Dre’s Aftermath album when he left Death Row. The second Aftermath album was the Firm album. I think him and industry mogul Steve Stoute got into a lot of beef, so the record got hurt when it came out. But that album is still a platinum monster. I know Dre was saying that n***as was bothering him, saying the Firm flopped or he turned pop, but that Firm album was not a flop. That record was a monster."

Nas added, "Back then, (Interscope Records co-chairman) Jimmy Iovine was ready to send me a jet, trying to get me off of Sony because he was seeing my potential and what I needed to do. Since then, I hadn’t seen Dre, but I bumped into him in a studio and he said he was ready to do my whole album right there on the spot. I just knocked out the joint I did with him."

The set also features production from Scott Storch, Will.I.Am, Kanye West and NBA star Chris Webber. Nas explained how the collaboration with Webber went down. He said, "We was in the studio in Kelis’session. We had a room next door, because I didn’t want to mess her session up, but I wanted to listen to something. I went in the other room, we was chillin’. One of my mans told Chris to put on one of his beat CDs. We was in there freestylin’. I started freestylin’to one joint about s**t we just be talking about, and I was like, ’This is my s**t right here. This is my joint.’But Chris is my homie though. One of my closest homies."

As for the album’s title, Nas explained, "When I say ’hip-hop is dead,’basically America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead. B2K is not New Edition. Chris Brown is great, I love Chris Brown, we need that, but Bobby Brown sticks in my heart. Our way of thinking is dead, our commerce is dead. Everything in this society has been done. It’s like a slingshot, where you throw the mutha****a back and it starts losing speed and is about to fall down."

The rapper added, "That’s where we are as a country. I don’t wanna lose nobody with this, but what I mean by ’hip-hop is dead’is we’re at a vulnerable state. If we don’t change, we gonna disappear like Rome. Let’s break it down to a smaller situation. Hip-hop is Rome for the ’hood. I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop. ... We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers."

Hip Hop Is Dead...The N will feature guest appearances by The Game, Snoop Dogg, Damian Marley, and Kanye West.

Tracklisting :

01) ’Don’t Hate Me Now’ (Salaam Remi)
02) ’QB Tru Gs’ f/The Game (Dr. Dre)
03) ’Black Republican’ f/Jay-Z (L.E.S.)
04) ’Where Y’all At’ (Salaam Remi)
05) ’Play On Playa’ f/Snoop Dogg (Scott Storch)
06) ’Still Dreaming’ f/Kanye West & Chrisette Michelle (Kanye West)
07) ’White Man’s Paper’ f/Damien Marley (Afrikan)
08) ’Blunt Ashes’ (Chris Webber)
09) ’Hip-Hop Is Dead’ f/Will.I.Am. (Will.I.Am)
10) ’Where Are They Now’ (Nas and Salaam Remi)
11) ’Let There Be Light’ f/Tre Williams (Kanye West)
12) ’Not Going Back’ f/Kelis (Star Gate)
13) ’Can’t Forget About You’ feat Chrisette Michelle (Will.I.Am)
14) ’Hold Down The Block’ (Mark Batson)

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Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by john [2008-07-16 11:45:19]

tha shit is really cool,am down 4 it man.nas is one of the greatest rappers alive.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by rapture [2008-05-17 13:34:25]

Nas you are the greaters of all. i am a nigerian,i love your style.and i need you teach me how to compose rythmes.am also a rapper.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by [2007-02-28 00:25:26]

Tracklisting is off, but most of the songs are there. The album is one of the best Ive heard in awhile. It’s something that you can play over and over again. Let There Be Light is probably my favorite song as well as Black Republican. Check it out. A must for Nas fans.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by J-Street [2006-12-23 18:56:59]

PERFECT 5/5 Plain and simple. Nas is the best EVER in my opinion. Pac and Pun are probably the only people close to touchin this kid.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Lorinda,Germany [2006-12-20 07:38:28]

THIS IS THE SHIT WE BEEN WAITING FOR AND ITS FINALLY IN STORE,IMMA GO GET IT BEFORE IT GET OUT OF STOCK.I LOVE THIS MAN NAS,HE ALWAYS GOT SOMETHING INSPIRATIONAL TO TELL THE WORLD.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Larry Bello,Nima-Ghana [2006-12-20 07:34:26]

I just got your cd HHID by fedex from my pop in NY.What can i say ?There is none other real nigga like you.Matterfact,I cried when i heard the Black Republican.You really bridging the gap and ruling the game.You r truely the God MC and you should keep it up.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Emmz C.E.O of ?!Wotz Next ?! Records [2006-12-10 19:40:34]

I agree,u cant rule Nas out at all.He will tell u that with 1 of his tracks.I got the shit a few days ago and its da shit 4 real.Joints like ’Who Killed It’ you gota listen to.Its hilarious, the beat and the rhymes from the bre who ive never heard of is jokes.Blunt Ashes shows Nas showing an older side wiv a nice mellow beat and his rhymes are as usual-top notch.Black Republican is obviously a heavy tune but a bit over hyped due to it being them too.Get the album,ive waited two fucking yrs 4 this shit and now its arrived,ima enjoy....

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Chief [2006-12-06 11:53:11]

Nas is one of the true greats. Real Talk, how you gonna talk down on "God’s Son" and "Streets Disciple" ? They are god albums as well. You expect the young Nas then listen to the old albums. Everyone grows... especially MCs. Nas has never turned his back on real Hip Hop so how you gonna talk about his albums like that ? Youngster ! Anyhow, This album is gonna be sick. I heard "Hip Hop is Dead" on DefJam.com and that shit is fresh. "Black Republicans" with Jay... dope. Times are changing... expect growth ! That’s it that’s all... 1 !

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Nas Hiphop is dead [2006-12-04 09:06:09]

World’s Greatest,,that’s the song of $2m...donwload it

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Emmz C.E.O of ?!Wotz Next ?! Records [2006-11-26 06:47:43]

Alchemist gonna fuck up Nas album as he aint on there no more after he became a bitch and went wiv 50.If the track listing is correct,there alot of other producers on there who mite still cut it but ALC along wiv 9th and Pharrell are the shit and non of them are on there.What happend to that supposed $2m track that he bought from Pharrell ???Niggas just chat so much ish these days its unbelievable.....

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Jon F.E.V.A [2006-11-23 16:38:48]

"Hih-hop is Dead",is gonna be Nas’s best cd since Illmatic.If you ain’t heard the track called "Black Republican",feat.Jay-Z ,go check that shit out right now on this website.It’s the illest song of the year.Shouts out to 40 projects and Jamaica ave.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by hustler [2006-11-20 07:34:30]

i dont like nas because his album is hip hop is dead but his clothing compony is hip hop is alive its only a marketin strategy

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by rey [2006-11-17 23:13:07]

yo where did u get that track list ?...is that real ?..

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Fat Phil [2006-10-29 15:32:47]

I just hope that this latest album from nas will be a classic coz rappers like nas, raekwon and more new york rappers who have released classics in the past need to bring it back to them days and use the same formula so that they’re new albums are guaranteed to be classics as it will please not only the critics but the fans too.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by [2006-10-19 18:49:30]

This albums gona be a good one,I can feel sense it coz he knows after the negative publicity he recieved after Disiple (that I dont think he deserved)he gota produced the rabbit out of the hat this time round.Too many baby and love songs on the last joint. I want raw Nas tunes back like Book Of Rymes,Last Words,Shoot Em Up and offcorse, an Ether 4 Mr C JAckson the cocksucker....Thats the only way back 4 him to sell and be appreciated again.

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Real Talk [2006-10-18 19:28:44]

I like Nas jus as well as i like Big, Pac, Jay-Z, Big L, Pun , Jadakiss , etc....but 4 yall 2 say he neva had a wack album wat da fuck....Illmatic was a classic, It was written was hard and same for I am....but NaStradamus was horrible, STillmatic was good but jus got more noticed cuz of da beef wit Jay, and God’s Son & Streets Disciple was da worst....but its good dat he had time 2 get dis 2gther and get da rite production cuz i think dis album is gunna be like a New Skool type Illmatic

Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Emmz C.E.O of ?!Wotz Next ?! Records [2006-10-02 11:08:18]

Well, looks like nobody’s added thier comment since yet again !!Dont u peeps give a shit about the Best Rapper in New York ??This album better be the best album of the fucking decade coz Gods Son was his last great album after Stillmatic offcorse because Disciple flopped real hard and he knows it....Come better than that now Nas coz the real rap listeners are waiting to see what the fuck u got this time round !!!

> Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Emmz C.E.O of ?!Wotz Next ?! Records [2006-09-21 18:25:49]

Shit man Ive written here bout Mr Nasir Jones many times and i’ll say again Nas is the 2ND BEST RAPPER behind you know who-Em offcorse.I used to fink Nas but then i heard all his albums and listened carefully and tracks like ’Your Da Man’ and the whole of the Lost Tapes confirmed dat he is 1 of the best but not better than Em. I seen the tracklisting before but it must have been bullshit coz there was a track called sometin ’Bullet’ which was aimed at 50. Dis is gona be murderous !!!

> Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by dasai [2006-09-21 08:51:10]

Nasty is the The best rapper of all-time hands down my opinion. he have four classics under his belt, never had a lp that wasn’t good and hip hop is dead have the potencial to be another classic.

> Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by onenation [2006-09-13 15:39:43]

THATS WHUT I LIKE TA SEE REAL MUSIC,R-TIST DOING BIG TINGS MAN.NAS SHOULDA PUT LIL EAZY ON IT AS WELL.THATS WHUTS UP !!!

> Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by [2006-09-11 15:19:32]

the game is not gay....ur gay BItchha

> Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Nas is the SHIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [2006-09-03 18:23:05]

Album WILL be fire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just hope that bitch Gayme ain’t on it, he should go back on Change of Heart !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

’possible tracklist’ source, by dan [2006-08-10 03:07:19]

http://therapup.blogspot.com/2006/07/nas-hip-hop-is-dead-tracklist.html

thats the website...

> Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by Andrew Ogidi [2006-08-09 01:00:59]

YO !! ARE THIS TRACK LIST FOR REAL ? IF THEY ARE, THEN I GUESS THIS ALBUM WILL BE ONE OF HIP HOP’S GREATEST. COS THE COLLABOS ARE CRAZY.

> Nas Hip-Hop Is Dead The N, by KA$H [2006-08-08 20:52:09]

Where did youget that tracklist man ? I thought the project was being kept real secret.

possible tracklist ?!!, by [2006-08-08 02:57:57]

1. Intro - (N. Jones, C. Martin) 2. The Death - (N. Jones, S. Storch, S. Holman, A. Griffith) 3. War for Zion ft. Damien Marley - (N. Jones, D. Marley, L. Lewis) 4. Yes Yes Y’all - (N. Jones, S. Gibbs) 5. North by Northwest ft. The Game - (N. Jones, J. Taylor, A. Young) 6. Got it Back Like That ft. Michael Jackson - (N. Jones, M. Jackson, R. Hampford, T. Peter, T. Mosley) 7. The Golden Child (N. Jones, C. Martin, H. Ribald) 8. Polo and Guess ft. Jay-Z - (N. Jones, S. Carter, K. West) 9. U.B.K (Unauthorized Biography of KRS-One) - (N. Jones) 10. Just Love It ft. Kelis - (N. Jones, K. Rogers, J. Smith) 11. World’s Greatest ft. Pharrell - (N. Jones, P. Williams, C. Hugo) 12. Gods and Earths ft. Rakim - (N. Jones, W. Griffin, C. Martin) 13. We Brave ft. The Bravehearts - (N. Jones, J. Jones, N. Jones, L. Lewis) 14. Sekou Selassie - (N. Jones, S. Jones, L. Lewis) 15. Hip-Hop is Dead - (N. Jones, W. Adams) 16. Kill that Noise ft. Busta Rhymes - (N. Jones, T. Smith, S. Storch) 17. The "N"... - (N. Jones, A. Young, B. Jordan, L. Lewis) 18. Ann Jones - (N. Jones, S. Gibbs) 19. Bonus Track : What Y’all Want - (N. Jones, S. Gibbs)

sounds good...can’t wait for this album, nas is my fav mc....got all of his albums