Hip Hop Is Dead (Nas Album)
"Hip Hop Is Dead" is the title of eighth album by rapper Nas.
Fast Facts
- Genre: Rap,Hip-Hop
- Released: December 19, 2006
- Labels: Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience
- Producers: Nasir Jones, L.E.S., Wyldfyer, Scott Storch, Will.i.am, Salaam Remi, Kanye West, Stargate, Dr. Dre, Mark Batson, Chris Webber, Devo Springsteen, Paul Cho
- Peak Chart Position: #1 U.S. Billboard 200
- Singles: "Hip Hop Is Dead", "Can't Forget About You"
- Grammy nominated for best Best Rap Album
Track List
- "Money Over Bullsh*t"
- "You Can't Kill Me"
- "Carry On Tradition"
- "Where Are They Now"
- "Hip Hop Is Dead"
- "Who Killed It?"
- "Black Republican"
- "Not Going Back"
- "Still Dreaming"
- "Hold Down The Block"
- "Blunt Ashes"
- "Let There Be Light"
- "Play On Playa"
- "Can't Forget About You"
- "Hustlers"
- "Hope"
Critical Response
- "Hip-Hop Is Dead... brings out the best in the emcee, who might have produced his strongest lyrical performance since Illmatic. ". Prefix Magazine
- "Here’s the thing about Nas’s old-fashioned approach to hip-hop: It still works". The New York Times
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