Hip Hop Is Dead

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Hip Hop Is Dead

Studio album by Nas
Released	December 19, 2006 (US, Canada) December 15, 2006 (Europe)
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	60:24
Label	Def Jam Recordings Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Nasir Jones (Executive) L.E.S. Wyldfyer Scott Storch will.i.am Salaam Remi Stargate Dr. Dre Kanye West Mark Batson Chris Webber Devo Springteen Paul Cho
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) link
Nas chronology
Street's Disciple (2004)	Hip Hop Is Dead (2006)	The Lost Tapes 2 (2007)

Hip Hop Is Dead is a 2006 album by American hip-hop artist Nas and is set to be released December 19.^[1] The LP will be Nas' eighth album of all-original material, and his first album for Def Jam Recordings. Nas' previous label, Columbia Records, will co-finance the album with Def Jam. Nas announced the album's title after a performance on May 18, 2006. A listening session was conducted on November 9, 2006 at Sony Studios and early reports for the album are very positive. According to sources, Sony Records allowed those invited to listen to the first few seconds of the song "Black Republican" featuring Jay-Z before cutting it off. The song in its entirety was leaked on the Internet a few days later.^[2]

1 Track listing
2 Album singles
3 Samples
4 Credits
5 Unreleased/unused Songs
6 References
7 External links
- 7.1 Reviews

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Writers	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Time
1	"Money Over Bullshit"	N. Jones, L. Lewis, W. Coleman	L.E.S. and Wyldfyer		4:16
2	"You Can't Kill Me"	N. Jones, L. Lewis, A. West	L.E.S.		3:15
3	"Carry on Tradition"	N. Jones, S. Storch	Scott Storch		3:49
4	"Where Are They Now?"	N. Jones, S. Gibbs, J. Brown, B. Byrd, R. Lehnhoff	Nas and Salaam Remi		2:44
5	"Hip Hop Is Dead"	N. Jones, W. Adams, J. Lordon, D. Ingle	will.i.am	will.i.am	3:45
6	"Who Killed It?"	N. Jones, S. Gibbs, W. Adams	Salaam Remi and will.i.am		3:10
7	"Black Republican"	N. Jones, S. Carter, L. Lewis, W. Coleman	L.E.S. and Wyldfyer	Jay-Z	3:45
8	"Not Going Back"	N. Jones, T. Hermansen, M. Ericksen, K. Rogers-Jones	Stargate	Kelis	4:09
9	"Still Dreaming"	N. Jones, K. West, C. Payne, J. Webb	Kanye West	Kanye West and Chrisette Michele	3:37
10	"Hold Down the Block"	N. Jones, M. Batson	Mark Batson	Mark B. Mayfield	3:58
11	"Blunt Ashes"	N. Jones, M. Webber	Chris Webber		4:03
12	"Let There Be Light"	N. Jones, K. West, T. Williams, D. Harris, P. Cho	Kanye West, Devo Springsteen and Paul Cho	Tre Williams	4:28
13	"Play on Playa"	N. Jones, S. Storch, C. Broadus, M. Gaye, L. Ware, A. Ross	Scott Storch	Snoop Dogg	3:33
14	"Can't Forget About You"	N. Jones, W. Adams, C. Payne	will.i.am	Chrisette Michele	4:34
15	"Hustlers"	N. Jones, J. Taylor, M. Ambosius, A. Young, M. Elizondo	Dr. Dre	The Game and Marsha Ambrosius	4:06
16	"Hope"	N. Jones, L. Lewis	Nas and L.E.S.		3:05
+	"Shine On" (iTunes pre-order bonus track)				2:39
+	"The N..." (UK bonus track)				2:48

[edit] Album singles

The title track "Hip Hop Is Dead" (produced by will.i.am), which contains samples from "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly, The Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache", and Billy Squier's "The Big Beat". It is the first single of the album. It has already received early airplay on radio stations in Australia (Triple J), the UK, and United States, notably on Hot 97.^[3]^[4] It recently reached #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.^[5]

Single cover	Single information
	"Hip Hop Is Dead" Released: 2006

[edit] Samples

"Where Are They Now?" contains a sample of "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" performed by James Brown, written by Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff and James Brown
"Hip Hop Is Dead" contains a sample of "Apache", written by Jeremiah Patrick Lordan and "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", written by Doug Ingle, both performed by Michael Viner and the Incredible Bongo Band
"Black Republican" contains a sample of "Marcia Religiosa" performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic, written by Carmine Coppola
"Still Dreaming" contains interpolations of "Interim" performed by Richard Harris written by Jimmy Webb
"Play on Playa" contains a sample of "After the Dance" by Marvin Gaye, written by Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware and Arthur Ross
"Can't Forget About You" contains a sample of "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole, written by Irving Gordon

[edit] Credits

Executive producer: Nasir Jones
A&R: Jay Brown
A&R for Ill Will Music Group: Mike Brinkley
A&R Administration: Terese Joseph
Marketing: Tracey Waples
Marketing coordination: Shari Bryant
Management: Michael "Blue" Williams for Family Tree Entertainment
Mastering: Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, NYC
Photography: Afshin Shahidi
Creative direction: Andy West
Cover design: Tavon Sampson
Wardrobe: Mike Bogard for The B Lynn Group
Photo and art coordination: Nichell Delavaille
Package production: Doug Joswick
Legal representation: Kenny Meiselas, Esq. and Paul Rothenberg, Esq.
Sample clearance agent: Deborah Mannis-Gardner for DMG Clearances, Inc.
Business Affairs: Michael Seltzer, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen

[edit] Unreleased/unused Songs

The following songs failed to make the final track listing, either to time constraints or sample clearances. Prior to the release of this album, many of the listed songs could be found on various mixtapes and receiving minor radio play. Some, most notably "Don't Body Ya Self" and "Where Y'all At," were strictly promotional and not intended for the final release.