Better Than I've Ever Been

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"Better Than I've Ever Been"

Single by Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One & Rakim
Released	February 20, 2007
Format	Digital download/Vinyl
Recorded	2007
Genre	Alternative rap
Length	4:07
Label	Nike Records
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin, DJ Premier
Kanye West chronology
"Wouldn't Get Far" (by The Game) (2007)	"Better Than I've Ever Been" (2007)	-
Nas chronology
"Can't Forget About You" (2007)	"Better Than I've Ever Been" (2007)	-
KRS-One chronology
"My Life" (2006)	"Better Than I've Ever Been" (2007)	-

"Better Than I've Ever Been" is a collaboration song between Kanye West, Nas, Rakim and KRS-One that is produced by Rick Rubin with the remix by DJ Premier. The song was released as a single on February 20, 2007 by Nike Records. It was performed live at the Nike Air Force Ones 25th anniversary party shown on MTV2. Its remix, "Better Than I've Ever Been DJ Premier Remix," is produced by DJ Premier, and it features Rakim along with the aforementioned rappers. It features DJ Premier's signature scratches from prior songs such as Nas' "It Ain't Hard to Tell" and "One Love." The beat of the remix contains samples from "Dance the Kung-Fu" by Carl Douglas.

Proceeds from the song's sales will go towards youth leadership programs through the Force4Change Fund.

[edit] Track listing

"Better Than I've Ever Been"
"Better Than I've Ever Been" (Instrumental)
"Better Than I've Ever Been" (A cappella)
"Better Than I've Ever Been DJ Premier Remix"
"Better Than I've Ever Been" (Remix Instrumental)

v • d • e KRS-One
Albums Criminal Minded • By All Means Necessary • Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop • Edutainment • Live Hardcore Worldwide • Sex and Violence • Return of the Boom Bap • KRS-One • I Got Next • The Sneak Attack • Spiritual Minded • The Mix Tape • Prophets Vs. Profits • Kristyles• D.I.G.I.T.A.L. • Keep Right • Peedo and the Luna Empire Mix Tape • Life
Compilation albums Man & His Music • Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez • Battle for Rap Supremacy KRS-One Vs. MC Shan • Man & His Music (Remixes from Around the World) • A Retrospective • Best of B-Boy Records • Best of Rapture's Delight • Blast Master Tapes: Best of the B-Boy Sessions
Singles "Say No Brother" • "South Bronx" • "Super Hoe" • "Poetry" • "The Bridge Is Over" • "Self Destruction" • "I'm Still #1" • "Jack of Spades" • "My Philosophy" • "Stop the Violence" • "Bo! Bo! Bo!" • "Why Is That" • "You Must Learn" • "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" • "Ya Know the Rules" • "Radio Song" • "13 and Good" • "Duck Down" • "We in There" • "Black Cop" • "Outta Here" • "Sound of Da Police" • "Big Timer" • "Free Mumia" • "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" • "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" • "1, 2 Pass It" • "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" • "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" • "Heartbeat" • "A Friend" • "Word Perfect" • "Bulworth (They Talk About It When We Live It)" • "5 Boroughs" • "EY-YO! (The Reggae Virus)" • "No Wack DJ's" • "The Mind" • "Get Your Self Up (Remix)" • "Hot" • "Essentials" • "C.I.A. (Criminals in Action)" • "Clear 'Em Out" • "Underground" • "How Bad Do You Want It" • "Illegal Business (2004 Remix)" • "Let 'Em Have It" • "Boogie Down Ox" • "What You Know About?" • "My Life" • "Better Than I've Ever Been"
Other: Boogie Down Productions • "I Can't Wake Up" • Stop the Violence Movement • Temple of Hiphop

v • d • e Nas
Discography
Albums
Illmatic · It Was Written · The Firm: The Album · I Am... · Nastradamus · QB's Finest · Stillmatic · The Best of Nas · The Lost Tapes · From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes EP · God's Son · Street's Disciple · Hip Hop Is Dead · The Lost Tapes 2
Singles
Solo singles: "Halftime" · "It Ain't Hard to Tell" · "The World Is Yours" · "Life's a Bitch" · "One Love" · "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" · "Street Dreams" · "Escobar '97" · "Nas Is Like" · "Hate Me Now" · "Nastradamus" · "Analyze This · "You Owe Me" · "Got Ur Self A..." · "One Mic" · "Made You Look" · "I Can" · "Get Down" · "Thief's Theme" · "Bridging the Gap" · "Just a Moment" · "Hip Hop Is Dead" · "Can't Forget About You" · "Better Than I've Ever Been"
Other songs: "Ether" · "Supa Ugly"
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