God's Stepson

God's Stepson is an album by hip hop producer 9th Wonder (formerly one third of the group Little Brother). It was an unofficial remix of Nas's God's Son album of 2002.

1 Background
2 Track listing
3 Samples
4 References

[edit] Background

Released through internet outlets in 2003, it was the first in the trend of homemade remix projects, which reached fever pitch with Jay-Z's The Black Album remixes (of which 9th also submitted an entry). It was well received by critics and fans alike for its re-interpretation of what many considered to be a return-to-form album from Nas. In particular, the album is responsible for the popularity of remixing whole albums back-to-front, and also for establishing 9th Wonder amongst the premier league of hip hop producers.

The album's popularity also coincided with the emergence of the similar hip hop album form, the Mashup album, which combines two or more otherwise unrelated musical entities, such Danger Mouse's The Grey Album, which combined the lyrics of Jay-Z with the remixed music of The Beatles White Album. This album is a mashup in that it paired the music of 9th with the vocals of Nas.

The album was excellently received, and served as the a catalyst for 9th, sweeping "the industry off their feet".^[1]

[edit] Track listing

"Get Down"
"The Cross"
"Made You Look"
"Last Real Nigga Alive"
"Hey Nas"
"I Can"
"Book Of Rhymes"
"Thugz Mansion (NYC)"
"Mastermind"
"Warrior Song"
"Revolutionary Warfare"
"Ether" (Originally from Stillmatic)

[edit] Samples

"The Cross" contains a sample from "Beautiful Man of Mine" by Phyllis Hyman
"Thugz Mansion (NYC)" contains a sample from "It's Madness" by Marvin Gaye
"Made U Look" outro contains a sample from "Broken Wing Bird" by The 5th Dimension