Hip Hop Is Dead
{{for|the song from this album|Hip Hop Is Dead (song)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Hip Hop Is Dead
| type = studio
| artist = Nas
| cover = Hiphopisdead1.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 19, 2006
| recorded = 2005–2006
| studio =
| genre = Hip-hop
| length = {{duration|m=60|s=27}}
| label = {{hlist|The Jones Experience|Def Jam|Columbia}}
| producer = {{hlist|Nas|Chris Webber|Devo Springsteen|Dr. Dre|Kanye West|L.E.S.|Mark Batson|Salaam Remi|Scott Storch|Stargate|will.i.am|Wyldfyer}}
| prev_title = Street's Disciple
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = {{Noitalic|Untitled}}
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hip Hop Is Dead
| type = studio
| single1 = Hip Hop Is Dead
| single1date = November 5, 2006
| single2 = Can't Forget About You
| single2date = January 23, 2007
}}
}}
Hip Hop Is Dead is the eighth studio album by American rapper Nas, released December 19, 2006, on Def Jam Recordings. His first album for the label, it was co-financed by Nas's previous label, Columbia Records, which once distributed for Def Jam. The album's title was inspired by Nas's view of the music industry and the state of hip hop music at the time. The album features appearances from Nas's then-wife Kelis, Def Jam label-mates Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Chrisette Michele, as well as will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, and The Game, among others.
The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 355,880 copies in its first week. His fourth U.S. number-one album, it had sold 785,000 copies by March 2014, eventually over time it went gold by the RIAA.[https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.27806/title.50-cent-leaves-interscope-how-nas-busta-rhymes-ghostface-killah-mos-def-fared-after-leaving-their-longtime-label-homes/ "How Nas, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah & Mos Def ..."] Upon its release, Hip Hop Is Dead received generally positive reviews from most music critics. Hip Hop Is Dead was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album,[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917140128/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/06/entertainment/main3584478.shtml List of Grammy Award Nominess]. Retrieved on 2011-5-10. ultimately losing to Kanye West's Graduation at the 50th Grammy Awards.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110909010149/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/grammy-2008-winners.jhtml Grammy Award Winner 2008]. Retrieved on 2011-5-10.
Background
Nas announced the album's title after a performance on May 18, 2006.Bolden Janeé [https://web.archive.org/web/20060702221808/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9018 Nas Drops New LP In September, Declares Hip-Hop Dead] Sohh.com. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.[https://web.archive.org/web/20060703004236/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10357006/latest_news_bmariahb_bbilly_corganb_bwutangb_and_more Latest News: Mariah, Billy Corgan, Wu-Tang and More] Rolling Stone. Retrieved on July 30, 2006 In a late September interview on English DJ Tim Westwood's Radio show, Nas said, "Hip-hop is dead because we as artists no longer have the power." He went on to say, "Could you imagine what 50 Cent could be doing, Nas, Jay, Eminem, if we were the Jimmy Iovines? Could you imagine the power we'd have? I think that's where we're headed." He has described the album as a mixture of "street" records, "political" records and collaborations.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061014235213/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/100206/ Mixtape Monday: Nas Wants To Join Jay-Z In Africa; Snoop, Dre Reunite]. MTV News. Retrieved on October 9, 2006. In another interview for MTV.com, Nas discussed the concept of the album title and the social atmosphere and condition of the music industry that inspired it, stating:
{{blockquote|When I say 'hip-hop is dead', basically America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead ... 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 muthafucka back and it starts losing speed and is about to fall down. That's where we are as a country ... 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. 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061026142003/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542740/20061009/nas.jhtml MTV News Exclusive: Nas Previews New LP]. MTV.com. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.|Nas}}
A promo single, "Where Y'all At", was released in June 2006 and produced by Salaam Remi.{{cite web|last=Sunkara|first=Bhasakar|title=Nas - "Where Y'all At"|url=http://rap.about.com/od/songreviews/gr/NasWhereYallAt.htm|publisher=About.com|access-date=March 30, 2008|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190406/http://rap.about.com/od/songreviews/gr/NasWhereYallAt.htm|url-status=dead}} It contained a sample from Nas' "Made You Look",{{cite web|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|title=Nas: "Where Y'all At" [Track Review]|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/37138-where-yall-at|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207155437/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/37138-where-yall-at|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2008|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=June 28, 2006|access-date=March 30, 2008}} but it did not make the final cut for Hip Hop Is Dead.{{cite news|title=Radiohead Reveal Tour Plans – Enigmatically; Plus Jordin Sparks, Ashley Tisdale, Amy Winehouse, Deerhunter & More, In For The Record|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575329/20071129/radiohead.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207075744/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575329/20071129/radiohead.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 7, 2007|publisher=MTV News|date=November 29, 2007|access-date=March 30, 2008}} It was, however, released as a bonus track on the Japanese import version of the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICD-9025 |title=Hip Hop Is Dead [Limited Pressing] NAS CD Album |publisher=CDJapan |access-date=2014-08-26}}
A music video for "Can't Forget About You" premiered on February 5, 2007, the song featuring Chrisette Michele and sampling Nat King Cole's song "Unforgettable".{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title='Nas King Cole' Shoots 'Unforgettable' Clip, Preps New Album For '07|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1549573/20070109/nas.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111042326/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1549573/20070109/nas.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2007|publisher =MTV News|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=August 18, 2007}} Another video, Hustlers, featuring The Game, followed.{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title= Game Says He's 'Good' With Buck But Has Disdain For G-Unit; Unleashes New Mixtape|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1556643/20070409/game_the.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417065704/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1556643/20070409/game_the.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2007 |publisher=MTV News|date=April 9, 2007|access-date=August 18, 2007}}
=Title controversy=
In an interview on the music television show 106 & Park, while promoting his untitled 2008 album, Nas said that he chose "Hip Hop Is Dead" as the title of the album in order to engender excitement and a reaction among hip hop artists. He went on to say that it worked, due to reactions from artists like Lil Wayne and Kanye West (whether West was actually reacting to the title of the album or merely promoting the album is unclear, given that he produced on two of the album's tracks). The title had a major impact in the hip hop world, especially for Southern hip hop, whose artists were blamed at the time for cheapening the quality of hip-hop with crunk and snap music. Southern rapper Young Jeezy had made statements against the title of Nas' album, and also furthered his comments by questioning Nas' street credibility. They have since reconciled, with Nas appearing on Jeezy's 2008 single, "My President".Shake. [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.4702/title.young-jeezy-says-nas-has-no-street-credibility Young Jeezy Says Nas Has No Street Credibility] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061219020255/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.4702/title.young-jeezy-says-nas-has-no-street-credibility |date=2006-12-19 }}. Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved on December 20, 2006. Many other Southern rappers such as Ludacris, Trick Daddy, and Big Boi (whose fellow Outkast member, Andre 3000, declared hip hop dead on 2001's "Funkin' Around", off Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast) have also attacked Nas' album title claiming that it is targeted at Southern hip hop.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061221195453/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/121806/ Mixtape Monday: Is Hip-Hop Dead? Luda, Big Boi Disagree With Nas]. MTV.com. Retrieved on December 29, 2006 Nas also has a fair share of supporters such as fellow New York rappers KRS-One, DMX, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 79/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/hip-hop-is-dead/nas|title=Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=December 29, 2009}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Brown, Marisa. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=hip-hop-is-dead-r938710/review|pure_url=yes}} Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-27.
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2Score = (B)Rosen, Jody. [http://www.ew.com/article/2006/12/11/hip-hop-dead Review: Hip Hop Is Dead] . Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-10-27.
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}Lynskey, Dorian. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jan/05/urban.shopping Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
| rev4 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide)
| rev4Score = A−Christgau, Robert. "[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Nas Consumer Guide: Hip Hop Is Dead]". MSN Music: April 2007. Archived from [http://music.msn.com/music/consumerguide/2007/4/honorablemention/ the original]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on 2009-10-27.
| rev5 = The New York Times
| rev5Score = (favorable)Sanneh, Kelefa. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/arts/music/14sann.html Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-27.
| rev6 = Pitchfork Media
| rev6Score = (7.8/10){{cite web|last=Macia|first=Peter|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9729-hip-hop-is-dead/|title=Nas: Hip Hop Is Dead|work=Album Reviews|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=15 December 2006|access-date=17 May 2012}}
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7Score = (8/10)Frauenhofer, Michael. [https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9213/nas-hip-hop-is-dead/ Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-10-27.
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}Serpick, Evan. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hip-hop-is-dead-20070108 Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-10-27.
| rev9 = USA Today
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}Gardner, Elysa. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070907170907/http://blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/2006/12/this_weeks_revi_1.html Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-10-27.
| rev10 = The Village Voice
| rev10Score = (favorable)Spies, Michael. [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0651,spies,75322,22.html Review: Hip Hop Is Dead] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531052327/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0651,spies,75322,22.html |date=2008-05-31 }}. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-10-27.
}}
Hip Hop Is Dead received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[https://www.metacritic.com/music/hip-hop-is-dead Hip Hop Is Dead (2007): Reviews]. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-10-27. Nas is hip-hop's "grumpiest man", according to Jody Rosen for Entertainment Weekly, and the album "is a lot like Nas himself: impossible not to admire, but hard to love".Rosen, Jody. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061214001240/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,1567755_4_0_,00.html Music Review: Hip Hop Is Dead] Entertainment Weekly. December 8, 2006. Among those music writers and critics that reviewed Hip Hop Is Dead favorably was Jason Rubin of The A.V. Club, which gave the album an A− rating. Rubin praised the album's production quality and lyrical concept, and stated "Hip Hop is unsparing in its diagnosis of rap's ills, but ultimately, it's hopeful. It contains a smart, tight, cohesive analysis of where rap went astray, but also the seeds of the genre's rebirth and renewal."[https://web.archive.org/web/20070111191038/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/57363 AV Club - Hip Hop Is Dead review]. AVClub.com. Retrieved on November 15, 2008
Despite perceiving its sound and musical quality as weaknesses, Los Angeles Times writer Soren Baker gave it 3 out of 4 stars and wrote "Nas demonstrates why he remains one of rap's most revered artists, as his defense of hip-hop culture is impassioned and informed, if not fully realized".Baker, Soren. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-20-et-albums20-story.html Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-27. Sean Fennessey of Vibe called the album "disorienting and sometimes brilliant" and complimented its "bold, startling production and a renewed lyrical vigor".Fennessey, Sean. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=kiYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA109&dq= Review: Hip Hop Is Dead]". Vibe: 109–110. January 2007. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, losing to Kanye West's Graduation (2007), at the 50th Grammy Awards in February 2008.[http://rap.about.com/od/grammyawards/a/2008GrammyAward.htm 2008 Grammy Awards - Hip-Hop Nominees & Winners - 50th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235544/http://rap.about.com/od/grammyawards/a/2008GrammyAward.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}. About.com. Retrieved on November 15, 2008
Commercial performance
Hip Hop Is Dead debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 355,880 copies in its first week. The album has joined It Was Written (1996) and I Am… (1999) as Nas's third album to debut at number one on the chart.Hasty, Katie. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56357/nas-scores-third-no-1-album-with-hip-hop-is-dead Nas Scores Third No. 1 Album With 'Hip-Hop Is Dead'] Billboard. December 27, 2006. In its second week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, selling an additional 101,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1549226/omarion-gets-late-christmas-gift-1-debut-as-overall-sales-slide/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915214446/http://www.mtv.com/news/1549226/omarion-gets-late-christmas-gift-1-debut-as-overall-sales-slide/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2020|title=OMARION GETS LATE CHRISTMAS GIFT — #1 DEBUT — AS OVERALL SALES SLIDE|website=MTV|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=January 7, 2007|access-date=April 15, 2020}} In its third week, the album dropped to number eight on the chart, selling 44,800 copies that week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063394/dreamgirls-takes-no-1-in-sluggish-sales-week|title='Dreamgirls' Takes No. 1 In Sluggish Sales Week|magazine=Billboard|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=January 10, 2007|access-date=April 15, 2020}} On March 12, 2007, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=nas&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA Certifications - Nas|website=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=April 23, 2020}}
The title track "Hip Hop Is Dead" (produced by will.i.am), which contains samples from "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly, and "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band (which Nas previously used on "Made You Look", and Billy Squier's "The Big Beat", was the first single of the album.{{cite web|url=http://iomusic.com/Bands_and_Artists/N/Nas/|title=The Big Beat|last=Collins|first=Roger|work=Iomusic News|access-date=2008-12-05}} It received airplay on radio stations in Australia (Triple J), the UK, and in United States, notably on Hot 97.Bolden, Janeé. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060702221808/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9018 Nas Drops New LP In September, Declares Hip-Hop Dead]. Sohh.com. Retrieved on July 19, 2006. The single recently reached #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart[https://web.archive.org/web/20060219145217/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Songs&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs] Billboard. Retrieved on December 6, 2006. and #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single from the album Hip Hop Is Dead is "Can't Forget About You" (Featuring Chrisette Michele). It contains a sample from Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable".
Track listing
Information is based on Liner Notes.Nas. “Hip Hop Is Dead”. Def Jam Recordings. 2006.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Money Over Bullshit
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| extra1 = {{hlist|L.E.S.|Wyldfyer}}
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=16}}
| title2 = You Can't Kill Me
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| extra2 = {{hlist|L.E.S.|Al West}}
| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=14}}
| title3 = Carry on Tradition
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 = Scott Storch
| length3 = {{duration|m=3|s=49}}
| title4 = Where Are They Now
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| extra4 = {{hlist|Nas|Salaam Remi}}
| length4 = {{duration|m=2|s=44}}
| title5 = Hip Hop Is Dead
| note5 = featuring will.i.am
| writer5 =
| extra5 = will.i.am
| length5 = {{duration|m=3|s=45}}
| title6 = Who Killed It?
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| extra6 = {{hlist|Salaam Remi|will.i.am}}
| length6 = {{duration|m=3|s=10}}
| title7 = Black Republican
| note7 = featuring Jay-Z
| writer7 =
| extra7 = {{hlist|L.E.S.|Wyldfyer}}
| length7 = {{duration|m=3|s=45}}
| title8 = Not Going Back
| note8 = featuring Kelis
| writer8 =
| extra8 = Stargate
| length8 = {{duration|m=4|s=9}}
| title9 = Still Dreaming
| note9 = featuring Kanye West and Chrisette Michele
| writer9 =
| extra9 = Kanye West
| length9 = {{duration|m=3|s=37}}
| title10 = Hold Down the Block
| note10 =
| writer10 =
| extra10 = Mark Batson
| length10 = {{duration|m=3|s=58}}
| title11 = Blunt Ashes
| note11 =
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Chris Webber
| length11 = {{duration|m=4|s=3}}
| title12 = Let There Be Light
| note12 = featuring Tre Williams
| writer12 =
| extra12 = {{hlist|Kanye West|Devo Springsteen{{small|{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}}
| length12 = {{duration|m=4|s=28}}
| title13 = Play on Playa
| note13 = featuring Snoop Dogg
| writer13 =
| extra13 = Scott Storch
| length13 = {{duration|m=3|s=33}}
| title14 = Can't Forget About You
| note14 = featuring Chrisette Michele
| writer14 =
| extra14 = will.i.am
| length14 = {{duration|m=4|s=34}}
| title15 = Hustlers
| note15 = featuring The Game and Marsha Ambrosius
| writer15 =
Marvin Ambrosius
| extra15 = Dr. Dre
| length15 = {{duration|m=4|s=6}}
| title16 = Hope
| note16 = featuring Chrisette Michele
| writer16 =
| extra16 = {{hlist|L.E.S.|Nas|Alexander "Spanador" Mosely}}
| length16 = {{duration|m=3|s=5}}
| total_length = {{duration|m=60|s=27}}
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = Bonus tracks
| title17 = Shine On
| note17 = iTunes pre-order
| writer17 =
| extra17 = Salaam Remi
| length17 = {{duration|m=2|s=42}}
| title18 = The N (Don't Hate Me Now)
| note18 = United Kingdom and Circuit City
| writer18 =
| extra18 = Salaam Remi
| length18 = {{duration|m=2|s=48}}
| title19 = Where Y'all At
| note19 = Best Buy
| writer19 =
| extra19 = Salaam Remi
| length19 = {{duration|m=4|s=9}}
| total_length = {{duration|m=70|s=6}}
}}
;Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer.
Personnel
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on Liner Notes.
| class="wikitable" |
| #
!Title !Notes |
|---|
| |Hip Hop Is Dead
| Executive producer: Nasir Jones |
| 1
|"Money Over Bullshit" | Songwriters: N. Jones, L. Lewis, W. Coleman |
| 2
|"You Can't Kill Me" | Songwriters: N. Jones, L. Lewis, A. West |
| 3
|"Carry on Tradition" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Storch |
| 4
|"Where Are They Now" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Gibbs, J. Brown, B. Byrd, R. Lehnhoff |
| 5
|"Hip Hop Is Dead" | Songwriters: N. Jones, W. Adams, J. Lordan, D. Ingle |
| 6
|"Who Killed It?" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Gibbs, W. Adams |
| 7
|"Black Republican" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Carter, L. Lewis, W. Coleman, C. Coppala |
| 8
|"Not Going Back" | Songwriters: N. Jones, T. Hermansen, M. Ericksen, K. Roger-Jones |
| 9
|"Still Dreaming" | Songwriters: N. Jones, K. West, C. Payne, C. Ernst-Wells |
| 10
|"Hold Down the Block" | Songwriters: N. Jones, M. Batson |
| 11
|"Blunt Ashes" | Songwriters: N. Jones, M. Webber |
| 12
|"Let There Be Light" | Songwriters: N. Jones, K. West, T. Williams, D. Harris, P. Cho |
| 13
|"Play on Playa" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Storch, C. Broadus, M. Gaye, L. Ware, A. Ross |
| 14
|"Can't Forget About You" | Songwriters: N. Jones, W. Adams, C. Payne, I. Gordon |
| 15
|"Hustlers" | Songwriters: N. Jones, J. Taylor, M. Ambrosius, A. Young, M. Elizondo |
| 16
|"Hope" | Songwriters: N. Jones, L. Lewis |
| *
|"Shine On" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Gibbs |
| *
|"The N (Don't Hate Me Now)" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Gibbs |
| *
|"Where Y'all At" | Songwriters: N. Jones, S. Gibbs, C. Stepney, R. Rudolph |
Charts
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Certifications
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Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Region
!Date |
|---|
| Ireland
|December 15, 2006 |
| United Kingdom
|December 18, 2006 |
| United States
|December 19, 2006 |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060807223211/http://www6.defjam.com/site/artist_home.php?artist_id=608 Nas] at DefJam
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