Author:
Jay Carter
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Artist: Nas
Album: Hip Hop Is Dead
Label: The Jones Experience/Columbia/Def Jam
On Nas latest album and most controversial since “Stillmatic”
because of its title “Hip Hop Is Dead”, Nas shows exactly why he’s
amongst the elite artist in the game dead or alive. Whether you agree with Nas
views on songs like “Carry on Tradition”, “Let There Be Light”
featuring Tre Williams, and “Hip Hop Is Dead” featuring
Will.i.am (also produced by Will.i.am) Nas proves he has a
point. Production wise outside of “Still Dreaming” featuring Kanye
West (also produced by Kanye West), “Black Republican”
featuring Jay-Z one of the year’s most anticipated collaborations,
and “Hustlers” featuring The Game & Marsha
Ambrosius (produced by Dr.Dre), the album has a lack
of and does not live up to its hype in my opinion. Yet in still, Hip Hop Is
Dead debuted #1 on Billboards Top 200 albums selling over 355,000 copies in
its first week.
