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Hip Hop Is Dead is not Illmatic.
Illmatic stands as one of the most impressive debuts in rap music, and consequently has set up inevitable, and often unfavorable, comparisons with each of Nas' subsequent releases.
And so it is practically a given that the two albums in fact do not compare, that the beats, the rhymes, the insight, the flow Mr.
Jones had on Illmatic have not been duplicated here, and in all honestly, probably never will.
Nas himself seems aware of this -- though he would never admit it -- as throughout the record he references the MCs, the producers, the DJs who made the music what it was and what it is today, many of whom were releasing material in the early '90s, when Nas first made a mark.
He himself is one of them.
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| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Can't Kill MeL. David Lewis, A. West | Nas | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Carry on Tradition | Nas | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Where Are They Now | Nas | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Hip Hop Is Dead | Nas, will.i.am | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Who Killed It? | Nas | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Black RepublicanL. David Lewis | Nas, Jay-Z | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Not Going Back | Nas, Kelis | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Still Dreaming | Nas, Chrisette Michele, Kanye West | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Hold Down the BlockM. Batson | Nas | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Blunt Ashes | Nas | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Let There Be Light | Nas, Tre Williams | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | Play on Playa | Nas, Snoop Dogg | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 13 | Can't Forget About You | Nas, Chrisette Michele | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 14 | HustlersAndre Young | Nas, Marsha Ambrosius, The Game | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 15 | HopeL. David Lewis | Nas | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 16 | Money Over Bullshit | Nas | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 17 | The N (Don't Hate Me Now) | Nas | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 63 mins | 145 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 400 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsha Ambrosius | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 2 | M. Batson | Composer |
| 3 | Mark Batson | Audio Production, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Producer |
| 4 | Mike Bogard | Wardrobe |
| 5 | Mike "The Razor" Brinkley | A&R |
| 6 | Jay Brown | A&R |
| 7 | Shari Bryant | Marketing Coordinator |
| 8 | Paul Cho | Keyboards, Producer |
| 9 | Chrisette Michele | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Kevin Crouse | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Andrew Dawson | Engineer |
| 12 | Nichell Delvaille | Art Coordinator, Photo Coordination |
| 13 | Dr. Dre | Audio Production |
| 14 | Dylan Dresdow | Mixing |
| 15 | Mike Elizondo | Keyboards |
| 16 | Aaron Fessel | Producer |
| 17 | Gilbert Fuentes | Assistant Engineer |
| 18 | The Game | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 19 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 20 | Conrad Golding | Engineer |
| 21 | Vincent Henry | Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Soprano) |
| 22 | Nate Hertweck | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 23 | Adam Hill | Viola |
| 24 | Jay-Z | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 25 | Nasir Jones | Executive Producer |
| 26 | Terese Joseph | A&R |
| 27 | Doug Joswick | Package Production |
| 28 | Kelis | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 29 | Padraic Kerin | Assistant Engineer |
| 30 | L.E.S. | Audio Production |
| 31 | Marc Lee | Engineer |
| 32 | L. David Lewis | Composer |
| 33 | Fabienne Leys | A&R |
| 34 | LeRoi Moore | Saxophone |
| 35 | Nas | Audio Production, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 36 | Bruce Purse | Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Trumpet (Bass) |
| 37 | Salaam Remi | Audio Production, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Producer |
| 38 | Robert "Roomio" Reyes | Assistant |
| 39 | TaVon Sampson | Cover Design |
| 40 | W. Marshall Sealy | French Horn |
| 41 | Snoop Dogg | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 42 | Devo Springsteen | Producer |
| 43 | John Stahl | Engineer |
| 44 | Scott Storch | Audio Production, Musician, Producer |
| 45 | Brian Sumner | Engineer |
| 46 | Seamus Tyson | Assistant Engineer |
| 47 | Tracey Waples | Marketing |
| 48 | Chris Webber | Audio Production, Musician, Producer |
| 49 | A. West | Composer |
| 50 | Al West | Musician |
| 51 | Alvin West | Producer |
| 52 | Andy West | Creative Director |
| 53 | Kanye West | Audio Production, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 54 | will.i.am | Audio Production, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 55 | Michael "Blue" Williams | Management |
| 56 | Tre Williams | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 57 | Wyldfyer | Audio Production |
| 58 | Andre Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |