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"Dead Presidents" is a 1996 song by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released as the first promotional single for Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt, though it did not directly appear on the album: a different version of the song with the same backing track and chorus but with different lyrics called "Dead Presidents II" appeared on Reasonable Doubt.
"Let Nas Down" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and record producer J. Cole, taken from his second studio album Born Sinner (2013). The song was produced by Cole himself as a dedication to one of his idols, fellow American rapper Nas, with whom Cole was often compared to early in his career.
J. Cole self-produced 12 out of the 21 tracks on the mixtape, including his debut single, called "Simba", for which Cole shot his first music video.The mixtape also features the samples from American rappers such as Kanye West, Nas, Jay-Z and Ghostface Killah, among others, while the tape includes guest appearances from Deacon and Nervous Reck.
Dead Presidents" samples Nas' voice from "The World Is Yours" in its chorus. [19] According to IGN's Spence D., "Ski brings back the stripped down piano fill style lending the track a late night jazz vibe" on "Feelin' It", and "22 Two's" has a "mournful jazz inclined groove" that prominently features string instruments. [18] "
Tentatively called Hip Hop Is Dead...The N, [52] Hip Hop Is Dead was a commentary on the state of hip-hop and featured "Black Republican", a hyped collaboration with Jay-Z. [13] The album debuted on Def Jam and Nas new imprint at that label, The Jones Experience, at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 355,000 copies—Nas's third number ...
J. Cole. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) J. Cole doesn’t want any rap beef. Instead, he’s doubling down on his apology to Kendrick Lamar. Cole, 39, took the title of his latest album ...
On June 26, 2013, J. Cole announced that he would be re-releasing The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights for retail sale, in order to give them the push they deserved. [ 10 ] In his review for MSN Music , music critic Robert Christgau gave the mixtape a two-star honorable mention, [ 1 ] indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its ...
An inside look. J. Cole spoke about both of his children for the first time since being “blessed with two sons.” Surprise! Logic and More Celebs Who Secretly Welcomed Babies Read article In a ...