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Nas
Hip Hop Is Dead

Album GB 2006 on Def Jam Recordings label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Thug Rap)

Issued in a super jewel box with a 12-page booklet. Track 1 ASCAP/BMI Produced for Big Things Entertainment & Big Boss Entertainment Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Track 2 ASCAP/Alvin West Publishing Designee Produced by L.E.S. for Big Things Entertainment And Alvin West for Xtraordinaire Entertainment Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC and Legacy Recording Studios, NYC Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Track 3 ASCAP Produced for Tuff Jew Productions/Hustla Foundation, Inc. Recorded by Kevin Crouse at Chung King Studios, NYC and Conrad Golding for Mandatory Entertainment and Marc Lee at Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Track 4 ASCAP/BMI Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Contains a sample of "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" as performed by James Brown, under license from Universal Music Enterprises. Written by J. Brown, B. Byrd & R. Lenhoff, published by Crited Music, Inc. (BMI). All rights administered by Unichappell Music, Inc. Track 5 ASCAP/BMI Produced for Will.I.Am Music Group Recorded by Will.I.Am at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and Kevin Crouse at Chung King Studios, NYC Mixed at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA Contains samples from the sound recordings "Apache" and "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" both performed by Michael Viner & The Incredible Bongo Band, courtesy of Phoenix Records. "Apache" written by Jeremiah Patrick Lordan and published by Regent Music Corp. o/b/o itself and Francis Day & Hunter (BMI). "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" written by D. Ingle and published by Cotillion Music, Inc./Ten East Music (BMI) & Iron Butterfly Music (BMI). All rights administered by Cotillion Music, Inc. (BMI) Track 6 ASCAP/BMI Produced by Salaam Remi and Will.I.Am for Will.I.Am Music Group Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC and Legacy Recording Studios, NYC Track 7 ASCAP/BMI Produced for Big Things Entertainment & Big Boss Entertainment Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC and Legacy Recording Studios, NYC Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Contains samples of "Marcia Religiosa" as performed by The City Of Prague Philharmonic. Under license from Silva Screen Records. Written by Carmine Coppala. Published by Carmit Music Co. (ASCAP) Track 8 ASCAP Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Kelis appears courtesy of Jive Records Track 9 ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978 Recorded at Legacy Recording Studios, NYC and Chung King Studios, NYC Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Contains interpolations from the composition "The Interim" written by Jimmy Webb. Published by Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP) Track 10 ASCAP/BMI Produced for Allustrious A.D., Inc. Recorded at Westlake Recording Studios, LA, CA Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Leroi Moore appears courtesy of RCA Records Track 11 ASCAP/Publishing Designee Recorded at NRG Studios, N. Hollywood, CA Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Track 12 ASCAP/BMI Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978 Co-produced by Devo Springsteen for Very Good Beats and Paul Cho Recorded by Kevin Crouse at NRG Studios, N. Hollywood, CA, Sunset Studios, LA, CA and Legacy Recording Studios, NYC and by Andrew Dawson at Sony Music Studios, NYC Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Track 13 ASCAP Recorded by Kevin Crouse at Amerycan Studios, Hollywood, CA and by Conrad Golding at The Hit Factory Criteria Studios, Miami, FL Mixed at Chung King Studios Snoop Dogg appears courtesy of Doggy Style/Geffen Records Contains a sample of "After The Dance" as performed by Marvin Gaye. Under license from Universal Music Enterprises. Written by Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware and Arthur Ross. Published by Jobete Music Co. (ASCAP) Track 14 ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Produced for Will.I.Am Music Group Recorded by Kevin Crouse at Legacy Recording Studios, NYC, NRG Studios, N. Hollywood, CA and Chung King Studios, NYC and by Will.I.Am at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and Chung King Studios, NYC Mixed at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA Contains excerpts from "Unforgettable" as performed by Nat King Cole. Used courtesy of Capitol Records under license from EMI Music Marketing. Written by Irving Gordon. Published by Bourne Co. (ASCAP) Track 15 ASCAP/BMI Recorded by Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri at Record One Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA; Brian Sumner at Encore Studios, Burbank, CA; John Stahl at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA Assisted by Robert "Roomio" Reyes and Charles Garcia at Record One Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA Mixed at Record One Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA The Game appears courtesy of Interscope Records Marsha Ambrosius appears courtesy of Aftermath Records Track 16 ASCAP Produced by Nas and L.E.S. for Big Things Entertainment Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Management for Family Tree Entertainment Mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC Wardrobe for The B Lynn Group Sample clearance agent for DMG Clearances, Inc. ℗ © 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Made in the EU.

Musicians

	Nas voc, *1973 US album by
	Mike Brinkley a&r, for ill will music group
	Terese Joseph , administrator, a&r administration
	Grubman, Indursky & Shire, PC , legal, legal representation
	Kenny Meiselas , legal, legal representation
	Paul Rothenberg legal, legal representation
	Deborah Mannis-Gardner , US legal, sample clearance agent
	Antoinette Trotman , management, business affairs
	Ian Allen , management, business affairs
	Michael Seltzer , management, business affairs
	Mike Bogard other, wardrobe
	Tracey Waples , product manager, marketing
	L.E.S. , US producer, instruments, all
	Wildfyer , producer, instruments, all
	Al West , instruments, all, written by
	Scott Storch key, p, *1973 US producer, instruments, all, written by
	James Brown voc, 1933-2006 US performer, sample of "get up, get into it, get involved", written by
	Will I Am syn, *1975 US featuring, producer, drums, drum programming, vocals, additional, keyboards, all, organ, farfisa organ, producer, drums, drum programming, keyboards, all
	Michael Viner , US performer, samples from "apache" and "in-a-gadda-da-vida"
	The Incredible Bongo Band , *1972 US performer, samples from "apache" and "in-a-gadda-da-vida"
	Patrice Jackson vc, cello
	Salaam Remi key, US drums, bass, keyboards, keys
	Vincent Henry sax, g, *1953 US flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet
	Marshall Sealy frh, french horn
	Bruce Purse key, US flugelhorn, trumpet, trumpet, bass trumpet
	Adam Hill , viola
	Naira Underwood , violin
	Jay-Z voc, *1969 featuring
	The City Of Prague Philharmonic , performer, samples of "marcia religiosa"
	Kelis voc, *1979 US featuring
	Chrisette Michele bvoc, key, *1982 US featuring
	Kanye West voc, *1977 US featuring, written by
	Mark Batson p, clv, org, US producer, drums, bass, keyboards, written by
	Leroi Moore , *1961 US saxophone
	Mark B. Mayfield , vocals
	Chris Webber , producer, instruments, all, written by
	Mark Biondi , drums
	Tre Williams voc, bvoc, *1981 US featuring, written by
	Paul Cho , keyboards, written by
	Snoop Dogg voc, bvoc, *1971 US featuring
	Marvin Gaye p, 1939-1984 US performer, sample of "after the dance", written by
	Nat King Cole voc, p, 1919-1965 US performer, excerpts from "unforgettable"
	Marsha Ambrosius voc, *1977 GB featuring, written by
	The Game acg, *1979 US featuring
	Mike Elizondo b, US keyboards, written by
	Lionel Holoman , keyboards, keyboard bass
	Jaramye Daniels , vocals, additional

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