Hip Hop Is Dead

by Nas

Hip Hop Is Dead cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 December 2006
  • Label: Def Jam
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:03:04
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Utilizing a highly provocative title, the Queensbridge veteran delivered a scathing critique of the commercialization and perceived artistic decline within the rap industry. The production features a diverse array of prominent beatmakers, supporting complex, street-oriented storytelling. It sparked massive controversy and debate regarding the genre's mid-2000s direction.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, rhythmic, conscious, conceptual, crime, rap, political, storytelling, old-school

Tracklist

  1. Money Over Bullshit (4:16)
  2. You Can't Kill Me (3:14)
  3. Carry On Tradition (3:49)
  4. Where Are They Now (2:44)
  5. Hip Hop Is Dead (3:45)
  6. Who Killed It? (3:10)
  7. Black Republican (3:45)
  8. Not Going Back (4:09)
  9. Still Dreaming (3:37)
  10. Hold Down The Block (3:58)
  11. Blunt Ashes (4:03)
  12. Let There Be Light (4:28)
  13. Play On Playa (3:33)
  14. Can't Forget About You (4:34)
  15. Hustlers (4:06)
  16. Hope - Acappella Version (3:05)
  17. Shine On (2:42)

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