Songs Nas wrote with others: “Street Dreams” (with Roy Hamilton III and Johnny “J”), “Ether” (with Ron Browz) and “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” (with Poke and Tone). Songs Nas wrote that others recorded: “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” (Foreign Heights, 2007), “The World Is Yours” (Cookin’ Soul, 2014) and “It Ain’t Hard to Tell” (Cookin’ Soul, 2014). Songs Nas recorded that someone else wrote: “Dead Presidents II” by JAŸ-Z and David Willis. On General Admission 4 Us: 15 cuts, 5 records and 1 album from the Rabbit Hole Records crate.
Album · Illmatic (1994)
Nas' debut album 'Illmatic' is a landmark of hip-hop, a cinéma vérité portrait of life in the Queensbridge projects that set a new standard for lyrical depth and raw urban poetry.
Nas's "The World Is Yours" samples a record called "I Love Music." Which act had "I Love Music" on record before Nas built his track on it?The Ahmad Jamal Trio
Nas's "It Ain’t Hard to Tell" from Illmatic samples a record called "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" Which group had that song on record first?The Whatnauts
Nas's "Got Ur Self a…" runs on an earlier song, "Woke Up This Morning," and carries its writing credit. Which act had that song on record before him?Alabama 3