The Essential NAS

~ Release by Nas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD: The Essential Nas Disc 2
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1Bridging the Gap
vocals and performer:
Olu Dara
Nas feat. Olu Dara2.753:57
2Warrior Song
performer:
Alicia Keys
recording of:
Warrior Song
writer:
Alicia Keys and Nasir Jones (US rapper)
Nas feat. Alicia Keys24:43
3Doo Rags
producer:
Precision (hip-hop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Doo Rags
Nas34:04
4Nastradamus
producer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
Nas24:14
5Just a Moment
samples:
Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song) by Chic (US disco group)
Nas feat. Quan3.354:24
6Oochie Wally
recording of:
Oochie Wally
additional lyricist:
Shelene Thomas
lyricist:
Horse (QB rapper, formerly of Bravehearts), Jungle (QB rapper Jabari Jones of Bravehearts), Nas (US rapper) and Wiz (US rapper Michael Epps, a.k.a. "G-Wiz", of The Bravehearts)
composer:
EZ Elpee
Nas feat. Bravehearts4:59
7One Love
engineer:
Tim Latham
producer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
samples:
Mixed Up Cup by Clyde McPhatter and Smilin’ Billy Suite, Part II by The Heath Brothers
music videos:
One Love (clean video) by Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
One Love (from 1992 until 1993)
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
writer:
Jimmy Heath
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper)
Nas4.455:26
8Hate Me Now
recording of:
Hate Me Now
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
composer:
Anthony Moody
Nas feat. Puff Daddy4:45
9Blaze a 50
producer:
Poke and Tone
recording of:
Blaze a 50
Nas22:51
10Got Ur Self A...
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Crouse
assistant engineer:
Paul Gregory (US engineer)
producer:
Megahertz (US hip-hop producer Dorsey Wesley)
lead vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Woke Up This Morning by Alabama 3 (UK dance/rock band aka A3)
recording of:
Got Ur Self a…
writer:
Jake Black (member of Alabama 3), Chester Burnett, Simon Edwards (Sir Eddie Real), Piers Marsh, Nasir Jones (US rapper) and Rob Spragg
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Sun Shining, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music–Z Songs
Nas3.53:50
11Thief's Theme
Nas33:00
12The World Is Yours
engineer:
Jamie Staub
producer:
Pete Rock (US hip hop producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
samples:
I Love Music by The Ahmad Jamal Trio and It’s Yours by T La Rock
recording of:
The World Is Yours (from 1992 until 1993)
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
composer:
Peter Phillips (US hip hop producer)
Nas4.84:51
13Made You Look
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band
recording of:
Made You Look
writer:
Jerry Lordan, Nasir Jones (US rapper) and Salaam Gibbs
Nas3.53:25
14No Idea's Original
producer:
The Alchemist (hip hop DJ & producer)
recording of:
No Idea’s Original (The Lost Tapes remix)
revision of:
No Idea’s Original (original version)
Nas23:05
15It Ain't Hard to Tell
engineer:
Diego Garrido, Anton Pukshansky and Stan Wallace
producer:
Large Professor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
samples:
Human Nature (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), N.T. (live, 1971‐05‐29: P.J.’s, Hollywood, FL, USA) by Kool & the Gang and Why Can't People Be Colors Too? by The Whatnauts
recording of:
It Ain’t Hard to Tell (from 1992 until 1993)
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
composer:
William Paul Mitchell (Large Professor)
is based on:
Human Nature
is based on:
Nas Will Prevail
Nas4.43:22