5 rap songs, 5 80s pop hits
peep this
sun 4/5/2009
The sum is not always greater than its parts.
Flo Rida Right Round
Samples: Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Round
Flo Rida follows up the sticky "Low" with a nod to 80's gender-bending disco.
Slim Thug I Run
Samples: A Flock of Seagulls' I Ran
An upbeat song about love becomes a downbeat track about thugs in the hands of Houston's Slim Thug.
Diddy I'll Be Missing You
Samples: The Police's Every Breath You Take
Diddy retooled the end of a romance into the end of a bromance after the shooting death of partner-in-rhyme Notorious B.I.G.
Nas Rule
Samples: Tears For Fears' Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Nas lets the original do the driving – on a ride through his 'hood.
Lady Sovereign So Human
Samples: The Cure's Close to Me
The "female Eminem" goes even more pop by hijacking a New Wave classic.
on lock
daily dos
thu 2/19/2009
Listen to "Topless," a leaked track by Dr. Dre featuring Nas and T.I.
king day
daily dos
mon 1/19/2009
Young Jeezy and Nas fire up the Lamborghini in a new video, "My President is Black."
low cash flow
daily dos
thu 1/15/2009
Nas and his wife, R&B singer Kelis, are expecting their first child together.
caught offsides
daily dos
tue 11/18/2008
Listen to Ludacris team up with Nas and Jay-Z on a new track, “Do It For Hip-Hop.” (via Real Talk NY)
10 exitos
daily dos
fri 8/15/2008
The Game and Nas team up to drop "Letter to the King," a new track dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr.
XXXL
daily dos
mon 7/28/2008
Nas takes a public stand against Fox News on behalf of colorofchange dot org.
XXXL
daily dos
mon 7/28/2008
Nas takes a public stand against Fox News on behalf of colorofchange dot org.
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