| "Cops Shot the Kid" | |
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| Song by Nas featuring Kanye West | |
| from the album Nasir | |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Studio | West's ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming |
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| Length | 2:47 |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Kanye West |
"Cops Shot the Kid" is a song by American rap artist Nas featuring fellow rap artist Kanye West, and the second track off of Nas' eleventh studio album Nasir (2018). The track was written by Nas, West, Andrew Dawson, and Che Smith, with West handling production and Dawson providing additional production. The song samples "Children's Story" by Slick Rick throughout, and includes dialogue spoken by Richard Pryor from the film Wattstax (1974); both are also credited as writers.