Hip Hop Is Dead

Hip Hop Is Dead
Studio album by Nas
Released	December 19, 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	60:27
Label	The Jones Experience Def Jam Columbia
Producer	Nas Chris Webber Devo Springsteen Dr. Dre Kanye West L.E.S. Mark Batson Salaam Remi Scott Storch Stargate will.i.am Wyldfyer
Nas chronology
Street's Disciple (2004) Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) Untitled (2008)
Singles from Hip Hop Is Dead
"Hip Hop Is Dead" Released: November 5, 2006 "Can't Forget About You" Released: January 23, 2007

Hip Hop Is Dead is the eighth studio album by American rapper Nas, released December 19, 2006, on Def Jam Recordings. His first album for the label, it was co-financed by Nas's previous label, Columbia Records, which once distributed for Def Jam. The album's title was inspired by Nas's view of the music industry and the state of hip hop music at the time. The album features appearances from Nas's then-wife Kelis, Def Jam label-mates Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Chrisette Michele, as well as will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, and The Game, among others.

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 355,880 copies in its first week. His fourth U.S. number-one album, it had sold 941,000 copies by November 2008, eventually over time it went platinum by the RIAA.^[1] Upon its release, Hip Hop Is Dead received generally positive reviews from most music critics. Hip Hop Is Dead was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album,^[2] ultimately losing to Kanye West's Graduation at the 50th Grammy Awards.^[3]