Halftime (song)

This article is about the song by Nas. For the musical concept, see Half-time (music). For other uses, see Half time (disambiguation).
"Halftime"
Single by Nasty Nas
from the album Zebrahead (Soundtrack From The Original Motion Picture) and Illmatic
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
Recorded1992
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)Nasir Jones
Producer(s)Large Professor
Nas singles chronology
"Halftime"
(1992) 		"It Ain't Hard to Tell"
(1994)

"Halftime" is a song by American rapper Nasty Nas, who would change his name to Nas after the release of the song. The song was released as his debut single, the sole single from the Zebrahead soundtrack album and the lead single from his debut album Illmatic, on October 13, 1992.[1] "Halftime" was produced by Large Professor, Remixed by Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo and features samples of drums and vocals from "Schoolboy Crush" by Average White Band, horns from "Soul Traveling" by Gary Byrd, and the bassline from "Dead End" from the Japanese cast recording of the musical Hair. The song was the first song created for Illmatic, and was released circa one and a half years earlier than the album.[2]

  1. ^ Zebrahead Soundtrack
  2. ^ Isenberg, Daniel (May 23, 2012). "Large Professor Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)". Complex. Retrieved April 10, 2023."