Hip Hop Is Dead (song)

"Hip Hop Is Dead"
Single by Nas featuring will.i.am
from the album Hip Hop Is Dead
Released	November 5, 2006 (U.S.) January 29, 2007 (UK)
Recorded	2006
Length	3:45
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Nasir Jones William Adams, Jr. Jerry Lordan Doug Ingle
Producer(s)	will.i.am
Nas singles chronology
"Blindfold Me" (2006) "Hip Hop Is Dead" (2006) "Can't Forget About You" (2006)
will.i.am singles chronology
"Fergalicious" (2006) "Hip Hop Is Dead" (2006) "A Dream" (2006)
Music video
"Hip Hop Is Dead" on YouTube

"Hip Hop Is Dead" is the first and title single taken from Nas' 2006 album of the same name. It is produced by and features will.i.am. It peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,^[1] as well as number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. On December 31, 2007, the music video for "Hip Hop Is Dead" appeared at number 93 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown, even though the video was released in December 2006.