Nasty (Nas song)

"Nasty"
Single by Nas
from the album Life Is Good
ReleasedAugust 9, 2011
Recorded2011; Instrument Zoo Studios (Miami, Florida)
GenreHip hop
Length3:04
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)Nasir Jones, Salaam Gibbs
Producer(s)Salaam Remi
Nas singles chronology
"Ghetto Dreams"
(2011) 		"Nasty"
(2011) 		"The Don"
(2012)
"Nasty"
The song's uptempo, minimal beat occasionally pauses, amid Nas' boasts of his rapping prowess.[1]
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"Nasty" is a song by American rapper Nas. The song, released via iTunes on August 9, 2011, is the first single from his tenth studio album Life Is Good (2012).[2][3] The song is produced by Nas's long-time producer and frequent collaborator Salaam Remi. The song was listed at No. 37 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "50 Best Singles of 2011", and was also named as the best hip-hop song of 2011 by Rap Genius.[4][5] The song was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2012 film Project X. It was also featured in the video game "The Crew".

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Breihan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Nas – Nasty (single)
  3. ^ Nas official site
  4. ^ "50 Best Singles of 2011: Nas, 'Nasty'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Rap Songs of 2011 | Rap Genius Blog". Rapgenius.com. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.