AlbumE · 2006

Hip Hop Is Dead

by Nas

Hip Hop Is Dead is a 2006 hip-hop album by Nas. It runs 27 tracks across 102 minutes on Def Jam Recordings.

Hip-Hop · Pop · Hardcore Hip-Hop

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7 critics: 27
Tracks: 102 min
Runtime: 95 bpm
Tempo: A# minor
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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 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 764,000 copies by November 2008, eventually over time it went platinum by the RIAA. 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, ultimately losing to Kanye West's Graduation at the 50th Grammy Awards.

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When was Hip Hop Is Dead released?: Hip Hop Is Dead was released in 2006 on Def Jam Recordings.
How many tracks are on Hip Hop Is Dead?: Hip Hop Is Dead has 27 tracks, with a runtime of 102 minutes.
What genre is Hip Hop Is Dead?: Hip Hop Is Dead is catalogued under Hip-Hop, Pop, Hardcore Hip-Hop.
What BPM is Hip Hop Is Dead?: Hip Hop Is Dead runs at a median tempo of 95 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Hip Hop Is Dead?: Listeners of Hip Hop Is Dead also rate My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West, 4:44 by Jay-Z, Fishscale by Ghostface Killah.