Nas Illmatic Album
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Often cited as one of the best hip-hop albums of the '90s, Illmatic is the undisputed classic upon which Nas' reputation rests. It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of New York hip-hop in the post-Chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Yet even if Illmatic marks the beginning of a shift away from Native Tongues-inspired alternative rap, it's strongly rooted in that sensibility. For one, Nas employs some of the most sophisticated jazz-rap producers around: Q-Tip, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and Large Professor, who underpin their intricate loops with appropriately tough beats. But more importantly, Nas takes his place as one of hip-hop's greatest street poets -- his rhymes are highly literate, his raps superbly fluid regardless of the size of his vocabulary. He's able to evoke the bleak reality of ghetto life without losing hope or forgetting the good times, which become all the more precious when any day could be your last. As a narrator, he doesn't get too caught up in the darker side of life -- he's simply describing what he sees in the world around him, and trying to live it up while he can. He's thoughtful but ambitious, announcing on 'N.Y. State of Mind' that 'I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death,' and that he's 'out for dead presidents to represent me' on 'The World Is Yours.' Elsewhere, he flexes his storytelling muscles on the classic cuts 'Life's a Bitch' and 'One Love,' the latter a detailed report to a close friend in prison about how allegiances within their group have shifted. Hip-hop fans accustomed to 73-minute opuses sometimes complain about Illmatic's brevity, but even if it leaves you wanting more, it's also one of the few '90s rap albums with absolutely no wasted space. Illmatic reveals a great lyricist in top form meeting great production, and it remains a perennial favorite among serious hip-hop fans.
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
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| 1 | 1:45 | |
| 2 | Chris Martin / Nas / DJ Premier | 4:54 |
| 3 | 3:30 | |
| 4 | 4:50 | |
| 5 | 4:20 | |
| 6 | 4:08 | |
| 7 | J. Davis / Jonathan Davis / Nas | 5:25 |
| 8 | 3:18 | |
| 9 | Chris Martin / Nas / DJ Premier | 4:12 |
| 10 | 3:22 |
| Nas discography | |
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| Studio albums | 12 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 51 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 78 |
| Collaborative albums | 3 |
The discography of Nas, an American rapper, consists of twelve studio albums, three collaborative albums, three compilations, one extended play, and seventy-eight singles (including twelve collaboration singles and thirty-three as a featured artist). The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas dropped out of school during ninth grade and began his music career in 1991 with a guest performance on the song 'Live at the Barbeque' by Main Source. In 1992, Nas featured on the MC Serch posse cut, “Back to the Grill”, alongside Chubb Rock and Red Hot Lover Tone, and later contributed the track, 'Halftime' to the soundtrack to the film, Zebrahead. Soon Nas ignited enough hype and signed to Columbia Records, where he released his debut album Illmatic in 1994.[1] Including Nas's solo debut track 'Halftime', Illmatic was certified platinum in the US,[2] spawned several singles including 'It Ain't Hard to Tell' and 'The World Is Yours', and earned much critical acclaim. With a more mainstream-oriented sound, Nas's second album It Was Written was released in 1996 and included the Lauryn Hill collaboration 'If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)' and 'Street Dreams', the latter of which reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.[3]It Was Written was certified quadruple platinum.[2] In 1999, Nas released two albums: I Am.. and Nastradamus. While I Am reached double platinum status like its preceding album It Was Written and spawned two singles that reached the top ten spots of the Hot Rap Singles chart, 'Hate Me Now' and 'Nas Is Like', Nastradamus signaled a decrease in quality and critical reception and sold only half as many units. Still, Nastradamus featured two charting singles, 'You Owe Me' and 'Nastradamus'.[1]
After another New York City rapper, Jay-Z, attacked Nas in his album The Blueprint, Nas released Stillmatic in 2001 with a track responding to Jay-Z's attack along with two singles that once again made the top ten spots of the Billboard rap chart, 'Got Ur Self A..' and 'One Mic'.[1] Nas's 2002 album God's Son included 'I Can', his most successful single on the Hot 100 that charted at number 12 there.[3] However, Nas's 2004 album Street's Disciple failed to attract much hype. After Nas settled his feud with Jay-Z by performing with Jay-Z in the rival rapper's 'I Declare War' concert in October 2005, Nas was signed to Def Jam Recordings Def Jam label in 2006 and debuted on Def Jam with Hip Hop Is Dead, his third album to reach number 1 on the American Billboard 200 album chart.[4] In 2008, Nas released an untitled album that he controversially almost titled Nigger.[1]
Nas has also released three collaborative albums. In 1997, he teamed up with rappers AZ, Cormega, Foxy Brown, and Nature to form supergroup The Firm, whose self-titled album reached the top of the Billboard 200 and included two modestly charting singles 'Firm Biz' and 'Phone Tap'. With his new imprint Ill Will Records, Nas released in 2000 the collaborative effort Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest, which included 'Da Bridge 2001' and 'Oochie Wally'. A few mixtapes were released, as well. In 2010, Nas and reggae singer Damian Marley released the collaborative album Distant Relatives. Among the singles in which Nas did guest performances, four of them reached the top ten of the Hot 100: 'Hot Boyz' by Missy Elliott (whose remix also featured Lil' Mo, Eve, and Q-Tip), 'Did You Ever Think' by R. Kelly, 'Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix)' by Mariah Carey and 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' by Jennifer Lopez. Nas also appeared in singles and tracks by his ex-wife Kelis, Sean Combs, Game, Ludacris, and Mobb Deep among others. Nas has sold over 15 million records in the United States alone.[5]
- 1Albums
- 4Singles
- 7Music videos
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [6] | US R&B/HH [7] | US Rap [8] | CAN [9] | FRA [10] | GER [11] | NL [12] | NOR [13] | SWI [14] | UK [15] | ||||
| Illmatic |
| 12 | 2 | — | 52 | 151 | — | — | — | — | 57 |
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| It Was Written |
| 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 38 |
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| I Am.. |
| 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 23 | 16 | 61 | 34 | 38 | 31 |
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| Nastradamus |
| 7 | 2 | — | 27 | — | 45 | 90 | — | 92 | 90 |
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| Stillmatic |
| 5 | 1 | — | — | 124 | 64 | 40 | — | 56 | 92 |
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| God's Son |
| 12 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 89 | 42 | — | 56 | 57 |
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| Street's Disciple |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 54 | — | 82 | 40 | 27 | 45 |
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| Hip Hop Is Dead |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 89 | — | 95 | — | 22 | 68 |
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| Untitled |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 45 | — | — | 31 | 10 | 23 |
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| Life Is Good |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
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| Nasir |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 59 | 13 | 16 [29] | 12 | 16 |
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| TBA[31] |
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| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Collaboration albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [6] | US R&B/HH [7] | US Rap [8] | CAN [9] | FRA [10] | IRE [32] | NL [12] | NOR [13] | SWI [14] | UK [15] | ||||
| The Firm: The Album (with The Firm) |
| 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 54 | — | 51 | — | — | 82 |
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| Distant Relatives (with Damian Marley) |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 65 | 32 | 11 | 30 |
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| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [6] | US R&B/HH [7] | US Rap [8] | FRA [10] | SWI [14] | UK [15] | ||||||||
| Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest (with Ill Will Records) |
| 53 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
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| The Lost Tapes |
| 10 | 3 | — | 104 | 50 | 124 |
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| Greatest Hits |
| 124 | 20 | 11 | — | — | 150 |
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| The Essential Nas |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Mixtapes[edit]
| Title | Album details |
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| Nasty Nas (demo tape) |
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| The Prophecy, Vol 1 |
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| The Prophecy, Vol 2: The Beginning of the N |
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| The Nigger Tape |
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EPs[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [6] | US R&B/HH [7] | ||
| From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes |
| 123 | 32 |
DVDs[edit]
| Title | Details |
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| Stillmatic DVD |
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| Made You Look: God's Son Live |
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| Video Anthology Vol. 1 |
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Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [38] | US R&B/HH [38] | US Rap [38] | FRA [10] | GER [39] | NL [12] | NZ [40] | SWI [14] | UK [41] | |||||
| 'Halftime' | 1992 | — | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Zebrahead soundtrack and Illmatic | ||
| 'It Ain't Hard to Tell' | 1994 | 91 | 57 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | Illmatic | ||
| 'The World Is Yours' | —[D] | 67 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 'Life's a Bitch' (featuring AZ and Olu Dara) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'One Love' (featuring Q-Tip) | — | —[E] | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)' (featuring Lauryn Hill) | 1996 | 53 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| It Was Written | |
| 'Street Dreams' | 22 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | — | 12 |
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| 'The Message' | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Phone Tap' (with AZ and Nature featuring Dr. Dre) | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Firm: The Album | ||
| 'Escobar '97' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Men in Black: The Album | |||
| 'In Too Deep' (featuring Nature) | 1999 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Too Deep soundtrack | ||
| 'Nas Is Like' | 86 | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | I Am… | |||
| 'Hate Me Now' (featuring Puff Daddy) | 62 | 18 | 8 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 30 | |||||
| 'Nastradamus' | 92 | 27 | 4 | — | — | 72 | — | — | 24 | Nastradamus | |||
| 'You Owe Me' (featuring Ginuwine) | 2000 | 59 | 13 | — | — | 87 | 100 | — | — | 89 | |||
| 'Rule' (featuring Amerie) | 2001 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stillmatic | ||
| 'Got Ur Self A..' | 87 | 37 | 2 | — | 62 | 24 | — | 38 | 30 | ||||
| 'One Mic' | 2002 | 43 | 14 | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| 'Made You Look' | 2003 | 32 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | God's Son | ||
| 'I Can' | 12 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 53 | 46 | — | 43 | 19 | ||||
| 'Get Down' | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | ||||
| 'Thief's Theme' | 2004 | —[F] | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Street's Disciple | ||
| 'Bridging the Gap' (featuring Olu Dara) | 94 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||||
| 'Just a Moment' (featuring Quan) | 2005 | —[G] | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 'Hip Hop Is Dead' (featuring will.i.am) | 2006 | 41 | 48 | 25 | — | 84 | — | 28 | — | 35 | Hip Hop Is Dead | ||
| 'Can't Forget About You' (featuring Chrisette Michele) | 2007 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 'Hero' (featuring Keri Hilson) | 2008 | 97 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 70 | Untitled album | ||
| 'Make the World Go Round' (featuring Game and Chris Brown) | — | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Nasty' | 2011 | —[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life Is Good | ||
| 'The Don' | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | |||
| 'Daughters' | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Cherry Wine'[46][47] (featuring Amy Winehouse) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | ||||
| 'Cops Shot the Kid' (featuring Kanye West) | 2018 | 96 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | Nasir | ||
| 'Craze' (with ThomasTekno) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 'NY Se Mumbai' (with Naezy, DIVINE, Ranveer Singh) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gully Boy | ||
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Collaboration singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [38] | US R&B/HH [38] | US Rap [38] | GER [48] | NL [12] | UK [41] | ||||||||
| 'East Coast West Coast Killas' (with RBX, KRS-One and B-Real) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath | |||||
| 'Firm Biz' (with AZ and Foxy Brown featuring Dawn Robinson) | 1997 | — | 56 | 15 | — | — | — | The Firm: The Album | |||||
| 'I've Got to Have It' (with Jermaine Dupri featuring Monica) | 2000 | — | 67 | 15 | 76 | — | — | Big Momma's House soundtrack | |||||
| 'Da Bridge 2001' (with Capone, Cormega, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Millennium Thug, Mobb Deep, Nature, and Tragedy Khadafi) | — | 96 | 17 | — | — | — | Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest | ||||||
| 'Oochie Wally' (with Bravehearts) | 2001 | 26 | 11 | 2 | — | 11 | 30 | ||||||
| 'What's Going On' (with Artists Against AIDS Worldwide) | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | What's Going On: All-Star Tribute | ||||||
| 'Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)' (with Kanye West, KRS-One, and Rakim) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| 'As We Enter' (with Damian Marley) | 2010 | —[J] | — | — | — | — | 39 | Distant Relatives | |||||
| 'Strong Will Continue' (with Damian Marley) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 'My Generation' (with Damian Marley featuring Joss Stone and Lil Wayne) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 'Hard To Love Somebody' (with Arlissa) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Battles | |||||
| 'Deep' (with Robin Thicke) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Morning Sun | |||||
| 'Craze' (with ThomasTekno) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US [38] | US R&B/HH [38] | US Rap [38] | AUS [citation needed] | UK [41] | |||||||||
| 'Fast Life' (Kool G Rap featuring Nas) | 1995 | 74 | 42 | 7 | — | — | 4,5,6 | ||||||
| 'Gimme Yours' (AZ featuring Nas) | —[K] | 50 | 17 | — | — | Doe or Die | |||||||
| 'Head over Heels' (Allure featuring Nas) | 1997 | 35 | 17 | — | — | 18 | Allure | ||||||
| 'Love Is All We Need' (Mary J. Blige featuring Nas) | 28 | 2 | — | — | 15 | Share My World | |||||||
| 'Grand Finale' (DMX featuring Method Man, Nas and Ja Rule) | 1998 | —[L] | 63 | 18 | — | — | Belly soundtrack | ||||||
| 'Hot Boyz' (Missy Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip) | 1999 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 |
| Da Real World | |||||
| 'Did You Ever Think' (R. Kelly featuring Nas) | 27 | 2 | — | 11 | 20 | R. | |||||||
| 'It's Mine' (Mobb Deep featuring Nas) | — | 71 | 25 | — | — | Murda Muzik | |||||||
| 'Sincerity' (Mary J. Blige featuring DMX and Nas) | — | 72 | — | — | — | Mary | |||||||
| 'The Ultimate High' (Nature featuring Nas) | 2000 | — | —[M] | 20 | — | — | For All Seasons | ||||||
| 'Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix)' (Mariah Carey and Joe featuring Nas) | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 10 | My Name Is Joe | |||||||
| 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' (Track Masters Remix) (Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas) | 2002 | 10 | 32 | — | 16 | 3 |
| J to tha L–O! The Remixes | |||||
| 'I Got It 2' (Jagged Edge featuring Nas) | —[N] | 34 | — | — | — | Jagged Little Thrill | |||||||
| 'Thugz Mansion' (2Pac featuring Nas and J. Phoenix) | 19 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 24 | Better Dayz | |||||||
| 'Too Much for Me' (DJ Kayslay featuring Nas, Foxy Brown, Birdman and Amerie) | 2003 | — | 57 | — | — | — | The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1 | ||||||
| 'Situations' (Bravehearts featuring Nas and Jully Black) | — | —[O] | — | — | — | Bravehearted | |||||||
| 'Quick to Back Down' (Bravehearts featuring Nas and Lil Jon) | — | 48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 'In Public' (Kelis featuring Nas) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | 17 | Tasty | ||||||
| 'Blackout' (Mashonda featuring Nas) | — | 34 | — | — | — | January Joy | |||||||
| 'Road to Zion' (Damian Marley featuring Nas) | 2006 | — | 57 | — | — | — | Welcome to Jamrock | ||||||
| 'Blindfold Me' (Kelis featuring Nas) | — | 91 | — | — | — | Kelis Was Here | |||||||
| 'My President' (Young Jeezy featuring Nas) | 2008 | 53 | 45 | 13 | — | — | The Recession | ||||||
| 'Too Many Rappers' (Beastie Boys featuring Nas) | 2009 | 93 | — | — | — | 134 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | ||||||
| 'Fall in Love' (Estelle featuring John Legend and Nas) | 2010 | — | 71 | — | — | — | All of Me | ||||||
| 'Ghetto Dreams' (Common featuring Nas) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | The Dreamer/The Believer | ||||||
| 'So Fresh' (CJ Hilton featuring Nas) | — | 50 | — | — | — | Cold Summer EP | |||||||
| 'Blame' (K'La featuring Nas) | 2012 | — | 92 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| 'Free' (Rudimental featuring Emeli Sandé and Nas) | 2013 | — | — | — | 5 | 26 |
| Home | |||||
| 'Hustle' (Rocko featuring Nas and Antozzio) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| 'I Am Somebody' (Bliss n Eso featuring Nas) | — | — | — | 80 | — | Circus in the Sky | |||||||
| 'Chains' (Usher featuring Nas and Bibi Bourelly) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| 'The Sickness' (J Dilla featuring Nas) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | The Diary | ||||||
| 'Figure It Out' (French Montana featuring Nas and Kanye West) | — | —[P] | — | — | — | MC4 | |||||||
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| 'Where Y'all At' | 2006 | Hip Hop Is Dead |
| 'Be a Nigger Too' | 2008 | Untitled |
| 'Accident Murderers' (featuring Rick Ross) | 2012 | Life Is Good |
| 'Loco-Motive' (featuring Large Professor) |
Other charted songs[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [38] | US R&B/HH [38] | UK [41] | |||||||||||
| 'Affirmative Action' (featuring AZ, Cormega and Foxy Brown) | 1996 | — | 78 | — | It Was Written | ||||||||
| 'You Won't See Me Tonight' (featuring Aaliyah) | 1999 | —[Q] | 44 | — | I Am.. | ||||||||
| 'K-I-S-S-I-N-G' | — | 50 | — | ||||||||||
| 'Ether' | 2001 | — | 50 | — | Stillmatic | ||||||||
| 'You're Da Man' | 2002 | — | 76 | — | |||||||||
| 'Heaven' (featuring Jully Black) | 2003 | — | —[R] | — | God's Son | ||||||||
| 'Last Real Nigga Alive' | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 'Nas' Angels..The Flyest' (featuring Pharrell) | — | 72 | — | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack | |||||||||
| 'Streets of New York' (Alicia Keys featuring Nas and Rakim) | — | —[S] | — | The Diary of Alicia Keys | |||||||||
| 'You Know My Style' | 2004 | — | 63 | — | Street's Disciple | ||||||||
| 'Virgo' (with Ludacris, featuring Doug E. Fresh) | — | 69 | — | The Red Light District and Street's Disciple | |||||||||
| 'Where Y'all At' | 2006 | — | —[T] | — | Hip Hop Is Dead | ||||||||
| 'Black Republican' (featuring Jay-Z) | —[U] | —[V] | — | ||||||||||
| 'Everything I Love' (Diddy featuring Nas and Cee Lo Green) | — | —[W] | — | Press Play | |||||||||
| 'I Do It for Hip Hop' (Ludacris featuring Nas and Jay-Z) | 2008 | — | 89 | — | Theater of the Mind | ||||||||
| 'Outro' (Lil Wayne featuring Bun B, Nas, Shyne and Busta Rhymes) | 2011 | —[X] | — | — | Tha Carter IV | ||||||||
| 'Summer On Smash' (featuring Swizz Beatz and Miguel) | 2012 | —[Y] | — | — | Life Is Good | ||||||||
| 'Maybach Curtains' (Meek Mill featuring Nas, John Legend and Rick Ross) | — | 82 | — | Dreams & Nightmares | |||||||||
| 'We Are' (Justin Bieber featuring Nas) | 2015 | 88 | — | 74 | Purpose | ||||||||
| 'Nas Album Done' (DJ Khaled featuring Nas) | 2016 | — | —[Z] | — | Major Key | ||||||||
| 'Adam and Eve' (featuring The-Dream) | 2018 | —[AA] | — | — | Nasir | ||||||||
| 'Not for Radio' (featuring Puff Daddy and 070 Shake) | —[AB] | — | — | ||||||||||
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances[edit]
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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| 'Live at the Barbeque'[54] | 1991 | Main Source, Akinyele, Joe Fatal | Breaking Atoms |
| 'Back to the Grill'[55] | 1992 | MC Serch, Chubb Rock, Red Hot Lover Tone | Return of the Product |
| 'One on One'[56] | 1994 | N/A | Street Fighter soundtrack |
| 'Mo Money, Mo Murder Homicide'[57] | 1995 | AZ | Doe or Die |
| 'Verbal Intercourse'[58] | Raekwon, Ghostface Killah | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.. | |
| 'Eye for a Eye (Your Beef is Mines)'[59] | Mobb Deep, Raekwon | The Infamous | |
| 'Affirmative Action' (Saint-Denis Style Remix)[60] | Suprême NTM | Paris sous les bombes | |
| 'One Plus One'[61] | 1996 | Large Professor | The LP |
| 'Give It Up Fast'[62] | Mobb Deep, Big Noyd | Hell on Earth | |
| 'Escobar '97'[63] | 1997 | N/A | Men in Black |
| 'Nas (Skit)'[64] | The Alkaholiks | Likwidation | |
| 'The Prophecy'[65] | Daddy Yankee | Boricua Guerrero – First Combat | |
| 'How Ya Livin''[66] | 1998 | AZ | Pieces of a Man |
| 'John Blaze'[67] | Fat Joe, Big Pun, Jadakiss, Raekwon | Don Cartagena | |
| 'Body in the Trunk'[68] | Noreaga | N.O.R.E. | |
| 'Turn It Out (Intro)'[69] | Jermaine Dupri | Life in 1472 | |
| 'Soundtrack to the Streets'[70] | Kid Capri | Soundtrack to the Streets | |
| 'Money Makes the World Go Round'[71] | R. Kelly | R. | |
| 'To My'[72] | Timbaland, Mad Skillz, Static Major | Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment | |
| 'Queensfinest'[73] | DJ Clue? | The Professional | |
| 'Blood Money (Part 2)'[74] | Noreaga, Nature | Ride soundtrack | |
| 'Where Do We Go from Here'[75] | 1999 | Master P, Mac | Only God Can Judge Me |
| 'Me & Nas Bring It to Your Hardest'[76] | Slick Rick | The Art of Storytelling | |
| 'You Made Me'[77] | Harlem World, Carl Thomas | The Movement | |
| 'Want It'[78] | E-Moneybags, Horse | In E-Moneybags We Trust | |
| 'Esco Intro'[78] | E-Moneybags | ||
| 'Thugs Calm Down'[78] | E-Moneybags, Noreaga | ||
| 'It's Mine'[79] | Mobb Deep | Murda Muzik | |
| 'M.O.M.M.Y.'[80] | Cha Cha | Dear Diary | |
| 'Journey Through the Life'[81] | Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim, Joe Hooker, Beanie Sigel | Forever | |
| 'Millennium Thug'[82] | Funkmaster Flex, Big Kap | The Tunnel | |
| 'I Really Want to Show You'[83] | The Notorious B.I.G., K-Ci & JoJo | Born Again | |
| 'Thank God I Found You' (Make It Last Remix)[84] | 2000 | Mariah Carey, Joe | My Name is Joe |
| 'I've Got to Have It'[85] | Jermaine Dupri, Monica | Big Momma's House soundtrack | |
| 'I Still Got to Have It'[85] | Jermaine Dupri | ||
| 'B EZ'[86] | Capone-N-Noreaga | The Reunion | |
| 'Let My Niggas Live'[87] | Wu-Tang Clan | The W | |
| 'Live from the Bridge'[88] | DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 | |
| 'I Can't Take It No More' (No More Remix)[89] | 3LW | 3LW | |
| 'Gangsta Tears'[90] | 2001 | N/A | Exit Wounds soundtrack |
| 'Queens Day'[91] | Run–D.M.C., Prodigy | Crown Royal | |
| 'Finer Things'[92] | Jon B. | Pleasures U Like | |
| 'Show Discipline'[93] | Jadakiss | Kiss tha Game Goodbye | |
| 'Let Em Hang' | Lakey the Kid, V12 | Lake Entertainment Presents: The 41st Side | |
| 'Good Life'[94] | Nate Dogg, 54th Platoon | The Good Life | |
| 'Some of 'Em'[95] | 2002 | Devin the Dude, Xzibit | Just Tryin' ta Live |
| 'Who U Rep With'[96] | 50 Cent, Bravehearts | Guess Who's Back? | |
| 'Too Hot'[96] | 50 Cent, Nature | ||
| 'U Wanna Be Me'[97] | N/A | 8 Mile soundtrack | |
| 'The Essence'[98] | AZ | Aziatic | |
| 'The Pledge' (Remix)[99] | Ja Rule, Ashanti | The Last Temptation | |
| 'Stay Chisel'[100] | Large Professor | 1st Class | |
| 'In Between Us'[101] | Scarface | The Fix | |
| 'Salute Me (Remix)' | Fat Joe, Cassidy | Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories | |
| 'Play Me'[102] | 2003 | Korn | Take a Look in the Mirror |
| 'Tick Tock'[103] | 2004 | The Alchemist, Prodigy | 1st Infantry |
| 'Grand Finale'[104] | Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Bun B, Jadakiss, T.I., Ice Cube | Crunk Juice | |
| 'Can't Fade Me'[105] | 2005 | Cassidy, Quan | I'm a Hustla |
| 'Material Things'[106] | Jully Black | This Is Me | |
| 'Miracle's Boys Theme Song'[107] | N/A | Miracle's Boys | |
| 'We Major'[108] | Kanye West, Really Doe | Late Registration | |
| 'Living in Pain'[109] | The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Mary J. Blige | Duets: The Final Chapter | |
| 'We March As Millions'[110] | N/A | One Million Strong Vol. 2: Love Peace & War | |
| 'Escobar 2006'[111] | DJ Clue? | Fidel Cashflow 2006: The New Regime | |
| 'War'[112] | 2006 | The Professional, Pt. 3 | |
| 'Music for Life'[113] | Hi-Tek, Common, J Dilla, Marsha Ambrosius, Busta Rhymes | Hi-Teknology²: The Chip | |
| 'Choir Song'[114] | Nashawn | Napalm | |
| 'Money Machine'[114] | Nashawn, Jungle, Ying Yang Twins | ||
| 'Level 7'[114] | Nashawn | ||
| 'Why You Hate the Game'[115] | The Game, Marsha Ambrosius | Doctor's Advocate | |
| 'I Want You' (Remix)[116] | 2007 | Lloyd, André 3000 | Street Love |
| 'Get to Know Me'[117] | Joe | Ain't Nothin' Like Me | |
| 'Full Stop'[118] | Victoria Beckham | N/A | |
| 'Gun 4 Gun'[119] | Killah Priest | The Offering | |
| 'Shake Down' (Remix) | Akon, Ali Vegas | N/A | |
| 'Success'[120] | Jay-Z | American Gangster | |
| 'Ghetto Rich' (Remix)[121] | 2008 | Rich Boy, Lil Wayne, John Legend | N/A |
| 'The Real Hiphop'[122] | KRS-One | Adventures in Emceein | |
| 'Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It' (Remix) | Ice Cube, Scarface | Raw Footage | |
| 'I See You Comin' | Tre Williams | N/A | |
| 'Don't Touch Me (Remix)' | Busta Rhymes, Reek Da Villain, Spliff Star, The Game, Lil Wayne, Big Daddy Kane | ||
| 'Letter to the King' | The Game | LAX | |
| 'I'm On' | DJ Khaled, Cool | We Global | |
| 'NYC' | Kevin Rudolf | In the City | |
| 'Oh Oh-Yeah-Yea' | Keyshia Cole | A Different Me | |
| 'Topless' | 2009 | Dr. Dre, T.I., Eminem | N/A |
| 'Game of Love' | Nat King Cole | Re: Generations | |
| 'Usual Suspects' | Rick Ross, Kevin Cossom | Deeper Than Rap | |
| 'If I Ruled the World '09' | Smirnoff, Marsha Ambrosius | Smirnoff: Signature Series | |
| 'What If' | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss | |
| 'Yacht Music' | DJ Drama, Willie the Kid, Scarface, Marsha Ambrosius | Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) | |
| 'Why R You' (Remix) | Amerie, Jadakiss, Caine, Rick Ross | N/A | |
| 'Film' | Nas | Red Bull Big Tunes | |
| 'Victory' | 2010 | DJ Khaled, John Legend | Victory |
| 'Heartbeat' (Remix) | Nneka | Concrete Jungle | |
| 'Street Riders' | Game, Akon | Brake Lights | |
| 'Soldier Survivors' | Jadakiss, Sheek Louch | The Champ Is Here, Pt. 3 'Rich & Black | |
| 'Rich & Black' | 2011 | Raekwon | Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang |
| 'It's a Tower Heist' | Rick Ross | Tower Heist soundtrack | |
| 'Outro'[123] | Lil Wayne, Bun B, Shyne, Busta Rhymes | Tha Carter IV | |
| 'Get It Forever'[124] | Mobb Deep | Black Cocaine | |
| 'Feel Inside'[125] | Mary J. Blige | My Life II.. The Journey Continues (Act 1) | |
| 'Like Smoke'[126] | Amy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | |
| 'Regeneration'[127] | DJ Premier, The Berklee Symphony Orchestra | RE:GENERATION Music Project | |
| 'Triple Beam Dreams' | 2012 | Rick Ross | Rich Forever and God Forgives, I Don't |
| 'Nothing to Lose'[128] | K'naan | More Beautiful Than Silence and Country, God or the Girl | |
| 'Kings & Queens'[129] | Tyga, Wale | Careless World: Rise of the Last King | |
| 'Running'[130] | Melanie Fiona | The MF Life | |
| 'Champion'[131] | Nicki Minaj, Drake, Young Jeezy | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | |
| 'Something'[132] | Nelly Furtado | The Spirit Indestructible | |
| 'Chain Glow'[133] | Cocaine 80s | N/A | |
| 'This Thing of Ours'[134] | Omarion, Wale, Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 2 | |
| 'Mirage'[135] | Chris Brown | Fortune | |
| 'Hip Hop'[136] | DJ Khaled, Scarface, DJ Premier | Kiss the Ring | |
| 'Maybach Curtains'[137] | Meek Mill, Rick Ross, John Legend | Dreams and Nightmares | |
| 'First Chain'[138] | 2013 | Big Sean, Kid Cudi | Hall of Fame |
| 'Serious'[139] | AZ | Last of a Dying Breed II | |
| 'BBC'[140] | JAY-Z, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Beyoncé Knowles, Swizz Beatz & Niigo | Magna Carta.. Holy Grail | |
| 'Too Late' | The Alchemist | The Cutting Room Floor 3 | |
| 'Refuse to Listen'[141] | 2014 | Dwagie | Refuse to Listen |
| 'Dedicated'[138] | Mariah Carey | Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse | |
| 'Troubeaux'[142] | Jennifer Lopez | A.K.A. | |
| 'We Dem Boyz (Remix)'[143] | Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, Schoolboy Q | Blacc Hollywood | |
| 'Studio (Remix)'[144] | Schoolboy Q, BJ the Chicago Kid | N/A | |
| 'Veni Vidi Vici'[145] | 2015 | Madonna | Rebel Heart |
| 'Something to Believe In'[146] | Fashawn, Aloe Blacc | The Ecology | |
| 'Forbes List' | Dave East | Hate Me Now | |
| 'The Ghetto' | The Game, will.i.am | The Documentary 2.5 | |
| 'We Are' | Justin Bieber | Purpose | |
| 'GOD (Remix)' | Young Jeezy | N/A | |
| 'Rain' | Jadakiss | Top 5 Dead or Alive | |
| 'One of Us' | Rick Ross | Black Market | |
| 'March Madness (Remix)' | 2016 | Future | N/A |
| 'Figure It Out' | French Montana, Kanye West | Wave Gods | |
| 'Tell Your Friends (Remix)' | The Weeknd | N/A | |
| 'This Bitter Land' | Erykah Badu | The Land (Music from the Motion Picture) | |
| 'Nas Album Done' | DJ Khaled | Major Key | |
| 'Rule the World (I Came from the City)' | Michael Kiwanuka | The Get Down | |
| 'Black Man in a White World (Ghetto Gettysburg Address)' | |||
| 'War' | Raye | The Birth of a Nation: The Inspired By Album | |
| 'Elevate (Interlude)' | Alicia Keys | Here | |
| 'Wrote My Way Out' | Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aloe Blacc | The Hamilton Mixtape | |
| 'Die Young'[147] | 2017 | Chris Brown | N/A |
| 'It's Secured' | DJ Khaled, Travis Scott | Grateful | |
| 'On the Road Again' | Jack White, Lillie Mae, Fats Kaplin, Dominic Davis, Daru Jones | Music from The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| 'One Mic' | Jack White, Carla Azar, Dominic Davis | ||
| 'Nycha' | 2018 | Dave East | N/A |
| 'Sorry' | Nicki Minaj | ||
| 'Echo' | Swizz Beatz | Poison |
Music videos[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 'Halftime' | 1992 | N/A |
| 'It Ain't Hard to Tell' | 1994 | Ralph McDaniels |
| 'The World Is Yours' | Josh Taft | |
| 'The World Is Yours (Q-Tip Remix)' | N/A | |
| 'One Love' | Fab 5 Freddy | |
| 'If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)' (featuring Lauryn Hill) | 1996 | Hype Williams |
| 'Street Dreams' | ||
| 'The Message' | N/A | |
| 'Firm Biz' (with The Firm featuring Dawn Robinson) | 1997 | Hype Williams |
| 'Phone Tap' (with The Firm featuring Dr. Dre) | 1998 | Nick Quested |
| 'Nas Is Like' | 1999 | Nick Quested |
| 'Hate Me Now' (featuring Puff Daddy) | Hype Williams | |
| 'Nastradamus' | Nastradamus | |
| 'You Owe Me' (featuring Ginuwine) | 2000 | David Meyers |
| 'Da Bridge 2001' | N/A | |
| 'Oochie Wally' (Remix) (featuring The Bravehearts) | 2001 | |
| 'Got Ur' Self a Gun' | Benny Boom | |
| 'One Mic' | 2002 | Chris Robinson |
| 'Made You Look' | Simon Shasha | |
| 'I Can' | 2003 | Chris Robinson |
| 'Thief's Theme' | 2004 | Ben Mor |
| 'Bridging the Gap' (featuring Olu Dara) | Diane Martel | |
| 'Just a Moment' (featuring Quan) | 2005 | Ben Mor |
| 'Hip Hop Is Dead' (featuring will.i.am) | 2006 | Nas, Ulysses Terrero |
| 'Shine on 'Em' | N/A | |
| 'Can't Forget About You' (featuring Chrisette Michelle) | 2007 | Chris Robinson |
| 'Hustlers' (featuring Game) | R. Malcolm Jones | |
| 'Be a Nigger Too' | 2008 | Rik Cordero |
| 'Hero' (featuring Keri Hilson) | Taj | |
| 'Make the World Go Round' (featuring Game and Chris Brown) | Chris Robinson | |
| 'As We Enter' (with Damian Marley) | 2010 | NABIL |
| 'Patience' (with Damian Marley) | 2011 | |
| 'Land of Promise' (with Damian Marley) | Ras Kassa | |
| 'Nah Mean' (with Damian Marley) | ||
| 'Nasty' | Jason Goldwatch | |
| 'The Don' | 2012 | Aristotle |
| 'Daughters' | Chris Robinson | |
| 'Bye Baby' | Aristotle | |
| 'Cherry Wine' (featuring Amy Winehouse) | Jay Martin | |
| 'A Queens Story' | Jungle, SnackSOB | |
| 'Represent' | 2014 | N/A |
As featured artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 'Back to the Grill' (MC Serch featuring Nas and Chubb Rock) | 1992 | N/A |
| 'Mo Money, Mo Murder (Homicide)' (AZ featuring Nas) | 1995 | |
| 'Fast Life' (Kool G. Rap featuring Nas) | ||
| 'East Coast, West Coast Killas' (Group Therapy featuring Nas and Dr. Dre) | 1996 | |
| 'Head Over Heels' (Allure featuring Nas) | 1997 | Diane Martel |
| 'Love Is All We Need' (Mary J. Blige featuring Nas) | N/A | |
| 'Grand Finale' (DMX featuring Nas, Method Man and Ja Rule) | 1998 | |
| 'John Blaze' (Fat Joe featuring Nas, Big Pun, Jadakiss and Raekwon) | Chris Robinson | |
| 'Did You Ever Think' (Remix) (R. Kelly featuring Nas) | 1999 | N/A |
| 'It's Mine' (Mobb Deep featuring Nas) | Hype Williams | |
| 'I've Got to Have It' (Jermaine Dupri featuring Nas and Monica) | 2000 | N/A |
| 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' (Remix) (Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas) | 2002 | Dave Meyers |
| 'The Pledge' (Remix) (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti and Nas) | Irv Gotti | |
| 'Thugz Mansion' (2Pac featuring Nas) | David Nelson | |
| 'Quick to Back Down' (Remix) (Bravehearts featuring Nas and Lil Jon) | 2003 | N/A |
| 'Road to Zion' (Damian Marley featuring Nas) | 2005 | |
| 'Blindfold Me' (Kelis featuring Nas) | 2006 | Marc Klasfeld |
| 'My President' (Young Jeezy featuring Nas) | 2009 | Gabriel Hart |
| 'Rich & Black' (Raekwon featuring Nas) | 2011 | Woodworks |
| 'Ghetto Dreams' (Common featuring Nas) | Matt Alonzo | |
| 'Refuse to Listen' (Dwagie featuring Nas) | 2014 | N/A |
| 'I Am Somebody' (Bliss N Eso featuring Nas) | 2014 | Allan Hardy |
| 'Chains' (Usher featuring Nas and Bibi Bourelly) | 2015 | Ben Louis Nicholas and Daniel Arsham |
| 'Nas Album Done' (DJ Khaled featuring Nas) | 2016 | Eif Rivera, DJ Khaled |
| 'It's Secured' (DJ Khaled featuring Nas and Travis Scott) | 2017 | Grateful |
Notes[edit]
- ^ abcdefghijkSales as of 2014.
- ^ abSales as of 2008.
- ^Sales as of 2012.
- ^'The World Is Yours' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'One Love' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Thief's Theme' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Just a Moment' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Make the World Go Round' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Nasty' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'As We Enter' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Gimme Yours' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Grand Finale' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'The Ultimate High' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'I Got It 2' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Situations' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Figure It Out' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'You Won't See Me Tonight' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Heaven' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Streets of New York' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Where Y'all At' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Black Republican' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Black Republican' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Everything I Love' did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
- ^'Outro' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Summer On Smash' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
- ^'Nas Album Done' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[52]
- ^'Adam and Eve' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[53]
- ^'Not for Radio' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[53]
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