Greatest Hits (Nas album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by rapper Nas released through Columbia Records on November 6, 2007.^[7] It features twelve of Nas' singles from his Columbia releases from Illmatic to Street's Disciple and two new tracks. Nas' 2006 studio album Hip Hop Is Dead was overlooked because it was released by Def Jam and not Columbia. Nastradamus and The Lost Tapes were also left out. The collaboration made with Cee-Lo for the Rush Hour 3 soundtrack is also included on the album. Greatest Hits debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200, selling about 6,800 copies, and No. 20 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. As of August 2008 the compilation has sold over 20,000 copies in the US.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Nas
Released	November 6, 2007
Recorded	1992–2007
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:53/70:09 (Int'l Ed.)
Label	Columbia/Sony BMG
Producer	Chris Webber Chucky Thompson D. Moet DJ Premier Large Professor L.E.S. Megahertz Music Group Q-Tip Pretty Boy Rashad Smith Salaam Remi Trackmasters
Nas chronology
Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) Greatest Hits (2007) Untitled (2008)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Less Than an Hour" Released: September 25, 2007 "Surviving the Times" Released: November 6, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	(favourable)[1]
AllMusic	[2]
NME	[3]
Pitchfork	(6.4/10)[4]
Slant Magazine	[5]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10)[6]

The cover features lyrics from his hit single "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" which appears on the compilation.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Original	Length
1	"Surviving the Times"	Chris Webber		Previously unreleased	4:43
2	"Less Than an Hour"	Salaam Remi	Cee-Lo	Rush Hour 3 Soundtrack	3:16
3	"It Ain't Hard to Tell"	Large Professor		Illmatic	3:22
4	"Life's a Bitch"	L.E.S.	AZ	Illmatic	3:30
5	"N.Y. State of Mind"	DJ Premier		Illmatic	4:53
6	"One Love"	Q-Tip	Q-Tip	Illmatic	5:24
7	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)"	Trackmasters	Lauryn Hill	It Was Written	4:43
8	"Street Dreams (remix)"	Trackmasters	R. Kelly	Street Dreams (Remix) Single	4:27
9	"Hate Me Now"	D-Moet, Pretty Boy, Trackmasters	Puff Daddy	I Am...	4:45
10	"One Mic"	Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen, Nas		Stillmatic	4:29
11	"Got Ur Self A..."	Megahertz Music Group		Stillmatic	3:49
12	"Made You Look"	Salaam Remi		God's Son	3:23
13	"I Can"	Salaam Remi		God's Son	4:14
14	"Bridging the Gap"	Salaam Remi	Olu Dara	Street's Disciple	3:55

International bonus tracks

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Original Album	Time
15	"Halftime"	Large Professor		Illmatic	4:20
16	"Nas Is Like"	DJ Premier		I Am...	3:57
17	"Thief's Theme"	Salaam Remi		Street's Disciple	2:59

Samples used

• "Surviving the Times"
  • "What Would I Do If I Could Feel" by Nipsey Russell
  • "Use Me" by Bill Withers
• "It Ain't Hard To Tell"
  • "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson
  • "N.T." by Kool & the Gang
  • "Long Red (Live)" by Mountain
  • "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts
  • "Slow Dance" by Stanley Clarke
  • "What Do You Want from Me Woman" by The Blue Jays
  • "Sorcerer of Isis" by Power of Zeus
• "Life's A Bitch"
  • "Yearning for Your Love" by The Gap Band
  • "Black Frost" by Grover Washington Jr.
• "N.Y. State of Mind"
  • "Mind Rain" by Joe Chambers
  • "Flight Time" by Donald Byrd
  • "Mahogany" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "One Love"
  • "Smilin' Billy Suite Pt. II" by the Heath Brothers
  • "Mixed Up Cup" by Clyde McPhatter
  • "Come in out of the Rain" by Parliament
• "If I Ruled the World"
  • "Friends" by Whodini
  • "If I Ruled The World" by Kurtis Blow (interpolation)
  • "Walk Right Up To The Sun" by The Delfonics (interpolation)
• "Street Dreams (Remix)"
  • "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics (interpolation)
  • "Choosey Lover" by Isley Brothers
• "Hate Me Now"
  • "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff
• "One Mic"
  • "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
  • "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" by Barry White
• "Got Ur Self A..."
  • "Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama 3
• "Made You Look"
  • "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band
• "I Can"
  • "Für Elise" as composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (interpolation)
  • "Impeach the President" by The Honeydrippers
• "Bridging the Gap"
  • "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters (interpolation)
• "Halftime"
  • "Dead End" from the Hair OST (Japanese Release)
  • "Soul Travelin'" by Gary Byrd
  • "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band
  • "Hawaiian Sophie" by Jaz-O
• "Nas Is Like"
  • "Why" by Don Robertson
  • "Canata of New Life" by John Rydgren
  • "It Ain't Hard To Tell" by Nas
• "Thief's Theme"
  • "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	124
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	20
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[10]	11
UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (Official Charts)[11]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.