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The World Is Yours (song)
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| Single by Nas featuring Pete Rock from the album Illmatic |
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| Released | May 31, 1994 | ||||
| Format | 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1992 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 4:50 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer | Nasir Jones Peter Phillips |
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| Producer | Pete Rock | ||||
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"The World Is Yours" is the third single by rapper Nas, and his best known song, from his debut album, Illmatic. The song was produced by Pete Rock (who also sings the song's chorus), and features a sample of "I Love Music" by Ahmad Jamal and a sample of "It's Yours" by T La Rock. A remix of the song was produced by Q-Tip featuring similar but new lyrics; both it and the original were released by Columbia Records as singles, and promoted with music videos. The reflective lyric, "I need a new nigga for this black cloud to follow/Cause while it's over me it's too dark to see tomorrow" summed up frustration with the unique obstacles of inner city life. Jay-Z, Nas' one time rival, also sampled a portion of "The World Is Yours" for the chorus of his first single, "Dead Presidents." The name of this song is taken from the beginning of the infamous movie Scarface (1983), where a banner reads: The World is Yours. Many of the visual themes explored in the video are synonymous to the Mafioso image of Scarface, a fictional character highly lauded in hiphop.
At one point "The World is Yours" can be heard in the background to a scene in Antwone Fisher [1]. The song is also featured in the soundtrack to the popular video game, Tony Hawk's Underground.
It can be found on Nas' greatest hits album, The Best of Nas. It was independently ranked as the seventh greatest rap song of all time.[1]
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- "The World Is Yours" (4:51)
- "The World Is Yours" (Instrumental) (4:51)
- "The World Is Yours" (Tip Mix) (4:29)
- Produced by Q-Tip
- "The World Is Yours" (Tip Mix Instrumental) (4:30)
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| Albums | Illmatic · It Was Written · I Am… · Nastradamus · Stillmatic · God's Son · Street's Disciple · Hip Hop Is Dead · Nigger |
| Compilations | The Best of Nas · From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes EP · The Lost Tapes · Greatest Hits |
| Singles | "Halftime" · "It Ain't Hard to Tell" · "The World Is Yours" · "Life's a Bitch" · "One Love" · "If I Ruled the World" · "Street Dreams" · "Escobar '97" · "Nas Is Like" · "Hate Me Now" · "Nastradamus" · "You Owe Me" · "Rule" · "Got Ur Self A..." · "One Mic" · "Made You Look" · "I Can" · "Thief's Theme" · "Bridging the Gap" · "Just a Moment" · "Hip Hop Is Dead" · "Can't Forget About You" · "Hustlers" · "Classic" |
| Related articles | Discography · The Firm · Bravehearts · Ill Will Records · Nas vs. Jay-Z feud · Video Anthology Vol. 1 |
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