Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest
Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest | |
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Compilation album by Nas & various other artists | |
Released | November 21, 2000[1] |
Recorded | 1998–1999 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 65:14 |
Label | Ill Will Records, Columbia Records |
Producer |
Nas (exec.) Marley Marl, L.E.S., The Infinite Arkatechz, Havoc, Ez Elpee, Scott Storch, The Alchemist, Plain Truth, Al West |
Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest, commonly known as simply QB's Finest, is a 2000 compilation album and the second release from rapper Nas' new Ill Will Records imprint, distributed by Columbia Records. It featured Nas and a number of other rappers from the Queensbridge housing projects, including Mobb Deep, Nature, Nashawn, Littles, Bravehearts and Cormega, who had briefly reconciled a longtime feud with Nas.
The album also featured guest appearances from Queensbridge's hip hop legends Roxanne Shanté, MC Shan and Marley Marl, both of whom appeared on the lead single "Da Bridge 2001" (based on MC Shan's and Marley Marl's 1986 classic "The Bridge"). "Da Bridge 2001" also featured a response from Nas to Memphis Bleek, in which Nas calls out most of the Roc-A-Fella Records roster, including Memphis Bleek, Damon Dash, Beanie Sigel and Jay-Z. The album's biggest hit single was "Oochie Wally", a club anthem recorded by the Bravehearts.
Track listing
# | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1 | "Intro" | L.E.S. | Bravehearts | 2:03 |
2 | "Da Bridge 2001" | Marley Marl, L.E.S. | Capone, Cormega, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Millennium Thug, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nature, Tragedy Khadafi | 4:32 |
3 | "We Live This" | Havoc | Big Noyd, Havoc, Roxanne Shanté | 4:08 |
4 | "Real Niggas" | L.E.S. | Nas, Ruc | 4:39 |
5 | "Find Ya Wealth" | L.E.S. | Nas | 3:40 |
6 | "Straight Outta Q.B." | L.E.S. | Cormega, Jungle, Blaq Poet | 3:55 |
7 | "Oochie Wally (Remix)" | Ez Elpee | Nas, Bravehearts | 4:00 |
8 | "Our Way" | Scott Storch | Capone-N-Noreaga, Imam Thug | 4:47 |
9 | "Fire" | L.E.S. | Nature | 3:39 |
10 | "Power Rap" (Freestyle Interlude) | Havoc | Prodigy | 2:30 |
11 | "Street Glory" | L.E.S. | Nas, Pop | 3:30 |
12 | "We Break Bread" | L.E.S. | Chaos, Craig G, Littles, Lord Black | 4:43 |
13 | "Money" | The Alchemist | Mr. Challish | 4:03 |
14 | "Self Conscience" | The Infinite Arkatechz | Nas, Prodigy | 3:15 |
15 | "Die 4" | Plain Truth | Infamous Mobb | 4:01 |
16 | "Kids in Da P.J.'s" | The Infinite Arkatechz | Millennium Thug, Nas, Bravehearts | 4:35 |
17 | "Teenage Thug" (Bonus Track) | Al West | Millennium Thug, Nas | 4:02 |
Though numbered correctly in the liner notes, the original compact disc pressing erroneously combined tracks one and two during mastering, throwing off the count for the rest of the tracks by one number (i.e., "We Live This" is track two, "Real Niggas" is track three, and so on). Later, corrected masters feature the "Oochie Wally" remix (which features Nas in addition to the Bravehearts) in place of the original.
Samples
- "Da Bridge 2001" contains a sample from "The Bridge" by MC Shan
- "Find Ya Wealth" contains a sample from "Solstice" by Brian Bennett
- "Straight Outta Q.B." contains a sample from "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A. Cormega's verse contains many recycled lyrics from Ice Cube's verse on the original song.
- "Oochie Wally" contains a sample from "Bambooji" by Gong
- "Street Glory" contains a sample from "Once Upon A Time" by Donna Summer
- "Money" contains a sample from the theme song of Phantasm by Fred Myrow
- "Self Conscience" contains a sample from The Exorcist theme
- "Die 4" contains a sample from Halloween theme
Album chart positions
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
2001 | Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest | #53 | #10 |
Singles chart positions
Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Top 40 Tracks | ||
2001 | Da Bridge 2001 | - | - | #17 | - | - |
2001 | Oochie Wally | #26 | #11 | #2 | #6 | #36 |
References
- ↑ Conaway, Matt. "Nas / QB Finest - Nas & Ill Will Records Presents: QB Finest". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
External links
- QB's Finest Online (archived version from June 2, 2009)