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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.〔Grein, Paul. ("Chart Watch Extra: What A Turkey! The 25 Worst-Selling #1 Albums" ). Yahoo! Music. November 21, 2008.〕 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,〔(List of Grammy Award Nominess ). Retrieved on 2011-5-10.〕 ultimately losing to Kanye West's ''Graduation'' at the 50th Grammy Awards〔(Grammy Award Winner 2008 ). Retrieved on 2011-5-10.〕 ==Background== Nas announced the album's title after a performance on May 18, 2006.〔Bolden Janeé (Nas Drops New LP In September, Declares Hip-Hop Dead ) Sohh.com. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.〕〔(Latest News: Mariah, Billy Corgan, Wu-Tang and More ) ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved on July 30, 2006〕 In a late September interview on English DJ Tim Westwood's Radio show, Nas said, "Hip-hop is dead because we as artists no longer have the power." He went on to say, "Could you imagine what 50 Cent could be doing, Nas, Jay, Eminem, if we were the Jimmy Iovines? Could you imagine the power we'd have? I think that's where we're headed." He has described the album as a mixture of "street" records, "political" records and collaborations.〔(Mixtape Monday: Nas Wants To Join Jay-Z In Africa; Snoop, Dre Reunite ). MTV News. Retrieved on October 9, 2006.〕 In another interview for MTV.com, Nas discussed the concept of the album title and the social atmosphere and condition of the music industry that inspired it, stating: A promo single, "Where Y'all At", was released in June 2006 and produced by Salaam Remi. It contained a sample from Nas' "Made You Look", but it did not make the final cut for ''Hip Hop Is Dead''. It was, however, released as a bonus track on the Japanese import version of the album. A music video for "Can't Forget About You" premiered on February 5, 2007, the song featuring Chrisette Michele and sampling Nat King Cole's song "Unforgettable". Another video, Hustlers, featuring The Game, followed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hip Hop Is Dead」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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