Life's a Bitch (song)
1994 single by Nas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Life's a Bitch" is the third single from Nas' debut album Illmatic (1994). It was released as a 12" single on April 19, 1994 by Columbia Records. It features rapping from AZ and cornet playing by Nas' father Olu Dara.
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"Life's a Bitch" | ||||
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Single by Nas featuring AZ | ||||
from the album Illmatic | ||||
Released | April 19, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
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Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Producer(s) | L.E.S. | |||
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The beat is produced by L.E.S., who samples "Yearning for Your Love" by The Gap Band and "Black Frost" by Grover Washington, Jr. for the songs down-tempo jazzy beat. AZ's verse was the first recorded verse of his rap career. The song was sampled numerous times in modern years, examples include "YSIV" by Logic (2018),[1] "Keep It Real" by Miilkbone (1995), and "Carry On" by Statik Selektah featuring Joey Bada$$ (2014).