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DJ Khaled - Hip Hop
Artist: DJ Khaled
Featuring: Scarface , Nas , DJ Premier
Producer: J.U.S.T.I.C.E League
Album: Kiss The Ring
Label: WTB/CM/Universal Motown
I won’t front, I’ve haven’t exactly been easy on DJ Khaled over the years, but the man might have just bought himself a lifetime pass from hip-hop heads for this new Hip-Hop joint. Featuring more hall-of-fame talent than the ‘92 Dream Team, Hip-Hop is founded on yet another cinematic beat from the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League that makes heavy use of a live piano. From there we get an emotional verse from Scarface that will have many proclaiming “he’s back!”, while Nas stays in his classic Life Is Good form with a closing verse that demands at least 20 rewinds to truly comprehend. At least. Oh, and did I mention live scratching from DJ Premier? Sometimes you remember why you fell in love with Hip-Hop in the first place, this is one of those times for me. I think it’s safe to say that this will be the standout track from DJ Khaled’s upcoming Kiss the Ring album, due out August 21.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on August 13, 2012
Listen to More: DJ Khaled , Scarface , Nas , DJ Premier Written by Nathan S.
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 80 |
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 nas killed this shit
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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The right kind of producers and instrumental selections have that kind of magic that make the good better, the better best, and the best immortal.
Present is all the gravitas associated with Justice League instrumentals as well as the old-school flavor Premo adds in the scratching that Hip-Hops the construction together. There is drama and emotion in this composition from a thick bottom to reverb and piano work but getting more hip-Hop in its movement as the song draws to it’s close with more vocal samples and scratching. And if you love hip-hop, then you will care about all the meaning behind the rhymes and what it’s trying to accomplish. This collaboration is certainly not for the exercise of just another DJ Khaled's project. Every one was really into it! Both Nas & Scarface was given cinematic music to expound upon and with the help of DJ Premier, what you have is the final product worthy of every bit of praise it gets. A carefully crafted piece of Hip Hop perfection! |
| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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This song is incredible. Finally a new song that nails an old school feel. Bravo Khaled.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 381 |
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Makes me remember why I fell in love with hip hop.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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Wow, Scarface makes you feel his pain, my dam, just such an intense hip-hop track...
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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Nas' verse is so cleverly put together. Classic.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 102 |
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Wow... That surprised the hell out of me. It really hit home. Two legends over some modern day solid production. Def feelin it
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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This Is An Amazing Track We Need More Of This In HipHop You Can Really Feel The Emotion In The Song
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This is what happens when expectations are met to the talent.
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| Posted on Aug 11, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 8299 |
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Scarface spazzed out on the mic over this one. Sick cuts and arrangement by Justice League and DJ Premier. Nasty flow by Nas too. CLASSIC $hit!
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| Posted on Aug 11, 2012 |
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if you gave this song anything less than 5 stars, you know nothing about hip hop
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Dope
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| Posted on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Wow, is all i could think when heard this, Justice leauge out did there selves on the beat, and nas and face always complement there selves when they get together, dopest track ive heard this whole year.
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| Posted on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1142 |
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Team up Nas, Scarface, Dj Premier, J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, and name the song Hip Hop, that way you just can't fail.
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| Posted on Aug 12, 2012 |
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| Posted on Aug 12, 2012 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 637 |
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Outstanding track. It has that epic feeling and everything you'd expect in a quality hip hop track. Great to hear Scarface...Nas brought his A game...gotta give credit to Khaled, whatever he does, he does it well. A future classic
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| Posted on Aug 12, 2012 |
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Let the song speak for itself!
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| Posted on Aug 12, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 74 |
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woah, this was surprisingly very very good..... just didn't expect this kind of quality when I seen DJ khaled.
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| Posted on Aug 12, 2012 |
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Nice verse from Nas and Scarface
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| Posted on Aug 13, 2012 |
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All around perfect song.
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| Posted on Aug 13, 2012 |
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At first i was like "Shit's @*#$! up".You know, i saw khaled and Premier in the same title!DAMN!!!
Then I gave it a try.It's dope a very dope track.Khaled doesn't deserve to be on this track, even though it's on his album.people keep saying that 2 legends blah blah....You alway forget about hte main man, Premo! Nas made a track with Ross so it didn't really surprised me to see Nas here.Premier though at ymcmb labe and shit!Well, I know 1thing.Premier will never sell-out.I bet he just helped a friend out,Which is Nas!. Peace! 4/5 because i still can hear kahled's stupid voice! |
| Posted on Aug 14, 2012 |
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So it;s like this.
1* for Nas, 1 for Premier, 1 for Scarface and one Justice. Khaled , you made a five star song into a 4 star song! |
| Posted on Aug 14, 2012 |
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I don't know about the lifetime pass, but say he cooks an album as good as legendary as this track. Can you imagine hip-hop fans buying a DJ Khaled album? Surreal...
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| Posted on Aug 14, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 27 |
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woow
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| Posted on Aug 14, 2012 |
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That Nas verse is beyond classic.
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| Posted on Aug 14, 2012 |
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| Posted on Aug 15, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 41 |
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This would be so much better if DJ Khalaed wasn't on this project
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| Posted on Aug 17, 2012 |
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| Posted on Aug 18, 2012 |
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| Posted on Aug 19, 2012 |
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THE HOTTEST AND BEST NEW SONG IVE HEARD FOR THE PAST WEEK IS NO OTHER TRACK THEN THIS LEGENDARY SINGLE FOR ETERNITY I WILL HONOR THE CREATORS OF THIS POWERFUL INFLUENTIAL AND EMOTIONAL SEQUENCE OF MY GENRE I SALUTE EVERY ARTIST WHOS PARTICIPATION WENT INTO THIS MAGICAL SYMPHONY MY HAT IS OFF TO THIS TRACK WITH GREAT ADORNMENT I SALUTE YOU DJ KHALED AND DJ PREMIERE THE LEGENDS OF MR SCARFACE AND THE PROCLAIMER PROCURATOR MOTIVATOR AND SOLIDARITY OF MR NASTY NAS YOU ALL WERE SO AWESOME TO PUT THIS AMAZING TRACK TOGETHER.....I LOVE HIP-HOP THIS THE TRACK THAT EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS LIFESTYLE NEED THERE EARS BUZZING TO.PEACE
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 2 |
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About time
ScarFace & Nas brang me back to the good ol days when u understood music wasnt ment to get to ur head, u understood it was ment to relate to n feel u needed to change get goosebumps like DAMN!! - This Cant be life I know someones gotta know what i mean by (This Cant be life) Its about time Nas is back!! his verse reminds me of Illmatic Illmatic - It Was Written - I Am - Nastradamus yea he droped a few cd's but that african american shit he was stuck in was annoying.. u was born here! theres no such country as africa america so how u african american? u black(ebony) american my dude.. |
| Posted on Aug 20, 2012 |
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Somebody please explain this to me: Why is this Khaled's song? he doesnt produce, rap or scratch, all i hear is his shout at the end.
Premo + NAS + Scarface= HIPHOP |
| Posted on Aug 21, 2012 |
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incredible!!!!
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| Posted on Aug 24, 2012 |
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| Posted on Sep 04, 2012 |
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Pow-pow-pow, Da Bomb
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| Posted on Sep 07, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 74 |
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I hate DJ Khaled but ooooh maaan, this song!
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2012 |
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very refreshing.
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| Posted on Sep 15, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 6 |
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DJ Khaled suprised me on this.
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| Posted on Sep 15, 2012 |
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This is rap perfection
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| Posted on Sep 22, 2012 |
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2012 |
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This track really is special!
Also great (fun) to watch the making of video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iN0cyH3VhM - a lot of songs should have something like this done to paint a bigger picture of the music, the feel, the atmosphere and the vision. And I really respect Dj Khaled to have had the vision to make this song. He might not rap, produce or scratch on it, but without him it wouldn't have been made, so he is every bit as important to the track. |
| Posted on Oct 05, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 19 |
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Justice League never fails! Scarface never fails!
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| Posted on Oct 06, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 1 |
This is the shit deep heart felt lyrics from scarface that made me jump in my whip and sagged to the lab. Khaled goodlookin out for real hits! Job well done!
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| Posted on Dec 11, 2012 |
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