Released in 2002, 'God's Son' is arguably Nas' most introspective album to date. Sure, it's got some great singles like 'Made You Look' and 'I Can' and the professionally-worked diss track 'Last Real Nigga Alive', but it's the emotional and deep tracks that I fell in love with. 'Get Down' is one of my favorite Nas tracks, as he divulges into street narratives over smoothly laid James Brown funk samples. But arguably the album's highlight is his ode to his mom on 'Dance'. The sample used is on point, crafting a melancholy backdrop for Nas' reflections. All in all, this sample set has a bunch of great songs and was really fun to complete. Enjoy:
01. 'The Boss' by James Brown
• Sampled for 'Get Down' by Nas• Produced by Nas & Salaam Remi02. 'Funky Drummer' by James Brown
• Sampled for 'Get Down' by Nas• Produced by Nas & Salaam Remi03. 'Rock Creek Park' by The Blackbyrds
• Sampled for 'Get Down' by Nas• Produced by Nas & Salaam Remi04. 'Apache' by Incredible Bongo Band
• Sampled for 'Made You Look' by Nas• Produced by Salaam Remi05. 'Risin' to the Top' by Keni Burke
• Sampled for 'Hey Nas' by Nas• Produced by Salaam Remi06. 'Für Elise' by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Sampled for 'I Can' by Nas• Produced by Salaam Remi07. 'Impeach the President' by The Honey Drippers
• Sampled for 'I Can' by Nas• Produced by Salaam Remi08. 'For the Dollar Bill' by Tommy Tate
• Sampled for 'Book of Rhymes' by Nas• Produced by The Alchemist09. 'We Made It' by Black Ivory
• Sampled for 'Revolutionary Warfare' by Nas• Produced by The Alchemist10. 'Aïcha' by Cheb Khaled
• Sampled for 'Dance' by Nas• Produced by Chucky Thompson (The Hitmen)11. 'I Love You' by Eddie Holman
• Sampled for 'Heaven' by Nas• Produced by Agile Saukrates12. 'My Hero Is a Gun' by Diana Ross
• Sampled for 'Pussy Killz' by Nas• Produced by Chucky Thompson (The Hitmen)
