Black Republican
by Nas (featuring Jay-Z)

Album: Hip Hop Is Dead (2006)
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Songfacts®:

  • This features Jay-Z. Nas told The Onion A.V. Club about the recording of this track: "Jay-Z and I were in the studio, and I had the track, and he started just rapping along to it, so I said 'Lay it down, let's do this,' and we just did it."
  • This samples Nono Rota's "Marcia Religiosa" from the soundtrack of The Godfather Part III.
  • Nas explained the song to TV host Bill Maher in 2014. "We understand what's going on," he said. "We can get down with any program that's going on, as long as it's fair."
  • "Black Republican" was the first song Nas and Jay-Z worked on together. The New York rappers recorded the track shortly after settling their differences following a five-year feud. The former foes have paired up several times since, including on:

    2007 "Success" by Jay-Z featuring Nas

    2008 "I Do It for Hip-Hop," by Ludacris Featuring Jay-Z and Nas

    2013 "BBC" by Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Nas, and Swizz Beatz

    2021 "Sorry Not Sorry" by DJ Khaled Featuring James Fauntleroy, Jay-Z, Nas, and the Hive

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  • Moosehead from ScTIM SCOTT for vice president! what? he's a black republican!
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