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Track 07 · 2002
One Mic
Nas
- east coast
- lyrical
On the charts
Peaked at #99 on the Hot 100 but is considered one of Nas's greatest songs.
Why it mattered
The build from a whisper to a scream. Nas delivered one of hip-hop's most powerful performances — not a party song, but the song you put on when you needed to remember why rap matters.