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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Nasty
| name = Nasty
| Cover = Nas_nasty_cover.jpg
| cover = Nas_nasty_cover.jpg
| Border = yes
| alt =
| Artist = [[Nas]]
| border = yes
| type = single
| Album = [[Life Is Good (Nas album)|Life Is Good]]
| Released = August 9, 2011
| artist = [[Nas]]
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| album = [[Life Is Good (Nas album)|Life Is Good]]
| released = August 9, 2011
| Recorded = 2011; Instrument Zoo Studios ([[Miami]], [[Florida]])
| recorded = 2011; Instrument Zoo Studios (Miami, Florida)
| Genre = [[East-Coast hip hop]], [[hip hop]],
| Length = 3:04
| studio =
| venue =
| Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| Writer = [[Nas|Nasir Jones]], [[Salaam Remi|Salaam Gibbs]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Producer = [[Salaam Remi]]
| length = 3:04
| Chronology = [[Nas]] singles
| label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| writer = [[Nas|Nasir Jones]], [[Salaam Remi|Salaam Gibbs]]
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| Last single = "[[Ghetto Dreams]]"<br>(2011)
| producer = [[Salaam Remi]]
| This single = "'''Nasty'''"<br>(2011)
| chronology = [[Nas]]
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| Next single = "[[The Don (Nas song)|The Don]]"<br>(2012)
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| prev_title = [[Ghetto Dreams]]
| prev_year = 2011
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| next_title = [[The Don (Nas song)|The Don]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}
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"'''Nasty'''" is a song by American rapper [[Nas]]. The song, released via [[iTunes]] on August 9, 2011, is the first single from his eleventh [[studio album]] ''[[Life Is Good (Nas album)|Life Is Good]]''.<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nasty-single/id453583899 Nas - Nasty (single)]</ref><ref>[http://www.nasirjones.com/ Nas official site]</ref> The song is produced by Nas's long-time producer and frequent collaborator [[Salaam Remi]]. The song was listed at #37 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "50 Best Singles of 2011", and was also named as the best [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] song of 2011 by [[Rap Genius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-singles-of-2011-20111207/nas-nasty-19691231 |title=50 Best Singles of 2011: Nas, 'Nasty' |publisher=Rolling Stone |date= |accessdate=2014-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapgenius.com/posts/Top-100-rap-songs-of-2011 |title=Top 100 Rap Songs of 2011 &#124; Rap Genius Blog |publisher=Rapgenius.com |date=2011-12-13 |accessdate=2014-04-10}}</ref> The song was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2012 film ''[[Project X (2012 film)|Project X]]''. It was also featured in the video game "[[The Crew (video game)|The Crew]]".
"'''Nasty'''" is a song by American rapper [[Nas]]. The song, released via [[iTunes]] on August 9, 2011, is the first single from his tenth studio album ''[[Life Is Good (Nas album)|Life Is Good]]'' (2012).<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nasty-single/id453583899 Nas – Nasty (single)]</ref><ref>[http://www.nasirjones.com/ Nas official site]</ref> The song is produced by Nas's long-time producer and frequent collaborator [[Salaam Remi]]. The song was listed at No. 37 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "50 Best Singles of 2011", and was also named as the best [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] song of 2011 by [[Rap Genius]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-singles-of-2011-20111207/nas-nasty-19691231 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107175454/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-singles-of-2011-20111207/nas-nasty-19691231 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |title=50 Best Singles of 2011: Nas, 'Nasty' |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=2014-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapgenius.com/posts/Top-100-rap-songs-of-2011 |title=Top 100 Rap Songs of 2011 &#124; Rap Genius Blog |publisher=Rapgenius.com |date=2011-12-13 |accessdate=2014-04-10}}</ref> The song was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2012 film ''[[Project X (2012 film)|Project X]]''. It was also featured in the video game "[[The Crew (video game)|The Crew]]".


== Recording ==
== Recording ==
"Nasty" was written by Nasir Jones and Salaam Gibbs, and produced by the latter under his production name Salaam Remi.<ref name="notes"/> Gibbs provided and arranged the use of many of the instruments making up the song's instrumentation, including [[bass (instrument)|bass instruments]], [[key (instrument)|keys]], [[guitar]]s and [[drum]]s.<ref name="notes"/> The song was recorded by Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo Studios—a recording studio in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref name="notes"/> It was [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by Manny Marroquin, Chris Galland and Erik Madrid at Larrabee Studios, Universal City in [[California]].<ref name="notes"/> Additional vocals were provided by [[disc jockey]] [[Big Kap]], although his vocals are uncredited.<ref name="notes"/> "Nasty" was [[audio mastering|mastered]] by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, [[New York City]].<ref name="notes"/>
"Nasty" was written by Nasir Jones and Salaam Gibbs, and produced by the latter under his production name Salaam Remi.<ref name="notes"/> Gibbs provided and arranged the use of many of the instruments making up the song's instrumentation, including bass instruments, [[key (instrument)|keys]], guitars and drums.<ref name="notes"/> The song was recorded by Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo Studios—a recording studio in Miami, Florida.<ref name="notes"/> It was [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by Manny Marroquin, Chris Galland and Erik Madrid at Larrabee Studios, Universal City in California.<ref name="notes"/> Additional vocals were provided by disc jockey [[Big Kap]], although his vocals are uncredited.<ref name="notes"/> "Nasty" was [[audio mastering|mastered]] by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, New York City.<ref name="notes"/>


== Composition ==
== Composition ==
"Nasty" is a [[hip hop]] song of three minutes and four seconds in length.<ref name="USDig"/> The song is backed by a "minimal", [[boom bap]] orientated production, with [[guitar]]s and [[drum]]s interspersed throughout.<ref name="Breihan">{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|title=Nas: "Nasty"|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12227-nasty/|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Aboutrev">{{cite web|last=Adaso|first=Henry|title=Nas – "Nasty"|url=http://rap.about.com/od/songreviews/fr/Nas-Nasty.htm|work=''[[About.com]]''|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012}}</ref> Unlike many modern hip hop songs, "Nasty" maintains a simple construction throughout: according to Rob Markman of [[MTV News]], the song consists of nothing more than "hard rhymes over an infectious loop".<ref name="MTVsongrev">{{cite web|last=Markman|first=Rob|title=Nas Gets 'Nasty' On New Single|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665747/nas-nasty.jhtml|work=''[[MTV News]]''|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=July 24, 2012|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref> Evoking many of the "infamous park jams" held in the [[Queensbridge, Queens|Queensbridge]] district of [[New York City]] in the 1980s, a [[disc jockey]] can be heard shouting "Are y'all ready to see Nasty Nas?" as the song begins.<ref name="MTVsongrev"/>
"Nasty" is a [[hip hop]] song of three minutes and four seconds in length.<ref name="USDig"/> The song is backed by a "minimal", [[boom bap]] orientated production, with guitars and drums interspersed throughout.<ref name="Breihan">{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|title=Nas: "Nasty"|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12227-nasty/|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Aboutrev">{{cite web|last=Adaso|first=Henry|title=Nas – "Nasty"|url=http://rap.about.com/od/songreviews/fr/Nas-Nasty.htm|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119040008/http://rap.about.com/od/songreviews/fr/Nas-Nasty.htm|archive-date=November 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unlike many modern hip hop songs, "Nasty" maintains a simple construction throughout: according to Rob Markman of [[MTV News]], the song consists of nothing more than "hard rhymes over an infectious loop".<ref name="MTVsongrev">{{cite web|last=Markman|first=Rob|title=Nas Gets 'Nasty' On New Single|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665747/nas-nasty.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617044151/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665747/nas-nasty.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2011|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=July 24, 2012|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref> Evoking many of the "infamous park jams" held in the [[Queensbridge, Queens|Queensbridge]] district of New York City in the 1980s, a disc jockey can be heard shouting "Are y'all ready to see Nasty Nas?" as the song begins.<ref name="MTVsongrev"/>


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
=== Background ===
=== Background ===
A music video for "Nasty" was filmed in [[New York City]], and directed by [[Jason Goldwatch]].<ref name="RapUpvid">{{cite web|title=Video: Nas – 'Nasty'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/11/video-nas-nasty/|work=[[Rap-Up]]|publisher=Devin Lazerine|accessdate=July 23, 2012|date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> The video is set in [[Queensbridge, Queens]], the district of New York where Nas grew up.<ref name="RapUpvid"/> Whilst filming the video, Goldwatch wanted to make the imagery featured in the scenes where Nas visited Queensbridge as realistic as possible: thus, he sent scouts to find real [[homelessness|homeless]] people, as well as old women and [[Substance dependence|drug addict]]s, that could appear in the video.<ref name="XXLart">{{cite web|last=McKynzie|first=Amber|title=Nas' "Nasty" Videographer Jason Goldwatch Talks Art|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/features/2011/10/nas-nasty-videographer-jason-goldwatch-talks-art/|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|publisher=[[Harris Publications]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012|date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
A music video for "Nasty" was filmed in New York City, and directed by [[Jason Goldwatch]].<ref name="RapUpvid">{{cite web|title=Video: Nas – 'Nasty'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/11/video-nas-nasty/|work=[[Rap-Up]]|publisher=Devin Lazerine|accessdate=July 23, 2012|date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> The video is set in [[Queensbridge, Queens]], the district of New York where Nas grew up.<ref name="RapUpvid"/> While filming the video, Goldwatch wanted to make the imagery featured in the scenes where Nas visited Queensbridge as realistic as possible: thus, he sent scouts to find real [[homelessness|homeless]] people, as well as old women and [[Substance dependence|drug addict]]s, that could appear in the video.<ref name="XXLart">{{cite web|last=McKynzie|first=Amber|title=Nas' "Nasty" Videographer Jason Goldwatch Talks Art|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/features/2011/10/nas-nasty-videographer-jason-goldwatch-talks-art/|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|publisher=[[Harris Publications]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012|date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>


=== Synopsis ===
=== Synopsis ===
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
; Digital download<ref name="USDig">{{cite web|title=Nasty – Single by Nas|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nasty-single/id453583899|work=''[[iTunes Store]]''|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
; Digital download<ref name="USDig">{{cite web|title=Nasty – Single by Nas|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nasty-single/id453583899|work=[[iTunes Store]]|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
# "Nasty" – 3:04
# "Nasty" – 3:04


== Credits and personnel ==
== Credits and personnel ==
The credits for "Nasty" are adapted from the liner notes of ''Life Is Good''.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes|year=2012|title=Life Is Good|titlelink=Life Is Good (Nas album)|others=[[Nas]]|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[Def Jam Recordings]]|id=602537109531|page=13}}</ref>
The credits for "Nasty" are adapted from the liner notes of ''Life Is Good''.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes|year=2012|title=Life Is Good|title-link=Life Is Good (Nas album)|others=[[Nas]]|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[Def Jam Recordings]]|id=602537109531|page=13}}</ref>
;Recording
;Recording
* Recorded at: Instrument Zoo Studios in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].
* Recorded at: Instrument Zoo Studios in Miami, Florida.


;Personnel
;Personnel
* [[Nas]] &ndash; [[songwriting]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* [[Nas]] &ndash; songwriting, vocals
* [[Salaam Remi]] &ndash; songwriting, [[Record producer|production]], [[Bass (instrument)|bass]], [[Key (instrument)|keys]], [[guitar]], [[drum]]s
* [[Salaam Remi]] &ndash; songwriting, production, bass, [[Key (instrument)|keys]], guitar, drums
* Gleyder Disla &ndash; [[Sound recording and reproduction|recording]]
* Gleyder Disla &ndash; [[Sound recording and reproduction|recording]]
* Manny Marroquin &ndash; [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* Manny Marroquin &ndash; [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
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!scope="row"|Canada<ref name="CANDig">{{cite web|title=Nasty – Single by Nas|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/nasty-single/id453583899|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple|accessdate=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|August 9, 2011
|rowspan="2"|August 9, 2011
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|rowspan="2"|Digital download
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|rowspan="2"|[[Def Jam Recordings]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|nas|nasty}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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"Nasty"
Single by Nas
from the album Life Is Good
ReleasedAugust 9, 2011
Recorded2011; Instrument Zoo Studios (Miami, Florida)
GenreHip hop
Length3:04
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)Nasir Jones, Salaam Gibbs
Producer(s)Salaam Remi
Nas singles chronology
"Ghetto Dreams"
(2011) 		"Nasty"
(2011) 		"The Don"
(2012)
"Nasty"
The song's uptempo, minimal beat occasionally pauses, amid Nas' boasts of his rapping prowess.[1]
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"Nasty" is a song by American rapper Nas. The song, released via iTunes on August 9, 2011, is the first single from his tenth studio album Life Is Good (2012).[2][3] The song is produced by Nas's long-time producer and frequent collaborator Salaam Remi. The song was listed at No. 37 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "50 Best Singles of 2011", and was also named as the best hip-hop song of 2011 by Rap Genius.[4][5] The song was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2012 film Project X. It was also featured in the video game "The Crew".

Recording

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"Nasty" was written by Nasir Jones and Salaam Gibbs, and produced by the latter under his production name Salaam Remi.[6] Gibbs provided and arranged the use of many of the instruments making up the song's instrumentation, including bass instruments, keys, guitars and drums.[6] The song was recorded by Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo Studios—a recording studio in Miami, Florida.[6] It was mixed by Manny Marroquin, Chris Galland and Erik Madrid at Larrabee Studios, Universal City in California.[6] Additional vocals were provided by disc jockey Big Kap, although his vocals are uncredited.[6] "Nasty" was mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, New York City.[6]

Composition

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"Nasty" is a hip hop song of three minutes and four seconds in length.[7] The song is backed by a "minimal", boom bap orientated production, with guitars and drums interspersed throughout.[1][8] Unlike many modern hip hop songs, "Nasty" maintains a simple construction throughout: according to Rob Markman of MTV News, the song consists of nothing more than "hard rhymes over an infectious loop".[9] Evoking many of the "infamous park jams" held in the Queensbridge district of New York City in the 1980s, a disc jockey can be heard shouting "Are y'all ready to see Nasty Nas?" as the song begins.[9]

Music video

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Background

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A music video for "Nasty" was filmed in New York City, and directed by Jason Goldwatch.[10] The video is set in Queensbridge, Queens, the district of New York where Nas grew up.[10] While filming the video, Goldwatch wanted to make the imagery featured in the scenes where Nas visited Queensbridge as realistic as possible: thus, he sent scouts to find real homeless people, as well as old women and drug addicts, that could appear in the video.[11]

Synopsis

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The video begins inside a limousine, with Nas' face hidden in shadow.[12] The limousine is then seen travelling through New York City, and shots of Nas' journey – which he is undertaking with two women – are alternated with those of him in a recording studio, performing "Nasty".[12] Upon arriving at the district of Queensbridge, Queen, Nas exits the limousine and walks through the area, observing the life of the inhabitants, which includes some playing a game of craps. After greeting many of the inhabitants and walking with a group of children for a short period, Nas enters the main apartment complex of Queensbridge.[12] He locates a particular room and greets the tenants: after observing them for a while, he walks into a room which is shown to be the recording studio seen earlier in the video.[12]

Track listing

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Digital download[7]
  1. "Nasty" – 3:04

Credits and personnel

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The credits for "Nasty" are adapted from the liner notes of Life Is Good.[6]

Recording
  • Recorded at: Instrument Zoo Studios in Miami, Florida.
Personnel
  • Nas – songwriting, vocals
  • Salaam Remi – songwriting, production, bass, keys, guitar, drums
  • Gleyder Disla – recording
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Erik Madrid – mix engineer
  • Chris Galland – assistant mixer
  • Big Kap – additional vocals
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Canada[13] August 9, 2011 Digital download Def Jam Recordings
United States[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (June 14, 2011). "Nas: "Nasty"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Nas – Nasty (single)
  3. ^ Nas official site
  4. ^ "50 Best Singles of 2011: Nas, 'Nasty'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Rap Songs of 2011 | Rap Genius Blog". Rapgenius.com. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Life Is Good (Liner notes). Nas. Def Jam Recordings. 2012. p. 13. 602537109531.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ a b c "Nasty – Single by Nas". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  8. ^ Adaso, Henry. "Nas – "Nasty"". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Markman, Rob (June 14, 2011). "Nas Gets 'Nasty' On New Single". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Video: Nas – 'Nasty'". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. October 11, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  11. ^ McKynzie, Amber (October 18, 2011). "Nas' "Nasty" Videographer Jason Goldwatch Talks Art". XXL. Harris Publications. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  12. ^ a b c d "Nasty – Nas". Vevo. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  13. ^ "Nasty – Single by Nas". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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