Get Down (Nas song) explained

Get Down
Cover:Nasgetdown.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Nas
Album:God's Son
Released:July 8, 2003
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:04
Label:Ill Will, Columbia
Producer:Nas, Salaam Remi
Prev Title:I Can
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Thief's Theme
Next Year:2004

"Get Down" is the third and final single released from Nas' 2002 album God's Son. It features descriptive storytelling by written and performed by Nas, who also produced the record with frequent collaborator Salaam Remi. In addition to elements of "Funky Drummer" by James Brown, the track also samples "The Boss" by Brown, which was previously made famous by the West Coast rapper Ice-T on his 1990 single "You Played Yourself"; the same sample was used in Poor Righteous Teachers' song "Word from the Wise" and Lord Finesse's "Bad Mutha". It was not as popular as Nas' previous two singles from God's Son, but still reached #76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

Track listing

A-side

  1. "Get Down" (Clean Version) (4:04)
  2. "Get Down" (Instrumental) (4:04)
  3. "Get Down" (Acappella) (3:50)

B-side

  1. "Get Down" (Explicit Version) (4:04)
  2. "Last Real Nigga Alive" (Clean) (5:04)
  3. "Last Real Nigga Alive" (Explicit Version) (5:04)

Notes and References

  1. News: Nas Chart History. Billboard. 2018-07-25.