Made You Look (Nas song) explained

Made You Look
Cover:Made youlook.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Nas
Album:God's Son
Released:September 22, 2002
Recorded:2002
Genre:Hip hop
Length:3:23
Producer:Salaam Remi
Prev Title:One Mic
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Thugz Mansion
Next Year:2002

"Made You Look" is the first single from Nas' 2002 album, God's Son. Built around several samples lifted from the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache", the single was important in establishing Nas' direction following his battle with Jay-Z and the Stillmatic album in its reliance on intricate lyricism and an old-school aesthetic. The song reached much commercial success, on the level of "I Can", and it was a sizeable hit among urban audiences and remains one of the more popular tracks on the God's Son album. It is his third highest charting single to date.

Lyrically "Made You Look" is similar to much of the material Nas was releasing in the early 2000s (decade) with its loose, complex, free-associative rhymes conveying obscure, wide-ranging themes: partying, boasting, hyping Nas and his legacy.

The beat for "Made You Look" was also used on the song "In My Bed" by British singer Amy Winehouse. Both songs were produced by Salaam Remi.

The official remix features new additional verses by Jadakiss and Ludacris.

Use in media

This song has been featured in the 2009 video game Skate 2, after being featured in Paul Rodriguez's part in Girl "Yeah Right", along with "Get Down". It was also featured in the 2015 video game NBA 2K16 and the 2021 video game NBA 2K22. The song was used in promotions for the Netflix show "Luke Cage". Also, this is the theme song to the podcast "Upon Further Review with Brian Brennan". It was featured during the credits of the 2018 Netflix movie "Game Over, Man!"

Acclaim

Track listing

A-side

  1. "Made You Look" (Explicit Version) (3:22)
  2. "Made You Look" (Instrumental with Guns) (3:14)

B-side

  1. "The Cross" (Explicit Version) (3:47)
  2. "The Cross" (Instrumental) (3:47)

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Q1001bestsongsever.htm Q – 1001 best songs ever (2003)
  2. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003. Billboard. October 16, 2021.