Well, we called it.
Back in February, we wrote about “New York Is Killing Me,” the new single from Gil Scott-Heron, famed spoken word artist, poet, writer, singer, drug addict and criminal who many call the Godfather of Rap. In our assessment, BirthplaceMag.com creator and editor-in-chief and producer/remixer Manny Faces laid down $10 someone would flip the track, and rock over it.
Though he surmised it was a perfect fit for Mos Def, we should have also figured that the son of Olu Dara would also be a prime candidate to rock over the snappy, minimalistically dope track.
So, thanks to DJ Enuff and RapRadar, we have this:
Nas / Gil Scott-Heron – New York Is Killing Me
[audio:hiphopblues.mp3]P.S. To make Manny happy, here’s a throwback Manny Faces Remix y’all should check out:
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