Nas raised quite a few eyebrows when he announced that the title of his highly anticipated eighth studio album would be Hip Hop Is Dead. On a surface level, it appeared that one of the game’s most respected lyricists was leaving the music in the hands of the “Chicken Noodle Soup” generation. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Now under the Carter administration, the former chipped-tooth don is ready to resurrect the culture and explain why he still loves H.E.R. As with any eulogy, mourners reminisce on good times spent with the dearly departed. Such is the case with tracks ...
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