Dara played the cornet on the track " Life's A Bitch " from Nas's debut album Illmatic in 1994 and on the song " Dance " from God's Son, a posthumous tribute to Anne Jones his former wife and Nas's mother.

" Jay-Z referred to a widespread feeling from many hip hop critics and purists that Nas's subsequent albums after his legendary Illmatic debut were mediocre follow ups, and dissing Nas ' famous song and from that album " The World Is Yours ": Jay-Z sampled some of Nas ' lines for the chorus of Jay-Z's famous song " Dead Presidents II ", and claimed in " Takeover " that he sampled it because Nas was using it wrong (" So yeah I sampled your voice, you was usin ' it wrong /

* On New York artist Nas's album Hip Hop is Dead on the song " Blunt Ashes ", he tells a story that includes reportedly claiming Donny Hathaway " freefell " from his balcony.

In 2004, his vocals and trumpet were featured on Nas's single " Bridging the Gap ", and the title track from his album Street's Disciple.

The feud ( or " beef ") between the two rappers has since been reconciled, and they have gone on to collaborate on the song " Black Republican ", from Nas's 2006 album Hip Hop is Dead, " Success ", from Jay-Z's 2007 album American Gangster, and " I Do It For Hip Hop " from Ludacris ' 2008 album Theater of the Mind.

In the third verse ( which has 32 bars, while the other verses have 16 ), Jay-Z ridicules Nas's discography ( at the time consisting of four albums ) and claims Nas has a " one hot album every ten year average.

The release of Nas's Illmatic and Notorious B. I. G.

* Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas 12 " single has a picture of Nas with title of the song on the A side and Nas's logo on the B side.

Jay-Z also questions Nas's street credibility and claims Nas has lied or exaggerated about his past in songs, with the lines, " Nigga, you ain't live it you witnessed from your folks ' pad / Scribbled in your notepad and created your life / I showed you your first tec, on tour with Large Professor ( Me!

Willie Graham influenced Nas's interest in hip hop by playing him records.

At the time, the song's hard-hitting caliber was such that Jay-Z and many hip hop fans had felt that this song could have potentially ended Nas's career.

Despite the fact that he focused more on his production career ( like Snow's 12 Inches of Snow, which featured " Informer ", on which Shan appeared ) he recorded " Da Bridge 2001 " for Nas's 2000 compilation called QB's Finest, which also featured Mobb Deep, Cormega, and Nature.

Jay-Z and Nas would release other subsequent diss tracks and records referencing the feud, including " Blueprint 2 " ( from Jay-Z's The Blueprint < sup > 2 </ sup >: The Gift & The Curse ) and " Last Real Nigga Alive " ( from Nas's God's Son.

In an interview, Vinnie Paz said the title was inspired by Foxy Brown's verse in Nas's song " Affirmative Action ", and expresses the need for a prominent figure of non-violent social change such as Gandhi in a post-9 / 11 world.

Doe or Die was known for popularizing the theme of mafioso rap, alongside several albums, namely Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt and Nas's It Was Written.

Chris Conti of the Boston Phoenix characterizes its music as " straight-ahead beats counteract Nas's complex bars of braggadocio and street-life storytelling.

Nas's and Dr. Dre's participation in the group furthered speculation by fans and critics that the two artists were losing their creativity and appeal.

* The second verse contains the line " Kelis said her milkshake bring all the boys to the yard, then Nas went, and tattooed the bitch on his arm " which refers to Kelis ' song " Milkshake " and Nas's decision of having Kelis tattooed on his arm.

* The San Francisco-based band Om mentions Absalom in their song " Kapila's Theme " from their debut album Variations on a Theme.

* " Absalom " is a song on Brand New Shadows's debut album, White flags.

* Atmosphere ( Atmosphere album ), the debut album by Polish rock band, Atmosphere

In 1992, Osdorp Posse released their debut album Osdorp Stijl, which was the first-ever Dutch hip hop.

Most people admired the work of producer / DJ Cliff ' the Jazz ' Nille after releasing Spookrijders debut album De Echte Shit.

DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album, Criminal Minded.

In October 2010, T with the Maggies released the song Domhnach na Fola ( Irish for Bloody Sunday ), written by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill on their debut album.

He performed his song " Bo Diddley " with Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, and longtime bassist and musical director Debby Hastings at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 20th annual induction ceremony and in the UK, Uncut magazine included his 1957 debut album " Bo Diddley " in its listing of the ' 100 Music, Movie & TV Moments That Have Changed The World '.

** The Cars ( album ), their debut album

* Queen ( band )' s Roger Meddows Taylor included the track " Interlude in Constantinople " on Side 2 of his debut album Fun in Space.

Their debut album, Pretty on the Inside ( 1991 ) garnered them critical praise, and they went on to achieve international critical and commercial success for their following albums, Live Through This ( 1994 ) and Celebrity Skin ( 1998 ).

" Machine Gun ", the instrumental title track from the band's debut album, became a staple at American sporting events, and is similarly featured in many films, including Boogie Nights and Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

* The Little Willies, in their 2006 self titled debut album refer to ' cow tippin ' in their Song ' Lou Reed '

* Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., the 1984 debut album by Country singer Dwight Yoakam and its eponymous title song

Their debut album What's That Noise?

Originally active from 1985 to 1996, the band have had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia and New Zealand and international chart success in two phases, beginning with their self-titled debut album, Crowded House, which reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits, " Don't Dream It's Over " and " Something So Strong ".

They secured a record contract with Capitol Records, but Hooper left the band before the remaining trio moved to Los Angeles to record their debut album.

They began by playing at festivals in Australia and New Zealand and released their debut album, Crowded House, in June 1986.

As the band's primary songwriter, Neil Finn was under pressure to create a second album to match their debut and the band joked that one potential title for the new release was Mediocre Follow-Up.

The album did not fare as well as their debut in the US, only reaching number 40, but it achieved Australasian success, reaching number one in Australia and number two in New Zealand.

Seymour later worked as a record producer in Dublin, producing Irish group Bell X1's debut album, Neither Am I in 2000.

He also designed some of the costumes worn by the group, notably those from the cover of the group's debut album Crowded House.

Their debut album Memories of Summer as a Child was released on January 20, 2009.