Nas – Hey Young World (prod. DJ Green Lantern)
Levi’s commissioned Nas and 12 other major acts from the realms of pop, rock, soul and rap to record classic hits from the past for their “Levi’s Pioneer Sessions” campaign. All the tracks will be available for download on the Levi’s website. For the kick-off, they asked us to premiere Nas’ cover of Slick Rick’s “Hey Young World.”
Hear the song below, or download the MP3 at at Levi’s.
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Along with some behind the scenes footage of Nas in the studio laying down his vocals for Levi’s “2010 Revival Recordings.”
May 24th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
why’s the video private nate?
May 24th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Video played here.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
because I’ve had this fucking post ready since Friday night for 2pm today and they decided to fuck up our premiere, that’s why
May 24th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
oh.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
because I’ve had this fucking post ready since Friday night for 2pm today and they decided to fuck up our premiere, that’s why
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SMH
May 24th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
why slick rick? why not g rap, BDK, rakim or somebody like this?
hey world is cool but microphone fiend or ill street blues would’ve been doper.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
hey young world*
May 24th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
why slick rick? why not g rap, BDK, rakim or somebody like this?
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Why not Slick Rick?
May 24th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
any feedback on Travis Porter? My godbrother keeps hyping it up, but that nigga’s 17, so i need better co-signs before I waste time/bandwidth (none)
May 24th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
As long as he starts working on his next solo album soon so I can get that ASAP …
May 24th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
***I’m a Game fan, somewhat, but I really haven’t given a fugg about anything he’s put out since DA…just lost interest in duke’s music
^^
Co-sign.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
kevfrescura de talco Says:
May 24th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
why slick rick? why not g rap, BDK, rakim or somebody like this?
hey world is cool but microphone fiend or ill street blues would’ve been doper.
Thers other tracks to be done, other tracks to be done.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Why not Slick Rick?
^
it just seems like the hokey choice for levi. they been in the game for an ill minute. its not like people are gonna stop buyin levis if nas covered something tougher is all i’m sayin.
the ruler is still that dude doh.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
This makes sense considering “I Can” was essentially a “Hey Young World” remake.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
kevfrescura de talco Says:
May 24th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Why not Slick Rick?
^
it just seems like the hokey choice for levi. they been in the game for an ill minute. its not like people are gonna stop buyin levis if nas covered something tougher is all i’m sayin.
the ruler is still that dude doh.
***Maybe Nas just felt like remaking “Hey Young World”…Lemme find out niggas is Simon Cowell, critiquing song choices and shit, lol…
May 24th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
it just seems like the hokey choice for levi.
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But it’s Slick Rick yo. *shrugs*
May 24th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
‘i can’ is a hokey ass song. dope track, but hokey as fuck.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
wtf is a hokey?
May 24th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Maybe Nas just felt like remaking “Hey Young World”
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i doubt nas chose that himself. thas levi marketing at work.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
hokey…
like happy, corny, feel good and similar adjectives.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
This may sound like a dumb question, but is it the same lyrics?
May 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
salam kev
salam nate
*raspy voice*
ELLO WERRLD
May 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
This may sound like a dumb question, but is it the same lyrics?
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see. hokey confusion. LOL
May 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Nas kinda kills the first verse on this
May 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
who are the other 12 acts?
May 24th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
my wife made the ill Tabbouleh last night but now a nicca taking dumps every hour on the hour
too much fiber
FTWFTLfuck a detox regimen, just eat a big bowl of my wife’s tabbouleh – you’ll shit your intestines out on the SHTRENF – the parsley plus the bulgar wheat plus the fresh lemon juices can clean out even the most stubborn intestines and that’s on my MAMA
May 24th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
dope
May 24th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
LF, but Bobby Brown had an ill solo catalog, at least early on- my prerogative (sp?), roni, rock witchu, don’t be cruel, every little step, etc….(n/h)
May 24th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
“…human extermination, population control…”
Not sure how this sells Levi’s, but I can dig it.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Black Brokaw Says:
May 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
who are the other 12 acts?
**the Roots feat John Legend, Raphael Saddiq, and a bunch of indie rock/pop acts…
May 24th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
ASA chea.
DP signin them checks? da fuk happened to you and fux that y’all aint in the c-section bromancin’ any more?
CANNON! lol
May 24th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
***listening to pandora.com****
May 24th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
This may sound like a dumb question, but is it the same lyrics?
^^^^
did you not listen to this or do you not know the original??
May 24th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
who is Hush?
does anyone think it’s coincidental that the dude who “got a gun” is the one leaking Drizzy’s freestyles?
oliver, neek, 40 and the rest of these fruit tarts is probably shook as shit now that drake has a real nicca in the crew, not some artsy stylist-ass nicca picking out his chambray shirts and shit
they probably salty as hell on the low, afraid to speak up and shit, like “hush drinks all the orange juice and doesn’t replace it but i ain’t saying shit to the dude who got a gun”
May 24th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
@hl: That article you posted yesterday is pretty interesting. Like I said the other day you got some pretty interesting music recommendations, but ain’t nothing wrong with giving light to some issues like that one.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
the parsley plus the bulgar wheat plus the fresh lemon juices can clean out even the most stubborn intestines
^
chase it w/a falafel yo.
also…take a shit niggas(n). y’all spose to doo doo eh’ day. stop walking around frustrated and release yo delf.(n)
May 24th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
illuminati by nature Says:
May 24th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
***listening to pandora.com****
^^
Pandora’s the bizness.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
appreciate it Hopp
May 24th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
also…take a shit niggas(n). y’all spose to doo doo eh’ day. stop walking around frustrated and release yo delf.(n)
***now that’s one to go on….(none, lol)
May 24th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
kevfrescura de talco Says:
May 24th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
the parsley plus the bulgar wheat plus the fresh lemon juices can clean out even the most stubborn intestines
^
chase it w/a falafel yo.
also…take a shit niggas(n). y’all spose to doo doo eh’ day. stop walking around frustrated and release yo delf.(n)
^
word
daily drops is a must, but hourly drops be killing me – i be reading the entire newspaper, down to the Q&A advice about car repairs
if i can tell you how to cheaply fix a clutch on a 1995 nissan, i spent too much time on the toilet that day
May 24th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
the rest of these fruit tarts is probably shook as shit now that drake has a real nicca in the crew
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i bet you they all stay at his condo in canada too. the real nicca probably doesn’t even talk to them in private or public. he stay hella close to drizz.
May 24th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
down to the Q&A advice about car repairs
***Ol’ Goss’s Garage readin’ ass nigga…”Click N’ Clack Talk Cars”, LOL
May 24th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
i be reading the entire newspaper, down to the Q&A advice about car repairs
if i can tell you how to cheaply fix a clutch on a 1995 nissan, i spent too much time on the toilet that day
^
this dude. lolololol
May 24th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
the rest of these fruit tarts is probably shook as shit now that drake has a real nicca in the crew
^
i bet you they all stay at his condo in canada too. the real nicca probably doesn’t even talk to them in private or public. he stay hella close to drizz.
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What ya’ll talking about? I ain’t even thought about clicking a drake link in a minute so I must have missed something (n). Rap beef?
May 24th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Kevfrescura De Talco
15 mins ago
‘i can’ is a hokey ass song. dope track, but hokey as fuck.
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Word.
Also co-sign Bobby B’s first album. It’s literally all classics.
May 24th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
nas is close friends with slick that may have played a role in the song selection
May 24th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
[...] This is a dope rendition. You can download the mp3 of this remake over at the Levi’s Pioneer Sessions website. Spotted at Nah Right. [...]
May 24th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Levis have to be the best jeans that can cost less than a bill.
May 24th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
I am DEFINITELY feeling this shit!
“Death to…unethical thoughts that suppress you…like diseases they conjure up inside of test tubes”.
“New York’s got the hardest gun laws…dealing w/ goons, so unguard”…sick!
May 25th, 2010 at 1:04 am
slick rick = a major link between jay-z and NAS