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The World Is Yours (Nas song)

1994 single by Nas

Summary

1994 single by Nas

Field	Value
name	The World Is Yours
cover	Nas - The World Is Yours.jpg
type	single
artist	Nas
album	Illmatic
B-side	The World Is Yours (Tip Mix)
released
recorded	1992
studio	Battery Studios (New York City)
length	4:51
label	Columbia
producer	Pete Rock
chronology	Nas
prev_title	Life's a Bitch
prev_year	1994
next_title	One Love
next_year	1994
misc
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| B-side = The World Is Yours (Tip Mix)

Nasir Jones
Peter "Rock" Phillips

"The World Is Yours" is a song by American rapper Nas, for his debut album, Illmatic (1994). The song was released in May 1994, by Columbia Records and is written by Nas and Pete Rock. It is considered by music critics as one of the greatest hip-hop songs ever recorded; About.com ranked it seventh. The single reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and is produced by Pete Rock. It samples Ahmad Jamal's "I Love Music", from The Awakening, and Rock also sings the chorus.

The song pays homage to the film Scarface. The song also references drug dealer/crime boss Howard "Pappy" Mason, and it mentions the unknown serial killer of the Texarkana Moonlight Murders.

A remix of the song was produced by Q-Tip featuring similar but new lyrics; both it and the original were released by Columbia Records as singles, and promoted with music videos.

Sprite put the title of this song on its cans and bottles in summer 2015 in part of their "Obey Your Verse" summer campaign putting rap lyrics on their cans. On January 28, 2019, the single was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Soundtrack appearances

The song was featured in the video games Tony Hawk's Underground, NBA 2K13, and NBA 2K26. It can also be heard in a scene in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, and appears on the soundtrack for the 2008 film The Wackness. The song is also played in the 2015 film Dope.

Other cultural references

"The World Is Yours" was mentioned by Nas in his later songs "Got Ur Self a Gun" and "Firm Biz".

Single track listing

A-Side

"The World Is Yours" (4:51)
"The World Is Yours" (Instrumental) (4:51)

B-Side

"The World Is Yours" (Tip Mix) (4:29)
"The World Is Yours" (Tip Mix Instrumental) (4:30)

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak
position	Canada Retail Singles (The Record)
13

Certifications

References

[http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_10.htm Top 100 Rap Songs (1-10) at About.com] {{webarchive. link. (April 5, 2015)
(August 27, 1994). "Hits of the World: Canada".

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