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Let Nas Down

"Let Nas Down"
Song by J. Cole from the album Born Sinner
Released June 18, 2013 (2013-06-18)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:37
Label Roc Nation, Columbia
Writer(s) Jermaine Cole, Elite, Fela Kuti
Producer(s) J. Cole
Born Sinner track listing

"Let Nas Down" is a song by American hip hop recording artist J. Cole, taken from his second studio album Born Sinner (2013). The song was produced by Cole himself as a dedication to one of his idols, fellow American rapper Nas, with whom Cole was often compared to early in his career. He sampled the song "Gentleman" by Fela Kuti. The song peaked at #55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Growing up J. Cole idolized American rapper Nas, even posting his rap verses on his wall. Once J. Cole had signed to Roc Nation in 2009, he began preparing his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story. On May 31, 2010 he released the first single "Who Dat" which failed to garner commercial success. After that Cole tried harder to find a good hit record for his record label. Through that long process, Cole had countless meetings with Jay-Z to discuss new songs he had made. Although Jay backed them as good songs, Roc Nation concluded that none of them were hits. Cole explained that soon after all these dead ends,

One night I was in this hotel room after a show and I was listening to The College Dropout, as I do. And on the worst song on that album, which is my favorite album, so I'm not dissing. But on the worse song on that album, "The New Workout Plan," I heard the shit that I had been hearing for like—eight years now. I heard it different as a producer like oh shit... made a rough version of the beat right there in the hotel room. By the time I got back to Europe a few days later I had "Work Out".


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