Greatest Hits (Nas album)

Infobox Album
Name = Greatest Hits
Type = Greatest hits
Artist = Nas


Released = November 6 2007
Recorded = 1992–2007
Genre = Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length =
Label = Columbia Records/Sony BMG
Producer = Nas (Executive), Chris Webber, Chucky Thompson, D. Moet, DJ Premier, Large Professor, L.E.S., Megahertz Music Group, Q-Tip, Pretty Boy, Rashad Smith, Salaam Remi, Trackmasters
Reviews = *AllHipHop.com rating-10|8 [http://allhiphop.com/blogs/reviews/archive/2007/11/13/18875056.aspx link]
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9ftxzyhldde link]
*NME (6/10) (11/17/2007, p.53)
*RapReviews.com rating-10|9 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_11_nasgreatest.html link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1224 link]
Last album = "Hip Hop Is Dead"
(2006)
This album = "Greatest Hits"
(2007)
Next album = "Untitled"
(2008)

"Greatest Hits" is a compilation album by rapper Nas released through Columbia Records on November 6 2007. [Adaso, Henry. [http://rap.about.com/b/a/258233.htm Nas' Greatest Hits CD Arrives in November] . About.com. Accessed August 12 2007.] It features twelve of Nas' singles from his Columbia releases from "Illmatic" to "Street's Disciple" and two new tracks. Nas' 2006 studio album "Hip Hop Is Dead" was overlooked because it was released by Def Jam and not Columbia. "Nastradamus" and "The Lost Tapes" were also left out. The collaboration made with Cee-Lo for the Rush Hour 3 soundtrack is also included on the album. "Greatest Hits" debuted at #124 on the Billboard 200, selling about 6,800 copies, and #20 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. As of August 2008 the compilation has sold over 20,000 copies in the U.S.

The cover features lyrics from his hit single "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) which appears on the compilation.

Many of Nas' fans were disappointed with the tracklisting because it didn't feature some of Nas' greatest songs like "Ether", "The World Is Yours", "I Gave You Power", "Just a Moment", "Affirmative Action", "The Message", the original version of "Street Dreams" and even Nas' famous record debut "Live at the BBQ".Fact|date=September 2008

Early tracklistings of the compilation included "Oochie Wally" as track 13 but "I Can" made the cut instead.

Track listing

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