Hip Hop Is Dead
by Nas
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Dec 19, 2006
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. NOW Magazine
    60
    A few flashes of brilliance, but no sustained heat.
  2. Blender
    60
    Nas can still dazzle on the mic. [Jan/Feb 2007, p.87]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    50
    Nas caps a year of NYC-based disappointments with quite possibly the most crushing one yet.
  5. cokemachineglow
    50
    Hip Hop Is Dead’s fruitless and one-dimensional rhetoric is sure to depress the Nas fan more than any of his didactics.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    40
    With Dr. Dre, Kanye West, and even Jay-Z on its guest list, Hip Hop Is Dead makes for an ample, yet ultimately morbid, party.

Awards & Rankings

92
#92 Best Album of 2006
35
#35 Most Discussed Album of 2006
56
#56 Most Shared Album of 2006

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 175 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 154 out of 175
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 175
  3. Negative: 12 out of 175
  1. user0857
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    such a mess of a album. after illmatic this man was finisheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed
  2. itsaboutdrive
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Bad album, period. There's nothing interesting and I still don't figure out how Nas stayed relevant after Illmatic since almost all his albumsBad album, period. There's nothing interesting and I still don't figure out how Nas stayed relevant after Illmatic since almost all his albums after that one are ass.… Full Review »
  3. todaywasagooday
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    You just need to be humbled. This is just a decent record. Nothing more. When will you understand that these albums are just mediocre andYou just need to be humbled. This is just a decent record. Nothing more. When will you understand that these albums are just mediocre and can't be compared to real hip-hop masterpieces.… Full Review »
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