Nas announced the album's title after a performance on May 18, 2006. Hip Hop Is Dead was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, ultimately losing to Kanye West's Graduation at the 50th Grammy Awards. Upon its release, Hip Hop Is Dead received generally positive reviews from most music critics. number-one album, it had sold 941,000 copies by November 2008, eventually over time it went platinum by the RIAA. Billboard 200 chart, selling 355,880 copies in its first week. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. The album features appearances from Nas’ then wife Kelis, Kanye West, Jay-Z, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, The Game and Chrisette Michele, among others. The album's title was inspired by Nas's view of the music industry and the state of hip hop music at the time. His first album for the label, it was co-financed by Nas's previous label, Columbia Records, which once distributed for Def Jam. Hip Hop Is Dead is the eighth studio album by American rapper Nas, released Decemon Def Jam Recordings.
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