Yo, we’re back with another classic hip hop sample set; Nas‘ I Am.   Most of the samples here come courtesy of the album’s intro, which includes 7 samples from NaS himself.  We’ve also included the controversial “Nas Is Like” sample, John Rydgren’s “Cantata of New Life”.  There are gonna be people that say it should not be included, but I don’t think this set would be complete without it.  And for those that say “Greensleeves” is the sample… sorry, I don’t hear it.

Apparently this album was originally to have been a double album titled I Am…The Autobiography, however most of the original sessions were bootlegged forcing Nas to discard many songs and adjust the release to one disc. I Am…became one of the first major label releases to be widely leaked using MP3 technology. Some of the leaked songs were later released on the compilation LP The Lost Tapes in 2002. The concept of this album as can be seen by tracks such as “Fetus” from The Lost Tapes was to be an autobiography of sorts for Nas. Nas allegedly recorded over 110 tracks for the project.

1. “Main Title The Amityville Horror” performed by Lalo Schifrin
   • From the motion picture soundtrack The Amityville Horror (1979)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
2. “Live at the Barbeque” performed by Main Source
   • From the album Breaking Atoms (1991)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
3. “Halftime” performed by NaS
   • From the album Illmatic (1994)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
4. “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” performed by NaS
   • From the album Illmatic (1994)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro” and “Nas Is Like”
   • Produced by Un-credited
5. “The World Is Yours” performed by NaS
   • From the album Illmatic (1994)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
6. “One Love” by performed NaS
   • From the album Illmatic (1994)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
7. “The Message” performed by NaS
   • From the album It Was Written (1996)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
8. “Street Dreams” performed by NaS
   • From the album It Was Written (1996)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
9. “If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)” performed by NaS
   • From the album It Was Written (1996)
   • Sampled in “Album Intro”
   • Produced by Un-credited
10. “N.Y. State of Mind” performed by NaS
    • From the album Illmatic (1994)
    • Sampled in “N.Y. State of Mind Pt. II”
    • Produced by DJ Premier
11. “Mahogany” performed by Eric B. and Rakim
    • From the album Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em (1990)
    • Sampled in “N.Y. State of Mind Pt. II”
    • Produced by DJ Premier
12. “Carmina Burana” performed by Carl Orff
    • From the album Unknown?
    • Sampled in ”Hate Me Now”
    • Produced by Pretty Boy, D. Moet & Poke & Tone (Trackmasters)
13. “Love To Last Forever” performed by Zulema
    • From the album Unknown?
    • Sampled in “Small World”
    • Produced by Nashiem Myrick & Carlos Broady
14. “This Is It” performed by Kenny Loggins
    • From the album Keep the Fire (1979)
    • Sampled in ”We Will Survive”
    • Produced by Poke & Tone (Trackmasters)
15. “Chameleon” performed by Herbie Hancock
    • From the album Headhunters (1973)
    • Sampled in ”Dr. Knockboot”
    • Produced by Poke & Tone (Trackmasters)
16. “Say What” performed by Idris Muhammad
    • From the album Turn This Mutha Out (1977)
    • Sampled in ”Dr. Knockboot”
    • Produced by Poke & Tone (Trackmasters)
17. “Vitroni’s Theme - King Is Dead” performed by Roy Ayers
    • From the album Coffy (Soundtrack) (1973)
    • Sampled in ”Life Is What You Make It”
    • Produced by L.E.S.
18. “Theme from Mahogany” performed by Diana Ross
    • From album Diana Ross (1976)
    • Sampled in “Big Things”
    • Produced by Alvin West
19. “Cantata of New Life” performed by John Rydgren
    • From the album Unknown?
    • Sampled in “Nas Is Like”
    • Produced by DJ Premier
20. “When A Woman’s Fed Up” performed by R. Kelly
    • From the album R. (1998)
    • Sampled in ”K-I-SS-I-N-G”
    • Produced by L.E.S. & Alvin West
21. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” performed by Kenny Rankin
    • From the album Family (1970) Kenny Rankin Album (1977)
    • Sampled in ”Undying Love”
    • Produced by L.E.S.

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