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| Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB Finest | |
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| Compilation album by QB Finest | |
| Released | November 21, 2000 |
| Recorded | 1999–2000 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 66:02 |
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| Singles from Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB Finest | |
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Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest, commonly known as simply QB's Finest, is a compilation album released on November 21, 2000 and the second release from rapper Nas' new Ill Will Records imprint, distributed by Columbia Records. It featured Nas and a number of other rappers from the Queensbridge housing projects, including Mobb Deep, Nature, Nashawn, Littles, Bravehearts and Cormega, who had briefly reconciled a longtime feud with Nas.
The album also featured guest appearances from Queensbridge's hip hop legends Roxanne Shanté, MC Shan and Marley Marl, both of whom appeared on the lead single "Da Bridge 2001" (based on MC Shan's and Marley Marl's 1986 classic "The Bridge"). "Da Bridge 2001" also featured a response from Nas to Memphis Bleek, in which Nas calls out most of the Roc-A-Fella Records roster, including Memphis Bleek, Damon Dash, Beanie Sigel and Jay-Z. The album's biggest hit single was "Oochie Wally", a club anthem recorded by the Bravehearts.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" (performed by Jungle and Wiz) | L.E.S. | 2:03 | |
| 2. | "Da Bridge 2001" (performed by Nas, Capone, Mobb Deep, Tragedy, Nature, MC Shan, Marley Marl, Cormega and Millennium Thug) |
| 4:32 | |
| 3. | "We Live This" (performed by Havoc, Big Noyd and Shanté) |
| Havoc | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Real Niggas" (performed by Nas and Ruc) |
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| 4:39 |
| 5. | "Find Ya Wealth" (performed by Nas) |
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| 3:40 |
| 6. | "Straight Outta Q.B." (performed by Jungle, Cormega and Poet) |
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| 3:55 |
| 7. | "Oochie Wally" (remix) (performed by Nas and Bravehearts) |
| EZ Elpee | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Our Way" (performed by Capone-N-Noreaga and Imam Thug) |
| Scott Storch | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Fire" (performed by Nature) |
| L.E.S. | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Power Rap" (freestyle interlude) (performed by Prodigy) |
| Havoc | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Street Glory" (performed by Nas and Pop) |
| L.E.S. | 3:30 |
| 12. | "We Break Bread" (performed by Lord Black, Littles, Craig G and Chaos) |
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| 4:43 |
| 13. | "Money" (performed by Mr. Challish) |
| Alchemist | 4:03 |
| 14. | "Self Conscience" (performed by Prodigy and Nas) |
| The Infinite Arkatechz | 3:15 |
| 15. | "Die 4" (performed by Infamous Mobb) |
| Plain Truth | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Kids in da P.J.'s" (performed by Nas, Bravehearts and Millennium Thug) |
| The Infinite Arkatechz | 4:35 |
| 17. | "Teenage Thug" (bonus track) (performed by Nas and Millennium Thug) |
| Al West | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 66:02 | |||
Though numbered correctly in the liner notes, the original compact disc pressing erroneously combined tracks one and two during mastering, throwing off the count for the rest of the tracks by one number (i.e., "We Live This" is track two, "Real Niggas" is track three, and so on). Later, corrected masters feature the "Oochie Wally" remix (which features Nas in addition to the Bravehearts) in place of the original.
Samples
- "Da Bridge 2001" contains a sample from "The Bridge", written by Marlon Williams and Shawn Moltke, and performed by MC Shan.
- "Find Ya Wealth" contains samples from "Solstice", written and performed by Brian Bennett.
- "Straight Outta Q.B." contains samples from:
- "You'll Like It Too"; written by Clarence Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, and Michael Williams; and performed by Connections & Disconnections.
- "Straight Outta Compton"; written by Lorenzo Patterson, Eric Wright, Andre Young, and O'Shea Jackson; and performed by N.W.A.
- "Kids in da PJ's" contains a sample from "The Gathering", written and performed by Chris Spheeris.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Top 40 Tracks | ||
| 2001 | Da Bridge 2001 | - | - | #17 | - | - |
| 2001 | Oochie Wally | #26 | #11 | #2 | #6 | #36 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000 |
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References
- Conaway, Matt. "Nas / QB Finest - Nas & Ill Will Records Presents: QB Finest". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000447255
- "Record Report: QB Finest – Nas & Ill Will Records Presents Queensbridge The Album". The Source. No. 137. New York. February 2001. pp. 146, 148.
- "QB-Finest Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "QB-Finest Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Various – Nas & Ill Will Present Queensbridge The Album". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- QB's Finest Online (archived version from June 2, 2009)
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