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New York State Fair: Nas performs at Chevy Park (photos)

The Post-Standard 21 Aug 2021
Nas performs at Chevy Park during opening day of the New York State Fair, Syracuse, N.Y., Friday Aug ... Nas performs at Chevy Park during opening day of the New York State Fair, Syracuse, N.Y., Friday Aug ... Nas’s hits include “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That),” “I Can,” “One Mic” and “Oochie Wally” (with Bravehearts/QB’s Finest) ... · Nas — Friday, Aug.
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Today, hip-hop and R&B; are seamlessly intwined. You can thank Chucky Thompson for that

The Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 2021
... heard on Biggie’s “Me & My Bitch” were played by Thompson, as was the guitar heard on the title track of “Ready to Die.” The crescendos and decrescendos of Nas’ ”One Mic” exhibit a true musician’s grasp of how volume and intensity work in concert to create atmosphere.
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Remembering Chucky Thompson, One Bad Boy’s Architects of Hip-Hop Soul

Spin 10 Aug 2021
However, Thompson’s finest moment is “One Mic,” the 2002 single from Nas’s album Stillmatic ... with police car sirens and crashing drums borrowed from a Barry White breakbeat, until the fever breaks and the original placid groove returns and Nas declares “all I need is one mic.”.
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Chucky Thompson was the architect of hip hop soul

The Grio 10 Aug 2021
“One Mic” remains a critical jewel in Nas’ catalog; another perfect marriage of sample source with an artist lyrically and vocally expressing profound desperation and fearlessness.
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Carl ‘Chucky’ Thompson, Who Produced Hits for the Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige, Dies ...

Yahoo Music 10 Aug 2021
Mary was one of the MAIN reasons I even signed with BBE,” said Thompson in that same StudioDope interview ... From there, Thompson continued his list of platinum-plated credits for the Hitmen and Bad BoyFaith Evans’ “You Used To Love Me,” Usher’s “Think of You,” Nas’ “One Mic” and Total’s “No One Else” among them.
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Legendary Producer Chucky Thompson Has Died

Vibe Magazine 09 Aug 2021
Thompson, a native of D.C., was one of the most pivotal producers in hip-hop and r&b during the ’90s, creating hits for The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Nas, and countless others ...Big Poppa,” Faith Evans “You Used To Love Me,” and Nas “One Mic.” He recently appeared in Mary J.
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Tributes paid to producer Chucky Thompson, who has died: “This one hurts so bad”

NME 09 Aug 2021
“I have to say RIP to my mentor, my big brother, the man who changed my life forever ... You treated me like family from day one ... He added ... This one hurts so bad I can even explain it ... He produced The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Big Poppa’, Nas’ ‘One Mic’, and he received a Grammy nomination for Mary J ... .
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Diddy’s legendary Bad Boy Records producer Chucky Thompson dies as tributes pour in from hip hop

Metro UK 09 Aug 2021
Chucky Thompson’s death was announced by DJ Guru (Picture ... You treated me like family from day one ... This one hurts so bad I can’t even explain it ... Thompson was best known for producing The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic hit Big Poppa and Nas’ One Mic, while he received a Grammy nomination for his work on Mary J Blige’s iconic 1994 album, My Life ... More ... .
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Chucky Thompson Of Bad Boy’s Hitmen Production Team Has Died

Stereogum 09 Aug 2021
... He’d go on to work with artists including Ice Cube, Shyne & Barrington Levy, Mya, Mase, the Lox, Tevin Campbell, Biz Markie, Eminem, Kelly Price, Busta Rhymes, Raheem DeVaughn, Ledisi, Juvenile, Fantasia, and extensively with Nas, including “One Mic.”.
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Producer Chucky Thompson, of Bad Boy’s famed Hitmen, dies

The Grio 09 Aug 2021
... Love Me” and “Soon As I Get Home,” Craig Mack’s “Flava In Ya Ear,” Total‘s “‘Cant You See” and Nas’ “One Mic,” among many other productions, co-production and remix credits from 1991 through this year.
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The Smithsonian Institution to release 129-song anthology of rap music

NME 01 Jul 2021
The Smithsonian has announced a nine-disc boxset of rap music to document the genre and celebrate hip-hop culture ... ‘The Smithsonian Anthology Of Hip-Hop And Rap’ tracklist. ... T ... Brand Nubian – ‘All for One’ ... Nas – ‘N.Y ... Mobb Deep – S’hook Ones, Part 2′ ... Nas – ‘One Mic’ ... Nas – ‘My President’.
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The 50 Best Songs of 2001

Spin 30 Jun 2021
Nas – “One Mic” ... The genius of “One Mic” is how those building blocks create an atmosphere that requires very little of the original’s bombast. One mic, according to Nas, is the escape parachute — escape from excess, spiritual malaise, images of war, clashes between ancient religions and scenes of shootouts set amid city bus stops.
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2021 NYS Fair: Hip-hop legend Nas to perform free concert on opening day

The Post-Standard 24 May 2021
Hip-hop legend Nas is returning to the Great New York State Fair ... Nas, whose hits include “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That),” “I Can,” “One Mic” and “Oochie Wally” (with Bravehearts/QB’s Finest), previously performed at the New York State Fair in 2015, drawing more than 30,000 fans for the 8th largest concert audience in NYS Fair history.
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Jay-Z pays homage to Nas with new ‘Curated By The God Hov’ playlist

NME 30 Apr 2021
Jay-Z has paid homage to Nas with a new playlist he has curated of the ‘Illmatic’ rapper’s songs on Tidal ... Nas on being a hip-hop legend ... Jay-Z has commemorated the occasion with a playlist of his favourite Nas songs, titled ‘Curated By The God Hov’ ... Nas – ‘The Genesis’. Nas – ‘NY State Of Mind’ ... Nas – ‘Halftime’ ... Nas – ‘One Love (feat ... Nas – ‘One Mic’.
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Today in Hip-Hop History: Cult Classic Hip-Hop Film ‘Wild Style’ Debuted in Theaters 38 Years Ago

The Source 18 Mar 2021
Wild Style is arguably the very first movie and definitely one of the very few that shows the true essence of what Hip Hop is about ... The movie has been sampled on various classic Hip Hop albums including ATCQ’s Midnight Marauders, Common’s Ressurection, and the Five Mic classic, Nas’ Illmatic.
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