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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.
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Released | November 21, 2000[1] |
Recorded | 1999–2000 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 66:02 |
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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. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 12, 2001.[4]
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (performed by Bravehearts) | L.E.S. | 2:03 |
2. | "Da Bridge 2001" (performed by Capone, Cormega, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Millennium Thug, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nature and Tragedy Khadafi) |
| 4:32 |
3. | "We Live This" (performed by Big Noyd, Havoc and Roxanne Shanté) | Havoc | 4:08 |
4. | "Real Niggas" (performed by Nas and Ruc) | L.E.S. | 4:39 |
5. | "Find Ya Wealth" (performed by Nas) | L.E.S. | 3:40 |
6. | "Straight Outta Q.B." (performed by Cormega, Jungle and Blaq Poet) | L.E.S. | 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 Chaos, Craig G, Littles and Lord Black) | L.E.S. | 4:43 |
13. | "Money" (performed by Mr. Challish) | The Alchemist | 4:03 |
14. | "Self Conscience" (performed by Nas and Prodigy) | 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 Millennium Thug, Nas and Bravehearts) | The Infinite Arkatechz | 4:35 |
17. | "Teenage Thug" (bonus track) (performed by Millennium Thug and Nas) | 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.
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |