Lauryn Hill x Nas “If I Ruled The World” (Rock The Bells, DC)

Everybody wants to rule the world and yesterday at the Merriweather Post Pavillion, Ms. Hill brought out Nasir for their It Was Written duet. Imagine that. Earlier this month, Tone of Trackmasters spoke with the NY Daily News on how this track came about.

Nas featuring Lauryn Hill – “If I Ruled The World”
“We could have went and got Mariah Carey – we could have gotten anybody – but Lauryn Hill was hip-hop certified and she was right on the rise. This was Nas’ chance to cross over, and it was a perfect marriage. We went upstate, about three hours away, in a studio in Bearsville, N.Y., to record most the album (“It Was Written”). There was nothing to do there. We recorded it in a barn, a barn with a studio inside it. No city distractions. It worked.”

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  1. nycccccc says:

    this is what hiphop need right now!

  2. ben says:

    rock the bells killed it this year.

  3. HORUS says:

    THIS SHIT IS EPIC

    NAS>BIIIIIIIIIITCH CAMELFACE

    ★★★

    HORUS IS THE TRUTH✔

  4. Fuck Ya Life says:

    Thats some classic shit right there!

  5. Black London says:

    Nas & Lauren Hill….. The G.O.A.T x 2

  6. sideshowRaheem says:

    Cool….but I’m still waiting for Lauren and Ye to do that “All Falls Down” live somewhere…..

  7. Truth83 says:

    always good to see lauren out there.

  8. […] only did Nas perform with Lauryn Hill on the D.C. leg of Rock The Bells yesterday, but Nas also joined Shallah and Tony Starks for their […]

  9. webstar says:

    CLASSIC.

    nuff said!

  10. SilkCityP says:

    Nas & Lauren Hill….. The G.O.A.T x 2

    ^^^

    Sizzle! That’s a collabo album I’d love to see happen!

  11. ineedm0ney says:

    cant even get nasirs mic to work. come on son!

  12. Chris says:

    TURN HIS MIC UP!!!

  13. QUEENZ says:

    that shit wouldve been crazy if he come out in NY with her and Wu

  14. […] Shaheem Reid of MTV News got a chance to sitdown and speak with Ms. Hill one on one about her Rock The Bells experience this past weekend with fellow entertainers like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige, Chris Rock coming out to see her and show support at the Hip Hop Festival. Below at the DC stop a guest appearance from Nas as they perform “If I Ruled The World”. (Props to RapRadar) […]

  15. original Will says:

    one of the best hiphop rnb collabs ever made if method and mary wouldve did all i need then Method and Lauryn do “Say”

  16. EMCEE COMPANY says:

    U KNW SUMONE GOT FIRED FOR THAT MIC INCIDENT. LOL

  17. tpm2810 says:

    cosign black london!

  18. Belize says:

    Shit dis is CLASSIC!

  19. JC says:

    CLASSIC HIP HOP! Too bad they didnt have Nas mic on from the jump!

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