One Mic
"One Mic" is a song by American rapper Nas, released April 16, 2002 on Columbia Records and distributed through Ill Will Records in the United States. It was issued as the third single from his fifth studio album, Stillmatic (2001). The song samples a portion of Phil Collins's "In The Air Tonight". The single peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Nas's third top-fifty hit on the chart.
Music and production
Production for "One Mic" was handled by Nas and hip hop producer Chucky Thompson. The song samples English musician Phil Collins's "In the Air Tonight" (1981). On selecting the sample for "One Mic", Nas stated "I'm a huge fan of Phil Collins and I just wanted to take the vibe from 'In the Air Tonight'." Steve Juon of RapReviews wrote that the song features a production technique previously implemented by such hip hop artists as Outkast and The Roots, which he described as "a quiet groove that steadily increases in energy and intensity until an increasingly amped Nas lets his lyrical rage boil over like a Final Fantasy fighter smacked ONCE too often." According to Nick Butler, the song's structure "slowly build[s] up from a simple 'In the Air Tonight' sample toward the full production ... like hearing two mini hip-hop versions of 'Stairway to Heaven', before Nas flips the script for the third verse and does the same thing in reverse."
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What's The Deal With Nine-t
by: One-tWhat's the deal yo
Man at the door says no
What's the deal
Yo travoltino's my bro'
What's the deal
What you won't let me by
Hey man what's the deal, what I do to you guy?
Pops pops
I got invited too
p-p-p-p-pops pops
I'm with the one-t crew
Pops pops
They're waiting for me in there
What's the deal I'm getting old out here
What's the deal yo
All they can say is no
Hey man what's the deal not like I'm on death row
w-w-w-w-wat's the deal
Don't wanna let me through
Hey man what's the deal
I aint good enough for you
Pops pops
I just wanna par-tay
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I'm down with the DJ
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My name is on the list
What's the deal
Youre gonna make me pissed
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That's right uhuh
I said pops pops
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What's the deal yo
Man stop tellin' me no
Man what's the deal
Screw that travoltino
What's the deal
You better let me in
What's the deal
You're gonna wish you did
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I got a right to jam
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I'm with the one-t clan
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The chicks are all inside
What's the deal
The fists are gonna fly
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That's right uhuh
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go-go-go-go one-t
Pops pops
I just wanna par-tay
Pops pops
I'm down with the DJ
p-p-p-p-pops pops
My name is on the list
Pops pops
You're gonna make me pissed
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Pop pop
That's right I said
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Pop pop
Uhuh I said
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