Nas Flips Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me”

Well, we called it.

Back in February, we wrote about “New York Is Killing Me,” the new single from Gil Scott-Heron, famed spoken word artist, poet, writer, singer, drug addict and criminal who many call the Godfather of Rap. In our assessment, BirthplaceMag.com creator and editor-in-chief and producer/remixer Manny Faces laid down $10 someone would flip the track, and rock over it.

Though he surmised it was a perfect fit for Mos Def, we should have also figured that the son of Olu Dara would also be a prime candidate to rock over the snappy, minimalistically dope track.

So, thanks to DJ Enuff and RapRadar, we have this:

Nas / Gil Scott-Heron – New York Is Killing Me

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P.S. To make Manny happy, here’s a throwback Manny Faces Remix y’all should check out:

Nas – Bridging The Gap (Manny Faces Remix)

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