"Get Down" is the third and final single released from

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' 2002 album '' God's Son''. It features descriptive storytelling by Nas and funk-based production by Nas and

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. In addition to elements of

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, the track samples "The Boss" by

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which was previously made famous by the West Coast rapper Ice-T on his 1990 single "

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"; the same sample was used in

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' song "Word from the Wise" and

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's "Bad Mutha". It was not as popular as Nas' previous two singles from ''God's Son'', but still reached #76 on the

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chart.

Track listing

A-side

# "Get Down" (Clean Version) (4:04) # "Get Down" (Instrumental) (4:04) # "Get Down" (Acappella) (3:50)

B-side

# "Get Down" (Explicit Version) (4:04) # "Last Real Nigga Alive" (Clean) (5:04) # "Last Real Nigga Alive" (Explicit Version) (5:04)

Charts

References

2003 singles Nas songs Songs written by Salaam Remi Song recordings produced by Salaam Remi Songs written by Nas Songs written by James Brown Songs written by Fred Wesley 2003 songs {{2000s-hiphop-song-stub