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2007 single by Kanye West, Nas, and KRS-One (with Rakim on the remix)
"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"
Single by Kanye West, Nas, and KRS-One (with Rakim on the remix)
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Hip hop
Length4:07
4:42 (DJ Premier Remix)
Label Nike
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kanye West singles chronology
"I Still Love H.E.R."
(2007) "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"
(2007) "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
(2007)
Nas singles chronology
"Can't Forget About You"
(2007) "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"
(2007) "Less Than an Hour"
(2007)
KRS-One singles chronology
"My Life"
(2006) "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"
(2007) "Kill a Rapper"
(2007)
Music video
"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) (DJ Premier Remix)" on YouTube

"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" is a song by American rappers Kanye West, Nas, and KRS-One. Produced by Rick Rubin and DJ Premier, it was released as a single on February 20, 2007 by Nike Records. It was performed live at the Nike Air Force Ones 25th anniversary party shown on MTV2.

Its remix, "Better Than I've Ever Been DJ Premier Remix", is produced by DJ Premier, and it features Rakim along with the aforementioned rappers. It features DJ Premier's signature scratches from prior songs such as Nas' "One Love" and "It Ain't Hard to Tell". The song was nominated for Best Rap Collaboration at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008.[1]

Proceeds from the song's sales go towards youth leadership programs through the Force4Change Fund.

The song is often misinterpreted as a DJ Premier track featuring Rakim, Nas and KRS-ONE and excluding Kanye West. This is due to a popular upload of the music video on YouTube where DJ Premier is credited as the artist and Kanye West's opening verse is removed from the video.[2] The music video itself was released for the DJ Premier Remix of the song.

Track listing

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Side A produced by Rick Rubin and Side B produced by DJ Premier.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Better Than I've Ever Been" (featuring Kanye West, Nas and KRS-One)4:07
2."Better Than I've Ever Been (Instrumental)"4:08
3."Better Than I've Ever Been (Acapella)"3:43
Total length:11:58
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been - DJ Premier Remix)" (featuring Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One and Rakim)4:42
2."Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been - DJ Premier Remix) (Instrumental)"4:42
Total length:9:24

Music video

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The music video for the DJ Premier Remix of "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" was released on March 29, 2007 and directed by Thibaut de Longeville.[3]

Samples

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The original beat by Rick Rubin samples the song "Give Me the Night", performed by George Benson, off his Give Me the Night album.

DJ Premier's remix contains samples from "Dance the Kung-Fu" by Carl Douglas.

References

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  1. ^ "Kanye West". grammy.com . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ GSweed (2011年03月09日), Dj Premier - Classic(feat. Rakim, Nas & Krs One), archived from the original on 2021年12月15日, retrieved 2017年10月22日
  3. ^ "Better Than I've Ever Been: Classic DJ Premier Remix | Kanye West | Music Video". MTV . MTV Networks. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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