CAN’T FORGET ABOUT YOU - NAS
On the second single from “Hip-Hop Is Dead,” Nas rhymes a hip-hop chronicle over a sample of Nat “King” Cole’s “Unforgettable,” reflecting on moments in music and sports from the ’80s and early ’90s. Accompanied by Def Jam R&B newcomer Chrisette Michele and production by star helmer Will.i.am, “Can’t Forget About You” catapults Nas to the top ranks of rap storytellers. Nas continues to push listeners to embrace rap for its lyrical content and not as a violent spectacle with unauthentic gangster characters. If today’s audience is willing to take a four-minute triptych through time, it will leave with a sense of enlightenment. Billboard
