Let Nas Down
"Let Nas Down" is a song by American hip hop recording artist J. Cole, taken from his second studio album Born Sinner (2013). The song was produced by Cole himself as a dedication to one of his idols, fellow American rapper Nas, with whom Cole was often compared to early in his career. He sampled the song "Gentleman" by Fela Kuti. The song peaked at #55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Background Growing up J. Cole idolized American rapper Nas, even posting his rap verses on his wall. Once J. Cole had signed to Roc Nation in 2009, he began preparing his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story. On May 31, 2010 he released the first single "Who Dat" which failed to garner commercial success. After that Cole tried harder to find a good hit record for his record label. Through that long process, Cole had countless meetings with Jay-Z to discuss new songs he had made. Although Jay backed them as good songs, Roc Nation concluded that none of them were hits. Cole explained that soon after all these dead ends, One night I was in this hotel room after a show and I was listening to The