Jay-Z - Dead Presidents

From 1996 Single: “Dead Presidents“... Jay-Z’s Myspace: Get Jay-Z’s Music: =ntt_mus_gen_pel & “Dead Presidents“ is the debut single released in promotion by rapper Jay-Z’s from his debut album Reasonable Doubt. Its lyrics about the drug dealing underworld have made it a hip hop classic and a staple in Jay-Z’s collection of tracks. The song’s producer Ski samples Lonnie Liston Smith’s “A Garden of Peace“ for the track’s melody and “Oh My God (Remix)“ for its percussion. The single was a commercial success as indicated by its RIAA certification as a gold single in June of 1996. The actual single “Dead Presidents“ does not appear on Jay-Z’s debut album, but instead “Dead Presidents II“ does. “Dead Presidents II“ has the