Life Is Good (Nas album)

Life Is Good
Life Is Good
Studio album by Nas
Released	July 13, 2012
Studio	4220 (Hollywood); Conway (Hollywood); EastWest (Hollywood); Instrument Zoo (Miami); Jungle City (New York); Oven (New York);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:12
Label	Def Jam
Producer	40; Al Shux; Buckwild; Da Internz; DJ Hot Day; Heavy D; J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League; No I.D.; Rodney Jerkins; Salaam Remi; Swizz Beatz;
Nas chronology
Singles from Life Is Good
	"Nasty"; Released: August 9, 2011; "The Don"; Released: April 3, 2012; "Daughters"; Released: July 17, 2012; "Cherry Wine"; Released: September 19, 2012;

Life Is Good is the tenth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on July 13, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings.^{[nb 1]} The album was recorded at various studios in New York and California, with guest appearances from rappers Large Professor and Rick Ross, and singers Mary J. Blige, Miguel, and, posthumously, Amy Winehouse, among others.

Producers No I.D. and Salaam Remi incorporated orchestral elements and musical references to both contemporary and golden age hip hop, including boom bap beats and old school samples. Nas wanted to draw on 1980s hip hop influences in order to complement the nostalgic tone of his lyrics, which he used to vent personal feelings and address moments in his life and rapping career, lending it themes of nostalgia and adulthood. Life Is Good was written after his divorce from singer Kelis, whose original green wedding dress was featured in the cover photo, and Nas has compared the album to Marvin Gaye's 1978 divorce-inspired album Here, My Dear.

Life Is Good received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, reaching 354,000 copies sold by 2013. It also reached the top 10 of record charts in Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Three singles were released in its promotion – "Nasty", "The Don", and "Daughters" – along with five music videos, while Nas toured in further support of the album from June to December 2012. In 2020, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded Life Is Good a Gold certification.

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