474:, Henry Adaso described the song as "the type of lyrical exercise Nas only throws down once or twice per album", and that songs such as "The Don" gave a case for Nas' inclusion "as one of hip-hop's all-time greats", also picking up on his "assured" boasts and the "quiet confidence" enveloped in his tone. Adaso also expressed a positive response towards the song's production, expressing his surprise that having three different producers working on the song had not led to a "case of too many cooks in the kitchen", writing that "instead, we get a cohesive, hard-hitting, face-melting, reggae-tinged beat". A reviewer of the song for DJBooth wrote of Nas' performance as "at turns wistful, threatening and braggadocious", and praised the production's "compulsively head-noddable groove". In their review of
524:: the words "Nas" and "The Don" have been superimposed in mid-air on the left and right-hand sides of the statue respectively. After quickly moving between various images of New York City, Nas is shown sitting at a table at an open-air restaurant with a female, at which point he raps the opening lyrics of the song. Again, the video moves rapidly between images, this time addressing Nas' lifestyle, with shots of sunglasses, jackets and shirts all featured. Shortly following this, Nas is escorted into a white Rolls-Royce, wearing a white suit. He is then shown standing in a ring of fire set up on the ground, while continuing to recite lyrics from the song.
341:"The Don" was written by Nasir Jones, Dwight Myers, Salaam Gibbs, Marcos Palacios and Ernest Clark, and produced by Myers under his production name Heavy D, Gibbs under his production name Salaam Remi, and Palacios and Clark under their production name Da Internz. Gibbs also provided additional bass sounds in the song's production. The song was recorded by Gleyder Disla at Instrument Zoo Studios and by Brian Summer at Conway Recording Studios – recording studios in Miami, Florida and
269:, it received acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised Nas' rapping style and lyrics, especially the realistic persona he conveyed. Some also pronounced themselves impressed with Nas' motivation at such a point in his long career. A music video for "The Don", directed by Aristotle Torres, premiered on April 27, 2012. It presents several aspects of Nas' lifestyle, including performing at concerts, as well as his experiences in New York City, his place of residence.
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490:, Charlie Kaplan called "The Don" the album's "clear highlight" and felt it a fitting tribute to Heavy D's life and work, writing that it "raises a glass to the recently departed overweight lover with a vivid tour of New York rap's classic soundscapes". For the chart week dated July 28, 2012, "The Don" debuted on the
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to Remi in the belief that Remi could create a "crazy" production if he could choose an appropriate part of the song to sample and edit. Nas, who had worked with Super Cat earlier in his career, claimed that Super Cat actually mentioned him in "Dance in New York" on his first listening of the song.
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478:, Sputnikmusic recommended "The Don" to first-time listeners of Nas, stating to be an exhibition of Nas' "incredible lyrical structures" and "how rapidly this guy can punch out the syllables". They also noted it as a "change of pace" from the more downtempo material on
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262:-tinged production with additional drum and piano sounds. Lyrically, Nas reaffirms his status as a "street poet", addressing the hardships of poverty within disadvantaged societies and the realities of weapon and drug problems.
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2349:It Was Written
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2309:Life's a Bitch
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2177:Breaking Atoms
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2106:
2103:The Lost Tapes
2098:
2096:
2092:
2091:
2088:
2087:
2085:
2084:
2077:Untitled album
2074:
2061:
2059:
2058:Collaborations
2052:
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2044:
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2013:King's Disease
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1983:
1976:
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1945:It Was Written
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220:
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197:
183:
182:
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161:
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150:Nkrumah Thomas
146:William Maragh
131:
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75:
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3008:
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2997:
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2987:
2983:
2980:
2976:
2973:
2972:Figure It Out
2969:
2966:
2962:
2959:
2955:
2952:
2948:
2945:
2941:
2938:
2937:Ghetto Dreams
2934:
2931:
2927:
2924:
2920:
2917:
2913:
2910:
2906:
2903:
2899:
2896:
2892:
2889:
2888:Thugz Mansion
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2878:
2875:
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2868:
2864:
2861:
2857:
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2762:
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2759:
2757:Other singles
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2591:
2589:
2588:
2583:
2576:
2575:Just a Moment
2572:
2569:
2565:
2562:
2561:Thief's Theme
2558:
2557:
2555:
2553:
2552:
2547:
2540:
2536:
2533:
2529:
2526:
2525:Made You Look
2522:
2521:
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2511:
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2483:
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2410:
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2373:Street Dreams
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2201:God's Stepson
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2178:
2174:
2172:
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2107:
2105:
2104:
2100:
2099:
2097:
2093:
2082:
2078:
2075:
2072:
2071:Damian Marley
2068:
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2063:
2062:
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2008:
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1963:
1961:
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1586:
1580:
1577:
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1533:Rolling Stone
1530:
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1292:Rolling Stone
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578:Track listing
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513:
511:
502:
497:
495:
493:
489:
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481:
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469:
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450:
449:Rolling Stone
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376:
356:
354:
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348:
344:
336:
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328:
324:
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318:
317:
312:
311:Amy Winehouse
307:
305:
301:
296:
292:
291:Made You Look
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257:
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128:Songwriter(s)
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81:, California)
80:
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44:
40:
32:
27:
22:
16:
3040:2012 singles
2930:Fall in Love
2916:My President
2902:Blindfold Me
2839:Grand Finale
2772:Oochie Wally
2735:
2713:
2691:
2659:
2643:Life Is Good
2641:
2585:
2549:
2513:
2470:
2441:
2412:
2383:
2347:
2283:
2223:
2216:
2199:
2192:
2175:
2147:
2140:
2133:
2127:Other albums
2115:
2108:
2101:
2064:
2046:
2039:
2032:
2025:
2018:
2011:
2004:
1999:Life Is Good
1997:
1985:
1978:
1971:
1964:
1957:
1950:
1943:
1936:
1879:. Retrieved
1875:iTunes Store
1874:
1865:
1853:. Retrieved
1849:iTunes Store
1848:
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1827:. Retrieved
1823:iTunes Store
1822:
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1619:. Retrieved
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1614:
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1593:. Retrieved
1589:iTunes Store
1588:
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1567:. Retrieved
1563:the original
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1326:
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1305:. Retrieved
1301:the original
1297:Wenner Media
1290:
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1264:the original
1257:
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1235:. Retrieved
1231:the original
1220:
1191:. Retrieved
1188:Artistdirect
1154:. Retrieved
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1098:Life Is Good
1097:
1064:. Retrieved
1056:iTunes Store
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953:
922:. Retrieved
918:the original
914:MTV Networks
907:
878:. Retrieved
868:
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854:
830:Switzerland
815:New Zealand
810:Netherlands
734:UK Singles (
601:Life Is Good
600:
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572:Life Is Good
571:
561:
550:Life Is Good
549:
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506:
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484:Life Is Good
483:
480:Life Is Good
479:
476:Life Is Good
475:
463:Artistdirect
460:
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432:
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347:Audio mixing
340:
320:
314:
308:
276:
264:
235:Life Is Good
233:
225:
223:
200:
142:Salaam Gibbs
138:Dwight Myers
52:Life Is Good
50:
15:
3010:Other songs
2800:As We Enter
2765:Escobar '97
2725:Ultra Black
2674:Cherry Wine
2453:Nastradamus
2443:Nastradamus
2431:Hate Me Now
2424:Nas Is Like
2183:Bravehearts
2166:Discography
1959:Nastradamus
642:Salaam Remi
554:Swizz Beatz
546:ESPY Awards
510:Rolls-Royce
498:Music video
357:Composition
283:Salaam Remi
248:Salaam Remi
168:Salaam Remi
158:Producer(s)
134:Nasir Jones
3065:2011 songs
3034:Categories
3000:Die for It
2472:Stillmatic
2460:You Owe Me
2081:DJ Premier
1966:Stillmatic
1559:Gaon Chart
1021:Okayplayer
847:References
769:Australia
660:Jah Thomas
503:Background
407:media help
304:multitrack
300:Jah Thomas
273:Background
240:Da Internz
164:Da Internz
66:2012-04-03
3045:Nas songs
2895:In Public
2860:It's Mine
2818:Fast Life
2667:Daughters
2515:God's Son
2402:Phone Tap
1973:God's Son
1382:Zobbel.de
1287:"The Don"
1222:About.com
863:God's Son
717:position
698:Super Cat
685:mastering
667:recording
654:Super Cat
621:Personnel
614:Hollywood
607:Recording
568:Daughters
558:satirical
472:About.com
457:Reception
443:About.com
395:Super Cat
375:"The Don"
343:Hollywood
337:Recording
295:Super Cat
252:Super Cat
210:Daughters
79:Hollywood
24:"The Don"
2944:Champion
2846:Hot Boyz
2681:Bye Baby
2615:Untitled
2539:Get Down
2395:Firm Biz
2323:One Love
2295:Halftime
2285:Illmatic
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