In a recent interview with Billboard, Nas explained why he chose Hip-Hop Is Dead as the title for his controversial 2006 album, and revealed that he has zero regrets.
"I made an album called Hip-Hop Is Dead in 2006. Sorry, not sorry," he said. "I did because there were so many times the power of this music was in the wrong hands - not the artists but business people."
Nas has explained his motivation for the title a few times over the years and has always stood his ground. "To see that we are here and Hip-Hop is thriving is incredible," he explained. "The art from is crazy right now and that's a beautiful thing and for younger artists that are 20 years old to realize the history that is there and was laid down for them to go look at, its a great feeling,"