'Hip Hop Is Dead,'--the speeds frequencies of every track on the new Nas album analyzed with meanspeed music theory

On December 19, 2006, NaS released an album of 16 called called Hip-Hop Is Dead.
We did with the new NaS release, or "drop" as it is known, is listen to every beat and report back back on the precision of the speeds of every song. In knowing the songs by speed and frequencies as well as by title, the mixed Playlists and the party choices are much broader.
We measured all these speeds after downloading the album from iTunes yesterday. Again, please understand: these speeds are reviewed, calibrated and posted for the listeners' benefit--your quality feedback is what keeps us going.
So far there are almost 250 reviews of the contents of the album on iTunes alone--there information below is a way for you to organize and better use some of the fantastic artistry found on these 16 recordings:

“Money Over B------t”
composers=L. Lewis, Nasir Jones, W. Coleman
track #1 of 16
a) meanspeed=90.0 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=384.00 Hertz
d) meanspace=667 milliseconds per beat

“You Can’t Kill Me”
composers=N. Jones & S. Gibbs
track #2 of 16
a) meanspeed=101.2 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=natural
c) meanpitch=431.79 Hertz
d) meanspace=593 milliseconds per beat

“Carry On Tradition”
composers=N. Jones, S. Storch
track #3 of 16
a) meanspeed=92.3 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=393.85 Hertz
d) meanspace=650 milliseconds per beat

“Where Are They Now”
composers=B. Byrd, J. Brown, R. Lehoff & S. Gibbs
track #4 of 16
a) meanspeed=106.2 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=lust
c) meanpitch=453.09 Hertz
d) meanspace=565 milliseconds per beat

“Hip-Hop Is Dead”
featured performer=Wil.I.Am
composers=D. Ingle, J. Lordan, N. Jones, W. Adams
track #5 of 16
a) meanspeed=111.11 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=lust
c) meanpitch=474.07 Hertz
d) meanspace=540 milliseconds per beat

“Who Killed It?”
composers=N. Jones & S. Gibbs
Track #6 of 16
a) meanspeed=95.2 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=406.19 Hertz
d) meanspace=630 milliseconds per beat

“Black Republican”
featured performer=Jay-Z
composers=C. Coppola, L. Lewis, N. Jones, S. Carter, W. Coleman
track #7 of 16
a) meanspeed=90.6 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=386.56 Hertz
d) meanspace=662 milliseconds per beat

“Not Going Back”
composers=K. Rogers Jones, M. Eriksen, N. Jones & T. Hermansen
track #8 of 16
a) meanspeed=94.2 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=401.71 Hertz
d) meanspace=637 milliseconds per beat

“Still Dreaming”
featured performer=Kanye West
composers=J. Webb, K. West, N. Jones
track #9 of 16
a) meanspeed=91.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=388.89 Hertz
d) meanspace=658 milliseconds per beat

“Hold Down The Block”
composers=Mark Batson & Nasir
track #10 of 16
a) meanspeed=92.3 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=393.85 Hertz
d) meanspace=650 milliseconds per beat


“Blunt Ashes”
composers=C. Webber & N. Jones
track #11 of 16
a) meanspeed=65.2 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=ceremony
c) meanpitch=278.19 Hertz
d) meanspace=920 milliseconds per beat

“Let There Be Light”
composers=D. Harris, K. West, N. Jones, P. Cho, T. Williams
track #12 of 16
a) meanspeed=93.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=397.21 Hertz
d) meanspace=645 milliseconds per beat

“Play On Playa”
featured performer=Snoop Dogg
composers=A. Ross, C. Broadus, L. Ware, M. Gaye, N. Jones & S. Storch
track #13 of 16
a) meanspeed=102.9 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=natural
c) meanpitch=102.9 Hertz
d) meanspace=583 milliseconds per beat

“Can’t Forget About You”
composers=C. Payne, I. Gordon, N. Jones, W. Adams
track #14 of 16
a) meanspeed=94.2 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm
c) meanpitch=401.91 Hertz
d) meanspace=637 milliseconds per beat

“Hustlers”
featured performer=The Game and Marsh Ambrosius
composer=A. Young J. Taylor, N. Jones
Track #15 of 16
a) meanspeed=89.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=renewal
c) meanpitch=380.20 Hertz
d) meanspace=673 milliseconds per beat

“Hope” (A Cappella)
composer=L. Lewis, Nasir Jones
track #16 of 16 tracks
a) meanspeed=89.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=renewal
c) meanpitch=380.20 Hertz
d) meanspace=673 milliseconds per beat


Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
December 28, 2006