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color: inherit; background-color: lightsteelblue; font-size: 125%;">Life Is Good</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Nas_-_Life_is_Good.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/Nas_-_Life_is_Good.jpg/220px-Nas_-_Life_is_Good.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Nas_-_Life_is_Good.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">July 13, 2012 (2012-07-13)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>4220 (Hollywood)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conway_Recording_Studios" title="Conway Recording Studios">Conway</a> (Hollywood)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/EastWest_Studios" title="EastWest Studios">EastWest</a> (Hollywood)</li> <li>Instrument Zoo (Miami)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jungle_City_Studios" title="Jungle City Studios">Jungle City</a> (New York)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oven_Studios" title="Oven Studios">Oven</a> (New York)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">Hip hop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">58:12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/40_(record_producer)" title="40 (record producer)">40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Shux" title="Al Shux">Al Shux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckwild_(music_producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buckwild (music producer)">Buckwild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Da_Internz" title="Da Internz">Da Internz</a></li> <li>DJ Hot Day</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_D" title="Heavy D">Heavy D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.U.S.T.I.C.E._League" title="J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League">J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">No I.D.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Rodney Jerkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salaam_Remi" title="Salaam Remi">Salaam Remi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><a href="/wiki/Distant_Relatives" title="Distant Relatives">Distant Relatives</a> (2010) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em">Life Is Good (2012) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><a href="/wiki/Nasir_(album)" title="Nasir (album)">Nasir</a> (2018) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from Life Is Good </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Nas_song)" title="Nasty (Nas song)">Nasty</a>" Released: August 9, 2011</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Don_(Nas_song)" title="The Don (Nas song)">The Don</a>" Released: April 3, 2012</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Daughters_(Nas_song)" title="Daughters (Nas song)">Daughters</a>" Released: July 17, 2012</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cherry_Wine" title="Cherry Wine">Cherry Wine</a>" Released: September 19, 2012</li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> Life Is Good is the tenth studio album by American rapper <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, released on July 13, 2012, by <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam Recordings</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3">[nb 1]</a> The album was recorded at various studios in New York and California, with guest appearances from rappers <a href="/wiki/Large_Professor" title="Large Professor">Large Professor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ross" title="Rick Ross">Rick Ross</a>, and singers <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel</a>, and, posthumously, <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a>, among others. Producers <a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">No I.D.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salaam_Remi" title="Salaam Remi">Salaam Remi</a> incorporated orchestral elements and musical references to both contemporary and <a href="/wiki/Golden_age_hip_hop" title="Golden age hip hop">golden age hip hop</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Boom_bap" title="Boom bap">boom bap</a> beats and <a href="/wiki/Old-school_hip_hop" title="Old-school hip hop">old school</a> <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">samples</a>. Nas wanted to draw on 1980s <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Kelis" title="Kelis">Kelis</a>, whose original green wedding dress was featured in the cover photo, and Nas has compared the album to <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a>'s 1978 divorce-inspired album <a href="/wiki/Here,_My_Dear" title="Here, My Dear">Here, My Dear</a>. Life Is Good received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, reaching 354,000 copies sold by 2013. It also reached the top 10 of <a href="/wiki/Record_chart" title="Record chart">record charts</a> in Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Three <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">singles</a> were released in its promotion – "<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Nas_song)" title="Nasty (Nas song)">Nasty</a>", "<a href="/wiki/The_Don_(Nas_song)" title="The Don (Nas song)">The Don</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Daughters_(Nas_song)" title="Daughters (Nas song)">Daughters</a>" – along with five music videos, while Nas toured in further support of the album from June to December 2012. In 2020, the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> awarded Life Is Good a <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">Gold</a> certification. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kelis_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Kelis_1.jpg/170px-Kelis_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Kelis_1.jpg/255px-Kelis_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Kelis_1.jpg/340px-Kelis_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2015" data-file-height="2805" /></a><figcaption>Nas' divorce from singer <a href="/wiki/Kelis" title="Kelis">Kelis</a> (photographed in 2010) inspired much of the album.</figcaption></figure> In 2010, Nas released his studio album <a href="/wiki/Distant_Relatives" title="Distant Relatives">Distant Relatives</a>, a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Damian_Marley" title="Damian Marley">Damian Marley</a> that reinvigorated the rapper creatively.<a href="#cite_note-Marriott-4">[3]</a> He soon became distracted by tax problems and an expensive, highly publicized divorce from his wife <a href="/wiki/Kelis" title="Kelis">Kelis</a> months before their son's birth, events that influenced his direction for Life Is Good.<a href="#cite_note-Hancox-5">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-Slant-6">[5]</a> His songwriting on the album was also influenced by adjusting back to life as a single man.<a href="#cite_note-npr-7">[6]</a> Nas also wanted to write more original subject matter rather than another album "about how you came up in the hood and how you had to make it out of the hood".<a href="#cite_note-npr-7">[6]</a> Although he did not find his album "quite so much about the marriage or the divorce", Nas likened Life Is Good to <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a>'s 1978 album <a href="/wiki/Here,_My_Dear" title="Here, My Dear">Here, My Dear</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Hancox-5">[4]</a> which was written by Gaye in response to his own deteriorating marriage and released as a financial settlement.<a href="#cite_note-Murphy-8">[7]</a> For Life Is Good's album cover, a photo was taken of Nas in a polished white suit, sitting in a night club's VIP lounge, appearing forlorn, and holding over his knee Kelis' actual green wedding dress,<a href="#cite_note-Hancox-5">[4]</a> which he said was the only item she left him.<a href="#cite_note-Murphy-8">[7]</a> When writing the album, Nas also reflected on aging and maturation, fatherhood, and his 20-year experience in <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop music</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Hancox-5">[4]</a> Nas discussed the album's personal subject matter in an interview for <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote">When I started working on the record, I tried to avoid it. The timing was just calling for me to not avoid all the shit that was going on out there. It was like a 10,000-ton gorilla in the room watching me. This is the way I got it off of my chest. This album talks about life, love and money. It talks about the fact that marriage is expensive. Life Is Good represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.<a href="#cite_note-Murphy-8">[7]</a></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recording_and_production">Recording and production</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recording and production">edit</a>]</div> Recording sessions for the album took place at the following recording studios—4220 Studios, <a href="/wiki/Conway_Recording_Studios" title="Conway Recording Studios">Conway Recording Studios</a>, and <a href="/wiki/EastWest_Studios" title="EastWest Studios">EastWest Studios</a> in Hollywood, Instrument Zoo Studios in Miami, <a href="/wiki/Jungle_City_Studios" title="Jungle City Studios">Jungle City Studios</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oven_Studios" title="Oven Studios">Oven Studios</a> in New York City, Record One in Sherman Oaks, and Westlake Studios in Los Angeles.<a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a> Nas worked with several musicians, including <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Poyser" title="James Poyser">James Poyser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician)" title="Anthony Hamilton (musician)">Anthony Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Large_Professor" title="Large Professor">Large Professor</a>, and Hal Ritson, among others.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a> For the album, Nas wanted the production to complement his lyrics' nostalgic themes with 1980s hip hop influences.<a href="#cite_note-Hancox-5">[4]</a> He primarily worked with <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_production" title="Hip hop production">hip hop producers</a> <a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">No I.D.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salaam_Remi" title="Salaam Remi">Salaam Remi</a>, a frequent collaborator of Nas.<a href="#cite_note-Marriott-4">[3]</a> Remi said that he wanted his production "to be something that a mumble-mouth rapper can't rap on. You better have something to say and be speaking up."<a href="#cite_note-Marriott-4">[3]</a> Along with producer <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a>, No I.D. and Nas related to the latter's lyrics concerning divorce during the recording sessions.<a href="#cite_note-Murphy-8">[7]</a> During the sessions, Nas recorded the song "No Such Thing as White Jesus" with singer <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ocean" title="Frank Ocean">Frank Ocean</a> and producer <a href="/wiki/Hit-Boy" title="Hit-Boy">Hit-Boy</a>, who misplaced the track while sorting through music he had produced for <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>'s album <a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne" title="Watch the Throne">Watch the Throne</a> (2011). Although he later recovered it, the song was not included on Life Is Good.<a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_and_lyrics">Music and lyrics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Music and lyrics">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:25em; border-width: 1px; padding:8px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> Life Is Good leaves Nas in his comfort zone, where the vital music of his youth proves a rousing platform for commenting on matters of middle age. </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Evan Rytlewski (<a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club" title="The A.V. Club">The A.V. Club</a>, 2012)<a href="#cite_note-avclub-12">[11]</a></cite></div> </div> The album incorporates musical references to both older and contemporary hip hop.<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a> Its production features live instrumentation,<a href="#cite_note-BG-14">[13]</a> orchestral music, <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Boom_bap" title="Boom bap">boom bap</a> elements.<a href="#cite_note-Spin-15">[14]</a> Music journalist Evan Rytlewski denotes "boom-bap drums, lush keyboards, smooth saxophones, and the occasional Run-D.M.C. and MC Shan sample" to be "tasteful accents" from <a href="/wiki/Golden_age_hip_hop" title="Golden age hip hop">golden age hip hop</a>.<a href="#cite_note-avclub-12">[11]</a> Ryan Hamm of <a href="/wiki/Under_the_Radar_(magazine)" title="Under the Radar (magazine)">Under the Radar</a> views that Remi and No I.D.'s production "lean[s] toward opulent and epic",<a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a> while <a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a>'s Jayson Greene writes that the latter's produced songs "exude the warm TV-fireplace crackle of ... throwback production."<a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork-17">[16]</a> Anupa Mistry of <a href="/wiki/Now_(newspaper)" title="Now (newspaper)">Now</a> writes that "boom bap classicists Salaam Remi and No I.D. weave a raw, funky, orchestral lattice customized for Nas's age-appropriate raps".<a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a> Life Is Good features nostalgic and adult themes,<a href="#cite_note-Spin-15">[14]</a> including aging and maturity.<a href="#cite_note-Spin-15">[14]</a> Nas' rapping is characterized by <a href="/wiki/Internal_rhyme" title="Internal rhyme">internal rhymes</a>, a relaxed, plainspoken <a href="/wiki/Flow_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flow (music)">flow</a>,<a href="#cite_note-avclub-12">[11]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transparency_(behavior)" title="Transparency (behavior)">transparent</a> lyrics addressing moments in his life, including his youth and the personal events leading up to the album.<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a> Erika Ramirez of Billboard observes "stories of internal and external battles, some of which he won and some he lost."<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a> David Dennis of <a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a> writes that his lyrics address hip hop's "golden era" and "the trials and tribulations of adult relationships".<a href="#cite_note-voice-19">[18]</a> Brandon Soderberg from <a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a> asserts that his lyrics "constantly remind nostalgics that the good ol' days were often chaotic and desperate".<a href="#cite_note-Spin-15">[14]</a> Nas' comparison of this album to Gaye's Here, My Dear is appropriate, according to <a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a>'s Manan Desai: "Like Nas, Gaye was pushing 40 when he recorded his album", Desai wrote. "He'd cemented his position as one of R&B's greatest, and yet, he never sounded more anguished about where all that fame was leading him. There's something similar going on throughout Life Is Good; the more we hear Nas repeat that titular refrain, the less convincing he sounds."<a href="#cite_note-Slant-6">[5]</a> <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>'s David Jeffries said the lyrics about his divorce were "unfiltered carpet bombing of love and marriage";<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-20">[19]</a> both Jeffries and Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic characterize the content as "venomous".<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-20">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a> Conversely, Jon Dolan of <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> views that Nas "cuts his rhymes with midlife realism and daring empathy".<a href="#cite_note-RS-22">[21]</a> Ken Capobianco of <a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a> writes that the songs "mix anger, nostalgia, and insight."<a href="#cite_note-BG-14">[13]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Songs">Songs</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Songs">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Nas_-_Loco-Motive_sample.ogg" title="File:Nas - Loco-Motive sample.ogg">"Loco-Motive"</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="31" data-mwtitle="Nas_-_Loco-Motive_sample.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Nas_-_Loco-Motive_sample.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/8/83/Nas_-_Loco-Motive_sample.ogg/Nas_-_Loco-Motive_sample.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></div> <div class="description">Nas tries to reconcile his growing distance from "the streets",<a href="#cite_note-avclub-12">[11]</a> while referencing his financial troubles, on the track.<a href="#cite_note-Chery-23">[22]</a></div></div><hr /><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Nas_-_Stay_sample.ogg" title="File:Nas - Stay sample.ogg">"Stay"</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_1" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="31" data-mwtitle="Nas_-_Stay_sample.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/Nas_-_Stay_sample.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/7/7a/Nas_-_Stay_sample.ogg/Nas_-_Stay_sample.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></div> <div class="description">A <a href="/wiki/Modal_jazz" title="Modal jazz">modal</a> <a href="/wiki/Jazz_rap" title="Jazz rap">jazz rap</a>,<a href="#cite_note-24">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[24]</a> the song features wooly saxophone,<a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork-17">[16]</a> somber bass, and venomous lyrics.<a href="#cite_note-Padania-26">[25]</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr />Problems playing these files? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</div> </div> On the opening track "No Introduction", Nas reflects on his impoverished upbringing and maturation into a "graphic, classic song composer".<a href="#cite_note-Santos-27">[26]</a> The song's subject matter ranges from lifestyle boats to revolutionary ideals: "Hood forever, I just act like I’m civilized / Really what’s in my mind is organizing a billion Black muthafuckas / To take over <a href="/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase" title="JPMorgan Chase">JP and Morgan</a> <a href="/wiki/Goldman_Sachs" title="Goldman Sachs">Goldman and Sachs</a> / And teach the world facts and give <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Saudi Arabia–United States relations">Saudi they oil back</a>".<a href="#cite_note-Chery-23">[22]</a> "Loco-Motive" has an underground vibe and keyboards similar to Nas' 1994 song "<a href="/wiki/N.Y._State_of_Mind" title="N.Y. State of Mind">N.Y. State of Mind</a>".<a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a> "A Queens Story" has boom bap and classical elements in its production, including classical piano,<a href="#cite_note-Santos-27">[26]</a> orchestral strings and funky drums.<a href="#cite_note-Slant-6">[5]</a> Its lyrics pay homage to Nas' native Queens and his creative influences.<a href="#cite_note-Slant-6">[5]</a> "Accident Murderers" incorporates <a href="/wiki/Pipe_organ" title="Pipe organ">pipe organ</a> in its production,<a href="#cite_note-Santos-27">[26]</a> and its lyrics addresses senseless violence with a <a href="/wiki/Rags_to_riches" title="Rags to riches">rags to riches</a> narrative by <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ross" title="Rick Ross">Rick Ross</a>.<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-RS-22">[21]</a> On "<a href="/wiki/Daughters_(Nas_song)" title="Daughters (Nas song)">Daughters</a>", Nas is bewildered at the responsibilities of fatherhood, as he addresses his daughter's social networking activity and worries about his past undermining his parental authority.<a href="#cite_note-avclub-12">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork-17">[16]</a> Killian Fox of <a href="/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">The Observer</a> writes that Nas' observations on his ex-wife's "hefty childcare payments" and his 18-year-old daughter "dating unsuitable men" are resonated by his "recollections of his early years as a <a href="/wiki/Queensbridge_Houses" title="Queensbridge Houses">Queensbridge</a> hustler – just the kind of unsuitable young man he's warning his daughter about these days".<a href="#cite_note-observer-29">[28]</a> "Reach Out" features Mary J. Blige and incorporates the piano loop from <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a>' 1970 song "Ike's Mood".<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a> Its lyrics address Nas' feeling displaced "when you're too hood to be in the Hollywood circles, you're too rich to be in the hood that birthed you".<a href="#cite_note-npr-7">[6]</a> "You Wouldn't Understand" addresses life struggles and features a mellow production and <a href="/wiki/Neo_soul" title="Neo soul">neo soul</a> influences.<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a> "Back When" has flickering production and mytholigizing lyrics by Nas: "check out the <a href="/wiki/Oracle" title="Oracle">oracle</a> bred by <a href="/wiki/Subsidized_housing_in_the_United_States" title="Subsidized housing in the United States">city housing</a>".<a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork-17">[16]</a> The up-tempo "<a href="/wiki/The_Don_(Nas_song)" title="The Don (Nas song)">The Don</a>" samples <a href="/wiki/Super_Cat" title="Super Cat">Super Cat</a>'s 1982 song "Dance inna New York" and has a 1990s hip hop sound.<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-RS-22">[21]</a> Its lyrics extol both Nas' rapping prowess and New York City.<a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-RS-22">[21]</a> According to No Ripcord's James McKenna, "Stay" mixes <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> elements, "bringing to mind <a href="/wiki/The_Low_End_Theory" title="The Low End Theory">Low End Theory</a> era <a href="/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest" title="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Me_Against_the_World" title="Me Against the World">Me Against the World</a>, and lyrics "questioning the line between love and hate".<a href="#cite_note-30">[29]</a> "<a href="/wiki/Cherry_Wine" title="Cherry Wine">Cherry Wine</a>" features vocals by Amy Winehouse and a narrative between ill-fated lovers.<a href="#cite_note-Slant-6">[5]</a> The song was titled after Winehouse's guitar, which she called "cherry".<a href="#cite_note-Padania-26">[25]</a> Jesal Padania of RapReviews cites it as "quite possibly the best 'ladies number' that Nas has ever delivered, though it is infinitely classier than that label."<a href="#cite_note-Padania-26">[25]</a> On "<a href="/wiki/Bye_Baby" title="Bye Baby">Bye Baby</a>", Nas' lyrics address his ex-wife and recount their marriage in a narrative that follows the wedding, counseling sessions, <a href="/wiki/Couples_therapy" title="Couples therapy">marriage counseling</a>, and the legal process of their divorce.<a href="#cite_note-Slant-6">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-billboard-13">[12]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marketing_and_sales">Marketing and sales</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Marketing and sales">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nas_Life_is_Good_release_party.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Nas_Life_is_Good_release_party.jpg/220px-Nas_Life_is_Good_release_party.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Nas_Life_is_Good_release_party.jpg/330px-Nas_Life_is_Good_release_party.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Nas_Life_is_Good_release_party.jpg/440px-Nas_Life_is_Good_release_party.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Nas performing in July 2012 at the release party for Life Is Good</figcaption></figure> The album was promoted by Nas' concert performances and television appearances on <a href="/wiki/The_Colbert_Report" title="The Colbert Report">The Colbert Report</a>, <a href="/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman" title="Late Show with David Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!" title="Jimmy Kimmel Live!">Jimmy Kimmel Live!</a>, and <a href="/wiki/106_%26_Park" title="106 & Park">106 & Park</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Murphy-8">[7]</a> He headlined the <a href="/wiki/Rock_the_Bells" title="Rock the Bells">Rock the Bells</a> music festival and embarked on a three-week European tour during June and July 2012.<a href="#cite_note-Murphy-8">[7]</a> With singer <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a>, the rapper co-headlined the "Life Is Good/Black Rage" tour from October 29 to December 31.<a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a> The tour finale was an exclusive show at <a href="/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall" title="Radio City Music Hall">Radio City Music Hall</a> in New York City with <a href="/wiki/Elle_Varner" title="Elle Varner">Elle Varner</a> as the supporting act.<a href="#cite_note-32">[31]</a> Three <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">singles</a> were also released in promotion of the album—"<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Nas_song)" title="Nasty (Nas song)">Nasty</a>" on August 9, 2011, "The Don" on April 3, 2012, and "Daughters" on July 17.<a href="#cite_note-33">[32]</a> A music video for "Nasty" was filmed by director <a href="/wiki/Jason_Goldwatch" title="Jason Goldwatch">Jason Goldwatch</a> in Queensbridge, Nas' hometown in New York,<a href="#cite_note-34">[33]</a> and released <a href="/wiki/Viral_marketing" title="Viral marketing">virally</a> on October 11, 2011.<a href="#cite_note-35">[34]</a> A video for "Daughters" was directed by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Robinson_(director)" title="Chris Robinson (director)">Chris Robinson</a> and premiered May 27 on <a href="/wiki/BET_Jams" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Jams">MTV Jams</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Markman-36">[35]</a> Its storyline chronicles the relationship between Nas and his daughter through her <a href="/wiki/Point-of-view_shot" title="Point-of-view shot">point of view</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Markman-36">[35]</a> On April 27, Nas released the Aristotle-directed video for "The Don", which featured lavish images of Nas' lifestyle.<a href="#cite_note-37">[36]</a> A video promoting "Bye Baby" was released on August 20, 2012, featuring scenes of Nas in an empty home, at his divorce proceedings, and in a setting that revisits the cover image of Life Is Good.<a href="#cite_note-Markman2-38">[37]</a> It also featured singer <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hall_(singer)" title="Aaron Hall (singer)">Aaron Hall</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guy_(band)" title="Guy (band)">Guy</a>, whose 1988 song "Goodbye Love" is sampled on "Bye Baby".<a href="#cite_note-Markman2-38">[37]</a> A video for "Cherry Wine" was also released on October 2.<a href="#cite_note-NME101412-39">[38]</a> The video was dedicated to guest vocalist Amy Winehouse,<a href="#cite_note-40">[39]</a> who is featured as a projection on a wall in the video's scenes.<a href="#cite_note-NME101412-39">[38]</a> On September 19, "Cherry Wine" was <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">sent to radio</a> in the United Kingdom.<a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a> Life Is Good was released by <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam Recordings</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Independent-42">[41]</a> first on July 13, 2012, in Germany,<a href="#cite_note-musicline2-1">[1]</a> where it reached number 24 on the <a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Media Control Charts</a>.<a href="#cite_note-musicline2-1">[1]</a> In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number eight on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">Official Albums Chart</a>,<a href="#cite_note-OCC-43">[42]</a> the album also debuted at number two in Canada and sold 5,000 copies in its first week there.<a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a> In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> and sold 149,000 copies in its first week.<a href="#cite_note-Caulfield-45">[44]</a> It was his sixth number-one album in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-Caulfield-45">[44]</a> In its second week on the Billboard 200, the album sold 45,000 copies.<a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a> By February 10, 2013, the album had sold 354,000 copies, according to <a href="/wiki/MRC_Data" class="mw-redirect" title="MRC Data">Nielsen SoundScan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a> The album charted for 15 weeks on the Billboard 200.<a href="#cite_note-bb-48">[47]</a> On April 21, 2020, the album was certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">gold</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) for shipping at least 500,000 units to retailers in the US.<a href="#cite_note-RIAA-49">[48]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Critical reception">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">AnyDecentMusic?</td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7.8/10<a href="#cite_note-ADM-50">[49]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">81/100<a href="#cite_note-Metacritic-51">[50]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" 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Club">The A.V. Club</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">A−<a href="#cite_note-avclub-12">[11]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-ft-52">[51]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-Independent-42">[41]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">8/10<a href="#cite_note-NME-53">[52]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">The Observer</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-observer-29">[28]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">8.3/10<a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork-17">[16]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-RS-22">[21]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7/10<a href="#cite_note-Spin-15">[14]</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /><a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Life is Good was met with widespread critical acclaim. At <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a <a href="/wiki/Standard_score" title="Standard score">normalized</a> rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an <a href="/wiki/Weighted_arithmetic_mean" title="Weighted arithmetic mean">average</a> score of 81, based on 30 reviews.<a href="#cite_note-Metacritic-51">[50]</a> Aggregator <a href="/w/index.php?title=AnyDecentMusic%3F&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AnyDecentMusic? (page does not exist)">AnyDecentMusic?</a> gave the album 7.8 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.<a href="#cite_note-ADM-50">[49]</a> Reviewing the album in <a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a>, Kevin EG Perry called it "a grimy, back-to-basics return to form",<a href="#cite_note-NME-53">[52]</a> while Pitchfork's Jayson Greene said Nas had "settled gracefully into strengths".<a href="#cite_note-Pitchfork-17">[16]</a> Evan Rytlewski of <a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club" title="The A.V. Club">The A.V. Club</a> deemed Nas' lyrics "beautifully expressed" and the music just "as thoughtful",<a href="#cite_note-avclub-12">[11]</a> while Slant Magazine's Manan Desai believed the rapper sounded "inspired" and praised the album's "narrative unity" as "a wide-angle look of the artist as a grown man."<a href="#cite_note-Slant-6">[5]</a> Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, arts critic for the <a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a>, said Nas draws on his "<a href="/wiki/Emic_and_etic" title="Emic and etic">insider-outsider</a> perspective" as a successful rapper to create "a richly varied album that goes from old-fashioned East Coast bangers to boldly worked orchestral and jazz samples, all held together by Nas's fluent rap technique."<a href="#cite_note-ft-52">[51]</a> In the opinion of Randall Roberts from the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a>, the "thoughtful, fierce, honest and – most important – heavy-duty work" showed "Nas has gotten better at rolling with the punches – and you can hear it in every verse".<a href="#cite_note-latimes-55">[54]</a> Carl Chery from <a href="/wiki/XXL_(magazine)" title="XXL (magazine)">XXL</a> hailed it as "arguably Nas' best LP since <a href="/wiki/Stillmatic" title="Stillmatic">Stillmatic</a>" and proof that "at this juncture—21 years and 10 solo albums in—no other MC has ever rhymed at such a high level this deep into their career."<a href="#cite_note-Chery-23">[22]</a> Some reviewers were less enthusiastic. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> gave Life Is Good a three-star honorable mention (<a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Consumer_Guide:_Albums_of_the_%2790s#Grading_key" title="(3-star Honorable Mention)"><img alt="(3-star Honorable Mention)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/11px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/17px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/22px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="482" /></a><a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Consumer_Guide:_Albums_of_the_%2790s#Grading_key" title="(3-star Honorable Mention)"><img alt="(3-star Honorable Mention)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/11px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/17px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/22px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="482" /></a><a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Consumer_Guide:_Albums_of_the_%2790s#Grading_key" title="(3-star Honorable Mention)"><img alt="(3-star Honorable Mention)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/11px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/17px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg/22px-Five_Pointed_Star_Solid.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="482" /></a>) in his "<a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau#Consumer_Guide" title="Robert Christgau">Consumer Guide</a>" column for <a href="/wiki/MSN_Music" title="MSN Music">MSN Music</a>, citing "Daughters" and "Accident Murderers" as highlights while deeming the record "reflections of a bigshot who, as he mentions several times, is damn big".<a href="#cite_note-Christgau-56">[55]</a> AllMusic's David Jeffries regarded the album as an inevitably "puff-chested bitch session", "acting as a clearing house for all venom and bile, plus some gloss that doesn't fit but needed to go as well."<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-20">[19]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a> critic <a href="/wiki/Jon_Caramanica" title="Jon Caramanica">Jon Caramanica</a>, the narratives were "sometimes distractingly fanciful" and Nas' lyrics occasionally "overstuffed", even though the record possessed "a simulacrum of the sound that made him legendary".<a href="#cite_note-nytimes-57">[56]</a> Matthew Fiander from <a href="/wiki/PopMatters" title="PopMatters">PopMatters</a> was more critical, finding the production "uneven" and calculated "as product", with "half-done ideas".<a href="#cite_note-popmatters-2">[2]</a> At the end of 2012, Life Is Good appeared on several critics' top album lists. It was named the best album of 2012 by <a href="/wiki/The_Source" title="The Source">The Source</a> and <a href="/wiki/Okayplayer" title="Okayplayer">Okayplayer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MC-58">[57]</a> The album was also ranked number 18 by Rolling Stone,<a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a> number 12 by <a href="/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex (magazine)">Complex</a>,<a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a> number 16 by James Montgomery of <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>,<a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a> number six by Martin Caballero of The Boston Globe, and number seven by Jon Caramanica of The New York Times.<a href="#cite_note-MC-58">[57]</a> Life Is Good received a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Award</a> nomination in the category of <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Album">Best Rap Album</a> for the <a href="/wiki/55th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="55th Annual Grammy Awards">2013 Grammy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a> It was also nominated for Album of the Year at the <a href="/wiki/2013_BET_Hip_Hop_Awards" title="2013 BET Hip Hop Awards">2013 BET Hip Hop Awards</a>, while "Daughters" won the Impact Track award at the <a href="/wiki/2012_BET_Hip_Hop_Awards" title="2012 BET Hip Hop Awards">2012 BET Hip Hop Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Track listing">edit</a>]</div> Information is taken from the album credits.<a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Life Is Good standard edition</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"No Introduction"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nasir Jones</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/J.U.S.T.I.C.E._League" title="J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League">Erik Ortiz</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/J.U.S.T.I.C.E._League" title="J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League">Kevin Crowe</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/J.U.S.T.I.C.E._League" title="J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League">Kenny Bartolomei</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/J.U.S.T.I.C.E._League" title="J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League">J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:15</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Loco-Motive" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Large_Professor" title="Large Professor">Large Professor</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li><a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">Ernest Wilson</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">No I.D.</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:40</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"A Queens Story"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li><a href="/wiki/Salaam_Remi" title="Salaam Remi">Salaam Remi</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Simmons" title="Joseph Simmons">Joseph Simmons</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Darryl_McDaniels" title="Darryl McDaniels">Darryl McDaniels</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Remi</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Accident Murderers" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ross" title="Rick Ross">Rick Ross</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Wilson</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Ross" title="Rick Ross">William Roberts</a></li><li>Norman Solomon</li><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_DeGarmo" title="Chris DeGarmo">Chris DeGarmo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Marley_Marl" title="Marley Marl">Marlon Williams</a></li></ul></div></td><td>No I.D.</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:37</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Daughters_(Nas_song)" title="Daughters (Nas song)">Daughters</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Wilson</li><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Adams_(musician)" title="Patrick Adams (musician)">Patrick Adams</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Steam_(band)" title="Steam (band)">Gary DeCarlo</a></li><li>Dale Frashuer</li><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Leka" title="Paul Leka">Paul Leka</a></li></ul></div></td><td>No I.D.</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:20</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Reach Out" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Dante Franklin</li><li>Remi</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Rodney Jerkins</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Perren" title="Freddie Perren">Freddie Perren</a></li><li>Christine Perren</li><li>Richard Wyatt</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Remi</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Darkchild</a></li><li>DJ Hot Day</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:46</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"World's an Addiction" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician)" title="Anthony Hamilton (musician)">Anthony Hamilton</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Remi</li><li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician)" title="Anthony Hamilton (musician)">Anthony Hamilton</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Remi</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:01</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Summer on Smash" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li><a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Kasseem Dean</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"You Wouldn't Understand" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Mon%C3%A9t" title="Victoria Monét">Victoria Monét</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li><a href="/wiki/Buckwild_(music_producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buckwild (music producer)">Anthony Best</a></li><li>Michael Claxton</li><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_B." title="Eric B.">Eric Barrier</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Rakim" title="Rakim">William Griffin</a></li><li>Tommy Brown</li><li>Victoria McCants</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Buckwild_(music_producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buckwild (music producer)">Buckwild</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Back When"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Wilson</li><li>Barry Forgie</li><li><a href="/wiki/MC_Shan" title="MC Shan">Shawn Moltke</a></li><li>Williams</li><li>DeGarmo</li></ul></div></td><td>No I.D.</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Don_(Nas_song)" title="The Don (Nas song)">The Don</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_D" title="Heavy D">Dwight Myers</a></li><li>Remi</li><li>Marcos Palacios</li><li>Earnest Clark</li><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Cat" title="Super Cat">William Maragh</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jah_Thomas" title="Jah Thomas">Nkrumah Thomas</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_D" title="Heavy D">Heavy D</a></li><li>Remi</li><li><a href="/wiki/Da_Internz" title="Da Internz">Da Internz</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:02</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Stay"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Wilson</li><li><a href="/wiki/Lester_Abrams" title="Lester Abrams">Lester Abrams</a></li></ul></div></td><td>No I.D.</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:45</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Cherry_Wine" title="Cherry Wine">Cherry Wine</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Remi</li><li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Remi</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:56</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Bye_Baby" title="Bye Baby">Bye Baby</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Remi</li><li><a href="/wiki/40_(record_producer)" title="40 (record producer)">Noah Shebib</a></li><li>Tim Gatling</li><li>Gene Griffin</li><li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hall_(singer)" title="Aaron Hall (singer)">Aaron Hall</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Teddy_Riley" title="Teddy Riley">Teddy Riley</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Remi</li><li><a href="/wiki/40_(record_producer)" title="40 (record producer)">40</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:59</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>58:12</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Nas_song)" title="Nasty (Nas song)">Nasty</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Remi</li></ul></div></td><td>Remi</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:04</td></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"The Black Bond"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Remi</li></ul></div></td><td>Remi</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track17" scope="row">17.</th><td>"Roses"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li><a href="/wiki/Al_Shux" title="Al Shux">Alexander Shuckburgh</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Wilson_(musician)" title="Dan Wilson (musician)">Dan Wilson</a></li><li>Sean Fenton</li><li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Flores" title="Nikki Flores">Nikki Flores</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al_Shux" title="Al Shux">Al Shux</a></li><li>Dan Wilson</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:31</td></tr><tr><th id="track18" scope="row">18.</th><td>"Where's the Love" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Cocaine_80s" title="Cocaine 80s">Cocaine 80s</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li>Wilson</li><li><a href="/wiki/James_Fauntleroy" title="James Fauntleroy">James Fauntleroy II</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/MC_Serch" title="MC Serch">Michael Berrin</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Nice" title="Pete Nice">Peter Nash</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Paul_(producer)" title="Prince Paul (producer)">Paul Huston</a></li></ul></div></td><td>No I.D.</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:28</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>71:37</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption><a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes</a> bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track19" scope="row">19.</th><td>"Trust"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jones</li><li><a href="/wiki/Boi-1da" title="Boi-1da">Matthew Samuels</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Burnett" title="Matthew Burnett">Matthew Burnett</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Evans_(record_producer)" title="Jordan Evans (record producer)">Jordan Evans</a></li><li>Jamal Sublett</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boi-1da" title="Boi-1da">Boi-1da</a></li><li>Burnett<a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></li><li>Evans<a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:34</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Japan bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track20" scope="row">20.</th><td>"The Don" (Don Dada Remix)</td><td>Jones</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Salaam Remi</li><li>Heavy D</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:09</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sample_credits">Sample credits</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sample credits">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>"A Queens Story" contains samples of "Peter Piper" by <a href="/wiki/Run-DMC" title="Run-DMC">Run-DMC</a> and "Queen's Story" by <a href="/wiki/Salaam_Remi" title="Salaam Remi">Salaam Remi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"Accident Murderers" contains samples of "They Said It Couldn't Be Done" by Norman Feels and "<a href="/wiki/The_Bridge_Wars" title="The Bridge Wars">The Bridge</a>" by <a href="/wiki/MC_Shan" title="MC Shan">MC Shan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"Daughters" contains samples of "Dust to Dust" by Cloud One and "<a href="/wiki/Na_Na_Hey_Hey_Kiss_Him_Goodbye" title="Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye">Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Wayne_McGhie_and_the_Sounds_of_Joy" title="Wayne McGhie and the Sounds of Joy">Wayne McGhie and the Sounds of Joy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"Reach Out" contains samples of "Ike's Mood" by <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Interpolation_(popular_music)" title="Interpolation (popular music)">interpolation</a> of "Once in a Lifetime Groove" by <a href="/wiki/New_Edition" title="New Edition">New Edition</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"World's an Addiction" contains a sample of "The World" by Salaam Remi.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"You Wouldn't Understand" contains samples of "Let's Start Love Over Again" by <a href="/wiki/Miles_Jaye" title="Miles Jaye">Miles Jaye</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Eric_B._Is_President" title="Eric B. Is President">Eric B. Is President</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Eric_B._%26_Rakim" title="Eric B. & Rakim">Eric B. & Rakim</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"Back When" contains samples of "Double Agent Jones" by Barry Moore Combo, "Live Routine" by MC Shan, and "The Bridge" by MC Shan.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"The Don" contains elements of "Dance inna New York" by <a href="/wiki/Super_Cat" title="Super Cat">Super Cat</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"Stay" contains samples of "Seven Steps to Nowhere" by <a href="/wiki/L.A._Carnival" class="mw-redirect" title="L.A. Carnival">L.A. Carnival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"Bye Baby" contains samples of "Goodbye Love" by <a href="/wiki/Guy_(band)" title="Guy (band)">Guy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"The Black Bond" contains samples of "Praguenosis" by Salaam Remi.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li> <li>"Where's the Love" contains samples of "Brooklyn-Queens" by <a href="/wiki/3rd_Bass" title="3rd Bass">3rd Bass</a>.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personnel">edit</a>]</div> Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<a href="#cite_note-liner-10">[9]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>John Adams – <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_piano" title="Rhodes piano">Fender Rhodes</a></li> <li>Richard Adlam – drums</li> <li>Angel Onhel Aponte – engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> – featured artist</li> <li>Del Bowers – mixing assistant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckwild_(music_producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buckwild (music producer)">Buckwild</a> – producer</li> <li>Brandon N. Caddell – assistant engineer</li> <li>Matt Champlin – engineer</li> <li>Da Internz – arranger, producer</li> <li>Tim Davies – string arrangements</li> <li>Gleyder "Gee" Disla – engineer, mixing</li> <li>DJ Hot Day – scratching</li> <li>Chloe Flower – piano</li> <li>Kaye Fox – vocals</li> <li>Chris Galland – mixing assistant</li> <li>Chris Gehringer – mastering</li> <li>Alex Haldi – art direction, design</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hamilton_(musician)" title="Anthony Hamilton (musician)">Anthony Hamilton</a> – featured artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maestro_Harrell" title="Maestro Harrell">Maestro Harrell</a> – keyboards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_D" title="Heavy D">Heavy D</a> – arranger, producer</li> <li>Vincent Henry – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone</li> <li>Jaycen Joshua – mixing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.U.S.T.I.C.E._League" title="J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League">J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League</a> – producer</li> <li>Rich Keller – mixing</li> <li>Rob Kinelski – engineer, mixing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Large_Professor" title="Large Professor">Large Professor</a> – featured artist</li> <li>Sam Lewis – assistant engineer</li> <li>Tai Linzie – photo coordination</li> <li>Omar Loya – assistant engineer</li> <li>Kim Lumpkin – production coordination</li> <li>Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearance</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Marroquin" title="Manny Marroquin">Manny Marroquin</a> – mixing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel</a> – featured artist</li> <li>Victoria Monet – featured artist</li> <li>Greg Morgan – sound design</li> <li>Vernon Mungo – engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a> – primary artist, executive producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">No I.D.</a> – producer</li> <li>Gary Noble – engineer, mixing</li> <li>Keith Parry – assistant engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Poyser" title="James Poyser">James Poyser</a> – keyboards</li> <li>Kevin Randolph – keyboards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_DJ_Red_Alert" title="Kool DJ Red Alert">Red Alert</a> – vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salaam_Remi" title="Salaam Remi">Salaam Remi</a> – arranger, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, producer, scratching</li> <li>Hal Ritson – drums</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Ross" title="Rick Ross">Rick Ross</a> – featured artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Salacuse" title="Matthew Salacuse">Matthew Salacuse</a> – photography</li> <li>Anthony Saleh – executive producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/40_(record_producer)" title="40 (record producer)">Noah "40" Shebib</a> – arranger, drums, keyboards, mixing, producer</li> <li>Hannah Sidibe – vocals</li> <li>Brian Sumner – engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a> – featured artist, producer</li> <li>Meredith Truax – photo coordination</li> <li>Anna Ugarte – assistant engineer, mixing assistant</li> <li>Cara Walker – package production</li> <li>Stuart White – engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a> – featured artist, guitar</li> <li>Steve Wyreman – bass, guitar</li> <li>Tyler Yamashita – assistant engineer</li> <li>Andrew Zaeh – photography</li> <li>Gabriel Zardes – assistant engineer</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Charts">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Weekly charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Chart performance for Life Is Good </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2012) </th> <th scope="col">Peak position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Australia_Nas-65">[64]</a> </th> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a> Flanders)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Flanders_Nas-66">[65]</a> </th> <td align="center">44 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a> Wallonia)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Wallonia_Nas-67">[66]</a> </th> <td align="center">72 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Albums_Chart" title="Canadian Albums Chart">Canadian Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardCanada_Nas-68">[67]</a> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Danish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Hitlisten" title="Hitlisten">Hitlisten</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Denmark_Nas-69">[68]</a> </th> <td align="center">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Nas-70">[69]</a> </th> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_France_Nas-71">[70]</a> </th> <td align="center">33 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<a href="#cite_note-musicline2-1">[1]</a> </th> <td align="center">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Irish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association" title="Irish Recorded Music Association">IRMA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Ireland2_Nas-72">[71]</a> </th> <td align="center">55 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon_Albums_Chart" title="Oricon Albums Chart">Oricon</a>)<a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a> </th> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Nas-74">[73]</a> </th> <td align="center">38 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norwegian Albums (<a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Norway_Nas-75">[74]</a> </th> <td align="center">16 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Nas-76">[75]</a> </th> <td align="center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-OCC-43">[42]</a> </th> <td align="center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Chart">UK R&B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_UKR&B_-77">[76]</a> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a><a href="#cite_note-bb-48">[47]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)<a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Nas-78">[77]</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Year-end charts">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>2012 year-end chart performance for Life Is Good </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2012) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-79">[78]</a> </th> <td>90 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a> </th> <td>17 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>2013 year-end chart performance for Life Is Good </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2013) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a> </th> <td>82 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Certifications">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications for Life Is Good </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<a href="#cite_note-RIAA-49">[48]</a> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>500,000‡ </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_history">Release history</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Release history">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Release history for Life Is Good </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">Label </th> <th scope="col">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany </th> <td>July 13, 2012 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam Recordings</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-musicline2-1">[1]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom </th> <td>July 16, 2012 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-popmatters-2">[2]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States </th> <td>July 17, 2012 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_200_number-one_albums_of_2012" title="List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2012">List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2012">List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2012</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Life_Is_Good_(Nas_album)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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