Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)
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"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" is a song by American rappers
Air Force Ones 25th anniversary party shown on MTV2
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Its
50th Grammy Awards in 2008.[1]
Proceeds from the song's sales go towards youth leadership programs through the Force4Change Fund.
The song is often
misinterpreted as a DJ Premier track featuring Rakim, Nas and KRS-ONE and excluding Kanye West. This is due to a popular upload of the music video on YouTube where DJ Premier is credited as the artist and Kanye West's opening verse is removed from the video.[2]
The music video itself was released for the DJ Premier Remix of the song.
Track listing
Side A: "Better Than I've Ever Been" (prod. Rick Rubin) featuring Kanye West, Nas, and KRS-One – full song – instrumental – a cappella
Side B: "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been DJ Premier Remix)" featuring Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One, and Rakim – full song – instrumental – a cappella
Music video
The music video for the DJ Premier Remix of "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" was released on March 29, 2007 and directed by Thibaut de Longeville.[3]
Samples
The original beat by
Give Me the Night", performed by George Benson, off his Give Me the Night
album.
DJ Premier's remix contains samples from "Dance the Kung-Fu" by Carl Douglas.
References
- grammy.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ GSweed (2011-03-09), Dj Premier - Classic(feat. Rakim, Nas & Krs One), archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2017-10-22
- ^ "Better Than I've Ever Been: Classic DJ Premier Remix | Kanye West | Music Video". MTV. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
