Nas - Nas Is Like (dirty) < DELUXE >

: Premier chopped the sample into three parts and layered it with bird chirps and a heavy, boom-bap drum sequence.

: The opening lines— "Freedom or jail, clips inserted, a baby's bein' born / Same time my man is murdered" —are often cited as one of the best "movie-like" openings in rap. Nas - Nas Is Like (Dirty)

: DJ Premier famously found the core orchestral string sample on a 10-inch Lutheran church record he was about to throw away. : Premier chopped the sample into three parts