What do the song "What Would I Do If I Could Feel" and Nipsey Russell have in common?
Surviving the Times "Surviving the Times" is a 2007 hip hop song by Nas from his "Greatest Hits" album. The song's lyrics focus on Nas career before and just after Illmatic. The song makes reference to Nas' signing with Columbia Records, being turned down by Russell Simmons for Def Jam and him meeting Large Professor and Kool G Rap for the first time. The song also samples Nipsey Russell's song "What Would I Do If I Could Feel" from the musical The Wiz in the intro and chorus. A different version of this song appeared on Nas and DJ Green Lantern's "Nigger Tape". It contains the same lyrics but is produced by Cool & Dre.
Russ (rapper) Russell Vitale (born September 26, 1992), known by his stage name and mononym Russ, is an American hip hop recording artist, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for his singles "What They Want" and "Losin Control", which peaked respectively at number 83 and 63 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. He is part of the Diemon Crew, a rap group. His first studio album "There's Really A Wolf" was released on May 5, 2017.