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Pete Rock produced Nas’ “The World Is Yours” in less than 10 minutes

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Pete Rock claims he produced Nas‘ 1994 “The World Is Yours” beat in under 10 minutes.

During a 2014 profile for Illmatic with HipHopDX, , revealed he produced the beat in approximately 10 minutes saying: “It’s a faster pace with the creation of the now. That’s not to say it wasn’t fast then, because in my time I was making beats in five minutes. I made “The World Is Yours” in less than 10 minutes…so, yeah.”

‘ “The World Is Yours” was the fourth single from Illmatic and inspired by . The song peaked at No. 27 on the Hot .

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