One of Us

Album: Black Market (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song features New York rapper Nas. Previous collaborations between the pair include Rick Ross' "Usual Suspects " and "Triple Beat Dreams," Nas' "Accident Murderers" plus Meek Mill's "Maybach Curtains."
  • Ross recalled to Billboard magazine the story of the song. "Me and Nas was in Miami," he said. "We were actually on a yacht. It was a real private business event but it was an extravagant yacht among a few wealthy people, a few companies."

    "Me and him took time out and had us a private discussion about a couple of different things, and the beautiful thing about that is this record was birthed from that conversation," Ross continued. "We finished the record maybe a week or two after we had seen each other in Miami. I think that's real dope when the music comes about organically like that."

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