Life's a Bitch (song)

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"Life's a Bitch"
Single by Nas featuring AZ
from the album Illmatic
Released	April 19, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	East Coast hip hop jazz rap
Length	3:29
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Nasir Jones Anthony Cruz Olu Dara Ronnie Wilson Oliver Scott
Producer(s)	L.E.S.
Nas singles chronology
"It Ain't Hard to Tell" (1994) "Life's a Bitch" (1994) "The World Is Yours" (1994)

"Life's a Bitch" is the third single from Nas' debut album Illmatic (1994). It was released as a 12" single on April 19, 1994 by Columbia Records. It features rapping from AZ and cornet playing by Nas' father Olu Dara.

The beat is produced by L.E.S., who samples "Yearning for Your Love" by The Gap Band and "Black Frost" by Grover Washington, Jr. for the songs down-tempo jazzy beat. AZ's verse was the first recorded verse of his rap career. The song was sampled numerous times in modern years, examples include "YSIV" by Logic (2018),^[1] "Keep It Real" by Miilkbone (1995), and "Carry On" by Statik Selektah featuring Joey Bada$$ (2014).