Cops Shot the Kid is track 2 of Nas's NASIR, released on June 15, 2018 as part of G.O.O.D. Summer 2018, where MusicBrainz credits Ye as a featured artist and producer.
Catalog context only, from MusicBrainz; no reviewed critical source describes this song yet.
Sources & recording details
Explanation & sources
An original summary of documented musical or release context. Reviewed 11/8/2026.
- NASIR (digital release 18923608)
MusicBrainz · Track 2
Track position, artist credit and recording-level producer relationships.
MusicBrainz lists other producers on this recording: Andrew Dawson (co).
Listen
Song links to the listed streaming catalogs. A particular mix, master or archive edition is not verified. Availability may vary by country and account.
Listening link checks
- Spotify: Cops Shot The Kid · Nas, Kanye West · NASIR. Catalog source (opens in a new tab). Song and album identity checked; playback not tested.
- Apple Music: Cops Shot the Kid (feat. Kanye West) · Nas · NASIR. Catalog source (opens in a new tab). Song and album identity checked; playback not tested.
Music video
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Nas - Cops Shot The Kid (Official Video)
Verified Mass Appeal label channel, not an artist-channel upload. NASIR label provenance is corroborated by the official distributed track metadata.
Video link check
YouTube indexed metadata identifies Mass Appeal as Verified, titles this Official Video, and links the NASIR release.
Music-video identity checked from primary YouTube metadata. Playback and regional availability were not tested. Video edits may differ from the audio catalog.
Lyrics & annotations
Read Cops Shot the Kid on Genius (opens in a new tab)Song-level reference, not a verified match to a particular recording or edition. Lyrics are hosted on Genius.
Recordings
These are indexed catalog entries. Distinct metadata does not establish an audible revision or audio equivalence. Audio is not hosted.
NASIR (digital release)
Catalog duration: 2:48
Position 2 of 7 in NASIR (digital release)
Recording sources & evidence
Catalog title: Cops Shot the Kid (NASIR digital, MusicBrainz 18923608)
Recording as listed on this MusicBrainz release with its displayed length. A matching title does not establish identity with another edition's recording.
Sources & evidence
View field-level evidence (4 claims)
Song identity · field
trackIdArchive summary: Track 2 is a recording of Cops Shot the Kid.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Kind
Archive summary: Album recording on an official release.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Duration · field
durationSecondsArchive summary: Displayed length 2:48.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Release membership · field
releaseIdsArchive summary: Listed at track 2.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →
Archive detail
Record ID: rv-nasir-cops-shot-the-kid-18923608
Evidence is assessed claim by claim. An association or a source confidence label does not establish a recording credit.
About the archive & method
Credits
- Recording-specific Ye role
- artist, producer (documented)
Evidence applies to the cited recording only, not every track or the whole catalog.
Related people
Imported associations may describe a feature or another contribution. Exact roles and recordings have not been independently reverified.
Date & editorial context
- Date context
- 6/15/2018 (edition unverified) · linked release
Inherited from the linked release, not independently verified as this track's first release date. Imported catalog-date claim with a linked reference. The exact territory, edition and date have not been independently reverified for this release record.
- Editorial era
- ye / KIDS SEE GHOSTS · 2017–2019
Editorial grouping, not a sourced historical boundary.
Sources & evidence
View field-level evidence (6 claims)
Title
Archive summary: Track 2 is titled Cops Shot the Kid.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Release status · field
statusArchive summary: The track appears on an official release.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Release membership · field
releaseIdsArchive summary: The track is on NASIR.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Catalog artist attribution · field
primaryArtistIdsArchive summary: The track artist credit begins with Nas.
Imported catalog artist attribution. The artist identity, display name and recording credit have not been independently reverified.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Person association · field
featureArtistIdsArchive summary: The track artist credit reads Nas & Kanye West.
Imported person association. It may describe a feature or another contribution. The exact role and recording have not been independently reverified.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →Ye role on this recording · field
yeRolesArchive summary: Kanye west appears in the track artist credit; the recording has a producer relationship to ye.
Scope note: Scoped to this recording on this release. Co-producers are listed in the track notes; no sole-production claim is made.
Source location: Track 2: Cops Shot the Kid
MusicBrainz: NASIR (Nas, digital release 18923608) →
Archive detail
Record ID: trk-nasir-cops-shot-the-kid
Evidence is assessed claim by claim. An association or a source confidence label does not establish a recording credit.
About the archive & method