Street Dreams

Released as the second single from Nas's 1996 album It Was Written, this track interpolates the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and samples Linda Clifford's "Never Gonna Stop." The big-budget video, directed by Hype Williams and filmed in Las Vegas, was an allusion to Martin Scorsese's Casino and featured a cameo by Frank Vincent, while the song became Nas's first to enter the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 22 and earning Gold certification.