Nas covers Slick Rick’s “Hey Young World” as part of Levi’s multi-artist Pioneer Sessions marketing campaign.

“Nas doesn’t possess Rick’s comic sensibility, but he did inherit from Rick a keen sense for the way precise detail and carefully chosen perspective can enrich a short story, the kind that populated Illmatic and his subsequent work. Nas’ re-crafting of “Hey Young World” is true to its source, though its harder, metallic edges suggest a bluntness caused by twenty-plus years without progress.”

You can see the behind-the-scenes vid above and listen to the track here. Other artists in the campaign range from John Legend to The Killers.