<Tr> <Td> "In My Lifetime" (1995) </Td> <Td> "Dead Presidents" (1996) </Td> <Td> "Ain't No Nigga" (1996) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Dead Presidents" is a 1996 song by rapper Jay - Z . It was released as the first promotional single for Jay - Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt, although it did not directly appear on the album: a different version, with the same backing track and chorus but different lyrics, called "Dead Presidents II", appeared on Reasonable Doubt instead . The single was a commercial success, and was certified as an RIAA certification gold single in June 1996 . Both versions of the song are regarded as some of the greatest hip - hop songs ever recorded, and "Dead Presidents II" was voted #16 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs . </P> <P> The title is slang for money because portraits of dead United States presidents appear on most Federal Reserve Notes . </P> <P> The song was produced by Ski . The song samples Lonnie Liston Smith's "A Garden of Peace" for the track's melody and A Tribe Called Quest's "Oh My God (remix)" for its percussion; the chorus is a sample of Nas rapping "I'm out for dead presidents to represent me", from his 1994 song "The World Is Yours (Tip Mix)". </P>

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