Life Is Good is the eleventh
studio album by American rapper
Nas. It was recorded at various studios in New York and California, and produced primarily by
No I.D. and
Salaam Remi. Nas wrote the album after his divorce from recording artist
Kelis and compared it to
Marvin Gaye's 1978 record
Here, My Dear. He wanted to vent personal feelings and address moments in his life in his songs, while drawing on 1980s
hip hop influences for the album's production in order to complement its nostalgic tone.