take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

"Get Down" is the third and final single released from Nas' God's Son. It features descriptive storytelling by Nas and funk-based production by Nas and Salaam Remi. The beat samples "Funky Drummer" and "The Boss" by James Brown as well as "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds.

Get down is a stance, posture or movement in many traditional African cultures and in African American culture that involves bending at the waist and knees, bringing the body low to the ground in moments of ecstacy or intensity.Hemmings, Georgia. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20030223/arts/arts2.html "Discovering Africa in Jamaica." Jamaica Gleaner, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2003. Retrieved 02-02-2007.