Nas & DJ Premier - Define My Name (new single out now, album releasing later this year)

[Rapmastermind]

You don’t even have to use them, but Tip, large pro, LES and even pete rock should be part of this process.

That sounds more like "ILLmatic 3". But could this be the long awaited NaS/Premo collabo project? If he ever does a Trilogy than fine, bring the gang back. "Stillmatic" did not bring everyone back but still had Premo, LES and Large Professor. He eventually worked with Tip again on "American Way". Of course Pete Rock had Two "Lost Tapes 2" beats. But as of right now I don't know if NaS and Pete have worked out their issues. I hope they do.

 

[JustCKing]

That sounds more like "ILLmatic 3". But could this be the long awaited NaS/Premo collabo project? If he ever does a Trilogy than fine, bring the gang back. "Stillmatic" did not bring everyone back but still had Premo, LES and Large Professor. He eventually worked with Tip again on "American Way". Of course Pete Rock had Two "Lost Tapes 2" beats. But as of right now I don't know if NaS and Pete have worked out their issues. I hope they do.

Nas has Large Professor production in the stash from the "Nas Album Done" 2013-2016 era.

 

[Awesome Wells]

Preem is pretty much Top 2 of all-time.

But this project should've happened 20 years ago.

He's way past his prime with tracks. If Nas was gonna go with anyone from the OG lineup from Illmatic, it should be Tip. Tip's tracks today are still on some crazy sh*t. Which is exactly the kinda vibe Nas could use if he's working with a great. I love him, but Primo's kinda stuck on one template now. I stopped wanting the Nas/Primo album decades ago.

 

[Figaro]

Nas & DJ Premier been working on that album last few years.

Waiting for the project to be right before dropping due to the expectations.

Premo will lace him with heat.

 

[Frump]

https://x.com/nasinfo_/status/1780669111380422835?s=46&t=ioJbqfAXtdpoETM_sVUVCw

Nas plug hinting at something happening tomorrow night

 

[Clapsteel O'Neal]

20 years too late

 

[Rapmastermind]

Nas has Large Professor production in the stash from the "Nas Album Done" 2013-2016 era.

Yeah they've still been working together. Also L.E.S. did get a lot of placements over the years. I think he has the most placement on NaS albums for an "Illmatic" Producer:

L.E.S. - Illmatic, IWW, I Am, Nastradamus, Firm, QB's Finest, Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes, SD, HHID.

 

[drugxglory]

I aint tryna hear Nas over no dusty preemo beats

 

[ThirdAct]

I aint tryna hear Nas over no dusty preemo beats

Then don't listen to it, problem solved

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Pete Rock better send Nas a "You know I was just playing, right?" text.

 

[Ziggiy]

Pete Rock better send Nas a "You know I was just playing, right?" text.

Nas went over ten years without so much as SPEAKING to Pete Rock the first time they fell out and after this fukk shyt Pete pulled with threatening to sue over royalties Nas had nothing to do with and talking shyt about the Hit-Boy albums it’ll probably be until 2045 before he gets that call again.


Pete Rock really should have just listened to CL Smooth

 

[Bigblackted4]

Not interested at all maybe in 2000s

 

[Budda]

Aside from the obvious excitement of this finally potentially coming to fruition, this was my first thought.

All the bullshyt we've been reading all these years from the Nas stans on this board about how that 90s shyt is dead, nobody wants to hear washed up Preemo beats, dusty n*ggas living in the past, blah blah blah will go completely out the window if th/is album finally happens.

Not from me, when was the last time Premo made a great beat?

 

[Rollie Forbes]

I might go buy a '92 Acura Legend just to ride around playing the album if it means more of this:

 

[Budda]

Probably just a Premo Nas song for Illmatic 30, don't see it being the announcement of an album or anything.