Nas says no limits on new album [discussion in eldylan thread brehs]

[IronFist]

Nas to possibly take part in "Illmatic" anniversary concert in 2014, reveals plans to release a repackaged version of the album.

With Nas’ eleventh studio album, Life Is Good, now well over a year behind him, the Queens rapper is currently at work crafting his next LP. While speaking with the Huffington Post, Nas spoke on the process of creating his next project and how it compares to last year’s Life Is Good.

According to the Queensbridge emcee, Life Is Good served as an aid for all the other projects released last year while his next album will hopefully foster new ideas and inspirations.

“With Life Is Good it felt like Hip Hop needed an album to help steer the direction of the sound and the rest of the albums that were coming out that year,” Nas said. “Or to re-encourage the ones that were working to say, ‘It’s ok to make a Hip Hop album.’ And that was my goal with that. And I think I accomplished that. I think after that I saw a nice sharp turn for the better in rap albums. So that mission is completed.

“With this record, ah man…It’s the next chapter in myself as a writer,” he added. “I’m really excited about every new leaf I turn. Every new endeavor. I’m excited about that and all the potential that comes with everything new that I do. And all my ideas can come to fruition. And that excites me, because there’s no limits to what I can do, in terms of trying to be an inspiration. I just want to do well for the listeners out there. Do well for the whole genre. So I’m excited.”

Nas’ next studio album is currently without a title, and although the rapper came close to announcing a name for the LP, he says he was unsure if it was a good fit for the project.

“I got a little busy, and I wasn’t sure it was really a real fit for the record,” Nas said when asked why he hasn’t unveiled the album’s title. “It felt like I came up with it too easy. And I like that because Life Is Good came up on its own. It just popped in my head. So the next title came up in a similar way, but it was probably too early.”

On top of the release of a possible twelfth studio album, next year will also mark the twentieth anniversary of Nas’ debut album, Illmatic. In celebration of the anniversary of the project, the 40-year-old rapper says he’ll likely celebrate the occasion with a concert and a possible repackaged version of Illmatic.

“We’re putting together a concert," he said. "And I think we’re going to do something with the album and repackage it with special stuff. I think that’s in the works."

Released in 1994, Illmatic features 10 tracks produced by some of the genre’s most renowned beatsmiths, including Large Professor, DJ Premier and Q-Tip. Nas reminisced on his debut album during an interview with VEVO last year, commenting on the grunge-heavy sound featured on the Illmatic track, “Halftime.”

“It was early '90s, so the music was just grunge,” Nas said. “Just dirty, dusty, alleyway kind of sound. That’s the kind of music that the rap music that I was liking around that time. So when I heard the track for ‘Halftime,’ I knew that would be something good for the time.”

update:

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

Future vandross on the hook

 

[vaudevillevillain]

call someone a dikkriding fakkit that loves the attention then follow in his footsteps brehs

 

[mr.africa]

LIFE IS GOOD

2014 - YEAR OF THE GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Who has been as dope and relevant as Nas has for as long as he has? 20 years and still going. Salute this man.

 

[BlackMagnus514]

shyt is gonna be fire. Nas has gotten better at rapping as he got older than Jay-z has if you ask me.

 

[Danie84]

“With this record, ah man…It’s the next chapter in myself as a writer,” he added. “I’m really excited about every new leaf I turn. Every new endeavor. I’m excited about that and all the potential that comes with everything new that I do. And all my ideas can come to fruition. And that excites me, because there’s no limits to what I can do, in terms of trying to be an inspiration. I just want to do well for the listeners out there. Do well for the whole genre. So I’m excited.”

 

[Rev]

Now that he got the content and style of Life Is Good out of his system, I'm really eager to see what he concocts for the next album.

This next one is gonna be his last with Def Jam? And how does it work with re-packaging Illmatic if he's no longer with Columbia? Wonder what his next move will be.

 

[Dettol]

Future vandross on the hook

 

[MoeDollaZ$]

I kno this would never happen but imagine nas on sum harry fraud type beats

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

hahaha @ the picture, looks uncomfortable.

 

[malbaker86]

We know how Nas is though; says he's going to do this that and the third on his next album and then we all speculate about who he's going to get beats and features from yet he'll end up working with who he usually works with and the album will be

 

[Da King]

LOL @ another repacking of illmatic, nikka stay trying to milk fans $$ off that shyt

 

[intilectual recipricol]

call someone a dikkriding fakkit that loves the attention then follow in his footsteps brehs

I shall fear no man but God
Yet and still I can chill in the
City of Gods in Brazil
I'm mad real, I was selling
Crack in the building back when
selling crack in the building was a big deal...

Jigga always does the shyt first, thats how he leads by example

 

[Brad Piff]

fukkin chump thinks life is good was a major influence in the game