Albums Nas - The Lost Tapes 2 (Discussion Thread)

[Jimmy ValenTime]

based on interviews trying to figure out the chronology

No Bad Energy [PROD. BY SWIZZ BEATZ] (2016)
Adult Film feat. Swizz Beatz [PROD. BY SWIZZ BEATZ] (2016)

Swizz Beatz Says He Fully-Produced An Unreleased Nas Album

Queens Wolf [PROD. BY DJ TOOMP] (2008?) +

]Highly Favored [PROD. BY RZA] (2017)
. Tanasia PROD. BY RZA]
Nas Has Another Album Coming & RZA And Swizz Beatz Are Involved (Video)

Royalty feat. RaVaughn [PROD. BY HIT-BOY](2012?)

Hit-Boy Says Lost Nas & Frank Ocean Song Will Be "Heard By The World One Day"


You Mean The World to Me [PROD. BY KANYE WEST] (2006)

 

[JoelB]

I need this and any piece of merch associated with this classic

Escobar season has returned

 

[ThirdAct]

All three don't mesh with Nas at all

Nas didn't mesh with Verbal Intercourse and Let My nikkas Live?

Man he fit those beats like a glove.

 

[prophecypro]

I hope the 2 swizz beats tracks are dope but i trust nas. Surprised he didn't put street shyt from the LIG sessions on here

I saw a Swizz Beatz interview around the time he was promoting Poison last year and he said he didnt wanna put it on his album cause it would take away from the rest of the LP. So Im guessing it was always meant to be for Swizz? I know people think it was the mysterious track they heard at the Life is Good listening session but I dont recall people saying they heard Jay, X and Kiss on that one.

 

[prophecypro]

the promo said ther was songs from nasir; so its possible you mean the world to me was re-done or remixed

Im gonna go ahead and assume when they say songs from the Nasir sessions they mean the stuff he did pre-Wyomng for his own album that he sat on (ie Nas Album Done)

Cause that Nasir shyt was thrown together in like a week

 

[prophecypro]

I can’t believe fans of rap think that Swizz produced Echo

How do y’all not know Swizz production off the first bell and whistle

He produced Top Down and the unreleased version with Nas which kinda doesnt sound regular Swizz but yeah we'll see

 

[prophecypro]

fukk this is from HHID era to now?

Hope there's some gems at least

The Kanye joint is from the HHID sessions and was dope. It was out years back on tapes and mp3s

 

[kes929]

His vault is like the lost city of Atlantis at this point

Dont forget he still has an album. He has been working on too

 

[Supa]

PETE ROCK

 

[TheDarceKnight]

He said that?

Cause I assumed for years he never finished it and the snippet was all there was.

Yeah bro. It had Jay-Z on it but Nas never finished his part.

Edit. Okay I guess it doesn’t say it’s final
Final but this is from late April and it’s just bad timing. I just wish he’d stop getting hopes up.

Even back on he was promising to upload the OG version of The Invitation and Better Way. He wasn’t being begged too either if I recall.

Here’s the recent Nas/Hov joint post

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Bandana got some competition

Gangsta Gibbs trading bars with Yasiin Bey & Black Thought.

 

[AAKing23]

Omfg @ the snippet

 

[Tunez]

IM HERE :BANKS:

 

[Kaydigi]

 

[prophecypro]

No ID, Statik Selektah, hopefully Alchemist, Pete Rock, hopefully Toomp and Khalil (cause they stuff for the Untitled sessions was great ) will be good The Kanye track is great

I dont know how the RZA and Swizz tracks will be and thats the biggest question mark. And Pharell too but maybe they might cooked something promising street shyt by the title.

Also the Eddie Cole track with Skat attack and two people I dont know sounds like it could be some experimental track shyt. Eddie Cole been his tour singer so who knows what will happen there

It seems pretty bloated for a lost tapes album but hopefully the final few tracks finishing it strong


So we'll see.

Its weird we're analyzing this album like a new Nas albuim right down to scrutinizing the production credit and track names like old times lol

Its weird too cause the first Lost Tapes, most rap nerds and heads had heard like 90% before off B-sides, Rap Radio Shows, Mixtape and early mp3 file sharing days. I think only purple had never been heard before and it was not promoted like a new album.