Albums Nas - The Lost Tapes 2 (Discussion Thread)

[Piff Perkins]

The Pete Rock tracks are actually new tracks that were recorded specifically for Lost Tapes 2 around 2011. They were to be included on the Def Jam LT2 before Nas and Def Jam had a falling out.

The RZA produced tracks, from guessing (using Nas interviews from around the period) are from around 2013-15. These are beats that RZA sent Nas for the Life Is Good followup that never materialized. RZA said that Nas and a few other rappers of note came to his crib and he basically gave Nas about 50 beats.

Nas has not officially rapped over RZA production thats not Verbal Intercourse or Let My nikkas Live.

Statik Selectah and Nas have worked together before. They had a song slated to appear on Life Is Good but it didn’t make the cut due to sample clearences.

I think the RZA stuff could also be from 2010, during the Hawaii sessions for MBDTF. They started working at that point on what they thought would be a new Nas album. Just a few tracks apparently.

It could also be something new-ish, from the last couple years. There was talk of Nas, RZA, and Swizz having some type of project. I'd imagine they're joints from whatever the Nas Album Done/2016 era album was.

 

[Brosef]

Oh my god it's happening

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[TheDarceKnight]

Less Swizz, more Alchemist, Just Blaze, Primo and L.E.S. I’m glad to see DJ Toomp tho. I was really hoping we’d get The Scientist w/ Jay-Z.

I feel you. For what it's worth I don't think the material we are looking for is there.

Just Blaze ain't done anything with Nas that's unreleased except for The Scientist which supposedly still isn't done yet due to either Jay or Nas not finishing their verses.

Alchemist hasn't done anything with Nas since 2009/2010 at the very latest and 2005 is the last time I'm aware of. Alc pretty much cleaned out the vaults of what they had when he released My Will, Too Late, One Never Knows, etc, on his Cutting Room Floor projects. He did recently express a lot of interest in working on a project with Nas though.

I'm honestly not sure if Primo has recorded anything with Nas since 2nd Childhood. At the time of their cover shoot for Scratch Magazine in the mid 00's, they hadn't recorded anything since then, and according to some sources I know they still haven't done anything. If I'm wrong, maybe they have 1 or 2 joints, and I'd be surprised if either was actually finished.

Not sure about the last time L.E.S. worked with Nas and I'm also curious about the Toomp production.

 

[areohbee824]

These bundles being offered so far

I recognize that beat, Nip used that sample on One Take 3. Statik did this one here, supposedly 10 years ago. In for the album

 

[MikeStamina]

Dear god please dont let Kelis do an interview in the next two weeks

America didn't give a fukk the first 2x.
Third time might be the charm?
Not sure why kelis is even on your mind

 

[Stick Up Kid]

25 years after his debut album and still gettin major buzz for an album release date.

I'm thinkin only Nas and Jay Z can still do that...

 

[Sinister]

Pete Rock and Nas recorded specifically for this project. This was like back when the petition was started in 2009/2010.

RZA was mentioned as one of the producers Nas was working with on his new album. This was last year.

Swizz and Nas have been working together since 2012. They have an album's worth of material in addition to new material.

Hip Hop became the A&R over Nas's new album during a meeting ALC's house. So that song could be from 2015/2016.

You mean in general?

Nas and Swizz been working together since before Stillmatic

 

[TheDarceKnight]

After this come out we may need to make a coli version beacsue there are alot of tracks we've been wanting that I don't think will ever come out

Esco let's go
Death Anniversary
My Will

Is there a different My Will than this?

 

[AMcV'88]

i'm shocked its comin out.
snippet sounds lovely too. looking forward to this.

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

Nas really made me break my 'never listen to snippets' rule

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

Why are we still waiting for material that's been done for years

In an era where no one is buying physical media and everything is streamed

 

[Sinister]

I just seen on Pete Rocks insta that he said he hasn't worked with Nas in almost 20 years tho

What's his gram?

 

[Billy Ocean]

Who gonna start the New Jay Z album dropping 7/19 discussion thread??

Y''all know he can never let Nas have a moment

Jungle wouldn't like that at all.

 

[MikeStamina]

Less Swizz, more Alchemist, Just Blaze, Primo and L.E.S. I’m glad to see DJ Toomp tho. I was really hoping we’d get The Scientist w/ Jay-Z.

Ahh..the standard complaints with ANY nas album. I respect y'all consistency. Keep fighting that good fight

 

[L. Deezy]

America didn't give a fukk the first 2x.
Third time might be the charm?
Not sure why kelis is even on your mind

Speaking Kelis tho, nygga Nas dropped his case against her last week. Dude really has a big heart cuz we all know Kelis would have jailed him.


No public thanks to Nas either by her. Smh