Albums Nas - The Lost Tapes 2 (Discussion Thread)

[noodles]

What’s the history behind this track? I always thought it was tight but never viewed it as a Nas track. Is it?

From a Blitz mixtape called 'It's a Problem'

 

[thaKEAF]

can’t believe this is finally dropping. nikkas been asking for this for over a decade at least.

 

[ThirdAct]

One of the most fascinating unheard songs in Nas vault to me is the title track for Death of Escobar, where he kills off the Escobar persona. I love when Nas does crazy conceptual tracks like that and it sounds like it woulda been a great companion piece to Rise & Fall.

 

[Big Mark]

One of the most fascinating unheard songs in Nas vault to me is the title track for Death of Escobar, where he kills off the Escobar persona. I love when Nas does crazy conceptual tracks like that and it sounds like it woulda been a great companion piece to Rise & Fall.

I want to hear all. As Def Jam recordings but those Sony vaults have to be insane. Back then he was probably deeper into the streets stuff and the content probably shows.

 

[Ziggiy]

I wonder if Nas ever finished Colors. In the snippet, there is a bad edit in there that makes it seems like it cut a verse and jumped to the end.

Were there sample clearance problems with the Be A ****** Too track?

There was another version of Be a ****** Too that was on the ****** Tape. Was that the original or a studio remix? Which was the first version?

The version of the proclamation with the music... if that an DJ creation or the original, unreleased version?

These songs ended up on Nas mixtapes but there has not been an official Nas mixtape since. It’s a good chance there won’t be anymore Nas mixtapes. I prefer lost tapes instead

Add Colors, Who are you, Be a ****** too and the Proclamation, then make the fear and Cops keep firing bonus tracks then the ****** album is even tighter.

Proclamation was real. It played during the beginning of the Be A ****** Too video


The version of Be A ****** Too on the ****** Tape is the remix.

 

[etrofllenrod504]

How was the whole concert?

I really enjoyed Nas came with the energy and performed some favs.....all n all great showing

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Saw Nas for the first time in concert last night for Essence. Dude killed but homie really do be forgetting lines lol

Been doing that for years. How was his breath control? Used to be he couldn't go a whole verse without losing breath.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

One of the most fascinating unheard songs in Nas vault to me is the title track for Death of Escobar, where he kills off the Escobar persona. I love when Nas does crazy conceptual tracks like that and it sounds like it woulda been a great companion piece to Rise & Fall.

Back in the day the original Lost tapes was called Death of Escobar

 

[re'up]

Probably everyone knows 'My Worst Enemy", that song plays as a eulogy of sorts, re: Death of Escobar.

 

[etrofllenrod504]

Been doing that for years. How was his breath control? Used to be he couldn't go a whole verse without losing breath.

That hasn't changed but shyt the amount of times he forgot lines he was using those moments to catch his breath

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

That hasn't changed but shyt the amount of times he forgot lines he was using those moments to catch his breath

Lol weed fukked him up for life

 

[mson]

That hasn't changed but shyt the amount of times he forgot lines he was using those moments to catch his breath

So was he forgetting his lines, catching his breath, or both?

 

[Big Mark]

Do we know for sure if there are going to be physical cds made of TLT2?

 

[etrofllenrod504]

So was he forgetting his lines, catching his breath, or both?

Both lol

 

[waynep]

Saw Nas for the first time in concert last night for Essence. Dude killed but homie really do be forgetting lines lol

Saw a bunch of clips was the crowd into it?
Seemed like my guy didn't get his usual
response from a performance.