Nas - The Rise and Fall (Appreciation)

[Rhyme 4 Rhyme]

@Mike the Executioner already said it but Nas was arrested on a gun charge. There’s actually an article out there about it, the cops pulled him over, found the gun, and Nas told the cops he needed it for protection because rappers like Queen Latifah were getting robbed


An up-and-coming rapper who said he was concerned about being carjacked was nabbed last night on gun charges after leaving a Queens housing project with a loaded .

357, police said. Nasir Jones known as Nas was driving his $80,000 gold Lexus on 21st St. in Astoria when plainclothes cops acting on a tip stopped his car and searched him, two passengers and his car. The gun was found in the glove compartment, the serial number removed, police said. Jones was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, defacing a gun and driving without a license. "I carry because of what happened to Queen Latifah," cops said Jones told them, referring to the July 16 attack in which Latifah's bodyguard, Sean Moon, was shot and her BMW stolen in Harlem. "He was very nice to us," said 114th Precinct anti-crime Police Officer John Pagnotta, one of the arresting officers. "He told us his rap lyrics are positive and all. But he was driving without a license and with a loaded gun.

357 Magnum Charter Arm was fully loaded with aluminum-jacketed hollow-point bullets. (sheesh) Jones, whose debut compact disc, "Illmatic," sold more than 400,000 copies and debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard charts last year, was visiting family in the Queensbridge Houses before his arrest. The projects are featured heavily in his lyrics, which are peppered with graphic depictions of life filled with violence, drugs and poverty.


Bill O’Reilly tried to use the fact that Nas had gotten arrested to get him kicked off a benefit concert for Virginia Tech students who had recently been victims of a school shooter

Bill O'Reilly Criticizes Nas

Bill O'Reilly has taken it upon himself to blast Nas and Virigina Tech for the memorial concert to take place there

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Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band hand picked Nas to perform and the students rallied in support of Nas and Nas performed.

Nas talks about it on Sly Fox

Did not know that. Good info.

 

[Izanami]

It’s insane how someone’s unreleased song could be THIS good.

 

[MoneyBags]

I always liked how the song is 4 minutes and he says “with 4 minutes of your time, let me demonstrate it” . Always wondered if he went back after it was mixed to add the exact time or if they mixed it to end at 4 min