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I want Lost Tapes 2...but I'd rather have the album Nas was working on before the Kanye thing. Give me that this year, and Lost Tapes next year...

Thats backwards though. Whenever Nas has spoken on Lost Tapes 2, its supposed to work as a primer leading up towards a main album. He did in 2002 with releasing the OG lost tapes 2 months before Gods Son and he was trying to do the same thing in 2012 but he had a falling out with Def Jam.

I believe the strategy behind the Lost Tapes series is to utilize it as hype for fans of “old Nas” without Nas actually having to rap over Premo/Pete Rock/ Large Professor type production that he has obviously outgrown. He feeds the “trapped in the 90’s” nikkas and then gets to do his own thing for his mainline albums, everybody gets to eat
 

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The crazy thing about TLT2 is that Nas concept has been around so long that many of the songs that we all wanted No DJ/CD quality have probably fallen fat back in his vault depth chart. There is rumored to be numerous lost tales from the I am sessions to the several scrapped albums like DOE, NASDAQ, and even the one with Timbaland. This could be a good thing or a bad thing. I want to add more of the old Nasty Nas work to my collection and every time he works on stuff that he doesn’t put out, the chances of that goes down. The good thing is that there continues to be more on more lost tape material for more volumes; he just has to put that shyt out.

Believe or not fam, even I have learned to take the rumors and speculation with a grain of salt. I can make a list of about 12 unreleased Nas songs that we have never heard plus a list of another 45 that we’ve heard but tagged with a DJ or just a snippet. With that being said, maybe about 2-3 of those never before heard track even have a shot at making the illusive LT2.
 

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At this point, Lost Tapes 2 could be a brand new album. What I mean by that, is that it could be all songs that we've never heard from the past six years. Nas has enough material to make several discs. There's a confirmed album with Swizz. There's possibly one with Timbaland. There's material with No I.D.

He has unreleased music from the HHID and Untitled sessions that we haven't heard.

Originally, Lost Tapes 2 was supposed to be have pre-Illmatic songs and unreleased songs from It Was Written and The Firm era.
 

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At this point, Lost Tapes 2 could be a brand new album. What I mean by that, is that it could be all songs that we've never heard from the past six years. Nas has enough material to make several discs. There's a confirmed album with Swizz. There's possibly one with Timbaland. There's material with No I.D.

He has unreleased music from the HHID and Untitled sessions that we haven't heard.

Originally, Lost Tapes 2 was supposed to be have pre-Illmatic songs and unreleased songs from It Was Written and The Firm era.

IMO, that’s exactly what it will be. I would be totally shocked if we hear songs like “High”, “Talk of NY” or “Death Anniversary”, let alone anything from the pre-Illmatic, It was written or I am sessions.
 

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Of Mics and Men is definitely a big win for Mass Appeal. Gotta wonder what's next in terms of documentaries and whether they'll stick to premium cable instead of going back to Netflix. Wonder what's next? I'd love to see a multi episode doc on the history of Queens/Queensbridge rap.

Original content is at a premium right now. Apple, Netflix, Amazon, and Youtube are all in the streaming game now. Mass Appeal is in the drivers seat.
 
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@Life is Good tell Nas and the Mass Appeal team that the world is ready for a 3 part Making Of It Was Written Documentary!

Part 1: Psalms Of The Prophet


“You can try to bury Power, but it won’t stay there. You can try to bury Truth, but it is not dead.”


This first part details the state of Nas’s career and trajectory after the massive critical acclaim that Illmatic received. Have some interviews with Faith Newnman, some former Columbia A&R’s, and some other label people about how everyone was happy with Illmatic’s acclaim but that the pressure was on to get Nas to the next level. Have Marley Marl talking about the scrapped plans for him to produce the Illmatic followup, maybe show some footage of Biggie after the Source awards saying how surprised he was that Nas didn’t win lyricist of the year and how nobody wanted to see Nas go unheralded as a Hip Hop icon. End this segment with an “enter Steve Stoute” moment where Stoute talks about all the big plans he had in store for Nas.


Part 2: Acts Of The Apostles


And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the coming resurrection. And great grace was upon them all.”


The second part details the perfect storm of Nas’s evolution as an MC, Steve Stoute’s introduction into Nas’s management team, and The Trackmasters rise to the mainstream of Hip Hop production. Have some interviews with Kool G.Rap, AZ, Raekwon, and Havoc talking about how Nas raised his pen game while invoking the Escobar persona (have some behind the scenes footage of Nas writing/recording Mo Money Mo Homicide, Fast Life, and Verbal Intercourse) have Steve Stoute talk about his strategy to link Nas up with Trackmasters and how it took some time to convince him. Show how the ideas/Concept for The Message, I Gave You Power, Nas Is Coming, and Street Dreams came about. End the segment with Nas and Lauryn Hill dropping the If I Ruled The World Video


Part 3: He Is Risen


It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"


The third and final part chronicles the hype surrounding the album’s release. The euphoria of the album debuting at number 1, spending 4 straight weeks at the top spot, and garnering Nas his first Grammy nomination and turning him into a superstar. Have artists like Lupe Fiasco, Rick Ross, and Meek Mill talk about the album’s impact on their own careers and musical direction. Have a little segment talking about the controversy of Nas going in a mainstream direction but how ultimately It Was Written’s impact helped usher in a new era of rap music and how it is many fans favorite Nas album.
 

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@Life is Good tell Nas and the Mass Appeal team that the world is ready for a 3 part Making Of It Was Written Documentary!

Part 1: Psalms Of The Prophet


“You can try to bury Power, but it won’t stay there. You can try to bury Truth, but it is not dead.”


This first part details the state of Nas’s career and trajectory after the massive critical acclaim that Illmatic received. Have some interviews with Faith Newnman, some former Columbia A&R’s, and some other label people about how everyone was happy with Illmatic’s acclaim but that the pressure was on to get Nas to the next level. Have Marley Marl talking about the scrapped plans for him to produce the Illmatic followup, maybe show some footage of Biggie after the Source awards saying how surprised he was that Nas didn’t win lyricist of the year and how nobody wanted to see Nas go unheralded as a Hip Hop icon. End this segment with an “enter Steve Stoute” moment where Stoute talks about all the big plans he had in store for Nas.


Part 2: Acts Of The Apostles


And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the coming resurrection. And great grace was upon them all.”


The second part details the perfect storm of Nas’s evolution as an MC, Steve Stoute’s introduction into Nas’s management team, and The Trackmasters rise to the mainstream of Hip Hop production. Have some interviews with Kool G.Rap, AZ, Raekwon, and Havoc talking about how Nas raised his pen game while invoking the Escobar persona (have some behind the scenes footage of Nas writing/recording Mo Money Mo Homicide, Fast Life, and Verbal Intercourse) have Steve Stoute talk about his strategy to link Nas up with Trackmasters and how it took some time to convince him. Show how the ideas/Concept for The Message, I Gave You Power, Nas Is Coming, and Street Dreams came about. End the segment with Nas and Lauryn Hill dropping the If I Ruled The World Video


Part 3: He Is Risen


It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"


The third and final part chronicles the hype surrounding the album’s release. The euphoria of the album debuting at number 1, spending 4 straight weeks at the top spot, and garnering Nas his first Grammy nomination and turning him into a superstar. Have artists like Lupe Fiasco, Rick Ross, and Meek Mill talk about the album’s impact on their own careers and musical direction. Have a little segment talking about the controversy of Nas going in a mainstream direction but how ultimately It Was Written’s impact helped usher in a new era of rap music and how it is many fans favorite Nas album.

We definitely need some IWW love.
 

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@Life is Good tell Nas and the Mass Appeal team that the world is ready for a 3 part Making Of It Was Written Documentary!

Part 1: Psalms Of The Prophet


“You can try to bury Power, but it won’t stay there. You can try to bury Truth, but it is not dead.”


This first part details the state of Nas’s career and trajectory after the massive critical acclaim that Illmatic received. Have some interviews with Faith Newnman, some former Columbia A&R’s, and some other label people about how everyone was happy with Illmatic’s acclaim but that the pressure was on to get Nas to the next level. Have Marley Marl talking about the scrapped plans for him to produce the Illmatic followup, maybe show some footage of Biggie after the Source awards saying how surprised he was that Nas didn’t win lyricist of the year and how nobody wanted to see Nas go unheralded as a Hip Hop icon. End this segment with an “enter Steve Stoute” moment where Stoute talks about all the big plans he had in store for Nas.


Part 2: Acts Of The Apostles


And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the coming resurrection. And great grace was upon them all.”


The second part details the perfect storm of Nas’s evolution as an MC, Steve Stoute’s introduction into Nas’s management team, and The Trackmasters rise to the mainstream of Hip Hop production. Have some interviews with Kool G.Rap, AZ, Raekwon, and Havoc talking about how Nas raised his pen game while invoking the Escobar persona (have some behind the scenes footage of Nas writing/recording Mo Money Mo Homicide, Fast Life, and Verbal Intercourse) have Steve Stoute talk about his strategy to link Nas up with Trackmasters and how it took some time to convince him. Show how the ideas/Concept for The Message, I Gave You Power, Nas Is Coming, and Street Dreams came about. End the segment with Nas and Lauryn Hill dropping the If I Ruled The World Video


Part 3: He Is Risen


It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"


The third and final part chronicles the hype surrounding the album’s release. The euphoria of the album debuting at number 1, spending 4 straight weeks at the top spot, and garnering Nas his first Grammy nomination and turning him into a superstar. Have artists like Lupe Fiasco, Rick Ross, and Meek Mill talk about the album’s impact on their own careers and musical direction. Have a little segment talking about the controversy of Nas going in a mainstream direction but how ultimately It Was Written’s impact helped usher in a new era of rap music and how it is many fans favorite Nas album.

Breh, at first sight, I thought this was a preview or an unfinished version of something Mass Appeal was putting together. But this was crazy. It really looks legit. If they do something like this, they should get you to help put it together.
 

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Worst pic he’s ever posted. Not even sure he wrote the caption. Someone prolly runnin his shyt.


His comment section goin in. Not on him but def on that grimey fraud bytch.
 
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