Official Nas Thread

[Big Mark]

Reading the comment section of that post. Everybody is asking for the song. It's a perfect summer time vibe. Can't wait to hear the stuff nas has in the vault.

Yeah. I am ready for Nas to finally drop what he has been working on. I want to hear the shyt that Hip Hop said was dope.

 

[kes929]

Yeah. I am ready for Nas to finally drop what he has been working on. I want to hear the shyt that Hip Hop said was dope.

Same. I've heard he has bangers with Timbo too. Large professor said that in an interview

 

[ThirdAct]

Seems Esco wiped all his Instagram posts except for one...gearing up for something?

 

[kes929]

Seems Esco wiped all his Instagram posts except for one...gearing up for something?

That is interesting

 

[mson]

 

[prophecypro]

Seems Esco wiped all his Instagram posts except for one...gearing up for something?

New Year, new clean slate?

Im always down for new Nas stuff but I dont want him to rush or put anything out that people gonna shyt on either

 

[kes929]

New Year, new clean slate?

Im always down for new Nas stuff but I dont want him to rush or put anything out that people gonna shyt on either

He hasn't had a full length album since 2012. I dont think it would be rushing it. NAS is alway going to have people that love his work and some that don't. He understands that more than anybody.

 

[Ziggiy]

We all know the deal when it comes to Nas.

He’ll drop when he drops. There is no rhyme or reason to a Nas album release anymore lol. The very fact that he dropped two albums in two years is a minor damn miracle, and one of them was the mythological Lost Tapes sequel!


Since his next album will be his first OFFICIAL Mass Appeal/Sony release (Nasir and Lost Tapes 2 were in conjunction with Def Jam) i’m thinking he’ll really want to make it something special and exciting. I’d love to see him work with No ID and Justice League again (with a sprinkling of Salaam Remi and perhaps link up with Pete Rock again as Art Of It was FIRE) but then again, as long as its Nas I don’t give a fukk WHO he decides to work with. Its NAS!


Does Mass Appeal have any in house producers signed?

 

[kes929]

We all know the deal when it comes to Nas.

He’ll drop when he drops. There is no rhyme or reason to a Nas album release anymore lol. The very fact that he dropped two albums in two years is a minor damn miracle, and one of them was the mythological Lost Tapes sequel!


Since his next album will be his first OFFICIAL Mass Appeal/Sony release (Nasir and Lost Tapes 2 were in conjunction with Def Jam) i’m thinking he’ll really want to make it something special and exciting. I’d love to see him work with No ID and Justice League again (with a sprinkling of Salaam Remi and perhaps link up with Pete Rock again as Art Of It was FIRE) but then again, as long as its Nas I don’t give a fukk WHO he decides to work with. Its NAS!


Does Mass Appeal have any in house producers signed?

That's a good question about the In house producers. I would like to know as well. I wonder if they have any new upcoming producers. Honestly. I wouldnt mind him getting some beats from ARAB either. Him and Stakik have pretty good chemistry too.

 

[Figaro]

This joint here....aged very well

Matter of fact..the whole of HHID has

 

[kes929]

This joint here....aged very well

Matter of fact..the whole of HHID has

I don't mind hip hop is dead and he has some great records. My only problem with the album is with that title sonically is has to he a staple in hip hop and unfortunately it's not. Too me with that title, I would have sonically went back to that classic nas sound and got producers like premo, alchemist, salaam, no ID etc to make it a staple. I still enjoy alot of it though.

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

This joint here....aged very well

Matter of fact..the whole of HHID has

my favorite joint with still dreaming



not too much fan of can't kill me but I love the live reedition

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

 

[Ziggiy]

Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian

 

[Piff Perkins]

We all know the deal when it comes to Nas.

He’ll drop when he drops. There is no rhyme or reason to a Nas album release anymore lol. The very fact that he dropped two albums in two years is a minor damn miracle, and one of them was the mythological Lost Tapes sequel!


Since his next album will be his first OFFICIAL Mass Appeal/Sony release (Nasir and Lost Tapes 2 were in conjunction with Def Jam) i’m thinking he’ll really want to make it something special and exciting. I’d love to see him work with No ID and Justice League again (with a sprinkling of Salaam Remi and perhaps link up with Pete Rock again as Art Of It was FIRE) but then again, as long as its Nas I don’t give a fukk WHO he decides to work with. Its NAS!


Does Mass Appeal have any in house producers signed?

Doesn't seem like it, but I could be wrong. So far Mass Appeal has largely released albums from already established artists, whether rap (Fashawn) or other genres (DJ Shadow). They have a collection of new rappers too...I know they did some type of small tour a year or two ago, dunno how artist development works there so who knows where it'll go.

IMO acquiring producers is the most important aspect of running a label today. You need a room of guys who can make beats and come up with ideas that your more experienced producers can build on. That set up also allows the beat makers to evolve into producers, so if you do your job right you could end up finding the next great one. This is also a good way of acquiring management, since many beat makers sign with some small scale manager. If that person is talented you can roll them into the squad too. It's why TDE is so successful and Dreamville is doing the same thing. Your top label head guy can't be on the road with every artist, so you need managers you trust who can go on the road and keep artists on schedule.

Atlanta-based labels are really good at all that shyt. From the production to the road managers...daps to them.