Sony is running out of stuff to release from NaS. Both Sony and Def Jam are sleeping on the Lost Tapes. Each could release a volume and that would be dope. Other than unreleased music, they could do a compilation of movie soundtrack tracks, etc (Gangster Tears, Escobar 97, Wanna Be Me). If they don't put out the music, they could release more of his videos. His video anthology only goes up through God's Son. Other than that, there is probably not much more.
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I woke up early on my born day, I'm twenty years of blessing
Happy 20th Illmatic Anniversary Coli Nas bros
...I was 10 when I first saw Uncle Ralph introducing this on VMB, and I've been riding with the GOAT ever since
Check out the box later today.
Rapmastermind
Superstar
ILLmatic Sessions 1993
Rapmastermind
Superstar
NaS said Biggie congratulated him when "It Was Written" went Platinum. People also forget Biggie set the Historical record straight by admitting NaS should of won Lyricist of the year at The Source Awards over him for "ILLmatic".
Nas: Biggie Said 'You Finally Got That Monkey Off Your Back' When 'It Was Written' Went Platinum | Vibe
Nas: Biggie Said 'You Finally Got That Monkey Off Your Back' When 'It Was Written' Went Platinum | Vibe
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I've still got a lot of this anniversary stuff to catch up on reading/watching etc but I was reading this earlier
Big Ghost did a write up of the album, track-by-track stuff and background. It won't let me post the link, server error
Now I know it's Big Ghost
but a lot of that pre-release and background story is stuff I never knew. Plus the stuff about each track was a nice read too.
Big Ghost did a write up of the album, track-by-track stuff and background. It won't let me post the link, server error
Now I know it's Big Ghost
but a lot of that pre-release and background story is stuff I never knew. Plus the stuff about each track was a nice read too.
I've still got a lot of this anniversary stuff to catch up on reading/watching etc but I was reading this earlier
Big Ghost did a write up of the album, track-by-track stuff and background. It won't let me post the link, server error
Now I know it's Big Ghost
Man can't wait to read that.
bigghostlimited.com/the-20th-anniversary-of-illmatic
wont let me directly paste the link but that's most of it
One for the money
Two for p*ssy and foreign cars
Three for Alizé, nikkas deceased or behind bars
I rap divine, God, check the prognosis: is it real or showbiz?
My window faces shootouts, drug overdoses
Live amongst no roses, only the drama, for real
A nickel-plate is my fate,my medicine is the ganja
Here's my basis, my razor embraces, many faces
Your telephone blowing, black stitches or fat shoelaces
Peoples are petro, dramatic automatic .44 I let blow
And back down po-po when I'm vexed so
My pen taps the paper then my brain's blank
I see dark streets, hustling brothers who keep the same rank
Pumping for something, some'll prosper, some fail
Judges hanging nikkas, uncorrect bails for direct sales
My intellect prevails from a hanging cross with nails
I reinforce the frail, with lyrics that's real
Word to Christ, a disciple of streets, trifle on beats
I decipher prophecies through a mic and say peace
I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats
They spoke of Fat Cat, that nikka's name made bell rings, black
Some fiends scream, about Supreme Team, a Jamaica Queens thing
Uptown was Alpo, son, heard he was kingpin, yo
fukk "rap is real", watch the herbs stand still
Never talking to snakes cause the words of man kill
True in the game, as long as blood is blue in my veins
I pour my Heineken brew to my deceased crew on memory lane
Two for p*ssy and foreign cars
Three for Alizé, nikkas deceased or behind bars
I rap divine, God, check the prognosis: is it real or showbiz?
My window faces shootouts, drug overdoses
Live amongst no roses, only the drama, for real
A nickel-plate is my fate,my medicine is the ganja
Here's my basis, my razor embraces, many faces
Your telephone blowing, black stitches or fat shoelaces
Peoples are petro, dramatic automatic .44 I let blow
And back down po-po when I'm vexed so
My pen taps the paper then my brain's blank
I see dark streets, hustling brothers who keep the same rank
Pumping for something, some'll prosper, some fail
Judges hanging nikkas, uncorrect bails for direct sales
My intellect prevails from a hanging cross with nails
I reinforce the frail, with lyrics that's real
Word to Christ, a disciple of streets, trifle on beats
I decipher prophecies through a mic and say peace
I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats
They spoke of Fat Cat, that nikka's name made bell rings, black
Some fiends scream, about Supreme Team, a Jamaica Queens thing
Uptown was Alpo, son, heard he was kingpin, yo
fukk "rap is real", watch the herbs stand still
Never talking to snakes cause the words of man kill
True in the game, as long as blood is blue in my veins
I pour my Heineken brew to my deceased crew on memory lane
Lol that summed it up perfectly. A lot of Jay nerd fans will argue that "he constructed a methodical attack to go at nas and that's why he won".....na bro. Nas did an entire joint, dissed him in every way possible & dropped it on Jay's bday.
Thanks man. Good read from Ghost.
"Word is bond I still get chills forreal whenever I hear the intro to “NY State Of Mind”. No joke…I still let “The Genesis” play the whole way thru anytime I pop that CD ." Couldn't have said it better than that.
Urbanmiracle
Brooklyn the planet...
I thank God everyday for the gift that is Illmatic. That along with Wu tang, SAVED EAST COAST RAP from being over taken by West Coast G FUNK. Not saying West Coast was bad by any means but I can relate to the grimy NYC dust drums boom bap magnum opus that is ILLMATIC. Thank you Nas. Thank you Sony. Thank everyone involved.
Rapmastermind
Superstar
36 Chambers, ILLmatic and Ready To Die is the NY Holy Trinity that snatched the mic back from the West. Wu Lit the Match, NaS threw the logs in it and Biggie threw gasoline in it. But the fire that was created changed rap forever. There were other albums there but these 3 are the 3 that truely did it. Wu from a sound standpoint, NaS from a Lyrical standpoint as well as Multiple Producers and Biggie from a formula balance standpoint.
Urbanmiracle
Brooklyn the planet...
Im sorry how can I forget Ready to Die. Im sorry man. It was Nas, Biggie, and Wu that saved EAST COAST RAP. Biggie brought us back to the mainstream, Nas let nikkas know we can rap, and Wu just had style, flair and character.