I think Khaled production is just ok. Definitely not boom bap music. His production is worthy of radio cut from a Nas album and possibly a lead single but I prefer No ID any day. Also, although the have out songs out, how many Khaled tracks have actually made a Nas album? I can't think of any.
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T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
How?He lazy as hell
Son done put out 10+ albums in 20 years and he got more biz ventures now than I've ever seen in the past. 
Save that lazy shyt for another rapper. 
Nas should always keep checking with Large, Preme, statick, salaam, No ID for their best work for at the very least, street singles and deep cuts. Justice League hasn't wowed me yet but they aren't bad. He needs to also keep an open mind to some of the newer cats like the dude that did Where's the Love. He may get an occassional smash from them.
Figaro
Superstar
DJ Khaled himself doesn't produce the song, he just probably tells the producer to add certain things on a beat to get a co-produced feature, if I'm correct, Nas songs on Khaled albums have been produced by Cool & Dre, Runners & Justice League.
Alexander Wiggin
All Star
yep khaled was pretty much the executive producer of these tracks but he did not made the beats
Life is Good
All Star
Nas just chillin!
How?
I don't care bout his business ventures 
Lazy as in new music lately.
Lazy as in new music lately.
prophecypro
Hollywood North
I don't care bout his business ventures
Lazy as in new music lately.
He's been on a lot of features last couple of years and dont forget you dont get as big a vault of unreleased records without being in the studio as he has. Plus he tours like a maniac.
I get the frustration of no album in almost 4 years but vets slow down as they get older as they're not obligated to release music always. Before that he always dropped an album
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
I don't care bout his business ventures
Lazy as in new music lately.
I don't get the frustration. He's released more music than like 99% of the rap game yet...he's lazy because he hasn't given you anything lately.
The entitlement and expectations of fans is wild sometimes.
iLLusoYuN_Da_Adidas_King
Psn illusoyun
I don't get the frustration. He's released more music than like 99% of the rap game yet...he's lazy because he hasn't given you anything lately.
I don't get the frustration. He's released more music than like 99% of the rap game yet...he's lazy because he hasn't given you anything lately.
A few of these dudes are just frustrated... let them vent but ignore them. You can tell who are teh cats who may just be caught up in their emotions are.
Professor Polo
80s Baby
That you @Life is Good ?Why Every Musician Needs A Manager Like Anthony Saleh
Anthony Saleh gained a spot on theFORBES 30 Under 30 In Music: Class Of 2015 list through his accomplishments as the CEO of artist management firm, Emagen Entertainment Group, that houses a limited roster that includes budding R&B act Alina Baraz, west coast rapper YG, Atlanta crooner Future, and hip-hop icon Nas.
Anthony Saleh. Photo courtesy of Emagen Entertainment Group.
Artist management is a thankless and semi-anonymous profession. No formal education prepares one for the balancing act between maintaining day-to-day schedules, resolving complicated logistics, analyzing multiple lucrative business ventures for a client, converting into a confidant and therapist when outcomes seem bleak, and bearing the responsibility when issues arise and receiving little credit when things go off without a hitch.
Multiply the aforementioned list of expectations by four and you might, just might, understand Saleh’s typical weekday.
An unapologetic yet humble explanation of Saleh’s journey in the music business followed questions that poked at his knack for spotting and popularizing unique artistry. Throughout our conversation it was evident that Saleh’s efforts are more than blanket approaches. Rather, they are a mix of simplistic business philosophies and home-taught values that produced pervasive quotes and a list of intangible talents involving natural-born instincts, trust between his artists, and the ability to professionally wing it.
Natural-born instincts – “I just relied on the morals and values that I learned as a kid growing up and applied them to business.”
Raised in Los Angeles, California, Saleh never intended on attending college to pursue a degree in finance only to end up in the music industry on the opposite end of the country.
“I just needed a little bit of extra money at the time,” Saleh recalls. A move from California to New York (and a long connection of friends introducing friends to other friends) opened the door for a management position with Nas at the age of 23. “I came in around the same time that he was firing everybody around him and I just naturally became the guy who started handling things for him.”
Despite being 11 years Saleh’s senior, Nas trusted his new partner’s input enough to credit him as the executive producer – a title shared with songwriter and current CEO of Epic Records, L.A. Reid – of his 2008 untitled album. Though the emcee had over 15 years of experience in the industry compared to his manager’s zero, he accepted the honest suggestions and refreshing point of view on marketing. “Nas doesn’t have much of an ego,” Saleh says. “If he trusts you then he’ll let you do the things you need to do
Trust between his artists – “When you reach certain milestones, trust just naturally happens based on the work you do.”
Saleh approaches the subject of trust with a two tier 95/5 rule: his clients hold 95% of the creative control with Saleh chiming in only 5% of the time. Inversely, he handles 95% of the business with 5% advisement from his clients. “I want them to have complete control over their creative input and allow me to do what I do best, which is run the business and sell whatever is created. If I have to be involved in the creative, I’m not as effective with the business.”
From 2009 to 2012, Nas’ personal and financial lives were on public display. The rapper was juggling a divorce, tax issues, and a new album to create, but Saleh served as the main source of support while Nas put the financial pieces of his life back together. Following Nas’ 11th album, Life Is Good, Saleh took it upon himself to help rebuild and rebrand Nas’ commitment to his fans (and concert promoters), as well as negotiate multi-million dollar endorsement deals with Hennessy and Sprite.
Hip-hop icon Nas took the stage before a packed house at The Sprite Corner on Saturday, Aug. 29 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Sprite)
Saleh’s collegiate pursuit in finance was not in vain either. “Nas is super into investing in the tech world,” Saleh stated. So, as any good manager would do, Saleh advised his client to position himself with “the smartest people in the world” to create venture capitalist company, QueensBridge Venture Partners. Since its creation, the firm has aligned with and invested in over 50 companies, including Dropbox, Lyft, and Casper – an online mattress retailer that was listed as #6 on FORBES Hottest Startups Of 2015 list.
The ability to professionally wing it – “I think succeeding in the music business is much more about pivoting on the fly, rather than having an air-tight plan.”
Atlanta hip hop artist, Future, released his sophomore album, Honest, to a disappointing outcome in 2014. With only 50,000 units sold in its first week, it was questionable if Future would have more of an impact in his coming years.
As soon as Future was clear of prior management agreements, Saleh took the challenge of renovating the artist’s career in late 2014 and was eager to prove that the rapper could create his own lane as a superstar. “He needed a team that he felt had his back for his vision. I advised him against doing a lot of features, and it worked. It made him feel like he was an independent act rather than a guy who just does big hooks. He had a lot more to offer than that.”
In addition to scaling back on featured appearances, Saleh focused on positioning upcoming releases on free download sites and streaming sites. The no-money-down approach regenerated a buzz for his client, and within nine months (from October 2014 to July 2015), Future released three mixtapes, opened for Drake on the six-date Jungle Tour, and released a Billboard-topping project with his third album, DS2. In the middle of the album’s campaign, Saleh convinced Future’s label (and L.A. Reid) to release a collaborative album with Drake weeks after DS2’s release. The joint album not only fed the Future frenzy, but allowed for a list of accomplishments for both artists involved, granting Future two #1 albums in less than two months.
Like a seasoned entrepreneur, Anthony Saleh shakes off the missteps, uses them as the mentors he never had, and trudges forward. Though his own career rested on self-reliance, Saleh makes himself available to those who need guidance in a “what have you done for me lately” industry. Whether it is an artist or a fellow manager who understands the daily highs and lows, Saleh does not believe in withholding information.
“I didn’t have mentors when I was coming up, but I had a lot of people who were down to help me. I don’t think people necessarily need mentors anymore, but people could definitely use a break here and there.”
Why Every Musician Needs A Manager Like Anthony Saleh
pez
All Star
I listen to all different music but then I come back to listening to Nas and it's like 
I'm home again.
I'm home again.
Prolific_1011
All Star
Word. Salaam is mad hit or miss tho, same with LES, but Nas should never release an album without Large Pro and Premo touching that ish a few times, mainly Large Pro, I don't know why he doesn't just do a full album with him. Nas never really nails it with the typical producers, he has nothing memorable with Timbaland or Swizz or Pharell, Dre, etc...