Posts Tagged ‘Nas’
Chris Brown – “Die Young” feat. Nas
May 13, 2017
Put a hand up, make a fist. Now keep it there and hold up two fingers for peace.
Yes, indeed. We are still getting powerful music to inspire us to fight against violence… to fight for life… to keep the fallen in our hearts & minds and keep hope alive! Let no more “Die Young.” Solid work from two of the best: Chris Brown and the G.O.D.M.C. Nas.
#RIPChinx
D. Begun – “Nasimoto” (Nas x Quasimoto Mixtape)
May 9, 2017
D. Begun done cooked up some of that good! Followed the formula… Nas + Quasimoto = Nasimoto.
What do you get when you combine one of the greatest rappers of all time with one of Hip-Hop’s greatest producers? Nasimoto. This is a collection of instrumentals from the Quasimoto album “The Unseen” mashed-up with some of illest verses from Nasty Nas.
The merger is a mighty dope mixtape and an epic idea!
DJ Shadow and Nas Talks About Motivations And Meaning Behind “Systematic” (Video)
April 27, 2017
Nice! Respect given to DJ Shadow and to Run The Jewels (El-P, Killer Mike) in this short clip. Get some details on what drove Nas to give birth to “Systematic” and why it HAD to have a DJ Shadow track treatment.
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Nas x The Soul Rebels – “Hate Me Now” (Live Performance) [Video]
April 26, 2017
So… you don’t have to travel all the way to the Down Under for that special underground feel. But doesn’t it sound like that’s where some crazy dopeness should jump off all the time? Well, agree or agree to disagree, it did a week or so ago. Nas did “Hate Me Now” on stage (classic, that good gas)… with The Soul Rebels backing him (that high-performance premium unleaded)! Check the footage from Byron Bay Bluesfest, Australia.
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Nas – “Angels With Dirty Faces”
April 25, 2017
Nas getting down on “The Get Down Part II” soundtrack with this jawn “Angels With Dirty Faces.” iTunes credits the song to “Nasir Jones as Mr. Books,†as in one of the characters on the Netflix series.
NAS – ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES | THE GET DOWN PART II: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Nas – “Systematic” (Prod. By DJ Shadow)
April 21, 2017
Tellin’ y’all… music will make some of this stuff on TV watchable. Full disclosure: Silicon Valley is not on just TV… it’s on HBO. So listen up to the G.O.D.M.C. flowing over this “Systematic” beat perfection laid out by DJ Shadow. And maybe check for the series Silicon Valley (becuase, on the soundtrack, maaaaan).
DJ Scratch Declares Nas’ “Illmatic” The Best Hip-Hop Album Ever (Video)
April 20, 2017
DJ Scratch says “Illmatic” was the best complete Hip-Hop album ever! It is not a unique stance, but watching the video above will give you the sense that he’d take a strong stance against anyone who’d say otherwise.
#DJScratch selects #Nas’ #Illmatic for his #BestAlbums selection. The #Brooklyn #DJ-#producer explains how Nas’ first album changed rap & why the production from #DJPremier #LargeProfessor #QTip #PeteRock was so groundbreaking. Hit us up in the comments section and let us know what you think.
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Nas – “Angel Dust”
April 18, 2017
New Nassir yessirrrrr! This “Angel Dust” is so dope that you might die from an overdose from hitting repeat. Short and sweet with the rhymes and beat.
Salaam Remi, Amy Winehouse’s Main Producer, Speaks On Her Artistic Influence, Dying At 27 And More (Video)
February 1, 2017
Ohhhh! Amy Winehouse’s main producer was Salaam Remi? That’s one of Nas’ go-to producers. Wonder if that is what put them in contact (e.g. both working with and trusting Remi), allowing them to grow their friendship. Or was it that those two were friends… and one introduced the other to Salaam Remi.
Salaam Remi is one of the producers who worked heavily with the late Amy Winehouse. The producer discusses meeting Amy, and how they would come together to produce jazz music. He goes on to speak about her issues with love, her sense of humor and how that affected her music. Despite producing a majority of Amy’s work, Salaam reveals he did not get a Grammy alongside the songstress. Salaam talks, Amy’s legacy after the troubled singer died at just 27 years old.
– @ojones1
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Who Does Nas Think The Top Rap Acts Currently Are? (Video)
December 31, 2016
Get right to it: Who is Nas feeling among the newer school artists of now. Cole & Kendrick, certainly. But Weezy though? Interesting, but much too short from Nas, clip from Revolt’s “Music Talks†Series.
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RA The Rugged Man And Vlad Debate Drake Vs. Rakim Vs. Nas Vs. Jay Z (Video)
December 14, 2016
This title should be updated to include “Vs. The Diabolical Biz Markie” (dope live performer)! Great point made about real emcees, real MCs, deserving credit for Moving Crowds. Rakim (on the list, in the title) said that in his rhyme. And at its foundations, real MC-ing, THAT’S HIP-HOP! I like the energy of this debate as much as the content. Vlad and RA get it in!
(Those other guys in the title… they a’ight on the mic, too… except Vlad Haa!)
– @ojones1
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Kool G Rap x Nas – “Fast Life” (Dr. No Remix)
November 18, 2016
Talk about some West Coast on East Coast ish… Cali-bred producer Oh No grabbed another Q-Boro cake out the stack and reheated it. This “Fast Life” remix is his take on the Kool G Rap & Nas collabo from a good few years ago. Check it out.
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Nas – “Stillmatic” (Dr. No Remix)
November 17, 2016
Uh ohhhh… this dude (well, not just any dude, Oh No) done went and remixed “Stillmatic” – a Nas staple. Highly experimental take on the original track. Try it on and see what it do for you. Wonder what Nassir thinks about this…
Nas – “I Am…” (The Has-Lo Version) [Album]
October 15, 2016
Interesting. VERY! Has-Lo redoing the Nassir classic project “I Am”…bold move! It panned out though. Has-lo finally decided to share it with the world, literally, because this is a FREE download. Check out what Has-Lo has to say about this Version:
I was going through my hard drive and came across these. A few years ago I was working on a remix version of Nas’ “I Am”. I never completed it due to some technical issues. These rough mixes are all that’s left of the project. I figured it’d be pointless to sit on them. Maybe some of you will enjoy them. Some of these beats will be remade and used for other things, some will only exist here. Anyway, I hope you dig it.
– Has-Lo
DOWNLOAD: NAS – I AM (THE HAS-LO VERSION)
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Bill Simmons Welcomes Guests Nas And Kevin Durant To “Any Given Wednesday” (Video)
September 23, 2016
Hmm… If you are not up on your “Any Given Wednesday” (hosted by Bill Simmons on HBO) watching, now’s as goo a time as any to catch up. Discussion goes in on everything from tatts to the best b-baller to rap to perhaps a budding “rap-like” beef between guest Kevin Durant and former teammate Russell Westbrook. And you know guest Nas can weigh in on much of that.
And both guests agree… Every basketball player wants to be a rapper. And every rapper wants to be a basketball player. Bill’s got both on here. Great show! Start with the clip above and continue after the jump below.
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DJ Khaled – “Nas Album Done†feat. Nas (Video)
September 10, 2016
DAAAAMN THIS SH!T IS DOPE! The “Nas Album Done†song was already a banger, but this music video is a POWER move! Just look at it… by that meaning look at it like a MOVIE. Theatrically delivered, down to the credits rolling at the end (chock full of power movers, too… read the credits). Worth noting that 50 Cent go-to video director Eif Rivera is in on this one doing the work with DJ Khaled behind the camera. So much shine for the G.O.D.M.C. Nassir and Mr. “Major Key” on this one. Great way to maintain the momentum for the album.
(The pal-arounds between Khaled & Ox in this vid are everything! Okay, that, and the bevy of THICK beauties at the end. WHEW!)
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DJ Khaled – “Nas Album Done” feat. Nas
August 2, 2016
Major Key to success: KEEP BEING THE BEST! For example unleashing Nas, as part of this DJ Khaled team-up, “Nas Album Done.” Check it. BANGER!
Nas x Erykah Badu – “This Bitter Land”
July 28, 2016
Stirring. “This Bitter Land” is a bit o’ provocation from the soundtrack for “The Land” (as in CleveLAND), the forthcoming coming-of-age skater movie being produced by Nas and Machine Gun Kelly. The former teams up with Erykah Badu on this track you gotta take at least two listens to.
NAS X ERYKAH BADU – THIS BITTER LAND | THE LAND SOUNDTRACK (PRE-ORDER)
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Nia Long Speaks On Her Cherry Thong, Why Rappers Keep Putting Her In Songs And More (Video)
July 4, 2016
Definitely NOT ‘Becky With The Good Hair’… but Nia Long (so f#cking sexy!) stays up in rappers’ rhymes (like J. Cole’s… she keeps toying with that young man… ha!). Here she is, on with Jimmy Kimmel, speaking on her sustained popularity within emcees’ rhyme schemes.
Nia talks about a few of the various times she’s been mentioned in rap lyrics and explains how a Nas song led her to purchase a cherry thong.
Hold on. Point of order, Jimmy. It was HORSE with Bravehearts (Nas’ crew) that put that ‘cherry thong’ on Nia in his “Oochie Wally” rhyme. Sweet mercy!
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Nas Is Coming: A 12th Studio Album, Work On Ghostbusters And More (Video)
May 27, 2016
In his own words, he’got a lot on the table right now. Shout of mad respect to the G-O-D-M-C Nassir Jones. Streets been watching, with so much pride and admiration. Nas is the business! See him above talking about the biz he is handling (and all kinds of scoops).
It’s been about four years since Nas blessed the world with his last full-length album, Life Is Good. Despite this hiatus, he hasn’t stopped making music and developing new partnerships. The Queens rapper was recently featured on remixes with The Weeknd, Future, French Montana, and Kanye West, and this week he caught up with Complex News in Los Angeles to discuss his new collaboration for the Ghostbusters movie.
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