WHOA says, Hate on Nas…why? There are many reasons, the first?? What ever happened to the whole DJ Premier / Nas album collaboration? I have a clue. NaS feels Premo is no longer relevant enough to help him sell significant records in todays market. This would be a good point if only Nas himself was relevant enough to sell records in todays market. Look at dudes last two releases. Hip Hop is Dead & the infamous “Nigger” or “Untitled”. Hip Hop Is Dead debuted at #1 but only sold a little over 350,000 copies in its first week. We all remember the singles as they were rolled out and the lackluster production that kept this album from reaching platinum status.
So it seems the masked figure, MF DOOM, is at it again with his remixes of classic material. Here is his second ode to the classic joints of Queens legend, NaS. His remixes are known to be better than the originals from time to time & this album could end up in that same category. For now I’ll leave you with remixed version of It Ain’t Hard To Tell until the full album is available. If you can’t wait, go over to Turntable Lab & cop your own copy.
I don’t know how this visiual nearly slipped by me. Arguably the best video I’ve seen related to the disappointment known as the Untitled LP. NaS sold that ship out…
T-Dot native Shaun Boothe took inspiration from Esco’s inspiration. SB has come up with his own series of Unauthorized Biographies similar to the way NaS did for Rakim. 12 Icons, 12 Video in 12 Months. This should be interesting. Here’s the first installment, the Unauthorized Biography of James Brown…Enjoy. Peep the trailer after the jump.
Maino takes you into his life and shows you what it means to be MAino. I know that sounds like some copy that was sent by the label but I wrote that. Shouts to my dude Executive Nick getting his Scorcese on. I don’t feel all his music but I’m cosigning him simply cause he really gives a f_ck bout Brooklyn.
So it seems that yet another prominent black author, Michael Eric Dyson, is writing a book on one of Hip-Hop’s greatest albums, Illmatic. I don’t know what insight he’s going to give, outside of what NaS himself has already given. We’ll see what this leads to.
So it seems like these Queens emcees are trying to reclaim everything for their hood. Here is G-Unit’s predicate felon going in over the NaS classic, NY State of Mind. I don’t know my Dukes but I’m still impartial to the original. NaS>YaYo ANYDAY!!!!!
Talk about a Gem surfacing. Here’s NaS epk for his Illmatic album my Dukes. Here a 20-year-old NaS talks about how the classic was crafted. The excitement from Q-Tip, Premier, Large Professor, Jungle, and Pete Rock about this album makes me want to go back and listen right now. Also added a throwback interview of Nasir Pre Illmatic days courtesy of The Dope.
