Joe Budden interviews Nas + Dj Premier
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I use to be on Joe’s message board. He didn’t really seem to fukk with Nas like that as an artist. I’m sure he respects him, but Nas is just not his cup of tea. There’s nothing wrong with that.
It’s kind of odd considering Joe was at his best storytelling and being introspective, but he likes what he likes
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Ok THIS trailer is fire
UpAndComing
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I'm happy Joe Budden actually took the time out to put effort into the production of this interview, the trailer looks great
Glad I was wrong for assuming Nas and DJ premier would be in that typical Budden studio with the couches gossiping like hens about Instagram reels and Youtube drama
Glad I was wrong for assuming Nas and DJ premier would be in that typical Budden studio with the couches gossiping like hens about Instagram reels and Youtube drama
Yea this looks really well done
From Budden’s interview
The working titles for the album were
“fukk a Title”
“Hip Hop is Alive”
They didn’t go with the first title because it would be too hard to promo and Premo said he saw how much grief the press gave Nas over the N I G G E R album title.
The second title was more concrete as they both felt good about it but then they saw that KRS & Marley Marl made an album called Hip Hop Lives so they put that aside.
Define My Name was always meant to be an announcement on the album and not on the album itself.
NY State of Mind Part 3 is a “capstone” for the NY series and there won’t be anymore. It was Nas idea to sample Billy Joel and he reached out to him to clear the sample. Says he wanted to do “more” with it but Billy is on hiatus.
Git Ready was the original intro for the album.
Of Nasty Esco Nasir, Nas says that Nasty is the MC and Esco is the alter ego. But you can represent both as long as you do it “right”.
Of the mythical Nas/AZ album, AZ told Nas he has a crop of beats waiting to go but AZ is so busy and always has so many ideas and its hard for them to get in a studio and just say their going to do it. Nas says they both want it to happen but its about timing and them both agreeing to lock it in.
Says his favorite AZ collab is Serious and he was upset that they couldn’t clear the sample to make an album. Also says The Essence and Phone Tap.
Says he originally sent Daughters to Eminem to get on but Eminem told his daughter he wouldn’t make anymore songs referencing her so Eminem told Nas “Thank you for sending me this because most rappers who want to collab don’t want to be conceptual, they just want to battle me.”
Says of rappers having their own podcasts, “Its about time for those who lived it to be in control of the narratives.”
Nas and Premo confirmed they WILL tour the album at some point.
Premo says he owns all of his publishing and says that the publishing royalties he gets from Hamilton is “Crazy”. Says that NY State Of Mind gets licensed so much he could take five years off if he wanted.
If they had to choose one song to introduce to a new Hip Hop fan. Preme couldn’t choose one, he said Eric B Is President and Check The Rhyme. Nas said Award Tour.
The working titles for the album were
“fukk a Title”
“Hip Hop is Alive”
They didn’t go with the first title because it would be too hard to promo and Premo said he saw how much grief the press gave Nas over the N I G G E R album title.
The second title was more concrete as they both felt good about it but then they saw that KRS & Marley Marl made an album called Hip Hop Lives so they put that aside.
Define My Name was always meant to be an announcement on the album and not on the album itself.
NY State of Mind Part 3 is a “capstone” for the NY series and there won’t be anymore. It was Nas idea to sample Billy Joel and he reached out to him to clear the sample. Says he wanted to do “more” with it but Billy is on hiatus.
Git Ready was the original intro for the album.
Of Nasty Esco Nasir, Nas says that Nasty is the MC and Esco is the alter ego. But you can represent both as long as you do it “right”.
Of the mythical Nas/AZ album, AZ told Nas he has a crop of beats waiting to go but AZ is so busy and always has so many ideas and its hard for them to get in a studio and just say their going to do it. Nas says they both want it to happen but its about timing and them both agreeing to lock it in.
Says his favorite AZ collab is Serious and he was upset that they couldn’t clear the sample to make an album. Also says The Essence and Phone Tap.
Says he originally sent Daughters to Eminem to get on but Eminem told his daughter he wouldn’t make anymore songs referencing her so Eminem told Nas “Thank you for sending me this because most rappers who want to collab don’t want to be conceptual, they just want to battle me.”
Says of rappers having their own podcasts, “Its about time for those who lived it to be in control of the narratives.”
Nas and Premo confirmed they WILL tour the album at some point.
Premo says he owns all of his publishing and says that the publishing royalties he gets from Hamilton is “Crazy”. Says that NY State Of Mind gets licensed so much he could take five years off if he wanted.
If they had to choose one song to introduce to a new Hip Hop fan. Preme couldn’t choose one, he said Eric B Is President and Check The Rhyme. Nas said Award Tour.
Digital Omen
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fukkkk imagine if that would've happened followed by the infinite arguments of whether Em murdered Nas on his own shyt
I'm glad Eminem and Nas didn't work together in 2012, Em really wasn't rapping well at this time
He could've done a lot with the concept but it was screamo cram a zillion multis and corny lines into every bar, and it would've ruined that record
I also don't think Eminem would've rapped over that beat as is - it's too gritty and soulful haha
EPMD 2 was dope and Em killed his verse - this worked out for the best
He could've done a lot with the concept but it was screamo cram a zillion multis and corny lines into every bar, and it would've ruined that record
I also don't think Eminem would've rapped over that beat as is - it's too gritty and soulful haha
EPMD 2 was dope and Em killed his verse - this worked out for the best
YakSpiller
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Serious is my favorite Nas/ AZ track.
shyt is fire. Sad it never made it onto a album.
The Beastie Boys got that same sampled cleared for Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
shyt is fire. Sad it never made it onto a album.
The Beastie Boys got that same sampled cleared for Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
Piff Perkins
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Great interview with a lot of great questions and answers. Joe is much better when he's away from his crew.
Gotta give Joe his props. I thought he was going to turn the Nas interview into a chatty patty, unprepared, mess, but he did an actual great job.
Its the best interview he’s ever conducted.
Its the best interview he’s ever conducted.
Joe isn’t a complete fool. He knows how to play to his audiences…. The folks he would usually act like a fukkin’ goof for ain’t watching this interview. He knows that so he conducts himself as so… plus he know hip hop folks gonna tap in and he wants to look a way in that environment.