the cac mamba
Veteran
i think like some have said in here, that shyt was a "street single". no way in hell it's the best song on the tape
as a warmup, i think it did its purpose
Albums Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years (December 12th)
- Thread starter Dylmatic
- Start date
as a warmup, i think it did its purpose
All of this is true, every single word.
I’m just being selfish when I say I wish Nas & Preme would have went on a press run, not something super elaborate, but similar to the promo run he went on for KD1.
I like getting Nas’s insights into his art, the timing of it, what motivates him, etc.
But Nas has told us time and time again he hates doing interviews, he hates press, and he thinks modern day news and blogs are one big monkey circus.
Another post with nothing but the truth.
Its ok to fantasize and want certain things from our favorite artists. A Nas & (circa 98-2006) Dr Dre album. Nas/AZ. Nas/Mobb Deep. Nas/etc but the problem with Nas and so-called “fans” is that Nas is the ONLY rapper who people feel like OWES these mythological projects to. Like he’s not an artist with his own vision and desires for his career and legacy. Like people really feel like Nas owes Large Professor an entire album, despite the fact that any moral debt Nas mighr have owed LP was paid twenty times over by having LP produce three songs on what is considered the greatest rap album of ALL time. He’ll literally eat off royalties for the rest of his life from that one album, maybe more so than any of his solo or Main Source projects. But people DEMAND more.
People feel like Nas OWES Pete Rock an entire album, this despite Pete Rock publicly trashing Nas’s follow up album It Was Written and being jealous he wasn’t on it. Nas was trying to expand as an artist and also become a star in his own right so he could get out the hood and take care of his family. What Pete Rock did could be taken as akin to trying to snatch food out of Nas mouth because HE didn’t cook it. nikkas really thought Nas shouldn’t be eating unless THEY were sitting at his table. Then 30 years later after Nas works with him again Pete does the same thing, trashing the Hit-Boy albums and, to add insult to injury, tries to SUE Nas over some bullshyt he had no power or control over. Pete Rock hasn’t changed from who he was THIRTY YEARS AGO. And then Nas called him out on it on Kings Disease 3 and he tried to switch up and change his tone like he was unaware of the firestorm of bullshyt HE started. Pathetic. But Nas is supposed to do albums with someone like that? We DEMAND that?!?!?
Nas has done literally an album’s worth of material with AZ over the past thirty years. From Life’s A bytch to Mo Money Mo Homicide to The Firm. Nas has done more for and with AZ on a professional level than Jay-Z has done for Memphis Bleek. But we DEMAND an album, automatically assuming it would be this all time classic, despite these men having their own visions and perhaps wildly different goals.
Its crazy how people demand Nas float nikkas and continue to give them a leg up off HIS name and reputation whilst allowing other artists the freedom to do what they want and feel. And its not even like these people show some sort of undying loyalty or fealty towards Nas for what he HAS done for and with them. Nas went to war with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella AND Dip-Set pretty much at the same time and AZ was quiet as a church mouse. Large Professor was mad that the Nasir album launch event produced by Kanye dared be a celebration highlighting NAS & KANYE and tweeted that he should have put somebody else on Live at The Barbecue.
When it comes to Nas, its like all context and pretext and common sense goes out the door and he’s just supposed to bow down to what fans think his career should be or who he should work with, when he’s proven us wrong time and time again. Q-Tip told Steve Stoute he was ruining Nas career when he heard It Was Written for the first time. He was dead wrong. Jay-Z thought Nas was ripe for the pickings when he dropped Takeover. He was dead wrong. 50 Cent said Nas was Ice Cold. He was dead wrong. People were up in arms about Nas working with the likes of Salaam Remi, Will I Am, and Damien Marley. They were all dead wrong.
Nas chose Hit-Boy and certain fans did the whole “ why not DJ Premier, Alchemist, Pete Rock, J.Dilla, Madlib, RZA, Havoc, blah blah cry cru whine whine” shyt. But Hit-Boy not only gave Nas a sonic landscape to reintroduce himself to a newer generation whilst retaining his boom bap roots, he helped get Nas a Grammy, helped make Nas tie Jay-Z as the ONLY rappers with the most billboard top 10 placing albums, helped get Nas the most critically acclaimed album of 2022, and a host of other achievements. Hit-Boy’s production inspiring Nas literally helped legitimize Mass Appeal as a company, which has led to the Legend Has It campaign. Nas doing it HIS way has led him to where he is now. Not listening to fans.
The Dust King
A Childrens Story
@REAL6 @Barney Rubble
dj premier did not produce any variation of one love. the sadat version was don
sidebars;
salute to rome streetz for name droppin
on every album at least once
never thought id hear jungle on a de la soul record
wheres freddie foxx been? that last album he did wit premier back in 2000s was bananas
dj premier did not produce any variation of one love. the sadat version was don
sidebars;
salute to rome streetz for name droppin
on every album at least oncenever thought id hear jungle on a de la soul record
wheres freddie foxx been? that last album he did wit premier back in 2000s was bananas
Last edited:
JulesMusic719
All Star
Leave it to the coli to turn a Nas X DJ Premiere album anticipation thread into a shyt show translating to: Lets HyPOtheTIcly sAy NaS was wOrKING AlCheMiST or MaDlIb InStEad
Formerly known as...
Collector
This. Let's just appreciate he's giving us the album produced by the producer we've been asking for. Regardless if it's later than we wanted we are still getting it. Let's just get it, enjoy it and keep it moving. I don't care who's next for Nas to work with I want to get this and listen before talking about the next producer.
Alexander Wiggin
All Star
To the defense of Coli posters, it'll be easier if there was something to talk about : a tracklist, interviews, a single, snippets... up until one of those thing happens, the frustration will take over and negatives comments will rise above
But I agree with you, we should be blessed that this day is finally coming
Last edited:
@REAL6 @Barney Rubble
dj premier did not produce any variation of one love. the sadat version was don
sidebars;
salute to rome streetz for name droppin
never thought id hear jungle on a de la soul record
wheres freddie foxx been? that last album he did wit premier back in 2000s was bananas
No shyt, hence the reason I said produced by Godfather Don and V.I.C.
But I can see you don't know how to read.
Knucklehead
HMFIC
Why is everyone beating around the bush. What we really want is a Nas album produced entirely by Swizz Beatz
Funny thing is Swizz has said he has an album’s worth of Nas songs in the vault he’s been wanting to put out for years.
No one cared 25 yrs ago.
Piff Perkins
Veteran
Nas raps to the drums. He's one of the last rappers you want on most Madlib beats and that track demonstrates it. The verse isn't bad, it just doesn't fit the beat at all. He's not riding the pockets like Gibbs did on the track because like most 90s rappers he follows the drums.
You're right, Madlib would give him 40 beats and then not talk to him until the album is complete lmao. I fukk with Madlib, he's one of the greatest to ever do it but he's the LAST person I want to hear Nas with. They just are not compatible.
This is magic
One week left brehs
I will play back all of those albums like I have already lol
From both Nas and Preemo
These are the goats of their era coming back together on wax
This album will be the pinnacle of the crazy year 2025
Nas is GOAT
Preemo is GOAT
Next from Preemo i need a new KRS-One LP
Nas maybe a duo project with kool g rap
One week left brehs
I will play back all of those albums like I have already lol
From both Nas and Preemo
These are the goats of their era coming back together on wax
This album will be the pinnacle of the crazy year 2025
Nas is GOAT
Preemo is GOAT
Next from Preemo i need a new KRS-One LP
Nas maybe a duo project with kool g rap
The Dust King
A Childrens Story
it was a dj premier production list and u bring up a non premier song to add
reading? all g tho lol