Official Nas Thread

[L. Deezy]

Agreed. Many of her comments seem personal and emotional. I get she might have a relationship with Nas, but its really no excuse to not be professional. Like that comment for instance: "Unpopular opinion ain’t no one cleared KD3 or magic yet so I’m not impressed I don’t care how good the promo is ." She could have been ok with the comment if she stopped at "Unpopular opinion ain’t no one cleared KD3 or magic yet." but the rest of the statement is discrediting Clipse's effort for no reason.

Like two things can be true, (1) Clipse came out with a great project (maybe a classic?), and (2) the project is also not better than Magic/KD3. But there is no point in trying downplay Clipse's album, especially in the first week of release...comes off real haterish. Do the comparisons when the dust settles on this project and people want to compare the best rap albums of the 2020s, cause all three will be in the discussion.

I've actually not even seen anyone say this project is better than Magic or KD3...but I'm not looking either.

I stopped reading her shyt over a year ago. way too combative to people.

 

[HNIC973]

Agreed. Many of her comments seem personal and emotional. I get she might have a relationship with Nas, but its really no excuse to not be professional. Like that comment for instance: "Unpopular opinion ain’t no one cleared KD3 or magic yet so I’m not impressed I don’t care how good the promo is ." She could have been ok with the comment if she stopped at "Unpopular opinion ain’t no one cleared KD3 or magic yet." but the rest of the statement is discrediting Clipse's effort for no reason.

Like two things can be true, (1) Clipse came out with a great project (maybe a classic?), and (2) the project is also not better than Magic/KD3. But there is no point in trying downplay Clipse's album, especially in the first week of release...comes off real haterish. Do the comparisons when the dust settles on this project and people want to compare the best rap albums of the 2020s, cause all three will be in the discussion.

I've actually not even seen anyone say this project is better than Magic or KD3...but I'm not looking either.

Especially when he is on the album

 

[spliz]

I stopped reading her shyt over a year ago. way too combative to people.

Clear case of when a chick don't know how and when to shut the fukk up. Type to write a post on social media and tell people to mind their business when they respond to it with something she doesn't like. Lol.

 

[prophecypro]

I figured once the Clipse did 90k and all this talk about them doing a press run is restoring a feeling and probably helped the album sales, I knew some people who are follow on twitter would be like "Why Cant Mass appeal do the same"
I cant call it, I think nas himself just doint like to do press runs and I get it, its never about the music and I dont think he wants some stuff aggregated. I imagine theres a budget for these things but I wish Ghost, Rae, Havoc/Al, De la all had it. Slick Rick they chose to do it with a mini movie and thats peace. But yeah I do wish with the Primo album Nas and him do a press blitz. If anything else do it for Premier. I know these things cost money and time but it would so help with the era of the albim. Pete Rock and Common did it.

Something just doesnt feel right about that like Supreme Clientele 2 and a Nas/Primo album are gonna come and just maybe only twitter and Instagram posts the week of release

 

[spliz]

Especially when he is on the album

It's insecurity. And there's no need. But Imma keep it fair hip hop media already tried to act like Nas didn't have a 6 album run and that's weird AF as well. I was even looking at Charlamagne's comments during the Jim Jones shyt like Jones might invigorate Nas to rap more aggressive now. Which let me know he stopped tuning in after KD2. Cause he mentioned Brunch on Sundays etc etc. a lotta these cats gotta be spoon fed music and if u not promoting like crazy they not gonna tune in. So it's very possible this CLIPSE album will overshadow the Nas releases but real talk if u know u know.

 

[spliz]

I figured once the Clipse did 90k and all this talk about them doing a press run is restoring a feeling and probably helped the album sales, I knew some people who are follow on twitter would be like "Why Cant Mass appeal do the same"
I cant call it, I think nas himself just doint like to do press runs and I get it, its never about the music and I dont think he wants some stuff aggregated. I imagine theres a budget for these things but I wish Ghost, Rae, Havoc/Al, De la all had it. Slick Rick they chose to do it with a mini movie and thats peace. But yeah I do wish with the Primo album Nas and him do a press blitz. If anything else do it for Premier. I know these things cost money and time but it would so help with the era of the albim. Pete Rock and Common did it.

Something just doesnt feel right about that like Supreme Clientele 2 and a Nas/Primo album are gonna come and just maybe only twitter and Instagram posts the week of release

What people also gotta understand is this is CLIPSE first album together in damn near 20 years so there's also that.

 

[prophecypro]

What people also gotta understand is this is CLIPSE first album together in damn near 20 years so there's also that.

Yup and they been had a fanbase from the blog boy/mixtape era and they hyper focused on it (Streetwear collabos again, merch bundles) and besides Nas got features on here with rappers with dedicated fanbases (Tyler and Kendrick)

 

[Mike Wins]

I figured once the Clipse did 90k and all this talk about them doing a press run is restoring a feeling and probably helped the album sales, I knew some people who are follow on twitter would be like "Why Cant Mass appeal do the same"
I cant call it, I think nas himself just doint like to do press runs and I get it, its never about the music and I dont think he wants some stuff aggregated. I imagine theres a budget for these things but I wish Ghost, Rae, Havoc/Al, De la all had it. Slick Rick they chose to do it with a mini movie and thats peace. But yeah I do wish with the Primo album Nas and him do a press blitz. If anything else do it for Premier. I know these things cost money and time but it would so help with the era of the albim. Pete Rock and Common did it.

Something just doesnt feel right about that like Supreme Clientele 2 and a Nas/Primo album are gonna come and just maybe only twitter and Instagram posts the week of release

Mass Appeal is independent. So their budgets and promo reach gonna be smaller. Artists and their management gonna have to do more work and that's the trade off for the artists getting a bigger cut.

With Clipse, regardless of label, them and their management done an incredible job and put in crazy time and effort promoting the album for months. They created some dope merch and a bunch of bundles and limited edition vinyls. Clipse don't got the biggest fanbase but they got a passionate one so by treating this like an event no doubt they got diehards buying three versions of the album on vinyl. They started taking pre-orders months before release so the physicals shipped week of release and counted toward the first week sales.

Nothing stopping Rae, Ghost, Nas from going on these podcasts and radio shows to promote their albums. Or designing merch and bundles and working with the label to have vinyls ready to ship day of release. That's more on the artist and their management than the label especially when you know it's an indie.

Nas really only did promo for KD I and II. The Magic albums was announced a day or a week before release and had no promo other than a couple social media posts. I don't even remember him doing promo interviews for KDIII. Obviously he not interested in doing that. But would bet he gonna do it for the Premier album because of the history between em.

 

[prophecypro]

Mass Appeal is independent. So their budgets and promo reach gonna be smaller. Artists and their management gonna have to do more work and that's the trade off for the artists getting a bigger cut.

With Clipse, regardless of label, them and their management done an incredible job and put in crazy time and effort promoting the album for months. They created some dope merch and a bunch of bundles and limited edition vinyls. Clipse don't got the biggest fanbase but they got a passionate one so by treating this like an event no doubt they got diehards buying three versions of the album on vinyl. They started taking pre-orders months before release so the physicals shipped week of release and counted toward the first week sales.

Nothing stopping Rae, Ghost, Nas from going on these podcasts and radio shows to promote their albums. Or designing merch and bundles and working with the label to have vinyls ready to ship day of release. That's more on the artist and their management than the label especially when you know it's an indie.

Nas really only did promo for KD I and II. The Magic albums was announced a day or a week before release and had no promo other than a couple social media posts. I don't even remember him doing promo interviews for KDIII. Obviously he not interested in doing that. But would bet he gonna do it for the Premier album because of the history between em.

Agreed and while rocnation is its own sorta indie entity, its also got livenation and other partners and favors. Mass Appeal also has relationships too (Only way they could pull off that Hip Hop50 show) and they got some bread from the India division but theres so much they could too to get active.

You mentioned the vinyl pre orders thats a big thing. They announce projects last minute and the physicals dont get counted to first week and late shipping and then people wonder why Nas or others dont do too high. Nas dont like to do promo and press and I get it given how some stuff gets aggrgated but there was a feeling with Nas releases (Think it was Written, I am, Stillmatic, Godson...shyt even albums that I felt like were underpromoted at the time like the Def Jam albums still had press runs and buzz) and I do feel like a Nas/Preemo album deserves that feeling

 

[kes929]

This is literally the only place I've seen hate for that verse and that's including real life.

Bruh I swear I have heard and seen almost zero negative reviews. My boy even called me saying he liked the verse. Reviews on YouTube, people love the verse.

 

[Figaro]

I figured once the Clipse did 90k and all this talk about them doing a press run is restoring a feeling and probably helped the album sales, I knew some people who are follow on twitter would be like "Why Cant Mass appeal do the same"
I cant call it, I think nas himself just doint like to do press runs and I get it, its never about the music and I dont think he wants some stuff aggregated. I imagine theres a budget for these things but I wish Ghost, Rae, Havoc/Al, De la all had it. Slick Rick they chose to do it with a mini movie and thats peace. But yeah I do wish with the Primo album Nas and him do a press blitz. If anything else do it for Premier. I know these things cost money and time but it would so help with the era of the albim. Pete Rock and Common did it.

Something just doesnt feel right about that like Supreme Clientele 2 and a Nas/Primo album are gonna come and just maybe only twitter and Instagram posts the week of release

Clipse got Pharrell behind them, put a video dissing Travis & had a crazy Kendrick verse. That helped with the sales too.

But press runs now days are pointless unless your a big artist, the amount of money you put in to it & your return is streaming money….which hardly amounts to anything.

 

[HNIC973]

y'all fascination with people liking the verse

 

[Ziggiy]

Mass Appeal is independent. So their budgets and promo reach gonna be smaller. Artists and their management gonna have to do more work and that's the trade off for the artists getting a bigger cut.

With Clipse, regardless of label, them and their management done an incredible job and put in crazy time and effort promoting the album for months. They created some dope merch and a bunch of bundles and limited edition vinyls. Clipse don't got the biggest fanbase but they got a passionate one so by treating this like an event no doubt they got diehards buying three versions of the album on vinyl. They started taking pre-orders months before release so the physicals shipped week of release and counted toward the first week sales.

Nothing stopping Rae, Ghost, Nas from going on these podcasts and radio shows to promote their albums. Or designing merch and bundles and working with the label to have vinyls ready to ship day of release. That's more on the artist and their management than the label especially when you know it's an indie.

Nas really only did promo for KD I and II. The Magic albums was announced a day or a week before release and had no promo other than a couple social media posts. I don't even remember him doing promo interviews for KDIII. Obviously he not interested in doing that. But would bet he gonna do it for the Premier album because of the history between em.

Nas did promo for KD3




Rae and Ghost are on a world tour with the Wu so it makes sense they can’t go all out for promo but De La and Havoc for the Mobb Deep album have zero excuses. They damn sure should promo the hell out of their respective albums.

Slick Rick had an outstanding marketing promo with the visual album. He had merch and physicals as well.

Rae’s got merch and physicals lined up and he’s been promoting them pretty heavy on IG.

 

[Ziggiy]

Premo and Alchemist are going on tour from November-December. Makes me wonder if the Nas/Premo album is finished and coming earlier than expected.

 

[Pop123]