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I wanted to suck the air suction out of your skull around your brain out of your head. I wanted to bring a darkness to your face and then explode lights into your pupils.. You’re in the presence of something you’ve never been around before."
Nas on the creation of Illmatic (“VH1’s Behind the Music”) -
Nas Celebrates 20 Years in Hip-Hop, Interviewed by Tyler, the Creator in New XXL
This is a special year for Nas, who has a few anniversaries to celebrate including the release of his first verse ever. The Queensbridge poet, who’s gearing up for the release of his 10th solo album, Life Is Good, helped to pioneer shock rap with his timeless breakout verse on 1991’s “Live at the Barbeque,” with lines like “When I was 12, I went to hell for snuffing Jesus.” With that in mind, XXL recruited a new controversial MC, Odd Future’s frontman Tyler, the Creator, who’s a longtime Nas fan, to interview the veteran MC for the November issue’s cover story… (Read More)
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“OVOFest 2011”
A montage of Drake’s 2nd annual OVOFest featuring the likes of The Weeknd, Rick Ross, J. Cole, Nas, Stevie Wonder and Lil’ Wayne. I got to be in attendence and sh!t was bananas. Undeniably, my favourite part was when he brought out J. Cole for a verse and afterwards when Nas came out, they both stayed on stage like fans to watch him perform.
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Nas & Damian Marley - “Patience” [Feat. Amadou & Mariam]
Very late visuals for one of Jr Gong and Nasty Nas’ tracks from their 2010 collaboration, Distant Relatives. Very dope and artistic; like a painting come to life. The symetrical imagery reminds me of Kanye’s ‘Power’ video; just on a next level.
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Nas - “The World is Yours”
Tomorrow is another Monday =/. I’m calling on Illmatic to get me through another week. Never sleep on the classics to fall back on.
“I keep fallin, but never fallin six feet deep.
I’m out for presidents to represent me…” -
RPM, the return of Reflection Eternal. This is one of the albums I’m anticipating this year in the hip-hop world among a few; TML, Distant Relatives, The Adventures of Bobby Ray, LeftBack, Recovery and also R.E.D. believe it or not.
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DJ Premier - “Better Than I’ve Ever Been (‘Classic’ Remix)” [Feat. Rakim, Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One]
Premo is one of the greatest. This track was made as a tribute for Nike AF1’s 25th Anniversary.
“I’m everywhere you’ve never been, and better than I’ve ever been…”
VOICE [BOX] BRAIN
you want to know...just seek and you find.
I'm like a brain in the voicebox, I SPEAK MY MIND ***
