Nas, Mac Miller and Boldy James came together in a Southern California studio three months ago. An image from the session emerged on Miller’s Instagram page, making fans of the three emcees wonder what the trio was working on. MTV‘s Rob Markman referred to it as a “Hip Hop Dream Come True” in a headline about the photograph. XXL‘s G. Valentino Ball said the “Hip Hop universe can only hope” for some music from the three acts. James, now signed to Nas’ Mass Appeal Records imprint, says music did come from the studio run.
“Mac [Miller] cooked up the beat from scratch,” he says in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “I see big home [Nas] scribbling his shit, whipping his shit up, inking some crazy shit up. I’m over here trying to think, ‘What the fuck do I say in the studio with Mac Miller and Nas?'”
Boldy’s response came easily as he answered his question with, “I’ma do the best me I can do.”
Throughout the session, Boldy was able to see similarities between himself and his new label boss.
“He a real laid back, smooth guy,” James says of Nas. “He reminded me a lot of myself, so I could see where the interest probably comes in. I’m not a real animated guy. You feel me? I’m just kicking the shit, talking my shit. Just like my dude do.”
Boldy, who says he was raised off Nas’ discography, was also happy that he wasn’t disappointed when he met one of his favorite emcees.
“He was actually everything that I thought he would be when I met him,” Boldy says.
That’s not always the case in this industry, he adds.
“You meet a lot of niggas and when you meet ’em, you find out they some cornballing-ass-square-dancing-niggas and you lose interest in being a fan of theirs,” he says. “So, Nas was just a good dude. He was the nigga who I thought he was.”
Nas, Boldy James, Fashawn and Bishop Nehru are among the acts working on the upcoming Mass Appeal Records compilation album, set to be released September 2.
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i liked the album with the alchemist. what about the rest of y’all blax or bros?
His album with the alchemist was straight raw lyrical hip hop shit Boldy got some lyrical chops and not lot of people don’t know who he is.
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Nas and Drake are two of the last real niggas left in hip-hop.
Nas should not even be mentioned j hiphop any more. He fell off hard and his music sucks. Even illmatic was overrated (though his 2 1999 albums were dope). No wo der why hhe’s being forced jnto indie.
@Champagne: You’re a fuckin troll for putting Nas and Drake on the same level.
@Anonymous: You’re a fuckin troll and couldn’t even put forth a decent effort. At least Champagne did “credibility by association” shit. You just straight lacked, faggot.
@ Anon: You went full retard, never go full retard.
Wonder, not woder. He’s, not hhe’s. Into, not jinto. English, motherfucka, English.
woder is a word our people use. you white pale skinned albino geeks wouldn’t know about that.
Nas and Kendrick Lamar are two of the last real niggas left in hip-hop.
Someone can’t be a big fan of Nas and Drake? Your thinking is basic homie, very basic. The world is a lot more complex than that.
…and Boldy James is who we thought he was.
Someone should describe him what the book “Nas Lost: A Tribute to the Little Homie” is like.
You’re still on this bullshit?
NaS Lost is the Nas book only Byron Crawford could write, and not just due to literacy issues in the hip-hop community. Billed as a tribute to the little homey, it is in fact a tribute, but not in the way that an article in XXL magazine is a tribute to a rapper. NaS Lost considers the artist’s career in its totality, from its amazing highs to its crushing lows — and some of everything in between.
Discussed in NaS Lost:
The 2001 beef with Jay-Z. What really led to this dispute?
Nas and Jay-Z as Eskimo brothers. How the two of them became related in a sense.
Nas’ albums. Is it true what Jay-Z said, that Nas has a one hot album every 10 year average?
Illmatic’s five mic review in The Source. Was it really the best album of its era?
The dreaded n-word. If KKKramer can say it, why can’t Nas?
Ghostwriting allegations. Can anything dream hampton says on Twitter be believed?
The Virginia Tech controversy. What is the real cause of most school shootings?
The hostage situation in Africa. Who was to blame there, Nas, the promoters, or the continent of Africa?
Nas’ marriage to Kelis. Bad idea, or worst idea of all time?
Nas as a parent. Why is his teenage daughter posting her birth control on Instagram?
Cultural tourism. Why is it that SPIN magazine likes a Chief Keef album more than Life Is Good?
That book barely involves Nas. He just put Nas name on it to sell copies.
I actually read that book, shit is hilarious
But like homie above said, shit ain’t even about Nas lmao, it’s just a bunch of rants about the “state of hip hop culture”. Byron literally put his name on the cover just to sell copies.
i bought it but i havent read it yet
“But like homie above said, shit ain’t even about Nas lmao, it’s just a bunch of rants about the “state of hip hop culture”. Byron literally put his name on the cover just to sell copies.”
You didn’t read the same book I read, then.
this nigga whack
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Boldy dope his alchemist produced album was fire hope its just him n nas rapping on this track miller can pick n make good beats but I give zero fucks what he gotta say
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half man, half amazin’
came here to post that
Nas ain’t shit
You ain’t shit.
SOONER OR LATER WE’LL ALL SEE WHO THE PROPHET IS
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looking forward to this, son certified, vivid raps, genuine demeanor
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Yeah, fuck all those rappers that are havin’ fun, laughin’, bein’ themselves and shit. Being happy is for pussies!!