Mass Appeal creative director Sacha Jenkins and CEO Peter Bittenbender spoke with Drip about the company’s history and its 2013 relaunch. During the interview, they are asked about Nas‘ Lost Tapes 2. Bittenbender says that it will be released in 2016 after Nas’ final Def Jam album.
“I love talking about it,” Bittenbender says, “because every time I talk about it, I feel like I’m helping bring it to life. Nas is working to deliver this next record to Def Jam, which will be his last [for them]. I haven’t been too involved in that, so I can’t tell you when it’s coming. Once that’s out, then Lost Tapes will follow shortly after. It’ll definitely be a 2016 release, hopefully earlier in the year than later. The music’s amazing. It carries on what he built with the first Lost Tapes. The fans are gonna love it.”
Nas announced in 2010 that Lost Tapes 2 would be coming that year. He wrote an email to Def Jam demanding its release. He said in 2011 that the project was thwarted by the label and he needed to focus on a new album. The first Lost Tapes was released in 2002.
Nas confirmed last year that he had his last album under Def Jam completed. After fulfilling his contract with the label, he can release music under his Mass Appeal Records.
The New York rapper co-founded the media company’s record label and signed Fresno, California artist Fashawn as well as Run the Jewels, Bishop Nehru and Boldy James.
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Can’t wait the first I will play to this day
Yes sir been waiting for this
Sounds good but we all know Nas is never anxious to release music. If they say 2016 it’ll probably be more like 2018, but I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
A fucking six year delay for unreleased material? LOLOL, you think this shit would happen to Hov? Nas is an L magnet, but you stans wanna keep dickriding him to no end.
It’s unreleased material, there is no need to rush it. Now come back to bed so I can ride you. Real Hip hop!
No, you dumbass. It’s unreleased material, as in the songs have been done for a long ass time and collecting dust. Unreleased songs should have no problem with being released to the public. This only shows that no one cares for Nas’ vaulted songs, let alone his albums. Go back to sucking Nas’ dick, fuckboy.
Your comments are nothing but hate filled lies. How does it feel knowing that you’re wasting your time spewing the same shit?
And… After years 20 Nas is still standing…now where are the other rappers? Only commercialized Hov!!! He caters to the Pop culture! We love Nas and we will never let him go!
Fuck this loser!
Shut the Fuck up! Nas is a legend and still is nice today. Life is good was a sick album. he’s got nothing to prove to a nobody like you his catalogue and resume speaks for itself. hater.
What resume this nigga have? Getting fucked over by his ex-wife? Getting a verbal beat down from Hov? Releasing only one album worth a damn, but still overrated as fuck? Having two failed labels and currently running a failing label where the artists don’t sell shit? Nas is a human L. Stop being in denial.
And you’re still spewing lies and hate again.
I care! You are garbage and I don’t give a “F” about you! Nas all day and every day!
See when a person hate like this you know its cause they girl wanna fuck him bad or they went to a show and he left alone
Aye, matter of fact, where that Mass Appeal compilation at? Wasn’t that supposed to come out a year ago? No one cares for Mass Appeal either. Nas is a joke, a bum, and a loser. LOLOL!
You got more posts on this page than anyone else. Get a life loser
Damn! You sound like nas banged your chick! Lol
My chick doesn’t fuck worthless bums like Nas!
@Fuck QB, you’re right. She fucks worthless bums like you!
If Nas is a bum than every other rapper is much worse! Nas is the GOAT of this rap game my Nukka! The past and present… You have lost your got damn mind. I listen to Nas catalog every day you scumbag. Now tell me who other rap Nukka can say they have a catalog. Nas is far superior than any other rap dude period! Google Nas and google your favorite rapper or rappers! Nas will win day and every other day! Guys like you are worthless…. You know nothing about Nas. You are probably one of Hov boys that sucked Dame Grease testicles at one time or another. Nas GOAT my Nukka!
Obvious troll is obvious?
Nas obviously couldn’t fuck my chick. That worthless bum isn’t good enough for my dude.
Do you know the ROC hand sign is great way to start cock sucking?
@ fuck queensbridge dont spend your whole life hating ..nas is far more accepted and respected than your dad ..punk
Damn BRO UR NAME IS fuck queensbridge that’s deep.