As Nas readies his 10th LP, Life Is Good, the Queens emcee reflects on the latest release from the album, “The Don 
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“When Salaam [Remi] played me the beat for it, I said, ‘That’s the single — do this and do that and we’re golden.’ So he started flipping it around,” said Nas of the cut in an interview with MTV News.
Nas recalled how the passing of Heavy D, one of the song’s producers along with Salaam Remi and Da Internz, coincided with the development of the song. “When we heard that Heavy D died, of course we were messed up, and Salaam called me and told me, ‘You know your record “The Don?” You know who gave me that, right?’:
“He’s like, ‘Heavy D gave me that. He liked what we did with the other single, “Nasty ,” and he sent me this record.’ And the rest is history,” Nas continued. “So rest in peace, Heavy D.”
Watch the interview below:
Real shit. He telling us what we want to know. When the hell the album dropping?
huh? u aint even listen, LOLOL. wow
i mean’t he ain’t telling us.
pac would slap nas in the face rocking the bandana like that. the don track came and went just like nasty. shit isn’t right. annoying beat. nas is fucked up in the head. all the talent in the world but hes a headcase. nas is washed up. hanging on to young money for rescue, sad. be a man, be the legend. go out on your sword making good music. salaam remi aint made a nas banger since made you look, dude sucks.
Nigga ur a cornball!!! PAC Loved Nas ask The Outlaws u moron!
Another ignorant Pac stan who thinks 2pac was some sort of Messiah when he’s clearly a mortal man who fell for traps and named himself from an evil man before his death. AOTP diss illuminati but obvious praise satanism/egyptian deites same with Immortal Technique praising Communism or Hopsin/Odd Future/ICP/Slim Shady praising demonic forces with shock value like Heavy Metal Music. If Pac were alive, he would be making cosigns with Bieber like every other rapper these days. If Action Bronson or Raekwon praise that clown, Pac would do the same. But Pac would had squash all his beefs with Biggie & Dr. Dre for sure. Nas is fake too. Notice how he signed to Jay’s label despite dropping “Ether” and now doing songs with YMCMB who definetly don’t fit his style.
On Friday, March 16th, Steve Stoute interviewed Nas at SXSW Music and Media conference at the Austin Convention Center. In one portion of the sit down, Nas talks about stepping to Tupac in NYC’s Central Park–after the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards–and their doomed plans to meet up again in Las Vegas to really settle their differences.
“What [Tupac] said to me was, ‘Me and you are brothers. Me and you are never supposed to go at it. But I heard you was dissing me on mixtapes’,” recounted Nas. “I’m like, ‘I heard you was dissing me on this new Makaveli album.’ You were there, you know how none of us could be sitting here, me and you right now because it was a very dangerous situation right there and greater heads prevailed. We both knew we were supposed to continue that conversation and probably just squash the whole thing. I was scheduled to meet him in Vegas; you and Jimmy Iovine called me at 4AM and told me he might not make it.”
^ you don’t speak for everybody and you don’t know what you’re talking about. Epic fail, bro.
he had the bandana back in 94 video. this time 2pac was one broke ass nigga.
@Yo Anon, Machiavelli wasn’t evil you dumb fuck. He masterfully constructed subliminal satire that stupid people like you can’t comprehend.
Why is 2Pac is even discussed in this article? Let the man rest in peace.
2Pac would killed this mofo. Nas iz a fake ass nigga. dont worry brohs! Lil Wayne iz tha new Tupac Shakur. he gon kill this clown ass nigga. fuck Nas! swag
Nice trolling attempt. Nobody likes you.
Nas never signed to Roc-A-Fella Records and Jay-Z was never owner of Def Jam/Universal so Jay-Z NEVER signed Nas to his label. If it was Jay’s label so much he wouldn’t have paid 5 million dollars to LEAVE IT. You never hear people say SCARFACE signed LUDACRIS to HIS LABEL when Scarface was president of DEF JAM SOUTH.
Also those two people have buried the hatchet, made money and music together, and have been photographed numerous times within each other’s company. They have let it go, perhaps so should you. Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama had a political battle and instead of splitting the party, they banded together and did business, the goal was to get Bush out of office, not continue the feud. Now they work together running the country. Grown people’s business.
CO-SIGNED!!!
LIFE IS GOOD IN STORES LATE MAY, EARLY JUNE. BRAVEHEEEEEEEEARTS!
These Pac would do this and would do that cornball dick riding squarepants kill me…did you know Pac?…no..then shut up man…Nas actually knew the man and had conversations with him,go back to jerkin off on Amber Rose pics and kill ya self after..Usually not this irate but I can’t stand dick riders man..get off Pac nuts allready..
Jayz is the sell out he thinks he European he just became a member of Coldplay….. Shit is Sad! Nas save my music please ..
track is fail. Annoying beat, wack lyrics… When I heard name and saw cover I thaught smth like “gotta be banger, gotta be some real mafioso rap shit”. Shiiiit, I’m disappointed.
Ur also lame!!
Shut up, you groupie hoe. When will Nas fans allow other opinions? Nas sold out, but his delusional stans won’t realize it because he didn’t say it on a track. His fans always say he doesn’t care about haters, way he doesn’t give a flying fucks about his fans either, otherwise he would’ve followed their advises.
And what makes you think YOUR OPINION matters more than someone else’s? It’s not even SUBJECTIVE. You really think all these musician’s follow the FAN’S advice? Newsflash, THEY DON’T. Wayne would have stopped wearing skinny jeans, Nicki would stop rhyming in the annoying voice, Kanye would stop wearing blouses, Jay-Z would call Ski Beatz and do a Reasonable Doubt 2.
Has all of that happened? NO. So why does Nas have to be the one to listen to the fans? The only ones DELUSIONAL are YOU, who ACTUALLY THINK YOU HAVE A SAY IN WHAT THESE HUMAN BEINGS DO.
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Nas is fucking garbage! Hiphopdx needs to stop giving us updates about this shitty ass rapper. Smfh.
Tell’em why U mad son!! CLOWN
if its not large pro or premo could careless about what nas has to say he is fucking done ! a sell out as that smh
U mean he’s done smashin ur moms???
^^ only responses nas stans are capable of when they’ve been hit with the truth. thanks for proving his statement.
anybody knocking the beat or Nas’s post-illmatic career is just dumb. the dude is an artist through and through, unlike most of the corporate manufactured noise defecating the airwaves. true artists like Nas mature and push the envelope constantly.
haters gunna hate though, cuz they mad NaS be smashin’ they moms LMAO
NAS YOU FUCKING SELL OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ur mom is a sellout! Instead of buying milk she bought crack!
lmao & Nas tryna make southern muzik. this beat jackz Lil Waynes 6 Foot 7 Foot production style. Nas said “hip hop iz dead cuz of tha southern rappers”…. now every NY nigga wannabe southern rapper. LMAO!!!! swag
Nas never said hip-hop was dead because of southern hip-hop, you moron. It’s just a few Southern rappers took offence, because deep down they’re insecure about their skills. Did you see Scarface and Bun B crying? No, because they’re dope. Even Lil Boosie was being disrespectful and Nas met him and he cooled out (http://princepbs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/nas-boosie.jpg) BAW BAW BAW
U is a fag talkin abt a south beat? Nigga that’s the NYC break beat the heavy D beat u clown!
from africa to the streets nas? gtfoh i feel you you need that paper this album gonna be worse than nastradamus
No dickhead from teaching that Africa shit to teaching u that street shit! I fag atleast he ain’t go Euro like Jayz.. Lol
From The streets to London? Fuck that euro pop shit Jayz spits!
i love this single!! i love when Nas does stuff with reggae dancehall in the mix. Nasty was ok but this Don joint is an anthem for reggae clubs!!
Jigga Stan’s hate when Nas comes out with a banger! Lol
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Watch y’all cats jump straight back on Nas’ dick when the album drops
lol for real. those are the same niggas who will tell you illmatic is the only classic nas got.
^^ Nothing wrong with telling the truth.
Nigga please! I never see Nas fans dickriding him all the time like Wayne, Eminem, or Jay stans. But I always see his trolls and haters like you on every Nas article writing paragraphs and essays on an MC you don’t like. Did Nas take your girl or something nigga? You claim Nas sold out like every other rapper but what you fail to realize that despite Nas’s mainstream success he still kept it lyrical. Untitled is a very good album and Distant Relatives was even better! Nas fans weren’t feeling it? I suggest you look up the review on this site and you’ll see what Nas fans are saying. Just because Nas goes over your head doesn’t mean he fell off, it means you fell off nigga! Just admit it, you love his style nigga, keep hating.
Illmatic, It was written, Stillmatic, Lost Tapes, God’s Son, Untitled, Distant Relatives and Now The Don or Life is good what ever the title is shit about to B another Classic under Nas belt…. The GoldenChild is the greatest Mc ever u morons……. Nas Olu Dara Jones! Ohh I forgot I’Am was ill also….
All of those albums are fucking garbage. Nas is garbage. The greatest rapper of all time is Wayne. Fuck Nas!
Swag:
are lil wayns bitch is he still fucking baby birfag fuck gay money
Swag, You are aware that besides Jay-Z, Lil Wayne is a HUGE Nas fan? May not seem like it but in old interviews he always gave Nas props.
Nas killed the carter 4! Get mad niggas… Weezy didn’t want get in the track and it his album.. Lol. Nas 4ever king bitches…
y need some new music in your collection.
Com on son ur boy Jayz went Euro! Hanging out with niggas who where skirts! Lol
Lol niggas act like PAC was the only dude wearing badana’s niggas been rocking Badana’s in NYC and Cali for years before Nas and PAC was alive!
I’m just sick of ppl saying Waynes the best alive. Nas’s albums are masterpieces and Wayne is fading quick. If Wayne is really your favorite then you don’t shit about hip hop.
The Don is Crack and I’m a Hov fan….
Lmao niggas act like Ether didn’t never happend…… And u got a clown talkin abt he a nas fan but nas lost to Jay nigga atleast b a man and say u a Jay Stan… Str8 pussies! Nas tru King! Even Pajambi Mc said he lost.. Niggas act like Bleek didn’t say it was a sad day for the roc when ether dropped 12-4-01…. Haters get mad
actually, niggas act like Ether dropped two fuckin months ago! suckers need to let it go, and im sayin that as an impartial fan.. tho I like Nas slightly more
Niggas who hate on Nas is corny str8 up all the hate against the Man who killed Jay, and 50….
Last time I checked, Jay was the true winner of the battle considering the aftermath. I say that as a Nas fan too
Who killed Jay? You must’ve forgot all the successful records Jay released after the battle.
@Reno.. that shit is dumb, saying Jay won “considering what happened after the battle”. A battle is a battle, it ends when both guys stopping spittin and the people judge. Jay lost.. that’s like saying cuz Buster Douglas didn’t do shit after he beat Tyson, that Tyson “really” won their fight..
why are you people still bringing up Jay-Z in this shit? fuck sakes
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Last time i checked the battle was about lyrical skill, not who would make the most money after the battle was OVER! Nas won, the battle ended, they both moved on…
What a lie. Jay may have more money but the battle was Takeover vs Ether. They voted and Nas won the battle. Its the biggest blowout in hip hop beef now Ether is used as slang for a dope diss track.
I’m Nas fan but I think he should keep working with younger artists and producers. He can still keep his style of lyricisms and concepts but he has to evolve a little so fans this generation and the last one wont look at him as a relic of the past. I want Nas to win!
Co-sign that, and truthfully I think I am the only person with the plan the ca bridge the old nas, now nas and future Nas
fuck nas
this shit is terrible
Ur momma is terrible
Greatest rapper alive and that’s official! Nigga’s get mad…
The only Jones who can fuck wit me is ” my nigga Nas” but I got stronger after Ether.. Jayz Nigga lied to ya he got Euro after Ether… Lol
The Don The God The King!
another “I’m a fan, but I diss his wack shit! so I’m a real fan! let me tell you like it is” nigga
fuck outta here