Nas Fans Create Online Petition For Def Jam To Release “Lost Tapes 2”

    Earlier this year, Queens, New York emcee icon Nas said in an interview that he had plans to release a second installment of his Lost Tapes. The September, 2002 release featured previously unheard songs by Nas, produced by the likes of Alchemist and L.E.S.

    Whereas the original collection of songs came by way of Nas’ then-label Columbia Records, the emcee alluded that his post-2006 home, Def Jam Records, would be responsible to release The Lost Tapes 2. Based on leaked emails, and interviews since the first announced in June of this year, the project has been delayed by the label home to Kanye West, The Roots, Rihanna and Ghostface Killah.

    Fans siding with Nas have created WeNeedLostTapes2.com, a petition side hoping to sway the New York-based label into releasing the collection of songs.

    The site states, “We the fans of Nasir Jones, have been waiting for the follow-up to the 2002 classic Lost Tapes. This was a record of compiled tracks that did not make Nas albums, but put together for the sake of the fans. Since its release almost a decade ago, it has received critical acclaim and quickly became a fan favorite.

    It has come to our attention that Nas has in fact completed the follow-up, titled Lost Tapes 2, and is waiting for you (Def Jam) to green-light the project and give it a release date. We do not like to go into speculation and rumors, but it seems as though you do not want to release Lost Tapes 2 because you don’t want it to count as an official album since Nas only has 2 more albums left to fulfill his contractual obligation to Def Jam.”

    At press time, 677 signatures had been collected.

    145 thoughts on “Nas Fans Create Online Petition For Def Jam To Release “Lost Tapes 2”

    1. I’d love to hear this record, but come on people. The Lost Tapes is good but it is no where near a classic compared to Illmatic, It Was Written, I AM, Stillmatic…. come on. These songs didn’t make his previous albums for a reason…..but anyway to contradict my comment i’d like to hear this cuz Nas is dope

      1. Some of unreleased Nas tracks are better than his official ones. They didn’t make his albums because they weren’t pop enough. The label forced him to drop them to attract the masses.

    2. LOST TAPES IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE COLLECTION OF NAS ALBUMS, PRODUCTION WAS URBAN & CLASSIC, HE TOUCHED MANY DIFFERENT SUBJECTS HE PAINTED A PICTURE, A STORY WITH HIS WORDS, VERY CREATIVE ALBUM, MY FAVORITE SONG WAS “MY WAY”

    3. LOST TAPES IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE COLLECTION OF NAS ALBUMS, PRODUCTION WAS URBAN & CLASSIC, HE TOUCHED MANY DIFFERENT SUBJECTS HE PAINTED A PICTURE, A STORY WITH HIS WORDS, VERY CREATIVE ALBUM, MY FAVORITE SONG WAS “MY WAY”..

    4. Why start a petition, so you can not buy it when they release it??

      Where the fuck we’re all ya’ll at when Distant Relatives dropped??

      An Online Petition is useless, nobody is gonna pressured into making moves by the people who sit around steal shit, lol

      I’ll sign anyway because I’d like to hear it, but this is a straight up waste of time

      1. I literally laughed out loud at this…seriously though these Nas fans are probably the ones that let distant relatives go wood and they now demand this…smh…Nas is one of raps gods but def jam will laugh at this…

      2. DISTANT RELATIVES IS NOT ONE OF MY NAS FAVORITES.. HE SHOULDVE DROPPED HIS SOLO (OR THE LOST TAPES 2) BEFORE DOING THAT PROJECT

    5. fuck a petition, ive paid for every Nas album since the week he released illmatic n have got most on the day of release so I think its about time he gave somethin back n released LOST TAPES 2 as a FREE MIXTAPE

      he’s always talkin he’s bout the block n he’s more about the culture, then fuckin give back to us by throwin a free album out like other artists do

      kids a multi millionairre n hes said he has hundreds if not thousands of vaulted songs, ok then throw us fuckin 10-15 of them for free

      ive paid you for what 11 albums now is it so much to ask for you to jus throw us 10 songs outta the thousands you claim to have vaulted

      hes workin on his next studio album now so throw us LOST TAPES 2 as a promotional tool or shit jus throw us 15 songs

      BEEZLEBUD – Twitter me

      1. Elzhi is great and the Preface is dope. But better than anything Nas could ever put out? This is absolutely ridiculous. LMAO, Illmatic is why Elzhi is rapping today. Even Elzhi himself would admit that Nas best albums shit on The Preface.

      2. higgs, come on man! you just dont know what real hip hop is. …Oh and did Elzhi do a illmatic version himself as a tribute? Nas, is up there with the GOD MC’s…BDK, G Rap, KRS, Cube, Rakim. Each one of these mc’d mention brought something different to teh table just like Nas did. Every one just followed.

    6. dumbasses got to let everyone on dx know if they signed or if they want to sign it, what you niggas want a cookie?

      shut up and go sign the thing

    7. Nas sucks, but the only sucks more are people who sign lame ass petitions. Real talk, there is a reason why these records are not being released in time. Because the CD sucks and it can’t sell. Face it, this CD has songs that Nas rejected. If even your illuminati hero rejects, then it means he didn’t like it and therefore they suck. This would not even be a top 10 release just like that awful Lupe Fiasco petition in which his last CD debuted at number 14 despite his Superstar song being on the radio. And it doesn’t matter if Distant Relatives sold 300,000 copies… it was released in May and it failed to reach Gold. LOL….

      It’s Gucci Time!

      1. I wish i knew who u was i would slap the stuffin out ur ass. Gucci album didnt sell shit either. u must be from down south.or too slow to even think on Nas level. so u appeal to slow gucci. i know its just music but please murda urself.

      2. Yo stay in your lane lame. Keep listening to Gucci. FYI the 1st lost tapes was joints that didnt make album cuts. Which is usually controlled by the label and not Nas’ choice. That goes for everybody in the music business. When cds hit retail every artist got tracks they wanted to make the album but the label decided otherwise. Fall back little nigga.

      3. Gucci Douche. I don’t see any Nas fan post on every article of HHDX. Although I see you on every fucking article and song trying to prove that Gucci is good. That goes to show your an idiot and have nothing better to do. Go dick ride that coke head wannabe rapper you fucking loser.

      1. “Hoes Who never change They tampons stinkin
        Hot As A Bullet That Went In Abe Lincolin”

        i’m sure he has plenty more that we’ll never hear..

    8. nas is a fool to be getitn punked by his label at this stage of the game. and the ppl starting this petition should look to nas for answers. nas could drop a hit 2marrow but i see him sittin around gettin punked. sheek louch gettin projects out on def jam, he ain’t complaining. i want lost tapes 2 but nas lookin weak.

      1. How is Nas looking weak…you outsiders are the worst critics. Nas” those who talk shit know absolutely nothing those who are quiet know everything.” Haters are so hopeless that they attempt to make others weak when in reality it is their own life that is hopelss.

      2. nas looks weak because his fans got this petition out and i havent heard nas say shit.

        hes getting punked by his label, hes not working hard, thats why hes lookin weak. hes not the only vet on def jam. other vets are dropping. not doing big numbers, but they arent bitching about it. theyre working. the petition crowd is sensitive, im probably a bigger nas fan than you, and you calling me a hater, cuz you cant deal with the realities of life. whats stopping nas from clarifying the hold up? laziness. have fun with the petition, def jam will have a laugh about it. the bootleggers really want lost tapes.

      1. grow up son! do your homework. kids these days…..dont make me give you detention….Study hard, you have a quiz on thursday. ..young’n!

      2. Nas’s lyrics must be to complicated for you to understand…..Youre probably that dude that keeps writing gucci time and all that gucci non sense.

      3. Rick, do you even know who Elzhi is? Seriously, a guy says he likes Elzhi more than Nas and you assume he’s a Gucci Mane fan? Are you fucking retarded?

      4. hahah you dumb fuck. Of course I know who he is idiot. I was making a joke out of it….you really must be a Gucci fan cause youre as slow as that dumb nigga!

      1. Man just sign the damn petition so we can get the damn music. I don’t understand this new generation of hiphop fans. Most of you are broke, or work a 9-5 living pay check to pay check. Yet you talk about a mans business moves thats already rich; and has been rich for sometime now. I wish I can be as dumb as Nas (like some claim) and still increase my wealth every year. F his life outside the music; just keep it hiphop.

      1. reggie is super nice, but he aint fuckin with esco.. reggie doesnt have that much range.. he has his lane and stays in it pretty much as far as subject goes.. nas’ storytelling, social commentary, lyrics, just his hole steez, redman cant really fuck with….

      2. Redman is cooked. He had his time and he was great in his time, but he’s not and has never been on Nas’s level of lyricism and relevance.

      1. Black Thought is probably the greatest rapper/emcee ever. I got Kweli in front of Nas too. And Com, and Lupe are close.

      2. There is no way in hell any of those dudes are better than Nas, especially Kweli. It’s disappointing that after all Nas has done Hip-hop fans still don’t recognize greatness even when its right in front of them.

    9. If you aren’t a fan then why even enter this thread?You dudes are idiots posting __>nas comments..You don’t like him or his music then don’t fucking post..Nas top 5 dead or alive..deal with it..now smack your moms for not being on the pill and having your helmet wearing ass,fucking idiots..release lost tapes 2!!!

    10. I know that calling the kids on this site idiots is like calling a pig filthy, but you guys are fucking IDIOTS. All these rappers ya’ll niggas think are better than Nas are laughable. Elzhi? Kweli? Killer Mike? Come on man…I know there’s some dumb motherfuckers in here, but it’s gotten to a hopeless level. The only rappers who are even in the conversation with Nas are the legends. Rakim, Kane, Jay-Z, Pac, Eminem, maybe a couple more could be argued, but ya’ll are losing perspective of how nice this nigga is and how long he’s been at this for. I’m 28 years old and Nas has been one of the nicest niggas in rap since I was in elementary school. You new jacks just dont recognize lyricism anymore, you’re too caught up in all the fireworks, special effects, overdone beats, and tabloid bullshit. If you had any sense at all you would salute a nigga who will be widely regarded as the nicest rapper of all time when he’s gone.

      1. you don’t know shit about rap Elzhi would fuckin murder Eminem and Jay Z if you put them both on the same track with him it’s fuckin laughable that u think otherwise

      2. PLEASE TAKE JAY-Z OUT, YOU CAN’T SAY HE’S THE BEST WHEN THE ONLY SONGS HE EVER GETS AWARDS OR RECOGNITION FOR ARE LAME ASS SONGS LIKE “UMBRELLA”… VERY LAUGHABLE

    11. NAS = BEST LYRICIST EVER HANDS DOWN
      FUCK YOU HATERS BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY TI SAID NAS MAKES EGYPTIAN HISTORY RAP RIGHT AFTER THAT HE WENT TO JAIL 2 TIMES AN MADE CRIME STOPPER VIDEOS (SNITCH)NOW HIS CAREER IS FUCKED UP. LIL WAYNE SAID HE WOULD TAKE THE ONE MIC OFF NAS ARM THEN HE WENT TO JAIL ALSO. WAYNE REPENTED AND GOT ON THE NAS & JR GONG ALBUM. JAY Z CAME AT NAS AND HAD TO RETIRE FOR A MINUTE. YOUNG JEEZY TRIED TO DISS NAS AND NOW HE HAVING PROBLEMS PUTTING OUT AN ALBUM. 50 CENT TRIED TO COME AT NAS AND GOT RICH BUT DYED RHYMING. 50 CAREER IS FUCKED UP TO. NAS IS A REAL god IN HIP HOP MUSIC DON’T FUCK WITH HIM YOU WILL REGRET IT BITCHES

      1. I got alot of love for nas and put him up there with the best lyricists in the game too. I just dont get your point bout T.I. and Wayne going to jail… surely its a great exaggeration to say that those two went to jail BECAUSE they dissed nas…

      2. smh @ stans acually cosigning this nonsense. Replace “nas” with “lil wayne” and yall would be up in arms. such hypocrites.

      3. How is that being a hypocrite?? Just because they feel a certain way about a good rapper they have to feel the same about a punchline rapper?? SMH stupid nas hater

    12. I think J.cole,lupe fiasco and the old eminem can get at nas on some lyrical shit. Nas is definitely dope but I wouldn’t consider him the best lyricist ever. I would like to hear that LT2 though.

    13. It’s sad to see a good rapper like Nas has some of the most dumbest people ever. They get butthurt when someone says Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Gucci Mane or Black Thought is better than Nas and they respond by claiming they are the dick rider. Yet, they convinve us to sign this petition. Fuck this, Nas will eventually release sometimes. This is the reason why I gave up on conscious hip hop. No, I didn’t decide to join the bandwagon of Young Money or Bricksquad like you people assume, I just don’t want to associate myself with a bunch of morons who dickride everything Nas does. If Nas did a song with Justin Bieber or Jonas Brothers, these people would still dickride on him. It’s a joke. Face it, Nas’s earlier stuff is way better than his recent stuff. You do know hip hop started with nursery rhymes (Rapper’s Delight anyone?) People claim rap was about power and unity, fuck that. 5% is just another occult sect similar to the Freemasons. This is why I went to real music like Lifehouse, John Mayer and Westlife.

      1. shut your gay ass up. if your taste in music is influenced by other people (“dickriders”) then fuck outta here. You have no independence hence no important opinions. SMH at your faggot ass thinking your better than others.

      2. While I do agree with what you said abou dickrides, I also hav to agree with anonymous here. It seems your taste in music in too dependent on what other people do. which is tragic in and of itself.

      3. OCCULT JUST MEANS SOMETHING THAT IS HIDDEN. ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE WE ARE MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE & LIKENESS SO THAT MEANS WE ARE JUST LIKE GOD ASS HOLE. PSALMS 82 SAYS YE ARE ALL GOD’S CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH GOD. AND IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE PLEASE SHOW ME THE GOD THAT YOU REPRESENT.

    14. Thats whats up my niggas stand up for real hip hop. Fuck SMH below me.. Non intellectual stupid mainstream garbage egoism muthafucka! it worked for lupes album, lets get this shit done. Lets keep hip hop moving!

    15. The funny thing is that these are the same assholes who don’t even buy albums. They’ll just download that shit as soon as it drop. Yea way to keep it real there guys.

      1. Alright i guess you know us better than we know ourselves… i hate when stupid people make stupid assumptions. Am i the only one noticing a trend of stupid people hating on Nas?

      2. ^ i agree. ive been a Nas fan since 04, and I bought every album he put out since then (even the greatest hits) so stop generalizing

    16. Hip Hop was founded based on nursery rhymes. This is the guy who can’t even tell who thought Alexander the Great blew up the Sphinx. Nas is a freemason along with Jay-Z, Kanye West, etc. He even gave the freemason handshake with them. His album cover of I Am has him featured as a Pharaoh. He said he is a 5 Percenter, which is an occult where they believe the black man was God and the black woman was the earth. That is occult teaching. All religions are corrupted. Rappers like Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne were programmed for the retards. Drake, B.o.B, Kanye West, Eminem were programmed for teenage girls. Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Celph Titled, Diabolic were programmed for anti social boys with rebellion thoughts. Nas, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots, Rakim were programmed for the “nerds” who think hip hop was based on lyrically content. 2pac, Biggie, Eazy-E, Ice-T were based on people who think its cool to gangbang. Every rapper was made for mind control. No matter which rapper you support, you support the freemasons no matter what.

      1. You’re an idiot. Stop reading conspiracy theories on thew internet and thinking some confused neeks on their PC have any real idea of the truth of the situation. Gassed.

      2. It really doesnt matter what Nas (or any other emcee) believes in Religiously….. All we should be concerned about is the MUSIC… so maybe you should start criticizing the LYRICS & INSTRUMENTATION from a MUSICAL viewpoint …………….. Does any1 criticize YOUR RELIGION or beliefs???????????? Its YOUR life, LIVE it!!!! I LOVE Nas’ MUSIC so let me enjoy it serenely without this BS about Religion!!!!

      3. Man so what ur saying we should stop listen to hip hop????
        You forgot this music is the voice of the streets…
        and guys like you are actualy working for the freemasons trying to convince people,….nas is a rebbel and woke up the whole world so what ur saying???
        remember;IF I RULE THE WORLD I FREE ALL MY SONS,,,WITH lAURYN HILL….THEY WHERE TAKING SHOTS AT FREEMASON……
        this culture is rebbelious on witch side u on homie???

      4. Oh and by the way, sins u whent to school and looked into ur school books,these where writen by the freemasons and other elite groups to control you,
        this punk read a few books and saw a few documentories now he think he knows it all,in my opinion ur a idiot to come with ur domme comments about freemason and $hit

    17. Lost Tapes 2 should def get released but to be honest Def Jam are well within their rights not to want to release it as an official album that counts towards Nas’s contractual obligations with them. Why should they take a disc of already recorded offcuts that won’t sell as well as a proper new release? Release it in addition to your contractual obligations…

      1. these kids dont wanna hear it. nas is a victim. big boi got his album out on def jam. redman just got an album out on def jam, sheek, ghostface. how is one of the best emcees ever, so disconnected, that his fans have to force the labels hand? why cant nas clarify the hold up? i havent heard nas say shit. niggas calling fans nas haters cuz they calling nas bullshit. he been full of empty promises his whole career, but yall are just now getting upset? i think its more nas than def jam. ask nas about the hold up. petition out before asking nas? fuckin thirsty fans, maybe nas is the one being unreasonable? they dont wanna hear it. shame nas is still getting fucked by the industry, getting caught up, youd think he could boss up.

    18. Nas should just independently release the album as a mixtape… a lot of emcees make a lot of money off mixtapes, nas should be no exception. he can then fulfill the contract as per Def jam’s liking.

      1. agreed. smartest thing I’ve read all day on this site. Release it as a mixtape and tour. Unless Def Jam has some sort of contract not allowing him to do that, he should make that move. At the end of the day, even the hero Nas wants the attention. Don’t be fooled just because he isn’t on the radio

      1. thats his fucking fault, shouldnt have gotten the slut pregnant.

        Shouldve been better with managing his money.

        get the fuck out of here with this poor Nas bullshit.

    19. Nas aint better than black thought Andre 3000 or killer mike or scarface Ras-Kass nas raps are weak ether was overated semi corny

    20. trying anything to stay relevant.

      Nas is the most overrated rapper, up there with 2pac & Lauryn Hill in the overrated bin

      1. hahahaha u stupid fuck maybe u never listened to illmatic or his guest verses in 1995 u stupid stupid fuck. and lauryn hill is overrated? u musta never listend to the fugees u faggot u prolly listen to cashmoney. acquire some taste in music or die cuz noone cares about you you ugly piece of shit.

      2. yeah man nas is so overated, i heard justin beibers releasing a new mixtape, is he relevant?

        how can anyone diss illmatic
        and if you dint get it, nas being overrated was sarcasm, now go cop that JB mixtape relvant douche

    21. For you dumb fucks who say Nas is weak…NY State of Mind, Memory Lane or One Love will kill your favorite MC’s entire catalog. Nas is one of if not the ONLY MC who can ride a beat with ease. …Yeah some others might spit crazy shit but sound sloppy….They didnt call him the 2nd coming for nothing. 2nd only to Rakim…name someone else who has came close? Shit, Elzhi paid a tribute to Nas, what does that say right there….IDIOTS!!! Nas’ subject matter is just to smart for you dumb idiots!! And calling it dick riding , nah its called respect for the God MC! Loosen your backpack strap. You kids just dont get it.

      1. hiphopbaby76

        and these kids will NEVER get it. it ain’t like it used to be man, we took pride in who we listened to. if u didn’t make the cut..u didn’t make the cut. nas is the eastcoast hero. after rakim ain’t none holding nyc down like nas. guess what i’m not from eastcoast or westcoast i’m from a lil island called BERMUDA. hiphop been in me since i saw wild style,beat street…heard fat boys, dougie fresh n the get fresh kids,ll cool j,run dmc,slick rick,epmd,grand puba,de la soul, tribe called quest…list goes on. i love hiphop….cats like krs-one guru(gangstar),mecca n the soul brother(pete rock cl smooth) kept my ass out of trouble. IMMA HIPHOP BABY BELIEVE THAT…u SUCKERS!!!!!

    22. Nas Washed up his beat selection kills him always has…Grown men leave cheerleading to females nas don’t know you fuck niggaz or does he care about yallso get his dick out yall mouth

      1. HE WAS PROBABLY A 50 CENT OR JAY-Z FAN, NAS SHUT THEM BOTH DOWN WITH THEIR WEAK ASS LYRICS (AND KANYE, OUT OF ALL PEOPLE, GOT RID OF 50 ALTOGETHER). HES SAD BECAUSE HIS IDOLS ARE THE LAMEST RAPPERS ALIVE!!!! YOU DONT WANT NAS TO DROP AN ALBUM BECAUSE HE MAKES ALL THE REST LOOK LYRICALLY PATHETIC!!!!!!

    23. When will you Nas fans ever learn a thing? Everytime we say some sort of criticism, you all get butthurt and then try to claim we listen to Lil Wayne or Soulja Boy? I don’t listen to them. Sigining this petition obviously means you are dickriding. The fact you reply to every negative comment about Nas makes you a dickrider. As for the guy making statement that T.I, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z all got “punished” for dissing Nas makes it more suspicious. Nas sucks anyway. Listen to Metal Music. Iron Maiden \m/

      1. I can’t tell whether you’re trolling, or you think you sound smart or whatever. Either way your post fails. Matter of fact, I don’t know what the hell it is you’re getting at. What point are you making?

        “When will you Nas fans ever learn a thing?” What the fuck does that mean?

    24. when the fuck is the hating on nas start. this dude has such a large catalog and somehow his ill ass rhymes never repeat. i can sort of understand why you wouldnt like listening to him, but not respecting this dude is sad.

    25. hiphopbaby76

      TIRED OF YOU FUCK BOYZ TALKING BOUT DICK RIDING…R U FUCKING GAY??!!! THIS NOT A GAY SITE IT’S A HIPHOP SITE. STOP YA BULLSHIT ON HERE WITH ALL THE GAY REF TO EVERY NAS FAN REPLY. NAS IS A LEGEND..even tho nas is like,nastardanus are bullshit albulms…HE STILL GOOD IN MY BOOKS ANY DAY.

    26. 3343. Gordon Fels I am a fan of Nas and would buy Lost Tapes 2 on day 1. Nas is a lyrical genius and keeping these tapes lost from the hip hop universe is a crime!

    27. I don’t call def no more it’s now call Left jam cause they leave all the real hip hop artist like Nas,Redman and Ghost on the back burner, what the fu*k is really good wit these lame ass record label’s? U can’t depend on radio Payola a** mother fu8ker’s yeah they play the same 20 song’s that me and thosand’s don’t want to hear release Nas album already I’ve lost mad respect, Rick and Russ come back this wack ass label is slowly kill’in real hip hop smmfh!

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