Nas‘ focus has been primarily on finishing up the controversial Nigger LP. With various delays keeping his project from seeing a release date, the rapper recently spoke about his goals with the album, what he hopes to achieve and more. He even voiced his opinion on the current Democratic primary.
“I always want to work with different dudes when it’s time to put together a record, so I was just out there, listening to tracks from different cats and seeing what’s good out there,” he told MTV of the production on the upcoming LP. “Cats that make music that says something to people, you know what I’m saying? So I kinda wanted to work with more cats out there that’s doing something different.”
“I don’t wanna reveal everybody that I worked with yet because I’m still working [and] still finishing up the record. And I think I want that to speak for itself.”
There is no finalized date for this project’s release.
In regards to the Democratic nominee, Nas voiced his opinion while still remaining undecided.
“This election year, I’m still not really sure where I sit with politicians. I’m not really trustin’ [them] still. But I think this election is the best thing we could ask for right now, coming out of [George W.] Bush. What better candidates could you ask for other than Hillary and Obama? So, you know, this presidential run, it makes more sense than it ever did before.”
Still, Nas noted that he would “love” to see one of these candidates win.
“I’d love to see Barack Obama become the president. He’s the face of America, hands down. There’s no two ways to look at it, man. The man’s got what it takes. He’s serious. As a kid, you always think, ‘We’ll never see a black president,’ you know? ‘There’ll never be a black president.’ And you always feel that way. Everybody’s always grew up that way, black and white. So I think now, with Obama having a great chance of winning, I think [with] black and white, there’s been something lifted off their shoulders. It’s like, ‘This can happen. This can be great.’ And it’s about time.”
