Nas has revealed the cover art for his new single “The Don,” premiering tonight on Funkmaster Flex’s show on Hot 97.
The single, assumed to be off his upcoming untitled album, comes in the wake of his previous street single “Nasty.” It is currently unclear when the LP will release.
Production duo Da Internz recently spoke on the album, likening it to It Was Written in terms of style and lyricism.
“This Nas album is not the Nas that is just like, This is cool. This is cute,” said Tuo. “This is the Nas like really, ‘I’m trying to tear the skin off your face.’ He’s not playing around. Nas is taking you back to the lyrics and concepts like It Was Written.”
[March 14]
UPDATE: Nas has released a 30-second teaser trailer for his upcoming music video for “The Don.” Watch the clip below.
RELATED: Nas Reminisces On “Illmatic,” Speaks On Two Tracks Featured On The Album
Dont let kelis see that cover, she gonna go to court and ask the judge for half that ring
anonymous ain’t lying
FUCK YEAHHH!!! the king is back baby, you better beleive this is ognna be somne real grimey shit on some illmatic shit.
and even if it’s not, you gonna say it is because you are pre-pre-grammed to love it. Imma wake and listen.
the don of the rap game for real, ill cover
THE KING IS BACK!!
KING? T.I. is the mafuckin king, dont get yo shit twisted ya fuckin cunt rag.
U need a hug!! Nah f#ck dat,U need a good ol fashion a#$ whippin. Young chump
His “upcoming untitled album”? You mean that one that’s called Life is Good?
just drop the fucking song aleady, getting real sick of these rappers making teaser vids for videos, releasing single art before the single. just drop the fucking song. by the time the song comes out you’ve already seen the art, seen someone hype it up, giving release dates for when it will be released. surprise me and just drop the song with the art at the same fucking time.
nas the goat
nassstyyyyyy nasss send these wack rappers to the grave yard REAL HIP HOP
you say this every time this nigga comes out with some new shit and the “wack” aint gone no where. give it up
nice cover.
i heard this niggas nasty song he definitely got potential. hopefully wacka can jump on this and co sign nas.
you cant say a rapper who has been in the game since the early 90’s and has proved he can spit has potential…..
cant wait for this
LMFAO! a single artwork? dats all????? Nas shitz on hiz fanz. black folkz tryna call him GOAT but hez a lazy ass popstar. LMFAO. Lil Wayne & Gucci Mane are da GOATs…. dey keep releasin good muzik & albumz. deze real niggaz neva let us down. YMCMB BRICK SQUAD. swag
real talk, nas is a bitch who cant even make good music
you’re white, aren’t you…
It’s ok you dumb young nigga you don’t know any better I know you probably a 4th grade drop out and have an IQ of about a 2. But don’t worry Gucci and Wanye are the same as you except that ot a lil money but that shit ani’t going last they wack ass time is almost up.
Why do I get the feeling that most of this website’s users are under 18 years old with mental problems: e.g YESSIR, Swag, So Icy Boi etc
HAHAHAHAHAHA…. so true
They’re trolls, so icy, yessir, texas etc.
People just need to stop giving them attention, it’s the only thing these fools have in their sad littel excistence!:)
Deffo cant wait for this!!! So Icy Boi is one of the most annoying trolls ive ever seen! Seriously gucci mane and lil wendy? haha you dont deserve a opinion on hip hop with views like that, go and educate yourself and then comeback with some valid points, cos so far, you have none!
nas is goat u dumbfucks. when only pac n big was popular nas was up there in ranks when they was alive. if it wasnt for big n pac passing gucci lil wayne drake none of those type of rappers would be here rite now. nas the only nigga in the game rite now that is still relevant and lasted for like 2 decades.
^^That is the reason Nas works with all of these rappers and bigs them up all the time, huh?
Did you live in alternate universe where Jay-Z doesn’t exist for the last 20 years?
What you talkinng bout? Nas is the biggest Pac fan of earth.
Jay-Z’s career would have been over if not for Kanye…..He’s been on Kanye’s dick for half his career!! Ye has become a crutch for him. His solo music even sounds hipsterish now. Jay has always surrounded himself with relevant people to stay alive. Beyonce, Rihanna, Cold Play, Kanye, Puffy, Biggie, Irv, Drake, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne etc Watch him become closer to J Cole if he becomes bigger.
Nas was always on his own….Dude never has big singles or a lot of collaborations on his albums, you rarely see him on tv or talk shows, he hardly ever tweets, or talks about business ventures…..But he’s still around today. Nas deserves all the praise in the world for that….Jay is still around but he has worked and “partnered” with many people to stay relevant….Nas has just been Nas.
On kanye’s dick? Nigga, its called mentoring, i dont see no one saying game was on dre’s dick back on 03 or meek mill on rozay’s dick, OG’s educate, thats rap. And jay dont need to eat off 1 producer, this nigga can call out Just Blaze, RZA Premier. Regardless of business ventures, jay can still bring it to any rapper barring eminem. Period
mentoring?? jay wasnt fuckin with kanye (except to grab beats from him) until kanye blew… jay didnt even get kanye tickets to the black album tour… made dude buy his own.. smh.. jay hopped on kanyes dick once ye started blowing up ON HIS OWN…
This site attracts nothing but retared 12 year old trolls now it seems, bout to let them have it and keep it movin
Nah, it’s the same 1 or 2 people leaving these comments.
Hip Hop is bored of your fake stories, Nas. Give it up, you fool. You’ll never be a Don.
U R so lame. I C Y U choose to remain anonymous because U will neva B important. Do us all a favor & go jump off da nearest cliff. Thanx N advance
This is cool and all but what’s the album called? He said he was changing the title…..
did anyone hear this song yet?..i got home late so by the time i tuned in to funk flex show it was just ending…im thirsty to hear some new nas..i was tight i missed the show.. if anyone heard this song can u please post up some honest feed back
Nas is comin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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didnt know niggas was so opposed to nas. figures. niggas dont listen to real hip hop anymore. fuck u niggas
That’s why i damn near on a daily basis say “I Hate You New Niggas B!” (Young ignorant with no knowledge in actual Hip Hop type dudes) lol. but yeah it’s sad yo.
Nas is the GOAT! Hope the song is good
Lol faggot. Lil Wayne is the G.O.A.T. YMCMB is where it’s at! Fuck Nas!
Nas is garbage and untalented. As long as Lil Wayne is alive and still spitting, he’ll never be the one of the G.O.A.T.
Swag
As usual a dumb nigga who’s high on crack making dumb comment’s Lil Lame and crew are the worst thing to happen in music and will never be on Nas level so shut your dumb ass up and get to a rehab.
lol @lil Wayne. He’s not even on top 20. Nas automatically falls on top 5. Nas is too strong for Wayne lyracally
hey swag
fuck you if you think lil wayne is GOAT
cant come anywhere near nas
faggot ass bitch
Wayne is the G.O.A.T. Anyone with half a brain and knows their hip hop history will tell you that Wayne is the greatest rapper of all time and Nas is one of the worst. Illmatic was one of the worst albums to ever drop. Only faggots think that piece of shit is the greatest. LOL
Cant wait for that album to drop!!
Dig the cover. The single should definitely be nice too.
Nice cover. Return of the Hip-Hop don!!!!
for anuone whos says lil wayne is the goat..explain to me why the fuck does nas have the best verse on waynes album?
dont listen to him hes just a troll
LOL Nas had the worst verse on the Carter 4 you faggot. Are you retarded?
Every one kno nas and busts had the best verse. The only two verse that was good on the album. Lol Wayne just sux
Lil’ Wayne’s not the GOAT. He just looks like one. (goat… that is.) LOL
Fuck it.
Nas is a huge fucking disgrace to the hip hop community. Thank god for Lil Wayne & YMCMB.
LMAO
Don’t mind this dumb young full of cum 4th grade drop out he don’t know any better. Lil Lame and crew are the worst example of trying to be a rapper. No talent at all Nas will rip the hold wack ass crew with just a verse. So take your dumb ass back to school and stay off the drug’s.
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Swag you will never be as good as SuperGucciMane and SoIcyBoii at trolling, give up. Aint even funny when you copying somebody that hard.
LMAO I was thinking the same thing. He’s a wannabe.
Lol SoIcy Boi is the king of trolls
The don kiss the finger
KING IS BAAAAAACKKKK
isn’t nas in deep with the IRS? maybe he should be droppin this damn album. 5 mixtapes. and go on a tour or some shit..make k while its day
Nigga count yo own $$$ ….Taxes and wot a nigga does dont have nutthin to do with the music. Diddy is worth Gold but his Mic skills …..Nah im thru with yah
Ironically, he had to pawn that ring shortly after shooting the photo.
Kelis’s lawyers are giving Nas the middle finger.
Nas is too nice for these lames out there rite now.
Nas is going rick ross style music with 100x better lyrics
why does everyone have to put out behind the scenes videos and pictures, then trailers for their music videos,
we only going to watch it once anyways just put out the video, this aint no feature film
WHEN THIS ALBUM DROPS
WHOOOOO . . . . .
YOU PEOPLE BETTER STAND READY WITH THEM FIRE EXTINGUISHERS CAUSE THIS NIKKA SPITS FIRE.
A NIKKA LIKE THIS ? MAN THIS GUY EATS SERIAL WITH Y-M-C-M-B LETTERS FLOATING IN THE MILK … JUST FOR THE FUCK OF IT. NAH MEAN (^^,)
it’s spelled cereal
nas was never known for good albums aside from illmatic, so what you talking bout?
Are you kidding? He’s not known for putting out good albums? I guess i am didn’t spend four weeks at #1 on billboard and sold millions, I guess stillmatic didn’t sell over two million and been hailed as a 5 mic classic. I guess it was written didn’t spawn three hit singles ( if I ruled the world, street dreams, and the remix to street dreams) and hailed as a classic alongside Illmatic. And how about Hip Hop is Dead? And The Lost Tapes which got a XXL rating and 4 and a half mic rating. Anonymous, before you say anything, come with facts first and not opinions. Everything I stated is facts
First of all, I see some CUNTS on here mentioning Lil’ Wayne on news related to Nas, wtf?? Second of all, IMO, Nas’s albums after the classic “It Was Written” have been mediocre at best. Nas has been inconsistent over the years. Dude could fart on wax and some fanatics out there would be screaming CLASSIC! I love “Illmatic” and I love “It Was Written” but the rest of his albums are just not that great to me, minus a few songs here and there. Just an honest opinion.
Respect the opinion but by facts, u know it’s wrong though, right? I’m a Nas fan and I can tell you that I loved Stillmatic better than it was written( I love it was written though)
Love that “Supercat” sample but not feelin’ the beat, like most hip hop beats these days.
Give me back my soulja boy albums… Ya father said he will pick you up from class but he can’t identify you unless you were your racing stripe helmet.
Dude is officially up there for most overrated of all time, NOTHING about what’s he’s doing is special in any kind of way, whether artistically nor rapwise. GTFOH with this dude even being in the consideration for the GOAT title for a 9 track album where the best producers of that time played a bigger part than him, nobody with so much inconsistency will never be the greatest of anything. If you think he rhymes good, I can only tell listen to some underground rappers.
Tell em why u mad son. In 97, d 6/, 98 d Bentley,/ now its d Ghost Phantom/ and Yall cant stand it. Real Talk
Jewelz is right, but the dickriders are blind, so the truth continues to elude them. One only has to look at the past few years in which hes released poor efforts at returning to the essence of illmatic to tell that his overrated status was long overdue. Even at the time illmatic was released, there were many other cd’s that held more importance lyrically and therefore many people should be praising the near perfect production.
This guy must be 12 years old..
Even at the time illmatic was released, there were many other cd’s that held more importance lyrically and therefore many people should be praising the near perfect production.
^ can you name those albums sir?
Jewelz, I fully agree with you. Nas is so overrated it’s not even funny. Jay-Z is another rapper with WAY too many dickriding fans that don’t know what the fuck their talkin’ about. There are so many great rappers that get lost in the discussion because of people overrating certain rappers. And then you have cockeaters (such as Anonymous) that start talking about album sales. I DON’T CARE how many albums Nas sells. It doesn’t affect my opinion in any way. I could care less. Nas’s albums after “It Was Written” aren’t all that great. “Stillmatic” was a boring ass album to me all around. Jewelz, I also know what your saying in regards to the producers playing a bigger part of “Illmatic” than Nas and that’s the truth. I’ve known this since the album dropped. If it wasn’t for those ill beats, “Illmatic” wouldn’t be considered a classic.
What’s funny is how you’re trying to say people who say Nas is GOAT need to listen to “underground rappers” when you obviously don’t know shit about hip-hop. The producers made Illmatic? LMAO, you do realize how much Illmatic revolutionized lyricism right? Your “underground rappers” wouldn’t have a ground to stand on if Nas didn’t drop that. You played yourself with that post, homeslice.
NOBODY cared about Illmatic the time it dropped, Nas’ whole legacy is based on revision and I was around at that time to see how many destructive reviews he received for the projects after Illmatic, so don’t make this nigga better than he ever was.
Looks like it’s gonna be a cool video, a little like Ross’ BMF shit
90s club beat? Nas can do no wrong!11
Nas haters gather to witness his GREATNESS!
Illest nigga in NYC
The preview looked quite good.
It cracks me up when ppl say that after Illmatic all of Nas’s albums were wack. GTFOH with that. You telling me that It Was Written, I Am, Stillmatic, and Untitled were wack??? If so, kick rocks with opened toed sandals, gout infested, no socks, corn covered, blister filed toes!!!
They’re entitled to their opinion, but their opinion is a constant repeat of comments posted for years so you tend to not believe them. It’s time to start asking WHICH songs off of WHICH ALBUMS. If they don’t answer, then we know the rest…
Yeah most people talk about shit w/o ever hearing any of it.
Illmatic-platinum
It Was Written-2x platinum
I Am-2x platinum
Nastradamus-platinum
Stillmatic-2x platinum
God’s Son-platinum
Street’s Disciple-platinum
Hip Hip Is Dead-gold
Untitled-gold
The Firm-platinum
QB’s Finest-gold
Now, which songs off of these other TRASH albums do you not like? I’m not saying sales determine anything, I posted to show many of those TRASH albums have done just as well or BETTER than the first one. So now, it’s on YOU, fan. Which SONGS? Or are you just REPEATING what you read on the web? Because we can go to the SINGLES, but that still doesn’t include THE REST OF THE ALBUMS’ SONGS.
I get confused when they say his albums flop and suck…I’m not unhappy with any of the Nas albums I own. Even Nastradamus is good, with the exception of two songs. They all sell pretty well also.. People just hate Nas because he seems too “perfect” an emcee. That’s why they cheer when he has personal issues and judge him so harshly. It’s jealously.
Your just another dickrider fan. I have my opinion and you have yours. Dickriding fans have low standards. Dickriding fans tend to give credit where it ain’t due. Have you ever considered how important of a roll the producers played in creating “Illmatic”?? Probably not because your blind and apparently deaf too. Why don’t you ask Nas if you can suck his cock and have him cum in your mouth? Maybe he will use that as a skit on his next album.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Nas. I really do. “Illmatic” and “It Was Written” are absolutely incredible albums. I just don’t think he’s as great a rapper as dickriders make him out to be. A few other joints I like from Nas are “Nas Is Like” and “Blaze A 50”
Scratch KE off the list, response is immediately “you’re a dickrider”. Why are you judging Enon’s response or opinion so harshly to notate yours? If we are truly fans of the music why can’t we discuss the music without the gay and hateful rhetoric?
Let’s try again, I’ve been playing “You Gotta Love It”, “Poppa Was A Playa”, “Hero”, “Just A Moment”, Got Yourself A Gun” the past 2 weeks and none of these songs are on the 1st 2 albums.
@Enon…co-sign 100%!
These haters are envious because Nas does NOT have to claim to be the BEST..he simply respected as such! Fans of other artists are truly jealous of Nas’ status as TOP 5 DOA and they absolutely CHEER when they think he is in a clutch but what does Nas do all the time…NAS PREVAILS because he is truly BLESSED!
As of recently Nas is laughing at these clowns and displaying his DON status in songs like Nasty & The Don.
All these haters can do is live off gossip…while Nas is living his dream!
nas needs to work with my man Lex luger to get those bangin beats
Don’t get me wrong, Nas has classic songs, but he’s too inconsistent to be the GOAT, there’s so many average songs on his albums, that you just think, why does a rapper of his stature put this generic trash out?
this shit is gonna be FIRE. nas doing it big right now
KE, my son. ur mother was a hater so i see where u got that hater gene from.by the way why did u take the hip hop is dead CD in my dresser.stupid child.
lol this album’s gonna flop HARD
nas the don dada, life is good is a classic in the making.
Nas is garbage and untalented. As long as Lil Wayne is alive and still spitting, he’ll never be the one of the G.O.A.T.
swag
Teenagers who know nothing about Hip Hop should be banned from the comments section… Nas the Don!
agreed fucking co-sign
Nas = Don NADA, Kelis burned his ass to the ground…
Nas can be an ultra-dope rapper when his head’s on right but he’s also capable of some real dumb shit.
Nas can be an ultra-dope rapper
^ AND YOU ARE A MUSIC FAN, THAT SHOULD BE ALL THAT MATTERS
but he’s also capable of some real dumb shit.
^ AND YOU ARE NOT HIS MARRIAGE COUNSELOR OR HIS PSYCHOLOGIST IT SHOULDN’T MATTER TO YOU
i dont consider nas the greatest but i do consider him as one of the greatest.you listen to biggie and u think “damn, no wonder people consider him the greatest”..and then u listen to nas,eminem,pac and jay z and u get that same reaction.they all bring something different to the spectrum, and each are dope with it..
Word
Please for the love of god work with some big producers NaS, shit there are even plenty of unknown producers out there that are more capable than the ones he uses. Get some Alchemist, Just Blaze, Pete Rock, RZA, Apollo Brown, Harry Fraud (who I think would be a perfect fit for Nas’ more mafioso side)
And the haters n Naysayers keep at it….Get a life ya’ll
N-A-S all day!!
people are entitled to their opinions. fine. you may not like nas’ music. fine. but here are some facts. we all know his first two albums and stillmatic are certified classics and all his other albums with the exception of nastradamus and i am (which by the way i like)are CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED.fact! go look it up.you may not like them but don’t make it out like the albms are garbage, because they are not.just stating the truth!!! now call me a dickrider!
I Am… is so underrated, there’s some of the absolute best lyrics he EVER dropped on there.
3 classics
3 almost classics
2 mediocre to bad albums
and i did not include the lost tapes which according to xxl is another classic. oh and by the way all albums( except nastradamus)are critically acclaimed. so all of you calling nas albums garbage, that is just your opinion and not how nas will be remembered. top 3 dead or alive!!!
Fuck The Don nigga that’s some italian ass type of bullshit, nigga you ain’t white, you black, so start acting like a real black man. Plus FUCK NAS FUCK NAS’ FAMILY FUCK NAS’ FRIENDS FUCK EVERYTHING THIS BLACK FAGGOT STANDS FOR
Cool story bro.
enjoy him while you have him everyone. ITs the same as when MJ was playing his last years and I would just take in every game knowing we wouldnt have another for a long time. Stop being losers man…Nas is one of the greatest of all time. On the show last night you had q-tip and common saying hes the best of all time. You had russell simmons saying things too…They said hes your favorite rappers favorite rapper….just enjoy this guy while hes still rapping bcause he is one of the only real legends left(who never sold out aka jay)
You think Nas is the GOAT? Fine. But STOP these fucking LIES saying he never sold out and shit. This nigga was TARNISHED for his blatantly obvious SELLOUT MOVES!!!
First off, why do you Nas stans ALWAYS mention Jay-Z? Nas can never be compared to him.
BTW, saying Nas never sold out becaue he couldn’t take it to the level of Jay due to his hitmaking incapability is fucking RIDIULOUS!
Everyone raps about money more once they have it. There is no doubt that rap became less lyrical as the 90s went on and into the 2000s. It is almost a joke nowadays. Nas’ last two albums featured one song eac that was made for radio. When I say sellout I mean what Jay-z did with AMerican Gangster and Blueprint 3. They just werent good lyrically for someone who is the supposed to be one of the best of all time. Nas hasnt sold out like that. His two singles from life is good so far are as old school as you can get bruh
I agree with Blueprint 3, but AG ain’t good? Nah, that what as RD sequel.
THE ZEUS OF THIS RAP SHIT
FUCK THIS TRAILER BULLSHIT I HATE IT WHEN RAPPAHS THINK THEMSELVES THANG MOVIE OR SOME SHIT ITS JUSTA MUSIC VID IT MUST BE PLAIN AND SIMPLE AND NOT BEING TOO MUCH GAY ELEMENTS CONSISTED…SHORT WORD FUCK OFF
Is Rex in this post also???? Lol.