Nas caused a slew of commotion by claiming Hip-Hop is Dead. Now, with the success of HHIS, Nas plans on bringing something new to the music world in 2007.
“New album is in the making right now,” Nas told MTV. “’07,
new Nas album, I can’t wait. I’m not finished. I feel like something is
starting right now. This is a momentum and a movement that’s happening
out here. I gotta make sure I stay the captain of this ship and push it
forward. I’m here at Def Jam, I’m renaming it the Black Oasis. You
bring Nas into any situation like the situation that’s at Def Jam and
you gonna get nothing but the top of the line,” he added.
new Nas album, I can’t wait. I’m not finished. I feel like something is
starting right now. This is a momentum and a movement that’s happening
out here. I gotta make sure I stay the captain of this ship and push it
forward. I’m here at Def Jam, I’m renaming it the Black Oasis. You
bring Nas into any situation like the situation that’s at Def Jam and
you gonna get nothing but the top of the line,” he added.
Understanding the impact his latest album has had, he explained what he hopes will come out of it.
“With an album like this and a title like Hip Hop Is Dead, this
is going to be a long burial,” he said. “You
plant it, then maybe we could get some rain to fall, then you see stuff
start sprouting and maybe get something reborn out here. But right now
I’m at the funeral service, man. We got more material that’s going to
be showed to the world. I don’t wanna stop this record. I usually fade
out and not be a part of the scene … but this one right here don’t
matter. I’m not even thinking about too much attention. I’m not
thinking that. I’m thinking this one gotta play all the way out.”
is going to be a long burial,” he said. “You
plant it, then maybe we could get some rain to fall, then you see stuff
start sprouting and maybe get something reborn out here. But right now
I’m at the funeral service, man. We got more material that’s going to
be showed to the world. I don’t wanna stop this record. I usually fade
out and not be a part of the scene … but this one right here don’t
matter. I’m not even thinking about too much attention. I’m not
thinking that. I’m thinking this one gotta play all the way out.”
Nas is ready to release a video for “Can’t Forget About You,” which uses a sample from Nat King Cole. Fittingly, Nas felt it was necessary to place Natalie Cole in the video.
“It’s a given, though, if we use the track. Nobody could forget what she did with the record, her and her father,” he explained.
We’ll keep you posted with more on the new Nas LP for 2007.
