Rap Icon Nas Set to Release "Greatest Hits" CD November 6
Born Nasir Jones, the rap icon grew up in the Queensbridge Houses, a housing project in Queens, New York. His debut album "Illmatic" is regarded as one of the best hip hop albums of all time. With his 2006 release "Hip Hop is Dead", came plenty of criticism from others in the rap community, who cited that the title was a jab at southern rappers and the crunk scene, with them being the cause in which hip hop was "dead".
Fox News' Bill O'Reilly took a stand in August of this year against Nas performing at Virginia Tech. During his "Talking Points Memo" O'Reilly ranted on about how inappropriate it was for Nas to be performing at the university because of his lyrics and citing how Nas had been previously convicted of a gun charge. During Nas' set at the September 6th "Concert for Virginia Tech" the crowd cheered on when Nas referred to Bill O'Reilly as a 'chump".
"Nas- Greatest Hits" Track listing:
1. Surviving The Times (newly recorded)
2. Less than an Hour (Theme from Rush Hour 3) (newly recorded)
3. It Ain't Hard to Tell (from Illmatic)
4. Life's A Bitch (from Illmatic)
5. N.Y. State of Mind (from Illmatic)
6. One Love (from Illmatic)
7. If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (from It Was Written)
8. Street Dreams (Remix) Feat. R. Kelly (original from It Was Written;
remix from 2002's From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes EP)
9. Hate Me Now Feat. Puff Daddy (from I Am ... The Autobiography)
10. One Mic (from Stillmatic)
11. Got Ur Self A ... (from Stillmatic)
12. Made You Look (from God's Son)
13. I Can (from God's Son)
14. Bridging the Gap Feat. Olu Dara (from Street's Disciple)
SOURCE:
PR Newswire- http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-11-2007/0004679875&EDATE=
Published by Lorraine Hayden
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Post a CommentI didn't know about this album. Might pick it up.
Mommy2Lots, thank you. I won't go so far as to say that all rap is positive, but hip hop is (there's a difference). But so much of corporate America refuses to put out nonnegative music (i.e. hip hop). You ever wonder why 50 Cent gets more radio play than Common or why Three Six Mafia will get an Oscar before Mos Def ever will? Political rap (i.e. hip hop) is not going to get the same response because it tells too many liberal views that mainstream America is not ready to hear.
Great article Lorraine, as always. To those who have said that rap is negative: I think rap is positive in that it gives people an outlet to express the feelings that would otherwise be holding inside. It's not the rappers who are at fault for children misbehaving or turning into criminals. It's the parents who allow them to and don't supervise them enough to know what they are doing. It's also in part the society that pays people low wages and charges more for childcare than some people make. People are then forced to leave their children to raise themselves while they put food on the table. There are many more reasons than what I've stated, but if a person is raised correctly, a song is not going to "make" them commit a crime. If it does, the thought was there long before they heard the song. Also, Shamontiel made great points as well.
Micheal, let me explain something to you. The money, power, murder, drugs, irresponsibility, and image is being endorced by White owned companies, so I'd suggest in future that if you want to rant about someone doing something wrong, you might want to complain to corporate media as well. So many lyricists are just speaking on the truth of their communities. Although I don't agree with everything a rapper named David Banner says, I do agree with one thing. If the government would clean up the communities, rappers would have less opportunity or reason to talk about the negativity IN their communities.
"I Wanna Talk To" is by far my favorite Nas song. I wish that was featured on here. Bill O' Reilly amazes me how he can so vehemently find fault with any rapper no matter how positive he may be. I'd like to see him find fault with Common or Talib. Nas has been one of the most political lyricists in my generation. I never did get into "Illmatic," but I dug a couple more of his albums. He came to my grad school (DePaul University), and I was floored by his stage performance and his lyrical status.
Good news reporting! :D
What crap. Many of you people simply will not admit that there is a lot of this rap crap that is brainwashing our children into thinking and acting and living in very, very unhealthy and self destructive manner. Bill O'Reilly is 100% right when he basically points out how this mentality is destroying much of America's youth. The central theme in a lot of this crap music, (money, power, murder, drugs, irresponsibility, and image), is little more than the creation and promotion of self chosen thugs. Listen to Bill Cosby, unless you just do not have it in you. Wake up.
Thanks for this rap music update! Great reporting!
I hope it sells well. Doesn't Jay-Z's American Gangsta album come out the same day? I will have to check on that.
I'm not very familiar with NAS, but I'm sure this new album release on Nov 6, just in time for Christmas shopping will cause a frenzy.