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May 19, 2006 @ 2:32 pm
Nas Says Hip Hop is Dead ... The N
On Thursday night (May 18), while performing at the Roots’ show in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, the Illmatic One announced that his first album off Def Jam - Hip-Hop Is Dead … The N – will hit stores in late September.
The N is a play on words signifying ‘the end' of the genre of music.
right "I didn't name it that. Fans named it that; rappers named it that," Nas told MTV.com about the title. "It's been the talk for years, so here's an album that brings ... not even the rebirth, it's just an album with that thing that everybody is talking about.
“I got a street look coming real soon, and more soon after. Summer time is definitely going to be Nas time."
Although guest appearances and producers assisting on the new album have been kept a secret thus far, Nas and Jay-Z did say that they would do a song together, only if it feels right. The pair also hinted that if the feeling is apt, they would welcome a collaboration with Dr. Dre, arguably the best hip hop producer of the last decade.
Nas' alliance with Def Jam and its president Shawn Carter, should help the Queensbridge native reach bigger numbers than his last effort. His 2004 double-album, Street’s Disciple, sold 694,000 copies in the United States.
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