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Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album produced by Quincy Jones. The album features legendary musicians and singers from across three generations, including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Ray Charles.
Multiple singles were lifted from the album and found success on Pop and R&B radio, including "I'll Be Good To You", "I Don't Go For That", "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)", and "Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)" which was originally an instrumental track on The Brothers Johnson's Look Out for #1 set. "Tomorrow" is also noteworthy for introducing a young Tevin Campbell to the music scene. Back on the Block won the 1991 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Jones' track, Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song) was featured on the soundtrack of the 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood. Back on the Block topped the R&B Albums chart at number-one for twelve weeks, and topped the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart as well.
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (/nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), better known as Nas /ˈnɑːz/, is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and sold over 25 million records worldwide since 1994. He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label; he serves as associate publisher of Mass Appeal magazine and is the owner of a Fila sneaker store. He is currently signed to Mass Appeal Records.
His musical career began in 1991 when he was featured on Main Source's track "Live at the Barbeque". His debut album Illmatic, released in 1994, received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community; it is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
Nas' follow-up album, It Was Written, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, stayed on top for four consecutive weeks, went Platinum twice in only two months, and made Nas internationally known. From 2001 to 2005, Nas was involved in a highly publicized feud with rapper Jay Z. In 2006, Nas signed to Def Jam. In 2010, he released a collaboration album with reggae artist Damian Marley, donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His eleventh studio album, Life Is Good, was released in 2012, and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
The untitled ninth studio album by American rapper Nas was released by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records on July 15, 2008 in the United States, with earlier dates in some other countries. Its original title—Nigger—was changed due to controversy surrounding the racial epithet. The album is distinguished for its political content, diverse sources of production and provocative subject matter.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, Nas' fifth to do so. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics; it holds an aggregate score of 71/100 from Metacritic.
The original title of the album—Nigger—was mentioned by Nas several times, as well as on an October 12, 2007, performance at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City where he announced the title and release date.Def Jam made no comment on the title. This was similar to attempts to name his 2006 album—eventually titled Hip Hop Is Dead—both Nigga and Hip Hop Is Dead... The N. On May 19, 2008, it was confirmed that Nas changed the name of the album to an untitled one (although on iTunes, the album is self-titled), stating that "the people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it." The cover of the album shows the back of a shirtless Nas with flagellation scars forming the shape of the letter N, a reference to the racial slur and how slaves were tortured. Fort Greene, Brooklyn assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries requested New York's Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to withdraw $84 million from the state pension fund that has been invested into Universal and its parent company, Vivendi, if the album's title was not changed.
Nas is a small village on the Greek island of Icaria. It is famous for the beach which is located near the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis.
Coordinates: 37°37′19″N 26°03′36″E / 37.62194°N 26.06000°E / 37.62194; 26.06000
Download/Stream “Big Nas” created exclusively for MasterClass. http://Nas.lnk.to/BigNas Coming 10/14... Nas’s brand new class available exclusively on MasterClass on the essence of hip hop storytelling — where anyone can learn from the world’s best. Director: Ben Dean Production Company: Freenjoy Executive Producer: Nathan Scherrer and Ben Piety Label: Mass Appeal Starring: Cadijah Dussard Producer: Lizzie Shapiro Director of Photography: Ben Carey Editor: Matt Schaff Casting: Kate Antognini Choreographor: Maleek Washington Stylist: Olivia Perdoch Stunt Coordinator: Corey Pierno Stunt Rigger: Ben Rezendes Asst Stunt Rigger: Drew Reade On-Set Photography: Andy Harrington Flame Artist: Tim Hendrix Online Editor: Josh DePew Sound Mix and Design: Christian Stropko Colorist: Mikey Rossite...
Official Audio for "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas Listen to Nas: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD Watch more Nas videos: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Subscribe to the Nas YouTube Channel: https://Nas.lnk.to/subscribeYD Follow Nas: Facebook: https://Nas.lnk.to/followFI Twitter: https://Nas.lnk.to/followTI Instagram: https://Nas.lnk.to/followII Website: https://Nas.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://Nas.lnk.to/followSI YouTube: https://Nas.lnk.to/subscribeYD Chorus: New York state of mind New York state of mind New York state of mind New York state of mind #Nas #NYStateofMind #Illmatic
Official Video for "Nas Is Like" by Nas Listen to Nas: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD Watch more Nas videos: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Subscribe to the Nas YouTube Channel: https://Nas.lnk.to/subscribeYD Follow Nas: Facebook: https://Nas.lnk.to/followFI Twitter: https://Nas.lnk.to/followTI Instagram: https://Nas.lnk.to/followII Website: https://Nas.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://Nas.lnk.to/followSI YouTube: https://Nas.lnk.to/subscribeYD Chorus: Nas is like; life or death; I'm a rebel My poetry's deep, I never fell Nas is like; half-man, half-amazing (Uh) No doubt Nas is like; life or death; I'm a rebel (Uh, uh) My poetry's deep, I never fell Nas is like; half-man, half-amazing (Uh) No doubt (Uh) #Nas #NasIsLike #IAm
Watch the full interview now as a VladTV Youtube Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7lal8IC-xPyKfgH4rdUcA/join Part 14: https://youtu.be/apeOSc53Q5I Part 1: https://youtu.be/zwGGcrUsL5w -------- In this clip, TK Kirkland reacted to Memphis Bleek saying that Nas couldn't stand up against Jay-Z in a Verzuz battle, which led to TK and Vlad saying that they agreed. TK and Vlad went on to say that they put Nas' "Illmatic" over any Jay-Z album, but they added that Jay has more big hits than Nas. Moving along, TK reacted to Jermaine Dupri challenging Diddy to a battle, which TK said would be interesting, but he added that he wants to see Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel face off. To hear more, including how Beanie never had the opportunity to reach his potential, hit the above clip.
Nas - EPMD 2 feat. Eminem & EPMD (Official Audio) King's Disease II Available Now 👑2️⃣ Download/Stream King's Disease II http://Nas.lnk.to/KD2 --------------Tracklist------------- 1. The Pressure 2. Death Row East 3. 40 Side 4. EPMD 2 feat. Eminem & EPMD 5. Rare 6. YKTV feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & YG 7. Store Run 8. Moments 9. Nobody feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill 10. No Phony Love feat. Charlie Wilson 11. Brunch on Sundays feat. Blxst 12. Count Me In 13. Composure feat. Hit-Boy 14. My Bible 15. Nas Is Good -----------------Nas----------------- http://instagram.com/nas http://twitter.com/nas http://facebook.com/nas -----------------Lyrics---------------- VERSE 1 Respectfully Bucket on low like Erick and Parrish Closed casket flow all you n*ggas get deaded They don’t give you one single ro...
"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" by Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill Listen to Nas: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD Watch more Nas videos: https://Nas.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Listen to Ms. Lauryn Hill: https://LaurynHIll.lnk.to/listenYD Watch more Ms. Lauryn Hill videos: https://LaurynHIll.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Subscribe to the Nas YouTube Channel: https://Nas.lnk.to/subscribeYD Subscribe to the official Ms. Lauryn Hill YouTube channel: https://LaurynHIll.lnk.to/subscribeYD Follow Nas: Facebook: https://Nas.lnk.to/followFI Twitter: https://Nas.lnk.to/followTI Instagram: https://Nas.lnk.to/followII Website: https://Nas.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://Nas.lnk.to/followSI YouTube: https://Nas.lnk.to/subscribeYD Follow Ms. Lauryn Hill: Facebook: https://LaurynHIll.lnk.to/followFI Instagram: https:...
Provided to YouTube by Columbia Affirmative Action · Nas · AZ · Cormega · Foxy Brown It Was Written ℗ 1996 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 1996-07-02 Associated Performer: Nas feat. AZ, Cormega, and Foxy Brown Keyboards, Producer: Dave Atkinson for TrackMasters Entertainment Composer, Lyricist: Nasir Jones Composer, Lyricist: A. Cruz Mixing Engineer, Producer: Poke and Tone for TrackMasters Entertainment Executive Producer: Steve Stoute Composer, Lyricist: I. Marchand Executive Producer: Trackmasters Assistant Engineer: I'oreal Coppedge Composer, Lyricist: C. McKay Assistant Engineer: Joy Burrell Mixing Engineer: Rich Travali Composer, Lyricist: Samuel Barnes Composer, Lyricist: J. Olivier Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne Composer, Lyricist: ...
King's Disease II Available Now 👑2️⃣ Download/Stream King's Disease II http://Nas.lnk.to/KD2 Nas - Brunch on Sundays feat. @BLXST (Official Video) --------------Tracklist------------- 1. The Pressure 2. Death Row East 3. 40 Side 4. EPMD 2 feat. Eminem & EPMD 5. Rare 6. YKTV feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & YG 7. Store Run 8. Moments 9. Nobody feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill 10. No Phony Love feat. Charlie Wilson 11. Brunch on Sundays feat. Blxst 12. Count Me In 13. Composure feat. Hit-Boy 14. My Bible 15. Nas Is Good Director: Omar Jones Executive Producer: Peter Brittenbender (Mass Appeal ) Executive Producer: Annie Chen (Mass Appeal) Production Company: 1800number Executive Producer/Producer: David Wept Producer: Farah Idrees Director of Photography: Franklin Ricart 1st AD: Julian Bane...
King's Disease II Available Now 👑2️⃣ Download/Stream King's Disease II http://Nas.lnk.to/KD2 Nas - Rare (Official Video) --------------Tracklist------------- 1. The Pressure 2. Death Row East 3. 40 Side 4. EPMD 2 feat. Eminem & EPMD 5. Rare 6. YKTV feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & YG 7. Store Run 8. Moments 9. Nobody feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill 10. No Phony Love feat. Charlie Wilson 11. Brunch on Sundays feat. Blxst 12. Count Me In 13. Composure feat. Hit-Boy 14. My Bible 15. Nas Is Good Director: Savannah Setten Production Company: project3 Executive Producer: Dave Free Producers: Sophia Rothbart, Jamie Rabineau, Drew Scott Production Manager: Juan Sebastian Jaimes Cinematographer: Sean Price Williams Still Photography: Khalik Allah Production Designer: Lauren Nikrooz Nas Stylist: April Ro...
Nas - Nobody ft. Ms. Lauryn Hill (Official Audio) King's Disease II Available Now 👑2️⃣ Download/Stream King's Disease II http://Nas.lnk.to/KD2 --------------Tracklist------------- 1. The Pressure 2. Death Row East 3. 40 Side 4. EPMD 2 feat. Eminem & EPMD 5. Rare 6. YKTV feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & YG 7. Store Run 8. Moments 9. Nobody feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill 10. No Phony Love feat. Charlie Wilson 11. Brunch on Sundays feat. Blxst 12. Count Me In 13. Composure feat. Hit-Boy 14. My Bible 15. Nas Is Good -----------------Nas----------------- http://instagram.com/nas http://twitter.com/nas http://facebook.com/nas -----------------Lyrics---------------- HOOK One city, one country, one state Some place to be nobody Some place to be Some place you wouldn’t know problems Yeah yeah VERSE 1 ...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Untitled · Nas Nas ℗ 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records Released on: 2008-01-01 Producer, Associated Performer, Additional Vocals: Stic.Man Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer: Kevin Crouse Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Seamus Tyson Composer Lyricist: Nasir Jones Composer Lyricist: Clayton Gavin Auto-generated by YouTube.
Back in November '07, RawVegas.tv's Andrea Tiede caught Nas at Jet Nightclub at MGM Mirage to talk about his controversial new album. Today Nas has decided to drop the controversial title and release it simply as "Untitled".
Album: Nas - Untitled (Nigger)
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King's Disease II is the 13th studio album by Nas. Features include Eminem, YG, Ms. Lauryn Hill and many more! Produced by Nas & Hit-Boy. Cop @ http://Nas.lnk.to/KD2 Tracklist: 1. The Pressure 0:00 2. Death Row East 3:05 3. 40 Side 6:20 4. EPMD 2 (ft. Eminem & EPMD) 9:00 5. Rare 12:35 6. YKTV (ft. A Boogie Wit Da Boogie & YG) 16:00 7. Store Run 19:20 8. Moments 22:35 9. Nobody (ft. Ms. Lauryn Hill) 26:45 10. No Phony Love (ft. Charlie Wilson) 31:30 11. Brunch on Sundays (ft. Blxst) 34:35 12. Count Me In 38:20 13. Composure (ft. Hit-Boy) 41:40 14. My Bible 45:00 15. Nas Is Good 48:45 Mixed by Erbivore SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/erbivore Instagram: https://instagram.com/djerbivore Facebook: https://facebook.com/djerbivore Twitch: https://twitch.tv/djerbivore
from the album Untitled
Song from new nas album "untitled"
No matter what color you are, be the change. NAS is inspiring 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
During this exclusive clip Charlamagne and DJ Vlad debate over Nas' greatest albums. As the majority would agree, Nas' debut Illmatic and the albums that followed certified him as one of hip-hop's elite. Though Charlamagne agrees, he does feel Nas' first body of work wasn't his best while DJ Vlad feels Illmatic was the only one that can be considered a classic. "Nas has 3, maybe four classics," argued Charlamagne. "We're just hung up on nostalgia." After the two agreed "Nas has made better work since Illmatic," they went on to discuss Lauryn Hill and more. Press play to catch it all and share your thoughts on their debate below.
Sizzle Reel created for Nas's UNTITLED album release and to capture the feelings on the eve of President Obama's election.
Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album produced by Quincy Jones. The album features legendary musicians and singers from across three generations, including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Ray Charles.
Multiple singles were lifted from the album and found success on Pop and R&B radio, including "I'll Be Good To You", "I Don't Go For That", "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)", and "Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)" which was originally an instrumental track on The Brothers Johnson's Look Out for #1 set. "Tomorrow" is also noteworthy for introducing a young Tevin Campbell to the music scene. Back on the Block won the 1991 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Jones' track, Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song) was featured on the soundtrack of the 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood. Back on the Block topped the R&B Albums chart at number-one for twelve weeks, and topped the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart as well.
Back
Back on the block
Back
Back on the block
Back, on the block, so we can rock
With the soul, rhythm, blues, be bop and hip hop
Back on the block
Back on the block
Ice-T, let me kick my credentials
A young player, bred in South Central
L.A., home of the body bag
You wanna die, wear the wrong color rag
I used to walk in stores and yell, "Lay down"
You flinch an inch AK spray down
But I was lucky 'cause I never caught the hard time
I was blessed with the skill to bust a dope rhyme
All my homies died or caught the penzo
Lost their diamonds, cops towed their Benzos
Livin' that life that we thought was it
Fast lanin', but the car flipped
I'm not gonna lie to ya, 'cause I don't lie
I just kick thick game, some people say why?
'Cause I'm back on the block, I got my life back
So I school the fools about the fast track
I get static from the style of my technique
Profanity, the blatant way in which I speak
But the Dude knows the streets ain't no kiddie game
You don't know the Dude? Quincy's his first name
He told me, Ice, keep doin' what you're doin', man
Don't give a damn if the squares don't understand
You let 'em tell you what to say and what to write
Your whole career'll be over by tomorrow night
Rap from your heart, and your heart's with the street
Rap on my record, man, Kimiko, send Ice the beat
The Dude is def no doubt, what can I say?
The man can roll with Ice-T or Michael J
Back
Back on the block
Back
Back on the block
Back, on the block, so we can rock
With the soul, rhythm, blues, be bop and hip hop
Back on the block
Back on the block
I'm back, on the block, on the screen
I'm on the wax, I'm on the stage, I'm on the scene
I'm on the case, just like an attorney
The Dude took me on a magic journey
To dance in France, alone in Rome
On the farmlands of Nebraska, the cold of Alaska
The heat of the motherland to be with my brother man
On top of a snowcapped mountain I'm scoutin'
What another man saw in a race of people
To see him give his life for the price of equal
The highest wisdoms, the richest kingdoms
The song of songs we heard David sing them
He showed me me when I was young and hung out
He showed me makin' love, even showed me strung out
He showed me poppin' nines, standin' on a rock
But tears came to my eyes when he showed me my block
Ba-ba-back on the
Ba-back on
Ba-ba-back on the block
Ba-ba-back on
Ba-ba-back on the block
Stokie's just Stokie, mama
(Stokie's Stokie)
And one by one each woman he kiss
(He kiss her and she gon' fall in love)
Stokie's just Stokie, you know?
(Stokie's Stokie)
Till someone shows that they care enough
(Ain't nothin' gonna bother Stokie much)
Some say they can't take it no more
(Comin' here, comin' here startin' stuff)
But Dude is back on duty fo' sho'
(Back on the block to stay)
They say he ain't gonna be with it
(Comin' back, comin' back to the street)
But Dude he know you'll never forget it
(Back on the block to stay)
Back up and give the brother room
To let poetry bloom to whom it may concern or consume
As I reminisce before this the bliss that exist
But now we brought about a twist
'Cause I remember of my people bleedin'
Put through slavery and killed for bravery
We shoulda got our freedom much sooner
You never seen a Blackman on the honeymooners
But now somehow we've learned to earn, to grow, to show
The elevation of a people built is so
Jesse Jackson, Miss America a black one
No more livin' for just a small fraction
I was once told by the Dude that knowledge is a food
To nourish, so to conclude
This from an Asiatic descendant, Big Daddy is shocked
Yo Q, we back on the block
Back
Back on the block
Back
Back on the block
Back, on the block, so we can rock
With the soul, rhythm, blues, be bop and hip hop
Back on the block
Back on the block
An everlasting omnipresence is my present
State of being, seeing the unpleasant
Sight of righteous souls live like peasants
The mind stunts growth in adolescence
My insight enables me to enlight
The weakest of minds, and I put 'em in flight
As I transcend, a-scend or de-scend
Re-create, re-incarnate and re-send
The powerful spirits of our ancestors
For those that don't know how God blessed us
Because man messed up, the media dressed up
Lies perpetrated as truth, and it left us
Confused, but I've seen it all before
From Babylon to the Third World War
I'm more than a man, I'm more like an entity
Back on the block, and this time my identity is the Dude
Ba-ba-back on the
Ba-back on
Ba-ba-back on the block
Ba-ba-back on
Ba-ba-back on the block
Stoki, ke Stoki, mai-bo
(Stoki, Stoki)
Wam babma, wam bamb'u mandisa
(Wahm bamba wahm bamboo mandisa)
Stoki, ke Stoki, mai-bo
(Stoki, Stoki)
Wam babma, wam bamb'u mandisa
(Wahm bamba wahm bamboo mandisa)
M'yeke, yeke, yeke, wena
(Kha'mye, kha'myeke wena)
Yo khala, khala, khala, u mama
(Yo khal'u mama khe)
M'yeke, yeke, yeke, wena
(Kha'mye, kha'myeke, wena)
Yo khala, kha, 'yok 'shaya u baba
(Yok shaya u baba khe)
Back on the block
Ba-ba-back on the
Ba-ba-back on the block
Ba-ba-back on
Ba-ba-back on the block
Ba-ba-back on the
Ba-ba-back on the block
Ba-ba-back on the block
Now I would, I would contend that ah