03/12/07 - Nas Shrugs Off Kelis Arrest, Gets His 'Greedy On' With Tour, New Album

J-Banks · 03-12-2007, 10:37 AM

'I'm getting my greedy on this year and having a ball,' MC says before launching 26-date jaunt.

NEW YORK — Nas has already had an active 2007. He's still releasing singles from Hip Hop Is Dead, he's hitting the road for a 26-date tour and he's planning to release his next album in the summer or fall.

But there's one part of the year he'd rather just forget. His wife, singer Kelis, was arrested a couple of weeks ago in Miami after shouting at undercover police officers (see "Kelis Charged With Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest"). Nas simply shrugged the incident off with a chuckle.

"It's a lot of sh-- out there circulating about her that she finds pretty funny," the MC said Thursday. "It'll be cleared up soon."

Nas is escaping the drama by getting back in the studio this week, and this time all bets are off. If you can't keep up with his lyrical content, that's on you.

"I'm looking forward to having a summer or fall release," Nas said. "But summer, that's the time of the year I wanna crack it open. I'm having such a good time. Like I said years ago, it's about having fun now. I'm having such a good time, and with the music, I've gotten ahead of myself. I'm just trying to share that with the people now. Because the way I've been feeling after I did [Hip Hop Is Dead], I wanted it to flow a lot freer. I had to get some sh-- off my chest about hip-hop being dead. I know I was gonna be over n---as' heads with the title, so I didn't want to just leave n---as and they couldn't catch up. Now I don't care if they don't catch up. I don't care. I'm all the way gone. When I do this next sh--, I'm outta here. I'm not holding back on this one.

"I did what I had to do," he added. "I'm free with it. I've got the fame, I've had the paper for over a decade. I got the love. A n---a is just flying free and having a bunch of fun. I'm getting my greedy on this year and having a ball. I'm getting my greedy on in a good way, though. I'm having fun. I'm like, 'Could it get any better?' In life, you got ups and downs. I'm enjoying the ups."

Nas' transition to the next album is definitely not going to be a swift one (see " 'Nas King Cole' Shoots 'Unforgettable' Clip, Preps New Album For '07"). He said he's not done with Hip Hop Is Dead yet. There are still a few songs that he wants to get a big look before he closes it out.

"We're getting ready to shoot the next video now," he said. "I got two directors working on two songs. I don't know which [song] is coming first, so I don't want to say what's coming first, but it's 'Black Republican' and 'Hustlers.' It's looking good. It's looking larger than life. It feels good. I'm probably going to get another single after the next two. 'Cause usually I drop two singles and I'm out of your face until the next album. But I'm getting so many requests to release so many different singles, so I'm gonna try to give this one life before the next one comes out. You gonna probably see a flurry of sh-- right before the next album, just so I got it all off on this album."
Esco will hit the road in the next few weeks in support of Hip Hop Is Dead and his whole legacy. He'll be by himself, so he says there will be plenty of time to run through his catalog on the One Man, One Mic, One Night Tour. "My underground hits are way stronger than all my singles have ever been," he said. "But I never been able to [perform] them all because my singles would pull in a certain crowd that only wanted to hear the singles. This type of show is mainly about my street hits — my 'hood anthems.

"I just picked good times to go out in the past," he added about previous outings. "But it's been a long time since I did a long, extensive run. It was time to get my weight up on a run this year. The sh-- is different because the way I'm laying it out is different. I've had a format with the way I laid it out for a long time, but I'm switching it up. So since I'm one of the guys that's lucky enough to have a serious catalog, you have to give the people what they haven't heard in years. It could really be their sh--. It could be the song that they played at their man's funeral or their man's wedding. Just songs to take you back. That's the type of records I'm trying to pull out."

Nas' tour starts March 31 in Pittsburgh and ends May 3 in San Francisco. Also coming this year is the MTV reality show "Mr. and Mrs. Jones," which will feature the legendary MC and Kelis.

Nas' One Man, One Mic, One Night Tour dates, according to Def Jam:

3/31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ University of Pittsburgh
4/2 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
4/3 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
4/5 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
4/6 - North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
4/7 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
4/8 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
4/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
4/11 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
4/13 - Washington, DC @ Love Nightclub
4/14 - Boston, MA @ Matthews Arena
4/15 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
4/16 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
4/17 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
4/19 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
4/20 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
4/21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
4/22 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth
4/23 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
4/25 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
4/26 - Park City, UT @ Harry O's
4/29 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
4/30 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
5/1 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
5/2 - San Diego, CA @ 4th & B Concert Theater
5/3 - San Francisco, CA @ TBD

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Lyrical Menace · 03-12-2007, 11:39 AM

a hustlers vid would be ILL as FUCK!!!!

CHOSEN ONE · 03-12-2007, 12:34 PM

ILLMATIC

Think Muzik · 03-12-2007, 12:37 PM

For the next and last one hes gotta do up "Black Republicans' with Jay. That will sit in hip hop forever.

Houstatlantavegas · 03-12-2007, 01:03 PM

Proopz .

Dan Flava · 03-12-2007, 01:32 PM

Black republicans and hustlers, dats wassup
hope dem vids will get ppl mind's off all the leanin, snappin and rockin'

Fearless · 03-12-2007, 02:06 PM

Those videos is going to be... Man, I cant find a word for it

Doc Glokk · 03-12-2007, 06:16 PM

ye black republican would be a sick video

ChUcK C · 03-12-2007, 07:49 PM

propz on tour dates nd black republican nd hustlas wuld b gd vidz

GodToYouKids22 · 03-12-2007, 10:39 PM

i want him to do a video for Let There Be Light wit trae williams....that song iz fukkin crzyy

TMillionaire · 03-12-2007, 11:30 PM

Propz .

Black Superman · 03-13-2007, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Banks

'I'm getting my greedy on this year and having a ball,' MC says before launching 26-date jaunt.

NEW YORK — Nas has already had an active 2007. He's still releasing singles from Hip Hop Is Dead, he's hitting the road for a 26-date tour and he's planning to release his next album in the summer or fall.

But there's one part of the year he'd rather just forget. His wife, singer Kelis, was arrested a couple of weeks ago in Miami after shouting at undercover police officers (see "Kelis Charged With Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest"). Nas simply shrugged the incident off with a chuckle.

"It's a lot of sh-- out there circulating about her that she finds pretty funny," the MC said Thursday. "It'll be cleared up soon."

Nas is escaping the drama by getting back in the studio this week, and this time all bets are off. If you can't keep up with his lyrical content, that's on you.

"I'm looking forward to having a summer or fall release," Nas said. "But summer, that's the time of the year I wanna crack it open. I'm having such a good time. Like I said years ago, it's about having fun now. I'm having such a good time, and with the music, I've gotten ahead of myself. I'm just trying to share that with the people now. Because the way I've been feeling after I did [Hip Hop Is Dead], I wanted it to flow a lot freer. I had to get some sh-- off my chest about hip-hop being dead. I know I was gonna be over n---as' heads with the title, so I didn't want to just leave n---as and they couldn't catch up. Now I don't care if they don't catch up. I don't care. I'm all the way gone. When I do this next sh--, I'm outta here. I'm not holding back on this one.

"I did what I had to do," he added. "I'm free with it. I've got the fame, I've had the paper for over a decade. I got the love. A n---a is just flying free and having a bunch of fun. I'm getting my greedy on this year and having a ball. I'm getting my greedy on in a good way, though. I'm having fun. I'm like, 'Could it get any better?' In life, you got ups and downs. I'm enjoying the ups."

Nas' transition to the next album is ***initely not going to be a swift one (see " 'Nas King Cole' Shoots 'Unforgettable' Clip, Preps New Album For '07"). He said he's not done with Hip Hop Is Dead yet. There are still a few songs that he wants to get a big look before he closes it out.

"We're getting ready to shoot the next video now," he said. "I got two directors working on two songs. I don't know which [song] is coming first, so I don't want to say what's coming first, but it's 'Black Republican' and 'Hustlers.' It's looking good. It's looking larger than life. It feels good. I'm probably going to get another single after the next two. 'Cause usually I drop two singles and I'm out of your face until the next album. But I'm getting so many requests to release so many different singles, so I'm gonna try to give this one life before the next one comes out. You gonna probably see a flurry of sh-- right before the next album, just so I got it all off on this album."
Esco will hit the road in the next few weeks in support of Hip Hop Is Dead and his whole legacy. He'll be by himself, so he says there will be plenty of time to run through his catalog on the One Man, One Mic, One Night Tour. "My underground hits are way stronger than all my singles have ever been," he said. "But I never been able to [perform] them all because my singles would pull in a certain crowd that only wanted to hear the singles. This type of show is mainly about my street hits — my 'hood anthems.

"I just picked good times to go out in the past," he added about previous outings. "But it's been a long time since I did a long, extensive run. It was time to get my weight up on a run this year. The sh-- is different because the way I'm laying it out is different. I've had a format with the way I laid it out for a long time, but I'm switching it up. So since I'm one of the guys that's lucky enough to have a serious catalog, you have to give the people what they haven't heard in years. It could really be their sh--. It could be the song that they played at their man's funeral or their man's wedding. Just songs to take you back. That's the type of records I'm trying to pull out."

Nas' tour starts March 31 in Pittsburgh and ends May 3 in San Francisco. Also coming this year is the MTV reality show "Mr. and Mrs. Jones," which will feature the legendary MC and Kelis.

Nas' One Man, One Mic, One Night Tour dates, according to *** Jam:

3/31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ University of Pittsburgh
4/2 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
4/3 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
4/5 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
4/6 - North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
4/7 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
4/8 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
4/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
4/11 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
4/13 - Washington, DC @ Love Nightclub
4/14 - Boston, MA @ Matthews Arena
4/15 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
4/16 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
4/17 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
4/19 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
4/20 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
4/21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
4/22 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth
4/23 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
4/25 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
4/26 - Park City, UT @ Harry O's
4/29 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
4/30 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
5/1 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
5/2 - San Diego, CA @ 4th & B Concert Theater
5/3 - San Francisco, CA @ TBD

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Does this mean he retiring afta his next album

03-12-2007, 10:37 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	03/12/07 - Nas Shrugs Off Kelis Arrest, Gets His 'Greedy On' With Tour, New Album 03/12/07 - Nas Shrugs Off Kelis Arrest, Gets His 'Greedy On' With Tour, New Album 'I'm getting my greedy on this year and having a ball,' MC says before launching 26-date jaunt. NEW YORK — Nas has already had an active 2007. He's still releasing singles from Hip Hop Is Dead, he's hitting the road for a 26-date tour and he's planning to release his next album in the summer or fall. But there's one part of the year he'd rather just forget. His wife, singer Kelis, was arrested a couple of weeks ago in Miami after shouting at undercover police officers (see "Kelis Charged With Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest"). Nas simply shrugged the incident off with a chuckle. "It's a lot of sh-- out there circulating about her that she finds pretty funny," the MC said Thursday. "It'll be cleared up soon." Nas is escaping the drama by getting back in the studio this week, and this time all bets are off. If you can't keep up with his lyrical content, that's on you. "I'm looking forward to having a summer or fall release," Nas said. "But summer, that's the time of the year I wanna crack it open. I'm having such a good time. Like I said years ago, it's about having fun now. I'm having such a good time, and with the music, I've gotten ahead of myself. I'm just trying to share that with the people now. Because the way I've been feeling after I did [Hip Hop Is Dead], I wanted it to flow a lot freer. I had to get some sh-- off my chest about hip-hop being dead. I know I was gonna be over n---as' heads with the title, so I didn't want to just leave n---as and they couldn't catch up. Now I don't care if they don't catch up. I don't care. I'm all the way gone. When I do this next sh--, I'm outta here. I'm not holding back on this one. "I did what I had to do," he added. "I'm free with it. I've got the fame, I've had the paper for over a decade. I got the love. A n---a is just flying free and having a bunch of fun. I'm getting my greedy on this year and having a ball. I'm getting my greedy on in a good way, though. I'm having fun. I'm like, 'Could it get any better?' In life, you got ups and downs. I'm enjoying the ups." Nas' transition to the next album is definitely not going to be a swift one (see " 'Nas King Cole' Shoots 'Unforgettable' Clip, Preps New Album For '07"). He said he's not done with Hip Hop Is Dead yet. There are still a few songs that he wants to get a big look before he closes it out. "We're getting ready to shoot the next video now," he said. "I got two directors working on two songs. I don't know which [song] is coming first, so I don't want to say what's coming first, but it's 'Black Republican' and 'Hustlers.' It's looking good. It's looking larger than life. It feels good. I'm probably going to get another single after the next two. 'Cause usually I drop two singles and I'm out of your face until the next album. But I'm getting so many requests to release so many different singles, so I'm gonna try to give this one life before the next one comes out. You gonna probably see a flurry of sh-- right before the next album, just so I got it all off on this album." Esco will hit the road in the next few weeks in support of Hip Hop Is Dead and his whole legacy. He'll be by himself, so he says there will be plenty of time to run through his catalog on the One Man, One Mic, One Night Tour. "My underground hits are way stronger than all my singles have ever been," he said. "But I never been able to [perform] them all because my singles would pull in a certain crowd that only wanted to hear the singles. This type of show is mainly about my street hits — my 'hood anthems. "I just picked good times to go out in the past," he added about previous outings. "But it's been a long time since I did a long, extensive run. It was time to get my weight up on a run this year. The sh-- is different because the way I'm laying it out is different. I've had a format with the way I laid it out for a long time, but I'm switching it up. So since I'm one of the guys that's lucky enough to have a serious catalog, you have to give the people what they haven't heard in years. It could really be their sh--. It could be the song that they played at their man's funeral or their man's wedding. Just songs to take you back. That's the type of records I'm trying to pull out." Nas' tour starts March 31 in Pittsburgh and ends May 3 in San Francisco. Also coming this year is the MTV reality show "Mr. and Mrs. Jones," which will feature the legendary MC and Kelis. Nas' One Man, One Mic, One Night Tour dates, according to Def Jam: 3/31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ University of Pittsburgh 4/2 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 4/3 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live! 4/5 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 4/6 - North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues 4/7 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues 4/8 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution 4/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle 4/11 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre 4/13 - Washington, DC @ Love Nightclub 4/14 - Boston, MA @ Matthews Arena 4/15 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel 4/16 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis 4/17 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus 4/19 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre 4/20 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater 4/21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom 4/22 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth 4/23 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant 4/25 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium 4/26 - Park City, UT @ Harry O's 4/29 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues 4/30 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues 5/1 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues 5/2 - San Diego, CA @ 4th & B Concert Theater 5/3 - San Francisco, CA @ TBD Source-MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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