02/08/07 - Nas Speaks On "Where Are They Now"

LilIcey · 02-08-2007, 10:15 AM

The man who shook the world by claiming Hip-Hop is dead, also made a point to ask a question: Where are they now? Through rhymes, the man gave love to some forgotten rhymin' heroes.

What caused Nas to do this?

"The first and second VH1 Hip-Hop Honors was mind-blowing. The last one, it could have been tighter. When it comes to awards, we never get the love. All of us new artists — new compared to them — it never gets shown in the right light," Nas told MTV. "I love the '80s, especially because I'm a '80s baby. Them dudes made the '90s n---as wanna do it. Especially Shan, he was reppin' my 'hood before I could even stay out past 8 p.m. When I heard Sha Rock, I was blown out my socks. I love Sha Rock. I saw her in 'Beat Street' and started loving her. Then I found out about the Funky 4 + 1."

Nas also noted the importance of remembering those who paved the way, but are no longer in the spotlight.

"The people we hear from, we know where they at. The KRS Ones, people like that will pop up here and there. That wasn't the point of my song," Nas added. "The point of my song was about people who have not been talked about, that some people don't even know about, but were real serious on the scene. My team contacted them. I heard the verse of Redhead Kingpin, I was blown away. Das EFX? Blown away!"
Could this be something more than just a song?

"First we wanted to get it out to people and just enjoy it...Now we're thinking about going in on a TV show to find out where them n---as was at. I wanna see. These muthaf----s ain't old to me. And if they are old, that's nothing to take away from them. Man, these muthaf---s are interesting people. They're part of the whole foundation. They are the blocks, them big boulders underneath the pretty surfaces. They need to be looked at like that. Even if it's for a second, let's be real, you can't expect all these n---as to drop new albums, but it's good to see that they still here. They ain't gotta come out and go platinum, they can do different sh--. It's just good to show love."

Will he take the show on the road?

"So far it's tentatively titled 'Nas: One Man, One Mic, One Night.' It's in every city and every country in the world."

DJ Whoo Kid · 02-08-2007, 01:01 PM

Hes clearly starting a movement. I heard the 3 "Where are they now" tracks and they still had dope rhymes to spit.

kac · 02-08-2007, 06:04 PM

Ok, pr.op.z

Gttm303 · 02-08-2007, 07:25 PM

yeah that track is nice

02-08-2007, 10:15 AM	#1
LilIcey Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,311 Repped: 89 Repped 499 Times in 141 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	02/08/07 - Nas Speaks On "Where Are They Now" 02/08/07 - Nas Speaks On "Where Are They Now" The man who shook the world by claiming Hip-Hop is dead, also made a point to ask a question: Where are they now? Through rhymes, the man gave love to some forgotten rhymin' heroes. What caused Nas to do this? "The first and second VH1 Hip-Hop Honors was mind-blowing. The last one, it could have been tighter. When it comes to awards, we never get the love. All of us new artists — new compared to them — it never gets shown in the right light," Nas told MTV. "I love the '80s, especially because I'm a '80s baby. Them dudes made the '90s n---as wanna do it. Especially Shan, he was reppin' my 'hood before I could even stay out past 8 p.m. When I heard Sha Rock, I was blown out my socks. I love Sha Rock. I saw her in 'Beat Street' and started loving her. Then I found out about the Funky 4 + 1." Nas also noted the importance of remembering those who paved the way, but are no longer in the spotlight. "The people we hear from, we know where they at. The KRS Ones, people like that will pop up here and there. That wasn't the point of my song," Nas added. "The point of my song was about people who have not been talked about, that some people don't even know about, but were real serious on the scene. My team contacted them. I heard the verse of Redhead Kingpin, I was blown away. Das EFX? Blown away!" Could this be something more than just a song? "First we wanted to get it out to people and just enjoy it...Now we're thinking about going in on a TV show to find out where them n---as was at. I wanna see. These muthaf----s ain't old to me. And if they are old, that's nothing to take away from them. Man, these muthaf---s are interesting people. They're part of the whole foundation. They are the blocks, them big boulders underneath the pretty surfaces. They need to be looked at like that. Even if it's for a second, let's be real, you can't expect all these n---as to drop new albums, but it's good to see that they still here. They ain't gotta come out and go platinum, they can do different sh--. It's just good to show love." Will he take the show on the road? "So far it's tentatively titled 'Nas: One Man, One Mic, One Night.' It's in every city and every country in the world." __________________ myspace.com/illusionart

02-08-2007, 01:01 PM	#2
DJ Whoo Kid The Marketing Genius Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 1,662 Repped: 466 Repped 432 Times in 77 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hes clearly starting a movement. I heard the 3 "Where are they now" tracks and they still had dope rhymes to spit. __________________ Catch me LIVE every Saturday from 10AM to 8PM on G-UNIT RADIO on SHADE 45 SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO 1-888-SHADE45

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02-08-2007, 06:04 PM	#3
kac Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee,FL Posts: 3,891 Repped: 1,815 Repped 61 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok, pr.op.z

02-08-2007, 07:25 PM	#4
Gttm303 Taking a big risk Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Long Beach,California Posts: 8,975 Repped: 2,012 Repped 25 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah that track is nice