Untitled Nas/DJ Premier album explained

Type:Studio
Artist:Nas and DJ Premier
Cover:blank
Released:2024
Recorded:2024
Studio:Kaufman Astoria Studios (New York)
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Mass Appeal
Producer:DJ Premier
Italic Title:no

An untitled album is an upcoming collaborative studio album by American rapper Nas and producer DJ Premier. It is scheduled to be released in late 2024, by Mass Appeal.

Background

In January 2006, during an interview for Scratch, Nas announced that he would be working with DJ Premier on a collaboration album.[1]

In 2011, Nas revealed that the album was still in the works.[2]

On April 19, 2024, a new single entitled "Define My Name" was released by Nas and DJ Premier, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Nas' debut album Illmatic (1994). In the track, they announced that their long-awaited collaborative album was "coming soon", with a press release by Mass Appeal stating that it would be released in late 2024.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground . The Morning News . 11 September 2009 . April 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Harper . Rosario . News: Nas & DJ Premier Collabo Album Still In The Works . Sohh.com . December 13, 2011 . April 4, 2013 . October 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020044315/http://www.sohh.com/2011/12/nas_dj_premier_collabo_album_in_the_work.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Moore . Sam . April 19, 2024 . Nas & DJ Premier Announce Long-Awaited Joint Album, Drop First Single 'Define My Name' . April 19, 2024 . . en-US.