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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES on June 01, 2010, 05:29:51 PM
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Nas may have just released his collaborative album with Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley, but he's already thinking about moving on to the next one. In an interview with Bootleg Kev on KVegas' Hot 97.5, Nas explained that he's got enough unreleased material lying around to release two sequels to his classic 'The Lost Tapes,' a compilation of leftover songs released in 2002.
'I do got a lot of songs that really didn't make no album, that are just sitting around, that got lost,' he said. 'So I got enough actually for a Lost Tapes 2 and 3 by now. So I just got to set it up, put them together, 12 songs for one album, 12 songs for another and figure it out. That's all it takes. I hope you see a Lost Tapes 2 and 3.'
The sequels would be the fourth and fifth compilation albums to be added to his discography, preceded by '02's 'From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes,' 'The Lost Tapes' and '07's 'Greatest Hits.' The original 'Lost Tapes' included tracks recorded during his sessions for 'I Am...' and 'Stillmatic,' boasting production from the Alchemist, Rockwilder, Kanye West and Trackmasters.
Nas recently released 'Distant Relatives', his first full-length outing recorded exclusively with another artist. The album, which debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, moved 57,000 copies in its first week and has already spawned the singles 'As We Enter' and 'Strong Will Continue'. The pair is currently wrapping up their Stateside tour before heading overseas for a European leg in July.
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Hell yeahm part 1 was slamming, one of Nas' best actual albums, bring em on.
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some of the best nas material ever is on the lost tapes so a follow up of further unreleased tracks could be very good indeed.
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Hopefully this actually surfaces. The Lost Tapes 2 was suppose to come out years ago.
And this could be a fantastic album, as good as The Lost Tapes, he has plenty of VERY GOOD songs that can be thrown together to make an excellent album.
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I basically think artist today should sell their recording sessions via digital outlets and then sell a collection of the best tracks or the concept as a physical product.
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Judging by his last 2 albums, I hope we don't get a Lost Tapes from them sessions. Both albums were pretty weak for me.
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Nas needs to sprinkle in some of those unreleased Illmatic and It Was Written session tracks, that's what's most in demand. And newer fire like the Khalil-produced "What It Is"
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one word...COLORS :o
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sounds dope... seems like he really trying to leave Def Jam lol these will end up being his 4th and 5th albums
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This track better be on it.
http://www.youtube.com/v/u06hypK_BqM&hl=en_US&fs=1&
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Cant wait.
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Judging by his last 2 albums, I hope we don't get a Lost Tapes from them sessions. Both albums were pretty weak for me.
just because a song gets scrapped, doesn't mean it's worse than the released cuts
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Judging by his last 2 albums, I hope we don't get a Lost Tapes from them sessions. Both albums were pretty weak for me.
just because a song gets scrapped, doesn't mean it's worse than the released cuts
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Colors should be on it
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Judging by his last 2 albums, I hope we don't get a Lost Tapes from them sessions. Both albums were pretty weak for me.
just because a song gets scrapped, doesn't mean it's worse than the released cuts
Often times the scrapped songs are better then whats on the album.
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There was absolutely nothing said by Nas here that indicates he's actually working on putting something like that. He just said he has enough to do so.
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Would be cool.
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what about gangsta tears?....dope song
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nas needs to plan to retire.
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while jay-z, game, snoop, and others continue to release wack muzik
the muzik hes been releasin is still better than theirs and its not even at his best
nas needs to plan to retire.
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I think all artist at the end of their careers should do this. Imagion if someone opened the Dr. Dre vault, he could release "Lost Tapes" for decades and live off that.
With the way things are going, I agree with what someone said, keep you studio albums on iTunes and Amazon, release your "Lost Tapes" and "Greatest Hits" at Target and Best Buy.
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whats the reasonin behind this?
I think all artist at the end of their careers should do this. Imagion if someone opened the Dr. Dre vault, he could release "Lost Tapes" for decades and live off that.
With the way things are going, I agree with what someone said, keep you studio albums on iTunes and Amazon, release your "Lost Tapes" and "Greatest Hits" at Target and Best Buy.
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Most unreleased music, why not?
whats the reasonin behind this?
I think all artist at the end of their careers should do this. Imagion if someone opened the Dr. Dre vault, he could release "Lost Tapes" for decades and live off that.
With the way things are going, I agree with what someone said, keep you studio albums on iTunes and Amazon, release your "Lost Tapes" and "Greatest Hits" at Target and Best Buy.
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nah im sayin why jus those stores and not more?
Most unreleased music, why not?
whats the reasonin behind this?
I think all artist at the end of their careers should do this. Imagion if someone opened the Dr. Dre vault, he could release "Lost Tapes" for decades and live off that.
With the way things are going, I agree with what someone said, keep you studio albums on iTunes and Amazon, release your "Lost Tapes" and "Greatest Hits" at Target and Best Buy.
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oh, you can do online too. I'm just saying that with the media changing, I think of greatest hits as something I buy at Best Buy, and I think of new albums as something I download off Amazon. With the physical CDs, you can add bonus tracks, so it'd be 12 Lost Tracks songs, plus a couple of bonuses on the CD.
nah im sayin why jus those stores and not more?
Most unreleased music, why not?
whats the reasonin behind this?
I think all artist at the end of their careers should do this. Imagion if someone opened the Dr. Dre vault, he could release "Lost Tapes" for decades and live off that.
With the way things are going, I agree with what someone said, keep you studio albums on iTunes and Amazon, release your "Lost Tapes" and "Greatest Hits" at Target and Best Buy.
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What I meant was that you should be able to buy the entire recording session via digital outlets. That's to say, you can get all the album tracks, b-sides, etc for a set price. Instead of buying Nas Untitled you buy the Nas Untitled Recording Sessions. That way the artist can profit off all the leftovers they don't see how it fits on the album and they also satisify their artistic need to release a core set of songs as an album.
I've always been interested to see all the leftovers from an album and would love to acquire all of them.
Basically, unless it's for personal reasons, there's no point in keeping something locked up because it'll be released sooner or later (after you die).
nah im sayin why jus those stores and not more?
Most unreleased music, why not?
whats the reasonin behind this?
I think all artist at the end of their careers should do this. Imagion if someone opened the Dr. Dre vault, he could release "Lost Tapes" for decades and live off that.
With the way things are going, I agree with what someone said, keep you studio albums on iTunes and Amazon, release your "Lost Tapes" and "Greatest Hits" at Target and Best Buy.
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^^^ That wouldn't be a smart business move though bro. He'd then have to pay the producers for all the beats he used for every track created for the album, wack or not. He'd have to pay sample clearances, pay lawyers to do that shit. And likely only a few die hard fans would want to cop every track, so his returns would be minimal.
I like the idea of an album, because it tests an artists ability to actually structure a group of songs cohesively. Anyone can make a few hot tracks and throw them together, but its rare you get an album these days that flows properly, and you can listen from start to finish.
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I have never and will never buy music digitally.its just stupid.I want a physical product.
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I have never and will never buy music digitally.its just stupid.I want a physical product.
I'm pretty much on the same boat but I can understand how the market has changed and artists need to cater to that.
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I buy New Zealand shit digitally, but only if it's not going to be released physically. Gotta support the local scene. American ish though, nahhhh. I did buy Xzibit's Phenom the other day, couldn't be fucked searching the internet for it lol
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So the first one is worth getting
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So the first one is worth getting
one of his best albums.
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^^^ That wouldn't be a smart business move though bro. He'd then have to pay the producers for all the beats he used for every track created for the album, wack or not. He'd have to pay sample clearances, pay lawyers to do that shit. And likely only a few die hard fans would want to cop every track, so his returns would be minimal.
I like the idea of an album, because it tests an artists ability to actually structure a group of songs cohesively. Anyone can make a few hot tracks and throw them together, but its rare you get an album these days that flows properly, and you can listen from start to finish.
I wasn't thinking about profit-motive but you're right it wouldn't be the best move unless you set a higher price.
I have mixed thoughts about album. At once their incredibly dated and limited. Then again I agree with your commentary.
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So the first one is worth getting
one of his best albums.
Indeed
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I dunno.. It's becoming like all you buy is the song, which is good for artists who can't put out a strong album. It gives you the chance to preview and buy only the songs you like.. It's like you don't release albums anymore, you release songs. I'm fine with either outlet, because I listen to all my music on my ipod anyways, which can plug into most outlets (game console, vehicle). And if it's a CD, I'll just rip that shit to the laptap and take it from there. It is way cooler to have a case and cover to flaunt though. Feels more authentic. That is all nostalgia though.
As for the leftovers, the idea of offering them for free when you buy a WHOLE album off iTunes,Amazon,etc. sounds good to me.
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im expecting the dj khalil joint to be in it. new nas is always welcomed.
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im expecting the dj khalil joint to be in it. new nas is always welcomed.
I think I'm the only person who liked the original version of that song, only a snippet ever leaked... Prod. by Reefa.
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Deja Vu should be on this seriously