Nas Announces Mass Appeal Records

[Black Excellence]

Nas will become an independent act once his recording contract with Def Jam expires.

Nas will become a Mass Appeal Records artist once his Def Jam Recordings contract expires, according to Billboard. 

"I'm excited to be a part of creating and supporting future careers and legacy artists, promoting love and finding new genius to help the world," Nas said in an email to Billboard. "I'm going to be as involved as I need to be, but I also want to be respectful of the art and give artists the space they need to grow and become themselves."

Mass Appeal Records is co-founded by Nas and Peter Bittenbender. The latter is a co-founder of Decon Records, which will continue to operate as a creative studio and shift its acts to Mass Appeal.

The imprint, which will be distributed by Sony’s RED, is slated to release a compilation this summer featuring material from Future, Pusha T, Mac Miller, A$AP Mob and Nas. Nas will cover Gang Starr’s “Mass Appeal” song on the release.

Another Mass Appeal project is slated to be Nas' Lost Tapes 2. A Pimp C posthumous album is also on its slate.

Mass Appeal’s other recording acts are Boldy James, Bishop Nehru and Fashawn.

"Nas is a tremendous artist and one of hip-hop’s all-time greats," Doug Morris, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, said to Billboard. "We are delighted to welcome him back to the Sony Music family.”

Nas released his early material through Sony Music's Columbia Records.

[Will_B]

Thanks for posting this up.


So yeah, a lot of cool stuff to look forward too. But what's left in his Def Jam contact? When's that album droppin Nasty!!!

[GangstaBoogy]

I wish him the best, Nas is one of those guys that really deserves success. BUT...he hasn't done shit with Ill Will Records in 20 years so not seeing what the difference is here.

[Enigma]

Whether he gets released or not, Fashawn having a stamp like that from Nas is a real good look.

Sadly, 75% of this forum probably doesn't know who Fashawn is.

[Blood$]

Sadly, 75% of this forum probably doesn't know who Fashawn is.

no lie

I just go onto Boldy James lately he's got some potential, curious to see how that Pimp C album turns out

[Black Excellence]

Whether he gets released or not, Fashawn having a stamp like that from Nas is a real good look.

Sadly, 75% of this forum probably doesn't know who Fashawn is.

real talk.

[Enigma]

Haha thanks for backing me up guys. The lack of responses only proved my point.

Anybody looking for high quality hip hop with lyricism and a westcoast flavor, go get:

Fashawn - Boy Meets World
Fashawn - The Antidote
Fashawn - Ode to Illmatic

Thank me later.

[aerroc]

Haha thanks for backing me up guys. The lack of responses only proved my point.

Anybody looking for high quality hip hop with lyricism and a westcoast flavor, go get:

Fashawn - Boy Meets World
Fashawn - The Antidote
Fashawn - Ode to Illmatic

Thank me later.

09
just checked out Fashawn i think hes good i liked what i heard im going to check out that album Boy Meets World from 2009

[aerroc]

this is something nas should have done years ago

[Blood$]

this is something nas should have done years ago

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

nice thread.... but I never liked Nas as a mogul.  Nas can't even do dope interviews.  When Nas quits worrying about all the other shit, and about selling records and all that stuff and gets back to writing and recording that's when he drops gems. 

[bouli77]

Whether he gets released or not, Fashawn having a stamp like that from Nas is a real good look.

Sadly, 75% of this forum probably doesn't know who Fashawn is.

real talk.

i'm pretty sure most know of fashawn but don't really like his music. I think someone (doggfather maybe) even created a thread about his album with Murs "this generation" and the video they shot back when it dropped.

I own Boy Meets World and Grizzly City Vol. 3. I liked Boy Meets World but I'm not a big fan, Grizzly City Vol. 3 was cool. I dug the Gap band sample on "Hey Young World" though,

[Jack Trippa 3z company ho]

Best news in a minute. Nas will have even more artistic freedom. And for the life of me, I have NO IDEA how it came about that Pimp C album is dropping on his label, but Mass Appeal records already has a better discog than most of the rap game.