For any real hip-hop fan, the prospects of a new Nas album should sends chills through your body. The Queensbridge legend is finally set to drop his long anticipated follow up album to Life Is Good. Click the jump to see what Mass Appeal’s CEO had to say about his upcoming projects.
(Photos) Cover Art, Release Date + Tracklist: Dave East – Hate Me Now
After months of teasing the project with the #HMN hashtag, New York rapper Dave East has officially revealed a release date of October 2 for Hate Me Now. The highly-anticipated mixtape is more of an unofficial album of sorts for the Mass Appeal signee, with production among the likes of Tunesquad, Sean C & LV, Don Cannon and more, while the features include everyone from Rico Love, Jadakiss, Styles P, Pusha T and of course the man himself, Nas. East has been gaining a steady buzz on the New York hip-hop scene over the last few years due to his advanced wordplay and true NY sound (his looks don’t hurt with the ladies either), but this will be his first major project since signing to Nas’ Mass Appeal imprint in 2014. It will be interesting to see where he goes from here! Check out the full tracklist in the gallery.
(Video) Nas’ Artist Dave East Freestyles On Showoff Radio With Statik Selektah
Nas’ Mass Appeal signee Dave East passed by the Shade 45 studio to kick some bars off the dome on Statik Selektah’s ShowOff Radio show over at SiriusXM. Listen to the Spanish Harlem native do his thing on the mic below and make sure you cop his Black Rose project available via iTunes. Dave East is most DEFINITELY the next big thing coming out of New York, so pay attention people!
(Video) Nas Makes Surprise Appearance At Mass Appeal Event & Debuts New J-Dilla Produced Track
Last night on Wednesday, October 29th, legendary Queensbridge emcee Nas made a special pop-up appearance at Mass Appeal’s event for Run The Jewels at Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn. The Illmatic OG gave the crowd a preview of his new J-Dilla produced track entitled “The Season.” We’re silly to think that such an important member of Hip-Hop society would just release an amazing documentary and not have any new music to go with it, right? Take a listen to his new track below!
(Video) Fashawn Talks To REVOLT About Nas And His Mass Appeal Record Deal!!
In case you were unaware, Fresno emcee Fashawn is signed to none other than Nas’ very own Mass Appeal record label. This puts the California rapper in a great position to grow as an artist. Understanding this, he was interviewed by REVOLT who asked how far his Nas influence dates back. He also reveals whether or not Nas will appear on his latest album, “The Ecology.” Check it out after the jump.
(Video) Nas – “Represent” [Behind-The-Video]
To continue the the 20th Anniversary celebration of Nas’ debut album Illmatic, Nas held a contest for fans to collaborate and produce the official music video for “Represent,” a track off of the classic release. Following the direction of filmmaker Jason Goldwatch, contest winner, Brian Katz and Nas shoot the video in YouTube Studios out in California with a thief of Baghdad concept in mind.
