Yea mayne…..can DEFF. bump this in the whip…wasnt feelin this kats choice to name the album “NIGGA” but he did his thing on this track..nice touch by addin ms.keri

THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE!

THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE?????

THIS SHIT CALLED DEATH!

I’m loving this joint right now. This is exactly what he needs, and what the radio needs.

I also love the other joint he put out with Green Lantern “Black President”. CL should post THAT up. That’ll get a discussion going on, esp. nowadays with the Obama hype.

@ 2.

We did:

http://concreteloop.com/2...music-nas-black-president

^ Good looks, cuzzo!

Truth be told I was very afraid for Nas especially with that title he was trying to push…Glad that’s over as I miss the Godson. Nice track, vocals both Nas and Keri…it just might breath a little life back into the anticipation for the album.

….and it really seems like my girl Keri can do no wrong and I aint mad at that can’t wait till her album drops.

Love, Love, Love it…can’t wait to cop the album.

This track is nasty!!!!!!

Nasty Nas is back!!!!

Loving it and will buy the CD.

BAD ASS TUNE!!!!! Keri sounds real good on this!

This is a good song…Nas’s lyrics are still on point!!

great comeback for a dude who almost fell off a few years ago

Nas is such a drama queen. He needs to get over himself.

He’s ruined his reputation with that original title and his antics.

I predict this CD will FLOP.

great rapper

Nas is the Truth…. Love him. He is one of the few rappers I would actually go and buy his album, chill and bump every track. His songs actually have meaning which very few rappers in today’s industry have!! Go Nas!!!

i got kinda scarred for a moment too. LOL but i love this song im glad NAS can still suprise me and pull tricks out of the bag… keri hilson is BEAST with the pen and with hooks. i hope her solo does well,

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People doubt Nas, he knows what he’s doing. I mean when has he ever went wrong? His lyrics are crazy, he’s not some soulja boy tell em….

Nas is always on point! @ # 13 his career is not ruined, because he is unbeatable- GOD SON!!

This song reminds me of the song he did with Ameri (I think it was called “Rule”) Nas is a good artist, but sometimes he can get a little annoying with the way he goes about things (ablum promotions).

The song is good anyways.

I like the track. The lyrics are on point. I am one of those people that buy his albums when they come out only because I have never been dissapointed, especially with his lyrics. His flow on this track is more like his older songs which is a good thing! I would like to hear more tracks from his upcoming album though, but I will buy it either way.

Damn Nas done fell in to some mainstream bullshit.Tired of Keri”I’m Just Good For Hooks”Hilson.Pass.

This sounds like a soundtrack song…..This song should close out the new Will Smith movie. Hot to death!!!!!

I love it! It’s hot!

Comeback are you serious lol Nas just came off from a grammy nomination for his last album this was a small vacation lol imo LOVE YOU NAS MAN i CANT WAIT FOR THIS ALBUM another grammy should be anyway im sure if not you know it was only cause peeps cant handle the thruth!!! WORD!!! LOL LOL

iF this its a done deal ok if not bring the rap over the hook I feel like Im saying turn the hook down i want to hear the lyric brotha

Nas sounds so sexy when he raps…..an intelligent thug. Yum!

I really like the black and white photo, and that song is almost there, but he should have rode the hook a little longer, and then at the end let girl sung him out. Then it wouldn’t feel so rushed cause it sounds nice something for the fellows and they heifers. Peace

why dont u stick to reporting gossip…
no material had leaked…there has been 4 reported leaked songs including this one all good material…
smh….this aint rihanna shit stay in ur lane

I like the song… regarding the fuss with Keri, still don’t get it, anyone could have sung the hook - Brandy would’ve been nice

the song is bad.

Look out for Lessons Learned.

Man I just love NAS 2 death.

I Have EVERY album

LOL @ 21 “just good for hooks Keri”. Sorta true… But I will say “Where did he go” is a lesson in arranging and songwriting, if you haven’t heard it.

Again, I have to say I’m not that impressed by this. Keri could have been replaced by anyone and the song would still be the same, so the collab wasn’t really needed imho.

I just don’t like hype. People don’t live up to it. Sorta like JHud (her timing of release, not ability - cause she has that), or [insert any rapper name here that throws shots at JayZ], or Teanna Taylor, there was a moment when your music should drop, and a lot of them miss it. Even Keri, she had all of these magazine covers and interviews, that was when she was hot, not July or Semptember (when everyone and their grandma tries to release).

Yeah, its the labels fault sometimes - but, I’d rather say “oh sh*t Nas got a new song out” like the day I heard “doin it” by common, I had to pull over on the freeway call people to tune to the radio station - there was no controversial press around that, or constant leaks - and LWFC is still the sh*t to this day.

I just have higher hopes for Nas’ material and I’m not getting it.

P.S I don’t think people really liked alot of snap music or some of the dumb sh*t, they just didn’t want people saying that they were “hating” when they said “laffy taffy” is a dumb a** song. No backbone.

LOL I find a small amount of irony in that…

Nas, you ain’t no hero………your a n!&&er……that’s feeling himself.
…….and Keri Hilson is wasted on this track……one looped line

I agree with # 25.I don’t like the hook,but that beat had my ass jumpin in my chair.Nas is forgiven for that mess he started,and he really goes hard with the lyrics.

Fuck Nas. Many fools his generation and younger fail to truly understand the pain the n-word brings. It is so important to learn and maintain your history to better understand the present and prepare for the future. It wasn’t long ago we were colored. It wasn’t long ago we were repel with fire hoses during peaceful protest. It wasn’t long ago church’s were set ablaze in Black communities. 40+ years King and Malcolm were KKKilled and we act as if everything is cool. Katrina. Jena 6. Eleanor Bumpurs. Michael Griffith. Amadou Diallo. The list could go on for days. Fuck Nas.

WOW thats all i can say nasty all day…

Love the song. But I wouldn’t hate on Nas so hard in term of the original title of the CD. He isn’t some mindless rapper who just says things to say them and usually has an intelligent, thought provoking lyrical approach to his music. That title actually made me very interested in what he had to say and how he would twist the offensiveness of it to drop some knowledge.

I always loved Nas’s flow. Can’t wait for the release!!!

When im listen to this new track its makin me hungry for more.Keep up the good work Nas.Just remember when u makin your video’s for this project come up with something out side of the box to set u aside from the rest of the competition.

I’m definitely feeling this thing, Its good to see Nas back on it. conscience but still wit the ill flow. BEST RAPPER ALIVE !!!!!!

I’m SOOOOO happy he is making another album. I love this cut, but then I love everything from Nas. I still hate that he didn’t stick to his guns and keep the original title, but whatever. This sounds real good. Some real music for the summer. That’s whats up.

The King is Back! Love It! Something real!

Listen! I don’t know what the hell Jake is talkin bout! He’s trying to take the sting from the word. I understand. Must not be a Nas fun.

@ 35, if you want to stay living in the past, please feel free to do so because we not in that era no more, even though people still think we do and that people don’t know about it.Maybe Nas is trying to educate the younger generation through song because hell we know we not getting in the class rooms.They need to know what the word means and maybe they will catch a clue that that word is not what everybody think it is.

37.

Wassup
Saturday, June 7, 2008 /
Love the song. But I wouldn’t hate on Nas so hard in term of the original title of the CD. He isn’t some mindless rapper who just says things to say them and usually has an intelligent, thought provoking lyrical approach to his music. That title actually made me very interested in what he had to say and how he would twist the offensiveness of it to drop some knowledge.

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That’s wassup!!!

Nice

I don’t know why everyone was so nervous for him. Just like 37 said he’s not one these mindless rappers who just throws the word around and not really know the meaning. If you have ever really listenend to a Nas album you know he knows his history. People hate on him but cant wait till some whack ass lil wayne come out. The name of his first single was lollipop but he’s the best rapper ever. Please. Can’t wait till Nas drop.

What I’m talking about is that Jews DO NOT accept or “take the sting” out of anything they deem anti-semitic. Nas is full of shit when he say such a thing. He is an opportunist using Kramer’s debacle to capitalize on a waining career. Listen, music is music. I’m fond of many of R. Kelly’s works but that does not make not guilty of being a suspected pedophile. I’m a fan of music; music is art and art sometime offends. Even so we must be careful in how we portray ourselves as a race of people at all times. We can not complain when other races or ethnicities insult our culture or behavior when we refuse to check ourselves. We are created equal but we are not treated equal.

#48, The porn star guy, SERIOUSLY, what the fck are u talking about???????

So Jake you say F Nas! Dog you way off on this one! This isn’t Plies Blog it’s Nas you in the wrong place. Maybe you’re not a true fan of hip hop, maybe you just starting listening to it. Go back and do ya homework and maybe you could appreciate what this really is.. Be patient, Yin Yang Twins are in the studio working on an album or Shorty Lo might come with something you can judge.

ok people who love this album or cd so much. lets see a profile of the fans of nas and his rap music and style. as i look in my crystal ball; i see people who are not very bright, most didn’t graduate from high school, most can-not hold an intelligent conversation. and think that the world owes them something. and the majority of his fans ARE GOING NO WHERE FAST. this boy/child is no gill-scott heron. the most of you rappers are out of control and this is not from the life of the got damn boss. you people are foolish; continue to beat your head against the wall. and continue to listen to rap that makes you all hard till you get to the pennitenary where they are wait’n on that booty. and you go in bitch’n and come out switch’n. when you booty bandits get out you turn around and infect our black nubian queens. i pity the [you] fool [s]. LAST ; will somebody anybody tell charles barkley . THAT A FOOL AND HIS MONEY IS SOON DEPARTED. WHILE THIS NUT BRAGS ABOUT blowing big dollars gambling. he can’t keep up w/ ol white mike jordan. he’s got stupid people buying his [air] shoes. and this man won’t even speak to you, all you damn dummys.

51. what the hell are you talking about? Charles Barkley? Your the one who seems uneducated. Maybe your on the wrong blog.

It was said he just enjoyed hot dating with a black female on >> “M y I n t e r r a c i a l M a t c h . c o M”

damn Jake at least Nas ain’t talking about hows much money his got, or how much sex he gets or anything like that. he talking about real s**t. you cant blame a man for knowing his roots if other cultures dont wana make music about it thats no ones fault but there own. Nas is going on about whats important to a lot of other people clearly not you. Appreciate dont hate on real hip hop.

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The song is brilliant!

First off I’ve been listening to hip hop since T- La Rock, Treacherous Three, Waterbed Kev, FatBoys…get it? I’m not enthrall with many off today’s hip hop artists who throw the N- word around as if it’s golden. Nas KNOWS better. Fuck Plies and more than half off those Sambo ministrel acts coming out of the south. What I’m talking about isn’t simply about hip hop or music in general. I’m talking about accountability. As a long time fan of hip hop it never was this vile and degrading. Furthermore WE weren’t as accepting in the late ’70’s & most of the ’80’s with carbon copy rubbish being produce today. Right before “gangsta rap” exploded on the scene, artists such as Public Enemy, Black Sheep, X - Clan, Queen Latifah rule the airwaves. Nas was around then. He KNOWS better. Being a N____r is not part of our roots. Being called one yes, but being one, NO. Know the difference.

This is a hot track, great production and good lyrical content.

It’s funny that when intellectual conscious rap artists drop material of substance, immediately there’s an issue. People are up in arms and dissect every lyric in every verse, but when you have crackheads like Lil’ Wayne who rap about his dick looking like an edible candy i.e. “Lollipop”, or Fat Joe and how he makes it rain on them hoes, both of which are completely disrespectful and degrading to women, no one says anything but nods their heads to the beat and accepts this trash because it’s laced with a catchy tune.

This is exactly why artists like Lupe and Nas are telling us hip hop is a dead and lost art. It’s meaningless and only perpetuates the stereotypes and negativety that our community faces. It’s the fuel to our demise.

I understand this is art and it is to be critqued and judged, but why does no one critque the brainless music that rappers like Souljah Boy, Rick Ross, Nelly, Young Jeezy, Webbie…(the list is endless) put out?

Is it because people like to play into the steroetypes and dont want to hear the truth of what we as a people have become…What is it?

Hip-Hop is really sickening these days.

[...] This is Nas’s first official single “Hero” featuring songwriter/singer Keri Hilson. The song was produced by Polow Da Don and we’re feeling the track. The joint is kind of hot. Check it out and let us know if you’re feeling it. We found the picture here. [...]

When I heard this I didn;t know it was Keri doing the background vocalist but I thought; “uugh the singer sounds way too generic, I can’t tell if its Beyonce or Kelly rowland singing.” The vocals didn;t work imo, me no likey

This song goes hard,Im loving it. Nas is back.

DAAMN MY BABY NAS BEEN WORKING OUT LOL I SEE YOU SEXY!

Nas is one of the sexiest rappers out there!!!….

Keri was not needed for this song……the song was too short..it was aight!!!..i will play it though…but it couldve been better

I love this song. Now I’m anticipating the album…guess I just had to hear what he was really saying. One love.

I love this song. Now I’m anticipating the album…guess I just had to hear what he was really saying. One love.

Here’s a playlist dedicated to the Obama track on Nas’s collabo :

Wake Up : Brand Nubian
The Future : De La Soul
So What : Miles Davis
Da Cypha : Wyclef
Brand New Day : Dizzy Rascal
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright : Naughty by Nature
My Mind is Racing : KRS-ONE
I Got the Feelin’ : James Brown
That’s the Business : Big Rich
Rise Up : Karsh Kale
Fireman : Lil’ Wayne
Can’t Hold Us Back : Public Enemy