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One of the new tracks from Nas’ Greatest Hits album, due out November 6. This one finds Nasir chronicling his early days as a burgeoning rapper in Queens, NY. He also uses the track to sum up the Columbia era of his career. Nas was Columbia’s cash cow for 16 years, and this so-called Greatest Hits album concludes his contract obligations to the label.
I’m a sucker for soulful samples and storytelling, so this one won me over. It’s worth noting that Ghost, ‘Face, Ricky D, and Nas are the most compelling storytellers alive. BIG and Hov are also great storytellers, but one’s dead and the other only drops one tale every ten years.









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