Track listing
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| Untitled | ||||
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| Studio album by Nas and DJ Premier | ||||
| Recorded | 2024–25 | |||
| Studio | Kaufman Astoria Studios (New York) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Mass Appeal | |||
| Producer | DJ Premier | |||
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An untitled album is an upcoming collaborative studio album by American rapper Nas and producer DJ Premier. It is scheduled to be released by Mass Appeal.
In January 2006,during an interview for Scratch ,Nas announced that he would be working with DJ Premier on a collaboration album. [1]
In 2011,Nas revealed that the album was still in the works. [2]
On April 19,2024,a new single entitled "Define My Name" was released by Nas and DJ Premier,to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Nas' debut album Illmatic (1994). In the track,they announced that their long-awaited collaborative album was "coming soon",with a press release by Mass Appeal stating that it would be released in late 2024. [3]
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