REMEMBER THE MOVIE "DO THE RIGHT THING"
Nas COMPLEX Magazine cover photo shoot
"DOING THE RIGHT THING"
18 years ago Nasir Jones aka Nas dropped his debut album "ILLMATIC" a classic masterpiece that made the young Queensbridge native over night success story. The first time i heard him was on Large Professors posse cut "live @ the BBQ" which featured some other artist we got to know through out the years for their arsenal lyrics (Akinyele and Joe Fatal). I was shocked in awe when i heard Nas verseWHEN I WAS 12 / I WENT TO HELL FOR SNUFFING JESUS
and
SLAMMING MC'S ON CEMENT / VERBALLY I'M ILLER THAN AN AIDS PATIENT
SLAMMING MC'S ON CEMENT / VERBALLY I'M ILLER THAN AN AIDS PATIENT
I was like WTF is going on here? that's when i fell in love with the rapper called "God son" aka baby Rakim Allah. I'm from Brownsville, Brooklyn and every where you walked you heard his tape blasting from either someones car or out their tenement window. Me being a Hustler and a Dj you know i had copies of the albums and the tape (2) on deck. That year another NYC relative also dropped and his album was creating the same heat NOTORIOUS B.I.G "Ready 2 Die", but Nas Illmatic was my favorite. The production on the album was amazing and Nas wordplay just gave every song that golden touch. I've been producing now for 5 yeras at that time and was heavily into jazz so that made me love it even more, plus the album had my favorite producers all over it (Q-Tip. Pete Rock, Extra p and DJ Premiere). Illmatic dropped numerous remixes (real remixes w/ new beats, verses and appearances) plus bonus new material from Nas that kept him on top of the game. Fat forward to 2012 nine albums later, the God son is still make it ILLMATIC.
"Life is good" I've been waiting on for minute to drop because every single he released was 1994 all over again and I'm a true fan of the 90's. The Heavy-D produced "Don" had me pounding the walls like a mental patient. "Nasty" gave me that Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito flashback of WKCR days on the radio, i was reliving my young adult hood all over again. I purchased the album on i-tunes just so i can have a digital copy and is buying the album when i return back to NYC in August. Oh yeah i do support real good music whether it's Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Neo-Soul, Alternative, Electronic, etc.
Nas said in 2006 that "HIP HOP IS DEAD" i agreed and believed until Jay-Z. Kanye and Rick Ross made changes in the game together (MMG was the life support and Watch the throne was the Electric shock to the heart). I love new artist like Curren$y, Meek Millz, Kendrick Lamar,Maffew Ragazino, Stalley, A.S.A.P Rocky, Kingpin Slim, Joey Bad Ass, Action Bronson, Wale, Wiz Khalifa and Termanology (who flow is so similar to Nas). But Nas album "life is good" is giving not only people from my era something to listen to, it's also grabbing today's generation attention and their talking.
"SALUTE" to Mr. Jones (no relations) you made me fire up my MPC 2000 XL and truly made me a new believer that Hip Hop is "back", Thank you..........C. Jonah (CEO/Producer)
Want to know C. Jonah?
http://www.youtube.com/user/MRJONESMUZIK?feature=mhee
https://twitter.com/MRJONESMUZIK
mrjonesmuzik@gmail.com
Want to know nas more on a personal level?
http://www.NasirJones.com
https://twitter.com/Nas/
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