Cyrus Langhorne
New York rapper Nas has nothing but love for N.W.A. legend Ice Cube. The hip-hop veteran went online this week to put some respect on the West Coast legend's legacy.
Nas Co-Signs Ice Cube
On Thursday, Nasir Jones hit up Instagram with a big salute to O’Shea Jackson. The Queens rap heavyweight shared a shot of Cube chilling and soaking in California vibes.
“Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God. @icecube The Great” -Nas’ Instagram
Nas made sure to reference Cube’s unforgettable “It Was A Good Day” anthem.
High-Key Details
On Monday, Nasir and producer Hit-Boy both went to their social media pages to make a massive announcement. Barring any setbacks, fans can look forward to their new music arriving in mid-August.
“8.21 🔊🎥 #HitBoyOnTheBeats” -Nas’ Instagram
“8.21! 🎞 @Nas” -Hit-Boy
Wait, There’s More
The huge announcement sparked a massive amount of co-signs. Everyone from Detroit rapper Big Sean to longtime Nas producer Salaam Remi celebrated the news in Mr. Jones’ Instagram comments section.
“🙌🏽” -Lloyd Banks
“🔥🔥🔥” -Destiny Jones
“🤞🏾” -Big Sean
“🎥🎥🎥” -Hit-Boy
“🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾” -Salaam Remi
“💨💨💨💨💨💨💨” -Devin the Dude
“Let’s go!!!” -Fashawn
The news even inspired DJ Khaled to repost Nas’ announcement to his IG page.
Khaled previously linked up with Nasir Jones for their “Nas Album Done” song.
Before You Go
In an April 2020 interview, Jones delivered the ultimate teaser. In addition to revealing he’s working on records with Hit-Boy, Nas also said he had a secret project brewing.
Now during a chat with radio host and DJ Ralph McDaniels, Nasir dropped the news that he’s working on a couple of projects. The first one is with Hit-Boy. “Hit-Boy, that’s been fun working with him. He played a snippet in the battle the other day.. of something. We got some things,” Nas said, referring to the new song from the rapper that Hit debuted during his IG battle with Boi-1da. During the Universal Hip Hop Museum and Mass Appeal’s Hip Hop Loves NY benefit event, Nas also said that he’s got another project that he didn’t want to disclose at this point. (HHNM)
