Next week will mark the 10th anniversary of Nas’
Stillmatic album.
Aside from being an incredible body of work, the LP also contained one
of Nas’ most scathing diss records of all time; “Ether.” We all remember
how brazen his beef with Jay-Z got but after they reconciled it was
almost hard to believe they were beefing in the first place. While
talking about
Stillmatic with
XXL, Carl Chery hit Esco with the ultimate question.
XXL: You and Jay are friends now. Do you ever talk about “Ether?” Like, “Oh, you got me with that line.”
Nas: Not really. I mean, I think right now anybody
who’s made it from the ’80s era, the ’90s, got into hip-hop and still
stickin’ around and still here, still feelin’ great about life… I think
that’s enough. I think anybody today, any peer of mine is just
appreciative of the life that we’ve made for ourselves. We didn’t know
anything. We didn’t know that this was gonna be the outcome, that we’d
be around at this time doing what we’re doin’. I think everybody’s just
on that page.
Nas talks about recording “Black Republican” With Jay-Z after the jump…
You also had the “Black Republican” joint with Jay on the album. What was that session like?
It was a party. Not like tons of people. Easy party. That was
actually us warming up to working together. We never got a chance. Maybe
I over-thought it. I needed the beat. I mean, we needed the beat to be
crazy. We wanted Dre to do it, then we wanted ‘Ye to do it. And I had a
timeline and shit. It never would have came out, so I go back to the
thought of, “This is rap music. This is bangin’ on the lunchroom table
and makin’ a freestyle, so, don’t over-think it. Here it is. Take it,
guys. This is what it is.” We wanted to get off a crazier joint, but
never got around to it.
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