NAS TALKS NEW LP & “SINATRA IN THE SANDS” (Read).Published by @Lanredavies

EARLIER THIS YEAR YOU INITIALLY PLANNED TO UNVEIL THE TITLE TO YOUR NEXT ALBUM. WHAT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY?

I GOT A LITTLE BUSY, AND I WASN’T SURE IT WAS REALLY A REAL FIT FOR THE RECORD. IT FELT LIKE I CAME UP WITH IT TOO EASY. AND I LIKE THAT BECAUSE “LIFE IS GOOD” CAME UP ON ITS OWN. IT JUST POPPED IN MY HEAD. SO THE NEXT TITLE CAME UP IN A SIMILAR WAY, BUT IT WAS PROBABLY TOO EARLY.

THUS FAR, HOW IS THE ALBUM SHAPING UP IN TERMS OF ITS DIRECTION?

WITH “LIFE IS GOOD” IT FELT LIKE HIP HOP NEEDED AN ALBUM TO HELP STEER THE DIRECTION OF THE SOUND AND THE REST OF THE ALBUMS THAT WERE COMING OUT THAT YEAR. OR TO RE-ENCOURAGE THE ONES THAT WERE WORKING TO SAY, “IT’S OK TO MAKE A HIP HOP ALBUM.” AND THAT WAS MY GOAL WITH THAT. AND I THINK I ACCOMPLISHED THAT. I THINK AFTER THAT I SAW A NICE SHARP TURN FOR THE BETTER IN RAP ALBUMS. SO THAT MISSION IS COMPLETED.

WITH THIS RECORD, AH MAN … IT’S THE NEXT CHAPTER IN MYSELF AS A WRITER. I’M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT EVERY NEW LEAF I TURN. EVERY NEW ENDEAVOR. I’M EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND ALL THE POTENTIAL THAT COMES WITH EVERYTHING NEW THAT I DO. AND ALL MY IDEAS CAN COME TO FRUITION. AND THAT EXCITES ME, BECAUSE THERE’S NO LIMITS TO WHAT I CAN DO, IN TERMS OF TRYING TO BE AN INSPIRATION. I JUST WANT TO DO WELL FOR THE LISTENERS OUT THERE. DO WELL FOR THE WHOLE GENRE. SO I’M EXCITED.