You knew it was going come, you just didn't know when. Nas played chess and kept everyone guessing for months as to when he would respond to getting called out on 50 Cent's "Piggy Bank." A new track labeled "MC Burial" just hit Internet, and on it God's Son unleashes his fury on the folks who've been mentioning him unfavorably.
"N---as don't want beef, they vegetarians," Nas insists on the opening verse. And while he doesn't mention 50 by name, several lines imply he's going at the G-Unit general.
"They say Jada defeated them, Joe's too street for him/ What's next? I guess it's for Nas to ether him.
"You's a sucker for death if I'm a sucker for love," he continues. "Scared of me so you talk about family members like I can't point out your grandma, n---a."
Nas has been telling everyone that his next LP is going to be called The NASDAQ Dow Jones, however his label said there's no official title yet. Nas is well into the recording process and his LP should be out this year.
Snoop Looking For P. Diddy To Helm His Next LP
HOLLYWOOD — Snoop Dogg's most prolific attribute these days is his politicking technique. You name it, he has a hand in it. He's down with 50 Cent like he's down with the color blue, he just got off the road with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he has a show on MTV and he just might spend a considerable amount of time in the studio with his good friend P. Diddy during the next few months.
The Dogg says there's a possibility that his dog may executive produce his next album.
Jay-Z Taking It 'Way Back To The Roots' On New Album
NEW YORK — With his Roc the Mic Tour starting Wednesday night (June 25), Jay-Z won't have much time for the studio, but Jigga said his next and allegedly final LP, The Black Album, is already under way.
"I just started, and it's going all the way back to the roots," Jay said at the opening of his 40/40 Club in Manhattan last week. "I'm bringing y'all back before '96, [the year of] my first album. I just did something with Rick Rubin, and Mike D was in the house. [Mike] ain't doing nothing on the album, but just his spirit and his presence was in there. I'm bringing it back, not all the way old-school, but I'm bringing it back." Jay is also bringing back some of the producers he's made classic material with. A source working on the project told MTV News that Ski, who produced on Jay's early albums, would probably be banging out beats for the new disc, and Pharrell Williams and DJ Premier have confirmed their participation.
Coming To A Theater Near You
The upcoming 50 Cent movie is being developed with "The Sopranos" writer Terry Winter, according to a spokesperson for the 26-year-old rapper, and will chronicle 50 Cent's life from his impoverished upbringing in Queens, New York, to his emergence as an international rap superstar. The movie will likely include scenes about the death of his mom when he was just 8, his introduction to crack dealing at age 12, his years as a thug and his foray into hip-hop.
