Nas just lately mirrored on different artists round his age, and he spoke on how—as many have “slowed down”—he has to look to different rappers for inspiration.
Specifically, he joked that he’s “hooking up [his] jumper cables” to youthful artists within the sport!
He Is ‘Trying To Figure Out’ His Next Move
The “If I Ruled the World” rapper made his feedback throughout a latest look on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
When requested about what different artists “inspire” Nas, he dished on how he feels as if he can’t flip to artists his age “as reference” anymore, as lots of them “are not putting out a lot of material.”
“I’m really trying to figure out what my next move is, and I feel like a lot of hip hop artists my age are not putting out a lot of material, so I can’t look to them as reference. They kind of slowed down, for whatever reasons.”
However, relating to Nas, he says that he “got bit by the bug.” As the 49-year-old remains to be steadily cranking out albums, he’s undoubtedly nonetheless doin’ his thang within the rap sport.
“I understand it’s a tough thing—but I got bit by the bug, man.”
Nas Says He & Producer Hit-Boy Are ‘A Perfect Match’
We also needs to add that he’s been linking up with youthful artists—together with 21 Savage, as they collaborated on a single known as “One Mic, One Gun” late final yr.
While talking with Stephen Colbert, Nas additionally gave a shoutout to report producer Hit-Boy, as they’ve labored collectively on quite a few tasks, together with the King’s Disease trilogy.
“I collaborated with this cat Hit-Boy who’s, like, the very best, and he’s produced all of these albums—King’s Disease 1, 2, 3.“
Regarding his working relationship with Hit-Boy, Nas commented, “We’re kind of inspiring ourselves at this point. It’s really interesting.” He additionally famous that he sees “youth” in Hit-Boy earlier than humorously commenting, “I’m hooking up my jumper cables to him.”
However, it’s undoubtedly not one-sided, because the rapper notes that he’s offering Hit-Boy with “some kind of wisdom” as effectively.
“He’s younger than me. I’m hooking up my jumper cables to him, and it’s reciprocal because he’s getting some kind of wisdom from me, and we’re just a perfect match.”
You can take a look at the interview down beneath.
What do you consider Nas’ commentary on fellow rappers of his technology, and would you be right here for him working with different Millennial (and even Gen Z) rappers?