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Nas Makes 'History' With Heavy D-Produced 'The Don'
Posted on 2012-03-21 03:00:13
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1681448/nas-heavy-d-the-don.jhtml

'When Salaam played me the beat for it, I said, 'That's the single,' ' Nas tells MTV News of Life Is Good track.By Nadeska Alexis

NasPhoto: MTV News

Nas is gearing up to release his 10th studio album, Life Is Good, this summer, and the Queens MC gave fans a first taste of the anticipated LP last week with the premiere of his new single, "The Don." The track features production from Salaam Remi, Da Internz and the late Heavy D, who died suddenly in November.

Before taking the stage at South by Southwest this past weekend, Nas acknowledged the significance of having Heav's touch on his new single.

"When Salaam played me the beat for it, I said, 'That's the single — do this and do that and we're golden.' So he started flipping it around," Nas said of the first time he heard the instrumentals. "When we heard that Heavy D died, of course we were messed up, and Salaam called me and told me, 'You know your record "The Don"? You know who gave me that, right?'

"He's like, 'Heavy D gave me that. He liked what we did with the other single, "Nasty," and he sent me this record.' And the rest is history," Nas continued. "So rest in peace, Heavy D."

Life Is Good will be Nas' first solo album since 2008's Untitled, and the LP is slated to arrive by late May or early June. "It's a summer album," Nas told MTV News. "We're gonna shoot the video for 'The Don' and get ready for the next song that's in the chamber. It ain't gon' stop. It's a whole story. '[The] Don' just dropped, so we're just letting that bubble and setting up the next one."

Before Nas rolls out Life Is Good, fans can catch him on the song "Champion," which appears on Nicki Minaj's upcoming sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. "Nicki hit us up, I got love, so it was nothin' — I did the record," he said of his work on the track.

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