Nas, DJ Premier - Light-Years 2xLP

In January 2006, during an interview for Scratch, Nas announced that he would be working with DJ Premier on a collaboration album... In 2011, Nas revealed that the album was still in the works…On April 19, 2024, a new single entitled "Define My Name" was released by Nas and DJ Premier, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Nas' debut album Illmatic (1994). In the track, they announced that their long-awaited collaborative album was "coming soon", with a press release by Mass Appeal Records stating that it would be released in late 2024… On April 16, 2025, Mass Appeal Records announced a series titled Legend Has It..., which features seven albums coming in 2025, from Nas & DJ Premier, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Big L, and Slick Rick… On October 7, 2025, Nas revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone, that he and Premier recorded older songs that date back when the project was announced, which would be included for the album… On November 20, 2025, Premier revealed at a Bristol concert with fellow producer The Alchemist that the album would be released on December 12…the time has come!

Tracklist:

A1 My Life Is Real
A2 Git Ready
A3 N.Y. State Of Mind Pt. 3
B1 Welcome To The Underground
B2 Madman
B3 Pause Tapes
B4 Writers
C1 Sons (Young Kings)
C2 It's Time
C3 Nasty Esco Nasir
C4 My Story Your Story Feat. Az
D1 Bouquet (To The Ladies)
D2 Junkie
D3 Shine Together
D4 3rd Childhood

Shipping Date: End of Februari, 2026.