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Nas Fans Create Lost Tapes Petition

Fans of Nas have created WeNeedLostTapes2.com, a petition for Def Jam hoping to persuading them into releasing the collection of songs.

To: Def Jam

Dear Def Jam,

We the fans of Nasir Jones, have been waiting for the follow-up to the 2002 classic "Lost Tapes". This was a record of compiled tracks that did not make Nas albums, but put together for the sake of the fans. Since its release almost a decade ago, it has received critical acclaim and quickly became a fan favorite.

It has come to our attention that Nas has in fact completed the follow-up, titled "Lost Tapes 2", and is waiting for you (Def Jam) to green-light the project and give it a release date. We do not like to go into speculation and rumors, but it seems as though you do not want to release Lost Tapes 2 because you don't want it to count as an official album since Nas only has 2 more albums left to fulfill his contractual obligation to Def Jam.

Like the Lupe Fiasco fans, we understand how important it is to support the artists that still strive to bring creativity and artistic integrity back to the forefront of Hip-Hop. Nas is a hip-hop legend whose career has lasted nearly 20 years and deserves to be treated as such.

We ask that you give the people what they want and release Lost Tapes 2 to the fans.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

Via hiphopdx.com

Nas Book Rumored To Come Out 2011

Nas is rumored to dropping his book sometime the top of next year. The book is rumored to be titled "Slave to a Page: The Book of Rhymes" This is going to be very interesting because Eminem dropped one and then Jay dropped one and now the king of all lyrics is set to drop a book. The back story is he has been working on this book since 2003 and it will include lyrics, pictures and personal stories.

And of course the title "Slave to a Page: The Book of Rhymes" is derived from my favorite Nas song of all time "Made You Look"and a song also titled "The Book Of Rhymes" was available on his God's Son album.

Amazon.com indicates that the release date for the book is April 30, 2011.

Nas' camp has yet to confirm whether the release is official.

Via hiphopdx.com