Nas Describes Meaning Behind Album Cover

Jun 08, 2012 | 8:30 AM Written By: Mike Hughes

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Nas Describes Meaning Behind Album Cover

Nas sat down with Rap-Up.com to discuss the release of his upcoming and highly anticipated 10th album, Life Is Good, which is set for a July 17th release. Nas spoke about the symbolism behind his cover art. Even though the album cover just shows him sitting down with his ex-wife Kelis' green wedding dress resting on his lap, there are many emotions that lay beneath the surface of this image.

To Nas, his album cover represents:

"Life, love, joy, anger, celebration. There's so many things you can see on that album cover. You see my life. My life is on that album cover."

He also opened up about how he had a goal of making this album filled with "timeless" music. Nas feels as though his songs on Life Is Good are a combination of musical sounds from past times, and yet they are songs that can be played many years from now.

"My mindset was to pull out a side of me that people haven't heard in a while and give 'em that feeling that they haven't felt in a while—a feeling that I love. And some of that feeling is '90s-esque, some of that feeling is 2015. It's just a feeling that I feel to be a timeless sound. So I just let it flow."

Source: rap-up.com

Previous Comments

social circle 06/13/2012 9:45 am

so in love with this man..... he's human guys he can contradict himself, as we all do.. he makes music, but that style, how he carries him self classic with a lil splash of that Q.B. ruff is undeniable. ladies u know what i mean. this man cleans up NICE.......

Zo 06/08/2012 3:46 pm

1.N.Y state of mind 2. Life's a bitch 3. The world is yours 4. Halftime 5. Memory lane 6. One love 7. It ain't hard to tell 8. Street dreams 9. I gave you power 10.if I ruled the world And I skipped some. It's only on the first two CDs. Step ya rap knowledge up youngin.

Zo 06/08/2012 3:38 pm

If you looking for some ns hits go and listen to illmatic and then it was written and even I Ahmad some hits. Nastradamus was the only cd that was a miss. Stop letting the radio tell whether somebody is hot or not.

HEMP 06/08/2012 1:54 pm

THE ONLY RAPPER TO EVER EDUCATE BESIDES PAC' If ur a young parent like me there's NO Other rapper out now that won't poison ur son or daughter. If u think thts lame n not important I hope u dont have children. "GOT DUDES NEGLECTIN

Str8bull 06/08/2012 11:07 am

Im 34......your going to school me..right

supremevbm REPLIED 06/08/2012 8:13 pm

Now u feeling someway my dude I wasnt thugin I actually told u to bang ya self n thug im far from that I embrace where I come from with open arms my nigga no thug just a product of my environment lol u getting mad talking thug ahit cuz u 34 n on here talking about nas trash get realu older than me and still a little nigga someone hand him it was written its always one monkey out the bunch to say something.completely dumb on this site

tone REPLIED 06/08/2012 2:07 pm

school is never over... idiot

Str8bull REPLIED 06/08/2012 11:48 am

Listen up you studio thug is my opion ok if you not a nas fan shut the fuck up...I search all these hip hop site to hear all these young rappers on the come up so calm your thug typing ass down anybody could be tough behind a computer or a cell phone...coward ass,,

supremevbm REPLIED 06/08/2012 11:33 am

I aint even a nas fan and I can tell u he had a bunch of hits and a few hot CDs young ass nigga we all know after making that comment u aint 34 or your a fuckin retart I tell u what go into your kitchen grab the sharpest knife you can find and run into that shit u fucking lame fuck wrong with u... Nigga get ya mind right making a stupid comment like that who the fuck do u listen to? I bet they are pure garbage

Ghost of nj 06/08/2012 11:04 am

That album cover is wack as fuck ...I am a nas fan but c'mon son

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