Papoose's "The Nacirema Dream" album has taken nearly a decade to finally be released to the public, but now it looks like the wait is finally over. Despite having faced many industry complications with Jive records, along with other issues, The Nacirema Dream is finally going to be released, and Papoose feels as though it is still a classic despite the long delay.
During a recent interview, Pap talked about how certain major figures in the music industry such as Kanye West, among others, tried to give him beats to use for songs on the album, but Pap refused to add them to the playlist because he didn't feel as though they fit on a "creative level".
"Yeah, I have music from Kanye West. That was back then and I decided not to use it. There's a couple. [Pauses] I had a bunch of beats from a lot of industry dudes but I didn't even use them on the album. Honestly, on a creative level, it wasn't working. That's part of the reason why it didn't come out back then.
"I think it's going to be surprising for some people that the album is a classic. I know you got a small handful of people that doubt me, or maybe it's a lot, who knows? I have my fans but I also have my haters. I think the haters are gonna be surprised. It's a life changing experience. I've been working on it my entire life. If anybody follows me, you can go back ten years and I was promoting this album. It's a lifetime body of work. I took my time with it and I think people from all different corners of the planet all share the same sort of American dream, so I think anybody that has that American dream will view this as a successful album. It talks about all different things from life to family to things that really matter."
Source: blogs.villagevoice.com
