Was supposed to be interviewing Nasty in 10 minutes, but just got the not-so-surprising call to say it's running at least two hours late, so, yeah...
But I have listened to the album, and while I've only had a couple of spins, it's fairly incredible. Not only incredibly political, there's some blinkin' ace tunes on there too. This is definitely a complex, intricate and, hey who knew, really exciting album. I love Wayne and Wiley as much as the next person, but sometimes, we all need some brain food, music that makes us stop, think and question. On his latest, and possibly greatest since Illmatic, Nasir Jones provides hip hop with honesty, reality, truth and some hard-hitting lyrical lessons. Dropping politics without being boring is a delicate balance, but God's Son pulls it off brilliantly; fusing hard-hitting hooks with intricate, conscious lyrics, Nas has made the most important album of his career. The N Word, the US government, Fox News, and human's in general are all dissected over drums by Cool & Dre, Salaam Remi, Jay Electronica, Polow, Toomp, stic.man and Mark Ronson. Incredible, impressive and important. Open your mind, free your soul y'all.
Below is a clip of his new track, Hero, featuring Keri Hilson and produced by Polow Tha Don and below that, seeing as it doesn't look like I'll be chatting to him any time soon, check Nas taking to Green Lantern about the new album...
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