Blog: EastofLA.com

"Every few years Nas remembers he's the GOAT. " As our brother -in-arms, Gopi , wrote, this broad and highly controversial statement (to some) rings true as we see the king of Queensbridge finally emerge from the proverbial shell that he retreats to every so often. "Nasty" finds the emcee back to his roots, both figuratively and physically, as both the classic beat of the track and heavy hood representation in the music video mark a revisiting to his timeless New York style. It's joints like this (and, well, his almost flawless 902s back catalog) that demonstrate [...]

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