Post by Carey Mays on Nov 1, 2005 15:39:22 GMT -5
The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground
L.A. Reid
The biggest question in hip-hop after Nas got onstage with Jay-Z last week (see "Jay-Z And Nas Put Beef To Sleep In Onstage Show Of Unity") is: Will their apparent friendship turn into a business relationship? Is Nas officially signed to Def Jam? Island/ Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid seems very open to having the legend on his team, but would not say for sure.
"I don't know if I have a comment for that," Reid said last week in New Jersey about Nas' possible signing. "I'll tell you what, I absolutely love him. He's an amazing artist. I have loved him and supported him for years. He's been a great supporter of mine. And obviously he and Jay-Z have a mutual respect and love and admiration for each other. So let's just see. I really don't know. Let's see what happens."
As the first anniversary of the Shawn Carter administration at Def Jam approaches, Reid applauds the job the Jiggaman is doing.
"I liken him to Michael Jordan in that winning is just an innate part of his personality," Reid said. "But he also knows what to do and what not to do: A part of winning is knowing what you can win at. Being blessed, talented and all of the above doesn't hurt either."
When asked the best thing about working with Jay, Reid said, "The wisdom. At such a young age, he's amassed an amazing amount of wisdom — a lot more than you should expect from someone of his age."
And although Jay hasn't said whether or not he's working on a new album, Timbaland said last week that he's going to make some beats so crazy that Jay will have no choice but to rap on them and put them out.
"We working on that one now," Tim said. "We're magic together. Jay brings a lot of stuff out of me; I bring a lot of stuff out of him. I feel like I work under Jay and he's Keyser Soze [from "The Usual Suspects"]. He's a mastermind."
MTV.COM
That would be off da chain
L.A. Reid
The biggest question in hip-hop after Nas got onstage with Jay-Z last week (see "Jay-Z And Nas Put Beef To Sleep In Onstage Show Of Unity") is: Will their apparent friendship turn into a business relationship? Is Nas officially signed to Def Jam? Island/ Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid seems very open to having the legend on his team, but would not say for sure.
"I don't know if I have a comment for that," Reid said last week in New Jersey about Nas' possible signing. "I'll tell you what, I absolutely love him. He's an amazing artist. I have loved him and supported him for years. He's been a great supporter of mine. And obviously he and Jay-Z have a mutual respect and love and admiration for each other. So let's just see. I really don't know. Let's see what happens."
As the first anniversary of the Shawn Carter administration at Def Jam approaches, Reid applauds the job the Jiggaman is doing.
"I liken him to Michael Jordan in that winning is just an innate part of his personality," Reid said. "But he also knows what to do and what not to do: A part of winning is knowing what you can win at. Being blessed, talented and all of the above doesn't hurt either."
When asked the best thing about working with Jay, Reid said, "The wisdom. At such a young age, he's amassed an amazing amount of wisdom — a lot more than you should expect from someone of his age."
And although Jay hasn't said whether or not he's working on a new album, Timbaland said last week that he's going to make some beats so crazy that Jay will have no choice but to rap on them and put them out.
"We working on that one now," Tim said. "We're magic together. Jay brings a lot of stuff out of me; I bring a lot of stuff out of him. I feel like I work under Jay and he's Keyser Soze [from "The Usual Suspects"]. He's a mastermind."
MTV.COM
That would be off da chain