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Author: Pedro | Category:News | Date: August 27th, 2007 | Print:Print
thaFormula.com - Now we never got to sit and talk about your reunion performance (”Affirmative Action” ) with Nas and Foxy Brown recently. Let’s go back to that moment as far as how it felt, came together and did you wish AZ was there to make the whole “The Firm” reunion performance complete?
Cormega - I definitely wish AZ would have been there because that would have been the whole cipha from that. The feeling was powerful because I never felt nothing like that ever from a crowd. There was literally people that said that shit brought tears to their eyes. People hit me on the Internet and told me they had goosebumps. That was like some crazy shit, like Nas was even overwhelmed. Like we all were overwhelmed by it. I was nervous because it was a Nas show. It’s not like it was promoted like “Cormega is performing.” But a lot of Nas fans like me also it’s just that a lot of them was confused during the beef. But that day I didn’t know what was gonna happen. As far as I’m concerned, I could have came out and muthafuckas could have just booed or been like “get the fuck out of here.” When I came out muthafuckas was screaming. Like I heard grown men screaming. It was some powerful shit put it like that.
thaFormula.com - After the performance did you guys talk about it at all or was that just one of those “it happened and that’s it” situations?
Cormega - Nah, we talked about it afterwards. Like I said it surprised all of us. Nas was fucked, like “wow.” Everybody was, L.E.S., everybody was like “yo that shit was crazy.” To me that shit was crazier then when Nas came out at Jay-Z’s show.
thaFormula.com - What was the main thing that made both of you guys forgive and forget the past?
Cormega - People need to understand that me and Nas have history. Me and Nas spoke like a year before that. Like he called me one day out of the blue and he said what he had to say and we both said a lot of things and you know it was just time for that shit to end. Like me and Nas grew up together. I’m not one of them niggas that just jumped on Nas bandwagon when he made a record. Like if Nas would have not made a record and not blew up, I would have still been his friend. All these other niggas that’s around them can’t really say that and he knows that. When Nas was just on the block, a regular nigga, I was his friend. Whether it was good days or bad days or we argued then or whatever, I was his friend. When you become a musician and you start seeing everybody come around you that just wants something and has their ulterior motives. You know who is real and who is from the heart. At the end of the day, I never asked Nas for shit. I’m not one of those niggas that depended on him financially, I never asked him to give me a deal, I never asked him to do shit. At the end of the day, any man is gonna respect that.
thaFormula.com - So have you guys talked since about doing anything together or any Firm reunion tracks or album?
Cormega - I mean we talked about doing shit, but right now my main focus is me. I haven’t put out an album in years. I got to do a Cormega album, make my own noise before I do anything. Because at the end of the day Nas is the star of The Firm regardless. If they do a Firm album, Nas is the star. It’s not about egos and shit. You got to understand your position, like Nas is the star and that’s just point blank. I don’t want to just be a nigga that’s just trying to shine under the light of that star. I want to bring something to the table. I know people want a Cormega and Nas record. I know it, he knows it, and everybody knows it. So that’s something that has a likelihood of happening. But I want to put out my music and do my shit and then we can do whatever we wanna do. I don’t just wanna be like “alright I’m cool with Nas again and Ill just jump on his bandwagon and try to use him to get me high,” I don’t want to be one of those dudes.
thaFormula.com - What about the chances of an original Firm album or track?
Cormega - Like I told AZ one day, I’m like “yo B, there was a Firm album and I wasn’t on it.” As strong as everybody is with this Mega and the Firm shit, I think the same way everybody is affiliating me with the Firm now, I think muthafuckas should have been more opinionated about me being in the Firm when the Firm album was being made. That’s my whole thing. What I’m saying is, what if that Firm album would have blew up and did 10 million or something? Then nobody would even be asking about Mega.
thaFormula.com - Now that trailer you put out recently for the “Who Am I” DVD dropping October 23rd has a clip with 50 Cent speaking on what Nas tried to do to you back then. Why would you put that on the trailer like that now that things are cool?
Cormega - I didn’t have nothing to do with trailer. That’s a Jordan Tower question. I mean I guess he did it because controversy sells.
thaFormula.com - Did it kind of bug you a little seeing that you and Nas are cool now?
Cormega - Nah it didn’t bug me because you have to understand that this DVD depicts my life from 2001 to 2005 and during that time me and Nas wasn’t cool. You’ve got to understand like a lot of people, they want the truth until they get it. You understand? When they get the truth, then they don’t want the truth. So when he put that on the trailer I wasn’t mad at all because its not like 50 Cent is lying. Like who am I for 50 Cent to lie about? So I’m glad 50 Cent said that because he came clean. People don’t understand. Like I told you before behind the scenes, me and Nas had a lot of differences and it was more then what people thought. That’s why I love this DVD because it explains so much. When you see this DVD it’s gonna explain a lot of shit, but the beautiful thing about it all is that that was the past. Maybe there will be a “Who Am I” Part 2 and then you will see what happened after that and see the reconciliation with Nas or shit like that. Or what’s the new plan for Mega or what’s next for me. But from 2001 to 2005 you’re gonna get everything that’s a part of my life. You’re gonna see my friends who are on there, you are gonna see people dead. Not literally dead like you not gonna see the bodies, but you gonna see like the funerals. It’s real. Like from 2001 to 2003 there is one of my friends who is on the DVD a lot and then after that he gets killed by the police. That’s on there and then we got footage of when the police was about to fuck us up and the only reason they didn’t fuck us up is because we had a film guy there and he happened to be white and they didn’t know who he was. We knew they was gonna fuck us up because police don’t come with shields and helmets and batons just for nothing. So I’m telling you that there has never been a DVD like this, I guarantee you that. And you are getting a soundtrack with it and it’s all for the same price of one CD.
Author: Pedro | Category:News | Date: August 27th, 2007 | Print:Print
If you have been noticing these last few weeks while browsing through the site, you might have noticed a few small changes throughout the articles and pages. I been updating and editing them to provide more accurate information so that it will be easier to find what you are looker for. Some pages are still being edited (Example: Facts page for one). Also I have added a article page for Nas’ upcoming Greatest Hits album that will be released in Fall 2007. So far there isn’t much info released about it but we have provided a list of songs we ultimately think will make it.
Author: Pedro | Category:News | Date: August 27th, 2007 | Print:Print
Nas is currently gearing up for the release of his Greatest Hits album which will be issued via his former label, Columbia Records.
The compilation will include twelve songs from the Queens rapper’s eight solo albums, as well as two new songs; one of which being “Less Than An Hour,” Nas’ collaboration with Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo Green.
“Less Than An Hour” also appears in Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan’s third installment of the Rush Hour series.
“Nobody brings it like Brett Ratner,” Nas said via a statement. “He’s the street smart director and he knows his audience.”
But Nas’ appreciation for the Rush Hour series doesn’t stop at Ratner’s abilities as a director.
“I’m just happy Chris Tucker is back,” Nas said. “It’s not every year that we get to see him on the screen. Chris and Jackie Chan together again is what we’ve all needed! It’s an honor for me to play my part musically in the film.”
Nas’ Greatest Hits album will hit shelves in November.
Author: Pedro | Category:News | Date: August 27th, 2007 | Print:Print
After the incredible success of the first two installments of Rush Hour, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker return to the big screen again as Chief Inspector Lee and Detective James Carter this Friday, August 10 for the Brett Ratner directed Rush Hour 3.
It has been almost a decade since Rush Hour was released in 1998 and not only have the characters evolved over the years, but so has the music.
Nas and Cee Lo have lent their talents to create “Less Than An Hour, ” a newer version of Lalo Schifrin’s original Rush Hour theme.
The track was produced by well known producer Salaam Remi, whose credits include Nas’ “Made You Look,” Amy Winehouse’s “Tears Dry On Their Own,” and Toni Braxton’s “You’re Making Me High.”
“Salaam Remi is my secret weapon and he had the idea to take Lalo Schifrin’s Rush Hour theme and make a record called ‘Less Than An Hour’,” Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner told AllHipHop.com. “Nas and Cee Lo were the perfect artists for this because they are storytellers. Their lyrics are cinematic and they are truly poetic geniuses.”
Remi joined pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin on the Rush Hour 3 score.
Schifrin is well known for composing the theme song to the Mission Impossible television series and also composed the score for the Bruce Lee cult classic, Enter The Dragon.
Ratner, who first broke into directing as a Hip-Hop music video director, has directed all three Rush Hour movies as well as X Men: The Last Stand, Money Talks, and Red Dragon.
Author: Pedro | Category:News | Date: August 27th, 2007 | Print:Print
Several families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting have expressed concern over Nas’ scheduled appearance at an upcoming memorial concert set to take place at the campus.
According to The Washington Post, the free concert was organized to lift spirits of the shaken Virginia Tech community. The afomentioned families feel Nas’ inclusion to the event is disrespectful for the people killed because of the rapper’s violent lyrics.
Vincent J. Bove, a spokesman for the victims families, made his case by highlighting Nas’ lyrics from his song “Shoot ‘Em Up” in which the New York bred emcee raps: “Shoot ‘em up, just shoot ‘em up, what?” followed by whispers of “Kill, kill, kill, murder, murder, murder.”
“The lyrics are indicative of the moral decay in our society that contributes to acts of violence, ” Bove said. “For a university official to condone it or to be clueless of what this person’s track record is, it’s unconscionable beyond belief.”
Earlier this year, Seung Hui-Cho, a Virginia Tech student, opened fire on several students and staff members of campus killing 32 people and then committing suicide.
Despite the outrage expressed by Bove and the families, officials of the university revealed that the overall response for the concert has been positive and they have no plans of making any changes.
“Literally within minutes of the concert’s announcement, we received a tremendous positive response,” explained Chris Clough, a spokesman for the university. “Among those who have responded have been families who thought it was a tremendously positive note to start the academic year.”
The free concert, which will also feature performances from The Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer and Phil Vassar, will take place on September 6.
Author: Pedro | Category:News | Date: August 27th, 2007 | Print:Print
Superstar rapper Nas will headline “A Concert For Virginia Tech,” a free concert featuring John Mayer, Phil Vassar and Virginia’s own best-selling group, The Dave Matthews Band. The concert takes place September 6 at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium as the 2007-2008 school year kicks off. The memorial event was conceived as a way for the University and the surrounding community to move forward in the wake of the April shootings at Virginia Tech, when Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and 25 wounded, before committing suicide. The shooting spree is the deadliest in American history.
The brutality of the mass murders shocked people around the world. “We’re extremely grateful for the compassion and generosity of these artists who wished to create a very special event where our students, faculty and staff can come together to celebrate the spirit and resiliency of our university community as we begin a new academic year,” said Charles Steger, President of Virginia Tech. All artists involved with the concert have waived their fees for the event, while corporate sponsorships and sale of commemorative items sold during the evening will help cover the concert’s logistical expenses. No funds from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund will be used to cover expenses for this concert. “The concert will provide a great outlet for all of the Virginia Tech community to come together once again,” added Adeel Khan, President, Student Government Association. One free ticket is available for any student enrolled for the fall semester, including full and part-time students. Also welcome are Virginia Tech faculty, staff, wage and emergency hires and 2007 spring and summer graduates of Virginia Tech. Tickets are not available to the general public.
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