21 Savage has revealed that his new collaboration with Nas was within the making lengthy earlier than his current misconstrued feedback about relevancy.
As together with his earlier feedback about Nas, 21 Savage made the revelation throughout a Clubhouse chat, which made its method to social media on Thursday (December 1).
“Me and Nas been speaking about making music, on my children,” 21 will be heard saying within the clip. “Manner earlier than all that different shit occurred. We been, like, determining how we was gonna do a music earlier than this, on my momma. I been had his quantity.
He continued: “He been telling me he was a fan of my shit. I been telling him the identical factor earlier than all this shit occurred. That’s why he didn’t take what I mentioned in no disrespectful manner. ‘Trigger he knew what I used to be making an attempt to say. ‘Trigger I’m not even that sort of n-gga”
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The remarks got here only a day after the 2 artists shocked followers with the discharge of “One Mic, One Gun” late Tuesday night time (November 29). The brand new single discovered the 2 Grammy-winning MCs placing on a public show of unity whereas bridging a wider generational hole inside Hip Hop.
From Queensbridge to Atlanta, Nas and 21 run a two-man weave over bouncy, triumphant manufacturing from Hit-Boy, buying and selling complementary verses all through the just about three minute-long observe.
A repentant 21 Savage kicks issues off by strolling again his earlier remarks about Nas, declaring: “Whenever you flip a legend, no such factor as relevance.” The Her Loss hitmaker goes on to seek advice from he and Nas as “the Capo” and “the Don,” whereas stating his intentions to observe in Esco’s footsteps, each as an artist and businessman.
Nas, in the meantime, reminds listeners about his standing as a G.O.A.T. within the rap recreation whereas touting a few of his current accomplishments, referencing his N.Y. State of Thoughts Tour with Wu-Tang Clan and King’s Illness trilogy with Hit-Boy.
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Elsewhere, he urges 21 Savage and Kodak Black, who’ve sparred in current weeks over 21’s feedback about Nas’ relevancy and a possible Verzuz battle, to fix fences earlier than closing out the observe by saying: “Two kings… We’re sending like to the entire tradition… 21, Esco… Mass Enchantment, Slaughter Gang… This shit too simple, king.”
“One Mic, One Gun” was introduced simply hours earlier than its launch, with Nas sharing the duvet artwork on Instagram. The music got here after 21 Savage questioned Nas’ relevancy within the present rap panorama, shortly after the discharge of the Queensbridge MC’s newest album King’s Illness III.
“I don’t really feel like he’s related,” he mentioned amid a dialogue about veteran rappers. “He’s not. He simply has a loyal-ass fanbase and he nonetheless makes good-ass music. However related? Nah.”
21 later clarified his feedback on Twitter, writing: “I might by no means disrespect nas or any legend who paved the way in which for me y’all be tryna take stuff and run with it.”
Nevertheless, that didn’t cease the flood of adverse reactions, with the likes of Hit-Boy, Kodak Black, Fivio International and Michael Rapaport criticizing his assertion.
Following the discharge of “One Mic, One Gun,” Hit-Boy shared a video on Instagram capturing Nas’ preliminary response to listening to the beat within the studio. Within the clip, an amped-up Nas yells out “maintain up!” earlier than saying into the digicam: “I feel we’re gonna kidnap the rap recreation for a short while.”
