NAS ANNOUNCES JULY 19th RELEASE DATE FOR ‘THE LOST TAPES 2’ VIA MASS APPEAL/DEF JAM RECORDINGS

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Hip-hop icon Nas –esteemed for a quarter-century as one of the undisputed greatest MC’s of all time – fulfills a long-standing promise to himself and his loyal fans with the July 19^th release of THE LOST TAPES 2 via Mass Appeal/Def Jam Recordings.

THE LOST TAPES 2 compiles selected unreleased tracks from Nas’ last four albums that he has released – Hip-Hop is Dead (2006), Untitled (2008), Life is Good (2012), and his most recent Nasir (2018). The Instagram video clip that Nas posted on June 11^th teasing THE LOST TAPES 2 has received millions views to date. Nas also revealed his exclusive The Lost Tapes 2 merch collaboration with Aimé Leon Dore today. All merch items are available now at shop.nasirjones.com. Also, Nas unveiled the trailer featuring a snippet of “Lost Freestyle” produced by Statik Selektah.

On July 11^th, co-headliners Nas and Mary J. Blige will commence their first tour together, at the South Florida Fairgrounds Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. The North American “Royalty Tour” will run through September (Please see complete itinerary below).  Prior to the tour, Nas will be headlining the 25th Anniversary Of Essence Festival, taking place July 5-7th in New Orleans.

More than a decade and a half has passed since 2002, when Nas first compiled the original volume of The Lost Tapes.  That collection likewise focused on unreleased tracks that didn’t make it onto previous albums, namely I Am… (1999) and Stillmatic(2001).  When Nas announced that he had a similar project in mind encompassing unreleased tracks from the past 15 years, fans rejoiced.  THE LOST TAPES 2 has turned those fans’ dreams into reality.

The Lost Tapes 2 tracklist:

1. No Bad Energy [PROD. BY SWIZZ BEATZ]

2. Vernon Family [PROD. BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS]

3. Jarreau of Rap (Skatt Attack) feat. Al Jarreau, Keyon Harrold [PROD. BY EDDIE COLE]

4. Lost Freestyle [PROD. BY STATIK SELEKTAH]

5. Tanasia [PROD. BY RZA]

6. Royalty feat. RaVaughn [PROD. BY HIT-BOY]

7. Who Are You feat. David Ranier [PROD. BY ERIC HUDSON]

8. Adult Film feat. Swizz Beatz [PROD. BY SWIZZ BEATZ]

9. War Against Love [PROD. BY DJ DAHI & DJ KHALIL]

10. The Art of It feat. J. Myers [PROD. BY PETE ROCK]

11. Highly Favored [PROD. BY RZA]

12. Queens Wolf [PROD. BY DJ TOOMP]

13. It Never Ends [PROD. BY THE ALCHEMIST]

14. You Mean The World to Me [PROD. BY KANYE WEST]

15. Queens Bridge Politics [PROD. BY PETE ROCK]

16. Beautiful Life feat. RaVaughn [PROD. BY NO I.D.]

NAS AND MARY J. BLIGE NORTH AMERICAN “ROYALTY TOUR” 

**tour dates subject to change**

Date                City                             Venue                                                                       

July      11       W. Palm Beach, FL     Coral Sky Amphitheatre @ S. Florida Fairgrounds

13        Tampa, FL                  MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre @ Florida State Fairgrounds

14        Jacksonville, FL          Daily’s Place

16        Atlanta, GA                 Cadence Bank Amphitheatre @ Chastain Park

20        Atlantic City, NJ          Hard Rock Live @ Etess Arena

21        Virginia Beach, VA      Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

24        Charlotte, NC              PNC Music Pavilion

25        Raleigh, NC                Coastal Credit Union Music Park @ Walnut Creek

28        Detroit, MI                   DTE Energy Music Theatre

31        St. Louis, MO              Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

Aug.     2         Houston, TX                The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

3          Austin, TX                   Austin360 Amphitheater

6          Kansas City, MO         Starlight Theatre

9          Phoenix, AZ                Ak-Chin Pavilion

14        San Francisco, CA      Shoreline Amphitheatre

16-17   Las Vegas, NV           The Joint

20        Albuquerque, NM        Isleta Amphitheater

22        Dallas, TX                   Dos Equis Pavilion

25        Tuscaloosa, AL           Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

31        Syracuse, NY              St Joseph’s Health Amphitheater

Sept.    1         Boston, MA                 Xfinity Center

10        Toronto, ON                Budweiser Stage