"Nas Pays Neptunes $2million For Amazing Beat"

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Can it be worth it? & what the fuck will it sound like?

"The Neptunes are currently rolling in a whole wedge of Benjamins after rapper Nas reportedly paid them $2million for a beat.

The track is reportedly so good that a whole host of Hip Hop’s leading lights were in the running to purchase the miracle cut, including P. Diddy and Busta Rhymes.

Apparently after Rhymes heard that the track had been sold he raged: "Ah sh*t, thats the craziest beat, I ever heard! Those drums man, those drums are fire! If Nas is gonna rap to this beat, it’s going to be over. This will be the biggest hit in the history of hip hop.""

― bobbi (bobbi), Monday, 15 August 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

TS $2 million beats vs. riddims for all.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 15 August 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

'Big hit' and Nas in the same sentence?

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 15 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

it will be the law & order theme

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

sorry, but knowing how erratic nas can be, he will probably ruin this beat
plus, how much pressure can it be to record a song using a beat youve paid that much for?

― fizzle, Monday, 15 August 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

'Magic Beans Riddim'

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 15 August 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

works on so many levels, this idea.

― N_RQ, Monday, 15 August 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

man i cant wait for another version of the superthug beat with cheesy keyboard on top!!!!!

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

maybe they can get some really tinny drums.... pharrell can sing on the hook....

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

hope it has some wack-ass R&B diva wailing in it

― michael burble, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

no man, don't you get it, those drums will be CRAZY MAN, like OFF THE HOOK!

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

nas should whisper on this track.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

maybe you can write about it on your dance music blog, 3

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

the hook is actually a sped up vocal sample of "slither" by velvet revolver over a slowed down miami booty bass track

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

No it's not. I have it on good confidence that it will be the opening snare roll from "It's the End of the World As We Know It," awkwardly looped.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

this story is a TV comedy sketch waiting to happen. i have a lot of great ideas about the candor and how to film it and everything.

― petesmith (plsmith), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

nas wouldnt know a good beat if it fucked kelis up the ass.

― fizzle, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

ok, im kinda turned on now.

― fizzle, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

coon picnic 2: the cooning

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

this 'beats going to the highest bidder' thing was only a matter of time. soon, Roman Abramovitch will own all of hip hop!

― zebedee (zebedee), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

If this does happen, I am betting $20 that the rap itself will contain a detailed discussion of how expensive the beat is.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

it'll come in the intro
'who else in the game could pay 2 mil for a beat? ha ha, cats kill me phareezy"

― fizzle, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

the second verse is straight fiyaaaaah tho: "niggas be rapping like it's a commercial/acting like life is a big commercial". dayumn.

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

yall know this is fake right? file next to ciara's wang and big daddy kane announcing hes got aids

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

> "If this does happen, I am betting $20 that the rap itself will contain a detailed discussion of how expensive the beat is."

The song will probably be called "Million Dollar Beat"

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

this 'beats going to the highest bidder' thing was only a matter of time.

i don't think this is a new phenomenon

― michael burble, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

Ciara's Wang = punk band name NOW

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

the intro features lenny henry re-creating the famous "hand it down" skit from jay z's hard knock life album

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

The Emperor's new riddim

― g0ldt00th, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

http://www.comedycv.co.uk/lennyhenry/2003-january-lenny-henry.jpg

"okaaay ah-reaload it!"

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

im callin the shots... the bars closing... where we goin for breakfast?

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

...so i guess that judging from the cost of the beat and the prospective buyers, it'll be some shitty commercial-ass dance bullshit beat-- the kind that wrecked Nas's career-- instead of the hot street shit that he's actually good at, and made him what he is

― michael burble, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

tit 4 tat 2005

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

you obviously haven't heard that hot street shit "dance" off god's son

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Photo call for this news story:

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

it will be the law & order theme

"first comes the law part and then comes the order part"

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

THE LEVELS OF DISCOURSE AT WORK IN THIS THREAD, MIND NUMBING.

Agreed about L&O

― deej.., Monday, 15 August 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

http://www.comedycv.co.uk/lennyhenry/2003-january-lenny-henry.jpg

"i remember when hip hop was all about sittin' on the bench, shot callin' and yes yes yallin'... you know, that hot street shit... aiyo nas, where we goin for breakfast?"

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

i heard it combines the elegance of 'slave 4 u' with the cool of 'she wants to move'!!!!

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

and the african poly-rhythms of "like i love you"

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

gwen stefani does the hook

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

POISON - NOTHIN BUT A GOOD TIME- JUST BLAZE REMIX!!!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

I have it! Don't tell anyone!

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

aint no ill mah TIC boy! he aint no ill mah TIC boy!

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

POISON - NOTHIN BUT A GOOD TIME- JUST BLAZE REMIX!!!!

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

goddamit jay.

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Dang! This sounds like much goodness. :-)

-- Ned Raggett (ne...), January 21st, 2004.

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Do you reckon Nas will get Busta to duet with Theodore P Wildebeest?

― g0ldt00th, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

took me forever to find that fucker in the archives. i was searching 'batman'.

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

ok this is just a rumor but i heard... can anyone confirm this... ROSCOE P COLDCHAIN OUTRO ADLIBS?!?!?!

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

the concept is actually "food glorious food" from oliver! recast for these post live 8 times

xxxpost

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

haha

this $2million neps beat thing has been doing the rounds for months and months

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

it has a guest verse by hot new star trak artist lee harvey

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

i heard they flew justin in from rehab just to reprise his 'drums!' shout, this time backed up by the vienna boys choir

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

Sure it's fake, but it's too much fun to fantasize what that beat would sound like. It's an angels-on-a-pin exercise.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

i heard the drums feature a marching band, orchestral kettle drums and indian tabla all in perfect sync. thats why theyre so crazy

― koool, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

there's rumours of a "live" remix performed by spymob

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

ok this is just a rumor but i heard... can anyone confirm this... ROSCOE P COLDCHAIN OUTRO ADLIBS?!?!?!

You appear to have misspelt "Theophilus P Wildebeest".

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

Surely this turned out to be Talib Kweli's BROKEN GLASS?!

― deej.., Monday, 15 August 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

"i remember when hip hop was all about sittin' on the bench, shot callin' and yes yes yallin'..."

oh yeah, what was i thinking? forgot that nas was at his best when he was rapping about orgies and having wack niggaz brag about how long their dicks are. yes, those were the best days of nas's career. if this track doesn't have a generic mechanical bleep-bloop type backdrop that would be hot in the clubs, plenty of crass sexual imagery, and automotive braggadocio i will be sorely disappointed.

― michael burble, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

they already pressed up 12"s with a native tongues remix (a la 'she wants to move') featuring monie love, yaggfu front, and tukka yoot of us3

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

'bitches eat my excrement while i pay chad hugo's rent'

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

dang! this sounds like much goodness ;-)

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

He could have bought two thousand Marissa Marchant records for that kind of money!

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 15 August 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

sorry false rumor upthread- that remix is only spin 4th and jingle bel of yaggfu front, they couldnt get d'ranged the damaged on the track

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

I heard DFA was doing a remix w britney on the hook, singing along to pharell. Sort of like when Gwen did that moby song.

― deej.., Monday, 15 August 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

the stone's throw remix ft daddy kev, softwhite & inspect-da-gadgets is supposed to be wack tho

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

the swishahouse remix is said to have cost 4 million
mike jones features

― okok, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

oh word? but i heard it had aloe blacc and koushik on it too

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

if this track doesn't have a generic mechanical bleep-bloop type backdrop that would be hot in the clubs, plenty of crass sexual imagery, and automotive braggadocio i will be sorely disappointed.

You would appear to have all the critical faculties of a... WHITE GUY!!

― Confounded (Confounded), Monday, 15 August 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

oh that swishahouse remix- can a nas/gritboys collab be far off!!?!

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

not likely, especially since 50 was heard bigging up game face entertainment on hot 97 recently

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

sample lyric from swishahouse remix -
'yo mike, tell these motherfuckers what happened to me last year'
'yeah, okay, see back then hoes didnt want him, now hot hoes be all on him'

― okok, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

You people are going to look so foolish when this all actually happens.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 15 August 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

http://www.comedycv.co.uk/lennyhenry/2003-january-lenny-henry.jpg

"THIS IS FOR THE HOOD! my niggas on the block tryna get it, selling rocks tryna get it, on the glock tryna get it"

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

'verbal assassin, my architect pleases / when i was twelve i went to hell for snuffin jesus / and back then, hoes didnt want me / now im hot, hoes all on me'

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

the swishahouse remix is said to have cost 4 million
mike jones features

this got me good.
'First Round Draft Picks coming/Who is Nas Jones?'

― bobbi (bobbi), Monday, 15 August 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

i wonder if hes still gonna call his cd 'nasdaq dow jones'

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

http://4collegefans.com/2001Nascar.300/M5263%20Navy%20Nascar%20Racing%2018.jpg
NAS - CAR RACING 12" (PRODUCED BY NEPTUNES)

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

nas f kelis - "hello nasty" (produced by beastie boys)

― beatles fan, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

'born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne / im deep by sound alone, caved inside in a thousand miles from home / i need a new nigga, for this black cloud to follow / ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-check it out'

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

DUBPLATESTYLE: marley marl is pissed off he didnt get to yell "YO, SON" after every chorus
333333: THIS IS A MARLEY MIZZLE PRODUCTSHIZZLE

― 3, Monday, 15 August 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

NEPTUNES PAY NAS $0.75 FOR "AMAZING" RAP

― Enrique, naked in an unfamiliar future where corporations run the world... (Enri, Monday, 15 August 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

Mas pays Neputune £2million For Amazing Beat

http://www.prometheus-imports.com/neptune-poseidon-blw-l.jpg

Fo' Sho'

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)

Nas pays Neputune £2million For Amazing Beat

http://www.prometheus-imports.com/neptune-poseidon-blw-l.jpg

Fo' Sho'

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)

"if this track doesn't have a generic mechanical bleep-bloop type backdrop that would be hot in the clubs, plenty of crass sexual imagery, and automotive braggadocio i will be sorely disappointed."
You would appear to have all the critical faculties of a... WHITE GUY!!

-- Confounded (confoundsk...), August 15th, 2005.

oooh, "sonned"!!!!!!

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

You would appear to have all the critical faculties of a... WHITE GUY!!

Thank you for keeping the spirit of racism alive.

― michael burble, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

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