Interview to Nas

Last week it was reported you inked a deal with Fila, and you also signed with 310 Footwear like a year ago—two relatively small brands when compared to Nike and Adidas. Why do you think these types of companies are targeting you?

Nas: I don’t think they are targeting me; it’s just certain places I land at certain times. I don’t do like, trillion-dollar brands. Cause there’s too much control on their part. Fila has just been a brand amongst the dudes with paper, so I mean, in ’86, ’87, it’s been that brand. It was the Gucci; it was that top of the line. It was the uniform for major players back in ’87, ‘88, ’89. It has been going for a long time so I felt like if I got with them, and we brought that back out, that would be a dream come true to me to be apart of that.

Kanye says that you are the greatest rapper of all time. How does it make you feel when people call Lil’ Wayne the best rapper alive?

Nas: Oh man, good. I only feel weird when you’re saying that about me. I think Kanye West saved rap. I think Lil’ Wayne is showing there is a future for all kinds 

Who in the game still excites you?

Nas: Kanye, OutKast, Eminem.

Is this your last album?

Nas: This is definitely not my last album. I’m going to do this shit until I’m 70, until I can’t fucking talk.

How many more albums do you have on Def Jam?

Nas: That, I don’t know.