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Nas And DJ Premier Drop Their Long-Awaited Collaborative Album ‘Light-Years’ On Mass Appeal

Light-Years features 15 songs with AZ as the sole guest and concludes Mass Appeal's year-long Legend Has It series celebrating hip hop icons.

  • Light-Years arrived on Mass Appeal today as Nas and DJ Premier delivered their long-discussed collaborative album, which is available now through the label.
  • Rooted in Illmatic in 94, fans recall a 2006 Scratch Magazine cover and last year's reunion for 'Define My Name' rekindling the project.
  • Earlier this week the duo dropped the tracklist, revealing a fifteen-song run with AZ as the lone guest, and fans erupted with excitement.
  • The release closes Mass Appeal's Legend Has It year-long series, delivering historic projects and serving as a gift for long-time listeners with Nas and DJ Premier's restored chemistry.
  • Light-Years revives the duo's early energy with Nas sharpened and DJ Premier delivering elevated production that deepens their 1994 conversation.
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Rap icon Nas reunites with DJ Premier on the well-crafted 'Light-Years', which harks back to the old masterpiece 'Illmatic'

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