Rakim and Nas solidified plans to record a project together during a joint interview on MTV News.
"Me and Nas, we been talking about this for a long time,” Rakim said. “Our people around us been talking about it and the whole world [has been talking about it], but it's about time, man. We gotta do a joint together, man. We gotta do a joint."
"We got to," Nas replied.
Rakim continued: "I'm working on my shit now, I know you working on yours, I got some things in my mind. If it's both [albums we collaborate on], that's even better. Let's think about that in the next few weeks."
Both artists exchanged numbers while cameras were rolling.
"MTV, you got it first," Rakim said enthusiastically. "Hopefully we'll find the right chemistry and right track — because you know [Nas] as well as me, we not going to do it if it don't make sense. [It's gotta be] on and poppin'. I just wanted to get that out of the way, because it's [been] a long time coming."
Meanwhile, both rappers are working on their next solo albums. Rakim’s forthcoming disc, The Seventh Seal, should be finished within the next two months, while Nas is keeping quiet about his upcoming album, and first for Def Jam.
"Me and Nas, we been talking about this for a long time,” Rakim said. “Our people around us been talking about it and the whole world [has been talking about it], but it's about time, man. We gotta do a joint together, man. We gotta do a joint."
"We got to," Nas replied.
Rakim continued: "I'm working on my shit now, I know you working on yours, I got some things in my mind. If it's both [albums we collaborate on], that's even better. Let's think about that in the next few weeks."
Both artists exchanged numbers while cameras were rolling.
"MTV, you got it first," Rakim said enthusiastically. "Hopefully we'll find the right chemistry and right track — because you know [Nas] as well as me, we not going to do it if it don't make sense. [It's gotta be] on and poppin'. I just wanted to get that out of the way, because it's [been] a long time coming."
Meanwhile, both rappers are working on their next solo albums. Rakim’s forthcoming disc, The Seventh Seal, should be finished within the next two months, while Nas is keeping quiet about his upcoming album, and first for Def Jam.