Szn 5 Ep 72 - Nas and DJ Premier present Light-Years

About this episode

This episode discusses the collaboration album 'Light-Years' by Nas and DJ Premier, analyzing its tracks and impact.

We finally have it! After 30 years of collaborating on some incredible tracks like Nas is Like and NY State of Mind, Nas and DJ Premier have created their first collaboration album - Light-Years. Let's break down the tracks. It is very interesting to dissect what the impact of project what it is meant to be. Check out this episode for an honest and transparent opinion.

People in this episode

Host: Lionel K. McDonald Jr.

Topics covered

• collaboration album
• music analysis
• impact of music
• Nas
• DJ Premier
• track breakdown

Keywords

• Nas
• DJ Premier
• Light-Years
• music collaboration
• album analysis
• hip hop

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Light-Years, Nas is Like, NY State of Mind

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