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Nas Drops New Video For "30"

Nas Drops New Video For "30"

Published Wed, March 1, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST

Nas, fresh off the heels of his sold out Madison Square Garden concert dropped the video for his single "30" from Kings Disease III today (3/1). The Sarah McColgan directed black & white video sees Nas alone in front of various backdrops including one with a Porsche, and in another he is surrounded by shadowy dancing figures with flashing lights and an owl. "30" is Nas celebrating his 30 year run of relevance, a feat rarely seen in Hip-Hop. "Goin' on 30 summers" he declares over the bouncy Hit-Boy track. Kings Disease IIi is the latest in Nas and Hit-Boy's trilogy which began in 2020 with Kings Disease and includes 2021's Kings Disease II. The trilogy has introduced Nas to new generations of music fans and helped to keep the Illmatic MC's brand fresh in Hip-Hop. Hit-Boy and Nas also released Magic in 2022.

Nas sold out Madison Square Garden on Saturday (2/25) at a historic concert where Slick Rick, AZ and Mary J Blige made surprise appearances. Nas' producer Hit-Boy also joined him on stage for a performance of "Michael and Quincy" from Kings Disease III. According to ROCK THE BELLS Radio personality Torae, Nas sold out the garden "by himself with no other acts on the marquee." Always one to give credit to his Queensbridge foundation, Nas appeared on a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and gave MC Shan props for the impact of his motivational closing verse on 1986's "The Bridge". "It was like the gospel", he said of the dedication to the legendary housing project. In further Nas news it was announced earlier this week that Nas and The Wu-Tang Clan will continue their joint New York State of Mind tour with shows kicking off in May in New Zealand and Australia followed by a June European tour.

Check out the visuals for "30" above.

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