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AP: You recently toured with Lauryn Hill. What was that like? Nas: She's almost like someone from a different era. ...She possesses this aura of someone like Roberta Flack, Nina Simone
-- it's almost like you're with them, on tour with that person. And sometimes it's even more advanced for the audience; the audience is used to dealing with microwave music, so to have someone like Ms. Lauryn Hill onstage, they might not understand, they haven't seen artists like that before, and I feel like I'm with someone that's like, beyond me. AP: Will you record music together again? Nas: I don't know. I would love to. It's really about sitting down and really cracking into it. She's a real serious artist. AP: Which albums are the standouts of 2012? Nas: No disrespect to nobody else in rap music, but Kendrick Lamar. I'm really happy about his record. I needed that. His record reaches you. It gives you hope. ...Also, Meek Mill. His energy is amazing. AP: What's it like when you return to your hometown of Queens? Nas: You get lost out there sometimes. You out there in Hollywood, Sunset (Blvd), Rodeo (Drive), Miami, South Beach, London
-- when I'm in Queens I realize I can always come back to where it all started, where I was raised at and the place that gave me the first, most exciting times of my life. AP: Are you working on new music now? Nas: Yes. It has started. I must tell you. I can't stop now. I'm in a great zone. ___ Online:
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