Original Nas demo tape featuring Biz Markie and AZ
Ex-Columbia and Def Jam A&R representative Faith Newman shared an unearthed Nas demo labeled Understanding to her social media on Monday (3/27).
The caption read, “Went through a box of cassettes from my Columbia Records days and found this demo. Nas Understanding featuring Biz Markie and AZ. Produced by Large Professor. 1995.”
The video contained a boombox connected to a speaker with a TDK tape labeled “Understanding” inserted into the portable tape player. The Large Professor-produced track, a simple loop of Mr. Magic by Grover Washington Jr. provided the backdrop for Biz and AZ to drop spoken intro’s before Nas attacks the three-and-a-half-minute beat.
You can check the video, as well as the whole article by clicking on this here link.
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