Since I've been feeling a little frazzled with the first few weeks of classes, Jeff has offered to help find content for RBlog. Today he sent this:
"NAS PAYS TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR A BEAT
Rap star Nas reportedly has paid a staggering $2 million for a mystery new beat created by hip hop producers the Neptunes.
A number of artists were reported to be in competition for the beat, including Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs.
It's so groundbreaking, rap veteran Busta Rhymes is convinced it will make hip-hip history.
He says, 'Those drums man. Those drums are fire! If Nas is gonna rap to this beat, it's going to be over. This will be the biggest hit in the history of hip hop.'"
I'm not sure where Jeff found this tidbit. The format looks like it came from The Daily Dish on SFGate.com, but I've got no confirmation on that.
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RB, evidently that isn't true. From www.streethop.com:
Tuesday, August 2, 2005
At the end of June there was a rumor that Nas paid $2 million for a Neptunes beat after a bidding war between himself and P Diddy.
Busta Rhymes, who had no part in the supposed deal, was apparently quoted as saying "Ah shit, thats the craziest beat, I ever heard! Those drums man, Those drums are fire! If Nas is gonna rap to this beat, its going to be over. This will be the biggest hit in the history of hiphop!"
StreetHop.com refrained from posting the news as we usually prefer to let false rumors die down on their own accord instead of giving attention to the people that start such lies. However it seems the rumor has been circulating the Internet again and we’ve been getting a ton of emails asking when the song would come out and if it was the 50 Cent diss.
Let us set the record straight once and for all. StreetHop.com spoke with Columbia when the rumor first hit, and Nas did not pay $2 million for a beat, the story is totally false. The Busta Rhymes quote is false; someone made it all up. So stop emailing in and posting your false Nas "scoops."
That explains why there wasn't a mention of any of this in the mainstream press. And if CNN will make a front page deal out of Diddy's name change on their web site, then they'd definitely pick up on this story.
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