Mon 4 Jun 2012
Nas Unveils Kelis-Inspired ‘Life Is Good’ Album Cover
Posted by Mr.North under album preview[16] Comments
Nas draws inspiration from his much-publicized divorce with ex-wife Kelis on the cover for his upcoming album, Life Is Good. Dressed in an all-white suit, Nas sits pondering on a couch with the last memory of Kelis in his lap, her green wedding dress she left after moving out. Back in April, Nas opened up for the first-time ever about their messy separation in his VH1 “Behind the Music” special. His tenth solo album arrives on July 17 supported by the singles “The Don” and “Daughters.”
A photo of Nas and Kelis on their wedding day, and the video of Nas unveiling the cover below….
Previously:
Nas – “Daughters” (Video)
Nas ‘The Don’ Covers ‘Complex’: Rap Beefs, Divorce & Fatherhood
Nicki Minaj Feat. Chris Brown – “Right By My Side” (Starring Nas) (Video)
Nas Invites Us to His Life On Set of “Daughters” (Video)
Nas – “The Don” (Video)
Nas – “Daughters”
Nas Promotes 2012 NFL Draft in New Commercial
VH1 Behind The Music: Nas (Full Episode)
Nas – “The Don”
June 4th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
fucking dope!!! & yes she deserves some scruntiny! Nas came hard with this album cover!
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Garfield's Lasagna Reply:
June 7th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
@UD Kelis don’t deserve no damn scrutiny. This is how ex-wives and alimony move. LOL.
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June 4th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
I really hope No ID did the bulk of the production on this album! I’m praying for it damn near
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Truf.com Reply:
June 4th, 2012 at 6:57 pm
so it’s gonna be weak. and hip hop heads will praise it for 2 weeks and then forget about it.
I swear the NO ID love is just getting ridiculous.
Are there no other producers out that can give Nas a mature, melodic sound?
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rampart Reply:
June 4th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
true,
it’s like hipsters just caught wave of NO I.D.
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Uptop Don Reply:
June 5th, 2012 at 1:04 am
Yo dude, dont try to play me son lol! far from a hipster…trend dickrider, etc…whatever have you!…if anything I air those dudes out in any rap conversation! whether online or in person! I’m goin on 26, my love for this Hip Hop shit is mainly in the golden era (the 90s)…I’ve been a fan of No ID since Resurrection! That’s bottom line! Only reason I mentioned him is because he’s the only so-called big named producer I heard of touching the album! There were some others but I didn’t hear too much of that…and if you think it’s because I’m tired of hearing one of my favorite artists of all time rap over boring Salam or Chucky Thompson beats…you’re fucking right on that! But def don’t play me for a trend rider! Never been that! Never will be!
Uptop Don Reply:
June 5th, 2012 at 1:12 am
& @Truf.com…you always swear you know a nigga’s angle on this site! lol! funny shit is you couldn’t be more wrong.
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Anelka Reply:
June 5th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Dude above is very funny, he had d audacity to diss the daughters beat just cos it wasnt made by Primo. BTW, Salaam is on d album heavy, DON > atm, Da Internz and No ID did the majority of the production with a sprinkle of other producers.
Uptop Don Reply:
June 6th, 2012 at 1:28 am
@Anelka good looks on the extra info on the producers! & ur right I can’t front…Salam did his thing on the Don beat! & whoever did Nasty as well! I just want the nigga Nas to reclaim his rightful throne…I want these little new niggas to know why we 90′s rap heads praise dude’s music so much!
Uptop Don Reply:
June 6th, 2012 at 1:35 am
ok Salam did NASTY too! good shit…he’s stepping his game up
Anelka Reply:
June 6th, 2012 at 6:43 pm
@Uptop da Don lol, Salaam been dope for a min, he got mad classics for the fugees:the score,Amy whinehouse, and some Nas but not enuf, dunno why. As regards Nas, hes gonna do him when he feels like, he strikes me lik dat kinda guy dat dnt know how to act, tries to keep it real as often as possible even if it means dropping albums like HHID and Nigga with topics a lot of people dnt necessarily want to vibe to.
June 4th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
This cover is GENIUS! Nas is a real artist!
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June 5th, 2012 at 10:27 am
That cover is tough to look at. I feel for the brother.
Nas knows he dont have to prove he is nice anymore. Everybody knows who he is. Nowadays he is forcing his audience to think. Thats why he dropped “Hip Hop is Dead” and what was supposed to be “Nigger”. The titles alone stand by themselves and offend the onlooker.
That is what he is doing with this joint right here.
The only thing that would have been iller is him pulling out the actual dress Kelis wore on their wedding day. That would have been ill.
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London Town Reply:
June 5th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
That IS the actual dress.
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June 6th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
the cover is kinda depressing to me , but i do like it. i hope it’s a good album man … i was 13 , walking in the cold to buy illmatic. saved lunch money and every thing. i’m 31 now … crazy right ?
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June 7th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
This is Nas’ “Here My Dear” (Marvin Gaye’s angry tribute album to his ex-wife). Some rap critic should ask him if he was inspired by that album…and it would be ill-er if Nas freestyled over Marvin’s “When did you stop Loving Me, When did I stop Loving You” as part of the promotion.
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