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明年离说唱传奇Nas的首张专辑Illmatic发行20周年。40岁的Nas接受了HuffPost的采访，他谈了首张专辑20周年纪念计划，也谈了新专辑的近况，谈了新专辑和兄弟的Jay Z, Justin Timberlake合作歌曲Sinatra In The Sands，以及和Mariah Carey合作歌曲。

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Next year will mark the 20-year anniversary of the release of “Illmatic.” Are there any special plans underway to commemorate the milestone?

Nas谈首张专辑20周年计划，他说：我们准备举办一场演唱会，我们也会重新包装一张专辑，加入一些特别的元素..
We’re putting together a concert. And I think we’re going to do something with the album and repackage it with special stuff. I think that’s in the works.

One particular track off the (next) album that has piqued fans’ interest is, “Sinatra In The Sands,” featuring Justin Timberlake and Jay Z. What was the recording process like?

Excitement… Excitement to work and be in the place that we’re all are at, musically. Those are the guys who lasted the test of time, and those guys are at the top of their game. They’re just company to be in. So that’s the whole vibe of that. And of course the title says it all.

Lyrically, where are you taking fans on the track?

More like from a musician’s stand point, someone who’ve been around. Because Sinatra has been around and he has a long, long standing with the stage and the audience for years. And he evolved. His talent got better just like wine. And I think that’s something a lot of people want to achieve. So that’s what this song is really about. Striving to be the best you, like Sinatra had become.

In recent weeks you’ve been photographed in the studio with Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri. Will the collaboration appear on your album?

That’s on her album, and it’s a banger! [Yassssss!] I was excited to get back in the studio with her. She’s one of the greatest voices of our generation. She’s on another level. Just working with an artist that big really shows me how much further I can go. I’ve been inspired just sitting there talking to her. She’s very smart and extremely talented. And I’m just happy to work with her again.

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