Nas & DJ Premier Confirm New Single ‘Define My Name’

Nas has confirmed speculation that began earlier in the week when he posted a throwback photo with DJ Premier – new music from the pair is about to drop. In an Instagram post on Thursday (April 18), Esco shared the cover art for their new single “Define My Name,” set to drop at midnight. AD LOADING… The announcement followed a throwback photo from just one day prior featuring him and Preemo together in the 90s with the caption: “Then v.s Now. What if…” The comments were flooded with excitement as people speculated about the post being his roundabout way of confirming that their long-awaited LP is on the way. AD LOADING… “Don’t play with my emotions like this,” one person wrote, while another added: “Preem & esco album, maybe? Probably? Hope fully lol?” Another comment read: “Here we gooooo!!!!!!!” Word of a collaborative project by Nas and DJ Premier first made the rounds after the two mentioned teaming up for a full-length album during a 2007 interview with Scratch. Years went by, but nothing materialized outside of the legendary producer repeatedly promising that it would come out some day. Both veterans began working together after the scratch master heard Esco’s...