Nas' Mike Tyson Tribute Up For Academy Awards Nomination; Also Speaks On Upcoming Collabo With Damien Marley

by The Chosen Few on December 17th, 2009

http://media.defsounds.com/uploads/assets/753/825/30429/asset.jpegQueens rapper Nas hopes his tribute to the greatest boxer of our generation, Mike Tyson's, documentary, Tyson will earn him an Academy Award nomination.

On Jan. 12, 2010 the Academy will then screen 63 contenders for the category Original Song.  Nas' "Legendary" track will be against other potential nominees like Overtone's "Colorblind" in the Clint Eastwood directed Invictus, actress Kate Hudson's "Cinema Italiano" in Rob Marshall's musical Nine and Karen O and The Kids for Spike Jonze's big-screen take on Where the Wild Things Are, among others. The nominees chosen will be announced Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.

Listen to Nas' Mike Tyson tribute Legendary here.

In semi related news, Nas recently spoke on his upcoming collaboration album Distant Relatives with Damien Marley.

"I feel good about it," Nas said about the album and his legacy. "So I can't say how it's gonna affect my musical legacy. I just think that with everything I do, I want it to mean something. Like ['Tony Montana'] said, 'I tell the truth, even when I lie.' What he was sayin' is, he never lies. He's honest, even when he makes mistakes or misjudgements, he did it in truth. Everything I'm doing is because I feel right about it. The benefit of it [is] we contributed something to the world. Something like this...I don't know who's gonna like it, who's gonna hate it or whatever, but it's another contribution to the world. One more thing to just listen to."

 
 
 
 

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kingbee — 3 months ago
I Wanna Hear Dat Nas And Marley Shit
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laxalbumof08 — 3 months ago
I can’t wait for this album to drop, and to anyone who has yet to watch the Tyson documentary, it’s some of the realest shit I’ve ever seen… Make sure you see that shit!
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musicmastermind — 3 months ago
^ Yeah the documentary was great ; but tyson kept cursong so much , I couldn’t stop laughing . lol He was telling the truth though…
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musicmastermind — 3 months ago
*Cursing
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nuggetface — 2 months ago
that shits never coming where the fuck is it like 5 months late
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dooflinky — 3 months ago
shawty lo > nas
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andrei187 — 3 months ago
i had to trash you
that’s hip hop blasphemy
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assholebynature — 3 months ago
Obviously Doo meant,

Shawty Lo —→ Nas
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polyhiphop801 — 3 months ago
Dat Marley and Nas joint is gonna be real hot!!!
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murderinc — 3 months ago
" In semi related news, Nas recently … "

chosen few why youz a dumb freak man .. the 1st and the second part of your topic are totally independents !!!!



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murderinc — 3 months ago
nas is Heavily overrated … i hate to say it but Nas < 50 cent
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laxalbumof08 — 3 months ago
Fuck outta here! Even 50 knows Nas would get in that ass, we all remember when Nas dropped “Don’t Body Yourself” and we never heard 50 speak on Nas’ name negatively again… Let’s not get it twisted niggas, Nas is still one of the most feared lyricists in the game and of all time!
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baystate06 — 3 months ago
smh…NaS wrote Ether. Game wrote 300 Bars & Runnin. 50 Cent wrote Im so Disrespectful….which one seems outta place???? 50 would get his ass smack around by both them
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nuggetface — 2 months ago
50 largely ignored the game though i mean lets face it the game is a pretty girly nigga at times very dramatic and gay kinds like anyone who likes him alot
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justblaze08 — 3 months ago
that mike tyson movie is very good yall gotta watch it and damn im waiting on that distant relatives 2010 is looking very damn good for hip hop
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iamhiphop2010 — 3 months ago
go to datpiff and download that new JOELL ORTIZZ……ROADKILL!!!!!!!!!!
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cmiller213 — 3 months ago
Not to get off this subject but Pac made a song before he passed too……
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danlightnd1 — 3 months ago
wtf does that even mean? that’s not only off subject but it has no meaning or relation at all to what is being discussed on this blog…
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ogeazyfullclip — 3 months ago
sounds like nas dont even like his new cd those were some strange words to describe a new album especially when kelis is about to rob ur ass
either way i hope this album is dope, i no ill be lighting up to it the second it drops
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bws08 — 3 months ago
finaly nas gets recognized on some real shit
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dreallday88 — 3 months ago
He could win it, stranger things have happened…..Three 6 Mafia
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cdog5211 — 3 months ago
nas is a lyrical god
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havana2bueno — 3 months ago
That song is deep….peep it
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captainmorgan — 2 months ago
JR GONG&GOD SON TAKING US TO THE MOTHERLAND Y NOT JAH TO THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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gsarcade — 2 months ago
any artist that needs production check me out www.sounclick.com/gsarcade or myspace.com/garykratez…holla
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