“It was just me being real curious with the song [the original ‘Where Are They Now’],” said Nas. “As the song goes, it’s just my curiosity. I’m a fan. I had to go find these guys who were driving these cars and buying these planes before I even thought about it. It was about me being excited as a fan.”

Where are they Now 80’s Remix “Where Are They Now” ‘80s remix (featuring Dana Dane, MC Shan, Raheem of the Furious Five, Doctor Ice and Kangol Kid of UTFO, the Funky 4 + 1’s Sha Rock, Just Ice, the Fearless Four’s Devastating Tito, Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers, Kool Moe Dee and Lin Que, who’s better known as Isis of X-Clan). “The first and second VH1 Hip-Hop Honors was mind-blowing. The last one, it could have been tighter. When it comes to awards, we never get the love. All of us new artists — new compared to them — it never gets shown in the right light,” Nas said. “I love the ‘80s, especially because I’m a ‘80s baby. Them dudes made the ‘90s n—-as wanna do it. Especially Shan, he was reppin’ my ‘hood before I could even stay out past 8 p.m. When I heard Sha Rock, I was blown out my socks. I love Sha Rock. I saw her in ‘Beat Street’ and started loving her. Then I found out about the Funky 4 + 1.”

Where are they Now 90’s Remix “Where Are They Now” ‘90s remix (featuring Redhead Kingpin, the Original Spinderella, Rob Base, Father MC, Monie Love, Mike Gee of the Jungle Brothers, EST of Three Times Dope, Positive K, Das EFX, Doitall of Lords of the Underground, Dres from Black Sheep and Chip Fu of the Fu-Shnickens). “The people we hear from, we know where they at. The KRS Ones, people like that will pop up here and there. That wasn’t the point of my song,” Nas explained. “The point of my song was about people who have not been talked about, that some people don’t even know about, but were real serious on the scene. My team contacted them. I heard the verse of Redhead Kingpin, I was blown away. Das EFX? Blown away!”

Where are they West Coast Remix “Where Are They Now” West Coast remix (featuring Breeze, Kam, King Tee, Candyman, Threat, Ice-T, Sir Mix-A-Lot and the Conscious Daughters). “I was a fan and I was paying attention to everybody on all coasts. It don’t matter where you from. You could be MC Shy D from the South, MC Breed from the West. I’m a fan. My curiosity was so crazy.”

Nas also said that though there won’t be any videos for these remixes, he would be intrigued in creating a reality show of the search for these MCs.

“We’re thinking about going in on a TV show to find out where them niggas was at. I wanna see. These muthafuckas ain’t old to me. And if they are old, that’s nothing to take away from them. Man, these muthafuckas are interesting people. They’re part of the whole foundation. They are the blocks, them big boulders underneath the pretty surfaces. They need to be looked at like that. Even if it’s for a second, let’s be real, you can’t expect all these niggas to drop new albums, but it’s good to see that they still here. They ain’t gotta come out and go platinum, they can do different shit. It’s just good to show love.”

Nas is currently planning his upcoming tour rumored to be called ‘Nas: One Man, One Mic, One Night. According to him the tour will be “in every city and every country in the world.”