New York rapper Nas has nothing but love for N.W.A. legend Ice Cube. The hip-hop veteran went online this week to put some respect on the West Coast legend’s legacy.

Nas Co-Signs Ice Cube

On Thursday, Nasir Jones hit up Instagram with a big salute to O’Shea Jackson. The Queens rap heavyweight shared a shot of Cube chilling and soaking in California vibes.

“Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God. @icecube The Great” -Nas’ Instagram

Love when hip-hop shows hip-hop love! @Nas giving @icecube that look! lol #SOHH #SOHHNews #GoodDay pic.twitter.com/naNvxB4z3B

— SOHH.com (@sohhdotcom) August 13, 2020

Nas made sure to reference Cube’s unforgettable “It Was A Good Day” anthem.

High-Key Details

On Monday, Nasir and producer Hit-Boy both went to their social media pages to make a massive announcement. Barring any setbacks, fans can look forward to their new music arriving in mid-August.

“8.21 🔊🎥 #HitBoyOnTheBeats” -Nas’ Instagram

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8.21 🔊🎥 #HitBoyOnTheBeats

A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Aug 10, 2020 at 10:00am PDT

“8.21! 🎞 @Nas” -Hit-Boy

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8.21! 🎞 @Nas

A post shared by HIT-BOY AKA Tony Fontana (@hitboy) on Aug 10, 2020 at 10:01am PDT

Wait, There’s More

The huge announcement sparked a massive amount of co-signs. Everyone from Detroit rapper Big Sean to longtime Nas producer Salaam Remi celebrated the news in Mr. Jones’ Instagram comments section.

“🙌🏽” -Lloyd Banks

“🔥🔥🔥” -Destiny Jones

“🤞🏾” -Big Sean

“🎥🎥🎥” -Hit-Boy

“🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾” -Salaam Remi

“💨💨💨💨💨💨💨” -Devin the Dude

“Let’s go!!!” -Fashawn

The news even inspired DJ Khaled to repost Nas’ announcement to his IG page.

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 @nas ・・・ 8.21 🔊🎥 #HitBoyOnTheBeats @hitboy

A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on Aug 10, 2020 at 10:16am PDT

Khaled previously linked up with Nasir Jones for their “Nas Album Done” song.

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SUNDAY FLASHBACK off DJ Khaled Major 🔑 ALBUM! NAS WIT LEGENDARY CLOTH TALK #Repost @officialgthh ・・・ ‘'m assistin' to push the culture forward To all my ghost supporters, go support us Like a local black-owned grocery store ‘Cause in the hood shit ain't passed down through blood It's a dub on that, we get government aid Spend it at they stores, puttin' they kids through college We need balance so we can lease and own deeds in our projects So I'm askin' Gs to go in their pockets The racial economic inequality, let's try to solve it’ – #Nas ✍🏽🔑 #StudyThat . Song: @djkhaled x @nas – Nas Album Done 🏆 #GotThatHipHop #DJKhaled @wethebestmusic @epicrecords @rocnation

A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on Aug 9, 2020 at 8:36pm PDT

Before You Go

In an April 2020 interview, Jones delivered the ultimate teaser. In addition to revealing he’s working on records with Hit-Boy, Nas also said he had a secret project brewing.

Now during a chat with radio host and DJ Ralph McDaniels, Nasir dropped the news that he’s working on a couple of projects. The first one is with Hit-Boy. “Hit-Boy, that’s been fun working with him. He played a snippet in the battle the other day.. of something. We got some things,” Nas said, referring to the new song from the rapper that Hit debuted during his IG battle with Boi-1da. During the Universal Hip Hop Museum and Mass Appeal’s Hip Hop Loves NY benefit event, Nas also said that he’s got another project that he didn’t want to disclose at this point. (HHNM)

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