Nas is the latest rapper to jump aboard on the NFT hype train as he prepares to sell two tracks as non-fungible tokens.
Intriguingly, Nas is offering his fans the chance to own a portion of streaming rights to the songs in collaboration with Royal. The
‘Illmatic’ rapper invested in the platform last year, and he’s now using it to sell two tracks from his Grammy Award-winning 2020 album, King’s Disease.
He is also listing 760 tokens for ‘Ultra Black’, which are available from 6pm GMT on January 11th. Meanwhile, at 5am on January 12th, 1110 tokens for ‘Rare’ will become obtainable to purchase.
See the prices below.
‘Ultra Black’ tiers
Gold: 0.0143% streaming royalty ownership for $50
Platinum: 0.0857% streaming royalty ownership for $250
Diamond: 2.14% streaming royalty ownership for $4999
‘Rare’ tiers
Gold: 0.0113% streaming royalty ownership for $99
Platinum: 0.0658% streaming royalty ownership for $499
Diamond: 1.5789% streaming royalty ownership for $9999
Meanwhile, Nas recently teamed up with Hit Boy to release their stunning project, Magic, the third album the duo have crafted together following King’s Disease and King’s Disease II.
Although commercially, the album only managed number 30 in the Billboard 100, Nas sounds as fresh as he has done for decades, and Hit Boy has overseen a renaissance of a true great.
