Nas Connects w/ Fashawn & Ezri on the Hard-Hitting "Apostles"

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A king is often alone even in a crowded home.

Wednesday, February 6th, is the opening night of Mass Appeal's Starting 5 tour, featuring performances from underground rappers like O70 Phi, Ezri, Stro, Fashawn, and more. To celebrate the tour, Mass Appeal has released a compilation album.

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The album features appearances from Okayplayer faves like Nas, Black Milk, the aforementioned Fashawn, Keyon Harrold, Cantrell and more. The first song on the album is "Apostles," and features Nas, Fashawn, and Ezri spitting over a knocking Statik Selektah beat.

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The song is hard; stream "Apostles" and the entire Starting 5: Vol. 1 below.