J. Cole had a memorable moment meeting Nas right after recording “Let Nas Down,” playing it for his manager at the airport only to discover Nas was nearby
J. Cole had a divine moment when he met Nas just after he had finished recording “Let Nas Down,” as he played it to his manager at the airport only to find that Nas was also within close proximity.
The latest installment in his audio series Inevitable, Cole tells of the Houston airport surprise days after laying down the track. As manager Ibraham “Ib” Hamad listened to the track, he was stunned to see the Queensbridge legend standing only a few feet away.
“Ib is like, ‘No way,’ and I look up, and Nas is right there!” Cole recalled. “I was like, ‘Get the fuck out of here!'”
Cole thought of the meeting as a stroke of divine intervention. It was no coincidence, in his estimation. “This is a sign from God, like, ‘Keep on your path’,” Cole reflected, noting he had never met Nas before. The singer’s flight sat Nas right behind Cole, prompting him to think that timing is everything.
