Big L And Nas Finally Collide On ‘U Aint Gotta Chance’ From The Late Harlem Rapper’s Upcoming Posthumous Album

Back in 2006, Nas told New York DJ Funkmaster Flex of late Harlem rapper Big L, “He scared me to death. When I heard [his performance at the Apollo Theater] on tape, I was scared to death. I said, ‘Yo, it’s no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with’.” While the two rappers never formally collaborated prior to Big L’s untimely death in 1999 (he was just 24 years old), they finally collide on “U Aint Gotta Chance,” the first single from L’s upcoming posthumous album on Nas’ label, Mass Appeal Records. Titled Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King, the album is part of Mass Appeal’s