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During his interview with MTV, Nas breaks down his newest single ‘The Don’ and explains how the record came about.
“When Salaam played me the beat for it, I said, ‘That’s the single — do this and do that and we’re golden.’ So he started flipping it around. When we heard that Heavy D died, of course we were messed up, and Salaam called me and told me, ‘You know your record “The Donâ€? You know who gave me that, right?’ He’s like, ‘Heavy D gave me that. He liked what we did with the other single, “Nasty,†and he sent me this record.’ And the rest is history. So rest in peace, Heavy D.â€