#New Music: Nas & Erykah Badu Team Up for New Track, “This Bitter Land”

This melodic, soulful hip-hop treat is given to us by two legends, Nas and Erykah Badu and brought to us from the soundtrack for “The Land”, an upcoming film executive-produced by Nas and Machine Gun Kelly.

Here, Erykah Badu is serving us some Erykah/Nina Simone harmonious soul, “hmm this bitter land, does nothing for love. hmm this bitter land, brings pain from above” Meanwhile, string instruments draw us further into the track, leading us to the complimentary sounds of Nas who lyrically illustrates the familiar stories of life in the streets: “life is like a hood, hard. trying not to fall between the cracks. and the cracks are so dark, and the dark seems more appealing than the light, in the land where you gotta fight, catch a body in the night, we need a plan to survive…“

The Land and its soundtrack premiers this Friday. The film tells the story of some teens from Cleveland who are a part of the underground hip-hop scene in their city. The skateboarders become involved in a dangerous drug deal that’s threatening everything they’ve worked for. Kanye, Pusha T, French Montana and more are featured on the film’s soundtrack.

Also, check out these two exclusive clips from “The Land”