Nas Shelves "Lost Tapes 2" Indefinitely, "I'm Trying To Figure It Out Now"

Unfortunately, he says changes to the Def Jam label thwarted his plans to release the album in December of 2010. "I kinda got away from [the album] and I started working on my new album," he explained. "...so maybe Lost Tapes later down the road but the new album first. Who knows, I'm trying to figure it out now." (Hip Hop DX)

In January, Nas said he was considering dropping Lost Tapes 2 as a free project.

"Because I kind of lost time, I really wanted to release [the album] in December," Nas explained in an interview reflecting on his aim to drop Lost Tapes 2 last month. "But I'm starting my next album. So I feel like I'll probably give The Lost Tapes as a deluxe, maybe, on the next album for free. I'm trying to figure that out now. It's not safe to say that it's gonna be on Def Jam. You know, news at 11. We coming with the information on that soon." (MTV)