Nas shook things up by claiming Hip-Hop is Dead with his last album. Now, he's ready for the next release.

"I was on the Virgin Islands on New Year's Day, I got the news I had another #1 album. I think I made some heads turn. I did my thing: no radio. Not much radio spins. Now I wanna have fun with the radio. I'll still try to reach for a higher ground and come sometime in December," he told MTV.

"I'm really into [the idea of having] a summer album...But they say the fourth quarter is for big dogs. I been doing the fourth quarter for years, so I guess I'm at home in the fourth."
 
He noted that he is halfway done with the project and may still work with Will.i.am, DJ Premier and others. For now, he's holding off on all of the details.

He also spoke on Rock the Bells.

"That was amazing...I wasn't on all the dates. It's a great tour. We had 40,000 people in San Francisco alone. Wu-Tang were incredible. I'm thinking about doing the next one and taking it global. I'm thinking about jumping in with [the promoters] and taking it all the way global."

Aside from his next album on Def Jam, Sony is still slated to release a Greatest Hits compilation of Nas tracks including a couple of new Nas tracks.