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Harlem and Queensbridge continue a great year for hip-hop with new music from Mass Appeal

Last updated: 31st October 2025

Big L gets the Mass Appeal treatment on a new track featuring Nas titled “U Ain’t Gotta Chance”. The song is taken from an upcoming album that will remaster the Harlem rappers long history of talented rhyme schemes.

“U Ain’t Gotta Chance”: Review and Verdict

The track is intense — crafted by the minds of an incredible production team — G Koop, 2One2, Al Hug, and Mike H, contributing a seismic gift of sonics.

In a statement, Mass Appeal Records said: “This marks the beginning of Big L’s final chapter — a timeless salute to Harlem’s greatest storyteller”.

And great he is. It’s fast paced, chock-full of snares and hi-hats that bark in sync, elevating the stakes, as we cruise through a visualiser that complements the track.

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Each verse delivers exactly what fans expected. Big L is in his usual excitable peak form, spitting a visceral lexicon we’ve come to know him for. Nas, already gutting the industry, drops more bars of steel, further cementing his place as top dog.

The wordplay from both rappers is exceptional and musically polished to a high standard. The atmosphere keeps heads moving while we appreciate this, sat back in our smoking jackets with a smile on our faces.