Overview

• Mass Appeal issued the single “u aint gotta chance,” pairing Big L’s 1997 Tim Westwood freestyle bars with a new verse from Nas.
• Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King is scheduled for release on October 31, 2025.
• Big L’s estate and Royce Da 5’9” serve as co–executive producers on the project under Mass Appeal’s curated Legend Has It banner.
• Estate head Mike Herard detailed a six-step build using acapellas and contributions from DJ Critical Hype, G Koop, 2One2, Al Hug, Zach Niess, DJ Rob Swift, and final tweaks before Nas recorded.
• Donald Phinazee says the album largely updates songs from 2010’s Return of The Devil’s Son with select freestyles rebuilt into new records, noting that the 2010 set was pulled from streaming in 2021 over licensing issues.