On this day in Hip-Hop history, Nas released his sixth studio album, God’s Son, in 2002. This may be Nas’ most emotional album, coming at a rough time. With the passing of his mother and his bout with ...

Even when he was too young to have one, Nas was fixated on the past. His breakout moment, the starmaking first verse from ...

On this date in 1999, Queensbridge icon Nas released his fourth full length studio album Nastradamus on the Ill Will and Columbia imprint. Originally intended as the second half of the planned double ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Friday (Dec. 12), hip-hop fans were gifted with an album 30 years in ...

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Hip-hop has always been driven by moments. Some moments define generations. Some reset the culture. And some return decades later with the same force they once carried. The announcement of Light-Years ...

The long-promised collaborative album between hip-hop luminaries Nas and DJ Premier finally hits on the last major new music release week of the year. It's joined by new titles from 21 Savage, Juliana ...

Since debuting in 1991 with a feature on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque," Nas has been intent on amplifying New York hip-hop. His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop ...

Nas and DJ Premier revisit their creative chemistry from Illmatic with new material that nods to past classics. The project reflects a decades-long collaboration that helped shape the sound of East ...

The scorching July heat couldn’t dampen the electricity coursing through Atlanta’s Synovus Bank Amphitheater as hip-hop royalty Nas delivered a career-defining performance on July 5, 2023. Three ...

Nas and DJ Premier’s long-promised joint album has officially outwaited Detox. Yet unlike Dr. Dre’s scrapped release, this one is actually on the way. Or so they say it is. You can’t knock a little ...