Nas

BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe continued his string of thoughtful interviews with top MCs into the new year with Rick Ross, but that was only a warm up. Today, the media personality unveiled a candid discussion with the legendary Nas.

Nas is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Illmatic all month, and he did so in splendid fashion on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon last night. Backed by The Roots, the Queensbridge rapper performed “The World Is Yours” and “One Love” along with a hypeman that happened to be Q-Tip.

In conjunction with the upcoming 20th anniversary of his Illmatic LP, Nas made a guest appearance on Friday night’s (April 4) episode of Real Time With Bill Maher.

One of the biggest job qualifications for being a rapper is they have to be proficient in talking sh*t. Another good quality to possess is the ability to be able to actually deny that they are doing so.

Hip-Hop witnessed Nas mature into a revered intellectual that’s showing MCs how to naturally grow with the culture from the chip-toothed poet from Queensbridge. As further proof, performed Illmatic in its entirety at a pair of sold out shows at Washington D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 28 and March 29, respectively.

Some didn’t think Hip-Hop would last 20 years, or that the culture would let alone be able to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nas’ classic debut Illmatic. The Queensbridge rapper discussed about the album with professor Michael Eric Dyson at Georgetown University.

Nas, Lauryn Hill and more will appear at the One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide festival, hosted at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

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Nas must have caved and broke out his old Illmatic cassette tape in preparation of the massive press run he’s set to embark on coinciding with the album’s 20th anniversary.

Nas has offered his unique brand of social commentary via his vast catalog of music over the years, and he’s tried his best to promote intelligence via his art. However, a tweet last night from the veteran rapper comparing feminists to the Mafia without explanation has sparked a lot of discussion and confusion on Twitter.

Some will say that renowned MC, Nas, and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz’s friendship is random, but we’re a time where six degrees of separation links us to more people than we realize. That said, we’re optimistic about the idea of two men from polar opposite backgrounds finding common ground.

If you are a sneakerhead in need of a job and live in Las Vegas, you may be in luck. Nas is hiring.