Nas

UPDATE: CDQ added. More evidence supporting why a certain Queensbridge rapper’s new album will be one of the year’s best has arrived. Nas is currently on tour in Europe and gave the UK’s BBC Radio 1 the greenlight to premiere “Cherry Wine,” featuring the late Amy Winehouse. The soulfully lush, Salaam Remi produced number finds […]

Hip-Hop fans in the know will agree that Nas has been on an undeniable roll lately. Having blessed our ears with leaks from Life Is Good with perfect timing and an obvious new fire, the Queens MC has proved that he’s still amongst Hip-Hop’s lyrical elite with tracks like “Nasty,” “The Don” and most recently “Loco-Motive.” It appears […]

Close your eyes and listen to this record and this song will take you directly to New York City, especially in the 1990’s. Nas, and featured guest Large Professor on the hook, come through with this record, “Loco-Motive,” off of Nas’ forthcoming tenth album, Life Is Good. 

When you’re bringing in millions of dollars, making sure that your taxes are paid should be priority No.1, but it seems like just about everybody in the game fails to take heed of Uncle Sam’s wrath. Earlier today Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty to charges stemming from her failure to pay taxes on 1.6 million in […]

NME spoke with Kelis to catch up on what she has been up to lately, but all you really care about is what she thinks about Nas’ album cover. You know, the Life Is Good artwork where the “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” MC is seen suited up and holding a green dress; a not […]

Nas has been on absolute fire for the past couple of months in anticipation of his new album, Life Is Good. Songs like “The Don,” “Accident Murderers,” and “Daughters” have been heaped with great praise. Nas recently took to his twitter account to release the complete tracklist to his album which drops on July 17th. […]

Besides trying to come to the rescue of Gwyneth “Ni**as In Paris For Real” Paltrow, Nas is having a damn good 2012. The Queensbridge rapper is out to continue his winning streak with a new track called “Accidental Murderers,” featuring Rick Ross, off his forthcoming Life Is Good album.  Over dramatic piano chords and sharp […]

She may have a tumultuous relationship with rap, but Azealia Banks has caught the attention of one of the most notable MCs in the game: Nas. In an interview with Rap-Up, God’s Son showered Banks with praise. “I f*** with that ‘212,’” he said. “She has incredible star power, you can see it already. I think we need that. […]

Nas held a listening session last night for his highly anticipated album under Def Jam, Life Is Good. It was held at the New Museum in the Lower East Side section of Manhattan, NY and a lot of the buzz leaving the listening session was a Swizz Beats-produced record that lit the crowd on fire. […]

Notorious for his low profile, Nas has broken out of his shell with a bevy of media appearances of late. With his current single “Daughters” making headlines and putting a lot of fathers on notice on the heels of Father’s Day this weekend,  Nas visited the set of CNN for host Soledad O’Brien’s ‘Starting Point’ to […]

Nas‘ , whose latest single “Daughters” has been a breathe of positive fresh air in Hip-Hop, was a guest on CNN last night with Roland Martin. He talks about raising his daughter as as single father, the use of the N-word and more. 

Make no mistake about it; Nasir “Nas” Jones is still one of the most formidable talents to ever emerge in Hip-Hop. From his classic 1994 debut Illmatic to his upcoming summer opus Life Is Good, Nasty Nas has given fans and listeners plenty of mental sustenance over the years. However, being savvy in the media hasn’t […]