While in Paris, Nas spoke on his musical influences growing up and previewed the introductory song on his Life Is Good album called “A Queens Story.” Drawing inspiration from artists such as James Brown and Marvin Gaye, DJ Green Lantern gets busy on the vinyls buy cutting up Marvin’s “I Want You” into the the groove to […]
Nas continued the promotion of his forthcoming Life Is Good album with an appearance at the Openair Frauenfeld Festival in Switzerland, Saturday (July 7). The Queens native surprised fans with a cameo from Lauryn Hill. Miss Hill and God’s Son teamed for a performance of “If I Ruled The World.” Other big names on the […]
No I.D. caught up with MTV News on the red carpet of the ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards to release an interesting tidbit of information. If things go as planned, Cruel Summer won’t be this year’s only Kanye West sighting, the Chi-Town producer revealed. Yeezy actually plans on releasing his sixth solo album by the end […]
Nas has been on a winning streak lately, but you just knew there was bound to be a fumble. In a New York Times on piece Frank Ocean, one juicy tidbit revealed is that they crooner recorded a song with the Queensbridge MC called “No Such Thing As White Jesus.” However, said recording no longer […]
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 […]
Kelis may have been so consumed with getting into Nas’ pockets, that she forgot to keep her own finances in order. The singer, and ex-wife to God’s Son, owes the IRS over $300,000 in back taxes. According to reports, tax liens have been filed against her totaling, $330,426. The first claim was filed in March, for $177,989, […]
It’s been less than a week since Nas released the No I.D. and Salaam Remi-produced “Accident Murderers” to much praise. Now, Ryan Leslie gives the track his stamp of approval by contributing a verse of his own. R. Les seems to be very adamant toward MC’ing, rather than the R&B grooves we’ve come to know him for.
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. […]
