Nas claims he first heard Hip-Hop music while in his mom’s stomach. Alrighty then. The full 30 minute plus interview with Esco conducted by Peter Rosenberg for Noisemakers while at SXSW. Give Rosenberg credit for excusing Nas for repeatedly calling him “Paul.” Watch the full, and at times hella awkward, interview below. http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/js/sb.html5.js
During Nas‘ SXSW interview with Peter Rosenberg for the radio DJ’s Noisemakers series, Nasir was asked about his thoughts on the man he once waged war for the crown of New York and Hip Hop. The Queens MC had kinder words now that they have called a truce. Listen to what Nas had to say […]
After his actions may have led to a concert promoter being kidnapped and stranded in Angola, Nas is finally getting the chance to tell his side of the story. In an interview with MTV’s RapFix Live, the QB rapper briefly opened up about being accused of causing the debacle. “I didn’t want to touch on it […]
Probably the most anticipated cut on Nicki Minaj’s soon to drop (it did spring a leak) sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, is “Champion.” The track features Drake Young Jeezy and Nas. Safe to say that Nasir Jones got the best of this one. Remember when all the talk was how the YMCMB Barbie bodied […]
Nas‘ record “You Owe Me,” featuring Ginuwine, will never sound the same. TMZ reports that the U.S. government got tired of Esco taking his sweet time paying the money he owes them, and has begun to garnish his wages. Reportedly, Nas owes the IRS about $6 million in back taxes. Uncle Sam is making sure he get […]
When Nicki Minaj finally unleashes Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded next month, she has decided to tap fellow Queens rapper Nas for support. After fielding off criticism for going too Pop, Minaj quieted the naysayers, for now, by adding Nas, Cam’ron, 2 Chainz and more to her sophomore release.
On Friday, March 16th, Steve Stoute interviewed Nas at SXSW Music and Media conference at the Austin Convention Center. In one portion of the sit down, Nas talks about stepping to Tupac in NYC’s Central Park—after the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards—and their doomed plans to meet up again in Las Vegas to really settle their differences. “What […]
UPDATE: Download link added. Get it while you can. This song will be featured on Nas’ upcoming album Life Is Good. In this song, Nas says that this beat was picked by the late Heavy D. and given to Salaam Remi for him to rap on. We were expecting Funk Flex to get his bomb […]
Drake will headline the star studded Open Air Frauenfeld festival in Switzerland along with Hip-Hop heavyweights, Nas, J.Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller and more. However, the very interesting part of this lineup is that both Rick Ross and 50 Cent will also be on the bill together. The two rappers have had plenty of history and […]
Showtime! Grammy award winning hitmaker Swizz Beatz is back in the studio working on the new mixtape that he hinted at back in January. The K-Pop torchbearer recently told MTV’s RapFix blog that the new tape will feature verses from Nas, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky and former Ruff Ryder affiliates The LOX and DMX. He also […]
Word has it; Nas is in rare form as he works on crafting his tenth solo LP, Life Is Good. According to Grammy nominated production duo Da Internz—Marcos “Kosine On Da Beat” Palacios and Ernest “Tuo” Clark—who have been entrenched in the studio with the “Nasty” rapper, it is a sight to see. The beat […]
On paper, the trio of Nas, Common and Q-Tip sounds like a dream come true for even the most marginally devoted rap fan. With all three men all possessing over 20 years of rap experience, the output has the potential to be explosive. Back in 2007, the Abstract teased that he and Common formed a […]
