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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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Hip-Hop is dead—according to Chris Brown. In the rest of his exclusive interview with Fuse, the singer explained the death of Hip-Hop, and its lack of marketability.  “You know how they said Hip-Hop is dead, certain sh** is dead? It’s really dead because nobody believes in the brand anymore,” he said.

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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. 

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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 […]

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Last week, Chauncey “Hit-Boy” Hollis put an emphatic foot forward in his rap career with “Jay-Z Interview.” The super-producer best known for songs like “Ni**as in Paris,” “Theraflu,” “Goldie” and “Drop The World” released the cameo-heavy video documenting hsi rise in prominence. The title of the song raised plenty of eyebrows but when approached by […]