On Friday (Dec. 12), hip-hop fans were gifted with an album 30 years in the making (and waiting): a collaborative album between hip-hop legends, rapper Nas and producer DJ Premier titled “Light-Years.

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, Nas released his sixth studio album, God’s Son, in 2002. This may be Nas’ most emotional album, coming at a rough time. With the passing of his mother and his bout with ...

Hip-hop has always been driven by moments. Some moments define generations. Some reset the culture. And some return decades later with the same force they once carried. The announcement of Light-Years ...

On this date in 1999, Queensbridge icon Nas released his fourth full length studio album Nastradamus on the Ill Will and Columbia imprint. Originally intended as the second half of the planned double ...

Nas and Hit-Boy are concluding their streak of collaborative albums with the release of Magic 3. The project, which arrived this evening to celebrate the rapper's birthday, marks the pair's sixth ...

Nas's new album, Nasir is now available online for streaming. On Thursday night, Nas posted the art cover on his twitter page and held a listening party for the album in Queens, New York City in front ...

The acclaimed actress will be one of the two main stars of the upcoming reimagining of the popular sci-fi franchise. 4 hours ago The rap icon’s latest project features production from Elba and ...

The debut album-turned cult classic is 31-years-old Nasir Jones, the incomparable emcee known as Nas, Nasty Nas, Nastradamus, Esco, Escobar, God’s Son, took the stage at Synovus Bank Amphitheater at ...

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