“You look at them first week numbers and we’ll talk about it” –Jeezy on Nas Nas might not be a “street nigga”. Nas might’ve never “did anything he talked about” or “bussed his gun”. Nas might’ve never “been on the block” ...

Chamillionaire just dropped one of top 5 best mixtapes of 2006. Too bad he dropped the very last week of the year. Obviously inspired by Nas’ brilliant marketing strategy, Chamillitary Man dropped the verse of the week with his own ...

  I'm getting old. December 23rd will mark my 22nd year on earth. While I can't buy the nightspot nor do I an immaculate credit score, I feel like it's time I do a little growing up myself. 21 is the ...

Does it strike anyone else as pretty damn dirty that Nas' baby's mother's new book It's No Secret has been timed to come out right when Nas' new album is coming out? If that wasn't bad enough, there's also evidence ...

Nas has always had a gift for timing. It’s almost uncanny how well he’s been able to capture certain moments in time. I don’t think many will forget the way they felt the first time they heard Illmatic. It was ...

Reading this story in the New York Times the other day about how classic rap albums are selling as if they were used hypodermic needles, I couldn't help but think: I'm just as guilty as everyone else of contributing to ...

Nas might've pulled off the impossible. No Billboard Top 50 single. No catchy dance you can do in the club. No stellar reviews for the artist formerly known as Escobar. But when the smoke clears, there will be 300,000 plus copies of Hip ...