Nas

From new bangers from 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Drizzy to major media fuckups from Riley Cooper and Don Lemon to simple appreciations of success—with a couple celebrations of classic releases in between—hip-hop has had a lot to say in the past week, and they took to Twitter to say it. We've coll...

For his second go round, Big Sean is trying to convey one thing and it's all about representing who he is as an artist. Also nabbing many exclusive features for the project, the G.O.O.D Music rapper lets it be known that along with giving the world a closer glimpse of himself, on this album fans can be certain about expecting exclusive appearances...

Last week, the world finally got a glimpse at OutKast's Andre 3000 in-character as Jimi Hendrix, in a still from the new biopic All Is By My Side. Even though 3 Stacks has always bared a close resemblance to the late Jimi, and this flick was essentially bound to happen, we can't wait to see what Andre does with it...

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Earlier this week, Queensbridge rhymer Nas made headlines by appearing on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 and joining in on a roundtable discussion about the Trayvon Martin case and about racism in America. While Nas had plenty of interesting insights to share in his time on the show, this wasn't the first time a rapper has gone on a nationally-televised news program to speak about the current state of

Race relations in America have come back to the forefront in recent weeks, highlighted most severely by the not guilty verdict laid down in George Zimmerman's trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin. Nas is the latest to weigh in, as he made an appearance last night on Anderson Cooper's Race And Justice In America show. Nas...

As part of RevoltTV's on-going conversation series with Timbaland, the famed superproducer has revealed the existence of a top-secret Nas track that supposedly features both Jay Z and Justin Timberlake. The song is supposedly titled "Sinatra In The Sands" and according to Timbaland, features Justin Timberlake doing his best to channel Ol' Blue Eyes, himself...

When it was announced earlier this week that Harvard University had developed a fellowship in honor of legendary Queens MC Nas, it sent minor shockwaves through an industry that may have felt somewhat shunned by higher education in the past...

Nas has been honored by Harvard University with the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship. The Program will show "education is real power, as it builds upon the achievements of those who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive scholarship and exceptional creative ability in the arts, in connection with hip-hop" and will fund both artists and scholars. Nas s...

Nas is in your area. Well, if you happen to be in Budapest, Hungary. The Nasty one is currently rocking the stage at the Balaton Sound Festival backed by a live band. Illmatic. Check out the live stream.

On June 24, Terror Squad rapper and former Big Pun affiliate Fat Joe was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. The Bronx rhymer faces four months and a fine of $15,000 for failure to file income tax returns on approximately $3.3 million in earnings. Ini...

Over the weekend, Nas issued a response to J. Cole's "Let Nas Down" record off Born Sinner by way of "Made Nas Proud." Now, in a recent interview with Houston's 97.9, Cole is revealing how the record came about. According to Cole, he played the record for Nas just three days after recording it after running into him in a Houston airport. The...