Nas Week

Previously: MC Serch Always Knew Nas’ Illmatic Was The Greatest Album Of All Time Illmatic A&R Faith Newman On Nas’ Wild Early Days Nas Says New York City Wrote Illmatic Made You Look: The 20 Most Stylish Looks From Nas Nas’ 15 Best Lines From I Am…

For the upcoming 20th anniversary of Nas’ classic album Illmatic, God's Son sat down with Spotify for their Landmark series and discussed stories from the making of the album. For one, Nas did not initially like “One Time 4 Your Mind” produced Large Professor. DJ Premier—who produced "Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park),...

To celebrate the upcoming anniversary of Nas' iconic debut album Illmatic, God's Son officially released Illmatic XX, a special 20th Anniversary Edition of the widely debated hip-hop classic via SONY Legacy. The exclusive collection includes a number of rare remixes, previously unreleased demos and freestyles...

Previously: MC Serch Always Knew Nas’ Illmatic Was The Greatest Album Of All Time Nas Says New York City Wrote Illmatic Watch Nas’ Time Is Illmatic Trailer

Previously: Nas Says New York City Wrote Illmatic Watch Nas’ Time Is Illmatic Trailer Watch Nas’ Coachella Set With Jay Z & Diddy Nas Working On Life Is Good Follow Up

The 20th anniversary of Illmatic is proving to be a landmark event in hip-hop history. After making numerous media appearances in the past two weeks, Nas— Nas as a brand ambassador for Hennessy—will be performing at Coachella this weekend before heading back to New York for the release of Time Is Illmatic. The documentary...

Nas’ classic debut album Illmatic turn 20 this year on April 19 and Nas is set to release Illmatic XX which will feature a host of remixes of the original’s legendary cuts. Now he's allowing fans to make their own Illmatic album cover. Each person who creates a cove...

Nas joined BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe for an in-depth interview about the making of and the impact of Illmatic, as it nears its 20th anniversary. During the sit-down, Nas discussed the changes in New York City over the last 20 years and how the crack epidemic and poor economic state of the City in the 80’s fueled Illmatic. Nas al...