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Nas is a legendary rapper for a reason. The New York-born MC has been rocking the mic for more than 30 years, easily ...
Hip-hop legend Nas is performing his iconic debut album “Illmatic” with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to a sold-out crowd ...
Nas is planning a spring U.S. tour where he will perform “Illmatic” in its entirety. So far, he has announced two shows at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on March 28 and 29 and ...
In 2015, Billboard named Illmatic “the best hip-hop album ever.” In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it at No. 44 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Hip-hop legend Nas makes history at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall by performing his iconic album “Illmatic” alongside the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, marking the first time an internationally ...
If you haven't seen the Nas documentary, 'Time Is Illmatic,' you don't have to search high and low for it, because it will air on the cable network Showtime this Friday (Dec 12). The documentary ...
Nas has released a new remix of his classic track “Life”s a Bitch,” off his 1994 album “Illmatic.” Listen below. To commemorate his debut album”s 20th anniversary, the rapper will ...
As Illmatic celebrates 25 years and its author readies a summer tour with Mary J. Blige, XXL revisits other 10 classic rap projects that wouldn’t sound quite the same without it. — Luke Fox ...
Let’s take a quick look at the 10 best samples on Nas’ Illmatic album, “Human Nature” not included.-Khari Nixon (@KingVanGogh) Tags: featured, illmatic, nas, q-tip.
Illmatic was Nas's coming of age album. His intricate lyricism showed that he was wise well beyond his 18 years of age, while veteran hitmakers DJ Premier, Large Professor, Q-Tip, Pete Rock and L ...
The 30th anniversary of the release of Illmatic took place this past April with the rapper, real name Nasir Jones, taking to Instagram to bring light to the milestone.
Time Is Illmatic opens on Wednesday in NYC and L.A. and hits select theaters nationwide for special one-night-only screenings on Thursday before becoming available on demand on Friday, Oct. 3.