Since debuting in 1991 with a feature on Main Source’s “Live at the Barbeque,” Nas has been intent on amplifying New York hip-hop. His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop ...

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.

Take Mass Appeal’s “Legend Has It” movement. On paper, it was one of the boldest, most authentic Hip-Hop statements of the year. A celebration of legacy, excellence, and longevity. But here’s what ...

I’m torn. On one hand, with a rapper like Finesse2Tymes, you really do want them to grow up and grow beyond what they’ve known — if only for their own self-preservation, since hood habits have often ...

Oblivious to the woman with a cellphone seated just a few seats behind them, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott temporarily put down their official duties Wednesday night and ...

This summer, the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop icon Nas will become the first nationally renowned rap artist to perform with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the organization’s 109-year history.

SOUTH BRONX, New York City (WABC) -- Hip Hop legends joined Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Thursday to break ground on the first phase of Bronx Point, which will include the permanent home of ...

ON MONDAY. FLOATS MARCHING BANDS, COLOR GUARD WILL MARCH DOWN MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BOULEVARD HERE IN BALTIMORE. THE MLK DAY PARADE IS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN CELEBRATIONS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING ...

The scorching July heat couldn’t dampen the electricity coursing through Atlanta’s Synovus Bank Amphitheater as hip-hop royalty Nas delivered a career-defining performance on July 5, 2023. Three ...

Rapper Nas is behind a first-of-its-kind academic fellowship at Harvard University.

Nearly 20 years ago now, Nas sparked controversy with his declaration that Hip-Hop Is Dead. Fortunately, his prediction turned out to be wrong, but when asked to reflect on the moment by Rolling Stone ...

Some samples breathe new life into forgotten classics, while others recontextualize a song's place in contemporary music more ...