Nas’ long-awaited documentary ‘Time Is Illmatic’ will finally arrive in select theaters nationwide on October 2nd, with Video On Demand beginning October 3rd.
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Hip-hop icon Nas will kick off the 20th anniversary Essence Music Festival weekend as headliner of the Essence Now Playing concert on July 3rd, 2014.
Mariah Carey has finally shared the release date, title, and tracklisting of her upcoming 14th studio album, ‘Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse.,’ which is now available for pre-order.
On April 16th, New York City’s 2014 Tribeca Film Festival will open with ‘Time Is Illmatic,’ a feature-length documentary chronicling the making of Nas’ prolific 1994 debut album ‘Illmatic.’
Nicki Minaj, Jhené Aiko, Wiz Khalifa, Iggy Azalea and more will hit the stage at Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2014 on June 1st.
Watch a conversation between hip-hop legend Nas and Georgetown University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.
Reggaeton king Don Omar and hip-hop legend Nas are set to hit the stage at the Soulfrito Festival in Miami on February 22.
Get excited! Coachella has released the full lineup for its 2014 event, which features performances by OutKast, Muse, Arcade Fire, Disclosure, Queens of the Stone Age, Pharrell, Lana Del Rey, Nas, Skrillex, MGMT, Haim, and more.
“You should beware, beware, beware of a woman with a broken heart,” warns Jhené Aiko on Big Sean’s newly released single, which will appear on his sophomore studio album, ‘Hall of Fame.’
Big Sean has finally set a release date for his long overdue second studio album, ‘Hall of Fame,’ which will arrive August 27th.
Young Money singer and rapper Drake leads this year’s list of nominees for the 2013 BET Awards with a total of 12 nominations.
New York City-based street artist Jay Shells has been covering the city with rap lyrics by Biggie Smalls, Mos Def, Nas, Mobb Deep, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Redman.
For all of you die-hard Nas fans out there, Get On Down Records has a nice holiday treat! For a limited time, a “Gold Edition” deluxe box set of Illmatic is available for purchase in two different formats. There are only 2,000 copies available, and the bundle includes a remastered 24k Audiophile gold disc CD of Illmatic, a cherry-wood box with gold plaque to hold the CD, a 48-page hard-cover book including liner notes, extended artwork and full album lyrics, and more.
Industry pioneers Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Mumford & Sons, alongside newcomers fun. and Frank Ocean lead the star studded pack with a total of six Grammy 2013 nominations a piece! Take a look at the list of nominees.
Nas and his father, jazz musician Olu Dara, are featured in Gap’s 2012 Holiday Campaign entitled “Love Comes In Every Shade.” While there is no official date, the campaign can be expected to be released soon, and will be displayed in Gap stores worldwide.
To help promote the release of his upcoming second studio album ‘Hall of Fame,’ which will be released officially on December 18th, Big Sean has launched a new web series. In the first episode entitled “Imagination,” the rapper and budding fashion icon peaks on how his imagination helped him reach his goals.
Usher tops the list of nominees for the 2012 Soul Train Awards with a total of five nominations, including Album of the Year for Looking for Myself and Best R&B/Soul Male Artist. Beyoncé managed to earn two nominations, while Estelle earned three. Newcomer Frank Ocean earns a nomination for his album ‘Channel Orange.’
Meek Mill’s long-awaited debut studio album ‘Dreams & Nightmares’ has been pushed back from its original August 28th release date to October 30th. The album first single, “Amen,” has been causing some controversy.
Nas is set to have his sixth #1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart with ‘Life is Good.’ Released only two days ago, it is already on track to sell around 120,000 copies in its first week, which should be just enough to put him in the #1 spot. In case you don’t know, the Billboard 200 chart’s top 10 are revealed every Wednesday.
For the first-ever global Versus Debate on hip-hop, Google and Intelligence Squared brought politicians, experts and economists together for a very heated live discussion on hip-hop.
