Nas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lil Wayne was feeling inspirational while making an appearance at South By Southwest. Snoop Dogg admitted he was too high to notice he was performing on a stage six stories tall that looked like a vending machine. And rumors that Eminem would make a surprise appearance continued to swirl around 6th […]

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter became one of the few Hip-Hop artists in history Monday and Tuesday nights to perform in New York’s illustrious Carnegie Hall, reports the New York Times. SEE ALSO: Happy Birthday To Legendary Detroit Producer J Dilla! Proceeds from both concerts benefit the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter […]

Days ago we talked about rapper Rick Ross pulling out of a concert in Nigeria and all the fallout from it. Well, I guess Hip-Hop icon Nas has gotten himself into a bit of trouble in the Motherland. His associate Patrick Allocco was snatched up after Nas faked on a New Years Eve show TMZ […]

NEW YORK — Queens, New York rapper Nas has teamed up with UNICEF to raise money for children in the horn of Africa where there has been a drought. Nas and a variety of musicians are taking part in the “Month of Giving,” which is being organized by the family of late Beatles’ member George […]

New York — Nas is in the giving spirit for the holidays.

After an interview with Rolling Stone magazine where President Barack Obama admitted to having Lil Wayne and Nas in his iPod, Fox News ran a headline, “The President of The United States Loves Gangsta Rap” which they have since pulled down. RELATED STORIES Obama: “Fox News Is Destructive To America” Newsweek Slams Fox News-Promoted Obama […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nas faces a criminal contempt charge for unpaid child and spousal support in his divorce from fellow singer Kelis.

One of the fallacies of the Western relationship to music is our obsession with isolation: we identify our ‘geniuses’ and build them pedestals. Additionally, we isolate their moments of genius, and dismiss the rest of their work.