There are few rappers who undeniably deserve a place in the hip-hop pantheon. Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Eminem, Jay-Z, and, of course, Nas are among the undisputed greats who have the skills and ...
In 2002 Nas reflected, "I make money from what I do, and it's God's gift. I didn't get in the business just to make a million or two billion overnight. There's nothing wrong with that, but I don't ...
Most hip-hop heroes develop a focused iconography -- think of Run-DMC's hats and leather, Chuck D's skeptical glare, Biggie Smalls's plus-size suits, Tupac's tattoos, Jay-Z's conspicuous consumption ...
Nas’s albums always have a funny way of catching listeners off guard. Whether it’s his sonic jumps from Nasty Nas to Escobar to Nastradamus, or his evolving views on life, the Queensbridge MC keeps ...