Common has a few albums that are considered classic material by fans and critics alike. However, his adoration for Nas’ Illmatic is something he says helped him in his own artistry. In a profile in ...

True longevity in hip-hop is rare, and in recent years, Nas has been showing the culture how it’s done. When the world shut down at the start of this decade, he opened up. COVID and pandemic be damned ...

Three months after Amy Winehouse’s death, and after plenty of speculation on the topic, Nas confirmed to XXLMag that the late soul singer was talking about him in her song “Me and Mr. Jones.” ...

Three decades ago, Nas and DJ Premier teamed up for a run of songs on the rapper’s acclaimed debut album Illimatic. In the time since, both have become hip-hop legends in their own right. But later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty/Prince Williams/Jamie McCarthy The Jim Jones vs. Nas debate—started by Capo himself—continues. On Sunday (Aug. 17), Jones ...

Any objective rap fan of a certain age approaches legacy albums like Nas and DJ Premier’s Light-Years with learned skepticism. For 30-odd years, rap was exclusively a young person’s game, defined by ...

Lil Nas X recently responded to the backlash he received on social media after previewing a new religious song he's working on. On Thursday (Nov. 30), Lil Nas X posted a preview of the new song on X, ...

So, this is what post-Macklemore rap sounds like in 2014? Though we admittedly don't know too much about Bliss n Eso—except that they seem to be pretty popular in Australia—they somehow managed to get ...