To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nas' Illmatic, the rapper partnered with Umbro and Nicholas Daley for a limited-edition ...
Nas Celebrates 30th Anniversary of his Iconic 'Illmatic' LP With Limited-Edition Collaboration with Umbro & Nicholas Daley ...
The culture industry keeps getting better at monetizing the past — including the new ritual of musicians playing old albums, ...
Santelli used to cover the Asbury Park music scene for the Asbury Park Press through the 1990s. Since then, he's authored ...
He’s regarded as one of the best rappers of all time, and Illmatic is similarly acclaimed, not only as a landmark in East ...
Leaving aside that some people require dark glasses for medical reasons, aka The Bono Excuse – ironically, Pharrell used the ...
The kid was so good he even got Nas to join in. Nas' dope interaction with the youth happened during his Illmatic 30th ...
The French continue to be some of the most imaginative samplers of Jones’ work. Fred Falke, a contemporary of Daft Punk whose ...
Exploring ageism in hip-hop culture, this article delves into the challenges faced by aging rappers and the perception of hip-hop as a youthful genre.
OutKast help put Southern hip-hop on the map with the release of their debut Nas burst onto the scene with a five-mic classic in Illmatic. Although it was initially a commercial disappointment ...