Since debuting in 1991 with a feature on Main Source’s “Live at the Barbeque,” Nas has been intent on amplifying New York hip-hop. His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop ...
Take Mass Appeal’s “Legend Has It” movement. On paper, it was one of the boldest, most authentic Hip-Hop statements of the year. A celebration of legacy, excellence, and longevity. But here’s what ...
Nas revisits his Hip Hop is Dead statement, offering a more nuanced take on the genre’s current state. He praises Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It series as key forces in Hip ...
Oblivious to the woman with a cellphone seated just a few seats behind them, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott temporarily put down their official duties Wednesday night and ...
ON MONDAY. FLOATS MARCHING BANDS, COLOR GUARD WILL MARCH DOWN MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BOULEVARD HERE IN BALTIMORE. THE MLK DAY PARADE IS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN CELEBRATIONS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING ...
It is a fact that the number of prominent rappers who’ve remained continuously active since the ’90s can be counted on one hand. One of them, Nasir Jones — or Nas — has recently experienced a dramatic ...
I’m torn. On one hand, with a rapper like Finesse2Tymes, you really do want them to grow up and grow beyond what they’ve known — if only for their own self-preservation, since hood habits have often ...
Nas gave Kendrick Lamar one of the highest possible comments he could give by calling him hip-hop’s “North Star.” Nas spoke very highly of Lamar during an interview with Rolling Stone when asked about ...
Some samples breathe new life into forgotten classics, while others recontextualize a song's place in contemporary music more ...