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Nas (Rapper)

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

    The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

    So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Re:Generation Music Project: More Than Just Another Techno Movie

    Amir Bar-Lev's Re:Generation Music Project is a truly sensational demonstration of the music that can be made when people have an open mind. As DJ Premier said in the film, "Music can't die as long as someone keeps on making it fresh, and that's what we did." The Re:Generation Music Project feature ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Home Depot

    Amir Bar-Lev's Re:Generation Music Project is a truly sensational demonstration of the music that can be made when people have an open mind. As DJ Premier said in the film, "Music can't die as long as someone keeps on making it fresh, and that's what we did." The Re:Generation Music Project feature ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2011

    Former Format Singer Nate Ruess Wants to Have fun. in Arizona

    Amir Bar-Lev's Re:Generation Music Project is a truly sensational demonstration of the music that can be made when people have an open mind. As DJ Premier said in the film, "Music can't die as long as someone keeps on making it fresh, and that's what we did." The Re:Generation Music Project feature ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    DJ Scene to Appear at The Mint Grand Opening in Old Town Scottsdale

    ​We've already profiled the pan-Asian tapas Chef Johnny Chu is bringing to The Mint, Old Town Scottsdale's newest nightlife destination, on our food blog, but now we've got some bonafide party action to report on, as The Mint is set to make its presence known with a big time bash.The Mint is part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Tony Morales, What Are You Listening To?

    Tony Morales​Tony Morales Morales is the pit master at Big Earl's BBQ and owner of Desert Smoke BBQ. Cheer him on at the Arizona Barbecue Festival this Saturday, March 26 at the Scottsdale Waterfront. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Record Exec Whines About Grammys In Full-Page NY Times Ad

    Not pictured: Translation CEO Steve Stoute​It looks like there's a new entry for the brilliant Who Is Arcade Fire? tumblr. Unfortunately, this one is longer than 140 characters -- by about a full page in The New York Times. Steve Stoute -- CEO of marketing company Translation and a veter ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2010

    Nas and Damian Marley's Reggae-Rap Project Explores Their Roots

    Not pictured: Translation CEO Steve Stoute​It looks like there's a new entry for the brilliant Who Is Arcade Fire? tumblr. Unfortunately, this one is longer than 140 characters -- by about a full page in The New York Times. Steve Stoute -- CEO of marketing company Translation and a veter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Nas & Damian Marley - "My Generation" (feat. Joss Stone & Lil Wayne)

    ​Song: Nas & Damian Marley, "My Generation" (feat. Joss Stone & Lil Wayne) Context: With Nas and Damian Marley bringing their "Distant Relatives" project to Tempe next week I thought I'd check it out. This is exactly what I expected: Nas throws everything and anything at the wall and nothi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Incoming: Free Energy, Nas, Fuel, Chali 2na, Zane Lamprey, Cobra Skulls, GWAR

    GWAR​Do you like blood? How about grown men in overblown, sci-fi/horror inspired costumes spitting buckets of it at you? Well then, you're in luck -- GWAR is coming to Phoenix this November.What started as a shock-rock outfit in Richmond, Virginia in 1994 has evolved into one of -- if not the -- m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Aaron Taylor Talks KISS FM, DMX, Bob Marley, Usher, Masters At Work, and More

    DJ Aaron Taylor​Name: Aaron TaylorAKA: Vanilla Gorilla (not really)Current club schedule: Thursday at Jackrabbit Lounge, Friday at Suede, and Saturday at Myst.Genres spun: Hip-hop, Top 40, old school, electro, reggae, or anything else you might tip for.How did you get started as a DJ? Back in '94, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    David Bowie Recording His 25th Studio Record... As Announced by AARP?

    Did you ever think you would read an article about Jareth the Goblin King in an AARP magazine?​Perhaps I cast unfair judgement and assume incorrectly about the readers of music blogs. I often assume that they're smarter than a huge chunk of the average population, and also that they're under the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Could Jay Z Replace Michael Jackson?

    Luke HolwerdaJay Z took the "connect with the fans" thing to extremes at his Dodge Theatre show.Jay Z's claim to being "The Best Rapper Alive" is delivered so flippantly it's almost filler anymore. Certainly, there was a time after 2003's The Black Album dropped that it'd have been indisputable ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2009

    An Open Letter to Jay-Z

    Luke HolwerdaJay Z took the "connect with the fans" thing to extremes at his Dodge Theatre show.Jay Z's claim to being "The Best Rapper Alive" is delivered so flippantly it's almost filler anymore. Certainly, there was a time after 2003's The Black Album dropped that it'd have been indisputable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Nas and Kelis Divorce Details, Dead Body At Bonnaroo, New Air Album

    NME: Kelis and Nas' divorce details released Pitchfork: Dead Body Found at Bonnaroo Waved Rumor:  The Horrors coming to Tempe! Spin: New Air Album Due in October Rolling Stone: Former Warrant Singer Jani Lane Arrested For DUI in Los Angeles Idolator: Millionaires Never Forget To Floss, For Bett ... More >>

  • Music

    June 11, 2009

    Willy Northpole Wants Hip-Hop Fans in Phoenix to Feel Tha Connect

    NME: Kelis and Nas' divorce details released Pitchfork: Dead Body Found at Bonnaroo Waved Rumor:  The Horrors coming to Tempe! Spin: New Air Album Due in October Rolling Stone: Former Warrant Singer Jani Lane Arrested For DUI in Los Angeles Idolator: Millionaires Never Forget To Floss, For Bett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2008

    Common covers a lot of ground in Marquee show

    NME: Kelis and Nas' divorce details released Pitchfork: Dead Body Found at Bonnaroo Waved Rumor:  The Horrors coming to Tempe! Spin: New Air Album Due in October Rolling Stone: Former Warrant Singer Jani Lane Arrested For DUI in Los Angeles Idolator: Millionaires Never Forget To Floss, For Bett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Ear to the Street: The Game's new joint "LAX"

    NME: Kelis and Nas' divorce details released Pitchfork: Dead Body Found at Bonnaroo Waved Rumor:  The Horrors coming to Tempe! Spin: New Air Album Due in October Rolling Stone: Former Warrant Singer Jani Lane Arrested For DUI in Los Angeles Idolator: Millionaires Never Forget To Floss, For Bett ... More >>

  • Music

    May 8, 2008

    In their appeal to red-staters, Southern hip-hop and Fox News walk together

    NME: Kelis and Nas' divorce details released Pitchfork: Dead Body Found at Bonnaroo Waved Rumor:  The Horrors coming to Tempe! Spin: New Air Album Due in October Rolling Stone: Former Warrant Singer Jani Lane Arrested For DUI in Los Angeles Idolator: Millionaires Never Forget To Floss, For Bett ... More >>

  • News

    January 31, 2008

    Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

    NME: Kelis and Nas' divorce details released Pitchfork: Dead Body Found at Bonnaroo Waved Rumor:  The Horrors coming to Tempe! Spin: New Air Album Due in October Rolling Stone: Former Warrant Singer Jani Lane Arrested For DUI in Los Angeles Idolator: Millionaires Never Forget To Floss, For Bett ... More >>

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    That's a Rap

    Putting away the 40

  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    KRS-One and Marley Marl

    Hip-Hop Lives
    (Koch Records)

  • Music

    December 28, 2006

    Nas

    Hip Hop Is Dead
    (Def Jam)

  • Music

    November 30, 2006

    Diddy

    Press Play
    (Bad Boy)

  • Home Entertainment

    November 9, 2006

    Coke Dreams

    In Scarface, slinging yayo is the name of the game

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Rappin' Radical

    Grime is the unholy terror of the Valley's hip-hop scene

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Bring the Noise (Back)

    Tommy Boy's founder reclaims history from hip-hop's dustbin

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Critical Fatwa

    Name-dropping

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    Tasty Tuesday

    Our naughty nightcrawlers hang with DJ Fashen at Next and wolf down a club-full of Sugar

  • Music

    November 18, 2004

    N.O.K.

    Live From Streetside Vol. 2: The Prequel
    (Mindspit Records)

  • News

    March 25, 2004

    Beats 'n' Blunts

    The Kreme Team kicks it with the poets and playas of P.I.'s Blunt Club

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    Got Milkshake?

    Our night crawlers brave Britney to stalk rowdy rap queen Kelis

  • News

    January 1, 2004

    BLACK - Digging for Beats

    Aside from OutKast, most of 2003's best black music bubbled underground

  • Music

    December 11, 2003

    Korn

    The guys from Bakersfield, California, don't give a crap what youthink

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2003

    9 Live

    Downtown gets jiggy on Saturday nights

  • Music

    May 1, 2003

    Ms. Dynamite

    A Little Deeper (Interscope)

  • Music

    April 24, 2003

    Mr. Lif

    Colorful commentary on catastrophes

  • Music

    February 13, 2003

    Raising the Stakes

    Pokafase risks taking Phoenix hip-hop on the road

  • Music

    January 9, 2003

    Nas

    God's Son (Columbia)

  • Music

    January 2, 2003

    GZA

    Legend of the Liquid Sword (MCA)

  • Music

    May 2, 2002

    Street Sweet

    The three regular Jersey girls of 3LW look angelic. But the devil's in the details.

  • Music

    August 6, 1998

    Poetic Justice

    After a decade on hip-hop's front lines, Gang Starr is finally reaping the rewards

  • Music

    January 16, 1997

    "Parallel to Hell"

    The life and style of Queensbridge, New York, "street journalist" Nas: in his own rhymes

  • Calendar

    January 16, 1997

    Pic Hits for the week

    The life and style of Queensbridge, New York, "street journalist" Nas: in his own rhymes

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    96.Rant

    The life and style of Queensbridge, New York, "street journalist" Nas: in his own rhymes

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Here's a Letter to the Big 5 Click:

    The life and style of Queensbridge, New York, "street journalist" Nas: in his own rhymes

  • Music

    November 30, 1995

    Recordings

    The life and style of Queensbridge, New York, "street journalist" Nas: in his own rhymes

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