In 1986, Sprite became one of the first mainstream brands to acknowledge the cultural impact of hip-hop by creating a pioneering national television commercial featuring rapper Kurtis Blow. Nearly 30 years later, Sprite continues to evolve its role in hip-hop with the launch of 16 limited-edition package designs that pay homage to some of the […]
Nas proclaimed on last year’s “The Season” that it was “the season of Nasir.” That season is coming in a few months. The street poet announced that…
Nas (pictured) isn’t holding his tongue with regards to Eric Garner and police brutality, as evidenced in a recent GQ interview. SEE ALSO: “Mr. Cub”…
For Nasir “Nas” Jones, 2014 has been a very productive year in cinema. He celebrated the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album Illmatic with…
Nas and Kelis have been broken up for years now, but word on the street is she’s official moved on. She’s tied the knot –…
Some celebrity kids just live off their parents, but not Nas‘ daughter. Listen to the Hip-Hop Spot to hear how she’s keeping her father’s legacy alive with her…
Can anyone believe this? It’s pretty hard to believe. Nas has been nominated for 13 Grammys, but considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, he’s never won. At the VH1 premiere of “The Tanning of America” — a documentary focused on how hip-hop culture helped shape modern-day America, he talked about his snubs […]
Fans of hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, consisting of MCs Killer Mike and El-P, were treated to an appearance by Mass Appeal Records founder and NYC hip-hop heavyweight Nasir “Nas” Jones last night…
Rapper Nas makes history on Tuesday’s episode of Finding Your Roots. “We introduced Nas to five generations – we’ve never been able to do this before for any African American – five generations of his enslaved ancestors,” host Henry Louis Gates, Jr., told the Television Critics Association in July. “And we showed him an extremely […]
The thirst is so real right now. Apparently Mariah Carey isn’t taken her divorce from Nick Cannon too well, because she’s calling on a rapper…
The documentary, Nas: Time is Illmatic about the iconic debut album, Illmatic from Nas will be released in select theaters nationwide for one-night only on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The doc will be released in Los Angeles and New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 and then, to iTunes, on demand and through other VOD providers […]
