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Nas has announced the surprise release of his new album ‘Magic 2’ – coming this week.Recently, the ‘One Mic’ rapper – real name Nasir Jones – toured the world with the iconic hip-hop troupe Wu-Tang Clan, including a sold-out show at London’s O2 arena and a Hennessy-sponsored afterparty at London’s KOKO.This week saw Nas post the cover art for his 16th studio album and captioned the picture with “7.21,” revealing that the record will be out this Friday (July 21). ‘Magic 2’ will be the sequel record to the 49-year-old’s 2021 Hit-Boy-produced album ‘Magic’.A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas)The album will be Nas’ fifth record in three years.

The Roots have announced the acts for this year’s edition of their annual Roots Picnic festival in Philadelphia.The two-day music festival will return to its usual home of The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA on June 1-2. Lil Wayne with The Roots, Jill Scott and Nas are set to headline the festival with André 3000 performing a special set in support of his recently released debut solo LP ‘New Blue Sun’.Other acts set to play include Gunna, Victoria Monét, Sexyy Red, Babyface, Wale, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Cam’ron, Funk Flex, and more.A post shared by The Roots (@theroots)The festival will also see various collaborations take place such as The Roots’ Black Thought performinf with Method Man and Redman, Fantasia and Muni Long teaming up with Adam Blackstone and Scarface and Amerie set to play with the Backyard Band.General ticket sale will commence on Friday, February 23 at 10am local time.

Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, has died aged 88.He passed away last Friday (December 29) at a hospital in LA and although his cause of death has not been disclosed, his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News McCann developed pneumonia a week ago.McCann, who is best remembered for 1967 protest song ‘Compared To What’, alongside saxophonist Eddie Harris, was also famous for being sampled by over 300 artists including Warren G., Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, and Nas.Some of his most famous samples include Notorious B.I.G.’s ’10 Crack Commandments’, which uses McCann’s composition ‘Vallarta’, Snoop Dogg and Dr.

Nas and Ezra Collective have been announced in the first wave of acts set to perform at All Points East 2024 alongside headliner Loyle Carner.Also joining the previously announced Carner at the East London festival in Victoria Park on Saturday, August 17 are Sainté, Joe James, ENNY and Navy Blue.Many more headliners and acts are set to be announced for All Points East 2024, which takes place across two weekends from August 16 to 25.A post shared by Uber One presents All Points East (@allpointseastuk)Carner’s hometown show is set to be his biggest show ever and his only live London date for 2024.AMEX presale is now live until 9am BST on Thursday, November 23, before general sale start 10am BST on Thursday from here.This year’s edition of the festival saw The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Walkmen and more take to the stage.The Strokes’ set was described as “a brilliant balancing act” in a four-star NME review, despite battling sound issues. It added: “The New York indie icons bring big-hitters and less obvious choices to All Points East as they battle, once again, with volume levels.”Stormzy also performed a career-highlight headline performance as part of his ‘This Is What We Mean’ day.

Nas honoured his idol Rakim at the inaugural Paid In Full Foundation Hip-Hop Grandmaster Awards.The hip-hop legend Rakim rose to fame as a part of the DJ-MC rap duo Eric B & Rakim in the 1980s, with the duo still highly regarded as one of the most influential and best duos in rap. The was honoured on Saturday (November 18) at the first-ever Hip-Hop Grandmaster Awards.Nas was asked to honour the duo with a speech, and started his speech by rapping a couplet from Eric B & Rakim’s 1987 track ‘Paid In Full’: “Thinkin’ of a master plan / ‘Cause ain’t nothin’ but sweat inside my hand.” He then proceeded to say that the song “said, ‘I can make it [as a rapper]'” before lising Rakim, Doug E.

YouTube has announced that they will celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this year by launching the FIFTY DEEP campaign.This month marks 50 years since DJ Kool Herc performed at a party in the Bronx and showed off his DJing invention of scratching records to extend the instrumental breaks in the song. This revelation was the cornerstone for hip-hop as people could dance longer (evolving into breakdancing) and aspiring MCs could rap during song breaks.In honour of the musical milestone, YouTube has launched FIFTY DEEP, “a cultural campaign on YouTube that salutes how far [the genre] come.” Director of Black Music & Culture Tuma Basa wrote a blog post on the new campaign, saying that the mission “is for every generation to dig into the gems of YouTube’s archival treasury of Hip Hop.”They plan to fulfil their mission by collating a visual library of 2,000 videos that “have changed the game” for hip-hop music, having a custom Yoodle (YouTube’s version of the Google Doodle) to pay homage to the phenomenon of type beats, and creating a Google Arts & Culture Hip Hop Hub to collate “a wide range of cultural institutions’ collections and curated stories.”FIFTY DEEP will kick off this Friday (August 11) with a live stream of Hip-Hop 50 Live on Mass Appeal’s official YouTube channel.

Run-DMC, a 12-year-old Darryl McDaniels got his first education in hip-hop at St. Pascal Baylon Catholic school in Jamaica, Queens.“I was in seventh grade, and Billy Morris — who was in the eighth grade — walked into the schoolyard with a flat Panasonic tape recorder that all the kids would use [back when] there were no boomboxes,” DMC, 59, told The Post.“And he said, ‘Yo, come listen to this!’ He pushed play, I heard a beat … and it was about, like, a minute and 30 seconds of this guy rapping over this little drum beat.

On Monday (July 3), the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct filed a complaint against Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox of New Jersey for TikToks posted on a secret account, The New York Times reports.

Wu-Tang Clan surprised fans with an intimate set at London’s KOKO last night (June 13) during Nas’ afterparty marking 50 years of hip-hop.The afterparty was to celebrate the end of the UK leg of the ‘NY State Of Mind’ tour, a joint tour between the two legendary hip-hop acts.After Wu-Tang Clan and Nas performed at their sold-out show at The O2, a party was held for superfans with a more intimate performance. Nas was originally billed to host the event, however, many fans speculated that the Wu-Tang Clan would also perform with him.Great to celebrate 50 years of hip hop at The House of Koko last night, followed by Nas and Wu-Tang Clan in the Koko Theatre for a late night ‘after party’ set post-O2 performance.

Nas announced an official tour afterparty in London to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop next week.On Saturday (June 10), the New York rap legend will embark on the UK leg of his NY State of Mind world tour with the Wu-Tang Clan – headlining the Parklife festival in Manchester, before performing at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro (June 12) and their sold-out show at London’s The O2 (June 13).Now, it has been announced that the rap icon will host an official afterparty at Camden’s KOKO after his London show. Kick-starting Hennessy’s summer program of events celebrating hip-hop, the party will celebrate 50 years of the genre and promises appearances from some of the UK’s best rappers and personalities.ON SALE NOW: #KOKO and @Hennessycelebrate 50 years of hip hop with the official ‘N.Y.

Nas and Wu-Tang Clan will embark on their second annual “N.Y. State of Mind Tour” this spring, the Queens and Staten Island legends dually announced today (February 27).

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas have announced a sprawling world tour for this year, covering Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the UK and North America from May to October. The new run marks a continuation of the co-headlined ‘N.Y. State Of Mind’ tour – named for Nas’ 1994 ‘Illmatic’ cut – which initially hit the North American touring circuit over 25 dates last year.

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas are teaming up for the second year in a row for their ‘N.Y. State of Mind’ Tour from Sept.

Nas is in a “N.Y. State of Mind.”Now more than 30 years into his storied career, the hip-hop icon is finally playing New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the first time on Friday, Feb.

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas are heading out on the road together later this year on a run of shows dubbed the NY State of Mind tour. The live dates were announced on Tuesday and begin in St Louis on August 30.

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas have announced details of a joint North American tour which will begin in August.The co-headline ‘N.Y. State Of Mind’ tour will visit 25 cities from August through to October, kicking off in St.

Nas took the stage at the 2022 Grammys to perform a number of his hit songs. He began with a clip from "I Can" before launching into God's Son's "Made You Look" followed by "One Mic" from Stillmatic before closing on "Rare" from King's Disease II, his 2021 album nominated for Best Rap Album (it lost earlier this evening to Tyler, The Creator).

Nas honoured his rich back catalogue during his performance at the Grammys 2022 in Las Vegas tonight (April 3).The legendary rapper was nominated for Best Rap Album for ‘King’s Disease II’ and Best Rap Song for the DMX and Jay-Z collaboration ‘Bath Salts’.Taking to the stage at the MGM Grand, Nas’ performance opened with a brief clip of his 2003 single ‘I Can’, taken from the album ‘God’s Son’. He then followed it with 2006’s ‘Where Y’All At’ and the ‘Stillmatic’ track ‘One Mic’.The star completed his performance with a version of ‘Rare’, which appeared on the nominated ‘King’s Disease II’.

Foo Fighters, Nas and H.E.R. are among the new additions to the roster of performing artists at next month’s Grammy Awards ceremony.The announcement, made overnight (March 24), also sees Jon Batiste and Chris Stapleton added to the bill.

Nas has dropped a surprise new album called ‘Magic’ produced entirely by Hit-Boy – you can listen to it in full below.The legendary MC announced the project on social media last night (December 23), just a few hours before releasing it.“MAGIC is in the air,” he wrote on Instagram, captioning a post that included the artwork and back sleeve of the album.

The Bridge: 50 Years Of Hip Hop, Nas clarified the target behind the title of his eighth album, ‘Hip Hop Is Dead’The topic came up during a conversation with Jeezy, who initially took offence to the record’s sentiment as it landed during his own rise to fame in the genre. When the album came out back in December of 2006, Jeezy told Philadelphian radio station 100.3 The Beat: “I don’t think hip-hop is dead at all. It’s just a new day and time, it’s a new story, it’s a new movement.

Nas has announced a brand new album called ‘Magic’, which will be released at midnight tonight (December 23).The new release will follow August’s ‘King’s Disease II’, which arrived 12 months after 2020’s ‘King’s Disease’.“MAGIC is in the air,” he wrote on Instagram, captioning a post that included the artwork and back sleeve of the album.

Nas has shared a summery new single titled ‘Big Nas’, which he made with longtime collaborator Hit-Boy during his forthcoming MasterClass series, Nas Teaches Hip-Hop Storytelling.Released today (October 8), ‘Big Nas’ shines with a warm, warbly synth lead, a minimalistic drum loop and subtle, glittering keys.In the track’s first verse, Nas raps: “You can write yourself out of your blessings / Wreck your Lambo the first day just by driving too reckless / Time is too precious, these some obvious

Nas spoke to the possibility of he and collaborator Hit-Boy teaming up for a third album, saying he’d be down if “the idea [was] exciting in the first place”.Earlier this month, Nas released his 13th studio album, ‘King’s Disease II’.

Belly has shared the latest single from his just-released third album, ‘See You Next Wednesday’, a kaleidoscopic thumper titled ‘Die For It’, featuring guest vocals from The Weeknd and Nas.The track arrives alongside a film clip directed by James Larese, wherein all three of the artists saunter through a city in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Diddy‘s Hitmen production team, who has died.The producer’s death was confirmed by friend, collaborator and mentee Young Guru, who revealed that Thompson had passed away in an Instagram post.“There is nothing I can write that will take away this pain,” Guru (real name Gimel Keaton) wrote alongside a picture of him and Thompson. “I have to say RIP to my mentor, my big brother, the man who changed my life forever.

Nas‘ new collaboration with Eminem, ‘EPMD 2’.The track features on Nas’ new album ‘King’s Disease II’, which dropped this morning (August 6).

Nas has shared a snippet of his next single ‘Rare’ – you can listen to it below.The song will appear on the New York rapper’s new album ‘King’s Disease II’, which arrives this Friday (August 6) via Mass Appeal Records.Taking to Instagram today (August 4), Nas revealed that he’ll release the track ‘Rare’ tomorrow (August 5) and shared a clip of its accompanying black-and-white video.The visuals are also previewed with an official YouTube premiere link – tune in below.A post shared by Nasir Jones

Nas has shared the tracklist for his new album ‘King’s Disease II’, which features a collaboration with Eminem.The New York rapper announced the record – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘King’s Disease’ – last week, and will release it this Friday (August 6) via Mass Appeal Records.Taking to social media today (August 3), Nas revealed the back cover for the incoming LP, which features a 15-song tracklist.

Nas has announced a sequel to his 2020 album ‘King’s Disease’.‘King’s Disease II’ will come out next week (August 6) via Mass Appeal Records, and its artwork has been revealed ahead of the album landing.‘King’s Disease’ came out in August 2020 and went on to win Best Rap Album at the 2021 Grammys, Nas’ first ever award at the ceremony.Reviewing the album at its time of release, NME wrote: “‘King’s Disease’ is an acutely perceptive and culturally relevant body of work that finds its author

Nas has celebrated 25 years of his classic album ‘It Was Written’ by sharing a deluxe edition of the album featuring unreleased material.The two rare tracks, ‘Silent Murder’ and ‘Street Dreams (Bonus Verse)’, have previously been unavailable on streaming services.As part of the celebrations, the label Get On Down are set to release limited edition  physical versions of the album, including a 2LP coloured vinyl edition and 7″ of ‘The Message’ and ‘Sweet Dreams’.The physical versions are expected

Jay-Z has paid homage to Nas with a new playlist he has curated of the ‘Illmatic’ rapper’s songs on Tidal.Earlier today (April 30), the pair teamed up on DJ Khaled’s new single ‘Sorry Not Sorry’, marking their first collaboration since 2008.Jay-Z has commemorated the occasion with a playlist of his favourite Nas songs, titled ‘Curated By The God Hov’.

DJ Khaled has previewed a new song featuring Jay-Z and Nas called ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ – check out the video below.The rapper and producer confirmed yesterday (April 27) that his new album ‘Khaled Khaled’ will be arriving this Friday (April 30), posting its official artwork on social media. “I have a gift for the world,” he wrote as the caption.

Eminem has revealed that he once spent $600 (£431) on a sealed cassette tape of Nas‘ debut album ‘Illmatic’.Appearing in a Clubhouse room as part of his ‘Shady Con’ online event, Marshall Mathers spoke to Paul Rosenberg and DJ Whoo Kid about his personal record collection, explaining that he’s “been collecting since I was a kid”.“Everything from comic books to baseball cards to toys, as well as every rap album on cassette I could get my hands on,” he said.

Nas, Eve and Swizz Beats paid tribute to DMX at his memorial service yesterday (April 24).The artists joined friends and family of the late rapper at the “A Celebration of Life” event held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Freddie Gibbs has shared a new track called ‘Big Boss Rabbit’ – you can listen to it below.The Indiana rapper’s latest cut flips the same Rodriguez ‘Sugar Man’ vocal sample that Large Professor used when producing Nas’ 2001 classic ‘You’re Da Man’.Opening with a Mike Tyson interview excerpt from the boxer’s post-fight interview after his second bout with British heavyweight Frank Bruno in 1989, Gibbs then jumps straight into the track’s chorus.“Slammin’, big MAC-11, back of the sеven on some