If you're a fan of top-notch hip-hop lyricism, chances are Nas is your guy. The legendary rapper has been providing sterling stories and perfect verses for more than 25 years, dating back to his ...

On “Simple Things,” the outro to Nasir, Nas takes special aim at a criticism that’s plagued him for much of his career—his beat selection. “Never sold a record for the beat, it's my verses they ...

Ever since Kelis accused Nas of getting blackout drunk and beating her up during their marriage, I knew I’d have a different listening experience with his music. The same happened to me with Kanye ...

Nas’ new album, Nasir is finally here! Mass Appeal shared a link to livestream the album listening party on its Youtube channel on June 14, and fans are already raving about the project. The album ...

The way Nas’ new album was released is as noteworthy as the music itself. On midnight of Thursday, June 14, the long-awaited new album from Nas, which we had recently and suddenly learned was being ...

The late, great Guru famously rapped, “In the rap game, don’t nobody own no loops/It’s how you hook ’em up and the rhyme style, troop,” and while that is certainly true, biting is never allowed. For ...

“Never sold a record for the beat, it’s my verses they purchase / Without production, I’m worthless / But I’m more than the surface,” Nas raps on “Simple Things,” the last of the seven tracks on his ...

Nasir “Nas” Jones just pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career, and it didn’t happen in a studio. The Queens-born ...

This has not been the best year for hip-hop icon Nas. It started off great when he released a live version of his legendary 1994 album Illmatic that he performed at New York’s Kennedy Center with the ...

"Cops Shot the Kid" aside, Nas' Kanye-helmed NASIR album has proven fairly forgettable. For anyone less-than-enthused about that seven-tracker's release, the good news is that Nas is already close to ...

Note: This review is based on last night’s livestream of Nasir, which hasn’t been officially released at the time of publication. You can watch the stream below. Old rappers need looking after. There ...

No one knows who chose the cover for Nasir but it’s safe to assume that Kanye had a hand in the process, as he has for every cover released in his June album extravaganza. It isn’t the first ...