The ABBA-channeling Meryl Streep apparently doesn't have the same street cred as Nas and Lil Wayne. Despite a near twofold increase in sales and tons of hype...
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Veteran rapper Nas is on course to notch his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 when data are issued Wednesday, but sales will likely be considerably lower than those...
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During the first week of July, Nas' controversial untitled album leaked onto the Internet ahead of its July 15 release date via Def Jam. But Nas' business...
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Hate him now, hear him later. Controversial rapper Nas has announced that he is moving the release date of his highly anticipated ninth studio album back two weeks, from...
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50 Cent has weighed into the debate over the controversial new Nas album, insisting N--ger is a "stupid name."
The rap superstar becomes the latest music industry figure to...
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To some, it's a hurtful racial epithet. For Nas, it's an album title. The rapper told MTV News that he would indeed be naming his new album after the N-word. And he denied...
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Nas has hit back at Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly, who claimed that his inclusion at a concert dedicated to the Virginia Tech massacre is insulting to the memories of the...
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Nas and Kelis are to star in their own reality TV series, it has been confirmed.
The superstar couple will be the focus of the MTV program, as both prepare to embark on...
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Maybe it was the umpteenth coke-dealing anthem or soft-porn music video. Perhaps it was the preening antics that some call reminiscent of Stepin Fetchit.
The turning point...
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Nas, "Hip-Hop Is Dead" (Def Jam)
On the title track to his ninth album, Nas even outlines a course of action if hip-hop dies on the vine: "Roll to every station/wreck the...
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Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that Nas had signed a new multi-million-dollar deal with Def Jam Records. The rapper recently made his first public comments...
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While rappers Fat Joe and Jadakiss have already recorded and released response songs to 50 Cent's diss track, "Piggy Bank," Nas, who was also dissed on the track, doesn't...
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Rapper Nas and his fiance Kelis quietly got married in a small ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday (January 8). Allhiphop.com reports that the ceremony was attended by...
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Add Nas to the list of top hip-hop artists who've been arrested for assaulting someone in a nightclub. The multi-platinum selling artist surrendered himself to New York City...
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Nas has hooked up with Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes for "Nas' Angels...The Flyest," a song included on the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack, which will be...
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Rappers Eminem and Nas were the featured speakers at the star-studded Detroit Hip-Hop Summit 2003, held Saturday (April 26) in the Motor City. Part of Russell Simmons'...
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Nas is scheduled to receive the Heroes Award from Detroit's mayor Kwame Kilpatrick this weekend (April 26) at the Hip-Hop Summit, which will be held at Detroit's Cobo...
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Death Row Records head Suge Knight said he believes slain rapper Tupac Shakur would disapprove of the Nas collaboration "Thugz Mansion." Knight said that he would never have...
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DJ Kay Slay is very upset with his labelmate, Nas, for failing to show up to the video shoot for "Too Much For Me" featuring Nas, Baby, Amerie, and Foxy Brown. The song is...
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Nas's proteges, the Bravehearts, recently released their debut single, "Situations" featuring Nas and Jully Black, on Ill Will/Columbia Records. The song was produced by...
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Eminem was named the most important artist making music right now by Spin. The magazine's "Ultimate List" featured their choices for the 40 most important artists working...
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Rapper Nas has released his share of hardcore rap, but his latest single, "I Can," is an inspirational ode dedicated to young children. The song, which recently surfaced on...
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TLC has recruited Queensbridge-based wordsmith Nas for a remix of its latest hit, "Girl Talk." In the new version, Nas encourages males to step up their sex game, as the...
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Several heavyweights have signed on to participate in the kick-off of the 2003 Big Pun Tribute tour, including Nas, N.O.R.E., Nelly, Missy Elliott, Cuban Link, and Fabolous....
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Queensbridge, New York, rapper Nas has moved up the release date of his forthcoming album, God's Son, to December 13 due to bootlegging. The set was originally scheduled...
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Rapper Nas will release his seventh album, God's Son, on December 17. The set will feature guest appearances by Alicia Keys, Lake, Bravehearts, Kelis, Claudette Ortiz of...
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Tupac's legacy lives on through yet another posthumous album, the double-CD Better Dayz, due out on November 26 on Amaru/Tha Row/Interscope Records.
The album's first...
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Nas has pushed back the release date of his forthcoming album, God's Son, to December 17. The first single from the set, "Made You Look!", was recently released to urban...
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Angie Martinez will release her sophomore set, Animal House, on Tuesday (August 20). The first single, "If I Could Go!" featuring Lil' Mo and Sacario, is currently Number 40...
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Apologies are rare in the egocentric business of hip-hop, but Cam'ron appeared on BET's Rap City Thursday (July 18) and said he was sorry for making negative statements...
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Carmen Bryan, mother of Nas's 7-year-old daughter Destiny accused Jay-Z and Cam'ron of being cowards for verbally assaulting her child while involved in lyrical battles with...
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Nas, who starred in director Hype Williams's feature film Belly, is currently involved in two new movie projects, and the rapper hopes to get into the movie-producing...
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Irv Gotti, CEO of Murder Inc. Records, is said to be in negotiations with Nas to have the rapper defect from Columbia Records, according to published reports. Murder Inc.,...
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Nas was scheduled to headline New York's annual Hot 97 Summer Jam, but he opted not to perform after the station notified him the day of the show that he wasn't to perform...
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Nas has just released a new single, "Rule" featuring Amerie, from his latest album, Stillmatic, which is currently Number 84 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The new song...
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Nas, who has been enjoying a recent resurgence in popularity, has been tapped to headline Summer Jam 2002 in New York. Other artists scheduled to perform include Alicia...
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Queensbridge, New York MC Nas set the House Of Blues stage in Los Angeles ablaze Wednesday (March 27), performing songs from each of his five albums and taking numerous...
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Reigning rap-battle champ Nas has invited rap-rock quintet Bionic Jive to join him on the final five dates of his Stillmatic tour.
The Arizona-based group released its...
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Nas's latest album, Stillmatic, has been a mainstay in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart for more than seven weeks. The lead single from the set, "Got Ur Self...
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Some fans have been confused and unable to ascertain what Nas and video director Benny Boom were trying to accomplish by re-enacting the murders of the late Tupac Shakur and...
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Jay-Z and Nas have been involved in an ongoing feud that was made public at last year's Summer Jam event in New York, where Jay-Z told the sellout crowd, "Ask Nas--he don't...
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Hip-hop wordsmith Nas's latest collection, Stillmatic, is enjoying its fifth consecutive week at Number One on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The rapper shared...
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Kobe Bryant, who launched his Heads High Entertainment label last summer, is currently working on bringing together a star-studded cast to remake Kool & the Gang's...
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As Beanie Sigel prepares for the June release of his sophomore set, The Reason, he finds himself in the midst of a war of words between his Roc-A-Fella Records cohort...
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Queens, New York-based rapper Nas has signed with Violator Management, home of Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Capone-N-Noreaga, and Foxy Brown. The rapper was previously managed by...
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Nas is readying his fifth album, The Lost Tapes Of Nas, which is due out January 23. Fans waiting for the return of the Queens, New York, rapper will be able to enjoy new...
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Today, multiplatinum rapper Nas, born Nasier Jones, offers an online preview of his new album, Nastradamas, which is due out next week (Nov. 23). According to a...
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Platinum rapper Nas, born Nasier Jones, is gearing up to release his fourth album--his second this year--titled Nastradamus. According to insiders, the "futuristic" album...
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Some of the biggest names in today's rap scene--Sean "Puffy" Combs, Master P, DMX, Juvenile, and Nas, among others--are scheduled to perform at the Source Hip-Hop Music...
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Platinum-selling rappers Nas (Nasir Jones) and Sean "Puffy" Combs have reportedly smoothed over their differences, which stemmed from Puffy's alleged assault on Nas's...
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The big news on this week's sales chart, released today by SoundScan, isn't necessarily the fact that Nas's I Am... managed to retain the top spot for the second...
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Nas's new album is titled I Am, but perhaps it should be called I Am No. 1, as the collection dethrones Britney Spears's ...Baby One More Time from the top of the chart...
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Public Enemy's Chuck D may have been happy to post a copy of his group's album on the Internet, but fellow rapper Nas would rather distribute his upcoming album, I Am, via...
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Many musicians, from members of the Offspring to Joey Ramone, are acting up in major and independent features this Winter and next year. Velvet Goldmine, director Todd...
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Big-time rappers Foxy Brown, Nas, AZ and Nature are set to release an all-star album (produced by Dr. Dre and the Trackmasters) October 21st under the moniker the Firm, but...
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Death Row co-founder Dr. Dre is currently hard at work on the debut from the rap supergroup the Firm (not to be confused with the '80s rock supergroup also called the Firm...
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