(GEMS RADIO)---Nas is elated. His classic album Illmatic has made it to number one. The album was declared the best rap album of all time by Billboard Magazine. He posted this on Instagram: “Thank you to @billboard! N the people !!! We here #1 illmatic.” The album crushed the competition. Other albums on the list included: Dr. Dre‘s The Chronic, Lauryn Hill‘s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, OutKast‘s Aquemini and […]
(GEMS RADIO)---JAY-Z and Nas have a secret collabo from decades ago. Fans can listen to the track called "No Love Lost" on streaming services pretty soon. The song wasn't initially released due to the beef between the two rappers at the time. The song also features Lord Tariq. Fans can listen to the song and first ever collab between the two rappers when it's released this Friday June 28. https://youtu.be/yrU_7rbUdbo?si=xuv0aBrLO0Za3dy1
(GEMS RADIO)---Nas will be joining the Las Vegas Philharmonic for three shows later this year to celebrate thirty years of his classic masterpiece Illmatic. “Las Vegas has always served as a creative outlet for my music, and these performances will take that to the next level,” Nas said about the gigs. “I am excited to partner with the Las Vegas Philharmonic to bring this first-of-its-kind performance to Encore Theater and […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Nas and DJ Premier, two legends in hip hop, have finally announced a joint album together. The first single "Define My Name" sees Nas rap: “At 20, I said I’d better quit by 30/ Then by 30, I thought by 40 rapping is corny/ How wrong was I?/ Never would have thought at 50, new songs by Nas would be hard and live.” Nas and Premier's relationship extends back […]
(GEMS RADIO)----Notorious B.I.G. fans are split over the rapper's cover of Nas' "New York State of Mind" but in Artificial Intelligence. “Cant believe i just listened 5 minutes of biggie rapping ny state of mind,” one person wrote in the comments of the viral TikTok shared last Friday (April 28). “AI just confirming that everything sounds better when it’s rapped by Biggie,” another person said. “Also, this is mental.” Others […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Hit-Boy and Nas are producing a fourth installment Nas' King's Disease. Hit-Boy is now revealing what keeps their relationship alive. “When I work with Nas, it’ll literally just be me and him in there; I’m doing the beats, he’s doing the rhymes,” Hit-Boy said. “And then a lot of times when you work with younger artists, they gon’ pull up with five, six, seven, maybe 10 n-ggas with ’em, […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Wu-Tang Clan and Nas have announced the continuation of the New York State of Mind Tour. They are extending their global reach on this tour. Stops will include Australia, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, and more. The New York State of Mind Tour was such a success the first time around, the two rap acts, Wu-Tang and Nas, have decided to join forces again. Dates are below: 05-09 Auckland, New […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Nas and Lauryn Hill have teamed up again for the soundtrack of the George Foreman biopic. The film follows Foreman's rise from poverty into two-time heavyweight champion. The trailer has a reworked version of Nas and Lauryn Hill's "If I Ruled The World" in it. Nas recently sat down with Ebro Darden and Ebro had this to say: “I feel like she doesn’t understand how much she’s needed, similar […]
(GEMS RADIO)---Nas is set to perform his King's Disease Trilogy at Madison Square Garden. The announcement comes after the release of King's Disease 3. The concert will take place on February 24. King's Disease earned Nas his first Grammy since his 1994 debut album. The rapper spoke to Ebro Darden about his producer who worked on King's Disease projects, Hit Boy. “He’s like my Quincy [Jones], you know what I […]
