Nas dismissed Jim Jones in a resurfaced 2005 video, brushing off the Dipset rapper’s relevance just as their old feud found new life online. Nas clowned Jim Jones in a resurfaced video from 2005, ...

What started as a 19-year-old's attempt to blend the two genres created one of the highest-charting singles ever.

Thirty-two years later, Nas's ten-track masterpiece, Illmatic, is still one of the most important rap albums of all time. Here's how it changed hip-hop.

Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal's third rap album You Can't Stop The Reign is finally coming to digital streaming platforms on Friday, and there's a fascinating twist involved with the release. Per ...

Lil Nax X is clapping back at Christian rappers who have taken issue with his turn toward religious themes in his music. Last week, the “Old Town Road” rapper posted a preview of a new song along with ...

Oblivious to the woman with a cellphone seated just a few seats behind them, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott temporarily put down their official duties Wednesday night and ...

Kool G Rap says there’s a “high probability” he’ll collaborate with Nas for the next “Legend Has It” installment! Kool G Rap just dropped a gem and we are all going crazy over it. Hip-Hop heads are ...

Raekwon has set the record straight on whether or not Nas dissed Jim Jones on a scrapped version of their collab, “Omerta.” Raekwon addressed the speculation about the scrapped version of the track’s ...

A globally recognized rapper hailing from Queens was honored by elected officials in Albany on Sunday. Critically acclaimed ...

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“Illmatic” and “My Life.” Both albums were game changers – classics in their own right – when they dropped 25 years ago. “Illmatic” set Nas apart as a rap god among men. In 1994, the west coast ...