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WATCH: Nicki Kisses Rapper In New Video

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.17.2012

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She's not marrying Drake this time around, but Nicki Minaj is certainly getting cozy with another big name rapper in the "Right By My Side" video. ...

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PHOTOS: Is This The Best Hip Hop Show In History?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.17.2012

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There comes a time in every music festival's life when its organizers decide to go big. For nearly a decade, the lineup at each successive iteratio...

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Nas' Announces That His 'Life Is Good'

Posted 04.25.2012

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Following a four year hiatus Def Jam recording artist Nas has finally announced that his 10th studio album, “Life Is Good,” will hit stores on Jul...

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WATCH: Nas Opens Up About Divorce From Kelis

Posted 03.29.2012

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Hip hop legend Nas is opening up about his much-publicized 2009 divorce from R&B star Kelis. In an interview on MTV's "RapFix Live" Wednesday, the ...

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Nas: 'I’m Tired Of Marches, I’m Tired Of Talking'

Huffington Post | Brennan Williams | Posted 03.29.2012

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I have a son now, he’ll be three. And I’m thinking about him. He has to grow up in this society where people in high places [in the court] don’t...

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Nas Joins Music Conference As Featured Speaker

Posted 03.02.2012

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This week it was announced that hip hop MC Nas will be featured as one of the keynote speakers at this year’s annual South By Southwest music and me...

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Estelle Releases First Album In Nearly 8 Years

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 05.01.2012

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NEW YORK — Estelle said she left the United Kingdom to pursue her career in America because performing R&B music back home was too tough. "It's...

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The Doors and Skrillex 'Break On Through,' Music Evolves in New Documentary

Felice Arenas | Posted 04.16.2012

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The last sound one would anticipate hearing at a Skrillex concert is a Vox Continental combo organ, the distinct retro instrument from the Doors' "Light My Fire."

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Jay-Z Performs At Carnegie Hall

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 04.07.2012

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NEW YORK — As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to wh...

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Nas' Absence In Angola Leads To Kidnapping?

TMZ | Posted 03.04.2012

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TMZ: An American concert promoter claims he and his son were abducted at gunpoint in Angola ... all because rapper Nas failed to show up for a heav...

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It Ain't Yo Gabba Gabba, But... A Daddy's Favorite Non-Kids' Records of 2011

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.29.2012

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My Top Ten list of the year has very little, if any connection, with what people who still pay attention to the hipster music scene and read the Billboard charts would consider the best records of the year. And to be honest, I don't give a crap.

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Miami Art Week Showcases The Bold And Beautiful

JustLuxe | Posted 02.05.2012

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Just 15 years ago, the creative works most strongly associated with Miami were the cop drama Miami Vice, the underworld epic Scarface and Will Smith's hit single "Welcome to Miami."

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Celebs Embrace The Season Of Giving

Posted 12.02.2011

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'Tis the season, as they say, and celebs are getting into into it in some charitable ways. In a partnership with Mattel, Nicki Minaj introduced a o...

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Baby Bumps: 7 Celebs Who Divorced With Little Ones On The Way

Posted 11.30.2011

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The decision to end a marriage is hard, but it can be even more complicated with a baby on the way. These seven celebs juggled an impending split ...

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Photos From "True Hip-Hop"

Mike Schreiber | Posted 01.10.2012

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The Reunion Of Her And Mr. Jones

Posted 01.04.2012

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Among the tracks that'll be released on Amy Winehouse's posthumous Dec. 6 album Lioness: Hidden Treasures is her sorrowful Nas duet, "Like Smoke," whi...

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Amy Winehouse And Nas Duet Released

MTV News | Posted 01.03.2012

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The world got its first taste of Amy Winehouse's upcoming posthumous album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, when the late singer's duet with rapper pal Nas...

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WATCH: John Hodgman's New Book Gets Celebrity-Packed Promo

Posted 12.26.2011

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First there was The Areas of My Expertise. Then came More Information Than You Require. And now there is That Is All, the final book in John Hodgman's...

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WATCH: Nas Debuts New 'Life Is Good' Video, 'Nasty'

The Huffington Post | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.12.2011

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Contrary to its original September release date, hip-hop king Nas (born Nasir Jones) has finally unleashed the video for his first single, "Nasty," o...

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Peter Gabriel Audio Exclusive, Plus Chatting With J. Cole And Sheila E.

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.02.2011

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"I always feel like I have more work to do because somebody out there doesn't know about me. That's my goal, to a) get better, and b) get bigger."

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Amy Winehouse, Nas & More: Today's Famous Birthdays

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2011

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In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Nas, Ashley Roberts, and more ...

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Amy Winehouse, Nas & More: Today's Famous Birthdays

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2011

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In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Nas, Ashley Roberts, and more ...

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When Celebs Pen Irate Letters

www.thefrisky.com | David Moye | Posted 11.02.2011

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Celebrities often have scriptwriters, lyricists or PR flacks helping them figure out what to say. Sometimes, they are on their own and they're angr...

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EXCLUSIVE: Nas Opens Up On Somalia, Marriage, & Fatherhood

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.19.2011

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As one of hip-hop's most influential and prolific MCs, Nas (born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones) has always defined the genre more than it has defined him....

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Kelis Doesn't 'Regret' Divorcing Nas

MSN Celebrity UK | Posted 07.26.2011

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Kelis has insisted that she doesn't regret divorcing her former husband Nas, because it was a 'lesson that needed to be learned'. The 31-year-old s...

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