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Nas (Rapper)

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Chuuwee on Watching the Throne, his Soundset approach

    By Mike MaddenRelated:Bambu on the L.A. riots' 20th anniversary, his Soundset debutTraveling from his native Sacramento to take over Shakopee, Chuuwee might be the best bet among this year's Soundset freshmen to blow up by the time May 2013 rolls around. Not long removed from his excellent Wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Fun. at Myth, 4/13/12

    Fun.With Miniature TigersMyth, MaplewoodFriday, April 13, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.In the early going, frontman Nate Ruess alerted the audience at Myth that this show was "the biggest headlining show Fun. has ever done" -- and the proceedings played out that way. After initially be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    SXSW 2012's six worst moments, brought to you by #DEWeezy

    ​The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

    So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Heiruspecs' Small Steps is 10 and free

    ​Ten years ago, you still thought Interpol was cool. Also, Heiruspecs got its first taste of love from City Pages for its second album, Small Steps. Indeed, on the 13th day of March in 2002, Peter Scholtes' review of the album emerged. Although he expresses skepticism for the "live" idea, he calls ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW coverage ahead

    ​You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that nearly every building gets used as a music venue during the annual music festival. And starting Thursday, writers and photographers from the music blogs of the Village Voice Media empire plan to go to as many of them as we possi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Lollapalooza: Day 3 at Grant Park, Chicago, 8/7/11

    Photo by Denis Jeong PlasterMudslide city​When you've spent your entire weekend at Lollapalooza, the third day is exhausting. A few fresh faces with single day passes milled through the crowd, but the vast majority of party people were obviously tired and hungover.  The final day of the festi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2011

    Stephen Marley

    Photo by Denis Jeong PlasterMudslide city​When you've spent your entire weekend at Lollapalooza, the third day is exhausting. A few fresh faces with single day passes milled through the crowd, but the vast majority of party people were obviously tired and hungover.  The final day of the festi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Beastie Boys single 'Make Some Noise' leaks on the interweb

    They're baaaaack...​Longtime curators of cool Beastie Boys are back in the headlines after at least a year now of back-and-forth concerning Hot Sauce Committee, the second volume coming before the first and rather unintentionally. Also unintentional is the release of the first single, "Make Some N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Barack Obama loves Bob Dylan

    And the feeling is mutual.​Apparently, Barack Obama is a huge fan of Bob Dylan. In a Q & A featured in the Oct. 15 issue of Rolling Stone, Obama tells magazine co-founder Jann Wenner that Dylan is a perennial on the presidential iPod. That is, of course, when he's not listening to Nas and Li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Marijuana Deathsquads, many more to play a birthday show with teeth next week

    ​If you're familiar with P.O.S's song "Optimist" you'll remember a shoutout to a woman who taught the rapper "the thing with the cups." She's the one over there in between Nas and Ludacris, looking very judgy. Well that lady can also put together a pretty amazing birthday celebration too.

  • Music

    September 1, 2010

    Nas and Damian Marley, Weird Al, and B-Girl Be Carnival

    ​If you're familiar with P.O.S's song "Optimist" you'll remember a shoutout to a woman who taught the rapper "the thing with the cups." She's the one over there in between Nas and Ludacris, looking very judgy. Well that lady can also put together a pretty amazing birthday celebration too.

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Muja Messiah Mixtape Release Party

    ​If you're familiar with P.O.S's song "Optimist" you'll remember a shoutout to a woman who taught the rapper "the thing with the cups." She's the one over there in between Nas and Ludacris, looking very judgy. Well that lady can also put together a pretty amazing birthday celebration too.

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2010

    Nas & Damian Marley

    ​If you're familiar with P.O.S's song "Optimist" you'll remember a shoutout to a woman who taught the rapper "the thing with the cups." She's the one over there in between Nas and Ludacris, looking very judgy. Well that lady can also put together a pretty amazing birthday celebration too.

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2009

    Rick Ross

    ​If you're familiar with P.O.S's song "Optimist" you'll remember a shoutout to a woman who taught the rapper "the thing with the cups." She's the one over there in between Nas and Ludacris, looking very judgy. Well that lady can also put together a pretty amazing birthday celebration too.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    'Jaydiohead' mash-master reworks Beastie Boys cuts (FREE)

    We're checking our head and we're checking it twice.

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2009

    K'Naan

    We're checking our head and we're checking it twice.

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: June 26-July 2

    Music Box Theatre re-opens its doors, City on the Make stream new album & next week's best new releases.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Nas and Damian Marley to fuse reggae and rap at First Ave

    Minneapolis will get a preview of the new material before the album drops.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Nas tonight at First Avenue

    Hip hop is dead? Nas defies his own prophecy tonight at the Main Room.

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2009

    Nas and Damian Marley

    Hip hop is dead? Nas defies his own prophecy tonight at the Main Room.

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Aw Naw Hell Naw: An Open Letter to Ron Browz

    Jimmy2Times airs his grievances against Ron Browz.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Doomtree Discography and Notes: 2001-2009

    2001[not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, Bottle Rocket single, 100 black discs limited edition [no label][not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, I Will Burn mini CD [no label][not really Doomtree] Cenospecies, In Definition (Peak Records), 2001: "Hip Hop"Note: Here's probably the firs ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2008

    Muja Messiah lists his favorites

    2001[not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, Bottle Rocket single, 100 black discs limited edition [no label][not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, I Will Burn mini CD [no label][not really Doomtree] Cenospecies, In Definition (Peak Records), 2001: "Hip Hop"Note: Here's probably the firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Nas at First Avenue, reviewed by Nate Patrin

    2001[not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, Bottle Rocket single, 100 black discs limited edition [no label][not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, I Will Burn mini CD [no label][not really Doomtree] Cenospecies, In Definition (Peak Records), 2001: "Hip Hop"Note: Here's probably the firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Nas at First Avenue tonight

    2001[not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, Bottle Rocket single, 100 black discs limited edition [no label][not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, I Will Burn mini CD [no label][not really Doomtree] Cenospecies, In Definition (Peak Records), 2001: "Hip Hop"Note: Here's probably the firs ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2008

    Nas

    2001[not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, Bottle Rocket single, 100 black discs limited edition [no label][not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, I Will Burn mini CD [no label][not really Doomtree] Cenospecies, In Definition (Peak Records), 2001: "Hip Hop"Note: Here's probably the firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Interview: Matthew Santos

    2001[not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, Bottle Rocket single, 100 black discs limited edition [no label][not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, I Will Burn mini CD [no label][not really Doomtree] Cenospecies, In Definition (Peak Records), 2001: "Hip Hop"Note: Here's probably the firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    Akon: Konvicted Liar

    2001[not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, Bottle Rocket single, 100 black discs limited edition [no label][not really Doomtree] Building Better Bombs, I Will Burn mini CD [no label][not really Doomtree] Cenospecies, In Definition (Peak Records), 2001: "Hip Hop"Note: Here's probably the firs ... More >>

  • Music

    August 22, 2007

    For Whom the Bottom Line Tolls

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Music

    August 15, 2007

    Wise Intelligent: The Talented Timothy Taylor: Back 2 School (1st Period)

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Music

    June 6, 2007

    Marco Polo: Port Authority

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Music

    August 30, 2006

    Kelis: Kelis Was Here

    Hip Hop's Big Rock-the-Bells Thinkers Break Free from Industry Shackles.

  • Arts

    October 5, 2005

    Sweet Sixteen

    Beautiful (mostly) and all yours, our sneek peek at the 6th Annual 'Sound Unseen'

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    Edan: Beauty and the Beat

    Beautiful (mostly) and all yours, our sneek peek at the 6th Annual 'Sound Unseen'

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    Penny Wise, Pound Foolish, Barely Awake

    Corporate rap cipher 50 Cent sleeps his way to the top

  • News

    March 2, 2005

    A Real Rock 'n' Roll Radio Station... for Your Pledge of Just $10 a Month?

    Paul Demko, Diablo Cody, and Dylan Hicks offer three takes on MPR's new baby

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2004

    Youssou's gospel, Jill Scott's frown

    Paul Demko, Diablo Cody, and Dylan Hicks offer three takes on MPR's new baby

  • Music

    May 22, 2002

    License to Ill--Revoked

    Nas's 'Stillmatic' carries on a feud with commercial success

  • Music

    February 13, 2002

    Joy Division

    Nas's 'Stillmatic' carries on a feud with commercial success

  • Music

    August 1, 2001

    Who Is JonJon Scott?

    Defining black music with a departing record impresario

  • Music

    June 28, 2000

    Coup de Villa

    Exuberant shows, offensive lyrics, multiple aliases. Meet Raw Villa, your new rulers.

  • Music

    November 10, 1999

    Sound Check

    Exuberant shows, offensive lyrics, multiple aliases. Meet Raw Villa, your new rulers.

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    Celebrity Skin

    Hip hop's morph master Kool Keith raps about beauty, porn, and life without bodyguards

  • Music

    August 25, 1999

    Something About Mary

    With her humble poise and non-Diva tone, Mary J. Blige is the unlikely heiress to Aretha's throne

  • Music

    November 11, 1998

    Booty Call

    The Afghan Whigs' search for their soul produces a new collection of retro rump shakers

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Big Punisher: Capital Punishment

    The Afghan Whigs' search for their soul produces a new collection of retro rump shakers

  • Music

    March 25, 1998

    Olu Dara-In the World from Natchez to New York

    The Afghan Whigs' search for their soul produces a new collection of retro rump shakers

  • Music

    January 7, 1998

    True MCs

    Back to Middle School: Wild Pitch reissues hip-hop classics by Gang Starr, the UMC's, Main Source, and Lord Finesse.

  • Music

    August 7, 1996

    Record Roundup

    Back to Middle School: Wild Pitch reissues hip-hop classics by Gang Starr, the UMC's, Main Source, and Lord Finesse.

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