Few hip-hop albums transcend eras or withstand the disposal of one sound for another. But one body of work that’s weathered the ever-evolving terrain is Nas’ landmark debut, Illmatic. Opening to the ...

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nas’ Illmatic album. Explore the influence of this iconic opus in this open letter from Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur. Happy 30th Illmatic Anniversary. Friday (April 19) ...

Nas and Janet Jackson, as well as LaBelle, Kool & the Gang, and Louis Armstrong have been added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Albums by Nas and Janet Jackson, as well ...

Nas‘ Illmatic and Janet Jackson‘s Rhythm Nation 1814 have been named as two of the 25 works that will be inducted into the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress formally announced the ...

ALBANY - Hip-hop legend Nas played the Palace on Friday night, celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut album “Illmatic.” While the iconic album, arguably the greatest rap record of all-time, was ...

Today (April 19) is of course all about Taylor Swift, as the music landscape has focused pretty much exclusively on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. Today has actually been pretty good ...

During the 20th-anniversary celebration of Illmatic, Nas has been described as the hip-hop generation’s Angela Davis. Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson declared that Nas’ debut album ...

Nas and DJ Premier are fulfilling an "Illmatic" prophecy and delivering their first collaborative album, just in time for ...

What else is left to say about “Illmatic”? Nas’ 1994 debut has been included at or near the top of every credible “greatest hip-hop albums” list for as long as people have been compiling them. It’s ...

Pete Rock is preparing to file a lawsuit against Nas over unpaid royalties related to his production work on Illmatic. Page Six reports the legendary producer claims he hasn’t been for his work on the ...

Groundbreaking hip-hop producer Pete Rock says that Nas hasn’t paid him a cent in royalties for his work on the rapper’s era-defining double-platinum album “Illmatic” — and he’s finally gearing up to ...