Celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, toy designer Steven Cartoccio has collaborated with Mass Appeal and Hip Hop 50 to create the limited edition collectible action figure of NAS. Included with the collectible will be different removable accessories that pay homage to some of Nas’ iconic album covers, including the orange cap from Stillmatic and the Egyptian pharaoh mask from I Am “Nas. Truly…
Just a few weeks back, Nas released the follow-up to his Grammy award-winning King’s Disease album, which is the sequel to the 2020 offering. While Nas had assistance from hip-hop greats and legends like Eminem, Erick Sermon and Parish Smith of EPMD, and Charlie WIlson, it was the “Nobody” collab that had many people talking.…
With the forthcoming multi-year spanning Showtime series Hip Hop 50, the story of hip-hop and its cultural influence will now be told with the Universal Hip Hop Museum. Coinciding with the 50th birthday of the biggest genre in music, and the Nas-backed Hip Hop 50, the UHHM is set to launch in 2023 and will…
The culture will be celebrating a milestone in just under three years as the biggest genre of music, hip-hop, enters its 50th year of history. What many have come to recognize as the birth of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc’s summertime South Bronx block party will now be documented in a new series for Showtime. As…
Nas is being delivered the flowers and recognition that has been rightfully overdue for quite some time. With the NY native recently receiving his first Grammy trophy, just a few weeks ago, for Best Rap Album for his latest ‘King’s Disease’, Nas is now cementing his legacy in hip-hop culture and U.S. history. The classic,…
Nas is without a doubt a hip-hop legend as the New York native has cemented his legacy and continues to release new music with the recent ‘King’s Disease’ album and appearance on the Judas and The Black Messiah soundtrack. The veteran rapper sat down with Financial Times for an interview where he shared his thoughts…
It’s always a good moment when rap royalty release new music out to their fans who have followed their decades-long careers. Specifically for both Jay-Z, who once announced his retirement years ago but steadily dropped fire and revealing collars with his wife Beyonce, as well as for Nas who made a big return with his…
Nas isn’t concerned with anybody’s feelings nowadays. He’s had his fair share of beefs in hip-hop, i.e. “Ether”, and he’s also seen backlash for years over apparent unfavorable production selections, so this time around he has nothing to lose. He’s definitely putting to bed all the production hate he gets with his current patterning with…
Mass Appeal India has added a new member to its roster. Nas and his Mass Appeal Records offshoot have announced the signing of Raja Kumari, the first female rapper signed to the label. “When I first met Raja, I knew she was someone the world needs to hear,” Nas said in a press release. “Her…
Dave East will be releasing a collaborative track with Nas on Friday. The song, titled “Godfather IV”, will be featured on Dave East’s debut album coming out very soon on Def Jam. This isn’t the first time these two have done business together, not forgetting that East first signed to Nas’ Mass Appeal label back…
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