• Nas 'Lost Tapes 2' Gets 2016 Release Date, Mass Appeal CEO Says

    Nasty Nas has not been as present on the modern hip-hop fan's mind in the past few years beyond the 20 year celebration the genre had for his ground-breaking album Illmatic last year. However, the New York City rapper will be releasing some new material soon. According to Mass Appeal CEO Peter Bittenbender, Nas' long awaited Lost Tapes 2 will be arriving in 2016 after the "Dead President" rapper's final Def Jam album.

  • Jay Z/Nas, Tupac / Notorious B.I.G.: The Best Hip-Hop Diss Tracks Ever

    The hottest story in hip-hop for the last week has been Meek Mill's allegations that Drake uses a ghostwriter, and the Toronto rapper turned up the heat by releasing "Charged Up," a perceived diss track aimed at his accuser. Responses to Drake's release have been fairly positive, at least from fans (Mill himself hasn't responded to the track yet) but Drizzy has a while to go in terms of both attitude and wordplay if he wants to land on the list of the greatest diss tracks ever. Here are five examples, from the Nas/Jay Z beef to the Tupac Shakur/Notorious B.I.G. beef that set a high bar for vitriol.

  • Nas Stars in Sprite's New 'Obey Your Verse' Campaign [WATCH]

    Nas stars in 'Obey Your Verse' campaign and talks about the importance of having a voice. Have you been wondering what all those Sprite cans with famous rap lyrics on them are about? Sprite teamed up with The Fader and launched a new mini-documentary called Obey Your Verse.

  • Top 10 From Northside Festival 2015

    This past week, Northside Festival took over Williamsburg. The SXSW-styled festival brought together film, speakers in various mediums and music over seven different days and nearly 400 bands that were in town. We were there to capture some of the best moments from a very busy couple of days of music and we narrowed that down to a top 10 list. Check out our top 10 picks for the 2015 Northside Festival.

  • Nas Performs 'Made You Look' With Run The Jewels at Northside Festival

    Last night a special hip-hop moment happened. One of the very best to ever pick up a mic, Nas appeared on stage with Run The Jewels -- one of the hottest up-and-coming duos in hip-hop right now. Run The Jewels were scheduled to perform as the headliner at 50 Kent, the main outdoor venue at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, and they had a very special trick up their sleeves. The Illmatic rapper showed up as a surprise guest to perform his 'God's Son' track "Made You Look" at the end of RTJ's set and your author was on hand to capture the action on video.

  • Sprite Including Drake, Notorious B.I.G., Nas and Rakim Lyrics on Cans

    Sprite has launched a new campaign that will feature hip-hop lyrics from performers such as Drake, the Notorious B.I.G. and Nas on its cans. The campaign—which is somewhat a play off of parent company Coca-Cola's inclusion of names on the sides of its Coke and Diet Coke products—will feature a total of 16 possible quotations.

  • Celebrate Donut Day with J Dilla, Tori Amos, Parquet Courts and More

    Homer Simpson and those like him are stoked for National Donut Day, especially as it falls on a Friday...a perfect introduction to the weekend. Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, Tim Horton's and other retailers of the decentralized pastries are all offering special deals on their popular products. So go take care of that need...but when you get back, check out this list of music that focuses on the most American of breakfast staples (indeed, many culinary historians suggest that Dutch immigrants invented the pastry in the United States). Tori Amos, RiFF RaFF and, of course, J Dilla, make appearances.

  • Nas, J.Cole, Wale, Raekwon Headline One Love Hip-Hop Festival

    Labor Day Weekend in Calgary is about to get a whole lot better for hip-hop fans. Organizers for a brand new festival in the area, One Love Music Festival have announced the lineup, which will include an array of hip-hop legends and some of the hottest acts currently going in the genre. Among those tabbed to perform at the one-day festival will be Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, east coast icon, Nas, 2014 Forest Hills Drive rapper J. Cole, DMV rapper Wale and others.

  • 75 Years of Al Pacino: The 'Scarface' Actor and Music, from Madonna to Hip-Hop Culture

    A big celebrity birthday today as Al Pacino turns 75 on April 26. Obviously the actor is known for many iconic roles in his Hollywood career—from Michael Corleone in The Godfather franchise, to iconic drug hustler Tony Montana in Scarface, to Satan in The Devil's Advocate—and sometimes he's even played a good guy. One thing that Pacino is less renowned for is his role in music—he's not the kind of guy that starts a band when he's not starring in a blockbuster. Nonetheless, Music Times managed to round up five examples of the actor coming in contact with our subject of choice.

  • Nas, De La Soul Drop New Song "God It" To Celebrate Reaching Kickstarter Goal & Funding Eighth Album

    De La Soul not only reached their Kickstarter goal to fund their eighth album, but they ended up with about four times (and counting) the funding that they had originally asked for with ten days left to go still. To celebrate, they've released a new song called "God It," featuring none other than Nas on the hook. Unfortunately, however, this track won't make it on the album, but it's a taste of what's to come.
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