• Nas Calls America's Racial Divide 'Embarrassing,' Compares It to Apartheid

    Ever since he burst onto the scene in the early 1990s, Nas has been one of the most socially and politically conscious artists in hip-hop, which means he has been particularly vocal in recent months about the ever-increasing racial tensions in this country. In a new interview with "Time," the Queensbridge rapper discusses the racial divide in the United States and compares our country to South Africa during its oppressive apartheid era."It's not cool to look like apartheid South Africa 1988," the rapper laments. "How are we going to be the free world or the most powerful country when inside this country we're fighting because of skin color? That's just embarrassing. I'm one of the guys that's out there saying, 'Listen, it has to stop.'""America, we are really smart enough to figure it out," Nas continues, "but I guess it's safer to hang out and be ignorant, be hateful and think that one person is better than the other."Recently, Nas has joined Russell Simmons in the New York City protests in response to the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown at the hands of police officers.

  • Wiz Khalifa Samples Mac DeMarco For "Smoke Chambers" [LISTEN]

    asdEven though he has no upcoming album or mixtape projects that we know about, Wiz Khalifa keeps dropping new songs, his latest being the exceptionally trippy and laidback "Smoke Chambers," which you can check out below. The song heavily samples fellow stoner Mac DeMarco's synthpop number "Chamber of Reflection" from his latest album Salad Days, even keeping DeMarco's original "alone again" vocal hook, which ties in to Khalifa's theme of the alienation his fame has brought him. This is the sort of hazy production that Khalifa should be using more often.

  • Kendrick Lamar To Appear As Guest on Final Week of 'The Colbert Report'

    Next week, "The Colbert Report" will sadly be going off the air as Stephen Colbert prepares for his new job as host of "The Late Show" on CBS, but he's determined to go out on top. As revealed in a tweet sent out by "The New York Times" writer Dave Itzkoff, Colbert's guest next Tuesday, Dec. 16, will be Kendrick Lamar. Since Lamar recently performed two songs on "Saturday Night Live," let's hope that he uses his performance on "The Colbert Report" to debut another new song from his upcoming, highly anticipated album (or even reveal its title and release date).

  • Nas Praises Chicago Rappers In New Documentary 'Chicago Love' [WATCH]

    As someone who grew up in the Queensbridge Houses during the crack epidemic of the 1980s, Nas knows the look of the serious crime wave that is gripping a certain area of a city. In a documentary produced by Revolt TV, the Illmatic rapper praises Chicago rappers for the their role in fostering the conversation about the violence that has plagued Chicago for years, notably the South Side of Chicago. The documentary, titled "Chicago Love," focuses on the gun violence that afflicted Chicago. Nas asserts his support for the Chicago rappers in an interview during the documentary.

  • Nas Unveils New J Dilla-Produced Track "The Season" At Run The Jewels Event [LISTEN]

    Earlier this month, Nas announced that a new album is in the works. He first hinted at it in his remix of Schoolboy Q's "Studio" rapping, "Finished up my new album, single 'bout to be dropping / Last album on Def Jam and I got so many options." He confirmed the news with Power 105.1's Angie Martinez saying the single could drop any day, and now that day has come with the new single "The Season."

  • Nas May Be Releasing New Music "Sooner Than Next Week" [WATCH]

    Nas has been riding pretty high this past year with the premiere of his documentary Time is Illmatic, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of his classic debut album Illmatic. To make things even better, we'll probably be getting some new music from the legendary New York rapper very, very soon. In an interview with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1, Nas hints at the release of some new music in the near future, possibly even today.
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