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Nas and DJ Premier finally delivered their long-awaited album, but the rush to judge it may be missing the deeper point of what this project represents. Everybody is talking about DJ Premier and Nas’s ...

All-time rap greats Nas and DJ Premier have been working together for more than three decades. Premier produced three of the 10 tracks on Nas' almighty 1994 debut Illmatic, and the two have made a lot ...

Any objective rap fan of a certain age approaches legacy albums like Nas and DJ Premier’s Light-Years with learned skepticism. For 30-odd years, rap was exclusively a young person’s game, defined by ...

It took decades of pestering, but golden-era hip-hop heads finally got their wish. The duo’s synergy has been obvious since the Queensbridge rapper’s 1994 debut, Illmatic, which features three ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Friday (Dec. 12), hip-hop fans were gifted with an album 30 years in ...

Nas and DJ Premier have released an album rap fans have anticipated for more than 30 years. Light-Years hit streaming services last night, and in all honesty, there was no way this project could fully ...

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Fresh Friday arrives with a stacked lineup that spans generations, regions, and perspectives. Veteran artists reconnect with trusted collaborators while newer voices sharpen their identities through ...

The last major music release week of the year is upon us, so while you’re checking your lists twice, or thrice you can soundtrack with some late-year new tunes from hip-hop luminaries (Nas and DJ ...

Hip-hop does not get many moments like this anymore, and when Nas and DJ Premier announced the long-anticipated Light-Years for December 12, the rap world lit up instantly. Trump’s pardons wipe out ...