Nas-Time Is Illmatic (Clip)

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Nas’s Illmatic turns 20 this year and a special edition of the album will be released on April 15th. Time Is Illmatic is the documentary directed by One9 that goes behind the scenes to show the making of the album. The documentary will premiere April 16th at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nas will also perform the whole Illmatic album at Coachella this year.



Shake The Dust (Trailer)

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“Shake The Dust” is a documentary about B-Boys and B-Girls in the “Third World.” Adam Sjoberg is the director of the piece that focuses on hip-hop dancers in the Uganda region and Nas will executive produce and provide the score for the film.



Nas-You Wouldn’t Understand On The Arsenio Hall Show

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Nas paid a visit to The Arsenio Hall Show last night and gave a performance of “You Wouldn’t Understand” from last year’s Life Is Good.



Media Questions Of The Week

1. How come Nas doesn’t have a Grammy? And why is rap still at the “back of the bus” at the Grammys because they won’t let the performers accept their awards during prime time but instead at the pre-show?

2. Why hasn’t Dwele been nominated for a Grammy? and why wasn’t either of Meshell Ndegecello’s projects nominated?

3.Why did Lil’Wayne use the iconic tragedy of Emmett Till in a so-called metaphor about cheap sex on Future’s “Karate Chop” remix?