Born: Long Island City, Queens, NY, 1973
Years Active: 1998-2008
Member of: The Firm
Influenced by: Rakim, Gang Starr, Blu, Main Source, Marley Marl, Kool G Rap, Erick Sermon, Public Enemy
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City's leading rap voices, ...
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Aug 27 2008 8:30AM
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The Boombox Music Blog: 'Illmatic,' by NasLet's not act like we're surprised this tops the list. 'Illmatic' lands at No. 1 for the same reason people still do the electric slide at weddings: It's classic! A 15-year-old Nasir Jones hooked up with Large Professor, who later... Read moreAug 04 2008 9:00AM
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The Boombox Music Blog: It was a packed house at Long Island, New York's Jones Beach Theater and concertgoers at the 2008 Rock the Bells international festival were in hip-hop heaven. While the traveling festival features more than 20 hot acts, it was the headliners and... Read moreAug 01 2008 12:30PM
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The Boombox Music Blog: Last summer's Rock the Bells moved the annual hip-hop festival into the national consciousness as the traveling package featured both the reunited Rage Against the Machine and the Wu-Tang Clan. Guerilla Union founder Chang Weisberg, who organizes the... Read moreVideos (34)
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