Nas did more than just shake up hip-hop with Illmatic, he turned the Queensbridge Houses into a monument. Twenty years ago, Nas raised the bar for hip-hop with the release of his seminal debut ...

It was painted by Eli Lazare Salome-Diaz and Benny “FCEE” Guerra, and can be found across from the Queensbridge Houses where Nas grew up, on the offices of Urban Upbound at 38-31 13th St. “I ...

On this date in 2010, Queensbridge legend Nas and reggae royalty Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley released their powerful collaborative project Distant Relatives via Universal Republic/Def Jam.

And Serch says, "I found that kid you're looking for. "You know, that kid, Nasty Nas from Queensbridge." And he said, "Not only did I find him, "but I got two demos on him." I said to my boss ...

Raised in the Queensbridge Houses, Nas – born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones – used the lessons learned from his parents, along with his experiences growing up in the inner city, to create what many ...

But he still knows there’s far to go. Nas has his own ideas about how he personally could help young Black men in his old neighborhood of Queensbridge, New York, where he grew up and into the ...

The Alchemist has confirmed a new Mobb Deep album is in the works, with unreleased Prodigy verses and Nas officially involved in the project. In a recent interview, the legendary producer ...

Enter Nasty Nas. The teenage phenom hailing from Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, Queens had already made waves in 1991 with a guest feature on Main Source’s song “Live at the Barbeque.” ...