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 ...

The answer was something we were not prepared for. For us, watching Nas: Time Is Illmatic in Queensbridge, the country’s largest housing project and the inspiration for Nas’ first and still ...

He brought Queensbridge to the world 20 years ago. Long Island City rap icon Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones — better known as Nas — released his debut album “Illmatic” on April 19, 1994 — and ...

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 ...

‘Queensbridge’ has allowed the pair to identify ... liquor-sponsored campaigns, but Nas admits that he wanted to create a new lane for himself and not conform to what his peers were doing.

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 ...

Since she’s Nas’ daughter, Destiny Jones has lived a charmed life, and started a lipstick line called Lipmatic. However, she has visited daddy’s old Queensbridge stomping grounds (which she ...

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 ...

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.” ...

NAS – ILLMATIC: LIVE, alongside the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Following the overwhelming success of last year's shows, the Queensbridge legend is set to light up the Encore Theater at Wynn Las ...