Dec. 24 is a date that stands out in hip-hop and R&B for many reasons. To start, Young Zee was born on this day in 1970. He’s ...

Hop’s pioneers through philanthropy or sharpening his pen in the booth, Nas remains one of the culture’s most vital figures in 2025 ...

DJ Premier addresses fan reactions to his new collaborative album with Nas, highlighting its dedication to old-school hip hop ...

Nas and DJ PREMIER have finally released their joint album two decades after they announced it.

Billboard ranks every song off Nas & DJ Premier's highly anticipated collab album 'Light-Years' By Angel Diaz Those of us old enough to be alive in 1994 when Illmatic dropped have been waiting for Nas ...

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 ...

Today marks a moment Hip Hop fans have waited decades to witness. Nas and DJ Premier, two of the most important architects in rap history, have finally delivered their long-discussed collaborative ...

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 ...

Hip-hop titans Nas and DJ Premier announced that their long-awaited collaborative album, Light Years, will finally arrive on Dec. 12 via Mass Appeal. The project marks a reunion nearly three decades ...

DJ Premier and Nas will be dropping their album sooner rather than later. By Mackenzie Cummings-Grady Nas and DJ Premier will drop off their new collaborative album next month. Premier announced the ...

Mixtape is the answer to the question, “What if the movie High Fidelity was a video game?” It’s not a perfect analogy, but it’s pretty damn close, and either way it’s a sign that Mixtape is going to ...