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Music Examining AZ's $5 million net worth, early career, and evolution in the rap industry by 2024.
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Axl Banks -
Original Content From Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" to DMX's "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood", here are the 10 most iconic hip hop album covers of the '90s.
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Chris Tart -
Pop Culture Explore Nas' life as a father, performer, and family man.
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TeeJay Small -
Original Content A peak into the endless influence of Nas' "Illmatic."
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Chris Tart -
Pop Culture The legendary 3rd Bass rap pioneer thanked Nas and other rap figures for their nods of respect.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Original Content Discover Nas' net worth in 2024, the factors contributing to his wealth, and how the East Coast legend continues to impact the music industry
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Jake Skudder -
Original Content Following the anniversary of Nas' seminal "Illmatic", we decide to take a look at how all his other albums stack up against it. You can probably guess what makes No. 1, but where do some of his other efforts place?
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Brian Josephs -
Music The legendary rapper was a fan of Escobar.
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Music He still beats himself up about both.
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Erika Marie -
Songs 30 years later and this picture of urban life in 1990s New York, still holds up today.
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Zachary Horvath -
Original Content A thematic exploration of one of hip-hop's most enduring images, the cover of Nas' debut album "Illmatic."
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Sanibel Chai -
Music After teaming up 30 years ago, Nas and DJ Premier are finally releasing a joint album. Here are five things we want from their upcoming release.
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Wyatt Westlake -
Music Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is one of the most influential writers of our time, and what better time to celebrate that than this classic's 30th birthday?
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Original Content Two East Coast legends square off in the latest installment of our Debut Album Versus series.
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Matt F -
Original Content Revisiting AZ's career from 1994-2006.
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Danny Schwartz -
Pop Culture A legend in the game is selling his rights to legendary albums including "Illmatic" and "it Was Written"
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Steve Stoute thinks older generations are being hypocritical.
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Caroline Fisher -
Music During a Shady Con Clubhouse conversation, Eminem opened up about the rarest hip-hop classic in his cassette collection.
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Mitch Findlay -
Original Content We take a look at a variety hip-hop albums that work as soundtracks for specific cities.
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Scott Glaysher -
Music The hitmaker took to his Instagram to gush over the picture, which came from the "Illmatic" era.
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Noah Grant -
Music Nasir reflects on his masterpiece.
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Elias Andrews -
Music Eminem gave a shoutout to Nas as a celebration of raps music's 50th anniversary.
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Lavender Alexandria