In this June 15, 2013 file photo, Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known as Nas, performs at the 2013 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. His new album, just out June 15, 2018 ...

Long Island City rap icon Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones — better known as Nas — released his debut album “Illmatic” on April 19, 1994 — and scholars, artists and current residents of the ...

As Grammy-winning Queensbridge rap icon Nasir Jones, born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones turned 50, rapper Divine wished his mentor and thanked him for what he's done for hip-hop.

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones was only 21 years old when "Illmatic" dropped. The album — his first — changed the hip-hop game for good. The son of Olu Dara, Nas combined bits and pieces from all ...

Twenty years into a prolific career, the man born Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones has changed the game again. On “Life is Good,” his 10th album, the rapper known for his sharp wit and biting social ...

So with the question of who and why out of the way, fans, many of whom told us they’d never been to the Kennedy Center before, were left wondering what.As in what does one wear to 42-year-old ...