There are few rappers who undeniably deserve a place in the hip-hop pantheon. Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Eminem, Jay-Z, and, of course, Nas are among the undisputed greats who have the skills and ...

In 2002 Nas reflected, "I make money from what I do, and it's God's gift. I didn't get in the business just to make a million or two billion overnight. There's nothing wrong with that, but I don't ...

Nas’s albums always have a funny way of catching listeners off guard. Whether it’s his sonic jumps from Nasty Nas to Escobar to Nastradamus, or his evolving views on life, the Queensbridge MC keeps ...

Most hip-hop heroes develop a focused iconography -- think of Run-DMC's hats and leather, Chuck D's skeptical glare, Biggie Smalls's plus-size suits, Tupac's tattoos, Jay-Z's conspicuous consumption ...