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July 10, 2008

Q&A: Nas

The MC on his anticipated new album, Adam Sandler's brilliance and getting high with his dad
November 6, 2007

Nas' "Greatest Hits": A Track-By-Track Journey With the Pride of Queens

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Late last year, Nas announced that his new album would be called Nigger, prompting howls of protest from Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the NAACP — a formidable phalanx of opponents, even for one of rap's most hardened battlers. Nas eventually backed down, and the CD now bears no title. But...

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One of the more distinctive rap artists to emerge in the mid-'90s, Nas put an emphasis on gritty, poetic storytelling. His dense, percussive mixes, which didn't preclude savvy pop moves, won him both commercial success and critical support. The son of masterful jazz cornetist and songwriter Olu Dara, with whom he has sometimes recorded, Nas was raised in the Queensbridge Houses, a massive Queens h...

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