L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells is taking a page out of the genre’s history books by focusing on a set of game-changing albums for this year's showcase. Though still relatively downsized from lineups of the past, a who’s who... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — This year’s line-up for Rock The Bells has been announced. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Erykah Badu and Cypress Hill are among the headliners for this year’s event. Alongside Nas will be Pete Rock, AZ and DJ Premier. Other acts on the bill include Black Sta... more info

Perez Hilton — Been a while! It's been three years since Nas released a solo album, but the rapper is back and it seems like he's more than ready to return to the studio: "I can look back at my last record and I know that some songs didn't belong there. I really ov... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — So last Saturday night, myself and Blitz went back to back for a 2 hour special, on 2 of Hip Hop’s Heavyweight artists, Jay Z and Nas.I was first up and I tried to get through as many joints as possible, but as these 2 artists have so many good rec... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — While we are all frustrated that we won’t be hearing “Lost Tapes  2″, we can take some consolation that the rapper is releasing his tenth solo album. Nas spoke to TheBoomBox about his brand new album and juggling parenthood. “I’m working o... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Another week, another roundup and this week was quite interesting. Beyonce finally released her video still claiming Girls Run The World, Raheem DeVaughn is still jackin for beats, Nas & Common Still Have Ghetto Dreams, Republican Senator Wants The C... more info

Metalsucks — Anaal Nathrakh’s seemingly permanent problem — that it will never top it’s brilliant debut, the filthy The Codex Necro – isn’t unique to them, nor even unique to metal. Like Nas — who arrived with Illmatic, one of the hip-hop’s most inf... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Clipse photos by Brook Bobbins Nas & Damian Marley at Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Samantha Marble) Distant Relatives Nas & Damian Marley will team up for a summer show in NYC this year just like last. They'll hit Central Park... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nasir Jones sat down with Billboard to talk about the new album he’s working on. The rapper says he’s inspired by Drake, Frank Ocean and Odd Future.   a2a_linkname="Nas Talks Tenth Solo Album (Video)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 10th Anniversary ACL Festival line-up is on the books. Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Coldplay, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley and Cee Lo top the bill of... more info