The Hip Hop Chronicle — Sitting down with Sway from MTV, Nas spoke on his reconciliation with Prodigy since his release from prison.   MTV Shows   a2a_linkname="Nas Speaks On Making Up With Prodigy (Video)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/05/14/nas-sp... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — It’s finally here. Elzhi drops off his Nas inspired mixtape Elmatic.   Download link and tracklist under the cut. Elzhi – Elmatic (Mixtape) The Genesis Detroit State Of Mind (Houseshoes Shout) Halftime Memory Lane The World Is Yours Represent Li... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Nas has joined Jay Z and U2 among the winners at the prestigious National Sports Emmy Awards, triumphing for his work as a director on a documentary about the civil war in Liberia. The Grammy-nominated hitmaker helmed, produced and scored..... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — This premiered on Complex a short while ago “Halftime” is from Elzhi’s “ELmatic” Free Album (a tribute to Nas’ Illmatic) produced and played Live by Will Sessions. Elzhi’s “ELmatic” will be available for free download on 5.10.11 at ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The wait is over, again: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, Beastie Boys’ long anticipated eighth album, will be released May 2. The album features guests Nas & Santigold. Lead single ‘Make Some Noise’ is out now. The Deluxe Digital album includes t... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — In an interview with MeetTheDealer, Young Chris reflects back to his Rocafella days with Neef as Young Gunz. He talks the Jay-Z and Nas beef and the classic Rocafella/State Property Freestyle on Hot 97.   a2a_linkname="Young Chris Talks Jay-Z And Na... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas & Damian Marley join Westwood on 1Xtra to talk about Distant Relatives, Africa, Nicki Minaj, solo projects & new albums!   a2a_linkname="Nas And Damian Marley Interview With Tim Westwood (Video)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2... more info

Guardian Music — (Capitol/EMI)Not so long ago, it seemed as though the Beastie Boys might end up gently gentrifying away from frontline rapping. Well into their 40s, successful beyond their teenage punk rock dreams, they had families and interests to pursue other tha... more info

Guardian Music — With a second tribute album on its way, Nas's Illmatic is becoming a totem for hip-hop purists. Richard Watson gets into the NY state of mindHip-hop fans know the drill by now. Every time Nas preps another project, rumours circle that this, finally, ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Young Sav drops off another hot track from Jon Connor. Connor rhymes over Nas’ “Made You Look”. “Vinnie Chase: Season 2″ and “Salvation” are on the way.   a2a_linkname="Jon Connor – I C U Lookin"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchr... more info