Stereogum — Nas’ Mass Appeal imprint is quietly assembling an army of a roster with artists who can simply spit their asses off. As the label is steadily expanding its portfolio, its introduction to the video-game world is yet another example of its firepower.... more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively in the mix. This week, Trollphace & Meaux Green go in with tracks from 12th Planet, What So Not, Nas, Wuki and Snails!” Check out other Diplo & Friends shows here and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the f... more info

Time — The new millennium has seen its fair share of compelling rivalries: Bush vs. Gore, Jay Z vs. Nas, Swift vs. Perry. Standing toe-to-toe with any of these frenemy pairings, though, are Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute. The two longtime Dunder-Mifflin off... more info

Soul Sides — Cam’Ron: Get ‘Em Girls (Roc-A-Fella, 1994, 12″) Back during the early rise/reign of Dipset, I never quite got Cam’Ron’s appeal. To me, he was still that dude who had cut “Horse & Carriage,” which wasn’t exactly blowing my world u... more info

Soul Sides — AZ feat. Nas: Serious (Fast Life, 2005, 12″) In my private mind garden, I imagine that, at some point, AZ and Nas discussed the idea of the two of them putting out an album together. I mean, wouldn’t that, in theory, have been…🔥? ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Fresno, CA rapper Fashawn signed to Nas' Mass Appeal Records last year, and last week the label released The Ecology, Fashawn's long-awaited followup to his promising 2009 debut, Boy Meets World. Nas features on the new record, as does... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kanye, Drake / Nas, The LOX and Meek Mill aren't the only hip hop shows happening in NYC in celebration of NBA All-Star Weekend. There's also one at Santos Party House on Thursday (2/12), billed as 'Video Music Box... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Win at Pop Montreal's 2012 Pop Vs. Jock game (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Win Butler is returning to Madison Square Garden next week (2/13) -- not with Arcade Fire, but to play basketball on the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity... more info

Stereogum — Last year, a mysterious rapper named Your Old Droog came out of nowhere with a self-titled mixtape. He sounded so much like Illmatic-era Nas that people thought it really was Nas, rapping under a Clockwork Orange-inspired pseudonym. Well, no, as it t... more info

Stereogum — Besides D’Angelo’s stunning musical performance, there was one other highlight on yesterday’s Saturday Night Live: Mike O’Brien’s The Jay Z Story, “the definitive, fully accurate biopic” of Jay Z’s rise to fame that mock’s Hollywood... more info