ContactMusic — Rapper Nas channelled the pain of his mothers death into his music after she lost her three-year battle with cancer and died in his arms in 2002 Nas real name Nasir Jones had a special relationship with his postal worker mum Anne and their bond grew ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas drops a trailer for his upcoming track ‘The Don’. Make sure you keep an eye out for Life Is Good , which will drop this summer. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas drops a trailer for his upcoming track ‘The Don’. Make sure you keep an eye out for Life Is Good , which will drop this summer.   more info

Gigwise — Rapper reveals love for fellow stars, despite previous feud with Tupac Shakur more info

Gigwise — Rapper reveals love for fellow stars, despite feud with Tupac Shakur more info

411 Mania — He loved it… more info

USA Today Music — Tracks by Oddisee, Lenny Williams, T.I. and Earth Wind & Fire are also among this week's picks. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — On Nas’ classic second album “It Was Written”, he had a track called “Black Girl Lost”. 16 years later, the rapper released the sequel to the track. Props to the NMC more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively in the mix – only on 1Xtra and Radio 1. This Week: DIPLO for 2 full hours!!! Exclusive remixes of Usher, Gotye and Nas plus new material from Dismantle, Rusko & Nicki Minaj…. Big.” Diplo & Friends 2012-04-15 [Me... more info

Totally Fuzzy — New York underground veteran emcee Avatar the Articulate pays homage to Nas's sophomore album It Was Written, in its entirety, with his self-produced remake, appropriately titled It Was Bitten. Despite the satirically seeming title, Avatar's... more info