Nas and Will.i.Am Unveil New Obama Songs
What do you get for the man who has everything? And by "everything" we mean, the most power in the free world, a new mansion, and a soon-to-be-purchased new puppy. Well, if you're Will.i.Am or Nas, you record him a new song.
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Nas Unveils Summer Tour
Who? Born Nasir Jones, Queensbridge, New York's hip-hop maven Nas -- a recent Spin interviewee and Artist of the Day subject -- is best known for his 1994 classic, Illmatic, as well as other career-defining records like God’s Son and Street’s Disciple
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Available Today: July 15, 2008
Here's a rundown of what's available online and in record stores this week. Click each album title to read Spin's review:
The Hold Steady, Stay Positive: Brooklyn’s hyper mini-Bosses get a bit too comfy.
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Nas
What? When an artist's debut ends up a genre-defining classic, expectations never fade, and though steeped in quality entries like the furious Stillmatic and sleeper hit Street's Disciple, Nas' catalog still craved another manifesto.
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The Inquisition: Nas
You gotta give Nas points for trying. After a year in which he caught flak from Bill O'Reilly for participating in a benefit, saw his nemesis turned label boss Jay-Z leave Def Jam, and shot a failed reality show with his wife Kelis, the 34-year-old Nasir Jones lost his long, contentious struggle to name his ninth album Nigger, replacing the title at the last minute.




