Hip-hop meets symphonic mastery this summer as Grammy Award-winning artist Nas brings his iconic debut album “Illmatic” to life alongside the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a special one-night-only ...

Twentieth anniversaries mark the point where pop culture becomes cultural history, be it a forgettable television show or a landmark hip-hop album. Nas: Time Is Illmatic feels like the re-examination ...

The debut album-turned cult classic is 31-years-old Nasir Jones, the incomparable emcee known as Nas, Nasty Nas, Nastradamus, Esco, Escobar, God’s Son, took the stage at Synovus Bank Amphitheater at ...

This summer, the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop icon Nas will become the first nationally renowned rap artist to perform with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the organization’s 109-year history.

In what will prove to be an iconic fusion of hip-hop and classical music, Nas will join forces with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a one-night-only performance of his seminal debut album ...

In the "New York State of Mind" episode of Hip-Hop Evolution, directed by Darby Wheeler, various musicians and industry figures give high praises and insight into Nas and his masterpiece of a debut, ...

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