R Kelly allowed to leave Illinois for August tour
R Kelly has been granted permission to leave Illinois for a five-city US tour in August, though the Detroit Music Festival date appears not to be included.…
Nas
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Nas finds it hard to split hip hop from real life
Nas has told Radio 1 that balancing a rap career with family life is hard, and says he tries not to live full-time as a rapper.…
Nas NME date postponed
Nas's NME Awards show at the Astoria has been moved to 24 February because bad weather in New York disrupted his video shoot, with tickets remaining valid.…
Nas collaborates
Nas's album 'God's Son', out in the US on 17 Dec, features Eminem, Alicia Keys, Kelis and a posthumous Tupac Shakur verse, with extras on a secure fan website.…
New tracks on posthumous Tupac album
A new double CD, 'Better Dayz', will feature guest rappers adding lyrics to unfinished Tupac Shakur tracks, with proceeds going to the Tupac Shakur Foundation.…
Columbia brings forward Nas album to beat pirates
Sony's Columbia has brought forward the US release of Nas's seventh album God's Son to 13 December, to counter counterfeit CDs already circulating.…
Slim Shady on forthcoming soundtrack
Eminem says writing the '8 Mile' soundtrack meant stepping into his character Rabbit, with Jay-Z, Nas and others appearing on the star-studded album.…
Eminem on the forthcoming 8 Mile soundtrack
Eminem says writing the soundtrack to his debut film 8 Mile forced him to step into his character's point of view, with a star-studded line-up of guest artists.…