• Nas Praises Chicago Rappers In New Documentary 'Chicago Love' [WATCH]

    As someone who grew up in the Queensbridge Houses during the crack epidemic of the 1980s, Nas knows the look of the serious crime wave that is gripping a certain area of a city. In a documentary produced by Revolt TV, the Illmatic rapper praises Chicago rappers for the their role in fostering the conversation about the violence that has plagued Chicago for years, notably the South Side of Chicago. The documentary, titled "Chicago Love," focuses on the gun violence that afflicted Chicago. Nas asserts his support for the Chicago rappers in an interview during the documentary.

  • Nas Unveils New J Dilla-Produced Track "The Season" At Run The Jewels Event [LISTEN]

    Earlier this month, Nas announced that a new album is in the works. He first hinted at it in his remix of Schoolboy Q's "Studio" rapping, "Finished up my new album, single 'bout to be dropping / Last album on Def Jam and I got so many options." He confirmed the news with Power 105.1's Angie Martinez saying the single could drop any day, and now that day has come with the new single "The Season."

  • 9 Album Covers That Depict The Artist's Hometown

    Plenty of musicians love to pay tribute to their hometowns in song lyrics, but these artists took these tributes a step further, by using album covers that depicted images of their hometowns.

  • Nas May Be Releasing New Music "Sooner Than Next Week" [WATCH]

    Nas has been riding pretty high this past year with the premiere of his documentary Time is Illmatic, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of his classic debut album Illmatic. To make things even better, we'll probably be getting some new music from the legendary New York rapper very, very soon. In an interview with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1, Nas hints at the release of some new music in the near future, possibly even today.

  • Nas Drops A New Verse On Schoolboy Q's "Studio" Remix, Confirms His New Album Is Done

    Schoolboy Q has shared a remix of his song "Studio" from his debut album Oxymoron, featuring a brand new verse by none other than Nas, which you can check out below. Though Nas' verse is nicely done as always, what's most exciting is that he uses the song's opening lines to confirm that he's finished recording his next album, and that a new single is on the way soon.

  • 8 Artists Who Basically Used The Same Album Cover Twice

    Trying to come up with a captivating album cover is pretty difficult work, so some artists have cheated a little bit by basically reusing their album cover concepts, sometimes even three or four times Here are eight artists who basically used the same album cover twice.

  • 5 'Industry Rappers' for Murda Mook to Challenge

    Murda Mook doesn't seem to be satisfied with the underground life, but don't worry: He's not looking to release an album. He just told BattleRap.com that he wanted to battle "an industry rapper." Music Times has come up with a list of qualified emcees that we'd like to see go toe-to-toe with Mook.

  • Music Times Awards The Bests (and Worst) of Lollapalooza 2014

    It's been a long weekend at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago and it's taken a decent amount of rumination to come up with a list of the "bests" (and one "worst") from the crowded lineup. Without too much ado, we give you Music Times Lollapalooza Superlatives:

  • Lollapalooza 2014 Day 2 Review & Recap

    Music Times reporter Ryan Book works best in his home territory of the Midwest, or at least that's what he told us. Join him every day this weekend for a chronological look at what went down at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
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