Pete Rock

Hip-hop producer Pete Rock suing Nas

Pete Rock is set to prepare a lawsuit against Nas for unpaid royalties to his work on the album Illmatic. “Nas and his people have stonewalled

DMX arrested, again

Beleaguered rapper DMX was arrested over the weekend just moments before hitting the stage at a scheduled concert appearance. The 44-year-old rapper was nabbed for

‘Illmatic’ turns 20; how Nas ignited a new generation of MCs

It was 20 years ago today that Nas released his seminal debut album, Illlmatic. It wasn’t the huge crossover hit that, say, The Chronic or Doggystyle had been in the previous years. And it didn’t quite re-ignite the East Coast’s hardcore aesthetic, either; acts like Redman, Onyx, Das EFX, Black Moon had started doing that as early as 1992. But what Illmatic did was introduce the world to a thoughtful and gifted rhyme-writer from the Queensbridge Projects, and in doing so, it returned the traditional New York City emcee to hip-hop prominence.

Best of One Musicfest in Atlanta

ONE Musicfest emerged in 2010 as one of the summer’s most anticipated festival concert series in Atlanta. Bridging the gap between Atlanta’s diverse communities, ONE

One Musicfest comes to Atlanta

One Musicfest brought some of the hottest performers to Atlanta, including Joey Bada$$, Goodie Mob, Goapele, Cee Lo and Erykah Badu. Snoop Dogg was the