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Roots Picnic 2011: Nas, Dismemberment Plan, Wiz Khalifa
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JamBase
ESPERANZA SPALDING, MAN MAN, ARIEL PINK, YELAWOLF, LITTLE DRAGON, & MORE The Fourth annual Roots Picnic is set for Saturday, June 4 at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, PA. This year, The Roots will host Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Dismemberment Plan, Man Man, Esperanza Spalding, Ariel Pink, Yelawolf, Little Dragon, Nicos Gun, Donn T, and Mac Miller. The Roots will perform a set, and their own Black Thought will play a live mixtape show with DJ J. Period Tickets ...
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Nas Recording Album with Damian Marley
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Billboard Magazine
Nas told Billboard last week he was cooking up a few surprises, and now we know one of them: an as-yet-untitled collaboration with reggae star Damian Marley. The pair has been recording quietly in Los Angeles for the last several weeks. Nas' manager, Anthony Saleh, tells Billboard the project will most likely be released in the spring. It's not clear which label will release it; Nas is signed to Def Jam, while Marley records for Universal. “We've been recording in ...
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Rapper Nas on Dylan, Jazz and Why He Changed
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All About Jazz
Name Dropper The Title of His Controversial New Album
THE RAPPER NAS got people talking about his new album months before its release by announcing it would be titled with a racial epithet. However, he eventually backed away from the plan after some major retailers said they wouldn't stock an album bearing the n-word; it will be released without a title Tuesday. Born Nasir Jones, the New York rapper cemented his place in the genre with a widely ...
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Tanzanian Musician Ras Nas AKA Nasibu at Mantra in Oslo
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All About Jazz
Tanzanian musician Ras Nas aka Nasibu is ready to make this year's summer in Oslo one of the hottest.
Ras Nas with band plays at MS Innvik 18th July 2008. This will be a night of live roots reggae, African music and poetry. In short a night to remember. Put a cross on this date in your calendar and do not miss the show! Also appearing at this summer event dubbed “MANTRA" by the organizers, are Papa Lion aka Mankind ...
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Blue Note featured on B.E.T. for Nas interview on "Rap City"
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All About Jazz
Airing December 23, 1pm and 5pm: Nas--the son of trumpeter-cornetist Olu Dara (who played with David Murray and Henry Threadgill)--will be interviewed at the renowned Blue Note for “Rap City," the BET TV series that showcases the established stars and up-and-comers of hip-hop. While a live band performs onstage, the 33-year-old Nas--born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones--talks about his father and jazz, his influences, the current state of hip-hop, his favorite records and his latest release, Hip-Hop Is ...
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