Tuesday Tunes: Spotlight on Nas
The rapper who once declared “Hip-Hop is Dead” is anything but lifeless on his 10th studio album. For starters, Nas is obviously working through some unresolved issues with Kelis, the R&B singer he married in Atlanta in 2005 and split with four years later. There’s the green wedding dress draped over his leg on the album cover – the one thing he said she left behind after moving out. Then comes the early shout-out in “No Introduction” when he announces, “Some of you might know Kelis. This goes to her with love.” And as a coda to his… >>
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