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Presenting 'Broken Record': An Interview With Nas

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Presenting 'Broken Record': An Interview With Nas

In this special episode from our friends at the Broken Record podcast, we will hear producer Rick Rubin's conversation with hip-hop legend Nas. Rick talks to Nas about his earliest experiences with rap in the Queensbridge housing projects where he grew up, how recording King's Disease with Kanye West in Wyoming almost took him out of his zone, and how early beef with Jay-Z made them both stronger rappers.

Presenting 'Broken Record': An Interview With Nas

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Bonnaroo 2010: Nas And Damian Marley In Concert
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Bonnaroo 2010: Nas And Damian Marley In Concert

With his lyrical prowess and affinity for controversy, Queens-born rapper Nas has a knack for staying relevant in the hip-hop world. The pairing of Nas and reggae royalty Damian Marley on Distant Relatives has the artists bridging continents and styles, and extending their relevance beyond the confines of their respective genres. Hear the pair perform live from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

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Obama Hip-Hop: From Mixtapes To Mainstream

This election season, hip-hop artists flocked to their mixing boards in unprecedented fashion in support of Barack Obama. Rapper Young Jeezy and professor Mark Anthony Neal discuss the effect of an African-American president-elect on hip-hop.

Obama Hip-Hop: From Mixtapes To Mainstream

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Malkmus Gets 'Real Emotional'

Critic Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times talks about Tuesday's new releases, including CDs from Kathleen Edwards, The Gutter Twins, and Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, and also addresses the controversy surrounding a recent review of the Black Crowes.

Malkmus Gets 'Real Emotional'

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Song Of The Day

A Premature Proclamation of Hip-Hop's Demise

It's audacious to declare the end of an entire musical subculture, and downright outrageous to do so when it's your musical subculture. With "Hip Hop Is Dead," Nas attempts to steer the genre in new directions while reasserting his status as one of its foremost personalities.

'Hip Hop Is Dead' by Nas

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