On this day in 2001, the self-crowned “King of New York” released his fifth studio LP, Stillmatic. During Nas’s musical absence, the power in New York had shifted, and Jay-Z had stepped up and ...

Nasir Jones, a.k.a. Nas, may never produce another album quite like Illmatic. Yet his latest release, Stillmatic, should be enough to restore his place as the King of New York. While the mainstream ...

Now that our battle against the Taliban is winding down, maybe we can spend a little more time worrying about Nas's feud with Jay-Z. It's rap's finest sideshow, and the best part is that the stakes ...