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Great Review from Washington Post:
http://m.washingtonpost.com/enterta...3286c6-b787-11e3-b84e-897d3d12b816_story.html
Great Review from Washington Post:
http://m.washingtonpost.com/enterta...3286c6-b787-11e3-b84e-897d3d12b816_story.html
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Some people live for negativity but fortunately Nas takes it all in stride and continues to enjoy his success. Mr. Jones, made HISTORY at The Kennedy Center and as a hip hop artist of his caliber/content there are some people who can't understand or accept Nas' success, so therefore, they try to write his success as "charitable." Life Is Good for Nasir Jones!
Damn, that shyt was dope. Hope they release the footage or live album or something so y'all can check it out. The orchestra really brought some of the instrumentals alive. Did joints from Stillmatic, Godson, It Was Written. Even did "Hate Me Now." And of course all the records from
Illmatic. Dude that hosted that Eric Dyson thing was sitting right in front of me. Eric B, Jungle, and Eric Dyson were there. Green Lantern was DJ'ing. Nas shouted out Cormega. Dope shyt.
Illmatic. Dude that hosted that Eric Dyson thing was sitting right in front of me. Eric B, Jungle, and Eric Dyson were there. Green Lantern was DJ'ing. Nas shouted out Cormega. Dope shyt.
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Who would have thought 20 years ago that a young kid from Queensbridge, N.Y., would change hip-hop and the world with just one album. But on Saturday night (March 30), Nas, born Nasir Jones, perform his influential 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ in its entirety for the world at John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
According to the Washington Post, Nas gave a stellar performance of his 10-song album at the prestigious cultural institution.
The event is part of Nas’ latest tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Illmatic’ and to kick off the 20-day One Mic Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide festival at the Kennedy Center.
Backed by the 40-member National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Steven Reineke, Nas took audiences back to hip-hop’s golden era. The crowd rapped along to such ‘Illmatic’ classic as ‘It Ain’t Hard to Tell,’ ‘One Love’ and ‘Life’s a bytch.’
The 40-year-old rhymer, dressed in a snazzy black tuxedo, added some of his noteworthy songs to help segued into the classic material.’ For example, Nas rapped a few verses from ‘If I Ruled the World’ and then segued into the Pete Rock-produced ‘The World Is Yours.’ Nice touch.
Nas even took it back further and performed his first rap cameo on Main Source’s ‘Live at the Bar-B-Q.’ He also rocked a medley of hits including ‘Street Dreams,’ ‘U Da Man’ and ‘Made You Look.’
Afterward, Nas shook hands with the NSO conductor and thanked the audience for their participation. The hip-hop legend even joked that he might get a crib in the District.
Now how ill is that?
http://theboombox.com/nas-illmatic-john-f-kennedy-center/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...rty-diary-rapper-nas-does-the-kennedy-center/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ary-of-his-debut-album-at-the-kennedy-center/
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Who would have thought 20 years ago that a young kid from Queensbridge, N.Y., would change hip-hop and the world with just one album. But on Saturday night (March 30), Nas, born Nasir Jones, perform his influential 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ in its entirety for the world at John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
According to the Washington Post, Nas gave a stellar performance of his 10-song album at the prestigious cultural institution.
The event is part of Nas’ latest tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Illmatic’ and to kick off the 20-day One Mic Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide festival at the Kennedy Center.
Backed by the 40-member National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Steven Reineke, Nas took audiences back to hip-hop’s golden era. The crowd rapped along to such ‘Illmatic’ classic as ‘It Ain’t Hard to Tell,’ ‘One Love’ and ‘Life’s a bytch.’
The 40-year-old rhymer, dressed in a snazzy black tuxedo, added some of his noteworthy songs to help segued into the classic material.’ For example, Nas rapped a few verses from ‘If I Ruled the World’ and then segued into the Pete Rock-produced ‘The World Is Yours.’ Nice touch.
Nas even took it back further and performed his first rap cameo on Main Source’s ‘Live at the Bar-B-Q.’ He also rocked a medley of hits including ‘Street Dreams,’ ‘U Da Man’ and ‘Made You Look.’
Afterward, Nas shook hands with the NSO conductor and thanked the audience for their participation. The hip-hop legend even joked that he might get a crib in the District.
Now how ill is that?
http://theboombox.com/nas-illmatic-john-f-kennedy-center/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...rty-diary-rapper-nas-does-the-kennedy-center/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ary-of-his-debut-album-at-the-kennedy-center/
This is fukking amazing. You're Da Man with live symphony?!? Does it get any better than that? Cacs in the orchestra know Nas the GOAT
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Nas and a symphony? 
Who would have thought 20 years ago that a young kid from Queensbridge, N.Y., would change hip-hop and the world with just one album. But on Saturday night (March 30), Nas, born Nasir Jones, perform his influential 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ in its entirety for the world at John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
According to the Washington Post, Nas gave a stellar performance of his 10-song album at the prestigious cultural institution.
The event is part of Nas’ latest tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Illmatic’ and to kick off the 20-day One Mic Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide festival at the Kennedy Center.
Backed by the 40-member National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Steven Reineke, Nas took audiences back to hip-hop’s golden era. The crowd rapped along to such ‘Illmatic’ classic as ‘It Ain’t Hard to Tell,’ ‘One Love’ and ‘Life’s a bytch.’
The 40-year-old rhymer, dressed in a snazzy black tuxedo, added some of his noteworthy songs to help segued into the classic material.’ For example, Nas rapped a few verses from ‘If I Ruled the World’ and then segued into the Pete Rock-produced ‘The World Is Yours.’ Nice touch.
Nas even took it back further and performed his first rap cameo on Main Source’s ‘Live at the Bar-B-Q.’ He also rocked a medley of hits including ‘Street Dreams,’ ‘U Da Man’ and ‘Made You Look.’
Afterward, Nas shook hands with the NSO conductor and thanked the audience for their participation. The hip-hop legend even joked that he might get a crib in the District.
Now how ill is that?
http://theboombox.com/nas-illmatic-john-f-kennedy-center/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...rty-diary-rapper-nas-does-the-kennedy-center/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ary-of-his-debut-album-at-the-kennedy-center/
breh, thanks for this one.
the crowd was completely into it as well.
around the 33 second mark(of the first video), nas gives a handshake to some nikka in the crowd and he is so happy about that moment,
he gives nas one of these...
afterwards.that just had me on the floor
(most probably would've had the same reaction)