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Rock The Bells Rocked By Security

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By Pete Richards (CHARTattack) July 6, 2009 4:27 pm
Rock The Bells '09 was a nine-hour event that brought some of hip-hop's biggest icons to the Molson Amphitheatre on a gorgeous day to be outside. The sun was shining. The music was good. Funny scents wafted through the air. And security was continually looking for new guests to throw out. Over-zealous security tried to spoil it for some....
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Nas — Hip Hop Is Dead

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By James Simons (CHARTattack) January 3, 2007 8:34 pm
Nobody knows nostalgia like Nas. Dude is like the ghetto's Kevin Arnold, meaning he's the perfect person to eulogize hip-hop, name-dropping Kool Herc, Kool Moe Dee, Kool G Rap and any other influential artist whose career lies embalmed in its Sunday best. In paying tribute, Nas also calls in the genre's living legends. Kanye West, oblivious to the...
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Nas — Street's Disciple

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By Joel McConvey (CHARTattack) December 14, 2004 2:54 pm
With sparring partner Jay-Z supposedly out of the game, it's the perfect time for Nasir Jones to make the kind of big comeback fans have been hoping for since 1996's It Was Written. "Big" is the key word here — the double-disc Street's Disciple is a sprawling, epic offering, aiming to win Nas back the hip-hop crown he earned with debut...
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Nas — Illmatic: 10 Year Anniversary Platinum Series

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By Jason Richards (CHARTattack) March 31, 2004 4:24 pm
Nas’s first album went relatively unnoticed when it debuted in 1994, but over the course of the following 10 years to follow, Illmatic gradually assumed renown as one of the most important, unprecedented records in the history of hip-hop. The nihilistic bravado borne of a suffocating environment, the oblique street poetics, the cold truth of...
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Nas — The Lost Tapes

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By Mike Armitage (CHARTattack) October 8, 2002 2:29 pm
Nas is one of the most over-analyzed hip-hop artists. When he first cut into the East Coast gangster scene with Illmatic, fans immediately gave props to his lyrical mastery. With his subsequent albums' fans thought Nas became a sellout thanks to collaborations with Aaliyah and Ginuwine. However, for fans of vintage Nas, The Lost Tapes compiles...
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I Read The News Today... For June 1, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 1, 2011 2:49 pm
The Dears' Natalia Yanchak has published a short story called Final Fridays, which you can read by checking out her blog. CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean gives you a Stanley Cup finals playoffs playlist consisting of hockey songs. Brian Wilson stopped by George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight to talk about his dad, who used to beat him as a child,...
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I Read The News Today... For May 9, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 9, 2011 4:10 pm
The Trews are opening for Kid Rock this summer. It might not seem like east coast hard rock would go with southern rap rock, but this actually makes perfect sense in our brains. D-Sisive and Muneshine are working on a gangsta rap album as The Birthday Boys. Consider this advanced warning. Check out the godawful cover art for Limp Bizkit's new...
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Nardwuar vs. Nas

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By CHARTattack Staff October 5, 2009 10:25 am
Nardwuar: Who are you? Nas: What's up y'all, this is Nas. Nas, welcome to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Appreciate it. I have a gift for you, Nas. It is right here. [Nardwuar pulls out a vinyl record] Joeski Love. What can you tell the people about Joeski Love and "Pee Wee's Dance"? It's one of the earliest records I used to...
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Rock The Bells At Molson Amphitheatre

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Molson Amphitheatre
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Toronto, ON
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July 5, 2009
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Rock The Bells At Molson Amphitheatre

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Molson Amphitheatre
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Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 5, 2009
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Nas Blames Promoters For Newfoundland No-Show

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 2, 2009 12:04 pm
Nas has blamed the promoters for his no-show at a Torbay, Nfld. show that was to happen last week and says they need to "get professional." Nas flew to St. John's International Airport and was ready to play the show, but refused to do so after he was told promoter ODC could not pay his $47,000 performance fee. "Bad business is...
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Nas Vs. Newfoundland

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 29, 2009 10:47 am
Nas failed to show up for a gig he was scheduled to play at Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay, Nfld. on Thursday night with Kardinal Offishall, and the audience wasn't very happy about it. The audience waited for about an hour for Nas to take the stage after Offishall's performance, according to local radio station VOCM. CBC News reports the crowd...
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A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def And Others To Rock The Bells This Summer

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 25, 2008 3:30 pm
If you long to return to the mid-'90s, when alternative rap ruled the hip-hop airwaves, don't go running for Marty McFly and his Delorean just yet. Head for a stop on the Rock The Bells tour instead. The festival will make Canadian stops in Toronto on July 20 and Vancouver on Aug. 30. Venues haven't been confirmed yet. The reunited A Tribe...
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Nas Releasing Hits Package And Stirring Controversy With New Album Title

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By Moya Dillon (CHARTattack) October 17, 2007 4:00 pm
A collection of hits by rapper Nas, covering material from his 1994 Illmatic debut to 2004's Street's Disciple, will be released by Columbia on Nov. 6. The compilation also includes the newly recorded "Surviving The Times" and "Less Than An Hour," which features Cee-Lo and was originally featured on the Rush Hour 3...
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Nas And Jay-Z Bury The Hatchet For Hip-Hop Is Dead

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By CHARTattack Staff November 17, 2006 7:00 pm
Nas and Jay-Z were feuding earlier this decade, but that all seems to be behind them now. Nas signed to Jigga's Def Jam label earlier this year, and now the boss has even contributed to a song on his new album. "Black Republican," which has "leaked" along with a few other tracks from Hip-Hop Is Dead... The N ahead of the...
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Loose Ends: Bruce Cockburn Inducted, Scott Stapp Marries And Marilyn Manson's Movie

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By CHARTattack Staff February 2, 2006 7:00 pm
Singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn will be the recipient of the Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences' inaugural Humanitarian Award at the CTV-televised Juno Awards show in Halifax on April 2. The Canadian Music Hall Of Famer's lyrics often touch on political and social justice issues, and he's also worked with the Unitarian Service...
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