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Erykah Badu and Nas hit the stage in Atlanta this past Friday (March 15).
The concert was held at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena and Nas also hosted an after party at Gold Room.
T.I., Killer Mike and Lance Gross were among the attendees who were spotted backstage.
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Nas is apparently in his feelings and has a whole lot on his mind.
‘God’s Son’ unleashed it all online via his Instagram as he posted a 7 part open letter that details his decades-long divorce and custody battle over son, Knight, and accuses his his ex-wife, Kelis of being an extra emotional, verbally, physically abusive, liar.
Over the past several years, Kelis done several interviews painting her ex-husband as a negligent father and abusive partner and Das has remained tight lipped… until now.
…And I?m no longer allowing you to take advantage of the fact that I did not want to respond in a manner that could affect my kids , friends or family publicly. THAT ENDS TODAY…
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On Sunday (Sept. 17), the rumored hip-hop couple posted several shots in and around Nas’ Queens, NYC stomping grounds in throwback 1988 Mercedes Benz which bared the name of the legendary rapper’s first album, ‘Illmatic’.
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Usher has joined forces with Nas and Bibi Bourelly for a newly released song called ?Chains.”
The artists address racial injustice and police brutality in the song’s visuals, which feature portraits of Black lives lost to police brutality, as well as their names, ages, and stories.
The video was released on Tidal earlier today and in the opening text, states: “While racial injustice keeps killing, society keeps looking away.”?
From Travyon Martin to Sean Bell, the images presented serve as evidence of what Nas sums up in one succinct bar: “We’ve got a problem that needs to be solved.”?
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In REAL singer news… Mariah Carey recently took to Facebook to pen an open letter to her fans.
Carey has been working with hitmaker Jermaine Dupri and legendary rapper Nas on her current project, ‘The Art of Letting Go,’ which was ‘indefinitely delayed’ after the 43-year-old hot mom dislocated her shoulder while shooting a music video last July.
[LISTEN: Mariah Carey – ‘Beautiful (Remix)’ ft. Miguel & A$AP Rocky (AUDIO)]
Mariah now offers insight on her recovery and hints in the letter that her new music will be realesed “sooner than you know it”.
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Nas, Young Jeezy and Drake were spotted partying in Atlanta over the weekend as AG Entertainment hosted Prive’ Friday nights (October 11, 2013).
Nas has a lot to celebrate these days.
According to the LATimes, The ‘Illmatic’ rapper recently partnered with Proven, a firm that creates apps to help people apply to job posts via their smartphones. The app will reportedly be marketed to those who may not have access to personal computers, especially job seekers from blue collar or lower income backgrounds.
“Jobs are a concern for the nation, and Proven is all about that, so I?m all about Proven,” Nas recently said in an interview.
Earlier this year, Nas also made a 6 figure investment to resurrect hip-hop magazine Mass Appeal.
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