On Friday (Dec. 12), hip-hop fans were gifted with an album 30 years in the making (and waiting): a collaborative album between hip-hop legends, rapper Nas and producer DJ Premier titled “Light-Years.

Nas and DJ Premier revisit their creative chemistry from Illmatic with new material that nods to past classics. The project reflects a decades-long collaboration that helped shape the sound of East ...

DJ Premier addresses fan reactions to his new collaborative album with Nas, highlighting its dedication to old-school hip hop purists.

Nas also showed love to his women fans, delivering “Owe Me” and his verse from Missy Elliott’s “Hot Boyz.” The night’s defining moment arrived when he summoned longtime collaborator AZ for surprise ...

Billboard ranks every song off Nas & DJ Premier's highly anticipated collab album 'Light-Years' By Angel Diaz Those of us old enough to be alive in 1994 when Illmatic dropped have been waiting for Nas ...

Lil Nas X wants to break out of the box he’s been confined to — and part of that involves breaking the rules. It’s fitting, then, that his new single “Light Again” is being positioned as the start of ...

Lil Nas X just couldn’t keep this new song under wraps for any longer. On Friday, the musician surprise-released a demo for “Light Again” on SoundCloud. The fun track hears the musician rapping and ...

In the chaotic video for Lil Nas X‘s new single, “Light Again,” a normal teenage garage party gets really, really out of hand. The video evokes the aesthetics and rave culture of the early 2000s, ...

Lil Nas X is back with new music, but it looks like he’s not really supposed to be sharing it. The song, officially titled “Light Again [demo 17]” on SoundCloud, has a strong dance influence, and ...

The Weeknd, Pharrell, Jermaine Dupri are all also featured on Billboard’s Top Songwriters list. The video features Nas kicking it in a very clean, white mansion. At one point you see the rapper light ...

Nas praised Kendrick Lamar as Hip-Hop’s “North Star” while reflecting on the genre’s future and the importance of artists who protect its legacy. Nas called Kendrick Lamar Hip-Hop’s “North Star” ...

OPINION: “Light-Years” isn’t about chasing their younger selves—it’s about showing that hip-hop’s elders can still create, contribute, and command the culture. Editor’s note: The following article is ...