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...poet...” Following this humble statement, a mysterious hand inserts a cassette tape into a car stereo, and the music begins. Nostalgia remains the dominant theme throughout the video. “Surviving the Times” presents a scrapbook-style montage of images and memories from Nas??s life (and old videos). The video is so unpretentious and low-budget that if it weren’t for the occasional twinkle of old school bling or the sporadic glimmer of gold teeth, you might think you were watching an Indigo Girls video. Okay, only...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Nas | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...would bring an experienced defensive presence to the Crimson, and would help make up for the departure of center Brian Cusworth. Nas?? full name, Nasir, after all, means “protector” in Arabic. Plus, Nas already has experience playing with a team—The Bravehearts—and he’s shown an ability to defer to his teammates despite earlier beliefs that he was a superior player (see the Jay-Z collaboration, “Black Republican?...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE MALCOM X-FACTOR: New Rap Game For Harvard Hoops? | 4/17/2007 | See Source »

...coverage that hip-hop has received, the genre is still a great, great love of mine. Common’s own love affair with hip-hop might be in the past, but for me, it’s still going strong. I’m not in agreement with Nas??hip-hop is alive and well, and I’m loving every lyric...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn | Title: Nothing But A Little Music | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

Most hip-hop fans want nothing more than that beat-plus-rhyme-induced euphoria. So when an album full of those overwhelmingly awesome moments comes along, we are powerless to resist. Forget the title: Nas?? new album, “Hip Hop Is Dead,” is a reminder of why “this rap shit is real,” as our hero declares in the aptly-named closing a cappella track, “Hope.” The record is simple, thoughtful, and classy as hell without being stiff or anachronistic...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nas, "Hip Hop Is Dead" (Def Jam Records/Columbia Records) - 4 stars | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...debut disc, “Food & Liquor,” West’s paranoia is thoroughly understandable. Like West, Fiasco’s a hard sell in street-cred terms. While “Food & Liquor” is, according to the rapper himself, modeled after Nas?? “It Was Written,” Fiasco doesn’t project Escobar’s hard image. He’s a devout Muslim, doesn’t drink or smoke, is into animé and skating, and runs a decidedly un-gangsta blog. Plus...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lupe Fiasco | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

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