The project, co-executive produced by Big L’s estate and Royce Da 5’9”, is part of Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It … series, following albums from Slick Rick, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Mobb Deep, ...

The hugely influential Harlem rapper Big L was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1999. He was 24 when he lost his life, which means he’s been dead for longer than he was ever alive. Big L never found ...

S ince debuting in 1991 with a feature on Main Source’s “Live at the Barbeque,” Nas has been intent on amplifying New York hip-hop. His first full-length album, Illmatic, was an evolution in hip-hop ...

Taylor Swift’s new album “The Life of a Showgirl” is barely three days old, and already woke killjoys are tearing it apart, finding offensive lyrics where there are none. Overly online social media ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

It’s an “Ether”-level diss. A Nas-backed bid to build a casino at Aqueduct Resorts World in Queens took a step forward Thursday — just days after a Jay-Z affiliated group was told no thanks. Aqueduct ...

It has been 20 years since Brooklyn native Jay-Z and Queens rapper Nas ended one of the most notorious hip hop feuds in music history. But their latest battle wasn’t about music. The “Illmatic” rapper ...

The prolific songwriter channels post-rock sprawl, electronic experimentalism, and percussive folk into meditations on domestic tension and strained relationships. White has a talent for melding ...

Naval Air Station Oceana celebrated 250 years of America’s Navy with an air show on Saturday and Sunday. The Navy’s 250th anniversary is on Oct. 13. The free public event in Virginia Beach, Va., ...

Ubiquiti’s first desktop NAS solutions start at $199 for a two-drive solution that provides full data backup redundancy. Ubiquiti’s first desktop NAS solutions start at $199 for a two-drive solution ...