Nas introduced an official tour afterparty in London to rejoice 50 years of hip-hop subsequent week.
On Saturday (June 10), the New York rap legend will embark on the UK leg of his NY State of Thoughts world tour with the Wu-Tang Clan – headlining the Parklife pageant in Manchester, earlier than acting at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro (June 12) and their sold-out present at London’s The O2 (June 13).
Now, it has been introduced that the rap icon will host an official afterparty at Camden’s KOKO after his London present. Kick-starting Hennessy’s summer season program of occasions celebrating hip-hop, the get together will rejoice 50 years of the style and guarantees appearances from a number of the UK’s finest rappers and personalities.
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The get together shall begin at 11pm and end at 3am. Tickets for the afterparty can be found now through KOKO’s web site right here.
Nas’ report label Mass Enchantment created Hip Hop 50 – a model that has launched content material in honour of hip-hop’s fiftieth anniversary this 12 months. Final 12 months, they began their celebration with the DJ Premier-produced ‘Hip Hop: Vol 1’ in July. Final April, Swizz Beatz executively produced the second version of the EP and Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Fivio Overseas and extra rapped on the report.
This week additionally noticed Run-DMC revealed because the headliners for the Hip Hop 50 Stay concertin New York, showing alongside the likes of Ice Dice, Snoop Dogg, Eve, Trina, Lil Kim and extra. Hip Hop 50 Stay will happen on the Bronx’s Yankee Stadium “on the day all of it started” August 11. Extra names shall be added at a later date.
In November, Nas concluded his ‘King’s Illness’ trilogy with ‘King’s Illness III’. In a five-star evaluate, NME stated: “Nas’ story and fervour for storytelling clearly endures.
“With ‘King’s Illness III’, the New York rapper has put the seal on a powerful album trilogy that proves that, three a long time in, he’s nonetheless a pressure to be reckoned with.”
The primary instalment of the trilogy, ‘King’s Illness’, gained Greatest Rap Album on the 2021 Grammy Awards – his first ever Grammy.
In the identical month, 21 Savage stated he didn’t suppose Nas was “related.” On Clubhouse, he stated” “He simply has a loyal ass fan base and he nonetheless makes good-ass music.” Nas’ brother, Jabari Fret, responded to Savage’s remarks and referred to as him “trash.”
