When you’re done reminiscing about last month with my cool March playlist, you can start looking forward to the best LPs getting a release in April. Last month saw big new releases from the likes of Pharrell Williams, Elbow, Rick Ross, Eagulls and Johnny Cash amongst many others. So what albums are we looking forward…
Nas has released the video for the Amy Winehouse-featuring track ‘Cherry Wine’ today. Check it out below: The video features the late singer projected against a wall, while the US rapper goes about looking cool in a bar. ‘Cherry Wine’ is the fifth single taken from Nas’ latest album Life Is Good, and was recorded…
Hip-hop legend Nas is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his seminal debut album Illmatic this year, and to go along with the deluxe Illmatic XX reissue he released earlier in the year the rapper has just unveiled a brand new video for album track ‘Represent’. The video is the first one ever made for ‘Represent’,…
Nas – Life Is Good [rating:4/5] Buy: Life Is Good Now hip-hop is not exactly my specialist subject, but I am quite a big fan of Mr Nasir Jones so I felt I had to give his new album the once over. I’m not a total hip-hop noob though, I know enough to get by…
Hip-hop legend Nas continued the buzz-building for his new album last night by releasing yet another track from Life Is Good. Listen to ‘Cherry Wine’, his posthumous duet with Amy Winehouse, here: Nas and Amy Winehouse got together for recording sessions way back in 2008 and one of the songs from those sessions, ‘Like Smoke’, was used…
Nas – Life Is Good Preorder: Life Is Good Nas seems to be everywhere at the minute. The cynics among us might put the aggressive marketing of his forthcoming album Life Is Good down to his need to pay those crippling alimony payments. Whether that’s true or not doesn’t really matter. What does matter is…
Is there no better way to while away one’s free moments; minutes so furiously wrenched away from the boring rigmarole of everyday life; than putting on pairs of shades and shorts and heading on down to a summer festival. Baking sun, guitar twangs percolating through the breeze, and a frosty pint of lager; we wouldn’t…
Everyone’s favourite rap album is turning 20 in 2014, and to celebrate the milestone it’s getting the ‘deluxe reissue’ treatment. In case you didn’t know, you’re favourite rap album is Nas’ epochal, seminal, classic 1994 debut album Illmatic. Well it should be anyway, according to those in the know on these things.
Glastonbury Festival organisers today announced the first notable acts confirmed to play at this years festival. US rapper Nas, new electro wunderkinds Disclosure and London RnB duo AlunaGeorge are amongst a host of acts lined up to play the ‘reborn’ dance area of the festival this June. Now renamed ‘Silver Hayes’, after one of the…
This weeks new singles run-through from Philip Lickley. If you would like to contribute to All-Noise, get in touch on submissions@all-noise.co.uk Single Reviews – 9 December As we approach the end of the year what singles are out for download this week? Alt-J – ‘Matilda’ [rating:2/5] Buy: Matilda Alt-J release one of their earlier pre-fame…
