There was no way to know it at the time, but mainstream hip-hop reached its creative peak in the ’90s. Lyrical dexterity and thematic ambition were still widely valued. Complex beats could still be ...

Hip-hop icons DJ Premier and Ransom have officially dropped their collaborative project The Reinvention, now available on all streaming platforms via TTT (To The Top). Led by the standout single ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Friday (Dec. 12), hip-hop fans were gifted with an album 30 years in ...

Nas and DJ Premier’s long-awaited collaborative album, Light-Years, has finally arrived. Fans have waited decades for this moment. The album drops via Mass Appeal with the force of a cultural ...

Nas and DJ Premier’s long-promised joint album has officially outwaited Detox. Yet unlike Dr. Dre’s scrapped release, this one is actually on the way. Or so they say it is. You can’t knock a little ...

It took decades of pestering, but golden-era hip-hop heads finally got their wish. The duo’s synergy has been obvious since the Queensbridge rapper’s 1994 debut, Illmatic, which features three ...

In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on December 12, 2025: Nate Amos refines 10 tracks from his Bandcamp days on Holo Boy, his latest This ...

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.

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 ...