John Udomboso, widely known as Young John, built a formidable reputation long before he ever stepped behind a microphone. As a producer, he shaped some of the last decade’s biggest afrobeats moments, ...

On Dec 30, Bobo will feature the “Final Laughdown” with headliners Kavin Jay, Shamaine Othman and Papi Zak who will bring the ...

All-time rap greats Nas and DJ Premier have been working together for more than three decades. Premier produced three of the 10 tracks on Nas' almighty 1994 debut Illmatic, and the two have made a lot ...

Today marks a moment Hip Hop fans have waited decades to witness. Nas and DJ Premier, two of the most important architects in rap history, have finally delivered their long-discussed collaborative ...

Any objective rap fan of a certain age approaches legacy albums like Nas and DJ Premier’s Light-Years with learned skepticism. For 30-odd years, rap was exclusively a young person’s game, defined by ...

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 ...

Billboard ranks every song off Nas & DJ Premier's highly anticipated collab album 'Light-Years' By Angel Diaz Those of us old enough to be alive in 1994 when Illmatic dropped have been waiting for Nas ...

Nas and DJ Premier have officially delivered Light Years, their long-awaited collaborative album released through Mass Appeal. The project unites two hip hop giants whose creative bond helped define ...

Even as the amount of music made by both humans and AI exceeds what any listener could possibly consume, a few local artists ...

Two hip-hop icons deliver a heartwarming collaboration on Light-Years, the final installment in Mass Appeal's “Legend Has It…” series Yet the overriding feeling of Light-Years is of two elder ...

Max B releases his first solo album in four years, Public Domain 7: The Purge.

It’s that time of year to reflect back on the music played and enjoyed by some of our amazing crew of talented KPFA music DJs ...