Nas In Conversation with Rick Rubin

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Grammy Award-winning rap legend Nas discusses his new album “King’s Disease III,” his past beef with Jay-Z, what he hopes for hip-hop in the future, and the reason he decided to dive into the documentary world.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more abou ...  Show more

In this special episode from our friends at the Broken Record podcast, we will hear producer Rick Rubin's conversation with hip-hop legend Nas. Rick talks to Nas about his earliest experiences with rap in the Queensbridge housing projects where he grew up, how recording King's Di ...  Show more

He has coined himself the great "Reducer". However, his imprint on hip hop can not be reduced. Rick Rubin established one of the greatest record labels of all time, which we know as Def Jam and has been going ever since. His sound has been requested by the greats of our time.  ...

Conversation on hip-hop classics and influential artist