Nas and DJ Premier have lastly introduced the title and launch date for his or her long-teased collaborative album: Light-Years is out December 12 through Mass Appeal. See the album cowl—that includes {a photograph} by Danny Hastings and artwork route by Michael Lukowski—under.
Nas and DJ Premier have labored collectively for the majority of their careers, courting again to the Queens rapper’s iconic 1994 debut, Illmatic. The artists reunited final yr for “Define My Name” and commenced to tease an album.
Mild-Years caps Mass Attraction’s yearlong celebration of New York hip-hop that has included new albums from Slick Rick, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Mobb Deep, the late Big L, and De La Soul.
Nas shared his newest studio album, Magic 3, in September 2023. DJ Premier, this yr, has launched collaborations with Roc Marciano (The Coldest Profession) and Ransom (The Reinvention).
Examine Nas’ Illmatic at No. 5 in Pitchfork’s “The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time.”
