442K views · 105 reactions | "I hope the audience look at me like...look at this kid from the hood, on the stage where he belongs." - NAS | Great Performances l PBS | Facebook

3.3K views · 85 reactions | Whose world is this? Watch Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop, Friday at 9|8c on PBS. | Great Performances l PBS | Facebook

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#OnThisDay in 1994: a 20-year old Nas releases his landmark debut LP, Illmatic, helping revive the flagging NYC rap scene and help birth the era of lyricism. It goes on to be widely accepted as one of the greatest rap albums of all time. | Boiler Room

When it comes to some of NAS' biggest artistic inspirations, New York is very high on the list. Watch 'Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop,' Friday at 9|8c on PBS. | Great Performances l PBS