92Y Presents NAS- Tuesday January 8th

[Carleen Donovan]

92Y PRESENTS
NAS
In conversation with Anthony DeCurtis


Tuesday, January 8, 8 pm
Tickets from $29 available at: http://www.92y.org/Uptown/Event/Nas-with-Anthony-Decurtis.aspx



"So much to write and say/Yo, I don't know where to start/So I'll begin with the basics and flow from the heart" - Nas, "Loco-Motive"

"In an act of tribute, Life Is Good offers an auditory retrospective of hip-hop history" - NPR


NEW YORK, NY: November 30, 2012 - Following the release of his #1 best-selling new album Life Is Good, a standout performance on this year's Rock the Bells tour and an upcoming New Year's Eve performance at Radio City Music Hall, hip-hop's most influential MC sits for a conversation at 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, January 8 at 8 pm.
[Nas]Nas talks about his Queens childhood, his philanthropic work and the insight and inspiration behind Life Is Good, with Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony De Curtis.

A hip-hop icon since the early 1990s, Nas emerged from the Queensbridge neighborhood of Long Island City, a hotbed of rap artist since the '80s. The son of jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, Nas has since gone on to sell over 20 million albums worldwide over the span of his legendary career, and has acted as an ambassador for hip-hop culture throughout the globe. The first full-length album by the poet and rhyme-master Nas arrived in 1994, the RIAA platinum Illmatic. Since then he has released nine solo albums and 3 compilation albums that have garnered 11 Grammy(tm) nominations and been certified double-platinum, platinum or gold. In recent years, Nas has transcended mere rapper status and engaged in greater levels of philanthropy. He is an avid UNICEF supporter, helping to raise funds for East African region Horn of Africa and teaming up with the family of George Harrison for the organization's Month of Giving. Nas also donated all proceeds of Distant Relatives, his 2010 collaboration with longtime friend Damian Marley, to help end poverty in Africa.

For more information on Nas, please go to www.nasirjones.com<http://www.nasirjones.com/>.


About 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y is a world-class nonprofit community and cultural center that connects people at every stage of life to the worlds of education, the arts, health and wellness, and Jewish life. Through the breadth and depth of 92Y's extraordinary programs, we enrich lives, create community and elevate humanity. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y's New York City venues annually, and millions more join us through the Internet, satellite broadcasts and other digital media. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and enthusiastically welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit www.92Y.org<http://www.92y.org/>.





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