Feb 3, 2018

Dope performance, I saw it and DVRed it. Huge moment for the culture to get that kind of respect, hopefully it continues with other classic albums. I've seen other artists like Mos Def and Deltron 3030 employ orchestras live. In Mos' case, it didn't work out so well and in Deltron's case it worked flawlessly. This Nas performance is the best one yet and I wasn't even there.

Also, major props to the drummer, Daru Jones. I've seen him go from being a relatively unknown drummer to working with Jack White and now Nas. He used to work a lot with Black Milk and I've seen him live a few times with Black. He's gone from free gigs to touring the world with acclaimed artists. Well deserved success.

 

Feb 3, 2018

Here's the trailer first:




Looks dope as f---, I haven't watched it yet but here's the link to the full performance if you're interested, this premiered on PBS just yesterday(Friday).

https://www.pbs.org/video/nas-live-from-the-kennedy-center-classical-hip-hop-ia4ugt/