Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Diddy & Extra Rejoice Nas’ fiftieth Birthday In NYC

Hip-hop elites hit the city for Nas’ fiftieth birthday. On Thursday night time (September 15), the Queensbridge emcee hosted a New York Metropolis occasion attended by prime music artists and leisure energy gamers together with Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, Q-Tip, Kinds P, DJ Premier, AZ, Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, Raekwon, The Roots, N.O.R.E, Massive Hit, Hit-Boy, and extra. Additionally that night, Nas and Hit-Boy launched their ultimate collaboration album, the third and final installment of their Magic sequence.

Movies from the night time present company having fun with the festivities and taking photo-ops. Those that weren’t in a position to attend, like Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled and Swizz Beatz, despatched birthday needs to Escobar through social media.

“Bless up, my brother Nas. Nasir. Nas. Escobar,” Khaled mentioned to his “Sorry Not Sorry” collaborator. “Nas season yearly. Yearly’s our season. Brother, glad birthday. Bear in mind, it’s your birthday each second, every single day, each breath. However sure, we gotta bless you in your birthday. Congratulations in your blessings. Hold inspiring all of us… Thanks for what you’ve achieved for me; thanks for what you’ve achieved for hip-hop. Talking of hip-hop, 50 years of hip-hop and also you turning 50? Come on, it was written.”

Magic 3 additionally ends Nas and Hit-Boy’s collaborative album streak, which started in 2020 with King’s Illness. The next 12 months, King’s Illness earned Nas his first Grammy Award, profitable within the Greatest Rap Album class. In complete, Nas and Hit-Boy have launched six albums collectively.