Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Diddy & Extra Have a good time Nas’ fiftieth Birthday In NYC

Hip-hop elites hit the city for Nas’ fiftieth birthday. On Thursday evening (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, Huge Hit, Hit-Boy, and extra. Additionally that night, Nas and Hit-Boy launched their last collaboration album, the third and final installment of their Magic sequence.

Movies from the evening present company having fun with the festivities and taking photo-ops. Those that weren’t capable of attend, like Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled and Swizz Beatz, despatched birthday needs to Escobar by way of social media.

“Bless up, my brother Nas. Nasir. Nas. Escobar,” Khaled stated to his “Sorry Not Sorry” collaborator. “Nas season yearly. Yearly’s our season. Brother, joyful 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. Preserve 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 Finest Rap Album class. In complete, Nas and Hit-Boy have launched six albums collectively.