15 Jun Nas previews ‘Life is Good’ album in New York | Recap + Video
Whose world is this?
Moments ago as I perched, humming on the rim of a potted tree by the Hudson River, an intriguing bird joined me and strutted inches away while I mused on the events of last night. In similarly close proximity 12 hours prior (June 14), I watched as Queensbridge representing Hip Hop legend Nasir "Nas" Jones stepped before a Hennessy and Belvedere sipping intimate music/media crowd at the Skyline room of The New Museum, New York to exclusively share snippets of nine tracks from his new album. Life is Good.
Looking back at the top posts on SoulCulture last week, we brought you the nominees for the 2011 MOBO Awards, new music and free downloads from Stacy Barthe, Chris Brown, The-Dream and Tyler The Creator and new music videos from Meek Mill and Rick Ross and Pusha T, plus an interview with the captivating Ms Erykah Badu. Read on, read on..
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The nominees for the 16th annual MOBO Awards 
If the thought alone sounded like a dream, the realisation of the finished product has created a euphoric, fantasy like feeling. The music world - for the first time in some years - stood waiting for with baited breath for the release of an empirical album which has avoided the now accustomed 'week early leak.' In a dream collaboration for our time, Kanye West, who captivated the world with his incredible music as well as his eccentric behaviour, comes together with a man who has gone beyond any other rapper's heights in music and business. Jay-Z, the last of a few living legends, shares more than a recording booth with Mr West as they unite to re-invigorate the somewhat lost joys within music. In an age where it's become the norm to constantly drone about what's missing in music as well as spend hours on YouTube denouncing the newest fad, Hip Hop's two insurance policies aim to lay at ease the notion of music's current offering being devoid of soul and heart.