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March 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 132: Jeru The Damaja – “The Sun Rises In The East”

Now I knew about this album – maybe not quite at the time, but sometime shortly after, and I just never quite made it through to it. A shame. And good to be there now. Because not only is Jeru The Damaja great, and certainly career-best here on this debut, but also I was into all the stuff that came up around this time […]

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April 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Taking The Power Back: Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life

We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top ten albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top Ten” I will call them ten of the most important – sorry if that sounds pretentious. It’s not meant […]

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February 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 54 – Nas and Damian Marley, Wellington, 2011

Here was a nice surprise. I mean, I really liked the album that Nas and Damian Marley made together – so I kinda figured the show would be quite good-minimum. But it was great – easily one of my favourite shows of that year. I’d seen Nas before (and I’ve seen him since) and he’s a […]

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January 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Nas (Jan 18, Wgtn)

Nas: Illmatic 20th Anniversary Tour James Cabaret Sunday, January 18 Smart move from Nas – celebrate the hell out of the 20th Anniversary of one of hip-hop’s great triumphs; his debut album, Illmatic. It’s his best work, it still feels fresh, it still hangs together thematically without seeming dated, the production too – it all […]

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October 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Nas’ Illmatic 20th Anniversary Tour: Two NZ Shows (Jan, 2015)

Nas is playing two shows in New Zealand – January 2015. The Illmatic 20th Anniversary Tour celebrates that classic album and its 2014 Special Edition release. He’ll play Auckland’s Powerstation on January 17 and Wellington’s James Cabaret the following night, January 18. Joined by DJ Green Lantern Nas will deliver must-see shows. A class act. […]