Nas

Music icons chime in, as rapper Nas recalls his early life in city housing projects, his parents, and the formation of his groundbreaking debut album.

Sacha Jenkins explores lyricism and the artists that practice the art form in hip-hop music.

When Nas was just 19 years old, he composed what would become one of hip-hop’s defining masterpieces, Illmatic. To mark its 20th anniversary, Nas delivers a standout performance alongside the National Symphony Orchestra at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center. With conductor Steven Reineke taking the orchestra through arrangements of beats by DJ Premier and Large Professor, Nas delivers impassioned renditions of tracks like “N.Y. State of Mind”, “The World Is Yours”, and “Memory Lane (Sittin’ in Da Park)”. Between songs, the program cuts away to both archival and new interview footage to document Nas’ rise from Queensbridge upstart to influential rap icon.

A kingdom built by two crime lords and longtime friends crumbles when one joins Black Muslim group and the other gets a tempting deal from the cops.

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong’s life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

Fashion, music and cultural changes collide in this enlightening documentary, and the legendary artists who've seen it all share their stories.

During the 1990s, Stretch and Bobbito introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their radio show exceeds 300 million. The late night programme had a cult following in the worlds of art and fashion as well as with the nation's prison population.

Black Nativity is an inspiring story of faith, family and forgiveness.