Cyrus Langhorne
Music mogul Nas has plenty to brag about this week after being honored by Harvard University as a recipient of the W.E.B. DuBois Medal.
Nasty Nas broke the big news across his Instagram page Wednesday (September 30).
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According to reports, other notable entertainers including boxing icon Muhammad Ali were honored last night (September 30).
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones are among the 2015 recipients of Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois Medal. This year’s winners will gather Wednesday at Harvard for an awards ceremony and panel discussion. Ali, who is battling Parkinson’s disease, will appear via a video link. (AP)
Nas recently announced plans to release a new album this past summer during a live Florida concert.
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Last year, Nas revealed clocking in studio time with producer Timbaland and working on his Time Is Illmatic documentary gave him the inspiration needed for another studio release.
“I started working with Tim, I want to say a year and a half ago. I think it was the same year I dropped my last album, Life is Good. I started with Tim and it felt really powerful; it felt like it was really powerful. And I stepped back from it. Tim’s like, “What are you doing?” and I’m like, “I just need a minute to like — I just need a minute to take it all in, just live a little and enjoy day-by-day stuff and daily stuff I’m doing.” It’s just — I didn’t want to go back in the studio that quick. I felt like I needed to be inspired. … I wasn’t really, really, really inspired, to tell you the truth, until we started to, kind of, embark on this 20th anniversary. It wasn’t ’til then that I really started to feel it.” (NPR)
“Awarded since 2000, the Du Bois Medal is Harvard’s highest honor in the field of African and African American Studies. It is awarded to individuals in the U.S. and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African American culture and the life of the mind.” Congrats to one of GOAT!
now lets hope 5 years from now, they don’t demean this medal and honor some clowns like 2 chains and lil wayne
I agree…but remember it is about contributing to the AF society and studies and not rap! So if those clowns contributes and impact the AF in numerous ways they will have a chance. Helping is a good thing, but they are clowns!
Congrats to the Greatest of all Time! Bar none!