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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 15445" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/nas-grammys-1.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="nas grammys" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageIt may sound hard to believe, but Nas has never performed solo at the Grammys, despite being something of a fixture in its Best Rap Album category. Of course, he only recently won that award for the Hit-Boy joint album <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nas-kings-disease-review-hit-boy-versatility/" target="_blank">King’s Disease</a>, so maybe the Grammys overlooking the rap elder statesman could also be considered a tradition — until now. Thanks to the Grammys’ <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/2021-grammys-hip-hop/" target="_blank">ongoing initiative to actually honor hip-hop</a>, Nas has now broken both streaks. He made up for the last 20 years in his 2022 Grammy performance, playing a medley of his hits including “I Can,” “One Mic,” “Made You Look,” and new song “Rare,” further cementing Nas’ status as the Grammys’ new golden child — even if he is closer to 50 now.In the past few years, Nas and Hit-Boy have proven to be a winning team. In 2021, they won the Best Rap Album Grammy for their first collaborative project, King’s Disease — Nas’ first-ever win in the category in his 30-year career. Their follow-up, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nas-kings-disease-2-tracklist/" target="_blank">King’s Disease II</a>, is also nominated for Best Rap Album this year. Finally, in December of 2021, the duo <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nas-hit-boy-magic-release-date/" target="_blank">collaborated once again to make Magic</a> — no pun intended — their third joint album to date. They have both stated that they <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nas-hit-boy-kings-disease-3-on-the-way/" target="_blank">plan to release a third installment of the King’s Disease series</a>, as well. Given how things have been going on that front, don’t be surprised if that one gets nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy too.Watch Nas’ 2022 Grammys performance of “I Can,” “One Mic,” “Made You Look,” and “Rare” above.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/nas-i-can-one-mic-made-you-look-rare-grammys-performance-2022/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 15445, member: 81"] [IMG alt="nas grammys"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/nas-grammys-1.jpeg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] It may sound hard to believe, but Nas has never performed solo at the Grammys, despite being something of a fixture in its Best Rap Album category. Of course, he only recently won that award for the Hit-Boy joint album [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nas-kings-disease-review-hit-boy-versatility/'][I]King’s Disease[/I][/URL], so maybe the Grammys overlooking the rap elder statesman could also be considered a tradition — until now. Thanks to the Grammys’ [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/2021-grammys-hip-hop/']ongoing initiative to actually honor hip-hop[/URL], Nas has now broken both streaks. He made up for the last 20 years in his 2022 Grammy performance, playing a medley of his hits including “I Can,” “One Mic,” “Made You Look,” and new song “Rare,” further cementing Nas’ status as the Grammys’ new golden child — even if he is closer to 50 now. In the past few years, Nas and Hit-Boy have proven to be a winning team. In 2021, they won the Best Rap Album Grammy for their first collaborative project, [I]King’s Disease[/I] — Nas’ first-ever win in the category in his 30-year career. Their follow-up, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nas-kings-disease-2-tracklist/'][I]King’s Disease II[/I][/URL], is also nominated for Best Rap Album this year. Finally, in December of 2021, the duo [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nas-hit-boy-magic-release-date/']collaborated once again to make [I]Magic[/I][/URL] — no pun intended — their third joint album to date. They have both stated that they [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/nas-hit-boy-kings-disease-3-on-the-way/']plan to release a third installment of the [I]King’s Disease[/I] series[/URL], as well. Given how things have been going on that front, don’t be surprised if that one gets nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy too. Watch Nas’ 2022 Grammys performance of “I Can,” “One Mic,” “Made You Look,” and “Rare” above. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/nas-i-can-one-mic-made-you-look-rare-grammys-performance-2022/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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