some hip hop in the news * Rapper’s Road to Pop * P Diddy did not change his name * Fifty Cent and His Ex Get Court Orders * Nas moves new album back two weeks * Missy Elliott prepares for a summer ...

Nas feat. Alicia Keys, “Warrior Song” Nas’ “Warrior Song,” featuring Alicia Keys, from his 2002 album God’s Son samples Fela Kuti and The Afrika 70’s “Na Poi” from his 1971 album of the same title.

Missy Elliott is appropriately regarded as a hip-hop pioneer, someone who helped shape a genre before it even existed. The rapper, singer, producer and songwriter — she has mastered and excelled at ...