(2008.05.23) NAS - LIVE in CONCERT @ Plush Night Club

[dasai]

Event: NAS - LIVE in CONCERT at Plush Night Club
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008
Times: 9:00pm till 2:00am
Tickets: $50 in advance
Presented By: SOLID ENT

[-STAN-]

Solid Entertainment is proud to present to you,

NAS
Live In Concert
w/ Special Guest Kanabliss

Friday May 23.2008
@ Plush Night Club
750 Pacific Blvd
Vancouver, BC

Note: 19+ Event with required ID

"THE RETURN OF ESCOBAR TO VANCOUVER"

One of the more distinctive rap artists to emerge in the mid-'90s, Nas put an emphasis on gritty, poetic storytelling. His dense, percussive mixes, which didn't preclude savvy pop moves, won him both commercial success and critical support. The son of masterful jazz cornetist and songwriter Olu Dara, with whom he has sometimes recorded, Nas was raised in the Queensbridge Houses, a massive Queens housing project that hip-hop pioneers Marley Marl and MC Shan also called home. As a child, he wrote short stories about his life in the projects and conceived his own comic books and screenplays, taking inspiration from the films of Martin Scorsese and George Lucas. He got his break as a rapper when MC Serch (formerly of the group 3rd Bass) picked his tune “Halftime” for inclusion on the soundtrack to the independent film Zebrahead (1992). A deal with Columbia followed, and in 1994 Nas released his debut album, Illmatic (#12 pop, #2 R&B, 1994). Two years later, the followup It Was Written (#1 pop and R&B, 1996), featuring collaborations with Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, and Havoc of Mobb Deep, premiered at the top of the charts and went double platinum. Nas charted highest with the singles “Street Dreams” (#22 pop, #18 R&B, 1996) and “Head Over Heels” (#35 pop, #17 R&B, 1997), on which he guested with Allure. In 1998 he starred in Belly, a gangsta-rap drama from video director Hype Williams.

During 1999 he released two albums. I Am... (#1 pop and R&B, 1999) charted highest, fueled by the singles “Nas Is Like” (#86 pop, #30 R&B, 1999) and “Hate Me Now” (#62 pop, #18 R&B, 1999), a duet with Sean Combs. The latter tune featured a sample from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and achieved notoriety when Combs was arrested for allegedly beating Nas’ manager, Steve Stoute, over a scene in the song’s video in which Combs is depicted nailed to a cross. The video was revised, Combs paid Stoute $50,000, and charges were dropped. After appearing as a guest on Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s “Hot Boyz” (#5 pop, #1 R&B, 1999), Nas released Nastradamus (#7 pop, #2 R&B, 1999).

The void left by the passing of Biggie Smalls lead many to question who would now assume superiority over New York’s hip hop world. Stillmatic, released in 2001, spoke directly to the rivalry that was developing between Nas and Jay-Z and featured the heavily circulated singles “One Mic” and “Get Ur Self A…”, which swapped pointed lyrical responses with Jay-Z’s Blueprint. Nas continued with God’s Son in late 2002, followed by the double-disc Street Disciple in 2004. The rapper continued to produce tracks with his esteemed social and intellectual awareness, while taking and dealing out taunts with the new presence of 50 Cent and G-Unit. After signing with Def Jam in January of 2006 (which suggests a reconciliation with Jay-Z), he released the controversially-titled Hip Hop Is Dead.

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Official Ticket Outlets
Online:

Ticketmaster.ca or 604.280.4444
Clubzone.com

Vancouver:
Beat Street 439 West Hastings St. 604.683.3344
Burnaby:
East Side Urbanwear Metropolis Metrowon 604.451.3310

Ticket Prices
Earlybird @ 50$
Next 200 @ 55$
Next 200 @ 65$
Thereafter @ 75$
More At The Door
WARNING:
Last Show SOLD OUT! Limited Capacity

Venue:
750 Pacific Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C.
9 PM to 2 AM
+19 (2 ID Required)

Web:
MySpace.com - SOLID - Vancouver, CA - Electronica - www.myspace.com/solidentertainment

[omega_image]

lol, I'll give solid $5 if they can name Nas's upcoming album.

[Average]

SOOOOOOOO stoked to see him again get ur tix fast this one will be sold out VERY soon!!!!

[Pennywise]

I'm just gonna wait and see him at rock the bells this summer.

[KrisisID]

wtf wtf omg awesome!

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by -STAN-

Ticket Prices
Earlybird @ 50$
Next 200 @ 55$
Next 200 @ 65$
Thereafter @ 75$
More At The Door
WARNING:
Last Show SOLD OUT! Limited Capacity

WARNING:
Nas show priced LIKE RAVE! Limited Chance of Value for Money

[Average]

Fuck that Nas is worth 100$ across the board

[AtotheK]

how much r tix now?

[lacosanostra]

Pretty ironic now that Rock the Bells in Vancouver is cancelled... NAS isnt coming back in August, I know a lot of peeps running to get tix now! hahah

[fritz]

^Vancouver date has been moved to The Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, WA on September 6. I'd rather see 20x the acts for $75, including Nas, rather than support some price gougers to see a 1h set for >$100.

[rawb]

im glad i saw nas for a fraction of this price 5 or 6 months ago

it cost me less to drive down to seattle and see wu tang, even counting my share of the gas

[mikey]

i'm gonna hit up the show on friday, didn't actually get to see much of the last one...

[Average]

It was 60$ last time on a Thurs not on a Fri ether way like I said befor this show is worth it :)

[rawb]

Originally Posted by Average

It was 60$ last time on a Thurs not on a Fri ether way like I said befor this show is worth it :)

$50 bucks last time
im looking at club zone and tickets are at $90, so much for the pricing in the OP post lol

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by Grapes

WARNING:
Nas show priced LIKE RAVE! Limited Chance of Value for Money

Show priced like rave leads to price gouging like rave, surprise surprise.

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by dasai

Event: NAS - LIVE in CONCERT at Plush Night Club
Tickets: $50 in advance

^^^ What BS.

[Phrenetic]

better watch out you got keoki to compete with tonight lolz

[dasai]

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