Party: Hennessy V.S Presents NAS: Illmatic 20 Year Anniversary Concert

Party: Hennessy V.S Presents NAS: Illmatic 20 Year Anniversary Concert

Doors: 7 p.m. || Show: 8 p.m. || 18+
$35: Advance || $40: Day of Show || $75: VIP
VIP Includes:
- Private balcony table seating with VIP access only bar
- VIP only drink specials

Hennessy V.S Presents Nas: Illmatic 20 Year Anniversary Concert

::: NAS :::

Nas will be kicking off a North American Fall Tour on October 2, 2014 in Rochester, NY, in conjunction with a special screening of his documentary film, Nas: Time is Illmatic. Each show on the tour will be a special event where the film will screen followed by Nas performing Illmatic start to finish.

Nas: Time is Illmatic follows the trajectory of his 1994 landmark debut album, Illmatic. It traces Nas’ influences and the insurmountable odds he faced in creating the greatest work of music from hip-hop’s second golden era. The documentary is directed by multimedia artist, One9, written by Erik Parker, and produced by One9, Parker, and Anthony Saleh. The film was supported by The Ford Foundation’s Just Films, Tribeca Film Institute’s Tribeca All Access program, and Hennessy V.S. to help bring Nas’ inspiring story of tireless pursuit of excellence to audiences nationwide.

Nas emerged from the Queensbridge neighborhood of Long Island City, a hotbed of rap artists since the 1980s. The son of jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, he has since gone on to sell over 20 million albums worldwide over the span of his legendary career, and has acted as an ambassador for hip-hop culture throughout the globe. Since the release of Illmatic, he has released 9 solo albums and three compilations all of which have been certified double-platinum, platinum and gold. Before Illmatic XX, his most recent release was 2012’s Life Is Good, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, marking the sixth #1 album that Nas has produced in his career. The collection also received four GRAMMY nominations bringing the rap icon’s GRAMMY recognition count to 13 overall.

Don't miss your chance to be a part of this special event, get your tickets Friday August 15 @ 10 a.m. via Etix!

Invited: Mary Costello, Jason Bucsis, Danny Troutman, Steven Edge, David Tysdal, Ashley Schueth, Dustin Duff Hunke, Jordan Mapes, Brendan Garvey, Gordie Laster, Andrew Monson, Chris Dinan, Brent Queck, Feirin Wilson, Jeff Lucks, Tim Kulhanek, Logan Whittaker, Rusty James Moreno, Andrew Peine, Jamese Lemon, Allicia Vinson, Spencer Munson, Zachary Abresch, Kayleigh Hegarty, Sasha Princess Washington, David Hatt, Mitch Jordan, Cindy Srivisay, Greta Andersson, Chris Otter, Taylor Dean, Amber Gibbs, Kico Da'Producer, Pat Fielder, Caroline Wilson, Sarah Mai, Jordan Saldivar, Jacque Haukaas, Fick Nueston, Tammi Grimes, Eric L. Harris, Yung Steez, Catherine Marion Baker, Nathan Dzerk, Colton Jones, Jihan Najjar, Jesse Jackson, Grant Russell, Olivia Wilson, Thomas Yim, Jason Jordan, Nadine Louise, Eric Williamson, Keith Finn, Lawrence Nmezee, Holly Ann English, Ozy Aloziem, Tricia Shor-t Pugsley, Joe Jackson, Phillip Robinson, Ryan Loecker, Jill Brown, Albert Leary, Mike Green, Andy Jensen, Jose Flores Jr, Adam Kemmerle, Jesse Hodges, Justin Kadlec, Trent Wohlers, Micah Bret, James Peyton, Jordan Stacy, Kekeli Dawes, Joel Allen Henriksen, Aaron Jindra, Shelby Jones-Schellpeper, Sarah Kerger-Johnsen, Danny, Dustin Hln Dohrman, Jeff Fortier, Liz Jean, Connor Gee, Laura Hakel, Jevon T Woods Sr., Nic Albelo, Brad Sallis, Arthur King, Nick Clawson, Barry Petersen, Morgan Patton, Tristan Costanzo, Chris Lewis, Herb Harden, Travis Bossard, Jakob Pillows, Richard Joseph, Adrian D Basford, Khanh Marie, Connor Shapiro show more »