GRAMMY-Award winning rap icon Nas and DJ Premier two of the most influential and revered figures in hip-hop historyannounced their highly anticipated collaborative album Light-Years is set to release on December 12th via Mass Appeal.

After decades of anticipation, Light-Years is a 30-year working legacy reborn. Nas and DJ Premiers partnership is embedded in the DNA of Hip-Hop. Their origin story began in 1994 with Illmatic, which resulted in hits such as N.Y. State Of Mind, Memory Lane and Represent. Illmatic helped establish Nas as a generational talent and furthered Premiers then burgeoning legacy. Their chemistry deepened over the next decade through classics like I Gave You Power, 2nd Childhood, Nas Is Like and N.Y. State Of Mind Pt. II.