CONGRATULATIONS! Nas Honored As The ‘Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship’!

Nas has yet to win certain music awards, however that has yet to deter him, and he’s still getting GREAT recognition! The almost 20-year MC is being honored by the Hip-Hop Archive and the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University to create a fellowship. Artists as well as scholars with mind-blowing abilities to create and showcase there talent within the arts, in connection with hip-hop will have the opportunity to get in on this. These artists and scholars will show that, “education is power,” via manuscript projects, performance pieces, album work, curriculum planning, primary archival research, and exhibition preparation. Marcyliena Morgan, Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and founder and director of the Hip-Hop Archive and Research Institute states committing, “to build and support intellectually challenging and innovative scholarships that reflects the rigor and achievement of hip-hop performance.” Morgan adds, “With the introduction of the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship, we will continue to be the leading resource for those interested in knowing, developing, building, maintaining, and representing hip-Hop.” This is fantastic! Nas’ intellect has allowed someone else the opportunity to go about the dreams within hip-hop. Hit the jump to see what else was said about the influential artist and this fellowship.


Auto Talk: Morgan celebrates 75 years of the 4/4 with special anniversary edition

They don’t make ’em like they used to? Morgan would beg to differ. Because while 75 years may be a milestone many automakers would be glad to celebrate, this 75th anniversary doesn’t commemorate a company’s founding. Nor does it mark the years since a specific factory was inaugurated, the birth of the company’s founder or anything like that. This milestone is marked by one specific model. Funk Flex


Auto Talk: Morgan pushes back EvaGT launch to incorporate advanced magnesium alloys

Automakers delay the market launch of new products all the time. Particularly small automakers. But most of the time it’s because the vehicle just isn’t ready, not because they want to make it better than originally envisioned. Yet that’s just what’s taking place at Morgan. Funk Flex


Auto Talk: Morgan reveals new Plus 8

A handful of Morgan owners recently received word that the automaker is releasing a new version of the its Plus 8 ahead of next year’s Geneva Motor Show. The refreshed Plus 8 will feature wheels borrowed from the Series IV Aero 8 along with air conditioning as standard equipment. Funk Flex


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