On the heels of the announcement of his headlining slot with The Roots at the Fall edition of this year’s Boston Calling Festival and a successful run at this year’s Coachella, Nas now adds Essence Music Festival to his schedule. The Q-boro representative kicks off the 20th anniversary edition of music festival on July 3 at the New Orleans’ Superdome.
Headlining Essence is the latest honor for Nas. A documentary on his debut album, Illmatic screened at this year”s Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews.