
Nas - Illmatic | The Philadelphia Orchestra
Fri, Jul 25
|The Mann Center


Time & Location
Jul 25, 2025, 8:00 PM
The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA
About the event
On July 25, GRAMMY® Award–winning rapper Nas is teaming up with the GRAMMY Award–winning Philadelphia Orchestra at the TD Pavilion at the Mann.
Timeless poet and rhyme-master Nas delivered his first full-length album, Illmatic, in 1994. He went on to release 14 subsequent albums, eight of which are multi-platinum and platinum including Nastradamus, Stillmatic, God’s Son, and Street’s Disciple. With 16 GRAMMY nominations, Nas released King’s Disease in 2020, giving him his first-ever GRAMMY win for “Best Rap Album,” and released King’s Disease II, a sequel to the GRAMMY Award–winning album, produced by Nas and Hit-Boy. Most recently, Nas released the third installment of the King’s Disease series. With no features, King’s Disease III was produced by Hit-Boy and executive produced by Nas and Hit-Boy. Most recently, they released Magic 3, featuring 15 brand new tracks, also marking the final chapter of the legendary run for the prolific rapper-producer duo. Magic 3 serves as…