“Is the Nashville Symphony about to play its first-ever hip-hop concert? As Nas once said, ‘It ain’t hard to tell,’ ” writes Dave Paulson in Friday’s (7/2) Tennessean (Nashville). “The acclaimed rapper—who burst onto the scene with his 1994 debut, ‘Illmatic’—will perform with the orchestra at Ascend Amphitheater on Sept. 12. The concert was originally planned to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. 47-year-old Nasir Jones has long been considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, finding commercial success with ‘If I Ruled the World’ and ‘Hate Me Now,’ and enjoying an infamous (and long-settled) rivalry with Jay-Z. He’s not to be confused with 22-year-old pop phenom Lil Nas X … The Nashville Symphony announced several more rescheduled shows for 2021 and 2022 this week, including performances with Jennifer Nettles (Nov. 30 and Dec. 1), Yolanda Adams (May 8) and Bernadette Peters (June 22).” The Nashville Symphony also added “Beethoven Under the Stars with the Nashville Symphony” (Sept. 11) and “The Princess Bride in Concert with the Nashville Symphony” (Oct. 29 and 30).
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