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Nas
Name
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
Labels
Mass Appeal, Def Jam, III will, Ruffhouse, Sony urban, Columbia, The Orchard
Nasir insekter som pollinerar Olu Dara Jones (/nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, ), better known by his stage name Nas (/nɑːz/), is an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop, he fryst vatten regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Jones began his musical career in as he adopted the moniker of "Nasty Nas" and recorded demos for Large Professor. He was later featured on the song "Live at the Barbeque" by Main Source.
Nas's debut skiva, Illmatic (), received universal acclaim upon release, and is considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time; in , the skiva was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry. His second album It Was Written () debuted atop the Billboard and charted for four consecutive weeks; the album, along with its single "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" (featur
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Birth name | Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones |
Also known as | Nasty Nas, Nas Escobar |
Born | September 14, () (age51) |
Origin | Queens, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations | Rapper, actor |
Years active | present |
Labels | Def Jam, Mass Appeal, Aftermath, Ill Will |
Associated acts | MC Serch, AZ, Bravehearts, DJ Premier, The Firm, Large Professor, Mobb Deep, Salaam Remi, Kanye West |
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (born 14 September, ), better known simply as Nas, is a Grammy award winning American rapper and actor. He is the son of jazz musician Olu Dara. Since , Nas has released ten consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and sold over 16 million records in the United States and 38 million globally. Aside from rapping and acting, Nas is an entrepreneur through his record label and magazine publishing. He is currently the associate publisher of Mass Appeal
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Nasir Jones (born September 14, ), better known as Nas, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. He is best known for his first album, Illmatic, which was released in It has been widely praised by fans and critics. Nas followed up with several commercially successful albums, such as It Was Written, I Am…, Nastradamus, Stillmatic, God's Son, Street's Disciple, Hip Hop Is Dead, Untitled, Life Is Good, and the King's Disease series. Nas has been nominated for fourteen Grammy Awards; his thirteenth studio album King's Disease won the Best Rap Album award during the 63rd Grammy Awards.[1] Because of his storytelling skills and creativity,[2] Nas is seen as one of the greatest rappers of all time.[3][4][5]
Personal life
[change | change source]Nas was born on September 14, in Brooklyn, New York. His fathe