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Nas Nas attending a basketball game in 2008 Background information Birth name Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones Also known as Nasty Nas Born September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14) (age 35) Origin Queensbridge, New York City, New York, United States Genre(s) Hip hop Occupation(s) Rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor Instrument(s) sampler, Keyboards Years active 1991–present Label(s) Columbia, The Jones Experience, Def Jam, Ill Will Associated acts The Firm, Olu Dara, Dr. Dre, Sean Combs, Jay-Z, DMX, Jadakiss, The Bravehearts, Fat Joe, Big Pun, Amerie, Kelis, Alicia Keys, Quan, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, will.i.am, Kanye West, Chrisette Michele, Tre Williams, The Game, Snoop Dogg, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Young Jeezy Website nas.defjam.com Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, IPA: [nɑːˈsiər], (born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas, IPA: [nɑːz], formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge housing projects in New York City. Although he dropped out of middle school, he attained a high degree of literacy that he would later use in his lyrics.[1] His debut album Illmatic, was released in 1994 on Columbia Records. Illmatic was a critically acclaimed bestseller and would go on to be widely hailed a classic. Nas was part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm, which released one album.[2] From 2001 to 2005, Nas was involved in a widely publicized feud with rapper Jay-Z; both rappers verbally attacked each other in their songs. The two formally ended their rivalry through duet performances at concerts sponsored by New York City-area hip-hop radio stations. In 2006, he was listed number five on MTV's 10 Greatest Emcees of all time.[3] Also in 2006, he signed to Def Jam, releasing his albums Hip Hop is Dead in 2006 and an untitled album in 2008. His work has influenced, and been admired by many, including Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Big L, 50 Cent, The Game, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, T.I., and Jermaine Dupri. His lyricism has also earned him the respect from rap pioneers such as KRS-One, Rakim and Big Daddy Kane.[4] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Illmatic (1994) 2.2 It Was Written & The Firm (1996–1998) 2.3 I Am… to Nastradamus (1999–2000) 2.4 Nas vs. Jay-Z and Stillmatic (2001) 2.5 From God's Son to Street's Disciple (2002–2005) 2.6 Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) 2.7 Bill O'Reilly/Virginia Tech controversy and Greatest Hits (2007) 2.8 Untitled album (2008) 2.9 Distant Relatives with Damian Marley (2009) 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Other albums 5 Filmography 6 References 6.1 Sources 6.2 Notes 7 External links [edit] Early life Nas was born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones on September 14, 1973 in Long Island City, Queens, New York.[1][5] His father, Olu Dara, is a jazz trumpeter and his mother, Fannie Ann Jones, was a Postal Service worker. He has one sibling, a brother named Jabari Fret who assumes the alias Jungle. While his family lived in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Nas would play the trumpet on his home stoop at age four. His family moved to the Queensbridge Houses in the late 1970s.[6] Nas began writing rhymes at the age of nine.[7] His neighbor, Willy "Ill Will" Graham, influenced Nas's interest in hip hop by playing him records.[6] Nas's parents divorced in 1985,[6] and he dropped out of school in the eighth grade.[1] He educated himself, reading about African culture and civilization, the 360° Lessons of the Nubian Islamic Hebrew scrolls, the Bible and the Qur'an.[8] [edit] Career Nas had settled on pursuing a career as a rapper, and as a teenager enlisted his best friend and upstairs neighbor Willy "Ill Will" Graham as his DJ. Nas first went by the nickname Kid Wave before adopting his more commonly known alias of Nasty Nas.[9] In 1991, Nas performed on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque" concert, establishing himself as a teenage prodigy. In mid-1992, Nas was approached by MC Serch of 3rd Bass, who became his manager and secured Nas a record deal with Columbia Records the same year. Nas made his solo debut under the name of "Nasty Nas" on the single "Halftime" from Serch's soundtrack for the film Zebrahead.[1] The single increased the buzz surrounding Nas and when MC Serch's solo album was released later in the year, Nas’ standout appearance on "Back to the Grill Again" only intensified interest. Hailed as the second coming of Rakim,[10] his rhyming skills attracted a significant amount of attention within the hip-hop community. [edit] Illmatic (1994) Main article: Illmatic In 1994, Nas's debut album, Illmatic was finally released. Critically acclaimed and widely regarded as one of the best hip-hop albums of all time, Illmatic was the first album awarded Five Mics from The Source magazine.[11] It also featured production from Large Professor, Pete Rock (one half of legendary group
with C.L. Smooth), Q-Tip (frontman for A Tribe Called Quest), L.E.S. and DJ Premier (one half of Gang Starr) as well as guest appearances from Nas' friend AZ and his father Olu Dara. The album spawned several hit singles: "The World Is Yours", "It Ain't Hard to Tell", and "One Love". Shaheem Reid of MTV News coined Illmatic as "the first classic LP" of 1994.[12] Nas performed the song "One on One" for the movie Street Fighter.[13] In 1995, Nas did guest performances on the albums Doe or Die by AZ, The Infamous by Mobb Deep, and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon. [edit] It Was Written & The Firm (1996–1998) Main article: It Was Written Columbia began to press Nas to work towards more commercial topics, such as that of the rapper The Notorious B.I.G., who had become successful by releasing street singles that still retained pop-friendly appeal. Nas traded manager MC Serch for Steve Stoute, and began preparation for his second LP, It Was Written, consciously working towards a crossover-oriented sound. It Was Written, chiefly produced by Tone and Poke of Trackmasters, was released during the summer of 1996. Two singles, "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" (featuring Lauryn Hill of The Fugees) and "Street Dreams" using the same sample as Tupac Shakur's All Eyez on Me base track and a remix with R. Kelly were instant hits. These songs were promoted by big-budget music videos directed by Hype Williams, making Nas a common name among mainstream hip-hop. It Was Written featured the debut of The Firm, a super group consisting of Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, and at the time Cormega. The album also expanded on Nas Escobar persona, who lived more of a Scarface/Casino-esque lifestyle. On the other hand, Illmatic, which, while having numerous references to Tony Montana and the theatrical hit featuring Al Pacino, was more about his life as a teenager in the projects.[1] Signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment label, The Firm began working on their debut album. Halfway through the production of the album, Cormega was fired from the group by Steve Stoute, who had unsuccessfully attempted to force Cormega to sign a deal with his management company. Cormega therefore became one of Nas most vocal opponents, releasing a number of underground hip hop singles "dissing" Nas, Stoute, and Nature, who was Cormega's replacement in The Firm. [2]Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album was finally released in 1997 to mixed reviews and didn't live to the high sales expectation despite being certified platinum, and the members of the super group went their separate ways. During this period, Nas was one of five rappers (the others being B-Real, Dr.Dre, KRS-One and RBX) in the hip hop supergroup Group Therapy, who appeared on the song "East Coast/West Coast Killas" from Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath.[14] In 1998, Nas co-wrote and starred in Hype Williams' 1998 feature film Belly.[1] [edit] I Am… to Nastradamus (1999–2000) Main articles: Nastradamus and I Am… In 1998, Nas began work on a double album. It was to be entitled I Am…The Autobiography, which he intended as the middle ground between the extremes of Illmatic and It Was Written. The plans were for it to be a double album autobiography of Nas with each track detailing a part of his life.[1] The album was completed in early 1999, and a music video was shot for its lead single, "Nas Is Like." It was produced by DJ Premier and contained vocal samples from "It Ain't Hard to Tell." Music critic M.F. DiBella noticed that Nas also covered "politics, the state of hip-hop, Y2K, race, and religion with his own unique perspective" in the album besides autobiographical lyrics.[15] Much of the LP was leaked into MP3 format onto the Internet and Nas and Stoute quickly recorded enough substitute material to constitute a single-disc release.[16] The second single for I Am… was "Hate Me Now," featuring Sean "Diddy" Combs (whose stage name was "Puff Daddy" at the time), which was used as an example by Nas's critics of him moving towards commercial themes. The video featured Nas and Combs being crucified in a manner similar to Jesus; after the video was completed, Combs requested his crucifixion scene be edited out of the video. However, the unedited copy of the "Hate Me Now" video made its way to MTV. Within minutes of the broadcast, a furious Combs and his bodyguards allegedly made their way into Steve Stoute's office and assaulted him, at one point apparently hitting Stoute over the head with a champagne bottle. Stoute pressed charges, but he and Combs settled out-of-court that June.[16] Columbia had scheduled to release the pirated material from I Am… under the title Nastradamus during the latter half of 1999, but, at the last minute, Nas decided to record an entire new album for the 1999 release of Nastradamus. Nastradamus was therefore rushed to meet a November release date. Though critics were not kind to the album, it did result in a minor hit, "You Owe Me."[1] It was produced by Timbaland and featured R&B singer Ginuwine. The only pirated track from I Am… to make it onto Nastradamus was "Project Windows," featuring Ronald Isley. A number of the other bootlegged tracks later made their way onto The Lost Tapes, a collection of underground Nas songs that was released by Columbia in September 2002. The collection saw decent sales and received glowing reviews.[17] In 2000, QB's Finest was released on Nas's Ill Will Records.[1] QB's Finest is a compilation album that featured Nas and a number of other rappers from Queensbridge projects, including Mobb Deep, Nature, Capone, the Bravehearts, Tragedy Khadafi, Millennium Thug and Cormega, who had briefly reconciled with Nas. The album also featured guest appearances from Queensbridge hip-hop legends Roxanne Shanté, MC Shan, and Marley Marl. Shan and Marley Marl both appeared on the lead single "Da Bridge 2001," which was based on Shan & Marl's 1986 recording "The Bridge."[18] [edit] Nas vs. Jay-Z and Stillmatic (2001) Main article: Jay-Z vs. Nas feud After trading subliminal criticisms on various songs, freestyles and mixtape appearances, the highly publicized feud rivalry between Nas and Jay-Z became widely known to the public in 2001.[1] Jay-Z, in his song "Takeover", criticized Nas by calling him "fake" and his career "lame".[19] Nas responded with "Ether," in which he compared Jay-Z to such characters as J.J. Evans from the sitcom Good Times and cigarette company mascot Joe Camel. The song was included on Nas's fifth studio album, Stillmatic, released in December 2001.[20] Stillmatic debuted at number five on the Billboard album charts and featured the singles "Got Ur Self A..." and "One Mic." In response to "Ether", Jay-Z released the song "Supa Ugly", which Hot 97 radio host Angie Martinez premiered on December 11, 2001.[19] In the song, Jay-Z explicitly boasts about having an affair with Nas's girlfriend, Carmen Bryan.[21] New York City hip-hop radio station Hot 97 issued a poll asking listeners which rapper made the better diss song; Nas won with 52% while Jay-Z got 48% of the votes.[22] By October 2005, the two rappers had eventually ended their feud without violence or animosity. During Jay-Z's I Declare War - Power House concert, Jay-Z announced to the crowd, "It's bigger than 'I Declare War'. Let's go, Esco!" Nas then joined Jay-Z onstage, and the two then performed "Dead Presidents" together, which Jay-Z had sampled from Nas's song "The World Is Yours". The two also collaborated on a song called, "Black Republican" which can be found on Nas's album, Hip Hop Is Dead. They then collaborated again on a song called, "Success" from Jay-Z's album American Gangster. [23] [edit] From God's Son to Street's Disciple (2002–2005) Nas performing in 2004In December 2002, Nas released the God's Son album including its lead single, "Made You Look" which utilized a pitched down sample of the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache". The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts despite widespread internet bootlegging.[24] Time Magazine named his album best hip-hop album of the year. Vibe gave it four stars and The Source gave it four mics. The second single, "I Can", which reworked elements from Beethoven's "Für Elise", became Nas's biggest hit to date during the spring and summer of 2003, garnering substantial radio airplay on urban, rhythmic, and top 40 radio stations, as well as on the MTV and VH1 music video networks. God's Son also includes several songs dedicated to memory of Nas's mother, who died of cancer in 2002, including "Dance". In 2003, Nas was featured on the Korn song "Play Me", from Korn's Take a Look in the Mirror LP. Also in 2003, a live performance in New York City, featuring Ludacris, Jadakiss, and Darryl McDaniels (of Run-D.M.C. fame), was released on DVD as Made You Look: God's Son Live. Nas released his seventh studio album, the critically acclaimed double-disc Street's Disciple, on November 30, 2004. The album's first singles were "Thief's Theme" and "Bridging the Gap", which features his father Olu Dara on vocals. The album also includes "These Are Our Heroes", which accuses prominent sports stars and actors such as Kobe Bryant and O. J. Simpson of not setting good examples for the kids that look up to them and neglecting their heritage and background in favour of white values. The videos for "Bridging the Gap" and "Just A Moment" received moderate airplay on MTV and BET. Although the album went platinum, its commercial profile was relatively low compared to the rapper's previous releases.[1] Nas was featured on Kanye West's album Late Registration on a song titled "We Major". West said the song was Jay-Z's favorite on the album, but West was unable to get Jay-Z to record a vocal for the final mix of the song. He also appeared on Damian Marley's song "Road to Zion" and several other songs such as "Death Anniversary" and "It Wasn't You" (featuring Lauryn Hill). In addition, Nas married R&B singer Kelis on January 8, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia, after a two-year engagement.[25] [edit] Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) Nas performing in OttawaIn January 2006, Nas signed a label deal with Def Jam, emphasizing collaboration over competition with former rival Jay-Z.[1] Nas's original title for his next album was Hip Hop Is Dead...The N[26] (shortened to Hip Hop Is Dead), though the UK release features a bonus track at the end called "The N." The album featured production from will.i.am, Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Scott Storch, and NBA All Star Chris Webber, as well as longtime Nas collaborators L.E.S. and Salaam Remi and newcomer Wyldfyer. A street single named "Where Y'all At" was released in June 2006. It was produced by Salaam Remi[27], and contained a sample from Nas "Made You Look,"[28] but it did not make the final cut for Hip Hop Is Dead.[29] The title record and first single was produced by will.i.am, and contains the same melodic sample ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida") as Nas' 2004 single "Thief's Theme." The album debuted on Def Jam and Nas new imprint at that label, The Jones Experience, at number one on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 355,000 copies—Nas's third number one album, along with It Was Written and I Am….[30] A music video for "Can't Forget About You" premiered on February 5, 2007, the song featuring Chrisette Michele and sampling Nat King Cole's song "Unforgettable". [31] Another video, Hustlers, featuring The Game, would follow. [32] Also, Nas has stated in an interview with MTV that a video for "Black Republican" featuring Jay-Z is also underway. A reality series on MTV entitled Me and Mrs. Jones will feature the lives of Nas and Kelis, with Vibe magazine has reported that the show will premiere in 2008.[33] The title of the album generated controversy, as many fans and artists (particularly those of Southern origin) began to debate over the actual state of rap music's vitality. With this album, Nas became an unofficial leader of the "Hip Hop Is Dead" movement. Ghostface Killah, on his album Fishscale seemed to agree with Nas and cited Southern crunk and snap music as the primary reasons for why hip-hop was "dead". Many Southern acts, such as rappers Big Boi from Outkast, Lil Boosie, T.I., Young Jeezy, Dem Franchize Boyz, and D4L took offense to the title, taking it to be directed at their region in particular.[34]. However, southern rapper André 3000 from Outkast said in a interview that hip-hop is "dying". Nas worked on a song called "Shine On 'Em" for the film Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou, which opened in US theaters on December 8, 2006. His song "Thief's Theme" was featured in one of the scenes in the Academy Award-winning movie The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese.[35] [edit] Bill O'Reilly/Virginia Tech controversy and Greatest Hits (2007) Nas performing in Italy, 2007 Nas performed at a free concert for the Virginia Tech student body and faculty on September 6, 2007. Nas was joined by John Mayer, Phil Vassar, and Dave Matthews Band.[36] When announced that Nas was to perform, Bill O'Reilly and Fox News Channel denounced the concert and called for the removal of the rapper citing "violent" lyrics on songs including "Shoot 'Em Up", "Got Urself A Gun", and "Made You Look". During his Talking Points Memo segment for August 15, 2007, an argument erupted in which O'Reilly claimed that it was not only Nas's lyrical content that made him inappropriate for the event, citing the gun conviction on Nas's criminal record. In the midst of his debate with author Bakari Kitwana ("The Hip Hop Generation"), who defended Nas, claiming that Fox News had "cherry picked" select fragments of the songs to make their case, O'Reilly shouted, "Even in his personal life, man, he's got a conviction for weapons, all right? He's got a weapons conviction, sir! On his sheet! This is a school that had a mass murderer with a pistol gunning down people—this guy has got a conviction for weapons, and you say he's appropriate? Come on!" O'Reilly repeated the claim another four times before cutting the segment short.[37] On September 6, 2007, during his set at "A Concert for Virginia Tech," Nas twice referred to Bill O'Reilly as "a chump," prompting loud cheers by members of the crowd. About two weeks later, Nas was interviewed by Shaheem Reid of MTV News, where he criticized O'Reilly, calling him uncivilized and willing to go to extremes for publicity.[38] Responding to O'Reilly, Nas, in an interview with MTV News, said:[39] He doesn't understand the younger generation. He deals with the past. The people he represents are Republican, older, a generation that has nothing to do with the reality of what's happening now with my generation. ... He's not really on my radar. People like him are supposed to be taught and people like me are supposed to let niggas like him know. I don't take him serious. His shit is all about getting ratings or whatever. I wouldn't honor anything Bill O'Reilly has to say. It just shows you what bloodsuckers do: They abuse something like the Virginia Tech [tragedy] for show ratings. You can't talk to a person like that. Nas's former label, Columbia Records, released his Greatest Hits album in November. This compilation features 14 songs: 12 from his seven first studio LPs under the label and two newly recorded songs. One of the new tracks, "Less Than an Hour," features Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley. The track is a new take on the theme of the hugely successful Rush Hour film trilogy starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, and appears on the Rush Hour 3 soundtrack as well.[40] The other new track, "Surviving the Times," contains biographical lyrics about Nas's career and features production by Chris Webber. [edit] Untitled album (2008) Main article: Untitled Nas album On October 12, 2007, Nas announced that his new album would be called Nigger. Both left-wing civil rights activists such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, as well as media outlet Fox News were outraged, expressing stern disapproval; Jackson called on entertainers to stop using the epithet after comedian Michael Richards controversially used it onstage in late 2006.[41] Controversy escalated as the album's impending release date drew nearer, going as far as to spark rumors that Def Jam was planning to drop Nas unless he changed the title.[42] Additionally, Fort Greene, Brooklyn assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries requested New York's Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to withdraw $84 million from the state pension fund that has been invested into Universal and its parent company, Vivendi, if the album's title was not changed. On the opposite side of the spectrum, many of the most famous names in the entertainment industry expressed a sense of trust in Nas for using the racial epithet as the title of his full-length EP.[43][44][45] In an interview with Angie Martinez, a host on New York's Hot 97, Nas stated that the issue had been raised as high up as the United States Congress. [46] The hype surrounding the altercation that Nas had created excited him, but he also worried that it would detract from the album's contents and message. For his management, the primary concern was that the album would not be sold by chain stores such as Wal-Mart, thus limiting its distribution.[47] On May 19, 2008, Nas decided to forgo an album title.[48] He went on to say in a statement: "It's important to me that this album gets to the fans. It's been a long time coming. I want my fans to know that creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it."[49] "Hero", the lead single from the album, was released on June 6, 2008, featuring R&B singer Keri Hilson and produced by Polow da Don. In the US, "Hero" reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and it peaked at number 39 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart.[50] Released on July 15, 2008, Untitled is Nas's second album with Def Jam, in conjunction with his own imprint, The Jones Experience. It features production from Polow da Don, stic.man of Dead Prez, Mark Ronson, Cool and Dre, DJ Green Lantern, Salaam Remi, DJ Toomp and more. Guest appearances include The Game, Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, The Last Poets, Busta Rhymes and Tupac Amaru Shakur. On July 2, 2008, Fila announced that Nas had signed a shoe deal, his second to date. Nas will promote the sneakers in magazines and wear them at concerts. Fila also plans on having Nas release a second sneaker with 1980s oriented style during the 2008 holiday season. [51] Responding to Jesse Jackson's remarks and use of the word "nigger" on July 6, 2008 regarding president Barack Obama, Nas, in an interview with MTV News, said:[52] I think Jesse Jackson's the biggest player hater. His time is up. All you old niggas' time is up. We heard your voice, we saw your marching, we heard your sermons. We don't want to hear that shit no more. It's a new day. It's a new voice. I'm here now. We don't need Jesse; I'm here. I got this. We the voice now. It's no more Jesse. Sorry. Good bye. You ain't helping nobody in the hood and that's the bottom line. Goodbye, Jesse. Bye! In an interview with MTV News in July 2008, Nas speculated that he might release two albums - one produced by DJ Premier and another by Dr. Dre - simultaneously the same day.[53] Nas will also be featured on the upcoming albums Detox by Dr. Dre[54] and The Recession by Young Jeezy.[55] On July 16, 2008, Nas performed "Hero" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The following week, on July 23, he appeared on The Colbert Report to discuss his opinion of Bill O'Reilly and the Fox News Channel. Nas accused the network of bias against the African-American community and re-challenged O'Reilly to a debate. During the appearance Nas sat on boxes of more than 625,000 signatures gathered by online advocacy organization Color of Change in support of a petition accusing Fox of race-baiting and fear mongering.[56] At the end of the show Nas performed the song "Sly Fox" off his new album, to affirm his criticism of Fox News. Nas is currently touring in "Rock The Bells."[57] Nas was also awarded 'Emcee of the Year' in the HipHopDX 2008 Awards for his latest solo effort, the quality of his appearances on other albums and was described as having 'become an artist who thrives off of reinvention and going against the system'.[58] [edit] Distant Relatives with Damian Marley (2009) At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Nas confirmed that that he was collaborating on an album with reggae musician Damian Marley (son of Reggae icon Bob Marley) which is expected to be released in Spring 2009, with a special edition expected to be available exclusively through Best Buy or Target. A portion of the profit is planned to go towards building a school in Africa.[59] He went on to say that it was "too early to tell the title or anything like that".[60] The Los Angeles Times reported that the album would be titled Distant Relatives.[61] [edit] Personal life Nas dated ex-fiancée Carmen Bryan. In 1994, Bryan gave birth to their daughter, Destiny. Bryan allegedly had affairs with Jay-Z and Allen Iverson, after they split up.[62][63][64] He also briefly dated Mary J. Blige.[63] In 2005, Nas married R&B singer Kelis in Atlanta after a two-year relationship.[65][66] The couple is expecting their first child together, a son, in 2009.[67] [edit] Discography Main article: Nas discography [edit] Studio albums Illmatic (1994) It Was Written (1996) I Am… (1999) Nastradamus (1999) Stillmatic (2001) God's Son (2002) Street's Disciple (2004) Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) Untitled (2008) [edit] Other albums The Firm: The Album (with Foxy Brown, AZ and Nature) (1997) QB's Finest with Various Artists (2000) The Lost Tapes (2002) Greatest Hits (2007) Distant Relatives (with Damian Marley) (2009) [edit] Filmography Year Title Role 1998 Belly Sincere 1999 In Too Deep drug dealer (uncredited) 2001 Ticker Det. 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Retrieved on 2008-12-11. ^ Kelis, Nas Expecting their First Child US Weekly, January 14, 2009 [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nas Official website Nas at MySpace Nas at the Internet Movie Database [show]v • d • eNas Studio albums Illmatic · It Was Written · I Am… · Nastradamus · Stillmatic · God's Son · Street's Disciple · Hip Hop Is Dead · Untitled Compilations From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes · The Lost Tapes · Greatest Hits Collaborations The Firm: The Album · QB's Finest · Distant Relatives Related articles Discography · Breaking Atoms · Bravehearts · Ill Will Records · The Firm · Jay-Z vs. Nas feud · Video Anthology Vol. 1 · Olu Dara · Kelis · Belly [show]v • d • eNas singles discography Illmatic "Halftime" · "It Ain't Hard to Tell" · "The World Is Yours" · "Life's a Bitch" · "One Love" It Was Written "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" · "Street Dreams" · "The Message" I Am… "Nas Is Like" · "Hate Me Now" Nastradamus "Nastradamus" · "You Owe Me" Stillmatic "Rule" · "Got Ur Self A…" · "One Mic" God's Son "Made You Look" · "I Can" · "Get Down" Street's Disciple "Thief's Theme" · "Bridging the Gap" · "Just a Moment" Hip Hop Is Dead "Hip Hop Is Dead" · "Can't Forget About You" Untitled album "Hero" · "Make the World Go Round" The Firm: The Album "Firm Biz" · "Phone Tap" Soundtracks "Escobar '97" · "In Too Deep" · "I've Got to Have It" · "Less Than an Hour" Collaborations "Da Bridge 2001" · "Oochie Wally" · "Thugz Mansion" · "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" Other songs "N.Y. State of Mind" · "Ether" · "Where Are They Now" · "Surviving the Times" · "Be a Nigger Too" · "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" Persondata NAME Nas ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones, Nasir SHORT DESCRIPTION Hip-hop artist DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1973 PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn, New York, United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas" Categories: 1973 births | African American film actors | African American rappers | Columbia Records artists | Def Jam Recordings artists | East Coast rappers | Ill Will Records artists | Living people | American Christians | Rappers from New York City | People from Queens | Hip hop activists | The Nation of Gods and Earths people | Freestyle rappers
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