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Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (/nɑːˈsɪər/ nah-SEER; born September 14, 1973), known mononymously as Nas (/nɑːz/ NAHZ), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and record producer. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas began his musical career in 1989 under the moniker…

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Born
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (1973-09-14) September 14, 1973 (age 52) New York City, U.S.
Father
Olu Dara
Formerly of
The Firm
Genres
East Coast hip-hop · boom bap · jazz rap · conscious rap
Labels
Mass Appeal · Def Jam · Ill Will · Ruffhouse · Sony Urban

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related to 1994–1998: Transition to mainstream direction and the Firm · 44
Nas → Allmusic, AZ, Columbia Records, Cormega, Cuban Linx, Die, Doe, Firm, Foxy Brown, Hype Williams, If, Illmatic, Imagine That, In, It Was Written, July, Kelly, Kool, Lauryn Hill, Leo Stanley
related to 1989–1994: Early career and Illmatic · 41
Nas → As, At, August, Barbeque, Bass, Called, Chubb Rock, Cold Chillin, Columbia Records, Def Jam Recordings, Despite, DJ, Faith Newman, Graham, Halftime, He, However, Ill Will, Illmatic, In
related to 1998–2001: Heightened commercial direction and inconsistent output · 38
Nas → Am, Belly, Columbia, Combs, DiBella, DJ Premier, Fans, Hate Me Now, However, Hype Williams's, Illmatic, In, Internet, It, It Ain't Hard, It Was Written, Jesus Christ, June, LP, MP3
related to Early life · 35
Nas → African, African American, Arabic, As, Bravehearts, Brooklyn, Charles Jones III, Fannie Ann, Five-Percent Nation, Graham, He, His, Ill Will, In, Islam, Jabari Fret, Jungle, Little, Long Island City, Mississippi
related to Artistry · 34
Nas → Adam Bradley, Also, Amongst Kings, Book, Bootie Brown, Doo Rags, Fetus, Gave You Power, God, Hip Hop, His, How, Illmatic, In, Kool Moe Dee, MC, Mic, Money Is My Bitch, Nas's, One Love
related to 2001–2006: Feud with Jay-Z, Stillmatic, God's Son, and double album · 32
Nas → After, Angie Martinez, Billboard, Both, Carmen Bryan, Collapse, Columbia, December, Destiny, Eminem, Ether, Evans, Good Times, Got Ur Self, His, Hot, In, Jay-Z, Joe Camel, MCs
related to 2020–present: Collaborations with Hit-Boy and DJ Premier · 31
Nas → Annual Grammy Awards, ASAP Rocky, August, Best Rap Album, Billboard, British, Consequence, DJ Premier, Grammy, Grammy Award, Hit-Boy, Hit-Boy's, In August, It, King's Disease, King's Disease II, King's Disease III, Lauryn Hill, Like, Magic
related to Jay-Z · 31
Nas → After Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Bring, Dead Presidents, December, Def Jam Recordings, Diddy, East Coast, Ether, Got Ur Self, Gun, Hot, Hov, In, Initially, Jay-Z, Jay-Z's, Kanye West, Nas's, On
related to 2013–2019: Nasir and The Lost Tapes 2 · 29
Nas → Am Somebody, Australian, Bliss, Def Jam, Dilla, DJ Premier, Eso, Illmatic, In January, In October, It, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber's, Justin Timberlake, May, Nas's, November, On April, On October, Purpose
related to Bill O'Reilly and Virginia Tech controversy · 25
Nas → About, Alan Jackson, August, Bill O'Reilly, Concert, Dave Matthews Band, During, Em Up, Fox News, Got Urself, Gun, He, John Mayer, Made You Look, MTV News, Nas's, O'Reilly, On September, Phil Vassar, Responding

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NasFormerly ofThe Firm1.00infobox
NasGenresEast Coast hip-hop1.00infobox
NasGenresboom bap1.00infobox
NasGenresjazz rap1.00infobox
NasGenresconscious rap1.00infobox
NasLabelsMass Appeal1.00infobox
NasLabelsDef Jam1.00infobox
NasLabelsIll Will1.00infobox
NasLabelsRuffhouse1.00infobox
NasLabelsSony Urban1.00infobox
NasLabelsColumbia1.00infobox
NasLabelsThe Orchard1.00infobox
NasOccupationsRapper1.00infobox
NasOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
NasOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
NasOccupationsactor1.00infobox
NasOccupationsentrepreneur1.00infobox
NasOriginQueens, New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
NasOther namesClassic[citation needed]1.00infobox
NasOther namesGod's Son1.00infobox
NasOther namesNas Escobar1.00infobox
NasOther namesNasty Nas1.00infobox
NasProducer(s)DJ Premier1.00infobox
NasProducer(s)Hit-Boy1.00infobox
NasProducer(s)Large Professor1.00infobox
NasProducer(s)L.E.S.1.00infobox
NasProducer(s)Salaam Remi1.00infobox

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