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Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (/ n ɑː ˈ s ɪər /; born September 14, 1973), known professionally as Nas (/ n ɑː z / NAHZ), is an American rapper and entrepreneur.Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
It received a nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. Various publications have referred to it as one of the greatest rap songs of all time. [2] [3] In June 2021, "If I Ruled the World" was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, becoming Nas' first single to achieve this. [4] [5]
Hip Hop Is Dead is the eighth studio album by American rapper Nas, released December 19, 2006, on Def Jam Recordings. His first album for the label, it was co-financed by Nas's previous label, Columbia Records , which once distributed for Def Jam.
The Firm was an American hip hop supergroup formed in New York City in 1996 by rapper Nas, his manager Steve Stoute, producer Dr. Dre and production team Trackmasters.The group is composed of East Coast-based rappers Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ and Cormega.
It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, released on July 2, 1996, by Columbia Records. After the modest commercial success of his debut album Illmatic (1994), Nas pursued a more polished, mainstream sound for It Was Written .
Illmatic (stylized in lowercase) is the debut studio album by the American rapper Nas.It was released on April 19, 1994, by Columbia Records.After signing with the label with the help of MC Serch, Nas recorded the album in 1992 and 1993 at Chung King Studios, D&D Recording, Battery Studios, and Unique Recording Studios in New York City.
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Nas raps two verses on the song in which he talks about his rapping talent and describes the dangerous environment that is the city of New York over a drum break sample of "N.T." by Kool & the Gang. Nas has attributed the song " Streets of New York " by Kool G Rap as one of the song's primary influences (Kool G Rap would later sample this song ...