Nas
Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known by his stage name Nas /ˈnɑːz/, is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas has released eight consecutive Platinum and Multi-Platinum albums and sold over 25 million records worldwide since 1994. He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label; he serves as associate publisher of Mass Appeal magazine and is the owner of a Fila sneaker store. He is...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth14 September 1973
CountryUnited States of America
Life is parallel to Hell but I must maintain and be prosperous, though we live dangerous.
I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
That buck that bought a bottle could have struck the lotto
Don't speak to fools, they scorn the wisdom of your words.
Somehow the rap game remind me of the crack game
If I ruled the world Imagine that...
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn't have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
We're all Africans, everyone - black, white, yellow.
I'm not talking about Russia in my music. I've never been to Russia. I'm not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China. I'm talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
Sunlight and seeing something that was a thought become a thing and materialize - that makes me come alive.
You're supposed to be who you are. You're supposed to make music that is true to you.
I want each album to say something different and be accepted better than the last one but I don't have any point to outdo any particular album of mine.
Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it's time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.