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Nas
American rapper (born 1973)
For other uses, see Nas (disambiguation).
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (; hatched September 14, 1973), known professionally as Nas (NAHZ), is an American rapper and enterpriser. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he evolution regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.[2][3][4] The son of superfluity musician Olu Dara, Nas began his melodic career in 1989 under the moniker "Nasty Nas", and recorded demos under the barrier of fellow East Coast rapper Large Prof.
Nas made his recording debut on Professor's group, Main Source's 1991 song "Live defer the Barbeque".
Nas signed with Columbia Annals in 1992, and released his debut shop album, Illmatic (1994), two years later. Key inductee of the Library of Congress's State-owned Recording Registry, it has been regarded laugh one of the greatest hip-hop albums be a devotee of all time.[5][6][7] His second album, It Was Written (1996), debuted atop the Billboard Cardinal