Nas
Biography
Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City's leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared him to critics and hip-hop purists. Whether proclaiming himself "Nasty Nas" or "Nas Escobar" or "Nastradamus" or "God's Son," the self-appointed King of New York battled numerous adversaries for his position atop the epicenter of East Coast rap, none more challenging than Jay-Z, who vied with Nas for the vacated throne left in the wake of the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 assassination. Such headline-worthy drama informed Nas' provocative rhymes, which he delivered with both a masterful flow and a wise perspective over beats by a range of producers: legends like DJ Premier, Large Professor, and Pete Rock; hitmakers like Trackmasters, Timbaland, and will.i.am; street favorites like Swizz Beatz, Megahertz, and the Alchemist; and personal favorites of his own like L.E.S., Salaam Remi, and Chucky Thompson. Nas likewise collaborated with some of the industry's leading video directors, including Hype Williams and Chris Robinson, presenting singles like "Hate Me Now," "One Mic," and "I Can" with dramatic flair. Throughout all the ups (the acclaim, popularity, and success) and downs (the expectations, adversaries, and over-reaching), Nas continually matured as an artist, evolving from a young street disciple to a vain all-knowing sage to a humbled godly teacher. Such growth made every album release an event and prolonged his increasingly storied career to epic proportions. . Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City's leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared him to critics and hip-hop purists. Whether proclaiming himself "Nasty Nas" or "Nas Escobar" or "Nastradamus" or "God's Son," the self-appointed King of New York battled numerous adversaries for his position atop the epicenter of East Coast rap, none more challenging than Jay-Z, who vied with Nas for the vacated throne left in the wake of the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 assassination. Such headline-worthy drama informed Nas' provocative rhymes, which he delivered with both a masterful flow and a wise perspective over beats by a range of producers: legends like DJ Premier, Large Professor, and Pete Rock; hitmakers like Trackmasters, Timbaland, and will.i.am; street favorites like Swizz Beatz, Megahertz, and the Alchemist; and personal favorites of his own like L.E.S., Salaam Remi, and Chucky Thompson. Nas likewise collaborated with some of the industry's leading video directors, including Hype Williams and Chris Robinson, presenting singles like "Hate Me Now," "One Mic," and "I Can" with dramatic flair. Throughout all the ups (the acclaim, popularity, and success) and downs (the expectations, adversaries, and over-reaching), Nas continually matured as an artist, evolving from a young street disciple to a vain all-knowing sage to a humbled godly teacher. Such growth made every album release an event and prolonged his increasingly storied career to epic proportions.
Top Albums |
![Nah Mean (Intanatty Remix) - Single, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/52/54/96/52549628-5f5d-214d-38a3-068bdba73317/cover.100x100-75.jpg) 1. Nah Mean (In..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Life Is Good (Deluxe Version), Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/05/9d/b1/059db16f-c11d-461e-7297-5268ca037267/UMG_cvrart_00602537109531_01_RGB72_1200x1200_12UMGIM31296.100x100-75.jpg) 2. Life Is Good..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Distant Relatives (Bonus Track Version), Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/1c/e9/3f/mzi.gknavatq.100x100-75.jpg) 3. Distant Rela..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nas, Nas](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/75/da/3d/mzi.jghcnppg.100x100-75.jpg) 4. Nas
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Hip Hop Is Dead, Nas](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/e8/81/41/dj.wciddoeq.100x100-75.jpg) 5. Hip Hop Is D..
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![It Was Written, Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/de/d7/c1/mzi.hfnmzkmx.100x100-75.jpg) 6. It Was Writt..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Illmatic, Nas](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features4/v4/b5/06/ff/b506ff47-d990-246d-d577-876a28df9f76/dj.efxkwmiq.100x100-75.jpg) 7. Illmatic
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Stillmatic, Nas](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/fb/ce/7a/mzi.nttljjmo.100x100-75.jpg) 8. Stillmatic
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Life Is Good, Nas](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/6d/65/05/6d650526-0327-ca82-a9f4-6a1d834b9cc9/UMG_cvrart_00602537102389_01_RGB72_1200x1200_12UMGIM31290.100x100-75.jpg) 9. Life Is Good
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![I Am..., Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/v4/0d/da/60/0dda60e1-d314-374c-6685-e7a1915c9554/dj.mutfjgvp.100x100-75.jpg) 10. I Am...
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![God's Son, Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/31/6d/1d/mzi.renxcjtt.100x100-75.jpg) 11. God's Son
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Illmatic XX, Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features6/v4/47/66/52/47665273-3217-5a9a-3120-3605eb3520a0/dj.vsfaynvt.100x100-75.jpg) 12. Illmatic XX
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Lost Tapes, Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/e7/1e/ef/mzi.wortdpsu.100x100-75.jpg) 13. The Lost Tap..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Distant Relatives (Bonus Track Version), Nas](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/d9/85/06/mzi.wbsdvxku.100x100-75.jpg) 14. Distant Rela..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nas: Greatest Hits, Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/f0/8c/c6/mzi.xawlmxlv.100x100-75.jpg) 15. Nas: Greates..
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![Street's Disciple (Explicit Version), Nas](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features4/v4/b4/38/a9/b438a980-e9cb-f1b7-04e9-784941e0df13/dj.zstylxrx.100x100-75.jpg) 16. Street's Dis..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nastradamus, Nas](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/fd/24/0f/mzi.eylikvmq.100x100-75.jpg) 17. Nastradamus
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Essential Nas, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/c9/ca/b5/c9cab5d4-375d-8a41-783f-3ce1556e3679/886444178891.100x100-75.jpg) 18. The Essentia..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nas, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/ad/16/94/dj.wegamlyv.100x100-75.jpg) 19. Nas
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nastradamus, Nas](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/f4/eb/6d/mzi.jwycivnj.100x100-75.jpg) 20. Nastradamus
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | I Can | God's Son | 4:13 | $0.69 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Oochie Wally (Remix) | Essential Nas | 4:57 | $0.69 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) | It Was Written | 4:42 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | One Mic | Stillmatic | 4:28 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Hate Me Now (feat. Puff Daddy) | I Am... | 4:44 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | N.Y. State of Mind | Illmatic | 4:52 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Ether | Stillmatic | 4:37 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Hip Hop Is Dead | Hip Hop Is Dead | 3:45 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Message | It Was Written | 3:54 | $0.69 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Patience | Distant Relatives (Bonus Tr.. | 5:45 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | World Is Yours | Illmatic | 4:49 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Made You Look | God's Son | 3:23 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | As We Enter | Distant Relatives (Bonus Tr.. | 2:58 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Affirmative Action | It Was Written | 4:19 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Got Ur Self A... | Stillmatic | 3:48 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Nas Is Like | I Am... | 3:57 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Thugz Mansion (Nas Acoustic) | Better Dayz | 4:12 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Life's a Bitch | Illmatic | 3:29 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Hate Me Now | I Am... | 4:43 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Hero (feat. Keri Hilson) | Nas | 4:00 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Street Dreams | It Was Written | 4:39 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | It Ain't Hard To Tell | Illmatic | 3:22 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Cherry Wine (feat. Amy Winehouse) | Life Is Good (Deluxe Versio.. | 5:56 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Get Down | God's Son | 4:04 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Take It In Blood | It Was Written | 4:48 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
Top Music Videos |
![My President, Young Jeezy & Nas](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/5c/f5/e7/mzi.mqbaohhu.100x100-75.jpg) 1. My President
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Hero, Nas & Keri Hilson](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/d1/d8/2d/mzi.onojycad.100x100-75.jpg) 2. Hero
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Make the World Go Round (feat. Chris Brown & The Game), Nas](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/c9/14/c1/mzi.lpuaityo.100x100-75.jpg) 3. Make the Worl...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Can't Forget About You, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/cf/a6/27/dj.urjuhrau.100x100-75.jpg) 4. Can't Forget ...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Hate Me Now (feat. Puff Daddy), Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video4/v4/4a/e2/7a/4ae27a4d-4c3a-cde2-1181-41206c891fe4/dj.huzibyuk.100x100-75.jpg) 5. Hate Me Now (...
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![As We Enter, Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/68/f1/62/mzi.yevarilz.100x100-75.jpg) 6. As We Enter
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![One Mic, Nas](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/38/1e/af/mzi.nauiypfe.100x100-75.jpg) 7. One Mic
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nasty, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/09/78/21/mzi.jkjlebed.100x100-75.jpg) 8. Nasty
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Patience, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/e4/9d/b9/mzi.vhslolgl.100x100-75.jpg) 9. Patience
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Surviving the Times, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/41/d2/47/mzi.wzyxwfdl.100x100-75.jpg) 10. Surviving the...
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![Nas Is Like, Nas](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/cf/b8/b0/mzi.hpcrokqd.100x100-75.jpg) 11. Nas Is Like
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Thugz Mansion, 2Pac](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/7a/53/11/mzi.gijcpeox.100x100-75.jpg) 12. Thugz Mansion
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Street Dreams, Nas](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/cd/2e/db/mzi.ycsqvugu.100x100-75.jpg) 13. Street Dreams
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Don, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/v4/9b/82/ef/9b82efbb-a5d3-3314-0cf2-63d478e4a271/vidtrkimg_00602537025367_1_1.100x100-75.jpg) 14. The Don
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Daughters (Revised), Nas](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/v4/65/9d/3e/659d3e55-e37b-0c9c-e6b7-f116388fe4e0/vidtrkimg_00602537109531_1_21.100x100-75.jpg) 15. Daughters (Re...
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![The World Is Yours (Re-Mix Version), Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/c5/d3/50/mzi.vluerxhw.100x100-75.jpg) 16. The World Is ...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Cherry Wine (feat. Amy Winehouse), Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/v4/5b/87/e4/5b87e451-edf1-0a4b-52cc-cc97d8afa074/vidtrkimg_00602537201488_1_1.100x100-75.jpg) 17. Cherry Wine (...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Don, Nas](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/v4/3a/e1/a5/3ae1a5e6-f68e-45d0-6a04-781149e1667e/vidtrkimg_00602537109531_1_20.100x100-75.jpg) 18. The Don
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Daughters, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Video/v4/21/72/76/21727636-94d7-d057-6cbb-79e0815d6488/vidtrkimg_00602537089154_1_1.100x100-75.jpg) 19. Daughters
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Can't Forget About You, Nas](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/b4/84/56/dj.xiyrdvtx.100x100-75.jpg) 20. Can't Forget ...
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