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Nas Biography

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Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones , is an American rapper and actor. He is the son of jazz musician Olu Dara. Since 1994, Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and sold over 13 million records in the United States alone. Aside from rapping and acting, Nas is an entrepreneur through his own record label and magazine publishing. He currently serves as Mass Appeal Magazine's associate publisher. His musical career began in 1991 when he was featured on Main Source's track "Live at the Barbeque". His debut album ''Illmatic'', released in 1994, received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community. It is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. His follow-up album ''It Was Written'' debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts, stayed on top for four consecutive weeks, went platinum twice in only two months, and made Nas internationally known. From 1996 to 2005, Nas was involved in a highly publicized feud with rapper Jay-Z. In 2006, Nas signed to Def Jam. In 2010, he released a collaboration album with reggae artist Damian Marley, donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His tenth studio album, ''Life Is Good'' was released in 2012. Nas is often named as one of the top hip hop artists. MTV ranked him at number 5 on their list of ''The Greatest MCs of All Time''. In 2012, ''The Source'' ranked him No. 2 on their list of the ''Top 50 Lyricists of All Time''. In 2013, Nas was ranked fourth on MTV's "Hottest MCs in the Game" list.

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Hard to Love Somebody Single 2012-12-06 itunes amazon
Life Is Good Album 2012-07-13 itunes amazon
Daughters Single 2012-05-01 itunes amazon
The Don Single 2012-04-03 itunes amazon
Dog S#!T Single 2012-01-24 itunes amazon
It's a Tower Heist Single 2011 itunes amazon
Distant Relatives Album 2010-05-14 itunes amazon
Relatives Abroad: The Mashup Remix 2010-03-08 itunes amazon
OG Status unknown 2009 itunes amazon
[untitled] Album 2008-07-11 itunes amazon
The Nigger Tape Remix 2008 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Compilation 2007-11-05 itunes amazon
The Lost Prophecy Compilation 2007-06-01 itunes amazon
The Beginning of the N Compilation 2007-02-26 itunes amazon
Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) Single 2007-02-20 itunes amazon
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