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Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known by his stage name Nas, is an American rapper and entrepreneur. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas began his musical career in 1989 under the moniker "Nasty Nas", and recorded demos under the wing of fellow East Coast rapper Large Professor. Nas made his recording debut on Professor's group, Main Source's 1991 song "Live at the Barbeque". Nas signed with Columbia Records in 1992, and released his debut studio album, Illmatic on April 19, 1994. An inductee of the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry, it has been regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. His second album, It Was Written, debuted atop the Billboard 200 and sold over a quarter-million units in its first week; the album, along with its lead single "If I Ruled the World", propelled Nas into mainstream success. Both released in 1999, Nas' third and fourth albums I Am and Nastradamus were criticized as inconsistent and too commercially oriented, with critics and audiences fearing a decline in the quality of his output. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Patience
Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
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If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (feat. Lauryn Hill) E
Nas
3
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N.Y. State of Mind E
Nas
4
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Nas Is Like E
Nas
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Documents E
Slick Rick

Albums

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Magic 3

2023
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Magic

2021
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Life Is Good

2012
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Magic 2

2023
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King's Disease II

2021
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Legendary (Collector's Edition)

2010
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King's Disease III

2022
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King's Disease

2020
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Made You Look: God's Son Live 2002

2022
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NASIR

2018

Singles & EPs

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Documents

Single • 2025
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On My Soul

Single • 2023
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Tomorrow

Single • 2022
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TIMES

Single • 2025
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Runaway

Single • 2023
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Big Nas (Original Song from Masterclass)

Single • 2021
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Scar Tissue

Single • 2024
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Candle of the Devil

Single • 2023
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Define My Name

Single • 2024
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One Mic, One Gun

Single • 2022

Videos

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If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Official HD Video) (feat. Lauryn Hill)

Nas • 37M views
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I Can (Official HD Video)

Nas • 59M views
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Affirmative Action (Saint-Denis Style Remix - Official Video) (feat. Suprême NTM)

Nas • 25M views
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Nas Is Like (Official Video)

Nas • 105M views
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It Ain't Hard to Tell (Official HD Video)

Nas • 20M views
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Made You Look (Official HD Video)

Nas • 16M views
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The World Is Yours (Official HD Video)

Nas • 18M views
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One Mic (Official HD Video)

Nas • 29M views
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Hate Me Now (Official HD Video) (feat. Puff Daddy)

Nas • 56M views
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Got Ur Self A... (Official HD Video)

Nas • 8.9M views

Featured on

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Presenting Damian Marley

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'90s Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sunny Daze

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Stuntin' Like My Daddy

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Hip Hop 50 Live

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Lyrical Rap

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Bring Da Ruckus

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Essential '90s Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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New York Rap Legends

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Umoja

Playlist • YouTube Music

Artist-made playlists

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King's Disease III

Playlist • Nas • 4.4M views
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Magic

Playlist • Nas • 740K views
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King's Disease II

Playlist • Nas • 2.5M views
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The Best of Nas

Playlist • Nas • 528K views
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Magic 3

Playlist • Nas • 1M views
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Nas: Deep Cuts

Playlist • Nas • 190K views
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Magic 2

Playlist • Nas • 886K views
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MADE YOU LOOK: GOD SON (LIVE)

Playlist • Nas • 38K views

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