NASIR JONES

Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones; born September 14, 1973, better known by his stage name Nas, is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. The son of Olu Dara, Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and has sold over 25 million records worldwide. Nas is often named as one of the greatest hip-hop artists. MTV ranked him at #5 on their list of "The Greatest MCs of All Time". In 2012, The Source ranked him #2 on their list of the "Top 50 Lyricists of All Time". In 2013, Nas was ranked 4th on MTV's "Hottest MCs in the Game" list. About.com ranked him first on their list of the "50 Greatest MCs of All Time" in 2014, and a year later, Nas was featured on "The 10 Best Rappers of All Time" list by Billboard. I love love love Nas's music. His album, "ILLMATIC" is easily one of my favorite albums of all time! This man is the GOAT. I grew up in Queens so I can relate to songs like "N.Y. State of Mind" yahurrd me!