Aside from what's obvious about Nas' concept of theme regarding his Nasir cover art, we were left pondering a few details. Ranking Nas’ Albums: For more than a quarter-century, ever since he first stole the show on Main Source’s Live at the BBQ all the way back in 1991, Nas has been crafting incredible rhymes and blessing microphones. Nasir Jones, performing under the pseudonym Nas, was born in Brooklyn in 1973. 'Nasir' cover details have been unearthed. He has been familiar with the music since the very childhood: his father is a famous jazz musician Olu Dara. Nas - Nasir ALBUM REVIEW Its safe to say this is an amazing album and most definitely a favourite of the year so far. Nasir played the trumpet when he was only four and he started to rhyme at age nine. In the late 1970s Nasir’s family moved to Queens, and Nas became interested in hip-hop due to his friend and neighbor Willy 'Ill Will' Graham, who played him different records. In 1985 Nasir’s parents divorced and he quitted the middle school. However, he did not stop learning: he read a lot about the African culture and he paid a lot of attention to religion.Īs a teenager, Nas performed with his friend Willy Graham, and at that time the rapper used the pseudonym Kid Wave. He changed it into more familiar Nas later. Due to the show of 1991, Nasir managed to get the reputation of a wonder kid, so the next year MC Serch from 3rd Bass became his manager and helped him to sign the contract with Columbia Records. Nas’ debut single Halftime was released in 1992, and his lyrics and rhymes attracted attention in the hip-hop community. The rapper’s debut album Illmatic was released in 1994 and it is considered to be one of the best hip-hop albums ever. The Source gave a fair review to the record, which had been created with the help of Q-Tip, L.E.S and Nasir’s father Olu Dara. While most of today’s prominent rappers were not yet born when a 20-year-old Nasir Jones was coming up in New York City, you’d be hard-pressed to find one that doesn’t cite his 1994. Musical critics acclaimed Illmatic, and the lyrics was described as highly literate. Indeed, in his songs Nas talks about serious things, nevertheless the despair is not the key word: there is always hope for the best.

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