Nas net worth
Nas, whose full name is Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, is a rapper, songwriter, and actor from the United States. He has an estimated net worth of $50 million. Nas rose to prominence in the 1990s with the release of his debut album “Illmatic,” which is widely considered a classic of the genre.
He has released a total of 13 studio albums and has won numerous awards for his music, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for “Distant Relatives” (2010). In addition to his music career, Nas has also acted in films and television shows and has worked as a record executive and investor.
Nas early life and career
Nas was born on September 14, 1973, in Queens, New York. His father, Olu Dara, is a jazz and blues musician from Mississippi, and his mother, Fannie Ann Jones, was an African-American woman from North Carolina.
Nas grew up in the Queensbridge Houses, one of the largest public housing projects in the United States, and was exposed to a variety of music at an early age.
Nas began rapping at the age of nine and formed a hip-hop group with his friends in the mid-1980s. In 1991, he recorded a demo tape that caught the attention of the rapper and producer Large Professor, who introduced him to record executives at Columbia Records.
In 1994, Nas released his debut album “Illmatic,” which was produced by a number of prominent hip-hop producers, including DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Q-Tip. The album was a critical and commercial success and established Nas as one of the leading voices in hip-hop.
Throughout his career, Nas has released a total of 13 studio albums, including “It Was Written” (1996), “I Am” (1999), and “Hip Hop Is Dead” (2006). He has also collaborated with a number of other artists and has won numerous awards for his music, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for “Distant Relatives” (2010).
In addition to his music career, Nas has also acted in films and television shows and has worked as a record executive and investor.