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| Name : | Nas |
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| Birth Name : | Nasir Jones |
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| Also known as : | Nasty Nas |
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| Profession : | Rapper, Songwriter, Record producer, Executive producer, Actor |
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| Date of Birth : | September 14, 1973 |
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| Place of Birth : | Queensbridge, NYC |
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| Genre(s) : | Hip-hop |
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Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City's leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared him to critics and hip-hop purists. Whether proclaiming himself "Nasty Nas" or "Nas Escobar" or "Nastradamus" or "God's Son," the self-appointed King of New York battled numerous adversaries for his position atop the epicenter of East Coast rap, none more challenging than Jay-Z, who vied with Nas for the vacated throne left in the wake of the Notorious B.I....
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