Nas (rapper)

Nas (born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones in Queens, New York City on September 14 , 1973) is an African-American hip-hop artist and rapper. At various times in his career, he has also gone by the aliases of Nasty Nas, Nas Escobar (after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar), God's Son, and Nastradamus. The son of jazz trumpeter Olu Dara and Ann Jones, Nas is perhaps best known for his rivalry with Jay-Z and his legendary debut, Illmatic (1994), which is widely-considered as one of the best hip-hop albums of all time.

Discography

Albums

• 1994: Illmatic #12 US
• 1996: It Was Written #1 US (4 weeks), #38 UK
• 1997: '
• 1999: I Am... #1 US (2 weeks), #31 UK
• 1999: Nastradamus #7 US
• 2000: '
• 2001: Stillmatic
• 2002: The Lost Tapes
• 2002: God's Son #12 US, #75 UK
• 2003: From Illmatic to Stillmatic...The Remixes
• 2004: Street's Disciple #5 US, #45 UK

Singles

• 1993: "Halftime"
• 1994: "The World is Yours"
• 1994: "It Ain't Hard To Tell" (US #91, UK #64)
• 1994: "One Love"
• 1996: "If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)" (featuring Lauryn Hill of The Fugees) (US #53, UK #12)
• 1996: "Street Dreams" (US #22, UK #12 (1997 release))
• 1997: "Street Dreams " (featuring R. Kelly)
• 1997: "Firm Biz" (The Firm--Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature featuring Dawn Robinson)
• 1997: "Head Over Heels" (Allure featuring Nas) (UK #18)
• 1999: "Nas is Like" (US #86)
• 1999: "Hate Me Now" (featuring Puff Daddy) (US #62, UK #14)
• 1999: "Nastradamus" (US #92, UK #24 (2000 release))
• 1999: "Hot Boyz" (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Nas, Eve, & Q-Tip) (US #5)
• 2000: "U Owe Me" (featuring Ginuwine) (US #59)
• 2000: "Da Bridge 2001" (QB's Finest featuring Nas, Mobb Deep, MC Shan, Marley Marl, Cormega, and Nature)
• 2001: "Oochie Wally " ( featuring Nas and Bravehearts) (US #26, UK #30)
• 2001: "Got Ur Self a Gun" a.k.a. "Got Ur Self A..." (US #87, UK #30 (2002 release))
• 2002: "One Mic" (US #43)
• 2002: "I'm Gonna Be Alright (Remix)" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas) (US #10)
• 2003: "Made Ya Look" a.k.a. "Made You Look" (US #32, UK #27)
• 2003: "Made Ya Look " (featuring Jadakiss and Ludacris)
• 2003: "I Can" (US #12, UK #19)
• 2004: "Bridging the Gap" (featuring Olu Dara) (US #94, UK #18)
• 2004: "Thief's Theme"
• 2005: "Just A Moment" (featuring Quan)
• 2005: "In Public" (Kelis featuring Nas) (#17 UK)