Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones(born September 14, 1973), known commonly as Nas(formerly known as Nasty Nas And Nas Escobar), is a prominent Americanrapper. He was raised in the infamous Queensbridgehousing projects in Queens. The son of jazztrumpeter Olu Dara, Nas is best known for his 1994 debut LP Illmatic, widely considered one of the greatest hip-hopalbums of all time. This album established Nas as one of hip-hop's most celebrated lyricists, introducing his signature poetic style and dope storytelling abilities. In the years following the release of Illmatic, Nas pursued a more commercialdirection, which resulted in wider success but decreased artistic credibility among critics and hip-hop purists.
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Nas
*yee-hahs and whips cracking in background*
-hey nas, hey hey boy, you see what they done did to jimmy and lee.
Nas:mmmhmm. damn, man.
-i cant take it man.
Nas:sho cant.
-you think this is gonna eva change?
Nas:man, damn this place, man! damn these chains! these damn
Chitlins every damn night.
-this cotton.
Nas:shit!
-i cant take it man.
Nas:harriett done left the night befo. its time we go.
Aint no place for black folk here. man, promise land callin
Me man.
-its callin me too.
Nas:its time we go.
-yeah, Im wichou!
Nas:hey man, hey damn these chains, man. damn you master, you
Aint my master, man!
*sounds of punching and bumping*
Nas:you aint nothin, you aint nothin.
-hey bandit, bandit, get the dogs! get the hounds, we gonna
Have ourselves a hangin tonight!
Nas:nineteen-ninety-six!
Back up in this nigga.
The right way, though, you know?
-double-tre son, you know aint nothin
Coincedental or accidental, son.
Nas:no doubt!
-you know how its goin down, man.
Nas:it was all written.
-no question, Im sayin man, I mean, how we playin man,
You know what Im sayin, they dealt us in, son.
They playin with a fifty-four deck, you see with the
Jokers in and everything, you know what Im saying?
Nas:son, Im playin with the fifty-two.
-you wanna stress on how I used to play, thats how I play.
Nas:but, yo, they takin us into this next millenium, right now.
-Im sayin law, you know what Im sayin we gotta lay the law,
Cause without law aint no order, you know what Im sayin,
Thats why these cats are slippin
Through, you know what Im sayin? they got the rules missin,
Though.
Nas:true.
-yo, word up, though, you know what I mean?
Nas:son, these niggas look faker than the new hundred dollars, son.
-yeah, you see that they look monopoly money, right?
Nas:word, with the big ass face on it.
-yo, what Im sayin, we see through all that, though
You know what Im sayin?
Nas:no question.
-all eyes seein, son, you know we real.
Nas:yo, no doubt. in the quran it says nas, the men.
Nesas the woman, know? it was written.