In 1997 the record titled Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album was issued. Later Cormega quitted the band, and his place was taken by Nature. Dre’s label Aftermath Entertainment and started working on their debut album.
About this time Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown and Cormega organized the super-band The Firm. Due to the new sound and such songs as If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) and Street Dreams Nas became a part of the mainstream hip-hop. Nas’ second album It Was Written was released in 1996. In 1994 Nas’ ex-fiancée gave birth to their daughter, who was named Destiny. That year the musician also participated in the creation of Mobb Deep, AZ и Kool G Rap albums. In 1994 Nas performed the song One on One, which was included into Street Fighter soundtrack. Indeed, in his songs Nas talks about serious things, nevertheless the despair is not the key word: there is always hope for the best. Musical critics acclaimed Illmatic, and the lyrics was described as highly literate. 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. The rapper’s debut album Illmatic was released in 1994 and it is considered to be one of the best hip-hop albums ever. Nas’ debut single Halftime was released in 1992, and his lyrics and rhymes attracted attention in the hip-hop community. 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. He changed it into more familiar Nas later.
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. In 1985 Nasir’s parents divorced and he quitted the middle school. 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. Nasir played the trumpet when he was only four and he started to rhyme at age nine. He has been familiar with the music since the very childhood: his father is a famous jazz musician Olu Dara. Nasir Jones, performing under the pseudonym Nas, was born in Brooklyn in 1973.
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