Nas and Jay-Z passed on the beat for Jadakiss’ “We Gonna Make It”
Nas and Jay-Z both passed on the beat for Jadakiss’ “We Gonna Make It” ft. Styles of the Lox. During an interview on A Waste…
Pete Rock produced Nas’ “The World Is Yours” in less than 10 minutes
Pete Rock claims he produced Nas‘ 1994 “The World Is Yours” beat in under 10 minutes. During a 2014 profile for Illmatic with HipHopDX,…
Busta Rhymes passed on the beat for Nas’ “Halftime”
The beat for Nas’ 1992 debut single, “Halftime,” was originally produced by Large Professor for Busta Rhymes. During a 2009 XXL feature on the…
Nas & 2Pac settled their beef before Tupac’s death
Nas and 2Pac squashed their beef at the 1996 MTV Video Awards on September 4, 1996, just 9 days before Tupac died on September 13, 1996. Nas…
Nas dropped out of school in 8th grade
Nas was suspended from school, in the 7th grade for stabbing one of his fellow students with a pencil. He raps about this on “John…
The green dress beside Nas on the cover of ‘Life Is Good’ was Kelis’ wedding dress
Nas released his tenth studio album “Life is Good” on July 13, 2012. The cover art featured Nas wearing a cream colored suit while…
5 facts about Nas’ album ‘Illmatic’
Nas‘ iconic album ‘Illmatic’ is over 25 years old.’ Here are 5 Facts you didn’t know about Illmatic, one of the…
Nas’ daughter Destiny is listed as an Executive Producer on Stillmatic so she’ll always receive royalty checks it
Nas listed his then 7-year-old daughter, Destiny Jones, as an Executive Producer on his fifth studio album Stillmatic so she can always…