Biography
Nas is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur who started recording in 1989 as Nasty Nas and first appeared on Main Source's 1991 track Live at the Barbeque. He signed with Columbia Records in 1992, then released his debut album Illmatic in 1994; it was later inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. His second album, It Was Written (1996), reached the top of the Billboard 200. A feud with Jay-Z from 2001 to 2005 ran alongside a comeback built on Stillmatic, God's Son, and the two-disc Street's Disciple, which restored his critical standing. He recorded Distant Relatives with Damian Marley and released Life Is Good (2012), which received a Grammy nomination in the Best Rap Album category. King's Disease (2020) brought his first Grammy win in that category. He also starred in Belly (1998), executive produced and narrated The Get Down, and is associate publisher at Mass Appeal magazine and a co-founder of Mass Appeal Records.
53years old
Turns 54 on September 14in 333 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (birth name)Also credited as Nasir Jones, Nasty Nas and Nas Escobar
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 24 years1998 to 2022
Genres
- Crime43%, 3 films
- Drama43%, 3 films
- Music43%, 3 films
- Documentary29%, 2 films
- Action14%, 1 film
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First role
In July 1991, Nas made his debut appearance on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque", which Large Professor also produced.
Behind the award
Nas took home his first Grammy for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, where his thirteenth studio album, King's Disease, earned the honor after thirteen nominations.
A first
On March 15, 2012, Nas became the first rapper with his own verified Genius account. There he explains his own lyrics and now and then comments on lyrics by other rappers he admires.
Behind the camera
Nas served as an executive producer on the Netflix original series The Get Down, which was released in August 2016. He also narrated the show and rapped as the adult Ezekiel of 1996.
Beyond film
In June 2017, Nas appeared in The American Epic Sessions, a documentary directed by Bernard MacMahon. There he performed "On the Road Again", a 1928 song by the Memphis Jug Band, recording it live direct-to-disc on a restored 1920s sound recording system.
Nas movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Nas shares two films with Jennifer Hudson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jennifer Hudson's page
Tom Sizemore's page
Dennis Hopper's page
Forest Whitaker's page
Orson Welles's page
Joan Cusack's page
All films by Akiva Schaffer
All films by Jorma Taccone
Hype WilliamsDirector, 1 film, 1998
All films by Hype Williams
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.