Joined Sep 6, 2010 Messages 10,417 Reactions 42,637 1,664 1,767 Alleybux 3,407 May 16, 2021 #1 I was watching the . 2 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. The second single, "I Can", which reworked elements from Beethoven's "Fr Elise", became Nas's biggest hit to date in 2003, garnering substantial radio airplay on urban, rhythmic, and top 40 radio stations, as well as on the MTV and VH1 music video networks. What inspired him to flip that sample from Five Heartbeats, the film about The Temptations? [45] Time Magazine named his album best hip-hop album of the year. Oops, something didn't work. ); Havoc Finally Drops The Kush, Nas Slams Bill O'Reilly Over Virginia Tech Comments, "Nas took aim at Doja Cat in his latest song, calling her 'the opposite' of 'unapologetically Black,' referencing her presence in fringe chat rooms", "Doja Cat shrugs off Nas' diss on 'Ultra Black', "Doja Cat says "you will never see me beef with Nas" over 'Ultra Black' diss", "Nas explains Doja Cat line on "Ultra Black", "Nas Invests Six-Figure Sum in Mass Appeal Magazine", "All I Need Is One Mag: Nas Invests In Mass Appeal Media", "Nas Launching New Sneaker Store in Las Vegas", "Rapper Nas invests in San Francisco job-search app-maker Proven", "This video advertising startup just raised $2.8M to do its thing in more places", Rapper Nas Teams Up With Koru To Sponsor Even More Tech Scholarships, "Rapper Nas Is Bringing New Flavor to Sweet Chick NYC", "Nas Teams With Chicken & Waffles Joint Sweet Chick to 'Expand the Brand Nationally', "Nas Talks New Chicken and Waffles Business Venture With 'Sweet Chick', "Nas Wants to Bring Sweet Chick Soul Food to Your Plate", "Rapper Nas Teams Up With Chicken & Waffles Spot, Sweet Chick, in New York City", "Nas Opens Sweet Chick Restaurant In Los Angeles", "Nas Cashes In On Another Deal With Amazon", "Another Nas-Backed Company Has Been Purchased By Amazon For $1 Billion", "Nas' Investment Portfolio Is Straight Nasty", "Nas's ex Spills The Beans, T.I. So I kind of had a pass to do a Dre-kind of sound because Dre cosigned our friendship and our collabs. [134], On September 6, 2007, Nas performed at a free concert for the Virginia Tech student body and faculty, following the school shooting there. If they don't sell at all, then get out of the music business. What inspired that? This account has been disabled. So since back then, getting that look as a rapper was the goal. Your conflict with Jay-Z shook up the rap world. [163], Nas is a spokesperson and mentor for P'Tones Records, a non-profit after-school music program with the mission "to create constructive opportunities for urban youth through no-cost music programs.

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