Name: Nas
Birth Name: 
Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones
Birth Date: 
September 14, 1973
Birth Place: 
Queensbridge, Queens, New York
Occupation: 
Rapper, actor
Relationship Status: 
Single
Celebrity Ranking # 1688
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Kanye West to Headline 2013 Governors Ball

Posted Tuesday January 22, 2013 8:32 PM GMT

Whetting music fan's appetites for a huge summer show, the annual Governors Ball music festival lineup was announced on Tuesday (January 22).

Headlining the concert will be Kanye West, Kings of Leon, and a third unannounced act.

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Nas Sued for $10 Million Over Kidnapping

Posted Saturday December 22, 2012 5:49 PM GMT

In a bizarre incident following a concert no-show, a concert promoter claims he was kidnapped after Nas blew off of a gig in Angola last year.

Patrick Allocco asserts that he was taken hostage by promoters and "henchmen" in December 2011 when Nas stood up his New Year's Eve concert, for which he was paid $300,000.

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Nas Features Amy Winehouse in “Cherry Wine” Video: Watch Now!

Posted Wednesday October 3, 2012 5:44 PM GMT

She may have passed away in July 2011 from alcohol poisoning, but Amy Winehouse's musical legacy lives on in the new video for her hit “Cherry Wine” with Nas.

The track, from Nas' Life is Good album, inspired the rapper to include footage of the “Rehab” songstress in the clip as a way of honoring her.

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2012 ESPY Awards: The Show, The Winners

Posted Thursday July 12, 2012 12:00 AM GMT

Honoring the best in sports over the past calendar year, the 2012 ESPY Awards took place at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday night (July 11).

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Nas’ New Single “Cherry Wine” Featuring Amy Winehouse: Listen Now!

Posted Thursday July 5, 2012 10:59 AM GMT

She left this world way too early, but Amy Winehouse lives on in the new single “Cherry Wine” from Nas.

The newly-released track has a fabulous classic feel to it, and will be included on Nas’ upcoming album titled Life is Good.

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Nas Covers Complex June/July 2012

Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 8:37 AM GMT

He's been busily putting together his tenth studio album ahead of this year's expected release date, but Nas took a break from the studio to help put together his June/July 2012 cover issue for Complex magazine.

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Photo Credit: Kareem Black for Complex