90's hip hop (Best New York Rappers): Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones; born September 14, 1973 better known as Nas is an American rapper and actor. He is also the son of jazz musician Olu Daru. Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums since 1994, four of which topped the Billboard charts upon release and has sold over thirteen-million records in the United States alone. Nas was also part of the hip hop supergroup The Firm, which released one album under Dr. Dre's record label Aftermath. Aside from rapping, Nas is also an occasional actor and has appeared in feature films such as Hype Williams' directorial debut Belly, Ticker and In Too Deep and the television show Hawaii Five-0.

Illmatic.