SEEDS OF A QUEENS LEGACY: NASIR BIN OLU DARA JONES

"Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (pronounced /nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), who performs under the mononym Nas (/ˈnɑːz/), formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge housing projects in New York City. Although he dropped out of middle school, he managed to attain a high degree of literacy which is prominent in his lyrics.[1] His debut album Illmatic, was released in 1994 on Columbia Records. Illmatic was critically acclaimed and would go on to be widely hailed a classic."

-SOURCES Wikipedia

A rare interview from the early 90's, when the queensbridge rapper first emerged on the scene, from the N.Y.C. based underground show video music box. In spite of the tragic reality of streets, heavily illustrated by nas, he managed to give the generations a sense of consciousness pollitically, and spiritually..nas not only being honored and respected for his talent but his ability to do this. Since he has matured, and seeks to give the world back material to open minds and hearts, as we are in an age where older artists are taking responsibilty for their work.. and many artists are making efforts to help this generation. Both mainstream gangsta, and sub-culture gangsta artists and affiliates even see its way more than music. Its life. peep the hip-hop legends early days..



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