Rapper Nas founded QueensBridge Venture Partners in 2013. Rapper Nasir Jones, known better as Nas, has emerged as an unlikely winner in today’s Coinbase IPO. An early investor in the company ...

Read more opinions on theGrio. On April 19, 2024, Nasir Jones — better known as GOAT-level, legendary MC Nas — and Christopher Martin — better known as GOAT-level, legendary hip-hop producer ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On April 19, 1994, Nasir Jones release, arguably, the greatest rap album of all time. "Illmatic" turns 25 this year and its impact on hip hop can't be overstated. The album ...

NEW YORK – The first word uttered on Nasir Jones’ new double album, “Street’s Disciple,” is “peace.” On this, his seventh studio album, Nas has become the mature voice of the hip-hop ...

“Mr Destiny 9 and 14/ Nobody stands in between me and my man/ ‘Cause it’s Me and Mr. Jones.” Nas — whose real name is Nasir Jones — has a daughter named Destiny and both he and ...

U.S. rapper Nasir Jones (better known by his stage name, Nas) is among the fortunate few to have made early investments in Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange expected to reach over $100 billion ...

A request to the White House for comment was not returned. Nas, whose full name is Nasir Jones, rose to fame in the early 90s and his 1994 album “Illmatic” was ranked by Rolling Stone as one ...

Rumors had been circulating that the song, “Me and Mr. Jones” was about Nas since 2006. But it wasn’t until recently that Nasir Jones acknowledged that he was the inspiration behind the song.

Not even Nasir Jones himself knew the magnitude of what his career would be when the “Halftime” single dropped on October 13, 1992. Appearing on Nas’ monumental Illmatic album as well as the ...

Time Is Illmatic as an in-depth journey into Nasir Jones’ childhood, his musical influences, and how the streets of Queensbridge inspired the young rapper to craft a hip-hop classic. In addition ...