Nas

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    • Birth name: Nasir Jones
    • Nasir means "helper and protector"
    • Formerly known as "Nasty Nas"
    • Born: September 14, 1977
    • Origin: Queensbridge, New York
    • Record label: Def Jam
    • Debut album Illmatic was released in 1994
    • Was in the hip-hop group The Firm
    • Dated Carmen Bryan and Mary J. Blige
    • Married to Kelis
    • Nas is the son of jazz musician Olu Dara
    • January 2009: Kelis' pregnancy with the couple's first child was announced
    • February 2009: It was revealed that Kelis is expecting a baby boy
    • Nas has a 15-year-old daughter named Destiny from a previous relationship
  • Nasir Jones, better known as "Nas," is a rapper and an actor from Queensbridge, New York.

    Although Nas and R&B singer Kelis are expecting their first child—a boy—by early July 2009, People Magazine reported in May that Kelis had filed for divorce.People: 'Milkshake' Singer Kelis Files for Divorce (May 1, 2009) US Weekly: Kelis, Nas Expecting Their First Child (January 14, 2009) CBB: Nas and Kelis Expecting a Son (February 17, 2009) According to subsequent reports on gossip blogs, Kelis filed in order to beat Nas to the punch—having learned of a sex tape in her past, recorded before the couple were married, Nas had intended to file divorce papers.Scandalist: Kelis And Nas: Splitting Over A Sex Tape? (May 8, 2009)

  • Music

    Nas began his career in 1991 as Kid Wave. He later changed to his more commonly used nickname, Nasty Nas. In 1992, MC Serch of the group 3rd Bass began managing Nas and secured him a recording contract with Columbia Records. Nas' debut album, Illmatic, was released in 1994. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.
  • Acting

    Nas has appeared in several films. His largest role came in the 1998 film Belly he co-wrote with director Hype Williams.
  • Marriage

    Nas met R&B singer Kelis at an after-party, thrown by Sean 'Diddy' Combs, for the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. Nas later proposed to Kelis on Christmas Eve of the same year. The two were married on January 8, 2005, in a small ceremony held in Atlanta, Georgia.

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