by ahsan khan born nasir bin olu dara jones son of olu dara jones, a renowned jazz musician grew up...
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By Ahsan Khan
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• Born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones• Son of Olu Dara Jones, a renowned
jazz musician• Grew up in the Housing Projects,
Queens, NY
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
‘Illmatic’
• Debut album• Sold 59,000 copies in its first week• Nominated for several Grammy
Awards• Ranked #2 of Greatest Hip-Hop
Albums by MTV
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
‘Illmatic’
‘Life is parallel to Hell but I must maintainAnd be prosperous, though we live dangerousCops could just arrest me, blaming us, we’re held like hostages’ ---- ‘N.Y. State of Mind’
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
‘Illmatic’
‘That’s the year everything set off. That’s the year I started seeing the future for myself and doing what was right.’
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
‘It Was Written’
• #1 in Billboard Charts for 4 consecutive weeks
• Went platinum in 2 months
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
‘Ether’ and Jay-Z Feud
• Nas and Jay-Z started feud through subliminal messages in their tracks
• Releases ‘Ether’ in response
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
‘Ether’ and Jay-Z Feud
• ‘You traded your soul for riches’• ‘Were you abused as a child, scared to smile,
they called you ugly’• ‘How much of Biggie’s rhymes is
gonna come out your fat lips’ ---- ‘Ether’
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
World Tours
• Has performed in New York, London and Far East
• Live performance at Coachella• Collaborated with reggae artist
Damian Marley at 2009 Grammy Awards
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
‘Life is Good’
• Released in 2012• Nominated for Best Rap Album at
2013 Grammy Awards• Won 2 BET Hip-Hop Awards in 2012
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week
Influences
• ‘Illmatic’ resembles Kendrick Lamar’s album ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City’
• Has inspired other artists such as Common, J.Cole and Big Sean
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• Debut album• Sold 59,000 in first week