Two years prior to the release of “Illmatic“, Nas' debut single “Halftime” was released in 1992 from the “Zebrahead“ soundtrack. The jazzy boom bap track was produced by Large Professor, who provided some background information on the recording of the track in an interview with XXL: "The session for “Halftime” was hot, ‘cause he was gettin’ his big chance. I had the beat already. And we sat there, cooled out a lil' bit. And he was takin' it easy, ‘cause he was like, “This is my turn now, and I’m gon’ make it count.”" An excerpt of Marc Lamont Hill’s superb … read more
Two years prior to the release of “Illmatic“, Nas' debut single “Halftime” was released in 1992 from the “Zebrahead“ soundtrack. The jazzy boom … read more
Two years prior to the release of “Illmatic“, Nas' debut single “Halftime” was released in 1992 from the “Zebrahead“ soundtrack. The jazzy boom bap track was produced by Large Profe… read more
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was raised in the infamous Queensbridge housing projects in Queensbridge, New York. According to the Nasty Songfacts, as a teenager rapper, Nasir first went by the nickname Kid Wave before adopting his more commonly known alias of Nasty Nas. By the time he released his landmark solo debut album Illmatic in 1994, Jones was known as Nas. Illmatic was a critically acclaime… read more
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. The son of j… read more
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was raised in the in… read more
