“Not For Radio”, the opener to Nas' twelfth studio album, is a gritty, political statement, mapping out the different racial and financial issues Nas faced after entering the industry. The many cultural nods include references to slavery, religion, and politics. This track also features the mysterious 070 Shake, who has appeared many different times throughout Kanye’s executively produced G.O.O.D. Music Rollout. The track also features Puff Daddy/Diddy. This marks the third collaboration between the two. The first being the well-known track “Hate Me Now” and “Everything I Love”… read more
“Not For Radio”, the opener to Nas' twelfth studio album, is a gritty, political statement, mapping out the different racial and financial issue… read more
“Not For Radio”, the opener to Nas' twelfth studio album, is a gritty, political statement, mapping out the different racial and financial issues Nas faced after entering the indust… 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
