 Nasir Jones, or to give his his full birth name, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, is more commonly referred to as 'Nas'. He was born on September 14, 1973 in Long Island City, and raised by his father, jazz musician Olu Dara, and his late mother Ann Jones. Nas came of age in the notoriously rough Queensbridge Projects, also hone to legends such as Marley Marl and The Juice Crew. With lyrics and beats virually built into the QB's concrete walls, Nas had soaked up his talents from such influences before he was old enough to put pen to paper. So it was only a matter of time before he would ettempt to wow the crowds on his own!
Nas dropped out of school in the eighth grade, trading classrooms for the streets. Despite dropping out of school, Nas developed a high degree of literacy that would later characterize his rhymes.
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