Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones – Nas (Nasir Jones) – is an American rapper, songwriter and actor, born September 14, 1973 in Queens, New York. He is the son of jazz musician Olu Dara and founder of rap group Bravehearst which consisted of Wiz, his cousin Nashawn and brother Jungle.Time works differently for Nas and DJ Premier.
From a review:
“Light-Years is a fitting name for a game framed in fragments and recorded for LP over nearly two decades, landing cavalier after Nas’ late-career surge with Hit-Boy and Premier’s parallel run through PRhyme and high-profile one-offs. Premier’s own-brand vinyl chops and Nas’ rabbly storytelling collide triumphantly on the fan treatment ‘NY State Of Mind Pt. 3’, plus the ‘My Life Is Real’ and ‘My Story Your Story’; and a later Steve Miller Band appearance quietly underlines their joint reach beyond hip-hop’s exclusion zone. A long-delayed fellowship of rap, finally sighted in the wild”.
Tracklisting:
Disc 1
1.My Life Is Real
2.GiT Ready
3.N.Y. State of Mind Pt. 3
4.Welcome to the Underground
5.Madman
6.Pause Tapes
7.Writers
8.Sons (Young Kings)
Disc 2
1.It’s Time (Feat. Steve Miller Band)
2.Nasty Esco Nasir
3.My Story Your Story (Feat. AZ)
4.Bouquet (To the Ladies)
5.Junkie
6.Shine Together
7.3rd Childhood
