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Nas
Biography
Nas, also known as Nasir Jones, is a musician from the United States who has been active since 1994. He has also used the names Kid Wave, N. Jones, and Nas Escobar. His discography includes releases such as Illmatic (1994), Escobar – The Remix EP (1996), and Magic 3 (2023).
Style
Boom bap is generally characterized by sampled drum breaks and a mid-tempo rhythmic foundation, while jazz rap incorporates jazz samples and instrumentation into hip-hop production; these are broad traits associated with the genres rather than descriptions specific to any one artist.
Career
Nas’s supplied discography comprises 24 releases spanning 1994 to 2023. Among the releases from this period, Illmatic (1994), Escobar – The Remix EP (1996), and It Was Written (1996) fall within the earliest examples on record, while Magic 2 (2023) and Magic 3 (2023) fall within the latest examples on record.
Relation Map
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Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Illmatic | Columbia | |
| 1996 | Escobar – The Remix EP | Columbia | |
| 1996 | It Was Written | Columbia | |
| 1999 | Nas Is Like / Dr. Knockboots | Columbia | |
| 1999 | I Am… | Columbia | |
| 1999 | Nastradamus | Columbia | |
| 2000 | Unreleased Studio Joints I Am LP Set | [no label] | |
| 2001 | Rule | Columbia | |
| 2001 | Stillmatic | Columbia | |
| 2002 | God’s Son | Columbia | |
| 2003 | Streets Of New York EP | [no label] | |
| 2003 | The Freestyles (Vol. 2) | Nasir Jones | |
| 2004 | Street’s Disciple | Columbia | |
| 2006 | Hip Hop Is Dead | Columbia | |
| 2009 | OG Status | J‐Love | |
| 2012 | Life Is Good | Def Jam Recordings | |
| 2017 | In My Ghetto | Famous Records | |
| 2018 | NASIR | Def Jam Recordings | |
| 2020 | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal | |
| 2021 | King’s Disease II | Mass Appeal | |
| 2021 | Magic | Mass Appeal | |
| 2022 | King’s Disease III | Mass Appeal | |
| 2023 | Magic 2 | Mass Appeal | |
| 2023 | Magic 3 | Mass Appeal |
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