Nas
Nasir Jones (born September 14, 1973), better known as Nas, is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive and actor. He is best known for his first album, Illmatic, which was released in 1994. It has been widely critically praised. He followed up with several commercially successful albums, such as It Was Written, I Am…, Nastradamus, Stillmatic, God's Son, Street's Disciple, Hip Hop Is Dead, Untitled, Life Is Good, and the King's Disease series. Nas has been nominated for fourteen Grammy Awards; his thirteenth studio album King's Disease took the crown for Best Rap Album of the year during the 63rd Grammy Awards. Famed for his storytelling prowess and lyrical creativity, Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.