Nas American Rapper Born 1973 in Brooklyn

Known for

Film 2001 Ticker TV Series 2010 Hawaii Five-0 Film 2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Film 2013 Black Nativity Film 1999 In Too Deep

Latest Videos From Nas’s YouTube Channel

Nas & DJ Premier - "GiT Ready" (Official Video)

18 Mar 2026

LIGHT-YEARS

12 Dec 2025

Nas & DJ Premier - "My Life Is Real" (Visualizer)

12 Dec 2025

Nas & DJ Premier - "GiT Ready" (Visualizer)

12 Dec 2025

Nas & DJ Premier - "NY State Of Mind PT. 3" (Visualizer)

12 Dec 2025

Nas on Social Media

Counts with the date they were read

YT YouTube Nas

YT YouTube NasVEVO

IG Instagram @nas 6.7M 6,745,821 followers, as of October 2026

X X (Twitter) @Nas

Instagram stats

Data as of 9 October 2026

Followers

6.7M @nas

Engagement rate

0.76% below average for accounts this size

Average likes

49,208

Average comments

1,785 Based on the last 12 posts

Figures from public Instagram data via the official Meta API; refreshed about every 30 days.

Biography

Nas (14 September 1973, Brooklyn) is an American rapper. His best-known titles on this site are Ticker (2001) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010).

Early life

His father is Olu Dara.

Career

Released between 1991 and 2025, 28 albums and 48 singles carry his name. Breaking Atoms (1991) is the oldest release listed, Light-Years (2025) the newest. He works mainly in east coast hip-hop and boom bap. He has released music through Mass Appeal Records.

T.I. appears in two of his listed titles, including Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016). Another co-star who recurs in his credits is LL Cool J (two titles).

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Kelis (2005 to 2010).

Discography

76 releases

Year	Title	Type
2025	Light-Years	Album
2024	Warriors	Album
2023	Magic 3	Album
2022	King's Disease III	Album
2021	King's Disease II	Album
2021	Magic	Album
2020	Birthday Cake	Single
2020	King's Disease	Album
2019	The Lost Tapes II	Album
2018	Nasir	Album
2012	Accident Murderers	Single
2012	Cherry Wine	Single
2012	Daughters	Single
2012	Life Is Good	Album
2012	The Don	Single

Show all 76 releases

Year	Title	Type
2011	Ghetto Dreams	Single
2011	Nasty	Single
2010	As We Enter	Single
2010	Distant Relatives	Album
2009	Too Many Rappers	Single
2008	Be a Nigger Too	Single
2008	Hero	Single
2008	My President	Single
2008	Saints Row 2 - Hits to Drive By	Album
2008	Untitled	Album
2007	Can't Forget About You	Single
2007	Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)	Single
2007	Greatest Hits	Album
2007	Less Than an Hour	Single
2007	Surviving the Times	Single
2006	Blindfold Me	Single
2006	Hip Hop Is Dead	Single
2006	Hip Hop Is Dead	Album
2005	In Public	Single
2005	Just a Moment	Single
2005	Road to Zion	Single
2004	Bridging the Gap	Single
2004	Street's Disciple	Album
2004	Thief's Theme	Single
2003	Get Down	Single
2003	I Can	Single
2002	From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes	Album
2002	God's Son	Album
2002	Made You Look	Single
2002	One Mic	Single
2002	The Best of Nas	Album
2002	Thugz Mansion	Single
2001	Got Ur Self a Gun	Single
2001	Oochie Wally	Single
2001	Rule	Single
2001	Stillmatic	Album
2000	I've Got to Have It	Single
2000	Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest	Album
2000	You Owe Me	Single
1999	Hate Me Now	Single
1999	Hot Boyz	Single
1999	I Am...	Album
1999	Nas Is Like	Single
1999	Nastradamus	Album
1999	Nastradamus	Single
1998	Grand Finale	Single
1997	Affirmative Action Seine-Saint-Denis Style Remix	Single
1997	Escobar '97	Single
1997	Love Is All We Need	Single
1996	If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)	Single
1996	It Was Written	Album
1996	Street Dreams	Single
1995	One Love	Single
1994	Illmatic	Album
1994	It Ain't Hard to Tell	Single
1994	Life's a Bitch	Single
1994	The World Is Yours	Single
1992	Halftime	Single
1991	Breaking Atoms	Album
	Magic 2	Album
	Video Anthology Vol. 1	Album

Filmography

10 credits

Year	Title	Role	Type
2016	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping		Film
2015	Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives		Film
2014	Nas: Time Is Illmatic		Film
2013	Black Nativity		Film
2012	Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap		Film
2010–2020	Hawaii Five-0		TV series
2003	Uptown Girls		Film
2001	Ticker		Film
1999	In Too Deep		Film
1998	Belly		Film

Frequently asked questions

How old is Nas?

Nas is 53 years old, born on 14 September 1973 in Brooklyn.

What is Nas known for?

Nas is known for Ticker (2001) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010).

What is Nas’s nationality?

Nas is American, born in Brooklyn.

Who has Nas been married to?

Nas’s marriages on record are to Kelis (2005 to 2010).

Sources

• Wikidata (Q194220), accessed October 2026
• Follower counts: dated individually above
• YouTube: video titles and publish dates
• Photo: Coup d'Oreille · CC BY-SA 2.0

Last checked 10 October 2026 by the Wiki of Celebs editorial team

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