Nas’ net worth is $32 million.
Introduction
Nas is a rapper from Queens, New York City, United States of America. He’s had 8 platinum albums, 25 million records sold worldwide, and his 2003 album, “Stillmatic,” has been certified platinum 5 times.
Nas has his own record label, owns a FILA sneaker store, and is a member of a rap group.
The net worth of Nas was estimated at $70 million in the U.S.
Early Life
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones was born October 14th, 1973 in Brooklyn. His mother was a postal service worker, and his father is a jazz and blues musician.
Nas was born in Brooklyn, New York. His neighbor would influence his initial interest in hip hop by playing him old soul records.
His parents divorced when he was in high school, and he quit school after the eighth grade. He started playing the trumpet and writing his own rhymes.
Career
Nas used to play some underground hip hop beats as a teenager at his neighbor’s house.
Nas and Large Professor didn’t like each other too much, but they still recorded in the studio together. Many of their songs could be found on Large Professor’s albums, however, none of their unfinished work was ever released.
Nas’ debut album, It Was Written, was released in 1994. It won the Source Magazine Best Rap Album of the year, and the success of that album helped to push the popularity of the whole West coast.
Jay-Z also had problems with Nas and The Game following The Massacre. Both released diss tracks at each other, while Nas released his own diss track at The Game. Jay-Z and The Game also started dissing each other, leading to their own public feud.
As of July 2019, Nas’ net worth is estimated to be $70 million. The rapper has earned over 22 gold and platinum records, sold over 25 million records, and is one of the world’s richest rappers according to Forbes.
Highlights
When Nas released his first song, it was simply titled “N.Y. State Of Mind” and a year later he had released his first studio album, Illmatic.
Favorite Quotes from Nas
The vision needs to be clear because it is scary to look forward when there are so many things standing in the way of success.
I’m a big fan of Nas, but the whole ‘laughing with me or laughing at me’ bit is something that I don’t get. Maybe if I’d seen him say it for real, I might have got it.
No matter what my situation is, I’m destined to be lonely.
It was a tough transition for him. Although he could have done it in a less dramatic fashion, Nas was very upfront about the fact that he had a new sound coming and the fans needed to be ready for it.
Every time I get in a studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
Nas is a master of self-mythologizing and self-parody and we’ve seen this over and over again, but I have to admit it’s really fun to hear the full story of his rise to Hip-Hop stardom, which I’ve pieced together here.
Nas Motivational Video
Summary
Nas is both an accomplished rapper and entrepreneur. His diversification of his career has strengthened his income.
In July 2021, Nas net worth is estimated at $75 Million.