His second album It Was Written (1996) debuted atop the Billboard 200 and charted for four consecutive weeks the album, along with its single ' If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)' (featuring Lauryn Hill), catapulted Nas into international success. Nas's debut album Illmatic (1994) received universal acclaim upon release, and is considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all-time in 2021, the album was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry. He was a featured artist on Main Source's ' Live at the Barbeque' (1991), also produced by Large Professor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Jones's musical career began in 1989 as he adopted the moniker of 'Nasty Nas' and recorded demos for Large Professor. Rooted in the New York hip hop scene, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones ( / n ɑː ˈ s ɪər/ born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas ( / n ɑː z/), is an American rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur.

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