Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is famous with the name of Nas. He is a rapper based out of America. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is considered to be one of the best rappers of all time. He has also been in the news for his controversies with other singers; Many legal allegations have been made against him.

Well, how well do you know about Nas? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Nas’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Nas to date.

Biography and Early Life

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones was born on 14th September 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City into an American Muslim family of Mr. Olu Dara and Mrs. Fannie Ann. His father, Olu Dara, is also a musician by profession while his mother, Fannie Ann, was a worker in the US postal services.

He also has a brother who is also a singer. Since his childhood, he has grown up in a music influenced family; as a result, he dropped out of school and became a full-time singer. He gained knowledge about African culture by himself. He started his career by playing the trumpet.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Nas in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Nas’s age is 47 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 14 September 1973. Though, he is 5′ 9″ in feet and inches and 176  cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 178.5 lbs in Pound and 81kg in Kilograms.

Education

Like most of the other celebrities present in this world, Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is also an educated guy. He started going to a school in his locality in his home town but did not complete his schooling as he left the school after 8th standard to pursue his career as a musician.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones grew up in a small family consist of his father, mother and brother. His father and mother separated in the year 1985. Since childhood, he has been near music as his father had a musical background. He started his professional career in the year 1991. He married his ex-wife in 2005 and was married till 2010; he had two children with her.

Is Nas Gay?

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones had married his ex-wife, Kelis, in 2005, but their marriage did not last long, and they finally got divorced in the year 2010. Also, He has never given any public statement about his sexual orientation of being gay. He is also a biological father of his two kids from that marriage. So, we can clearly conclude to him that he is not gay, but he is a straight guy.

Professional Career

He started his professional career in the year 1991 with a live performance in Barbeque by the main source. In 1992 Columbia record signed him . next year, he released his solo album. He continued to work for many labels he released many solo and collaborative albums since then. He also pursued acting. He had debuted in acting in the year 1998 and stared in many movies and television shows. He has also produced movies; the last movie he produced was the Bollywood movie Gully boy.

Awards

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones aka Nas, has won many awards for his work throughout his career. He has always been awarded for his outstanding works in the music industry for years. Some of those awards are

1- Between 1997-2013, he was nominated 13 times for Grammy Awards, and most of them were for best rap, but unfortunately, he was unable to win any of them.

2- Finally, In 2021, He won the Grammy award for his rap in the album King’s Disease.

3- He has also been nominated four times for MTV Video Music Awards in 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2005.

4- His collection also consists of two BET Hip Hop Awards which were won by him in 2006 and 2012.

5- He has also been honoured with Sports Emmy Awards for his outstanding sports documentary “Survival 1” in 2011.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Nas in 2021

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones had made a lot of name and fame in the music world, which also results in great fortune, but he has not collected all fortune from music; he also invested in real estate and in technology he also produced movies and acted in many. All of this factor resulted in a fortune which is standing at $80 million as of 2021 .

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones career is full of ups and downs; he has been successful in the music industry but has been involved in many controversies. He is also a smart investor and invested his money is many places which helped him gain a lot of fortune.