Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (; born September 14, 1973), better known as
Nas , is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and actor. The son of
jazz musician
Olu Dara, Nas has released eight consecutive
platinum and multi-platinum albums and sold over 25 million records worldwide since 1994. He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label; he serves as
associate publisher of
Mass Appeal magazine and is the owner of a
Fila sneaker store. He is currently signed to
Mass Appeal Records.