# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nas
# Generated: 2026-09-04T21:07:48.374Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nas"
name: "Nas"
slug: "nas"
description: "Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, known mononymously as Nas, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and record producer. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas began his musical career in 1989 under the moniker \"Nasty Nas\", and recorded demos under the wing of fellow East Coast rapper Large Professor. Nas made his recording debut on Professor's group, Main Source's 1991 song \"Live at the Barbeque\"."
tagline: "American rapper (born 1973)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nas_July_2014_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1973-09-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           77.73
  momentum:             0.36282567908259
  historical:           27.312432
  currentAttention:     26.48950341749198
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 2230000
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.nasirjones.com/"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/nas/"
    handle:    "nas"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Nas"
    handle:    "Nas"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Nas"
    handle:    "Nas"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621576/"
    handle:    "nm0621576"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/20qISvAhX20dpIbOOzGK3q"
    handle:    "20qISvAhX20dpIbOOzGK3q"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChE4aVxHHk5Mx9fZ2DaPJGw"
    handle:    "@nas1205"
    followers: 2230000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/244720"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2"
    title: "ناز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2"
    title: "ناز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%86%DB%8C)"
    title: "ناز (شارکیچی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81"
    title: "Нас"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas_(raper)"
    title: "Nas (raper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2"
    title: "ناز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas_(rapper)"
    title: "Nas (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas_(Rapper)"
    title: "Nas (Rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas_(repisto)"
    title: "Nas (repisto)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas_(rapero)"
    title: "Nas (rapero)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2_(%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87)"
    title: "ناز (خواننده)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas_(rappeur)"
    title: "Nas (rappeur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%96"
    title: "נאז"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas_(rapper)"
    title: "Nas (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nas"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cfbc0924-0035-4d6c-8197-f024653af823"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194220"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/104779"
    title: "Nas"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill