One of the greatest to ever pic up a mic (regardless of what rumors are out there) is celebrating his 39th birthday today. HHSR is sending out a special Happy Birthday shout to Nasir Jones. From Nasty Nas, to Esco, to the Street’s Disciple, to The Don, we can clearly see that Nas is still evolving as an artist and can still go rhyme for rhyme with anyone in the rap game. Nas raised the bar for the aging rapper with Life is Good and HHSR is anxious to see where he takes it next.
We pay homage to Nas by looking back at two of our favorite Nas joints: Illmatic’s “New York State of Mind” and I Am’s “New York State of Mind II”.