About
Influential rap artist whose 1994 debut album, Illmatic, is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. MTV listed him as the fifth Greatest MC of All Time.
Trivia
His second album, It Was Written, debuted at number one on the Billboard Charts and stayed there for four consecutive weeks.
Before Fame
He was born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones and he began rapping as a teen under the stage name Kid Wave.
Family Life
He was married to singer Kelis from 2005 to 2010. He has a son named Knight and a daughter named Destiny.
Associated With
He had a highly publicized rap feud with Jay Z that began in 2001.