“People afraid of criticism but I always put myself in a sacrificial position, they been know I ain't just rappin for fame”

— Nas

N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master)
On Albums, Untitled (2008)

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American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur 1973

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