Nas

A true legend of New York hip-hop, Nas established himself when he released the classic album Illmatic, with fascinating lyrics and an inimitable flow that placed him somewhere between Mobb Deep and Wu-Tang Clan. Influenced by his father's jazz and blues heritage, he continued to push the boundaries of his artform on albums as eclectic as God's Son and King's Disease. His recent work with producer Hit-Boy shows that this celebrated rap artist from Queens has lost none of the skills that propelled him to the top.