God’s Son took the baton from Rakim and never looked back. One of the game’s most gifted wordsmiths, Nas is one of few complex lyrical assassins to have crossed over into the mainstream. Though he stays close to his underground roots, his stat sheet isn’t too shabby. Nine gold and platinum records, including “Illmatic,” an opus widely regarded as hip-hop’s holy grail, make Nasty Nas one of the greatest rappers of all time.
