Nas was born in a Brooklyn hospital, and his family lived in Brooklyn for a couple years after his birth before moving to the Queensbridge Housing Projects in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York. Nas made his official recording debut in 1991 on Main Source's song titled "Live at the Barbeque". Nas was discovered by a rapper named MC Serch who was one of three members of the hip hop group 3rd Bass. MC Serch was Nas' manager from 1991 to 1995, before bei...>>
Nas was born in a Brooklyn hospital, and his family lived in Brooklyn for a couple years after his birth before moving to the Queensbridge Housing Projects in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York. Nas made his official recording debut in 1991 on Main Source's song titled "Live at the Barbeque". Nas was discovered by a rapper named MC Serch who was one of three members of the hip hop group 3rd Bass. MC Serch was Nas' manager from 1991 to 1995, before being switched in favor of Steve Stoute. In 1992 Nas recorded the track titled "Halftime" for the Zebrahead soundtrack, which also made its way two years later to Nas' debut album, Illmatic (1994).