Nas is a person who raps.
Distant Relatives is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Nas and Jamaican reggae artist Damian Marley , released May 18 , 2010 , on Universal Republic and Def Jam Recordings . It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas , released July 2 , 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States . Nas . In 2010 , he released Distant Relatives , a collaboration album with reggae musician Damian Marley , donating all royalties to charities active in Africa . In 2016 , Nas began narrating The Get Down and rapping as Adult Ezekiel of 1996 .