Carmen Bryan and Nas have had an extremely rocky relationship throughout they years after the birth of their 19-year-old daughter, Destiny. Just a few days ago, news broke that the “It’s No Secret” author wanted her baby daddy jailed for contempt of court after allegedly failing to pay $11K back in child support and tuition. However, in a recent interview Bryan reveals she doesn’t want to put her former emcee man behind bars but does want him to get help for his “mental health issues.” Wait….what? See what she had to say below about Nas’ mental state & let her know if you think she’s full of BS or not.
Another Day, Another Child Support Claim! This Time Involving Nas
Well well well, this child support thing has become almost as regular as an artist dropping music. This time, Nas’ 19-year-old daughter’s mother wants him to pay like he weighs. Hit the jump for the details.
Nas Talks, Never Winning A Grammy Award
20+ years, and 13 nominations later, fans are wondering what is the problem! One of the illest emcees in the hip-hop game has yet to take home a gramophone. Nas sits on the panel for VH1’s The Tanning of America and details his thoughts on being bypassed for such an honorable award. Hit the jump to check out his thoughts.
Nas, Mainstream?
What was it like to be accepted by the mainstream via the film fest, moderator Gayle King asked Nasir Jones about his up-coming documentary, Time Is Illmatic making its debut during April’s TriBeCa Film Festival. Last evening, the Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip-Hop premiere took place and along with King were panelists Nas, Al Sharpton, Fab 5 Freddy, Daymond John and Steve Stoute, author of he Tanning Of America: How Hip-Hop Created A Culture That Rewrote The Rules Of The New Economy. While Sharpten thinks that mainstream fell upon Nas, Nas doesn’t doesn’t think that he’a mainstream at all. “Nas never wanted to go mainstream,” Sharpton said during the discussion. “Instead, the mainstream went to Nas.” Find out the “Nasty” rapper’s response to the question, after the jump.
(Video) Nas Unveils ‘Time is Illmatic’ Documentary Teaser!
As Nas celebrates his Illmatic classic throughout the entire year, and readies the debut of his ‘Time Is Illmatic’ documentary during the Tribeca Film Festival, he has released a short introduction of the upcoming piece. check out the sneak below!
(Photos) After 12 Years, Cam’Ron & Nas Make Amends
In 2002, Nas was set to hit that Summer Jam stage. He had an elaborate plan in mind for his set, which included a simulated lynching of then-nemesis, Jay Z. The year before, Hot 97′s program director Tracy Cloherty had given the green light to Jay to tear him down on stage, but felt that Nas was taking it too far this year, and put the kibosh on his plans. Outraged, Nas skipped the show all together, and went to another New York radio station and proceeded to tear down Angie Martinez, Funk Flex, Cam’Ron (who filled his now-empty slot with his Dip Set crew and DJ Enuff) and more. This would create a longtime rift with Hot 97, one that wasn’t repaired until his 2006 album, Hip-Hop Is Dead. The Dip Set beef took on a life of its own, and inspired almost all of their 2002 mixtape, Dip Set Volume 2. Nas’ explosive interview kicks the tape off as the intro, and Cam, Jim, Juelz and the crew continue to ride on him on tracks like “Hate Me Now,” “I Really Mean It” and “Show You How.” 12 years later, though, it’s finally all water under the bridge. Today, Cam posted a photo of himself and his former rival, after the pair were on the same flight from Vegas to New York. A source says they were totally cool, nothing was forced and there was zero tension between the two. Can we get a collab now?!
