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[[Image:Nas-pagedisplay.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Nas, in a scene from the music video for the [[1999]] single "Nas is Like".]]

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'''Jangareddigudem (JRG)''' is a town in the [[West Godavari]] District in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is one of the economic centres of the district, and it is a major panchayithi in upland area. The famous Hanuman temple and '''Maddi Aanjaneyaswami''' temple is 6 km away from Jangareddigudem.

==Geography==

'''Nas''' (born '''Nasir Jones''' on [[September 14]] , [[1973]] in [[Long Island City, Queens]], [[New York]]) is an [[American]] [[rapper]] who throughout various times during his career, he has also gone by the stagenames of '''Nasty Nas''', '''Nas Escobar''' (after Colombian drug lord [[Pablo Escobar]]), '''God's Son''', and '''Nastradamus'''.

Jangareddigudem is located at {{coor d|17.1167|N|81.3000|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Zangareddigudem.html Falling Rain Genomics.Zangareddigudem]</ref> It has an average elevation of 74 meters (246 feet).

==Features==

The son of [[jazz]] trumpeter [[Olu Dara]], Nas is best known for his [[1994]] debut LP ''[[Illmatic]]'', widely considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. This album established Nas as one of hip-hop's most gifted lyricists, introducing his signature descriptive rhyme style and poetic lyrics. In the years following the release of ''Illmatic'', Nas pursued a more commercial direction which resulted in wider success but decreased standing and artistic credibility among critics and hip-hop purists. A [[hip hop rivalries|rivalry]] with [[Brooklyn]] rapper [[Jay-Z]] in [[2001]], however, led to the LP ''[[Stillmatic]]'', which is often credited for revitalizing the rapper's career. Since ''Stillmatic'''s success, Nas has pursued a decidedly street-level, personal aesthetic that differs greatly from his most successful work, but has ensured that he remains one of the most respected contemporary rappers.

"Ganganamma gudi" the powerful goddess. This temple located middle of the village.

Gokula Parijathagiri :- Venkateshwara Temple was restructured recently which is very beautiful temple to visit and worship. It is believed that it is the only other place in Andhra Pradesh where there is a collection of seven mountains (Edu Kondalu) as in [[Tirumala - Tirupati]].

==Biography==

[[image:nas_illmatic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''[[Illmatic]]'' (1994)]]

===Early years===

Nas is the elder of [[Olu Dara]] and Ann Jones' two children; his brother Jabari (nicknamed "Jungle" because he was born in the [[Congo]]) is the younger of the two. The family lived for a time in [[Brooklyn]], before moving to the large Queens [[public housing]] project of [[Queensbridge]]. Olu Dara left the household in [[1986]], when Nas was 13, and Ann Jones raised her two boys on her own. Nas dropped out of school in the ninth grade and began selling drugs on the streets of New York while educating himself, reading about African culture and civilization, the [[Qur'an]], the [[Bible]] and the [[Five Percent Nation]].

Areas in Janagreddigudem are Ganganama Gudi Centre, JP Centre, Bose Bomma Centre, old bus stand centre, etc

As a child, Nas had gone through various stages of wanting to be a instrumentalist (at the age of three, Nas played his father's trumpet on the step of their Brooklyn home) and a comic book artist. By his preeteen years, he had settled on persuing a career as a rapper, and as a teenager enlisted his best friend and upstairs neighbor Willie "Ill Will" Graham as his DJ. Nas and Graham soon met hip-hop producer and Queensbridge resident [[Large Professor]], who introduced Nas to his group, [[Main Source]].

'''Getting there:''' It is well connected from Eluru (HQ of West Godavari District) through APSRTC.

In [[1991]], Nas made his on-record debut with a verse on "Live at the Barbeque", from Main Source's LP ''Breaking Atoms''. Hailed as the second coming of [[Rakim]], his rhyming skills attracted a significant amount of attention within the hip-hop community. Despite the substantial buzz for Nas in the underground, the rapper was rejected by the major labels and was not signed to a recording contract. Nas and Graham continued to work towards success, but their dream was cut short when Graham was shot and killed by a gunman in Queensbridge on [[May 23]], [[1992]].

JRG has very good Educational Institutes like, Triveni Residential college (Famous in West godavari dst, LKG to Degree), SURYA Residential school and college, Govt Junior and C.S.T.S.Govt. Degree Colleges and other private institutes...

===''Illmatic''===

In mid-1992, Nas was approached by [[MC Serch]] (of [[3rd Bass]]), who became his manager and secured Nas a record deal with [[Columbia Records]] the same year. Nas made his solo debut on the single "Halftime" from Serch's soundtrack for the film ''[[Zebrahead]]''. For two years, rumors flew about Nas' future as he worked on his debut album. Many were concerned that Columbia, being a major label, would try to dilute his New York based style. In [[1994]], the debut album, ''Illmatic'' was finally released. Featuring production from Large Professor, [[Pete Rock]], [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]] (of [[A Tribe Called Quest]]) and [[DJ Premier]], as well as guest appearances from Nas' friend [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]] and his father Olu Dara on the song "Life's a Bitch", ''Illmatic'' was immediately hailed as a masterpiece by critics, and is still highly regarded as one of the definitive [[hip-hop]] albums of all time. Standout songs on the album included "NY State of Mind" (produced by Premier), "The World Is Yours" (produced by Pete Rock), "One Love" (produced by Q-Tip) and "[[It Ain't Hard To Tell]]" (produced by Large Professor), which featured a sample of [[Michael Jackson]]'s hit song "[[Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)|Human Nature]]". Sales-wise however, due in part to extensive [[bootlegging]], the record sales fell below expectations, selling 500,000 copies instead of the million or more the label had expected.

Government Degree College is now undergoing the assessment of NAAC, Banglore which provides the Grading by accredation within a global standards.

[[image:nas_it_was_written.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''[[It Was Written]]'' (1996)]]

It has very beautiful villages like Gubbalamangamma, which is surrounded by forest and also a very popular picnic spot.

===''It Was Written''===

Columbia prevailed upon Nas to work towards the commercial success of rappers such as [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], another New York MC who had become successful by releasing pop-friendly singles. Nas traded manager MC Serch for [[Steve Stoute]], and began preparation for his second LP, ''[[It Was Written]]'', consciously working towards a more commercially viable sound.

==Demography==

''[[It Was Written]],'' chiefly produced by Poke and Tone of [[Trackmasters Entertainment]], was released during the summer of [[1996]] and featured a more crossover oriented sound. Two of the songs on ''It Was Written'', "[[If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)]]" (featuring [[Lauryn Hill]] of [[The Fugees]]) and "Street Dreams" (a remix with [[R. Kelly]]) were national hits, promoted by big-budget videos directed by [[Hype Williams]], and made Nas a common name among more mainstream music fans. Other notable tracks on the album included "The Message" and "I Gave You Power," which tells a story from the perspective of a gun. The album also featured guest appearances from [[Mobb Deep]], who became regular collaborators with Nas, [[Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey]] of [[Jodeci]], and the debut of [[Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album|The Firm]], a supergroup consisting of Nas, AZ, [[Foxy Brown]], and [[Cormega]]. The album featured Nas's [[Mafioso rap|Mafioso-inspired]] character "Nas Escobar" living more of a ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''/''[[Casino (film)|Casino]]'' inspired lifestyle. On the other hand, ''Illmatic'', which, while having numerous references to [[Tony Montana]] and the theatrical hit featuring [[Al Pacino]], was more about Nas' life as a teenager in the projects, hustling and smoking marijuana.

* No.of House Hold : 9064

* Total Population : 39021

* Total Males : 19604

* Total Females : 19417

* Total SC Population : 5131

* SC Males : 2509

* SC Females : 2622

* Total ST Population : 968

* ST Males : 537

* ST Females : 431

===TheBeautiful Firm=Places==

#Yerrakaluva Project 7 km from JRG

The Firm signed to [[Dr. Dre]]'s [[Aftermath Entertainment]] label, and began working on their debut album. Halfway through the production of the album, Cormega was fired from the group by Steve Stoute, who had unsuccessfully attempted to force Cormega to sign a deal with his management company. Cormega therefore became one of Nas' most vocal opponents, releasing a number of [[underground hip-hop]] singles [[Hip hop rivalries|dissing]] Nas, Stoute, and [[Nature (artist)|Nature]], who was Cormega's replacement in The Firm. ''The Firm: The Album'' was finally released in [[1997]] to mixed reviews and lackluster sales and the members of the supergroup went their separate ways.

#Gokula parijathagiri Lord Balaji temple 4 km from JRG

#Gubbalamagamma Temple 40 km from JRG

#Doramamidi Dam 25 km from JRG

#Pattiseema 50 km from JRG

#Guntupalli guhalu Buddhist place

#Kovvada Project near by 50 km

#Pattiseema a famous place of Lord Shiva, 50 km

#This land is surrounded by water on three sides

#Baineru bridge constructed by British

==Sacred Temples==

At about this time, Nas became a spokesperson for the [[Willie Esco]] urban clothing line, but had no other connection with the clothing line. He stopped promoting Willie Esco in [[2000]], disatisfied with the company's operations.

#Shree Ganganamma temple

#Shree Sivalayam (beside bineru kaaluva)

#Shree Venkateswaraswami temple. (metta)

#Shree Maddi anjaneyaswami temple. (beside yerra kaaluva)

#Shree Siva Shakthi Temple, Raja Rajeshwari Peetam. (Perampeta road, Near post office)

#Shree Nuukaalamma temple

#Shree Challa sattamma temple

#Shree ramalayam.(near panchayti office)

#Shree Balaanjeneyaswami (behind ganganammagudi)

==Panchayats==

[[image:nas_i_am.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''[[I Am...]]'' (1999)]]

There are 21 [[panchayat]]s in Jangareddigudem mandal.<ref>[http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=0205072000&ptype=V&button1=Submit Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier]</ref>

*A.Polavaram

===''I Am...''===

*Akkampeta

In [[1998]], Nas began work on a double album to be entitled ''I Am...The Autobiography'', which he intended as the middle ground between the extremes of ''Illmatic'' and ''It Was Written''. The album was completed in early [[1999]], and a [[music video]] was shot for its lead single, "Nas Is Like," produced by DJ Premier and featuring vocal samples from "It Ain't Hard to Tell." However, much of the LP was leaked in [[MP3]] format onto the [[Internet]], and Nas and Stoute quickly recorded enough subsistute material to constitute a single-disc release. Now simply title ''[[I Am...]]'', Nas' third album was issued by Columbia in April of [[1999 in music|1999]].

*Ammapalem

*Chakradevarapalle

The second single for ''I Am'' was "[[Hate Me Now]]," featuring [[Sean "Puffy" Combs]] (now "Diddy"). [[Hype Williams]] shot an allegorical video for the single, which featured Nas and Puffy being crucified in a manner similar to [[Jesus]]; representative of how Nas' critics crucified him for allegedly going pop. After the video was completed, Combs, a [[Catholic]], requested his crucifixion scene be edited out of the video. However, the unedited copy of the "Hate Me Now" video made its way to [[MTV]], and was premiered on [[April 15]], [[1999]] on ''[[TRL]]'' by [[Carson Daly]]. Upon learning that the original edit was the one that made it to broadcast, a furious Combs and his bodyguards allegedly made his way into Steve Stoute's office and assaulted him, at one point apparently hitting Stoute over the head with a [[champagne (beverage)|champagne]] bottle. Stoute pressed charges, but he and Combs settled out-of-court that June.

*Devulapalle

*Guruvaigudem

===''Nastradamus''===

*[[Jangareddigudem]]

[[image:nas_nastradamus.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''[[Nastradamus]]'' (1999)]]

*Kethavaram

Columbia had scheduled to release the pirated material from ''I Am'' under the title ''[[Nastradamus]]'' during the latter half of [[1999]], but, at the last minute, decided Nas should record an entirely new LP for release. ''Nastradamus'' was therefore rushed to meet a [[November]] release date, and though critics were not kind to the album, it did result in a minor hit single, the [[Timbaland]]-produced "You Owe Me," featuring [[R&B]] singer [[Ginuwine]]. The only pirated track from ''I Am...'' to make it onto ''Nastradamus'' was "Project Windows," featuring [[Ronald Isley]]. A number of the other bootlegged tracks later made their way onto ''[[The Lost Tapes]]'', a collection of underground Nas songs that was released by Columbia in [[September]] [[2002]]. Overlooked album cuts that live up to his earlier standards include "Life We Chose" and "Last Words".

*Lakkavaram

*Mysannagudem

===''QB's Finest'', ''Stillmatic'', and the Nas/Jay-Z rivalry===

*Nagulagudem

The highly publicized rivalry between Nas and Jay-Z began as a rivalry between Nas and Jay-Z's protege, [[Memphis Bleek]]. On his debut album ''Coming of Age'', Bleek made a song entitled "Memphis Bleek Is", which was similar in concept to Nas' single "Nas is Like". On the same album, Bleek recorded "What You Think Of That" featuring Bleek's mentor [[Jay-Z]], which contains the refrain, "I'ma ball 'til I fall/what you think of that?" In retaliation, "Nastradamus," the title track from Nas' second 1999 album, featured a reference to "What You Think Of That": "If you wanna ball 'til you fall/I can help you with that/Want beef?/I could let a slug melt in your hat". Memphis Bleek perceived the reference on "Nastradamus" as a diss, and therefore dissed Nas on the lead single for his ''The Understanding'' LP, "My Mind Right": "Your lifestyle's written/so who you supposed to be?/ Play your position".

*Nimmalagudem

*Pangidigudem

[[2000 in music|2000]] saw the release of the first album on Nas' imprint [[Ill Will Records]], named after his late childhood friend Willie Graham. ''[[Nas and Ill Will Records Present: QB's Finest|QB's Finest]]'' was a compilation album that featured Nas and a number of other rappers from Queensbridge, including Mobb Deep, Nature, Littles, [[The Bravehearts]] (which included Nas' younger brother Jungle among its members), and Cormega, who had briefly reconciled with Nas. The album also featured guest appearances from QB hip-hop legends [[Roxanne Shante]], and [[MC Shan]] & [[Marley Marl]], both of whom appeared on the lead single "Da Bridge 2001" (based on Shan & Marl's [[1986 in music|1986]] classic "The Bridge"). "Da Bridge 2001" also featured a response from Nas to Memphis Bleek, in which Nas called out most of the then-[[Roc-a-Fella Records]] roster, including Bleek, [[Damon Dash]], [[Beanie Sigel]], and [[Jay-Z]].

*Pattenapalem

*Perampeta

[[image:Nas_stillmatic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''[[Stillmatic]]'' (2001)]]

*Putlagatlagudem

Jay-Z responded to Nas' songs with an onstage swipe during the [[2001]] [[Hot 97]] Summer Jam concert in [[New York City]], when he premiered his song "Takeover." Initially, the song was to only be a Mobb Deep diss, only including one line about Nas near the end. Nevertheless, Nas recorded the "Stillmatic Freestyle," which sampled [[Rakim]] and [[Eric B.]]'s "[[Paid in Full]]" beat, and attacked Jay-Z and his Roc-a-Fella label. On his critically-acclaimed [[2001 in music|2001]] album ''[[The Blueprint]]'', [[Jay-Z]] rewrote "Takeover," dedicating half of the song to dissing Nas, claiming that ''Illmatic'' was his only good album and that he had fabricated much of his past.

*Sreenivasapuram

*Taduvai

Nas' responded with "[[Ether (song)|Ether]]," the second track on his 2001 album ''[[Stillmatic]]''. The track begins with gunshots and a repeated, slowed-down sample of [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] rapping "Fuck Jay-Z." In "Ether," Nas accuses [[Jay-Z]] of stealing ("biting") lyrics from [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] and brown-nosing Nas and other rappers for fame. He also claims "[[Eminem]] murdered you on your own shit," referring to the "Renegade" track on ''The Blueprint'' that features Eminem.

*Tekkinavarigudem

*Tirumalapuram

''Stillmatic'' managed to be not only a critically acclaimed comeback album, but a commercial success as well, debuting at #7 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] album charts and featuring the hit singles "Got Ur Self A Gun" and "One Mic." The album also featured a track entitled "Rewind," in which Nas tells a typical street tale in reverse.

*Vegavaram

The album saw a blatant edit on the self-assuring "You're Da Man." On the second verse of the uncut version, he claims to have drank his own urine and semen, comparing that to the poisons of materialism.

The last quarter of the album displays an unraveling of emotions in reaction to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11th. On "Rule" he calls for peace. On "My Country", he draws parallels between the street life and the life in the armed forces with protoge Nashawn playing the soldier role. "What Goes Around" is a spectacular lesson in karma, as he calls everything from drugs to TV and radio "poison."

The closing "Every Ghetto" finds Nas in his most hectic tone, accusing his own anatomy of being jealous of itself. Newcomer Blitz holds his own between Nas' two verses.

Jay-Z responded to "Ether" with a freestyle entitled "[[Supa Ugly]]." going into detail about how he and [[NBA]] star [[Allen Iverson]] both had sex with [[Carmen Bryan]], the mother of Nas' daughter Destiny. Nas dismissed the track by claiming that he was no longer with Carmen during the time the affair took place.

New York Radio Station Hot 97 settled the battle taking votes comparing "Ether" and "Supa Ugly." Nas edged him out with 5

By [[2005]], the two rappers had eventually ended their feud without violence or animosity. During Jay-Z's ''I Declare War - Power House'' concert, Jay-Z announced to the crowd, "It's bigger than 'I Declare War'. Let's go Esco!" Nas then joined Jay-Z onstage, and the two then performed Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" together, and Nas performed several of his own hits.

[[image:Nas_gods_son.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''[[God's Son]]'' (2002)]]

===''God's Son''===

In December [[2002]], Nas released the ''[[God's Son]]'' album. The lead single, "Made You Look" created enough street buzz to allow the album to debut at #18 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] charts despite widespread internet bootlegging. The second single, the inspirational "I Can", which reworked elements from [[Beethoven]]'s "[[Fur Elise]]", became Nas' biggest hit to date during the spring and summer of [[2003]], garnering substantial radio airplay on [[Urban area|urban]], [[rhythmic]], and [[top 40]] radio stations, as well as on the [[MTV]] and [[VH1]] music video networks. ''God's Son'' also includes several songs dedicated to memory of Nas' mother, who died of [[cancer]] in 2002. In 2003, Nas was featured on the [[Korn|KoЯn]] song "Play Me", from KoЯn's ''[[Take a Look in the Mirror]]'' LP.

===''Street's Disciple''===

Nas released his seventh studio album, the [[double album|double-disc]] ''[[Street's Disciple]]'', on [[November 30]], [[2004]]. The album's first singles were "Thief's Theme" and "Bridging the Gap", which features his father Olu Dara on vocals. There is also a song, "These are Our Heroes", which disses [[Kobe Bryant]]. The videos for "Bridging the Gap" and "Just A Moment" received moderate airplay on MTV and BET. The album has production by L.E.S., Salaam Remi and even Nas himself. The album's topics vary from his past, his impending marriage, his daughter, his father, his ex-wife, his own death, his influences, and political issues facing African-Americans. Though the album managed to go platinum, its commercial profile was relatively low compared to the rapper's previous releases.

===Recent work===

Nas was featured on [[Kanye West]]'s album ''[[Late Registration]]'' on a song titled "We Major". West said the song was Jay-Z's favorite on the album, but West was unable to get Jay-Z to record a vocal for the final mix of the song. He also appeared on [[Damian Marley]]'s song "Road to Zion", and several popular underground songs such as "Death Anniversary" and "It Wasn't You" (featuring Lauryn Hill).

At a free concert in Central Park, New York, Nas made a statement regarding the quality of 50 Cent's music. "this is the real shit, not that [[50 Cent]] shit!" In response, 50 Cent included a stab at Nas by speaking negatively of his wife Kelis on his single "Piggy Bank". Nas was quoted as saying that he feels no obligation to retaliate, remarking "[50 has] got a good five to six more albums before I can really respond to him." Nas eventually decided to retaliate, and in July [[2005]] released "Don't Body Ya Self (MC Burial)", a song which taunts 50 Cent and his [[G-Unit]] crew.

Nas has one daughter, Destiny (who is credited as the executive producer of [[Stillmatic]]), and married [[R&B]] singer [[Kelis]] on [[January 8]], [[2005]].

In January 2006, Nas signed a label deal with Jay-Z's [[Def Jam]], further emphasizing the Jay-Z/Nas truce and raising expectations for a collaboration even higher. Nas' new label will be called "The Jones Experience" and his album due in fall of 2006 will come out under this imprint. Recently, Nas told a NY Daily News reporter that he was naming his album "Nigger". Jana Fleishman, a spokeswoman for Def Jam talked with Nas and said that "Nas says he was being facetious. He just started recording last week."

==Discography==

[[image:Nas_streets_disciple.jpg|right|225px|thumb|''[[Street's Disciple]]'' (2004)]]

===Albums===

* 1994: ''[[Illmatic]]'' #12 US '''Gold'''<sup>[[RIAA]]<sup>

* 1996: ''[[It Was Written]]'' #1 US (4 weeks) '''2x Platinum'''<sup>[[RIAA]]<sup>, #38 UK

* 1997: ''[[Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album]]'' #1 US

* 1999: ''[[I Am...]]'' #1 US (2 weeks) '''2x Platinum'''<sup>[[RIAA]]<sup>, #31 UK

* 1999: ''[[Nastradamus]]'' #7 US '''Platinum'''<sup>[[RIAA]]<sup>

* 2000: ''[[Nas and Ill Will Records Present: QB's Finest]]'' #53 US

* 2001: ''[[Stillmatic]]'' #5 '''Platinum'''<sup>[[RIAA]]<sup>

* 2002: ''[[The Best Of Nas]]''

* 2002: ''[[The Lost Tapes]]'' #10 US

* 2002: ''[[God's Son]]'' #12 US '''Platinum'''<sup>[[RIAA]]<sup>, #75 UK

* 2002: ''[[From Illmatic to Stillmatic...The Remixes]]''

* 2004: ''[[Street's Disciple]]'' #5 US '''Platinum'''<sup>[[RIAA]]<sup>, #45 UK

* 2006: ''[[Nasdaq Dow Jones]]''

* 2006: ''[[The Lost Tapes 2]]''

==Singles==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"

! width="28" rowspan="2"| Year

! width="214" rowspan="2"| Title

! colspan="4"| Chart Positions

! width="214" rowspan="2"| Album

|-

! width="86"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]</small>

! width="86"| <small>[[R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks chart|US R&B/Hip-Hop]]</small>

! width="86"| <small>[[Rap Tracks chart|US Rap]]</small>

! width="86"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart]]</small>

|-

| 1993

| "Halftime"

! -

! -

! -

! -

| ''[[Illmatic]]''

|-

| 1994

| "[[It Ain't Hard To Tell]]"

! #91

! #57

! #13

! #64

| ''Illmatic''

|-

| 1994

| "One Love"

! -

! -

! #24

! -

| ''Illmatic''

|-

| 1994

| "The World Is Yours"

! -

! #64

! #27

! -

| ''Illmatic''

|-

| 1996

| "[[If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)]]" ^{(featuring [[Lauryn Hill]])}

! #53

! #17

! #15

! #12

| ''[[It Was Written]]''

|-

| 1996

| "Street Dreams"

! #22

! #18

! #1

! #12

| ''It Was Written''

|-

| 1997

| "Firm Biz" <br>^{([[The Firm (group)|The Firm]] featuring [[Dawn Robinson]])}

! -

! -

! -

! -

| ''[[Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album|The Album]]''

|-

| 1997

| "Head Over Heals" <br>^{([[Allure (R&B group)|Allure]] featuring Nas)}

! #35

! #17

! -

! #18

| ''[[Allure (album)|Allure]]''

|-

| 1999

| "[[Hate Me Now]]" <br>^{(featuring [[Puff Daddy]])}

! #6

! #18

! #8

! #14

| ''[[I Am...]]''

|-

| 1999

| "K-I-S-S-I-N-G"

! -

! #50

! -

! -

| ''I Am...''

|-

| 1999

| "Nas Is Like"

! #86

! #30

! #3

! -

| ''I Am...''

|-

| 1999

| "Hot Boyz" <br>^{([[Missy Elliot]] featuring Nas, [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], & [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]])}

! #5

! #1

! #1

! -

| ''[[Da Real World]]''

|-

| 1999

| "Nastradamus"

! #92

! #27

! #4

! #24

| ''[[Nastradamus]]''

|-

| 2000

| "You Owe Me" <br>^{(featuring [[Ginuwine]])}

! #59

! #13

! -

! -

| ''Nastradamus''

|-

| 2000

| "Da Bridge 2001" <br><sup>([[QB's Finest]] featuring Nas, [[Mobb Deep]], [[MC Shan]], [[Cormega]], & Nature)

! -

! -

! #17

! -

| ''[[Nas and Ill Will Records Present QB's Finest|QB's Finest]]''

|-

| 2000

| "Oochie Wally [Remix]" <br>^{([[QB's Finest]] featuring Nas and [[The Bravehearts]])}

! #26

! #11

! #2

! #30

| ''QB's Finest''

|-

| 2001

| "[[Ether (song)|Ether]]"

! -

! #50

! -

! -

| ''[[Stillmatic]]''

|-

| 2001

| "Got Ur Self A..."

! #87

! #37

! #2

! #30

| ''Stillmatic''

|-

| 2002

| "I'm Gonna Be Alright [Remix]" <br>^{([[Jennifer Lopez]] featuring Nas)}

! #10

! #32

! -

! -

| ''[[J. Lo (album)|J.Lo]]''

|-

| 2002

| "Made You Look"

! #32

! #12

! #9

! #27

| ''[[God's Son]]''

|-

| 2003

| "I Can"

! #12

! #7

! #6

! #19

| ''God's Son''

|-

| 2004

| "Bridging The Gap" <br>^{(featuring [[Olu Dara]])}

! #94

! #49

! -

! -

| ''[[Street's Disciple]]''

|-

| 2004

| "Theif's Theme"

! -

! -

! -

! -

| ''Street's Disciple''

|-

| 2004

| "You Know My Style"

! -

! #64

! -

! -

| ''Street's Disciple''

|-

| 2005

| "Just A Moment" <br>^{(featuring [[Quan]])}

! -

! #52

! #24

! -

| ''Street's Disciple''

|-

| 2005

| "Virgo" <br>^{(featuring [[Ludacris]] and [[Doug E. Fresh]])}

! -

! #69

! -

! -

| ''Street's Disciple''

|-

| 2006

| "Both Eyez Open" <br>^{(featuring [[Jadakiss]])}

! -

! -

! -

! -

| ''[[Make No Cents]]''

|}

===Underground Releases & Remixes===

* 2003: ''God's Stepson'' [Album] by producer [[9th Wonder]]

* 2003: ''SoulMatic'' [Album] by producer Soul Supreme

* 2003: ''NastraDoomus'' [Album] by producer [[MF Doom]]

* 2003: ''NastraDoomus: Vol. 2'' [Album] by producer [[MF Doom]]

* 2004: ''Hova's Son'' [Album] by producer [[DJ Lt. Dan]]

* 2005: "Warrior Song" (Remix) [Single] by producer [[Dave Jonsen]] (a.k.a. Harvey Dent)

* 2005: "I Can" (Remix) [Single] by producer [[Dave Jonsen]]

==References==

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* ''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4370601.stm "Shots fired during UK rap concert"]'', [[BBC]] News. [[March 22]] [[2005]]. Retrieved [[October 26]] [[2005]].

==External links==

* [http://www.nasdaily.com Nas Daily (fansite)]

* [http://www.streetsdisciple.com/ Nas official website]

* [http://one-mic.tripod.com Nas-One Mic (fansite)]

* [http://forums1.sonymusic.com/groupee/forums/a/frm/f/628107211 Nas Official web forums]

* [http://www.ohhla.com/YFA_nas.html OHHLA.COM - Favorite Artists: Nas] - Lyrics

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