Biography
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas, is an American rapper and businessman. Rooted in East Coast hip hop, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Jones's musical career began in 1989 as he adopted the moniker of "Nasty Nas" and recorded demos for Large Professor. He was a featured artist on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque" (1991), also produced by Large Professor. Nas's...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Victory
2025
as Nas
Slick Rick's "Victory" is a thrilling visual album that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set in the heart of London, this gripping 25-minute fi...
Space Dogg
2024
Music
A space adventure set in 1994 Wichita, Kansas.
TMZ Presents | The Downfall of Diddy 2: The Indictment
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Diddy faces shocking new charges and a high-profile indictment. TMZ digs into the federal case against the notorious bad boy.
Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena
2024
as Self
Wu-Tang and Nas unite once again for a joint tour along with an appearance by De La Soul. Watch the iconic hip-hop event, recorded live from the Clima...
Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'
2023
as Himself
Wu-Tang and Nas unite once again for a joint tour along with an appearance by De La Soul. Watch the iconic hip-hop event, recorded live from the Clima...
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and...
N.Y. State of Mind Tour
2022
as self
From the slums of Shaolin Wu Tang Clan strikes again, paired with the great Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones. In this back-to-back event the Hip-Hop legends t...
N.Y. State of Mind Tour
2022
Director
From the slums of Shaolin Wu Tang Clan strikes again, paired with the great Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones. In this back-to-back event the Hip-Hop legends t...
B.I.B.L.E. - The Documentary
2022
Official short documentary for Fivio Foreign's debut studio album: B.I.B.L.E.
The Park Bench
2022
Music Supervisor
As Bella, a young girl, struggles to cope with her father's Sickle Cell diagnosis, she is befriended by an unlikely ally who lends a helping hand (or ...
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self
The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z,...
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Director
The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z,...
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2021
as Self - Performer
Get ready for the launch of Rihanna's 2021 Savage X Fenty collection. Celebrating togetherness and community in a post pandemic world, this year’s sho...
Monster
2021
as Raymond 'Sunset' Green
The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.
Monster
2021
Executive Producer
The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.
David Blaine: The Magic Way
2020
as Self
Magician David Blaine performs reality-defying magical acts; featured celebrities include Odell Beckham Jr., Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Tom Brady, G...
Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center
2018
as Himself
Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, hip-hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in...
Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center
2018
Executive Producer
Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, hip-hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in...
Word is Bond
2017
as Self
This documentary film examines the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop music. Through dynamic archival footage, in-depth interviews ...
Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.
2017
as Self
The first authorized biography of Christopher Wallace, allowing Christopher to narrate his own life story. Using archival footage and previously unkno...
Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
2016
as Self - Singer
Here in Times Square is a concert television special featuring American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. Recorded at Times Square in New York City, the ...
Black America since MLK: And still I rise
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as Nas
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collap...
The American Epic Sessions
2016
as Self
Jack White and T Bone Burnett invite today’s greatest artists to test their skills against the long-lost machine that recorded their musical idols and...
The Game: The Documentary 2
2015
as Self
10 years after releasing his debut album The Documentary, Compton rapper, The Game, recently released a double album in two separate installments. The...
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story of...
Fresh Dressed
2015
as Self
The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, a...
Shake the Dust
2014
Executive Producer
Stories of break dancers from conflicted "third- world" communities around the globe who, although separated by cultural boundaries and individual str...
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014
as Self
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions t...
Black Nativity
2013
as Street Prophet (Isaiah)
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged re...
One Night in Vegas
2010
as Self
On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A...
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009
as Self (archive footage)
DJ Juice is making his dope DVD blend again and this time its time for volume 70!! So just lay back and relax to some dope music videos from 2009 and ...
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009
as Self (archive footage)
DJ Cinema is mixing up blends with artists like Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z, AZ, Rick Ross, Fabolous, 50 Cent and Jadakiss.
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
2009
as Self
DJ SWB is back at it again with his crazyyyy video mixes, and this time YUNG JOC and LUPE FIASCO lend a helping hand by hosting over 107 minutes of th...
Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2006
as Self
The Jay Z Royal Albert Hall concert marks the first time that a hip hop act has headlined at the 135 year old London venue. The event follows Jay Z’s ...
The MC: Why We Do It
2005
as Self
"The MC: Why We Do It" takes a look inside the world of Hip Hop and MCs to explore the issues and concerns that define todays most popular music form....
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
2005
The Notorious B.I.G exploded onto the hip-hop scene in 1994 with the hip-hop anthem "juicy" after blazing remixes for Craig Mack and Mary J. Blige. Hi...
Murda Muzik
2004
This movie is the story of Fresh (Big Noyd), a street kid with connections inside the music industry. When his friend (G.O.D. III of Infamous Mobb) co...
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as ...
Uptown Girls
2003
as Celebrity
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray...
Beef
2003
as Self
A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.
Nas: Made You Look - God's Son Live
2003
as Himself
Nas' first concert DVD, filmed at Webster Hall in New York. Special guests include Jadakiss, Ludacris, Bravehearts, DJ Kay Slay and a special testimon...
John Q
2002
as Nas
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because ...
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002
Hype's acclaim for skillfully imaginative visually intoxicating music videos, The Videos Vol. 1, features 10 videos depicting his creative approach an...
Ticker
2001
as Det. Art 'Fuzzy' Rice
Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dangerous terrorist gangs of the city. When one of th...
In Too Deep
1999
as Drug Dealer on Street Corner
Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold o...
Belly
1998
as Sincere
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all....
Belly
1998
Story
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all....
Rhyme & Reason
1997
as Himself
A study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews, in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds.
Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996
1996
The trio performs in Germany with special guest Nas joining them