Through personification, the speaker of this song takes the point of view of an illegal handgun caught up in the kind of violence that characterized Nas' upbringing in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and the Queensbridge Houses of Long Island City, Queens.
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Through personification, the speaker of this song takes the point of view of an illegal handgun caught up in the kind of violence that characterized … read more
Through personification, the speaker of this song takes the point of view of an illegal handgun caught up in the kind of violence that characterized Nas' upbringing in Crown Heights… read more
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was raised in the infamous Queensbridge housing projects in Queensbridge, New York. According to the Nasty Songfacts, as a teenager rapper, Nasir first went by the nickname Kid Wave before adopting his more commonly known alias of Nasty Nas. By the time he released his landmark solo debut album Illmatic in 1994, Jones was known as Nas. Illmatic was a critically acclaime… read more
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. The son of j… read more
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was raised in the in… read more
