March 30, 2012

Nas has some advice for folks thinking of getting married. "Man, if you're happy... Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest," he tells MTV.

The Queens rapper went through a much-talked-about divorce from Kelis, and a judge ordered him to pay a reported $50,000 each month in child and spousal support. Last year, however, reports indicate the amount was reduced to $5,000 per month in child support, and $20,000 each month in spousal money.

Kelis and Nas have a son together.

"Life is crazy. I winded up paying more money to baby mommas than what some of my rap brothers and sistren make," Nas added. "I've always been away from too much limelight. No one's exempt from people probing into your life once you get into the game. So it put a lot of my business out there, man. It was like, people weren't thinking I was making that kind of money, and now they knew."

Nas says he had been low-key about his finances, but the divorce gave people an idea of how much dough he was raking in. "It was hard with people being all in your business, and it was just ugly. Divorce can be crazy," he continued.

Nas is gearing up to release a new album, Life is Good, later this year. Asked about the $6 million he reportedly owes the IRS, he said it addressed on his new disc.

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He's not really saying anything new. We all know love is a beast, that's life. I think it's bothering him more than anything that he has to dish out all of that money. And no Nas, I didn't know you were making that much. Hope the new album will be good.

Nasir is one of my favorite emcees but dude, do you have to advertise to the Feds (who you owe) how much guap you got?! I guess he never heard of garnishment before.

king .... It's great Nas and Kelis talked privately about their situation, instead of going all nation wide with their shit, like most celebrities tend to do. Very real people .

I love you Nas... forever my favorite mc

Always a fan... just hope he got his rhyme game right on this one. Illmatic and Stillmatic are still classics.

Timmy84 said:

Always a fan... just hope he got his rhyme game right on this one. Illmatic and Stillmatic are still classics.

It was never problem about rhyme, it's about selecting good beats.. Big difference there, but it seems Nas is going back to Nasty Nas now instead of the political one ... Which I think is great love him always, aint nobody who got that type of deep lyracism like he does ....

GoldDolphin said:

Timmy84 said:

Always a fan... just hope he got his rhyme game right on this one. Illmatic and Stillmatic are still classics.

It was never problem about rhyme, it's about selecting good beats.. Big difference there, but it seems Nas is going back to Nasty Nas now instead of the political one ... Which I think is great love him always, aint nobody who got that type of deep lyracism like he does ....

Don't know why but I can only take political rap serious until they get too pretentious with it so I'm glad that it seems Nas is going back to how he was when he first came out. He worried me for a few years...

Timmy84 said:

GoldDolphin said:

It was never problem about rhyme, it's about selecting good beats.. Big difference there, but it seems Nas is going back to Nasty Nas now instead of the political one ... Which I think is great love him always, aint nobody who got that type of deep lyracism like he does ....

Don't know why but I can only take political rap serious until they get too pretentious with it so I'm glad that it seems Nas is going back to how he was when he first came out. He worried me for a few years...

Why though? It's not pretentious at all, Nas was always very politcal and real about his stuff, even during the Nasty Nas era, I mean that's what's why he's so respected but I guess everyone has their own opinion ....

GoldDolphin said:

Timmy84 said:

Don't know why but I can only take political rap serious until they get too pretentious with it so I'm glad that it seems Nas is going back to how he was when he first came out. He worried me for a few years...

Why though? It's not pretentious at all, Nas was always very politcal and real about his stuff, even during the Nasty Nas era, I mean that's what's why he's so respected but I guess everyone has their own opinion ....

Because sometimes the message get lost in the politics...

[Edited 3/31/12 15:39pm]

Nas has always been a conscience political rapper. Thats him. He never was mainstream or about being popular.

mjscarousal said:

Nas has always been a conscience political rapper. Thats him. He never was mainstream or about being popular.

Did you sleep through the period where he went from Illmatic to changing his

style to thug rapper and the garbage he did with the Firm?

phunkdaddy said:

mjscarousal said:

Nas has always been a conscience political rapper. Thats him. He never was mainstream or about being popular.

Did you sleep through the period where he went from Illmatic to changing his

style to thug rapper and the garbage he did with the Firm?

Like I said overall Nas was never about the mainstream

mjscarousal said:

phunkdaddy said:

Did you sleep through the period where he went from Illmatic to changing his

style to thug rapper and the garbage he did with the Firm?

Like I said overall Nas was never about the mainstream

Sorry hon, as much as I love ya, Nas indeed tried and cared to go the mainstream route at one time. Remember the song he had with Puffy "Hate me now" I believe it was called? To me that's when Nas had gone off the deep end and disinterested me.

missfee said:

mjscarousal said:

Like I said overall Nas was never about the mainstream

Sorry hon, as much as I love ya, Nas indeed tried and cared to go the mainstream route at one time. Remember the song he had with Puffy "Hate me now" I believe it was called? To me that's when Nas had gone off the deep end and disinterested me.

Actually it's not really true, it was mainstream for Nas but the reality is that was part of his alter ego(Nasty Nas) character that every artist has. I dont think being mainstream is really bad, I mean Prince was extremly mainstream in the 80's did that make him bad? NO. Nas was very politcal in that album too tho, songs like We will survive, ghetto prisoners to name some. He is always been real and is keeping it real, he poetically writes his rap stories. Have you heard anything after the I am era?

GoldDolphin said:

missfee said:

Sorry hon, as much as I love ya, Nas indeed tried and cared to go the mainstream route at one time. Remember the song he had with Puffy "Hate me now" I believe it was called? To me that's when Nas had gone off the deep end and disinterested me.

Actually it's not really true, it was mainstream for Nas but the reality is that was part of his alter ego(Nasty Nas) character that every artist has. I dont think being mainstream is really bad, I mean Prince was extremly mainstream in the 80's did that make him bad? NO. Nas was very politcal in that album too tho, songs like We will survive, ghetto prisoners to name some. He is always been real and is keeping it real, he poetically writes his rap stories. Have you heard anything after the I am era?

I disagree and my opinion still stands as before. I agree with what Phunkdaddy said.

phunkdaddy said:

mjscarousal said:

Nas has always been a conscience political rapper. Thats him. He never was mainstream or about being popular.

Did you sleep through the period where he went from Illmatic to changing his

style to thug rapper and the garbage he did with the Firm?

I still ain't forgave him for that bullshit. That Owe Me crap. Illmatic and Stillmatic (but mainly Illmatic and It Was Written) showed where he could go if he really took his talent to the next level... it's kinda sad that despite his talent, some of his albums leave a lot to be desired.

What the hell does Kelis need with $20,000 each month in spousal support? Bitch need to get back in the studio with Pharrell and make some more music. That spousal support might ass count might as well be early pension for her.

missfee said:

mjscarousal said:

Like I said overall Nas was never about the mainstream

Sorry hon, as much as I love ya, Nas indeed tried and cared to go the mainstream route at one time. Remember the song he had with Puffy "Hate me now" I believe it was called? To me that's when Nas had gone off the deep end and disinterested me.

I guess we have to agree to disagree because I would not call Nas a mainstream rapper or categorize his body of work as mainstream. My point was his overall body of work was never directed towards that light. That is not implying he has never made a mainstream song.

mjscarousal said:

missfee said:

Sorry hon, as much as I love ya, Nas indeed tried and cared to go the mainstream route at one time. Remember the song he had with Puffy "Hate me now" I believe it was called? To me that's when Nas had gone off the deep end and disinterested me.

I guess we have to agree to disagree because I would not call Nas a mainstream rapper or categorize his body of work as mainstream. My point was his overall body of work was never directed towards that light. That is not implying he has never made a mainstream song.

That we can do.

Prospect said:

What the hell does Kelis need with $20,000 each month in spousal support? Bitch need to get back in the studio with Pharrell and make some more music. That spousal support might ass count might as well be early pension for her.

Every time I hear of someone getting with someone more famous than them, that's just an opportunity to get money. I don't think they signed a pre-nup...

missfee said:

mjscarousal said:

I guess we have to agree to disagree because I would not call Nas a mainstream rapper or categorize his body of work as mainstream. My point was his overall body of work was never directed towards that light. That is not implying he has never made a mainstream song.

That we can do.

Oh and I love u to.. very much by the way

GoldDolphin said:

missfee said:

Sorry hon, as much as I love ya, Nas indeed tried and cared to go the mainstream route at one time. Remember the song he had with Puffy "Hate me now" I believe it was called? To me that's when Nas had gone off the deep end and disinterested me.

Actually it's not really true, it was mainstream for Nas but the reality is that was part of his alter ego(Nasty Nas) character that every artist has. I dont think being mainstream is really bad, I mean Prince was extremly mainstream in the 80's did that make him bad? NO. Nas was very politcal in that album too tho, songs like We will survive, ghetto prisoners to name some. He is always been real and is keeping it real, he poetically writes his rap stories. Have you heard anything after the I am era?

Well let's throw mainstream out the window for a minute. Nas first came on the scene

as one of the best abstract rappers in the game then he flipped with that Nas Escobar

shit and tried to come off thug style when gangsta rap became the craze. Comparing

Prince in this case is like comparing apples to oranges. Musically Prince expanded his

horizons in the 80's but it's not like he completely left r&b and went metal. Yes Nas did

work his way back to being Nas of old but mainly when his popularity waned.

I guess she wasn't lying about her milkshake.

Prospect said:

What the hell does Kelis need with $20,000 each month in spousal support? Bitch need to get back in the studio with Pharrell and make some more music. That spousal support might ass count might as well be early pension for her.

all that independant woman woman power stuff is crap

She was making music too, why can't she pay him in spousal support?

Gender is irrelevant. There are women who have been court ordered to give alimony to their ex-husbands. Spousal support is based on earning potential, length of time married, ability to pay and income.

[Edited 4/2/12 7:58am]

Identity said:

Gender is irrelevant. There are women who have been court ordered to give alimony to their ex-husbands. Spousal support is based on earning potential, length of time married, ability to pay and income.

[Edited 4/2/12 7:58am]

I guess peoples point is that Kelis has money. She isnt broke. She has enough money where she can provide for herself if she doesnt live above her needs.

She told the court she was flat broke and carrying his child.

Timmy84 said:

Always a fan... just hope he got his rhyme game right on this one. Illmatic and Stillmatic are still classics.

I didnt really get into Illmatic as much as everyone else, and actually liked Streets Disciple alot. My favorite.

Identity said:

She told the court she was flat broke and carrying his child.

Hmm, spent all that money on shopping and all that... People don't think with their money flow, they think with their heart or dick or pussy...