Nas Regrets Quitting School
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Nas stressed the importance of getting a good education and being a leader as he spoke to kids at the Boys and Girls Club 43rd annual National Keystone Conference in Pittsburgh.
The rapper opened up about his personal life, admitting he regrets not finishing school, and plans to obtain his diploma. He urged the boys and girls present not to make the same mistake as him.
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“The reality of it is, you need to keep educating yourself, and I wish I had stayed in school. Be your own leader,” Nas explained.
The Keystone Club is a subgroup within the Boys and Girls Club that emphasizes leadership through community service, according to AllHipHip.com.
Despite dropping out of high school, the lyricist has had a successful career spanning 19 years and boasts an impressive resume with 9 solo LPs, four which are #1 albums, and all certified gold or platinum.
The divorced father is still doing what he does best, as the tracklist for Nas and Damian Marley’s highly anticipated album “Distant Relatives” was recently revealed. Fans can expect to hear Lil’ Wayne, K’Naan, Junior Reid, Dennis Brown and Joss Stone when the project is released on May 25.
In other news, last month Drake named Nas as one of his biggest influences, for his upcoming Thank Me Later album.
It’s gonna be bigger, it’s gonna sound happier,” Drake said, comparing it to his So Far Gone mixtape. “Yeah, it’s gonna sound bigger, it’s gonna sound victorious because that’s where I am in my life. I really studied Nas to be honest. Nas was like somebody that I used to listen to his raps and not really understand how he did it,” explained Drake. I always wanted to understand how he painted those pictures and his bar structure and all of that.”
