Cyrus Langhorne
Music mogul Jay Z isn't the only one with political connects as his one-time former rap rival Nas showed off a bond to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh this weekend.
The rap veteran flexed his government muscle on social media outlets Instagram and Twitter Sunday (September 7).
With the Mayor of Boston, Mayor Martin Walsh @marty_walsh http://t.co/z9k7g96ws3
— Nasir Jones (@Nas) September 7, 2014
With the Mayor notifyboston, and the young ladies learning tech from the M.I.T "I Know I Can" program. http://t.co/jXYLHHCfUr
— Nasir Jones (@Nas) September 7, 2014
Nas gives the classic Nasty smirk to Mayor Walsh in this pic…
Nasty Nas recently joined forces with high-profile investors like Super Bowl-winning quarterback Peyton Manning on a new business venture.
Concert ticket search engine SeatGeek announced on Thursday that it has raised $35 million in a series B round of funding led by Accel Partners. Other investors in the round include rapper Nas, NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning and Causeway Media Partners, a sports investment fund led by Boston Celtics CEO Wyc Grousbeck. The company plans to use the money to help hire new talent and expand on its products and marketing, with a particular focus on mobile. (Billboard)
A few months ago, the rap veteran teamed up with a technology company.
Tech has a serious diversity problem — so General Assembly (GA), the New York City private vocational school for programming and engineering, is now opening an “Opportunity Fund” to give scholarships to women, veterans, African-Americans and Latinos. The first contributors to the fund are Google, Microsoft, Hirepurpose and Nas. Yes, rapper and recording artist Nas, the man who brought us “Illmatic.” The partnership with Nas began when he met GA cofounder Matt Brimer at SXSW, but Nas isn’t the only media figure to approach GA about these kinds of programs. (Beta Beat)
Last summer, Harvard University recognized Nasir Jones for his musical contributions.
Nas will be honored at the Hip-Hop Archive and the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, to establish the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide selected scholars and artists with an opportunity to show that “education is real power,” as it builds upon the achievements of those who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive scholarship and exceptional creative ability in the arts, in connection with the genre. (The Grio)
Hey you, yeah the Article writer, Why is Jay-Z’s name being mentioned in this Nas article ? SMFH / New upgrades for the site, but same old sorry ass staff”
REAL TALK.
and the “upgrades” suck too
Props to him. And why mention Jay when he only cares about him and people in his same tax bracket. He comes around like Nino brown once a year to the community and gives out gifts. Try investing in their future.