Premise: Distant Relatives is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Nas and Jamaican reggae artist Damian Marley , released May 18 , 2010 , on Universal Republic and Def Jam Recordings . It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas , released July 2 , 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States . Life Is Good is the 2012 eleventh studio album by American rapper Nas . Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones ( [ nɑːˈsɪər ] born September 14 , 1973 ) , better known by his stage name Nas [ ˈnɑːz ] , is an American rapper , record producer , actor , and entrepreneur . In 2010 , he released Distant Relatives , a collaboration album with reggae musician Damian Marley , donating all royalties to charities active in Africa .
Hypothesis: Nas is an artist.
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