Editing Nas (section)

=== Relationships and family ===
In the spring of 2002, Nas lost his mother to cancer. She died in his arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nas' Mother Died in His Arms |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/Rapper+Nas-236026.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.femalefirst.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

On June 15, 1994, Nas's ex-fiancée, Carmen Bryan, gave birth to their daughter, Destiny.<ref>{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Imani|date=December 11, 2006|title=Kiss and Tell: Carmen Bryan|work=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|url=http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/kissandtellcarmenbryan|access-date=December 12, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113171435/http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/kissandtellcarmenbryan|archive-date=January 13, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="MTV">{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |title=Nas's ex Spills The Beans, T.I. Beats The Bootleggers |work=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/012306/ |access-date=December 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911024358/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/012306/ |archive-date=September 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mooney|first=Paula|date=December 21, 2006|title=Carmen Bryan says Jay-Z and Nas Started the Public Diss-Fest|work=California Chronicle|url=http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/18262|access-date=December 12, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911144619/http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/18262|archive-date=September 11, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In January 2005, Nas married [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Kelis]] in [[Atlanta]] after a two-year relationship.<ref>{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Julie|date=January 10, 2005|title=Nas, Kelis Married |work=[[E!]]|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b48990_nas_kelis_married.html|access-date=December 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=January 11, 2005|title=Nas, Kelis tie the knot in Atlanta|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-01-11-nas-kelis-wed_x.htm|access-date=December 11, 2008}}</ref> On April 30, 2009, a spokesperson confirmed that Kelis filed for divorce, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/04/nas_and_kelis_divorce_confirmed/|title=Vibe Exclusive: Nas and Kelis' Divorce Confirmed|last=Murphy|first=Keith|date=April 30, 2009|work=Vibe|publisher=Vibe Media Group|access-date=May 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502091529/http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/04/nas_and_kelis_divorce_confirmed/|archive-date=May 2, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610426/20090430/nas.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504031727/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610426/20090430/nas.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2009|title=Kelis Files For Divorce From Nas|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=April 30, 2009|work=[[MTV News]]|access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref> Kelis gave birth to Nas's first son on July 21, 2009. Nas announced the birth of his son, Knight, at a gig in [[Queens, New York]], against Kelis's wishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/93260/nas|title=Nas Announces Son's Birth to Get Back at Kelis?|access-date=July 23, 2009|date=July 23, 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> The birth was also announced by Nas via an online video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616720/20090722/nas.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723222529/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616720/20090722/nas.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2009|title=Nas Announces Birth of Son With Kelis in Online Video|last=Jayson |first=Rodriguez|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=mtv|access-date=July 22, 2009}}</ref> The couple's divorce was finalized on May 21, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2010/05/24/nas-kelis-divorced/|title=Nas & Kelis – Officially Divorced!|website=TMZ|date=May 25, 2010 }}</ref> Their divorce was visually reflected in Nas' song, "Bye Baby", and in the music video with him holding his ex-wife's green wedding dress in a black leather chair, which would also be the backdrop of the album cover for ''Life Is Good'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nas Explains Kelis' Wedding Dress On 'Life Is Good' Cover |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/881bng/nas-life-is-good-cover-kelis-wedding-dress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925172850/https://www.mtv.com/news/881bng/nas-life-is-good-cover-kelis-wedding-dress |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Kelis accused Nas of being [[Domestic violence|physically and mentally abusive]] during their marriage.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8390284/kelis-interview-nas-hollywood-unlocked|title=Kelis Accuses Nas of Being Physically Abusive During Their 5-Year Marriage|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 26, 2018|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Nas replied to the accusations on social media, accusing Kelis of attempting to slander him in the time of a custody battle and accusing Kelis of abusing his daughter, Destiny.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thesource.com/2018/09/07/nas-writes-seven-part-series-of-instagram-posts-to-ex-wife-kelis/|title=Nas Writes Seven-Part Series of Instagram Posts to Ex-Wife Kelis|date=2018-09-07|work=The Source|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref>

Nas briefly dated [[Mary J. Blige]] and [[Nicki Minaj]].<ref name="MTV" />

In an October 2014 episode of [[PBS]]'s ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', Nas learned about five generations of his ancestry. His great-great-great-grandmother, Pocahontas Little, was an enslaved woman who was sold for $830. When host [[Henry Louis Gates]] showed Nas her bill of sale and told him more about the man who bought her, Nas remarked that he is considering buying the land where the slave owner lived. Nas was also shown the marriage certificate of his great-great-great-grandmother, Pocahontas, and great-great-great-grandfather, Calvin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |date=October 29, 2014 |title=Nas Learns About His Ancestors on PBS's "Finding Your Roots" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/57247-nas-learns-about-his-ancestors-on-pbs-finding-your-roots/ |access-date=October 29, 2014 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 28, 2014 |title=Nas Researches His Ancestry And Finds The Man Who Enslaved His Family |website=Vibe.com |url=http://www.vibe.com/2014/10/nas-finding-your-roots |access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref>