Editing Nas (section)

===2013–2019: ''Nasir'' and ''The Lost Tapes 2''===
In January 2013, Nas announced he had begun working on his twelfth studio album, which would be his final album for [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22477/title.nas-begins-recording-twelfth-studio-album-names-favorite-albums-of-2012 |title=Nas Begins Recording Twelfth Studio Album, Names Favorite Albums of 2012 |publisher=HipHop DX |date=January 9, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406052516/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22477/title.nas-begins-recording-twelfth-studio-album-names-favorite-albums-of-2012 |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was supposed to be released during 2015.<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/nas-new-album-nasir-jones_n_4122025.html?ir=Entertainment |title=Nas Reveals New Album Details, Business Ventures & More |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |access-date=October 19, 2013 |first=Brennan |last=Williams |date=October 18, 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, DJ Premier said that his collaboration album with Nas, would be released following his twelfth studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/10/dj-premier-will-produce-a-nas-lp/ |title=DJ Premier Will Produce A Nas LP |publisher=xxlmag.com |date=October 7, 2013 |access-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, Nas confirmed that a rumored song "Sinatra in the Sands" featuring [[Jay-Z]], [[Justin Timberlake]], and [[Timbaland]] would be featured on the album.<ref name="huffingtonpost1"/>

On April 16, 2014, on the twentieth anniversary of ''Illmatic'',<ref name="The Detroit News 2014-10-10">{{cite news|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/10/10/nas-time-illmatic-review/16996751/|title=Review: "Nas: Time Is Illmatic"|last1=Graham|first1=Adam|date=October 10, 2014|newspaper=[[The Detroit News]]|access-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> the documentary ''[[Nas: Time Is Illmatic]]'' was premiered which recounted circumstances leading up to Nas's debut album.<ref name="LA Times 2014-10-01">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-nas-time-illmatic-review-20141002-story.html|title=Review: 'Nas: Time Is Illmatic' is a reminder of rap's potential|last1=Tsai|first1=Martin|date=October 1, 2014|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> It was reported on September 10, that Nas has finished his last album with Def Jam.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6244218/nas-finishes-final-def-jam-album | title=Nas Finishes Final Def Jam Album | first= Erika | last = Ramirez | magazine= Billboard.com | date= September 10, 2014 | access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> On October 30, Nas released a song which might have been the first single on his new album, titled "The Season", produced by [[J Dilla]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nas-dilla-song-the-season-20141031|title=Hear Nas' J Dilla–Sampling New Song 'The Season'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 31, 2014}}</ref> Nas has also collaborated with the Australian hip-hop group, [[Bliss n Eso]], in 2014. They released the track "I Am Somebody" in May 2014. Nas was featured on the song "We Are" from [[Justin Bieber]]'s fourth studio album, ''[[Purpose (Justin Bieber album)|Purpose]]'', released in November 2015.

[[File:NAS performing at the 2015 Sugar Mountain festival, Melbourne, Australia.jpg|thumb|upright|Nas performing at the 2015 Sugar Mountain festival in [[Melbourne]]]]
Nas was announced as one of the executive producers of the Netflix original series, ''[[The Get Down]]'', prior to its release in August 2016. He narrated the series and rapped as adult Ezekiel of 1996.
 
On October 16, 2016, he received the Jimmy Iovine Icon Award at 2016 REVOLT Music Conference for having a lasting impact and unique influence on music, numerous years in the rap business, his partnership with Hennessy, and Mass Appeal imprint by [[Puff Daddy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40878/title.diddy-presents-nas-with-jimmy-iovine-icon-award-at-2016-revolt-music-conference |title=Puff Daddy awards Nas Jimmy Iovine Icon Award |last=Clark |first=Trent |date=October 16, 2016 |website=[[Hiphopdx]] |access-date=October 17, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, Nas collaborated with [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]], [[Dave East]] and [[Aloe Blacc]] on a song called "Wrote My Way Out", which appears on ''[[The Hamilton Mixtape]]''. On April 12, 2017, Nas released the song ''Angel Dust'' as soundtrack for TV series ''[[The Getdown]]''. It contains a sample of the [[Gil Scott-Heron]] and [[Brian Jackson (musician)|Brian Jackson]] song ''Angel Dust''.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

In June 2017, Nas appeared in the award-winning 2017 documentary ''[[The American Epic Sessions]]'' directed by [[Bernard MacMahon (filmmaker)|Bernard MacMahon]], where he recorded live [[Direct-to-disc recording|direct-to-disc]] on the restored first [[History of sound recording#The electrical era (1925 to 1945) (including sound on film)|electrical sound recording]] system from the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/american-epic-return-of-the-lathe/|title=The Long-Lost, Rebuilt Recording Equipment That First Captured the Sound of America|magazine=Wired|access-date=2018-02-28|language=en-US}}</ref> He performed "On the Road Again", a 1928 song by the [[Memphis Jug Band]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-nas-jack-white-reinterpret-1920s-blues-song-w481777|title=Watch Nas, Jack White Reinterpret 1920s Blues Song|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-02-28}}</ref> which ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' describing his performance as "fantastic"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/american-epic-sessions-london-review-831315|title='The American Epic Sessions': London Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-02-28|language=en}}</ref> and the ''[[Financial Times]]'' praising his "superb cover of the Memphis Jug Band's "On the Road Again", exposing the hip-hop blueprint within the 1928 stomper."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/381605c6-3b1c-11e7-821a-6027b8a20f23 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/381605c6-3b1c-11e7-821a-6027b8a20f23 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=American Epic|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|date=May 19, 2017|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-28}}</ref> "On the Road Again", and a performance of "One Mic",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p055b035|title=Nas – One Mic, The Sessions, American Epic, Arena – BBC Four|website=BBC|date=June 10, 2017 |language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-28}}</ref> were released on ''[[Music from The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' on June 9, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.legacyrecordings.com/2017/04/28/american-epic-collection-american-epic-soundtrack-may-12th/|title=American Epic: The Collection & The Soundtrack Out May 12th {{!}} Legacy Recordings|date=2017-04-28|work=Legacy Recordings|access-date=2018-02-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2018, [[Kanye West]] announced on [[Twitter]] that Nas's twelfth studio album will be released on June 15, also serving as executive producer for the album.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/988199197781323776|title=KANYE WEST on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-04-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/988199097554296832|title=KANYE WEST on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-04-23|language=en}}</ref> The album was announced the day before release, titled ''[[Nasir (album)|Nasir]]''.

Following the release of ''Nasir'', Nas confirmed he would return to completing a previous album, including production from [[Swizz Beatz]] and [[RZA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nas-swizz-beatz-and-rza-are-laying-foundations-for-a-new-nas-album-news.55975.html|title=Nas, Swizz Beatz, & RZA Are Laying Foundations For A New Nas Album|publisher=HotNewHipHop|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47818/title.nas-confirms-nasir-follow-up-is-coming|title=Nas Confirms "NASIR" Follow-Up Is Coming|magazine=HipHopDX|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/07/nas-nasir-follow-up-out-soon|title=Nas Says His 'NASIR' Follow-Up Will Be Out Soon|magazine=Complex|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2018}}</ref> This project was released as ''[[The Lost Tapes 2]]'' on July 19, 2019, which included production from Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, The Alchemist, and RZA. This album was a sequel to Nas's 2002 release, ''The Lost Tapes''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://hauteliving.com/2019/10/nas-is-finding-new-inspiration-from-the-lost-tapes-2/674792/ | title = Nas Is Finding New Inspiration From 'The Lost Tapes 2' | date= 18 October 2019 | access-date = 17 September 2020 | work = [[Haute Living]] | author = Laura Schreffler }}</ref>