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9 unusual facts about NAS


Abu Bakr Ibn Sayyid al-Nās

Ibn Sayyid al-Nas spent a brief period of time in Aznalcázar before moving to North Africa and accepting positions as the imam of mosques in Tangier and later Béjaïa.

Carl Douglas

"Dance The Kung Fu" was later sampled by DJ Premier on his 2007 remix of Nike's 25th Air Force One anniversary single "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)", featuring Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One and Rakim.

Cee-lo

Since Craps is a more popular dice game than Cee-Lo on the west coast, the references usually come from east coast rappers, including Kool G Rap, Nas and Notorious B.I.G. as well as many other hip hop artists.

Charlie Casely-Hayford

Charlie has styled musicians varying from Hip-Hop artist Nas to UK band The xx and contributed to international publications from GQ Style to Clash magazine.

Enmore Theatre

The history and atmosphere of the building have attracted some of the world's largest bands, and recent international acts which have played the Enmore Theatre include Nas, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Paramore, Coldplay, The Offspring, Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes, Noel Gallagher, Kraftwerk, and Marilyn Manson.

Fatḥ al-Din Ibn Sayyid al-Nās

In regard to the widely reported raid of Hudhayl, Ibn Sayyid al-Nas' transmission is nearly identical to the narrations of Muhammad al-Bukhari himself, save seven small differences, six copyist errors and one difference in a single word.

Jonathan P. Jackson

Nas pays tribute to George and Jonathan Jackson in his song "Testify" from his album Untitled.

Katherine McKittrick

Creative texts she analyzed include music, music making, poetry, visual art, and literature, while specifically looking at the works of Sylvia Wynter, Toni Morrison, bell hooks, Robbie McCauley, M. NourbeSe Philip, Willie Bester, Nas, Octavia Butler, and Dionne Brand.

TATS CRU

TATS CRU are also a major producer of New York style memorial murals, and have created artwork for many musicians including Nikki Minaj, Missy Elliot, Metallica, Big Pun, Jennifer Lopez, Rick Ross, DJ Kool Herc, Nas and many more.


A Blow for Me, a Toot to You

Nas sampled "Peace Fugue" on his song "Life We Chose", on his album Nastradamus (1999).

Arthur Renowitzky

Arthur cites American inspirational public figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Pauley Perrette, Michael Jordan, Eminem, Steve Jobs, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Jay-Z and 2Pac as major influences, with 2Pac being his biggest.

Better Dayz

It features 23 unreleased recordings including remixes from the period of 1994-1996, with appearances by Nas, Outlawz, Mýa, Jazze Pha, Ron Isley, and Tyrese, among others.

Boi-1da

-- No more artists should be added, twenty is more than enough. -->Clipse, The Diplomats, Drake, Kanye West, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, G-Unit, Kardinal Offishall, k-os, Das Racist, Lecrae, Nas, Bizzle, Talib Kweli and Saukrates,

Can't Believe

It was written and produced by Sean Combs and Mario Winans for Evans' third studio album Faithfully (2001) and is built around a sample of "Phone Tap" as performed by The Firm and penned by Nas, Anthony Cruz, Chris Taylor, Jermaine Baxter, and Dr. Dre.

Channel Islands Air National Guard Station

In December 1988, after more than six decades of California Air National Guard flying tradition in the San Fernando Valley, the 146th Airlift Wing began moving from Van Nuys Air National Guard Base to a brand new facility, built on Federal land leased to the State of California, adjacent to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and NAS Point Mugu, an active duty Navy flying installation.

Comiso Airport

The Air Force activated the 7024th Special Activities Squadron at NAS Sigonella in May 1982 as a primary point of contact and liaison with Lelio Lagorio the Italian Minister of Defence regarding initial site preparations at Comiso.

Def Jef

Since the 1990s, he has produced, written, arranged and remixed artists including Nas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kimberley Locke, Maxwell, Avant, Tupac Shakur, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Demmette Guidry

His work as a marketer includes overseeing and managing the fiscal success of multimillion dollar marketing and branding campaigns for superstars like Will Smith, Lauryn Hill, Beyoncé, Wyclef Jean, Nas, Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri.

Drone journalism

The Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates airspace over the US, has yet to establish rules for integrating UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS), though Congress has called for the FAA to establish such regulations by 2015.

Escobar '97

"Escobar '97" produced by the TrackMasters is a 1997 single by Nas on the soundtrack Men in Black: The Album.

Gaita transmontana

Muitos defendem que o termo gaita mirandesa seja um tanto impreciso, visto que a cidade de Miranda do Douro é apenas uma pequena região do território tido como Trás-os-montes, por onde o instrumento está tradicionalmente disseminado, sobretudo nas comarcas de Vinhais, Bragança, Miranda e Mogadouro.

George E. Mayer

He would later fly with other NAS Lemoore-based squadrons, the “Fist of the Fleet” of Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) and the "Flying Eagles" of VA-122, the latter as an A-7 instructor pilot.

He then transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet for his command tour with the “Rampagers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83), also based at NAS Cecil Field.

Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex

Vought Aircraft Industries operates a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) plant adjacent to NAS Dallas.

Highland barley

Highland barley (Tibetan: ནས་; Wylie: nas; Chinese: 青稞; qīngkē, or 藏青课; zàng qīngkē) is the principal cereal cultivated on the Tibetan Plateau, used mainly to make tsampa and alcohol.

Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The perturbation theory of toroidal invariant manifolds of dynamical systems was developed here by academician M. M. Bogolyubov, Yu. O. Mitropolsky, academician of the NAS of Ukraine and the Russian Academy of Sciences, and A. M. Samoilenko, academician of the NAS of Ukraine.

Jazzie B

Jazzie B has also produced and remixed tracks for The Fine Young Cannibals, Incognito, Maxi Priest, James Brown, Kym Mazelle, Rose Windross, Cheryl Lynn, Public Enemy, Johnny Gill, Caron Wheeler, Isaac Hayes, Sinéad O'Connor, Teena Marie, Ziggy Marley, Yorker, The Jones Girls, Nas, and Destiny's Child.

Jean Swank

Swank was first associated with NASA as a Resident Research Associate for the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council (NAS/NRC) in the X-ray Astrophysics Branch located in the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Just a Moment

Nas mentions both Islam and Christianity as ways for one to have or regain faith, as Nas considers himself a spiritual and faithful person, yet doesn't make it clear which religion he associates himself with.

Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks, New Orleans

During World War II the area included important war effort facilities such as Higgins Industries shipyards, Camp Leroy Johnson, and a Naval Air Base, NAS New Orleans.

Logitech Media Server

Logitech Media Server itself can run on a number of NAS devices, such as QNAP Turbo NAS, Synology Disk Station, NETGEAR ReadyNAS, Buffalo Linkstation, Linksys NSLU2, THECUS N5200 & N7700, Xtreamer eTRAYz and any device running FreeNAS software.

MC Shan

Despite the fact that he focused more on his production career (like Snow's 12 Inches of Snow, which featured "Informer", on which he appeared) he recorded "Da Bridge 2001" for Nas's 2000 compilation called QB's Finest, which also featured Mobb Deep, Cormega, and Nature.

Memphis Bleek Is...

It was considered a Nas diss because the song had a similar concept to that of Nas' song, "Nas Is Like."

Merit Network

In 1993 Merit's first Network Access Server (NAS) using RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) was deployed.

Molten salt battery

NaS batteries have also been proposed for use in the high temperature environment of Venus.

Naval Air Station Alameda

From 1949 to 1953, the Navy based the Lockheed R6V Constitution—the largest airplane ever listed on the Navy inventory—at NAS Alameda.

Naval Air Station Glynco

During this time, the Navy also examined adding three additional runways and enlarging NAS Glynco into a Master Jet Base.

Never Yet Contested

Taking inspiration from artists such as Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, The Roots, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Rakim, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Never Yet Contested has developed a music style that blends multiple genres.

Original Pirate Material

Skinner has stated that his main early influences were from the United States, in particular Wu-Tang Clan MCs such as Raekwon and RZA, as well as east coast rapper Nas's album Illmatic.

PatchWerk Recording Studios

The walls in the hallways are decorated in Gold and Platinum plaques from the likes of Ras Kass, OutKast, Goodie Mob, TLC, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé, Madonna, Too $hort, Lil Jon, Ludacris, T.I., Young Jeezy, Birdman and Lil Wayne, to name a few.

Rahma Hassan

and in the Mobinil advertisement ("A7san Nas - El Magmo3a "Mobinil").

Rock and Roll Is Dead

Following its release, other artists have released songs of similar titles criticizing the demise of specific musical genres led by reckless artists, namely Marilyn Manson's 1999 "Rock Is Dead" and Nas' 2006 album and single Hip Hop Is Dead.

Thugz Mansion

The official remix to the acoustic version, the "Outlawz Remix", features Young Noble of the Outlawz, Nas, & J. Phoenix.

Until We Rich

The beat, produced by Carl "Chucky" Thompson, contains a sample of "Show Me" by Glenn Jones that was also used in Queensbridge rapper AZ's Pieces of a Man album track "How Ya Livin" featuring Nas.

VFA-201

In March, VF-201 deployed to NAS Key West for a two-week detachment providing training to new F-14 crews from VF-101.

Westlake Recording Studios

A number of well-known artists have recorded at the studio, including: Michael Jackson, Haley Reinhart, Slayer, Men at Work, Frank Ocean, Josh Groban, Quincy Jones, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Shakira, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Rihanna, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Nine Inch Nails and Justin Bieber.

William Abercrombie

There he joined Torpedo Squadron 8 (or VT-8), established at NAS, Norfolk, on 2 September 1941 under the command of Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron.

WWHG

After looping "Hip Hop Is Dead" by Nas all day January 10, the station reverted to a stunt of different music from different formats, with voiceovers suggesting any one of them could be the new format that would launch on January 13, 2007.


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