NAS TALKS SON AND DAUGHTER
Nas is gaining mixed reviews over his newest single ‘Daughters.’ Whereas most fans love the idea of a father writing a song about his daughter, some listeners criticize the rapper for putting his feelings about fatherhood on a record. Regardless of one’s opinion about him, Nas is a loving father who is not ashamed to talk about his children. He recently sat down with MTV to discuss son Knight,2, and daughter Destiny,17.
Destiny and ‘Daughters.’
“This is the first time I’m dealing with a teenage daughter, and it blows me away. I don’t know that you’re ever prepared to be a parent. Once you become one, that’s your responsibility. ['Daughters' is] more like me talking to myself, about how I could have been there a lot more. I beat myself up for not being the best I could be. I would ask her: ‘Am I a cool dad?’ or ‘Am I a good dad? Did I [mess] up?’ And she would say, ‘Nah, you’re good.’ That’s important to me because I started as a teen. I was around 19 when her mother was pregnant. My daughter means a lot to me. It’s just a record that came from the heart.”
What he hopes to pass on to his son.
“He has to have his own life. My experience could be the wrong thing for his life and what’s ahead of him. A lot of older people are giving the worst advice, based on the problems they had. I’m going to need him to tell me what to do. That’s what I’m looking forward to. If I’m here, we’ll talk. If not, he’s going to figure it out on his own. He’ll take his mother’s words, he’ll take my words, and then there’s the truth. Whatever he feels, he’s got to go with his heart, and be a man in every occasion.”
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I love Nas and the song…..some people just pay attention to what they wanna pay attention to!
Should have posted what he said about Kelis keeping Knight from him smh
Love Nas! I think the Daughter’s song was good & probably opened up the eyes of a lot men w/ daughters. Destiny shouldn’t be embarrassed. She’s the one that wanted to put on a show on social networks by posting things on the internet, she embarrassed her father. Bet she won’t do that again lol
Has there ever been any pics of Nas & Knight together?
BCK!!! We are going to have serious issues in a minute!
Hey Ms. Sherley, did you win the BCK “moderation lottery”?
They have moderated the heck out of me for the past month. You’re not supposed to take it personal…but I do. 
LOL. Yes! While I don’t take it personally, it irks me that others get to actually curse but we normal BCK commentors get moderated for being head strong. I know why they are doing it, but come on already.
I love how you put it ‘moderation lottery’. LOL!
Love Nas music. How many artists fake their lives in their lyrics? If he wants to be real, then let him be. As for embarrassing his daughte, she’ll get over it. Parents embarrass their children all the time..it’s our right.
Nas is such a good dad and man. I love him A a artist he is one of the greatest lyricst alive.
Should’ve been a parent instead if worrying about being “cool”; If I were 17 & my dad made such a song I’d be embarrassed. Which she was.
The girl wasn’t embarrassed. You need to learn to read!