Nas Surprises with Latest Revelation: “I Never Finished School”

Article written by: Andre Sanchez
Posted on: March 18, 2010

In my opinion, multiple albums of amazing work gives him the right to boast of knowledge till kingdom come, but I digress. In spite of dropping names like Hassie Selassie in rhymes, Nas feels like he still needs to attend school and get that high school diploma. Yeah, it would seem as though he graduated from Harvard, huh?

Nas was on deck for the Boys and Girls Club’s 43rd annual National Keystone Conference in Pittsburgh, speaking on the importance of education and leadership.  While speaking about his personal life, he revealed that he never finished high school and regrets the decision even if  most of his years have been spent as a history-making MC.  His plans are to now go back to school and get that diploma, and he urged those present not to make the same mistake.

“The reality of it is, you need to keep educating yourself, and I wish I had stayed in school.” Be your own leader.”

-Nas

Nas was joined by R&B singer Ne-yo and former NBA player Bob Lanier. The event was a success thanks to the Keystone Club, an important part of the Boys and Girls Club that encourages leadership through community service. Frank Sanchez (no relation), The organization’s Vice President of Corporate and Partner Relationships, lauded Nas’ message for spotlighting a thirst for education in spite of…well, basically being one of the best rappers alive!

“This is an incredible message, to have someone who succeeded so much in their life, but there is still a void.”

In more music-related news, a confirmed track-listing was revealed for Nas and Damian Marley’s highly anticipated album Distant Relatives.

We at SoJones commend Mr. Nasir Jones for showing an enormous amount of leadership as he strives for higher education! Stay in school (if you can afford it!)!