Digital Nas facts for kids
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Digital Nas
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Digital Nas in 2019
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| Birth name | Nasir Pemberton |
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| Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | III |
Nasir Pemberton, known as Digital Nas or DN, is an American music producer, singer, and songwriter. He is from Atlanta, Georgia. He first became known for making music for artists like Lil Yachty. Later, he worked with Kanye West on his albums Donda (2021) and Vultures 1 (2024). Both of these albums reached the top of the Billboard 200 music charts.
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Early Life and Music Career
Nasir Pemberton was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He started getting involved with music when he was a child. Throughout high school, he discovered he really wanted to produce music. As he got better at making beats and songs, he worked a lot with artists like Trippie Redd, Playboi Carti, and Lil Yachty. This was before they became very famous.
After his quick rise in the music world, Pemberton began working with bigger artists. These included ASAP Rocky and Kanye West. In January 2016, he started his own music company called III Records. Pemberton has also often worked with Bktherula, another artist from Atlanta. He was in charge of making her 2020 mixtape Nirvana. He also sang on that mixtape.
About Digital Nas
Outside of making music, Nasir Pemberton loves to skateboard.
Music Style and Inspirations
Digital Nas is known for helping a type of rap music called "mumble rap" become popular online. He used websites like SoundCloud to share his music. Nas has said that several famous artists have inspired his music style. These include Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Sid Vicious, and Morrissey. He also really likes "shoegaze" and punk rock bands. His favorite band is Germs, and they also inspire him.
Music He Has Released
Digital Nas has released his own music, including EPs, mixtapes, and singles.
Extended Plays (EPs)
- DN (2016)
- Throwaway Songs Worth Listening To (2019)
- DN 2.9 (2022)
Mixtapes
- DN 2 (2019)
Singles
- No Safety (2019)
- False News :( (2024)
Music He Has Produced for Others
Digital Nas has produced many songs and albums for other artists. This means he helped create the sound and beats for their music.
Studio Albums He Produced
- Teenage Emotions – Lil Yachty (2017)
- Still Striving – A$AP Ferg (2017)
- A Love Letter to You 2 – Trippie Redd (2017)
- Bawskee – Comethazine (2018)
- Lil Boat 2 – Lil Yachty (2018)
- Nuthin' 2 Prove – Lil Yachty (2018)
- Mudboy – Sheck Wes (2018)
- Nirvana - Bktherula (2020)
- Love Black - Bktherula (2021)
- Donda - Kanye West (2021)
- Pink is Better - Token (2022)
- Crunkstar - Duke Deuce (2022)
- Donda 2 - Kanye West (2022)
- Vultures 1 - ¥$–Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign (2024)
- Vultures 2 - ¥$–Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign (2024)
Mixtapes He Produced
- Go Home – Chris Travis (2014)
- Project X – Xavier Wulf (2015)
- Lil Boat – Lil Yachty (2016)
- Wopavelli 2 – Lil Wop (2017)
- Wopavelli 3 – Lil Wop (2017)
- Wopavelli 4 – Lil Wop (2018)
Extended Plays (EPs) He Produced
- The Lost Files – Digital Nas & Lil Yachty (2016)
- The Lost Files 2 – Digital Nas & Lil Yachty (2019)
Singles He Produced
- "Southside" - Xavier Wulf FKA "Ethelwulf" featuring Chris Travis (2013)
- "Lil Boat" - Lil Yachty (2015)
- "Run It" - Playboi Carti featuring Lil Yachty (2015)
- "Mattress Remix" - ASAP Ferg featuring ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Rich the Kid and Famous Dex (2017)
- "NBAYoungBoat" – Lil Yachty featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again (2018)
- "Revenge" – Lil Yachty (2018)
- "Carnival" - ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti (2024)
