BIRTHDAY DOPENESS: Nas

Today Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, a.k.a Nasty Nas a.k.a. Escobar a.k.a. God's Son a.k.a the best rapper to ever do it (that's right) turns 37 years old.  For 20 years, ever since his blistering, 'jesus snuffing' debut on Main Souce's 'Live at the BBQ,' Nas has been the preminent emcee of his time. Illmatic single handedly defines an era of hip-hop, and is considered by many to be the greatest rap album of all time. That isn't all there is to Nas, though. With all of the talk about his divorce to Kelis and other things like that, people tend to overlook Nas' catalogue. There's a reason why he's considered the greatest, and it isn't just Illmatic - On this, his 37th born day, GG breaks down the 5 reasons why Nas is the G.O.A.T.