Nas fans have reason to rejoice. The rapper, 47, scored his first ever Grammy win on Sunday, taking home the award for Best Rap Album for his 13th studio album, King’s Disease.
Nas beat out fellow nominees D Smoke (Black Habits), Jay Electronica (A Written Testimony), Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist (Alfredo), and Royce 5’9″ (The Allegory).
RELATED: BTS, Nas, Billy Ray Cyrus & More Join Lil Nas X For A Performance Of ‘Old Town Road’ At The Grammys Nas received his first Grammy nomination in 1996 when his track, “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” was nominated, but lost, for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Nas’ nom for King’s Disease was his 14th Grammy nod. Nas was nominated for Best Rap Album in 1999, 2007, 2008, and 2012 for I Am, Hip Hop
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