Growing up in East Oakland CA during the drug epidemic in the 80s, gangs, violence and death were a part of Nasir Allah's (AKA "Nas") everyday reality. His dad was among the top of the chain of the gang life, until he too tragically succumbed to its harsh reality. As a young adult, Nas himself also became heavily active in the street lifestyle, tagging buildings with graffiti, selling illicit stuff, and getting into fights and into jails.

Yet somehow today, he owns his own successful barbershop, Supreme Blend Barber Shop, in Oakland.

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