Nas: AllHipHip 2025 Person Of The Year

The Nasty One snagged another honor from the folks at AllHipHop.com. As Nasir stands in his fifties, he still has the stamina to appear on Clipse albums and power through his own project in 2025.

If there was a hip hop mount rushmore, Nas wouldn’t just be on it, he’d have his own memorial and be printed on the currency as well. He has championed causes like the Paid In Full Foundation which bestows praise and benefits on the leaders of every school of rap.

His patience, decision-making skills, and power behind the microphone have solidified his placement as one of the greats.

With his effortless flow, his ties to businesses like Hennessy and his own label now, Mass Appeal, Mr. Jones has pushed himself to be named among the game’s finest philosophers and philanthropists.

His role as a statesman is made permanent by his efforts musically and entrepreneurially.

If there was any doubt about his microphone phenom status, just point to his project which just dropped, Light-Years (2025). It showcases the fact he can still rhyme circles around virtually anyone from any era, city, or borough.

Nas is that classy gangster who knows about his powers and can use them to great effect. He wields his words in a way that a master of the pen like James Baldwin or August Wilson would.

The decorated vet gets the top prize from the venerated website because he has won over the minds of the populace. For his dynamism and true ability, he has laid the groundwork for J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar among others.

Every time his songs get streamed, it’s often where someone alerts their digital assistant to replay a Nas line. It’s inevitable.

With this latest achievement, Nas has once again shown his appreciation of the game and what it means to him. By working for more than thirty years in the hip hop world, he has delivered lesser classics and flat out masterpieces.

The delivery, the imagination, the constant thought that propels the MC to take on new challenges and set bountiful goals, has allowed him to progress in a field that may be called stagnant in some respects. He never minds that, opens the door, and greets the new artists and helps them to develop.

His uncanny strength in making time seem like it slows down and that he is taking you on a majestic ride of lyrical excellence. What Nas possesses is a might on the mic which powers him and enlightens him.

To be considered the greatest artist of 2025 according to AllHipHop.com is quite the feat considering the fact that he has received Grammys® and other honors. The site has only bestowed its award for best person to those that deserve such an accolade.

Nasir has wrought not just a career but a lifestyle. This year alone, he has developed himself into a top shelf liquor in his own right. He’s like that vintage bottle that might cost more than someone’s mortgage. His timeless ability, calculated lyricism, and dominance over bass and percussion all allude to a consummate professional. Those ties he shares with outsiders, living legends, and up-and-comers altogether demonstrate his special qualities in and out of the booth.

The Queens native will forever be recognized as the true street poet who rose up through the ranks from spirited private to changing over to become a general in the field.

As critically acclaimed as Nas may be, he’s still hungry and ready to take on so many tasks.

While this is still a profound honor, he still deserves a Nobel Prize for Literature. Let’s just see where that takes him.