Digital Nas
Digital Nas | |
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 Digital Nas in 2019 | |
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| Birth name | Nasir Pemberton |
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| Born | December 5, 1998 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | III Records |
| Website | digitalnas |
Nasir Pemberton[1] (born December 5, 1998), known professionally as Digital Nas or DN, is an American hip-hop producer from Atlanta, Georgia. He first gained recognition for his production work for Lil Yachty, and later for his work with Kanye West on his albums Donda (2021) and Vultures 1 (2024), both of which debuted atop the Billboard 200.[2][3] He returned to work with West on his eleventh studio album Donda 2 (2025) and his upcoming album In a Perfect World.[4]
Early life and career
[edit]Nasir Pemberton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and did early work with Trippie Redd, Playboi Carti and Lil Yachty prior to their mainstream breakthroughs. After Pemberton had gained success, he began to work with major artists including ASAP Rocky and Kanye West.
In January 2016, he formed his own record label, III Records. Pemberton has also frequently collaborated with fellow Atlanta-based artist Bktherula and executively produced her 2020 mixtape Nirvana, on which he also guest performed.[5]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]- DN (2016)
- Throwaway Songs Worth Listening To (2019)
- DN 2.9 (2022)
Mixtapes
[edit]- DN 2 (2019)
Singles
[edit]- "No Safety" (2019)
- "False News" (2024)
Albums
[edit]- Tampering With Sound Pka dn3 (2025)
Production discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Teenage Emotions – Lil Yachty (2017)
- Still Striving – ASAP Ferg (2017)
- A Love Letter to You 2 – Trippie Redd (2017)
- Bawskee – Comethazine (2018)
- Lil Boat 2 – Lil Yachty (2018)[6]
- 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)
- In a Perfect World – Kanye West (TBA)
Mixtapes
[edit]- 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
[edit]- The Lost Files – Digital Nas & Lil Yachty (2016)
- The Lost Files 2 – Digital Nas & Lil Yachty (2019)
Singles
[edit]- "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)
- "Cousins" – Kanye West (2025)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Grammy Awards | Donda (Kanye West, as producer) | Album of the Year | Nominated | [7] |
| 2025 | "Carnival" (¥$, as producer) | Best Rap Song | Nominated | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "BMI | Songview Search".
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 5, 2021). "Kanye West Lands 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Donda'". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 18, 2024). "Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 1' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Aydelotte, Bato (April 7, 2025). "Kanye West Targets Drake in Provocative 'WW3' Track". HOT 97. Archived from the original on April 8, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "Bktherula: Nirvana". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Lil Yachty Drops 'Lil Boat 2' Mixtape - XXL". March 9, 2018.
- ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". Grammy.com. Recording Academy. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.