“Quarantine was probably the best thing that has ever happened to me, where I am right now in my career. It gave me so much time to think while creating music,” he said, explaining, “I don’t really have that many outside voices to be heard as I create because I feel comfortable in my home. “
In the past, he has been open about the challenges he faced due to his sexual orientation.
“You know, I just want to know, pray, pray and pray … that it was a phase,” he told CBS in 2019.
At the host Gayle King When asked if he thinks coming out will help others who are struggling, Nas said, “I think it will always help, you know … we still have a long way to go.”
He took home two Grammy Awards in 2020 for “Old Town Road (Remix)” Billy Ray Cyrus.
