Digital Nas

{{Short description|American record producer}}

{{Distinguish|Nas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Digital Nas

| alias = {{hlist|Digital Nas|DN}}

| image = File:Dnrecording.jpg

| caption = Digital Nas in 2019

| birth_name = Nasir Pemberton

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|05}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|rapper|singer|songwriter}}

| years_active = 2013–present

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap|R&B}}

| label = III Records

}}

Nasir Pemberton{{Cite web|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=550276856&subid=0|title=BMI | Songview Search}} (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.{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 5, 2021 |title=Kanye West Lands 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Donda' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9625170/kanye-west-donda-billboard-200-chart-number-1-album/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907004406/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9625170/kanye-west-donda-billboard-200-chart-number-1-album/ |archive-date=September 7, 2021 |access-date=September 5, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=February 18, 2024 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 1' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-1-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235610342/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218200115/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-1-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235610342/ |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} He returned to work with West on his eleventh studio album Donda 2 (2025) and his upcoming album Cuck.{{Cite web |last=Aydelotte |first=Bato |date=2025-04-07 |title=Kanye West Targets Drake in Provocative 'WW3' Track |url=https://www.hot97.com/news/kanye-west-targets-drake-in-provocative-ww3-track/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408223811/https://www.hot97.com/news/kanye-west-targets-drake-in-provocative-ww3-track/ |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=HOT 97 |language=en-US}}

Early life and career

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.{{Cite web|title=Bktherula: Nirvana|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bktherula-nirvana/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}

Discography

=Extended plays=

  • DN (2016)
  • Throwaway Songs Worth Listening To (2019)
  • DN 2.9 (2022)

=Mixtapes=

  • DN 2 (2019)

= Singles =

  • "No Safety" (2019)
  • "False News" (2024)

= Albums =

  • Tampering With Sound Pka dn3 (2025)

Production discography

=Studio albums=

=Mixtapes=

  • Go HomeChris Travis (2014)
  • Project XXavier Wulf (2015)
  • Lil Boat – Lil Yachty (2016)
  • Wopavelli 2Lil Wop (2017)
  • Wopavelli 3 – Lil Wop (2017)
  • Wopavelli 4 – Lil Wop (2018)

=Extended plays=

  • The Lost FilesDigital Nas & Lil Yachty (2016)
  • The Lost Files 2Digital Nas & Lil Yachty (2019)

=Singles=

References