'No one's exempt from people probing into your life once you get into the game,' Nasty Nas tells 'RapFix Live.'
By Rebecca Thomas
Nas on "RapFix Live"
Photo: Natasha Chandel/ MTV News
They were rap's royal couple. Nas and Kelis jumped the broom in 2005 after a courtship that included video cameos and public declarations of love.
But the split between the rap legend and his R&B wife four years later was just as public and all too ugly. As the expectant "Milkshake" singer accused her husband of abandoning her mid-pregnancy in legal filings, allegations of infidelity burned up the blogs.
Things got "crazy," the pride of Queensbridge, New York, said on Wednesday's "RapFix Live." The divorce thrust Nas into the New York tabloids, where he was alternately painted as the victim of a gold-digging star and a cheater who callously hid the ATM cards with a baby on the way. Having stayed mostly mum over the years, Nas was ready to tell Sway his side.
"Life is crazy," the famously private MC said. "I [wound] up paying more money to baby mommas than what some of my rap brothers and sistren make."
At the time, several outlets reported that Kelis was seeking about $45,000 a month in child and spousal support from the father of two, daughter Destiny from a previous relationship and son Knight with the "Bossy" singer. The figure was formally reduced last year by a court to a $25,000 month, but the scrutiny left Nas scarred.
"I've always been away from too much limelight and that right there put me in your — no one's exempt from people probing into your life once you get into the game," he conceded. "So [the divorce] put a lot of my business out there, man. People weren't thinking I was making that kind of money, and now they knew."
The handsome single rapper — a record number of MTV's female staffers suddenly turned up on set this week — paused to reflect on what advice he'd give to a newly engaged couple. He looked away, the "God's Son" tattoo on his neck visible for a split second, before responding.
"Man, if you're happy," he sighed and then paused again. "Love is a beast. Hold on, be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest." Nas' tax woes have also made the front page, but he declined to discuss the topic, promising instead to confront it on Life Is Good.
Of course, it's been more than four years since Nasty Nas dropped a solo full-length. And the multiplatinum lyrical legend has teased fans with spotty output. Still, the 39-year-old has impressed with recent features like Rick Ross' "Triple Beam Dreams" and tracks like this month's dancehall-flavored "The Don," which managed to slay rap purists and trend on Twitter.
But more important, these were signals that a release might be in the offing. All this anticipation for a rapper who was just out of his teens when he dropped his seminal debut, Illmatic, back in 1994. We'd say life is pretty good for Nas.
Related Videos Related Artists
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682026/nas-kelis-divorce.jhtml
what time is it current time a thousand words my sisters keeper kirby sarah palin muhammad ali
The C325 and its AMD E-450 processor are good at saving energy, but they're consequently a little light on processing power for multimedia tasks like editing photos or converting video formats. The C325 takes a relatively long time to complete our Handbrake video test (7:54) and Photoshop CS5 test (15:06). To put that into perspective, the entry-level AIO Editor's Choice HP TouchSmart 320-1030 ($749.99, 4 stars) is much quicker at 2:41 for Handbrake and 7:01 for CS5. On the other hand, the C325 and its AMD E-450 processor top rapidly aging tech like the Intel Atom in the Cybernet ZPC-D5 ($384 direct, 3 stars), which can only manage 8:41 on Handbrake and takes a staggering 20:51 for the Photoshop test. That said, the C325 is sufficient for mundane day-to-day tasks like viewing You Tube videos, checking your friends' Facebook status, and checking email on Google. 3D performance on the C325 is expectedly weak, but at least you will be able to load programs that require DX11 graphics. Even simpler casual games like Cut the Rope work fine, as does Angry Birds. 
