Digital Nas

Not to be confused with Nas.

Nasir Pemberton, known professionally as Digital Nas or DN, is an American record producer, singer and songwriter 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.

Digital Nas
Digital Nas in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Nasir Pemberton
Also known as	Digital Nas DN
Born	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop trap R&B
Occupations	Record producer singer songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Labels	III

Early life and career

Nasir Pemberton was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Getting involved with music early as a child, and throughout high school, he discovered his desire to produce music. As he continued to hone his production craft, he worked extensively with Trippie Redd, Playboi Carti and Lil Yachty prior to their mainstream breakthroughs. Following his quick rise to fame, Pemberton expanded 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 executive produced her 2020 mixtape Nirvana, on which he also guest performed.

Personal life

Outside of music, Pemberton is an avid skateboarder.

Musical style and influences

Nas is widely known for his effort in breaking into the mumble rap genre through the online audio distribution platform SoundCloud. Nas has cited several prominent artists as influencing his musical style, including Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Sid Vicious, and Morrissey. Additionally, his soft spot for shoegaze and punk rock bands, such as his favorite band Germs, are sources of inspiration.

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)

Production discography

Studio albums

• Teenage Emotions – Lil Yachty (2017)
• Still Striving – A$AP Ferg (2017)
• A Love Letter to You 2 – Trippie Redd (2017)
• Bawskee – Comethazine (2018)
• Lil Boat 2 – Lil Yachty (2018)
• Nuthin' 2 Prove – Lil Yachty (2018)
• Mudboy – Sheck Wes (2018)
• Nirvana - Bktherula (2020)
• Love Black - Bktherula (2021)
• Donda - Kanye West (2021)
• Pink is Better - Token (2022)
• Crunkstar - Duke Deuce (2022)
• Donda 2 - Kanye West (2022)
• Vultures 1 - ¥$–Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign (2024)
• Vultures 2 - ¥$–Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign (2024)

Mixtapes

• 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

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

Singles

• "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)