Digital Nas
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| Also known as | DN |
| Born | Nasir Harold Pemberton December 5, 1998 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | III |
| Website | digitalnas |
Nasir Harold 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 | edit source]Nasir Harold Pemberton was born on December 5, 1998, in Atlanta, Georgia. He 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 | edit source]Extended plays
[edit | edit source]- DN (2016)
- Throwaway Songs Worth Listening To (2019)
- DN 2.9 (2022)
Mixtapes
[edit | edit source]- DN 2 (2019)
Singles
[edit | edit source]- "No Safety" (2019)
- "False News" (2024)
Albums
[edit | edit source]- Tampering With Sound Pka dn3 (2025)
Production discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]- 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)
- In a Perfect World – Kanye West (TBA)
Mixtapes
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- The Lost Files – Digital Nas & Lil Yachty (2016)
- The Lost Files 2 – Digital Nas & Lil Yachty (2019)
Singles
[edit | edit source]- "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) and Rich the Kid featuring Playboi Carti (2024)
- "Cousins" – Kanye West (2025)
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| 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] |
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Rappers from Atlanta
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male singers
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century African-American male rappers
- 21st-century African-American rappers
- 21st-century American male rappers
- American hip-hop singers
- Record producers from Georgia (U.S. state)