Has recorded eight albums and one EP: "Illmatic," "It Was Written," "I Am...," "Nastradamus," "Stillmatic," "From Illmatic to Stillmatic," "The Lost Tapes Vol. 1," "God's Son," and "Street's Disciple."

Met his wife, Kelis, for the first time during an after-party at Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs's bacchanal at the luxurious Cipriani restaurant.

Son of jazz musician Olu Dara and the late Fannie Ann Jones.

Daughter named Destiny. Her mother is Carmen.

Recorded a hip-hop-blues collaboration with his father called "Bridging the Gap."

Grew up with MCs such as Cormega, Nature, The Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z.

Has a song dedicated to his mother titled "Dance," which can be heard on his latest album, "God's Son."

Proposed to Kelis in her mom's house on Christmas Eve, 2002.

His mom died of breast cancer. At the hospital, he held her in his arms until she passed on.

Sampled Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" in his hit song "It ain't hard to tell".