Nas previously had a problem with federal property taxes, owing approximately $6 million in unpaid debt. Now, the State of Georgia has another bone to pick with him, this time for $1 million.
According to TMZ, the State of Georgia has filed legal documents looking to collect $1,083,435 from Nas for the years 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. The Georgia Department of Revenue is commanding Live Nation to garnish wages made from Nas’ current tour with Lauryn Hill in an effort to garnish his wages.
A representative for Nas says that the matter has been settled, but the GDR’s case is still open and they’re looking to recoup the money.
The U.S. government previously took a similar approach for Nas’ federal taxes, claiming that he owed approximately $6 million. The IRS filed documents in Georgia to garnish his wages through BMI and ASCAP until his debt was settled.
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I don’t care about kid’s $, HE FUCKIN KILLED IT IN DENVER ON SATURDAY!! NASIR THE GOD!
Why does the media think we care about how much money these artist and celebretitys owe in taxes? I don’t give a fuck…as longs as I DON’T OWE THEM. I don’t care how much jerome that works at UPS owes the irs..AND I DON’T CARE ABOUT HOW MUCH NAS OWE, OR LARYN HILL .,..OR ANYBODY ELSE….ain’t my buisness
They’re trying to bring black people down…. TMZ never cares to mention any black people unless there’s some drama… But with white people you hear about their kids, and relationships, etc…
Lol its has more with him not paying his taxes. your welfare checks dont pay for themselves
TMZ is known as a racist site
They’re trying to bring black people down…. TMZ never cares to mention any black people unless there’s some drama… But with white people you hear about their kids, and relationships, etc…
You’re ignorant, stupid, racist and obviously clueless. Its only now, black entertainers are getting their business put out there, but they’ve always done it and it was white folks that where getting it since there are more white entertainers out there than blacks(thus, more who screw up their business. So stop being stupid.
And to answer the original question, its the same reason why tabloids like the National Enquirer exists. They do feel, and they are right, that a lot of us are interested in the lifestyles of the rich and famous. It was TMZ, I think, that reported on the Elmo scandal. I guess they were just trying to bring a brother down huh? Last I check, Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan where white and TMZ certainly went in on them. Don’t close your eyes and see what you want to see. You want to get mad, get mad at Nas for not handling his business. Dude has basically been a millionaire and regularly making big money since he was 20. He paid taxes all those years, what happened now?
^^^^ It’s amazing how defensive white people get when you call them out on their racism… No shit they post negative stuff about white people, and but they also post positive shit as well, and there’s more of a balance… The only time you see black people on there is if it’s bad. White media never mentions Nas or any other black celeb unless there’s a problem… It is racism. Check the site and read the comments on any black tmz story and you see racist comments. Tired of people like you living in denial.
I agree with above you neednt look any further than the comments section on tmz to be made aware of its prominent racism. that site is a breeding ground for angry rednecks and low life scumbags – the vermin of america.and the tmz staff plays on that.
Whenever Nas receives an L (a weekly occurrence by now) his stans come up with the “I don’t care about this and that anyway”-excuse.
Shut up, hater. Nothing you said is true.
nas has money problems because he is true to the game and never went mainstream like jay did, fuck jay nas is the GOAT.
wow, what does jay have to do with anything.
nigga’s blame jay z even nas is in a rut. i like em both but right there is proof alone that jay won. nas fans so shook and envious of jay. their first instead is to diss jay when nas comes up short. shit is crazy
*instinct
nas stans on a nas article talking about jay. and yall really questioning who lost?
despicable faggots.
This is probably bullshit…. I notice with the Nas tax thing, the numbers keep changing..It’s not a consistent amount they’re saying he owes. After they lied about Swizz Beatz tax money I don’t believe any of this shit
Wayne has more kids and ex wives than Nas but his bank account is overflowing. I guess not everyone can make money like YMCMB.
= TWAT – and nobody can make as weak and retarded music as YMCBullshit either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its only a matter of time before wayne gets in trouble with the irs
he was just ordered to around 2.1 million dollars after that lawsuit he started agains QD3
keep getting your paper esqo!!! thats damn good he paid the irs 5m’s in 1yr.. picture dat
whos next
Young Jeezy
50
Kelis is laughing all the way to the bank while Nas is crying all the way to the corner store.
The point of this story is, WE all have to pay taxes (if we’re getting legit money). Why should Nas or Swizz or anyone else be treated any differently? Taxes go to help schools and other community programs…why not pay your taxes? Why should I buy your cd or go to you concert then?
Just Sayin.
I see, so you support a system that destroys successful black men and successful people period, people climbing the socioeconomic ladder, rags to riches. You support a system in which aristocratic lawyers and college professors steal money from productive, creative people to enrich themselves. And those that dare to oppose are accused of hating children, hating senior citizens, bigotry, every name in the book. Meanwhile this group of lawyers and college professors take that money and gives it to giant banks, giant farm companies, and of course pads the wages and pensions of their fellow government aristocrats.
I support helping each other (black, white or yellow) and if he is doing that by avoiding his taxes…ok, but if he’s not which, which it doesn’t seem like he is then yes, I am for a structured government that makes you pay for taxes that gives money to schools so that kids can go to school for free. Him being black has nothing to do with anything….he just happends to be who we’re talking about at the moment. I find it funny that you would point that out.
@Jay, You may not have noticed this but Government and Black people dont exactly have a great history together. This oppression probably has little to do with skin color, it has much to do with matters of tyranny and legalized slavery.
Question: You go into a Field or a Factory, you Labor, your Boss doesn’t pay you.
What is that called? Slavery. The fruits of your labor were stolen by someone who did not even earn it. You worked, the boss lives off your labor.
Question: You go into a Field or a Factory, you Labor, your boss pays you $50,000. And than the Tax collector comes and taxes you $50,000. You worked, the tax collector and the government officials and the government workers live off your labor.
What is that called? Slavery. The fruits of your labor were stolen by someone who did not even earn it. How about if he only took a quarter or a half of what you make? I guess thats just a 1/4 or 1/2 slavery and that’s okay?
Taxes are necessary, the American Progressive Income tax system as it stands however is a form of slavery, a form of fascism, a form of national socialism, whatever you want to call it.
Ur crazy
@Wow, When people steal the fruits of your labor, it’s slavery, if you think thats crazy, good, I’d like to hire your dumbass for $0 wage, get at me.
care to explain or share a link to the info
THATS WHY HE DONE SONGS WITH TYGA NICKI AND OFFICER RICKY NOT TO LONG AGO HE WAS SAYING HIP HOP IS DEAD LOL
He’s a faggot that does everything he criticized previously.
And you’re an idiotic Nas hater.
“smarten up nas”
go back to africa nas.
Nas is Fucked Up
Illmatic is trash
Salute Gucci Mane
I wish I could just slap the living shit out of you right now.
Perhaps, just perhaps, hes being sarcastic, but just perhaps of course.
youre both idiots. he’s trolling.
Fuck jay for thi. nas is real.
Nice impersonation.
“nas is real”
Real broke.
We all owe the I.R.S., some of us more than others. It’s a blessing he made that much to owe that much.
But to live beyond one’s means is worse than never having the money in the first place.
For a culture thats supposed to be anti-establishment, Hip Hop is ironically filled wit a bunch of government tools. You see a black man being destroyed by the State and you tools get on your knees and bow at the alter of your benevolent rulers and their taxes.
Yeah, these guys never quite figured out how the fat cats do, you know, hiding money overseas, dummy corporations and whatnot. Instead they perpetrate an image of rebellion and wind up getting gamed by the same system they’re supposedly rebelling against.
I dont just mean the artists, I also meant the fans, look at the comments below, a bunch of “WELL GEE GOLLY WIZ he should have paid his taxes FAIR AND SQUARE. After all it goes to CHILDREN and SCHOOLS and SUPER NICE POLICE MEN!!” fuckin brainwashed robots lol
Wtf r u talkin about?
@Real talk, can you read?
overseas like how so?
So wait, I make a bunch of money, spend it on foolishness, end up not being able to pay my taxes and its the man that destroyed me? Are you for real?? Nas lost his cheap (for him, or should be) 300k house to foreclosure. Lets face it, dude has to be in a bad place financially.
Fuck Uncle Sam and fuck paying these greedy moutherfuckers tax!
Nas is in trouble? BLAME JAY Z
steve horowitz always writes the nas tax articles.
Steve horowitz i need ur cock in my gaping asshole:
Mmmmmmm!!! feels good.
Malone.
send his ass to jail, like they did on Ja Rule
Nas broke as a motherfuckin joke and yet his dickriders will still say Nas stay winning. This nigga need to pay his bills.
Actually he is not broke…. 😉 really far from it. Not only one of hip hop’s greatest, but as well a solid dude. Respects the next man, peaceful,and humble. This is propaganda Rhetoric. The real crooks is the feds!! Do ur research. Nas know the real, he doesn’t have to pay that bullshit. Seek the truth…turn off that telievision. Peace 2x
Wow. And in rap, perception is huge. You can’t be a boss if the government (especially at the state level) is garnishing your wages. Thats crazy!
Nas’ boss steez was destroyed as soon as he decided to bow down to Jay.
The federal government needs that paper right now. They’ve got a lot of IOU’s out there.
It’s a shame that at his age and time in his career that he has these type of problems, it’s like Mike Tyson being broke although I think Nas ranks higher on the list of MC’s than Mike Tyson does in the best heavyweights of all-time but hey that my opinion
i guess life isn’t as good as this equal makes it out to be
Ha!
i guess that’s his excuse for doing that GAP ad with his pappy. nice try, sellout.
THIS GUY MAD NAS & HIS DAD AIN’T SELLING KUFIS & INCENSE ON THE AVE
HOW U LIVING REVOLUTIONARY? WOULDN’T YOUR “REVOLUTION” INCLUDE NO INTERNET OR DATA PLAN?
LMMFAO
Esco, let’s go
Message To All Them Ignorant niggas and Mother fuckers : y’all Niggas need to go back to school and educated yourselves on the real. So lemme be the first one to school you real quick.
1st and foremost u cant Say somebody’s broke because he hasn’t or forgot to pay his taxes.
Taxes are calculated in opposition to income so if Nas Owe 6 milli to the US government so imagine how much a nigga have…tax rate is a bout 15,20% in the us i think so if he 6 he earns WWAAAYYYY More than that. As a matter of fact he weights approximatly 30 millions so if 30 is broke yall suckas will be broke until 10 generations…plus he the realest to ever bless a mic so only for that he state and forever will stat winning
Wipe the cum off your mouth, fucking faggot.
First and foremost, you need to ask your moms to buy you Hooked on Phonics for Christmas because your grammar and punctuation is straight up grade 1.
Anonymous, tell your sista to suck your lil negro dick !!!
and hova cock sucker, ask your daddy to sodomize u, u fag
Haha, this dude’s the biggest human L to ever grace a microphone.
ahhh poor nas, gonna be sharing a cell with ja rule soon
No he won’t. Nas actually earns money.
why he not pay the taxman then you goon
cuz u touch urself at night
What get’s me is why these guys’s need 5 houses in 5 states?
They have residences where they do business or want to escape. Plenty of corporate millionaires and billionaires purchase residences all over the world and some of these residences are apartments that they can bring a woman to and smash. You people truly do not understand how this world works.
When you make a 100-200 grand a show, a million ain’t much to pay off lol.
After you spend the majority of it on foolishness (not saying Nas did this), it can be
Only problem is Nas doesn’t make 200,000/show. What promoter in their right mind would part with that kind of cash for an old rapper who doesn’t have one song on the radio, or any kind of real buzz?
UMMMMMMMMMMMM
WASN’T THERE A HEADLINE ABOUT A SHOW IN AFRICA THAT THEY PAID THE LIL HOMIE 300K & HE GAVE IT BACK BECAUSE THE PROMOTER FCUKED UP TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS & GOT KIDNAPPED?
WHERE DA FCUK U BEEN? @ HOME THINKING THAT FCUKBOI LOGIC IT SEEMS
since when is tax considered a debt?
It’s considered a debt, when you’re behind in paying your taxes dumbass
Ahhh…my dude Nas will be aiiight. He just needs to get his financial problems in order. And I doubt that he’s personally flat broke.
LOL and people still have the nerve to say this nigga is doing good nowadays
Brooklyn > Queers
Why do people always gotta bring Jay-Z up to Nas articles???
Cause Jay is the GOAT.
PS: Fuck Gayhattan.
Insecurity. They can’t big up Nas without bringing down Jay.
“A representative for Nas says that the matter has been settled, but the GDR’s case is still open and they’re looking to recoup the money.” So the matter has been settled, but they’re still looking for their dolla dolla bills. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
“Nas actually earns money”
Ja Rule prints money.
NAS LOST
LETS SEE
State income tax rate in GA is 6% for income over 7K [oh let me guess Nas makes less than 7K right faggots]. 1.083 mil spread over 4 years is about 270K/yr. That means 6% of Nas income for any of the above named years is 270K. So that means his total income in any of those years is approximately $4.5 mil [and YES Nas could get 100K-300K NO PROBLEM MORONS]
But he is still broke right? Nas clocks more for a show than you make a year morons
I DIGRESS FROM COUNTING THE NEXT MANS MONEY… too bad when it comes to judging an artist based on the quality of HIS MUSIC you guys are scratching your heads when it comes to Nasir
STAY LOSING CORNBALLS
real shit my nigga. These Cornballs do this shit all the time. Nigga can’t possible think its cool to take about the next mans money on a website. Also if a dude owes 6 million in taxes(15-20%) thats alot of money made over that time. But the cornballs come online and think its cool to count niggas money. Niggas is fucking losers.
Oh for the record Nas aint broke fools. Far from it. Just a little bump in the road. It happens.
ja ruletti killed this fool. he did play some #JA ROULETTE