Pic: Old Pic of Nas as a Kid and His Father, Olu Dara

Nas posted this pic on his Instagram some days ago. That is a young Nas, probably around 3 years old, sleeping in his father's arms. Nas's dad (Olu Dara) was a Jazz player back in the day, and was always on the road. This was probably one of those days he spent time with his family.

Is Nick's Dad Giving Clues Why Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are Getting Divorced?

Although it was speculated for many months, Nick Cannon confirmed it on Thursday that he and his wife of six years, Mariah Carey are really having problems in their marriage. Nick told The Insider during an interview on Thursday that he and Mariah have been living in separate homes for a couple of months now. As people have been searching for reasons why the couple are planning to get a divorce, Nick Cannon's dad James Cannon posted something on his Facebook page earlier today that suggests he is trying to tell us what really caused the issues between Nick and Mariah. 

The post contained a series of questions...check them out below. 

Here a thing to talk about if the wife love sex and the man can’t stand making love to her. What should that women do?

Heres a thing, if the husband say no lies, and the wife lies all the time, what should that man do?

Here a thing, if the wife put on 200 pounds and the husband like a nice slim wife what should that man do?

If a husband tells his wife not to have an abortion, and she it anyways, what should that man do?

Here a thing, if a husband wants to have ten children and his wife only wants two children then what should that man do?

This questions suggest that James Cannon is indirectly speaking on what caused the problem between his son, and Mariah Carey. He has been attacked by numerous Mariah Carey fans on Facebook, and has since deleted the post. He has denied that his post has anything to do with Mariah and Nick's separation, and stated that the questions were taken from a book he published in 2011, titled The Calling.











People believe he is talking about Nick and Mariah cos he mentioned a wife gaining weight; Mariah has gained a lot of weight since she and Nick got married in 2008. Also, he mentioned a wife not wanting to have more than two kids; Nick and Mariah have two kids (twins). Even if he wasn't talking about Nick and Mariah, he shouldn't have put this up at this time, when his son is having marital problems. 

Nas Helps Homeless Father Of 8 Raise Over $50,000 For New Home

Nas saw on the news how a single father of 8 kids, Stanley Young had lost his home in a fire, and decided to stretch a helping hand. he used his celebrity status to start a campaign online (via twitter and other sites) to raise money for the family. He started the campaign off by donating $5,000 of his money, and promised to donate another $5,000 when the donation reached $20,000. Nas and the contributors were able to come up with $30,000 in less than 24 hours.




Read Nas's words on the Fund Raiser below-

"Stanley Young is an unemployed construction worker and single father. Two weeks ago, a fire destroyed his home. His family is stuck in a hotel, but time is running out. I could barely watch his tragic story on the news…– they will be kicked out by August 13th if we don’t do something to help now.I am also a single father, and we don’t get enough credit in this country. I’m committed to helping Stanley and his eight (yes 8!) kids. Moreover, I believe and hope that we should all, as a community, come together to help our fellow American men and women when they need us in desperate situations like this. See if you can’t find a few dollars to help the Youngs get back on their feet with me. We need to raise enough to extend their stay, and maybe even afford a down payment on a new house or something.

This is real. It is me. I’m putting in $5,000 myself. Never done something like this, but I have faith that our American community can pull together a miracle for this strong family who needs our help right now. If we can get to the $20,000 goal, I’ll put in another $5,000 too.

Thanks and God bless."

And below is the reaction from Stanley Young, the single father with 8 kids-



"So many people just came out of nowhere and put out money and we were blown away. It’s been surprising how much they did within a couple of hours. That is so amazing to me. It’s overwhelming. He don’t have to do what he had to do. People, strangers I don’t even know, never met before in my life, are helping and that’s amazing."






As of yesterday, the contributions had accumulated to $50,000; that is $50k within 48 hours (the campaign kicked off on Thursday). Nas has decided to stretch the donations till Saturday. By then, the family would definitely have enough money for a modest house. It's always great when people can do things like this with their star power.