Nas and Complex go way back. How far back? You might not remember, but God's Son actually appeared on the cover of Complex's first-ever issue back in the Spring of 2002. A decade later, it's only right that we reconnect with the NYC icon for the first issue after our blockbuster 10th Anniversary celebration. It's the beginning of Complex's second decade, and we're taking it back to the essence.

2012 is also shaping up to be a new beginning for Nas, who's fresh off a divorce and back in the studio finishing his tenth solo album Life Is Good, which is scheduled to drop this summer. He's been blowing us away with his new music all year, from his rewind-worthy verse on "Triple Beam Dreams" to his astute fatherhood anthem "Daughters." For our cover story (which was shot by photographer Kareem Black), writer Rob Marriott sat down with Nas for a candid conversation about his recent troubles and triumphs. Complex's June/July 2012 issue doesn't officially hit stands until June 5, but we're giving you a chance to read the full cover story now...

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Falcons, Braves, Bulldogs and Hawks

Geto Boys, Poison Clan, UGK, Eightball & MJG, OutKast, Goodie Mob

hard to seperate him from his music
he lives through his music
he performs at a high level
he won't stop making albums

or being fake and how he can't live like that. but, he hops on a track by a fake due, rick ross.

Or did I misread that?

Anyway, dope read...I'm getting hyped for this. I'm probably alone but I wouldn't mind at all if that was the cover.

This was interesting-

"I toned it down at times. I started to feel like a nerd when I was a young dude, and that wasn’t what I wanted to get across. I wanted to be relatable. And that was part of my mistake, because I toned it down a lot.

I say to the young: don’t. If you tone it down, still make it come off beautiful. Not everything I did came off beautiful. It came off as if I was trying to relate to people who don’t get me. In order to exist, I felt like I had to tone it down. So for a long time, I did."