His family background
When the documentary went deeper into what shaped Nas as a person, that’s when Erik Parker and One-9 were in the zone. Throughout the span of the film, we see a very up close and personal look Ann Jones, Olu Dara, Jungle and Nas as a family, who went through their ups and downs in a neighborhood that kept deteriorating. Nas described his mom as the one who would always cook, his Pops told the story of the first time he saw the Illmatic cover with the infamous baby picture and why he supported their sons dropping out of school. Pops also got to tell his side of the story of why him and Ann Jones split, and we learned that he was still in Nas’ life in some fashion throughout the course of his teenage years.
You can’t escape the gems that his brother and dad threw out.