American hip hop supergroup formed in New York City in 1996 by rapper
Nas, his manager
Steve Stoute, producer
Dr. Dre and production team
Trackmasters. The group is composed of East Coast-based rappers Nas,
Foxy Brown,
AZ and
Cormega. Rapper
Nature is a former member: he served as a replacement for Cormega after he was ousted from the group.