After remaining silent for a decade, Nas is publicly addressing his custody battle with Kelis. The Queens rapper took to Instagram with multiple posts accusing ex-wife of years of verbal abuse and attacking him as recent as this year, in front of their 8-year-old son, Knight.
“The price I pay to see my son,” he begins the first of seven posts. “I am speaking from the heart as a man who has had enough. Today I got a call from [Essence magazine] about my ex-wife doing another sad, fictitious story. Nothing surprises me anymore, including this. This is what your life has come to sis? Exploiting some people’s real struggle and pain…just to get at me….to get attention? Fame? Another fight against men?
“We are a human family and we should be better examples for our son,” he continues. “Why is there even a issue for me to have time with my son. A son needs his father. So many absentee fathers out here and here I am being attacked by your accusations simply because I got us in court to help fix this the custody matter? Why did I have to take you to court to see our son? Why when I win the joint custody (which is a win for both of us and our son, it helps us with both our schedules) why do you feel [that’s] an attack on you? Is it control? Why do you need to have control over my life? Because we’re not together? Then why?”
Being that he’s “the most chill cool parent there is,” the 44-year-old MC wishes things with his ex weren’t so volatile. “I’m a mild mannered [God] fearing very fair human being who tries his hardest to please everyone. It’s my nature. I’ve seen this too many times before.
“[There were times when] I thought Kelis my ex-wife was not this type. [These are] the type of antics that deceive people and people mistakenly call it strong,” he writes. “Seems I always had more belief in you than you do for yourself. I instilled strength in my daughter who you were already so jealous of and treated poorly. Being jealous & verbally abusive to a Little girl.”
Though he apologizes for being unfaithful and immature during the marriage he adds, “You bumped your own head sis. Why do I have to live thru a constant divorce? It didn’t work out. Life goes on.”
As for the domestic violence allegations, Nas denies ever laying a hand on her (he says it was the other way around) but does say that he attempted to restrain her during the alleged attacks. The father of two goes on to claim Kelis threatened to “get him back” three weeks before she did an interview accusing him of abuse and infidelity.
He also called her “sad,” “heartless” and uncompromising — despite all that he’s done for her, financially.“I paid for your cooking school cordon blue,” writes Nas. “The expensive yellow stove we had flown in from Europe. I helped pay for the remodeling of your house. Your assistant stole thousands from my [credit card] according to [American Express]. Out of all people you should be completely understanding of my my grind. But you just can’t win with you. My schedule is CRAZY but you never help me see my son. I’m hardly allowed to talk to him on the phone. Ever.”
Even though it seems that he covered everythig, there are “some seriously crazy things” that Nas is choosing not to disclose for the sake of their son.
Read Nas’ full relationship rant below.
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