Nas to Trace His Roots on PBS

This fall, Nas will sit down with Harvard University’s Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the PBS show Finding Your Roots to trace back his family’s lineage.

During the history lesson, it is revealed to Nas that one of his ancestors was sold as a slave–a moment that unsurprisingly impacts Nas.

“First I was enraged when I looked at the bill of sale,” said a distraught Nas. “I was like, that guy that owned property owes me some cash. My people made him really wealthy, so maybe I should find his family and talk.”

Nas and Gates Jr. actually have a previous relationship thanks to The Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellowship, which is a part of Harvard’s Du Bois Institute. Season two of Finding Your Roots is scheduled to premiere on September 23rd.