Q&A: Nas’s Brother, Jungle, on Life in Queensbridge and the New Doc ‘Time Is Illmatic’ TRIBECA FILM
A lot of people couldn’t believe how different you are from your brother. He comes across as quiet and pensive; you seem forthright and more candid. Are you guys total opposites?
We are. Yeah, he’s laid-back and I’m very wild. But if you get around us, you’ll go, “Oh, y’all brothers.” We have the same actions, beliefs, and theories, but I’m way different with how I act and what I say. I like telling jokes a lot. I am way wilder as a person.
[Speaking] as someone who has followed Nas’s career from the start, you guys always had this weird dynamic. It’s like, even though you are the younger brother, you never acted like the little brother.
I am really overprotective of him. It’s almost like he’s my little brother. It’s been like that since we were kids. He was always more laid-back than me, so as kids sometimes I would fight a big guy because [Nas] wasn’t a fast fighter. I would fight at the drop of a hat.
Once his music career [started], I knew what kind of person my brother is. He’s not soft or nothing, but he’s just laid-back. Coming out of Queensbridge, you had all these guys that wanted to be down, or wanted to extort you or take your chain — all of this stuff will mess up your career.
I made sure nothing happened. I did anything to make sure nothing happened. I would have laid my life out to make sure nothing ever happened. If someone pulled out a gun, I would step right there. That’s my big brother, but I’m his big brother, though.
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