Begin like a violin

from Nas – It Ain't Hard to Tell Lyrics on Rap Genius

Nas' father, the jazz cornetist Olu Dara, has recorded with violinists like Cynthia Shoats, Charles Burnham and Billy Bang

Nas with father:

In an orchestra, the first violin player is often the first player you hear, as he or she provides the pitch that the rest of the orchestra tunes to. The principal first violin player, a.k.a. the “concertmaster”, is the leader of the ensemble, second only to the conductor

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