BTS's RM Pauses MetLife Stadium Show to Shout Out Nas In the Crowd

BTS rapper RM paused the group's Aug. 2 MetLife Stadium concert — the second of two ARIRANG World Tour dates in East Rutherford, N.J. — to acknowledge Nas, calling him "the King of New York" and announcing "big Nas is here tonight." RM has cited Nas as his biggest artistic influence since his teenage years, a fact his bandmates confirmed in a 2021 Vanity Fair video. Nas later reposted a backstage photo with RM and Suga, captioning it "AMAZING SHOW."