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No stranger to some legendary rap beefs<\/a>, hip-hop icon Nas<\/a> celebrated over high-end Wagyu\u00a0in Las Vegas on Friday night. <\/p>\n The \u201cHate Me Now\u201d wordsmith co-hosted the grand opening of the Western expansion of Simon Kim\u2019s insanely popular NYC steakhouse Cote <\/a>at the Venetian Resort for guests like Dr. Dre, Anderson .Paak (who played a DJ set), Steve Aoki, Klutch Sports Group founder Rich Paul, culturista\u00a0Eva Chow, ex-Oscar de la Renta designer Laura Kim and hip hop artists like N.O.R.E., Mobb Deep rapper Havoc and DJ Whoo Kid. <\/p>\n The Venetian has undergone a $1.5\u2009billion \u201creimagining\u201d under CEO Patrick Nichols.<\/p>\n The new Vegas Cote features an exclusive \u201cBlackjack\u201d sandwich with A5 wagyu. If you can get a table!<\/p>\n The bash presented by Resy included showgirls, cigarette girls, roaming magicians and a luxe claw machine, we hear.<\/p>\n The opening on Friday was particularly poignant for Kim, we hear, since the restauranteur started his career in Vegas 20 years ago. <\/p>\n After working at his parents\u2019 Tribeca eatery, Kori, as a busboy, waiter and bartender, Kim headed to Vegas to study hospitality at the University of Nevada in 2005, Graydon Carter\u2019s Air Mail reported<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n Kim worked at the front desk of the MGM Grand before being tapped to manage Shibuya, and later worked for celeb chefs including Jean-Georges and Thomas Keller. He launched Cote in 2017, got a Michelin star, then expanded to Miami, Singapore and, now, Vegas. <\/p>\n The Post wrote in 2023: \u201cWhen Kim launched COTE in 2017, its unique\u00a0marriage of Korean barbeque and American steakhouse styles immediately made it one of\u00a0Manhattan\u2019s hottest restaurants \u2014 a status it still holds.\u201d<\/p>\n