Nas claiming that he was paid more than Kelis is claiming

Nas has fired back in his bitter divorce case with Kelis claiming he's paid her more than she says and he makes less than she thinks.

For starters, Kelis claims Nas raked in $11 million for his album deal. Nas fired back in legal papers, "I did not receive even half that amount"... claiming it's more like $4 mil. Nas claims his income is declining, and he's only pulling in $147,165 a month.

As for what he spends ... $71,371.96 a month, which includes $10,000 a month in clothing/hair/toiletries/personal effects.

Kelis, who is about to give birth to their child, claims Nas hasn't paid a penny for child or spousal support since he left her. Nas, who says he wants to be "fully involved" in the parenting of their child, claims he's agreed to pay $350 for a stroller, $450 for a baby sling and $1,598 for two cribs.

Nas thinks $5,000 a month is reasonable for child support since the kid will just be a newborn.

Unfortunately Nas you must realize that it would have been cheaper to keep her. No matter what the situation was or is, we all have to deal with woman in one way or another. I personally feel for you since I know what its like to have to part ways with someone that I was once in love with... Now the difference is that you may still have love for that person but the level of sacrifice that you were once willing to take is gone. I have come to a great realization that you must still continue to provide for her and your children. I know that the child support system is not the greatest and as many flaws on how they calculate what is suppose to be paid, I think that advance trig is easier.

Lets look at it from this perspective if she is happy, it keeps your ass out of the news, come to a conclusion that you need to pay up and do it!