100%.. I always wished to do this type of stuff with my dad, lending eachothers ears to songs we never heard but I never got the chance to. He passed when I was 16. Im wishing we would have had the chance to sit down together, show him some songs he never heard and get his opinion and vice-versa
Facts !! Nas is a writer . If you have a open mind you will see the greatness like his Dad . Only rapper studied at Harvard . With a 9th grad education . #GOAT
This song is a masterpiece. The song itself is a loop which ends at the beginning and begins at the ending, with the word Damn stitching the two ends together. It symbolizes the vicious cycle of a gun; in this particular story it's picked up by someone else and we are back to square one. Furthermore, the gun matures as the song progresses. In the first verse, it thinks and acts like a fearless / reckless teen for example and by the end, it becomes more introspective and is more conscious and cautious about his actions similar to a person whose experience makes him / her wiser. The writing is impeccable with his use of personification, metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia and even a little alliteration and hyperbole sprinkled in throughout. Like Dad pointed out as well, he sometimes starts the next bar at the end of the previous one; I think this is one of the reasons why his flow sounds so smooth. I could go on and on about this song. It's genius and should be taught in any literature class.
This song is a masterpiece. I’m French and in the 90’s my English level was close to 0. There was the booklet with all the lyrics which come inside the CD box at the time. I translated all the lyrics of the album and this precise song change for ever my vision and my expectations for rap music. It could easily be to me the first song you have to listen when you discover rap music.
Nas has always been a brilliant poet using personifications, metaphors, and similes in his rhymes. Few rappers can even touch what he has been doing for 30+ years.
"sick of the wrath of the next man's grudge" got me in tears. This is lyricism that doesnt stand out technically, you just have to understand from personal experiences
“I Gave You Power” is the “go to” song when we want to explain how lyrically genius Nas is!!! Salute to your pops for simply appreciating the art form!!! 🫡
This song changed hip hop. I believe it elevated the genre. It taught other rappers that they are free to get creative with their song writing and storytelling. Several rappers have admitted that things took a leap forward after this. Nas showed people that words could be used in a multitude of ways to create unique music. Every time I hear rappers get creative in the way they structure a song or how they use their point of view I always feel Nas’ influence there. The true 🐐
I've been saying this about this song since 1996, and I'll say it again. This is hip-hop at its finest. It doesn't get much better than this right here.
Nah I rock with his reactions. Pure! As a black man it’s dope to see 2 dudes outside our culture not only embrace our expression of not just our music but our way of life and WHY we’re even sayin what we’re sayin.
I have a feeling your Dad will love Rewind, Fetus, Beef, Project Roach, Fried Chicken, Last Words, Book of Rhymes, all brilliant ine of a kind songs by NaS.
Probably the greatest and realest story ever told in hiphop history.....He is the greatest mc we've ever heard in our lives.....I mean that...Nobody can see him lyrically and so many other ways....he's genius....
Agreed! Me and my friends used to have heated debates over who’s personification of a gun in a song was better, “I Gave you Power vs. 2Pac’s Me and my Girlfriend”. Of course imo Nas’ wins hands down but I’m biased I guess since he’s been my favorite rap artist almost my entire life. I was never really impressed with 2Pac honestly.
I think your dad was explaining internal rhyming. Nas around this era was very heavy into multis, slant and internal rhyming. Such a smooth buttery flow
@@Losthegr88 Internal rhymes are rhymes within the same line. Usually in music and poetry you have a rhyme scheme that rhymes the last word of a line with the last word of the next but nas uses multiple rhymes within the same line if you get what I mean. Slants are words that sound like they rhyme but technically don't, rappers do this all the time by manipulating the way they say words.
I’m a 57 year old Blackman/ father & grandfather. I’ve been a Hip Hop head since 1978. Music is universal, it’s good to see your dad is so open minded and can truly appreciate the poetry of Nas. Keep up the great work, most of the older people who didn’t grow up in Hip Hop probably wouldn’t appreciate Rap lyrics. Again continued success to you, your dad and your channel.
Nas is a national treasure and should always be celebrated. He was always deep from the beginning and that's what separated him from the Big's and Jay-Z's of the world. He is the 🐐 IMO
I love the fact dad gets into the lyrics & loves it! Nas Nailed it & Killed it lyrically especially if is a beat Produced by DJ Premier!!! Much love from NYC
NaS has some of the most creative Tracks & Albums in Hip-Hop history: One Love - POV of Letter I Gave You Power - POV of Gun Last Words - POV of Jail Cell Fetus - POV of Fetus Dance - Best Hip-Hop track Dedicated to a Mother! Book of Rhymes - POV of pages in book Rewind - Spits story backwards Money is my Bitch - POV of Money Beef - POV of Beef Sekou Story/Live Now - Most people don't know Scarlet is actually NaS lol Project Roach - POV of Roach Fried Chicken - Just genius vision Daughters - Every man with a daughter can relate Concept Albums: Hip Hop Is Dead - Sounds better Today! Untitled Album - Will always remain relevant due to its content! Distant Relatives - Beautiful Africa Vibe! Life Is Good - 1st Adult Hip-Hop Album's!
A couple of Nas song suggestions: 1. Fetus - He raps from the perspective of a baby anticipating/wondering/fearing life after being born 2. Rewind - he tells a story backwards 3. Project Roach - you’ll just have to hear it 4. Count Your Blessings - it will bring out a tear in your dad 5. Daughters - Life as a father of a daughter
ILLMATIC is my favorite Nas album. I think it's the "NAStalgia" for me. For a teen-ager to have such perspective and pen that masterpiece still blows me away 30 years later. I was salivating for it to release, and when it finally did, I was entranced. It Was Written holds its own in a different way, but personally, It's ILLMATIC FOR ME EVERY TIME.
Having watched your early videos, it's amazing to hear your dad immediately recognize Nas from just a couple lines in the intro before the rapping started. It's super cool to see his appreciation for the art of hip hop grow to that point. The rapping hasn't even started in the video yet and I'm stoked for this reaction!
Dad & Son bonding like this is beautiful man! My dad passed away when I was 12 years old and seeing this is something I dreamed of and can only imagine. Just awesome and to listen to my favorite MC, Nas, makes this so much more that just a TH-cam video. Peace 🇵🇷✊🏽
Great reaction. Classic track. Nas has so many good ones. One of the greatest ever. You should definitely check out "One Mic" , "Youre da Man" or "Last Words" feat Nashawn & Millenium Thug.
You happen to choose a Masterpiece of a song for your dad's reaction/analysis. This was so many levels of DOPENESS. I Gave You Power is one of the best songs of ALL TIME, REGARDLESS OF GENRE.
FYI “shook” in 90s NYC/East coast Hip Hop slang means “terrified.” Even today, if a Hip Hop head or someone from the hood in NYC says shook, that’s what they mean.
This was a treat. I HIGHLY suggest you listen to "It was written" in its entirety. I was 17 when this album dropped. It's the soundtrack to my teenage years.
@@omerta2002 Yup! It was too much for them to digest too soon to see the great body of work it is. They weren't ready to give up 'illmatic' just yet. lol
@@Only1Science Absolutely, man absolutely! It was that transition from 'Golden Era' Boom Bap to that slicker more commercial sound beginning. Nas needed those sales in order to be be given that opportunity to grow further &, the end result is the artist that we have now with the discography he has behind him.
Dad,loves Nas,and he caught on quick to what Nas was in the song. I was wondering what he thought of the music as well, he couldn't have described the music any better. Rappers don't get enough credit. Today's Poet
16 year old me was as excited as your dad but sadly no one ever saw the beauty in this one like I did. This album takes me back to cleaning my car in the mid 90's. Never stopped banging this one
I love this old man's opinion because it's not clouded by being a fan of one artist basically a stan, he judges music only for its musicality how good or bad it is, he's review of Tupac's dear mama is the most honest critique I have ever heard
An Emcee used to be a level that rappers used to try and attain. It required an ultra high level of lyricism but also had to be understandable so that anyone could receive the message. Nas is definitely in the pantheon of one of the dopest emcees to ever hold a mic.
Dude, Listen to "Last Words" with your awesome Father, that's the song where he Raps about being a "Prison Cell" which is deep and poetic AF. Great channel keep up the great work.
I remembered showing one of my lecturers in school Nas’s lyrics to the song hate me now and the Doctor saw the line when he said , People hate what they can’t conquer . 🔥🔥💯💐💐. The prof was stunned and wonder how a street boy with.no college degree could coin words in poetic manner like a trained professional. 🔥🔥❤️😵😵
Illmatic and It Was Written are almost a coin flip to me, but my personal favorite might be God's Son. Maybe not as iconic as those two albums, but lyrically and musically it holds a special place in my heart. "Warrior's Song" feat Alicia Keys would make for a great reaction, imo. One of the most potent and underrated songs of his...I think your dad would be pretty moved by the substance of it.
For a Nas song from the album after "it was written" I would suggest "Undying Love" from the 'I am' album. In my opinion it's one of the best song stories ever told.
I'm blown away by your dad's knowledge of hip hop. I can tell you guys have a beautiful relationship. I've seen other dope reaction to song videos but yours is special. Keep up the great work. Your viewers picked a classic! I can watch you guys all day!
One of the greatest stories ever told (the perspective) and as many times that i have heard it, just closing my eyes right now and visualizing his words in my head (and in my older age) as i listened, it brought me to tears... thats the true magic of his writing
Love it! Nas is my greatest of all timez I so enjoy the Nas vids you two do... your dad's reactions make me remember my first timez hearing Nas and him becoming my favorite MC "SHIT" 😄, word pops!
Treasure your dad, man. What an open minded, wonderful man.
THIS
I don't want to forget to mention that you are wonderful young man too. Bless you both!
Right. It's not often as a new listener of rap someone can appreciate it for what it is and that's art.
100%.. I always wished to do this type of stuff with my dad, lending eachothers ears to songs we never heard but I never got the chance to. He passed when I was 16. Im wishing we would have had the chance to sit down together, show him some songs he never heard and get his opinion and vice-versa
@@tywalker215 Sorry to hear that. RIP to him x
I love that dad is slowly gaining cultural mannerisms 😂😂 that “ooh” when he felt that bar was amazing 😂🔥🔥🔥
Yeah pop got that head movement too
the way how he describes himself but describes a gun at the same time the entire time. this is higher level rapping.
Unbelievable that many of these classics were made, when the artists were still in their 20s. So young, but lyrically beyond their years.
The way he describes prostitution as well
he's only describing a gun here, not himself. Definitely high level rapping though
This is higher level literature from a street perspective
I went to the comments looking for this💯💯
The whole song is full of double/triple entendres!!
When he said “that’s Nas”… i had the biggest smile ever… love this.
Nas is brilliant. He rapped a complete story while using personification. This is very high level poetry forget just rap.
Shakespearean!
Thats why hes the one
Absolutely….literally characterizing an inanimate object, insane!
Facts !! Nas is a writer . If you have a open mind you will see the greatness like his Dad . Only rapper studied at Harvard . With a 9th grad education . #GOAT
@@yourmomsgames228the golden child
This song is a masterpiece. The song itself is a loop which ends at the beginning and begins at the ending, with the word Damn stitching the two ends together. It symbolizes the vicious cycle of a gun; in this particular story it's picked up by someone else and we are back to square one. Furthermore, the gun matures as the song progresses. In the first verse, it thinks and acts like a fearless / reckless teen for example and by the end, it becomes more introspective and is more conscious and cautious about his actions similar to a person whose experience makes him / her wiser. The writing is impeccable with his use of personification, metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia and even a little alliteration and hyperbole sprinkled in throughout. Like Dad pointed out as well, he sometimes starts the next bar at the end of the previous one; I think this is one of the reasons why his flow sounds so smooth. I could go on and on about this song. It's genius and should be taught in any literature class.
Well said.
It's a good song but y'all just be making 💩 up or seeing stuff that isn't there.
I never noticed that he started and ended with "damn..." That is genious. and props to you for noticing that.
Very beautifully articulated 💪🏾
Appreciate the analysis, 1 never stop learning
This song is a masterpiece. I’m French and in the 90’s my English level was close to 0. There was the booklet with all the lyrics which come inside the CD box at the time. I translated all the lyrics of the album and this precise song change for ever my vision and my expectations for rap music. It could easily be to me the first song you have to listen when you discover rap music.
Frère, pareil ici !
👍
That's a crazy story but yes all the lyrics were on hand no doubt!!
I put this song against any
Masterpiece.
Nas has always been a brilliant poet using personifications, metaphors, and similes in his rhymes. Few rappers can even touch what he has been doing for 30+ years.
And exactly why he’s STILL spitting fire at 50
He's the best
He’s not called “nasty nas” for no reason
The goat
@KharismaBrown Yes Suh
Dad's like these...not just a Father but Dad's like these should be treasured. Appreciate your Father man. He's a real one
Is it really his father? They look nothing alike
I urge people to listen to this album from front to back again. It is a lyrical masterpiece.
Skip the Dre track?
@@warrendchild for sure one of the weaker tracks on the album but I still like it. Same with Street Dreams, not my favourite but still listen to it.
@@warrendchildI like the dre track tho lol
@@loyallfc7239tripping Street Dreams is amazing
@@loyallfc7239damn fam, street dreams is a dope track too, I respect your opinion though. I agree on the Dre track being weak though
"sick of the wrath of the next man's grudge" got me in tears. This is lyricism that doesnt stand out technically, you just have to understand from personal experiences
It’s songs like this that puts Nas in the company of the greatest songwriters of all of music.
Facts
dont forget DJ Premier. this song had 2 writers
Eminem and Nas are literally shoulder to shoulder, kendrick resembles them both in the 2010s and 2020s
Bro protect ur dad at all costs. What a fantastic open minded man. He would be amazing to sit and talk about life with. Salute.
“I Gave You Power” is the “go to” song when we want to explain how lyrically genius Nas is!!! Salute to your pops for simply appreciating the art form!!! 🫡
Rewind is my go to.
Can't go wrong either way
What goes around is another one for the "intellectuals"
Rewind as well the Brother rhymed backwards
Correct some clued up people in these comments 😊 I gave you power and rewind would both send most rap fans into cardiac arrest, god level
Nas's vivid story telling is what makes him the GOAT 🐐 and most people's favorite Mc
Nas- shootouts is one too
One of the example of why nas is the greatest to ever touch the mic. 🐐🔥
Definitely in my top 3
I don't think anyone can paint a picture more vivid than Nas. Rap Storytelling at its best.
Biggie? Big l? Big pun?
Slick Rick
No one, people they naming are great story tellers , you specifically mention paint a vivid pic, and the answer is Nasir jones
Too reverse in spit can he…
BIGGIE SMALLS HANDS DOWN‼️
This song changed hip hop. I believe it elevated the genre. It taught other rappers that they are free to get creative with their song writing and storytelling. Several rappers have admitted that things took a leap forward after this.
Nas showed people that words could be used in a multitude of ways to create unique music.
Every time I hear rappers get creative in the way they structure a song or how they use their point of view I always feel Nas’ influence there.
The true 🐐
Wasn't there a song trilogy from the perspective of s bullet before this
@@burrybondz225 I think you’re referring to Pharoahe Monch song trilogy. If so, that was released about 15 years after I gave you power.
Pac did this with me and my girlfriend. That song is about a gun.
@@artloz6345yeah but AFTER I Gave You Power
Common - I Used To Love Her did that years before this.
I've been saying this about this song since 1996, and I'll say it again. This is hip-hop at its finest. It doesn't get much better than this right here.
Smooth da Hustler's "I'm only human" is crazy too
Now imagine if we got 5 Nas and DJ Premier albums instead of 5 Nas and hit boy ones
Listen to pac , me and my girlfriend. Nas got the idea from pac
@@artloz6345 2 completely different concepts
@artloz6345 I've heard every 2Pac song and verse ever released. I'm pretty sure "It Was Written" dropped before "Makaveli".
Your father is a wise man 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿. He understood that song quite accurately 💯💯
Nas and DJ Premier are a deadly combo
If you have never heard Rewind by Nas it is for me the greatest story ever written in music. That takes unlimited talent
I don't think people realize how utterly genius that song was. He pretty much rapped a story BACKWARDS...to a dope beat....AND MADE IT RHYME!!! GOAT.
It was dope but comes second to I gave you power.
Yes pls
The amount of people who wont even is crazy.
Undying love is insane also
Nah I rock with his reactions. Pure! As a black man it’s dope to see 2 dudes outside our culture not only embrace our expression of not just our music but our way of life and WHY we’re even sayin what we’re sayin.
💯
Cosign.
💯
Co-signed.
barz
I have a feeling your Dad will love Rewind, Fetus, Beef, Project Roach, Fried Chicken, Last Words, Book of Rhymes, all brilliant ine of a kind songs by NaS.
You forgot Undying Love! But yea, definitely get to some of those.
We have the same taste!
Money is my bitch too
Get Down, Blaze a 50.... I mean we can go on for real
Sekou Story/Live Now
Hands down one of the best hip hop songs of all times. Nas the great!!
Probably the greatest and realest story ever told in hiphop history.....He is the greatest mc we've ever heard in our lives.....I mean that...Nobody can see him lyrically and so many other ways....he's genius....
facts
💯💯
He has the greatest album ever, greatest diss track ever, and this is the greatest story in hip hop ever!!!
All facts
Agreed! Me and my friends used to have heated debates over who’s personification of a gun in a song was better, “I Gave you Power vs. 2Pac’s Me and my Girlfriend”. Of course imo Nas’ wins hands down but I’m biased I guess since he’s been my favorite rap artist almost my entire life. I was never really impressed with 2Pac honestly.
This song is so underrated.. lyricist, literature.. probably one if the greatest songs ever written
The greatest ever to be written
Facts
I think your dad was explaining internal rhyming. Nas around this era was very heavy into multis, slant and internal rhyming. Such a smooth buttery flow
Possibly explain what internal rhyming, into multis and slant?
@@Losthegr88 Internal rhymes are rhymes within the same line. Usually in music and poetry you have a rhyme scheme that rhymes the last word of a line with the last word of the next but nas uses multiple rhymes within the same line if you get what I mean. Slants are words that sound like they rhyme but technically don't, rappers do this all the time by manipulating the way they say words.
@@rm2124 well said 👍
One of the best Nas songs. The personification of the gun is just brilliant. I felt he did it again on Beef in KD3 as well. Brilliant
Top 5 rap song ever! My fav Nas song without a doubt.
TIMELESS!!!
I’m a 57 year old Blackman/ father & grandfather. I’ve been a Hip Hop head since 1978. Music is universal, it’s good to see your dad is so open minded and can truly appreciate the poetry of Nas. Keep up the great work, most of the older people who didn’t grow up in Hip Hop probably wouldn’t appreciate Rap lyrics.
Again continued success to you, your dad and your channel.
Appreciate your comments. - Kai’s dad
Good timing. I’ve literally been binge listening to Nas this week. I started with his newest album MAGIC II and worked my way backwards. Fire 🔥
That’s gotta be a dope experience. Nas has the best catalog in Hip Hop.
Magic 2 is in nonstop replay for me
Nas is a national treasure and should always be celebrated. He was always deep from the beginning and that's what separated him from the Big's and Jay-Z's of the world. He is the 🐐 IMO
I do that all the time. he has sooo much content and all goodddd.
I love the fact dad gets into the lyrics & loves it! Nas Nailed it & Killed it lyrically especially if is a beat Produced by DJ Premier!!! Much love from NYC
NaS has some of the most creative Tracks & Albums in Hip-Hop history:
One Love - POV of Letter
I Gave You Power - POV of Gun
Last Words - POV of Jail Cell
Fetus - POV of Fetus
Dance - Best Hip-Hop track Dedicated to a Mother!
Book of Rhymes - POV of pages in book
Rewind - Spits story backwards
Money is my Bitch - POV of Money
Beef - POV of Beef
Sekou Story/Live Now - Most people don't know Scarlet is actually NaS lol
Project Roach - POV of Roach
Fried Chicken - Just genius vision
Daughters - Every man with a daughter can relate
Concept Albums:
Hip Hop Is Dead - Sounds better Today!
Untitled Album - Will always remain relevant due to its content!
Distant Relatives - Beautiful Africa Vibe!
Life Is Good - 1st Adult Hip-Hop Album's!
Honestly they should just listen to Life Is Good from start to finish!
Add Black girl lost to the list ❤
Pussy Kills is another good one.
Drunk By Myself too
"Purple" from Lost Tapes 1 too
“Queen’s Story” too!
Dad's got the beat and the punch lines. Impressive
A couple of Nas song suggestions:
1. Fetus - He raps from the perspective of a baby anticipating/wondering/fearing life after being born
2. Rewind - he tells a story backwards
3. Project Roach - you’ll just have to hear it
4. Count Your Blessings - it will bring out a tear in your dad
5. Daughters - Life as a father of a daughter
This guy Nas! Awesome list and references.
And "last words"
2nd childhood
Mother was a TEACHER Father Jazz Musician!! Forever Brilliant Forever GENIUS!
Treasure your dad , this a blessing beyond words.
ILLMATIC is my favorite Nas album. I think it's the "NAStalgia" for me. For a teen-ager to have such perspective and pen that masterpiece still blows me away 30 years later. I was salivating for it to release, and when it finally did, I was entranced. It Was Written holds its own in a different way, but personally, It's ILLMATIC FOR ME EVERY TIME.
Having watched your early videos, it's amazing to hear your dad immediately recognize Nas from just a couple lines in the intro before the rapping started. It's super cool to see his appreciation for the art of hip hop grow to that point. The rapping hasn't even started in the video yet and I'm stoked for this reaction!
His father’s reaction to the song and hearing repeat the lyrics is great to watch!
"Now I'm happy until I felt somebody else grab me". And the cycle continues. This the reality of most guns in crime infested environments.
Facts
Dad & Son bonding like this is beautiful man! My dad passed away when I was 12 years old and seeing this is something I dreamed of and can only imagine. Just awesome and to listen to my favorite MC, Nas, makes this so much more that just a TH-cam video. Peace 🇵🇷✊🏽
One of the best hip hop albums of all time I’m about to listen to this classic now just because y’all covered this song. Dope song
fr lol same
Very dope album! And song Nasty NaS
Classic album. The dad is truly feeling and absorbing the bars. This dope.
If he likes this, he'll really like "Rewind" off of Stillmatic. If you've never heard it, Nas raps the entire song backwards, flawlessly.
Very underrated album. This album is pure gold, I get this when I was London in 96, back then we didnt get rap in here Finland.
Dope choice for a song ... Nas is a master of this story telling stuff.
“It’s nas” ….that voice is unmistakable” 🗣️🔥
Great reaction. Classic track. Nas has so many good ones. One of the greatest ever. You should definitely check out "One Mic" , "Youre da Man" or "Last Words" feat Nashawn & Millenium Thug.
Based on this story telling, I’d say Rewind is a similar level. That needs a reaction
Last Words would be wild 😂. They should do it
And Money Is My Bitch off I Am.
@@Don.M. Crazy track. The beat on that track is off the hook.
Undying Love is the one
You happen to choose a Masterpiece of a song for your dad's reaction/analysis. This was so many levels of DOPENESS.
I Gave You Power is one of the best songs of ALL TIME, REGARDLESS OF GENRE.
As a Nas fan it made me proud that he recognized who it was immediatley. Haven't tuned in lately so this is a nice suprise. Keep up the great work. 💯
Your dad was shook. Rightfully so, this song is a display of pure talent and skill. Nice vids 👍
FYI “shook” in 90s NYC/East coast Hip Hop slang means “terrified.” Even today, if a Hip Hop head or someone from the hood in NYC says shook, that’s what they mean.
This was a treat. I HIGHLY suggest you listen to "It was written" in its entirety. I was 17 when this album dropped. It's the soundtrack to my teenage years.
You'll maybe remember then that quite a bit of the Hip - Hop press HATED this album upon it's release.
@@omerta2002 Yup! It was too much for them to digest too soon to see the great body of work it is. They weren't ready to give up 'illmatic' just yet. lol
@@Only1Science Absolutely, man absolutely! It was that transition from 'Golden Era' Boom Bap to that slicker more commercial sound beginning. Nas needed those sales in order to be be given that opportunity to grow further &, the end result is the artist that we have now with the discography he has behind him.
My favorite Nas album
Me too
Dad,loves Nas,and he caught on quick to what Nas was in the song. I was wondering what he thought of the music as well, he couldn't have described the music any better. Rappers don't get enough credit. Today's Poet
16 year old me was as excited as your dad but sadly no one ever saw the beauty in this one like I did. This album takes me back to cleaning my car in the mid 90's. Never stopped banging this one
I love this old man's opinion because it's not clouded by being a fan of one artist basically a stan, he judges music only for its musicality how good or bad it is, he's review of Tupac's dear mama is the most honest critique I have ever heard
Classic album. I love the fact your father is very open. He knows his stuff too.
An Emcee used to be a level that rappers used to try and attain. It required an ultra high level of lyricism but also had to be understandable so that anyone could receive the message. Nas is definitely in the pantheon of one of the dopest emcees to ever hold a mic.
That whole album is 🔥 from intro too outro
Nas so cold the whole world analyzing his lyrical skills!!!!
Your dad is amazing...Those lyrics are the best storytelling lyrics ever written. Nas is the GOAT of hiphop.
This is why Nas is my favorite.
Dude, Listen to "Last Words" with your awesome Father, that's the song where he Raps about being a "Prison Cell" which is deep and poetic AF. Great channel keep up the great work.
I was just about to comment this, but saw your comment. Last Words is a very underrated track by Nas.
I remembered showing one of my lecturers in school Nas’s lyrics to the song hate me now and the Doctor saw the line when he said , People hate what they can’t conquer . 🔥🔥💯💐💐.
The prof was stunned and wonder how a street boy with.no college degree could coin words in poetic manner like a trained professional. 🔥🔥❤️😵😵
We need your dad to hear this whole album. Review!
This review was phenomenal as I sip my uncle nearest. I'm glad you were able to appreciate this lyrical genius!
Illmatic and It Was Written are almost a coin flip to me, but my personal favorite might be God's Son. Maybe not as iconic as those two albums, but lyrically and musically it holds a special place in my heart. "Warrior's Song" feat Alicia Keys would make for a great reaction, imo. One of the most potent and underrated songs of his...I think your dad would be pretty moved by the substance of it.
100% agree with you. I would also add the original "Lost Tapes" to that list.
Heaven is one of my favorite Nas songs of all time. God's Son is so good.
@@JustManic Personally, 'Purple' off Lost tapes is probably Nas' best song
its the sonics on God's Son that puts it up there with Illmatic for me great sounding cohesive album!
revolutionary warfare 🔥🔥🔥
arguably the best lyricist of all time. People can write dissertations on verses like these
It's amazing that he can listen to a song like this and understand the concept of it on the first listen. Not everyone has that ability.
Nas… my favorite and the best rapper of all times💯
For a Nas song from the album after "it was written" I would suggest "Undying Love" from the 'I am' album. In my opinion it's one of the best song stories ever told.
And the follow up song "Amongst Kings"
One of Nas most creative
100% do undying love
Rewind is amazing
@@SunniMerlot the concept is cool but the story is whatever
Yes. Undying Love is one of his best, most visceral tracks ever. It leaves you speechless. I’d also recommend Small World and 2nd Childhood
I'm blown away by your dad's knowledge of hip hop. I can tell you guys have a beautiful relationship. I've seen other dope reaction to song videos but yours is special. Keep up the great work. Your viewers picked a classic! I can watch you guys all day!
Wow, thank you!
Rewind by Nas is another one of my favorites that I think would blow your dads mind ❤
How is it a debate? Illmatic is hands down THE GOAT rap album. No filler, all heat, crazy rhymes, raw uncut. Truly the peak of the art form.
There is a debate. This album slaps too.
Iww was better lyrically
I love your reactions, wish all the best for your dad!
Nas is a classic, he raps and it like he’s taking you on a mental journey making you envision it in your mind.
Remember the first time I heard this NAS track I was about 12 and couldn’t believe it . Almost 30 years later and I still love it
One of the best ever
Nas is supremely gifted!
It’s so cool that the Son can share this masterpiece with his dad!
Epic
I absolutely adore the relationship you two have! What a blessing you are to each other. And Dad's reactions are always PRICELESS!!!!
One of the greatest stories ever told (the perspective) and as many times that i have heard it, just closing my eyes right now and visualizing his words in my head (and in my older age) as i listened, it brought me to tears... thats the true magic of his writing
50 Cent A Baltimore Love Thing
I still get chills when I hear this .. Nas is the goat
Gotta respect the evident love and respect Kai shows his father. Half the charm of the channel.
This is why Nas is the best classic Hip Hop story teller
Love it!
Nas is my greatest of all timez I so enjoy the Nas vids you two do... your dad's reactions make me remember my first timez hearing Nas and him becoming my favorite MC
"SHIT" 😄, word pops!
Great video! Some of Nas's best work.
This channel is dope seeing a father and son dissect musical giants and pure geniuses organically blessings to y’all gentlemen
Love the choice of word to describe the Track.
“Ominous”
You make us proud dad.
Rewind,
fried chicken
, last words-,
beef,
project roach,
fetus ( belly button window).
Money is my bitch.
Hip hop ft scarface.
Nas is the greatest rapper period!
Rewind by Nas should be next.
That's a fucking classic masterpiece. I second this 👌
This albums a classic and my favorite Nas album hands down
Do the WHOLE It Was Written album! A rap masterpiece
This song is one of many that made NAS one of my top five dead or alive. Its so wonderful seeing both of you appreciating real hip hop music.
Tupac made a similar song inspired by this. It's called me and my girlfriend from the Makaveli album. You guys should listen to it. It is SO POETIC!
This song inspired Pac to write Me & My Girlfriend.
@@MrTee12 facts
Both pac and nas are the goats!!!
It was Written is my favorite Nas album
Nas "Last Words" (He's speaking from the perspective of a Prison Cell)
One of the greatest