Premo doesn’t bat 1.000 like he did in the golden era, but he still can drop beats that would easily stand with his greatest work. Stuff like “Classic”, “Family and Loyalty”, “Say Goodnight” are all post-2010 Premier but easily in his top 25 best beats imo
Preme said they've started it multiple times but never finished. But also most of those songs have come out. I'd rather Preme go produce another Christina Aguilera record. We need that feeling back in music.
During the 90’s if you were a NYC rapper and wanted to be considered as a goat you had to bless a DJ Premier beat. All of the goats have spit over a Premo beat Nas, Jay, Big, Kiss, KRS, Rakim, Kane, Busta, Mos Def, Big L, the list is insane!! A Premier beat is like a rappers rights of passage.
“Before the Christ/after the death/the last one left…”. That line means so much more now. Nas might be the last MC of his era to still be doing it masterfully for decades now. 🔥
My friend, you take me back in time so often and I cannot thank you enough for that. Right now I’m 14 again, bumping “I Am…” on cassette at school. 🔥🔥🔥
Craziest part about this song is that it took up to 20 years before anyone found the sample. And even when the sample was discovered, the DJs that would include it in their live mixes wouldn't disclose the source out of reverence for Preemo
The story of how Premier found it was one you don't hear often. Premier was sitting with Paul Rosenberg in a live interview and they played this song, and asked how it came about.
NaS intro Bars are legendary! Ice Cube said to NaS on his 'The Bridge' podcast, "Back then we were doing our penmanship, then you came and put it in Cursive". Highest compliments from 1 of Hip-Hop Greats!
Straight Up classic, it's not Nas most lyrical performance but this song is special. Could you do 'Rise & Fall' it's one of Nas classic unreleased songs.
If you dig through DJ Premier’s entire catalog you’ll definitely have a hard time not putting him atop the hip hop producer pyramid. He’s my personal fav of all time but should be top 3 in everyone’s list. 👍
This is one of my all-time favorite Nas joints!! King you always deliver when it comes to these reactions! And what's great about it is a lot of younger cats don't want to give any credit to the "old heads"but you're always quick to pay homage! That's why I will always support the movement 👑 #respect
DJ Premier has a legit argument for at least 4 of the top 10 Nas songs of all time. Memory Lane, I Gave you Power, Nas is like, NYSOM that's how ridiculous their work is together🔥🐐🐐
This is, in my opinion, the greatest hip-hop track of all-time. It represents every aspect of hip-hop perfectly. It has a bouncy yet interesting beat, amazing flow, unique (you mentioned it, he raps about so many different things) and meaningful lyrics with plenty of classic showmanship and braggadocio in there, good multi-syllable rhymes and some super interesting rhyme schemes (classic Nas), good ad-libs, really good hook, great overall sound design. What else could you want?
You have to do the entire album reaction for "I Am". Probably the most slept on hip hop album ever, as you can see. This is his best collection of work.
The fact that Nas is still very hot after all his time in the game speaks volumes….he never really got too involved in acting & other things some rappers branch off into….his legacy is his music & nothing competes with it 🖤🥶stay safe
I think its cool seeing people way older then me finally listening to this song as ive been listening to nas for a year or 2 by now (because I am only 10) but still I know about nas and always reccomend him!
I’m an old head and somehow missed this back in the day. Really Just opened up to Nas …. This has been an addiction since I heard it a couple of months ago. Gave that old feeling I got listening to Rakim back in the day.
Peace. This is one of the slept on Nas joints. Had this joint before it came out and knocked it before everybody else. This is my favorite Nas joint because of everything he addressed in this joint. Can't go wrong with Preemo on the beat. Glad you feeling this joint...
I teach at a Juvy in Newark. We usually play music they wanna hear at the end of class. Today they’re like “Ibida” pick a song. Picked this. “Rap to the whole shit or we do no work” …rapped the whole shit lol.
"Nas is like" Earth, Wind & Fire, rims and tires Bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver Planets in orbit, line 'em up with the stars Tarot cards, you can see the pharaoh Nas. Nas is Legend so as Ahmad
Goat, it should be no question after this magic 3. His las 7 albums including lost tapes 2 is incredible, never ever done in hiphop an will never be duplicated
"Im like all races combined in one man?"...that a queens niggas...all cultures make us who we are..we grow up on arepas, beef patties, chow mein...we listen to rap, reggaeton, afro beats fuccin bachata...unless u from here u dont understand...that bar hits home
If you like Premier beats, you should check out the Gang Starr discography. That's the group he originated from with his man Guru, from Boston. Primo is from TX. They both met in Brooklyn when they were trying to get on in the rap game. Whenever New Yorkers try to shit on the South, I always tell them that their best DJ/producer is from the South.
songs i highly recommend : az-the come up (ma fav az song, and one of the best dj premier beats imo) oc-my world (amazing dj premier beat too) method man- dangerous grounds (crazy beat, crazy verse) redman and busta rhymes - da goodness the lox - all for the love Afu-ra - mic stance (prod by dj premier) xzibit - paparazzi nas - made you look (an absolute banger) nas - Like is like a dice game (the og one, not the new one) nas-deja vu Nas-purple Nas- take it in blood part 2
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DJ Premier's work from 1994-2000 was insane.
1993- 2003 imo..Nas track 2nd Childhood in 2001 Stillmatic & 2003 Snoop track One & Only, Guru 2003 Album
Daily Operation came out in 92, gotta take it back to 92 haha, that shit was beautiful.
Premo still dropping fire like Headlines - Benny The Butcher , Conway and Westside Gunn ...
Premo doesn’t bat 1.000 like he did in the golden era, but he still can drop beats that would easily stand with his greatest work. Stuff like “Classic”, “Family and Loyalty”, “Say Goodnight” are all post-2010 Premier but easily in his top 25 best beats imo
U gonna always recognize a premier beat
This song is timeless
📠
Every time I hear it, it takes me back to when it first came out. Bumping this with the windows down lol.
Only the greats can be "Timeless"
This is a perfect mainstream representation of real hip hop! One of the perfect tracks by Nas!
Agreed!
Nas the true goat 🐐.
This is THE Nas song that fully encapsulates everything great about Nas in a nutshell imo
YEZZIR...
Facts
We NEED that Nas/Preemo collab album nowww
Nah, it would have been special during the 90s or '02/04 but preemo's beats aren't hitting like they used to
Large pro is a better option, Q Tip too
@@miiiiisvibes As much as I love Preemo I have to say agree. I loved the stuff he did with Royce though.
Nah we don't
Preme said they've started it multiple times but never finished. But also most of those songs have come out. I'd rather Preme go produce another Christina Aguilera record. We need that feeling back in music.
@@miiiiisvibes Yes, they are hitting but on the different way...music changes, listeners change...you cant make same music for 30 years...
During the 90’s if you were a NYC rapper and wanted to be considered as a goat you had to bless a DJ Premier beat. All of the goats have spit over a Premo beat Nas, Jay, Big, Kiss, KRS, Rakim, Kane, Busta, Mos Def, Big L, the list is insane!! A Premier beat is like a rappers rights of passage.
Eminem STILL has not blessed a Premier track. I don't think the world is ready for that much greatness!
apart from guru r.i.p nas is probably the best mc on a preemo beat
@@paulwright2701 sorry, but you're wrong on that one. That honor goes to Royce 5'9!
thats what hip hop is all about
@@andrejackson5496***Book of Rhymes has entered the thread***
“Before the Christ/after the death/the last one left…”. That line means so much more now. Nas might be the last MC of his era to still be doing it masterfully for decades now. 🔥
The way he melds Egyptology and astrology and religion with visuals from an everyday life in the inner city projects is unmatched.
That "beginning and End" bar was cold
Never can go wrong with a Nas selection my guy. 🙌🏾
My friend, you take me back in time so often and I cannot thank you enough for that. Right now I’m 14 again, bumping “I Am…” on cassette at school. 🔥🔥🔥
This is, by far, Nas' greatest song, in my opinion.
Craziest part about this song is that it took up to 20 years before anyone found the sample. And even when the sample was discovered, the DJs that would include it in their live mixes wouldn't disclose the source out of reverence for Preemo
The story of how Premier found it was one you don't hear often. Premier was sitting with Paul Rosenberg in a live interview and they played this song, and asked how it came about.
This song has been my ring tone for over 2 decades.
🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
DJ Premiere bro
FINALLY!!!!! It's about time you reacted to this.
NaS intro Bars are legendary!
Ice Cube said to NaS on his 'The Bridge' podcast, "Back then we were doing our penmanship, then you came and put it in Cursive". Highest compliments from 1 of Hip-Hop Greats!
Premo on the track + Nas on the verses = CLASSIC
I will never tire of hearing NAS! the GOAT! Keep it going King!
Straight Up classic, it's not Nas most lyrical performance but this song is special. Could you do 'Rise & Fall' it's one of Nas classic unreleased songs.
Beat by DJ premier.. absolute legend
Dope CLASSIC Nas... on a Primo track
"Im like being locked down with new faces, and none of them fam" 🔥 🔥
If you dig through DJ Premier’s entire catalog you’ll definitely have a hard time not putting him atop the hip hop producer pyramid. He’s my personal fav of all time but should be top 3 in everyone’s list. 👍
FACTS. Deeper you go gets more insane. even the undergound stuff...Like Black Poet etc
FACTS. Prem and RZA are neck and neck for GOAT producer in my opinion.
Pretty much everyone’s best song is their preemo track
100%
He is the goat. His beats are timeless too. They bang as hard now as they did in the 90s when I first heard them.
@@RAA10382 true
I’m with you. DJ Premier, RZA, and Havoc are my top three favorite producers. GOATs
Time to check it out. Stuck in traffic driving home from work.
Drive safe my guy 💯
Escobar! He is truly in a class of his own. They don't make them like Nas anymore. 💯
Another classic 🔥
This is arguably one of the best songs of all time one of the best produced songs of all time as well as written and flow
This is one of my all-time favorite Nas joints!! King you always deliver when it comes to these reactions! And what's great about it is a lot of younger cats don't want to give any credit to the "old heads"but you're always quick to pay homage! That's why I will always support the movement 👑 #respect
One of the best songs ever made, primo did that beat
DJ Premier has a legit argument for at least 4 of the top 10 Nas songs of all time. Memory Lane, I Gave you Power, Nas is like, NYSOM that's how ridiculous their work is together🔥🐐🐐
one of the best ways to hear great hip hop is just to go through Premier's catalogue. The greatest hip hop producer of all time.
I'm surprised you haven't done this one already. "Like Greeks in Egypt learning something deep from they teachers " is cold!
Facts
This is, in my opinion, the greatest hip-hop track of all-time. It represents every aspect of hip-hop perfectly. It has a bouncy yet interesting beat, amazing flow, unique (you mentioned it, he raps about so many different things) and meaningful lyrics with plenty of classic showmanship and braggadocio in there, good multi-syllable rhymes and some super interesting rhyme schemes (classic Nas), good ad-libs, really good hook, great overall sound design. What else could you want?
Nothing else to say but CLASSIC 🔥 🔥 🔥 TIMELESS
Facts, Yk Nas always on 2k soundtrack 😂. What he did to this song though 😮💨🔥
Man I swear 😭🔥🤧
My favorite song from this particular album. Nas is the king.
Wait, i didnt know this your 1st time hearing this. Mann. Ok 😎
You have to do the entire album reaction for "I Am". Probably the most slept on hip hop album ever, as you can see. This is his best collection of work.
The fact that Nas is still very hot after all his time in the game speaks volumes….he never really got too involved in acting & other things some rappers branch off into….his legacy is his music & nothing competes with it 🖤🥶stay safe
Nas at his best
Heard this live yesterday and it always gets the crowds hyped. Great track.
Salute to you Ahmad for reviewing this classic. Please do an album review of the whole album I Am. Underrated album for sure.
An absolute classic. Another Premo gem which I can highly recommend: "Afu-Ra - Defeat" awesome Premo beat combined with amazing lyrics from Afu.
PPPPPP-Premier! This is a classic for sure 💯 Nas and Preemo! I can’t wait till they make a whole album together! 🔥🔥
I think its cool seeing people way older then me finally listening to this song as ive been listening to nas for a year or 2 by now (because I am only 10) but still I know about nas and always reccomend him!
What DJ Premiere was doing with Gangstar is still beyond me. The guy literally is GOATED. I’ll always have love for Houston because of him
Nas king's Disease 1 🔥
Yeah bro should of done kd1 before the others
Fuck... Now your talking. One of the best songs ever.
I’m an old head and somehow missed this back in the day. Really Just opened up to Nas …. This has been an addiction since I heard it a couple of months ago. Gave that old feeling I got listening to Rakim back in the day.
Nore and Nas- Body in the Trunk. Storytelling at its best. 🤌🏿
Peace. This is one of the slept on Nas joints. Had this joint before it came out and knocked it before everybody else. This is my favorite Nas joint because of everything he addressed in this joint. Can't go wrong with Preemo on the beat. Glad you feeling this joint...
I teach at a Juvy in Newark. We usually play music they wanna hear at the end of class. Today they’re like “Ibida” pick a song. Picked this. “Rap to the whole shit or we do no work” …rapped the whole shit lol.
this is the perfect old school hiphop reaction channel. Extremely varied. Unbiased towards a rapper, just pure vibes
This song is so good on so many levels . Nas is Legend
NAS “ GAVE YOU POWER “
I had to get a green jacket similar to the one he had in the video during middle school
"i heard a little bit of this song before" BULLLLLLLLLL LOL THAT IS HILARIOUS ACTING.
The 1st time I heard this in the 90's, I rewound and listened to it about 4 times. Have been a fan ever since. 100% Raw Hip Hop!
"Nas is like" Earth, Wind & Fire, rims and tires
Bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver
Planets in orbit, line 'em up with the stars
Tarot cards, you can see the pharaoh Nas.
Nas is Legend so as Ahmad
Nas starts off his songs like nobody else
Classic Nas dropped two albums that year 99
Nas Is Like definitely a top 10 Nas song of all time
Greatest philosophical opening to a rap verse ever!!
Flawless track. The production and lyricism
One of his best singles & one of my favorite joints...Shit🔥🔥🔥🔥...Peace 👑
There will NEVER be another Nas
this was on the soundtrack for NBA 2k18
Favorite Nas song
I remember buying this single on TAPE back in March 1999. I only had a tape deck in my car back then. The lead single to I Am.
Goat, it should be no question after this magic 3. His las 7 albums including lost tapes 2 is incredible, never ever done in hiphop an will never be duplicated
FAM......Preme and Royce...PRYHME!!!! Anything off that!
Nas is by far the best. It's not even debatable at this point
DJ Premier deserves a rematch VERZUS against RZA...He thought it was like a showcase of talent but RZA came to battle
an absoulte classic
This whole track is chef's kiss for real! Fun times!
This song was on NBA 2K & MLB The Show.
Fun tidbit: Nas shot a response to Jeru the Damaja's song 'One Day' when we mentioned the prophet.
This is hilarious 😂 in all these years I never looked at this song as: this is what "Nas is Like" 🤣 and it's perfect 🤣🤣🤣
Primo/DJ Premier on the beat.. Nas ill-matic rhymes = Need I say more??
I swear you had to of done this one before lol. Such a classic song!
"Im like all races combined in one man?"...that a queens niggas...all cultures make us who we are..we grow up on arepas, beef patties, chow mein...we listen to rap, reggaeton, afro beats fuccin bachata...unless u from here u dont understand...that bar hits home
You've gotta start doing the video versions fam. The video to this is dope
gta1!
Premo always uses this in his battles ❤ classic song!
I forgot how deep this tune was and is still!
NAS literally the 🐐
One of the best reactions to a nas song! He's my fav rapper....that's why I call myself nictradamus!
Nas is a real one..
If you like Premier beats, you should check out the Gang Starr discography. That's the group he originated from with his man Guru, from Boston. Primo is from TX. They both met in Brooklyn when they were trying to get on in the rap game. Whenever New Yorkers try to shit on the South, I always tell them that their best DJ/producer is from the South.
Classic great reaction bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
NAS, Gods Son, is the greatest MC of all time. Fight me
Contender for greatest beat of all time.
You can recognize the boom bap of DJ Premier if you lived through the early 90s and Gangstar
Check "REKS - 25th Hour" Premo going hard on that beat and Reks killing it. And also REKS - Say Goodnight. Same duo going hard.
songs i highly recommend :
az-the come up (ma fav az song, and one of the best dj premier beats imo)
oc-my world (amazing dj premier beat too)
method man- dangerous grounds (crazy beat, crazy verse)
redman and busta rhymes - da goodness
the lox - all for the love
Afu-ra - mic stance (prod by dj premier)
xzibit - paparazzi
nas - made you look (an absolute banger)
nas - Like is like a dice game (the og one, not the new one)
nas-deja vu
Nas-purple
Nas- take it in blood part 2
I see nas and the du Tang clan next week so hype !
Nas x Wu Tang ... Let My Niggas live👐🙌🔥🔥🔥
Nas the g.o.a.t. 🐐 👑. This beat and the song is amazing.nas is like music video is amazing as well.word up son
Premier you can always tell by signature scratches.