Nas - Street Dreams (Re-Mix Version)

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  • "Street Dreams" by Nas (Re-Mix Version)
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    Chorus:
    Street dreams are made of these
    Niggas push Bimmers and 300 E's
    A drug dealer's destiny is reaching a key
    Everybody's looking for something
    Street dreams are made of these
    Shorties on they knees for niggas with big cheese
    Who am I to disagree?
    Everybody's looking for something
    #StreetDreams #Nas #ReMixVersion #OfficialAudio

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  • @ThePurplePillPerspective
    @ThePurplePillPerspective 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +177

    Who’s rocking this classic in 2024?

    • @Tagilla52
      @Tagilla52 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nas is legend

    • @emersonsmallwood9856
      @emersonsmallwood9856 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll b rocking this 4eva one of greatest songs ever composed even the prequel before this was sinful living that shit is classic too listen to it

    • @tatezilla
      @tatezilla หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      July 2024

    • @sarkastikmenace1825
      @sarkastikmenace1825 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Me

    • @ewizzle2
      @ewizzle2 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not many real ones left

  • @SageofSorrow
    @SageofSorrow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +806

    Nas’ flow during the It Was Written sessions was sent from another world. He was truly in a class of his own. So smooth and natural

    • @fredotlogetswe3047
      @fredotlogetswe3047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      FACTS

    • @TonySummerz
      @TonySummerz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      He was under Wu-Tang's influence. Nas and Raekwon was hanging out a lot in "95 - 96.

    • @mpjdu2425
      @mpjdu2425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@TonySummerz it was the other way around Raekwon bite his style and stole his slang

    • @esotericguru7111
      @esotericguru7111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mpjdu2425 that's why he was the first non Wu member to ever rap with them.

    • @TonySummerz
      @TonySummerz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@mpjdu2425 Raekwon ain't steal Nas slang. Everybody in the rap game was biting Wu-Tang style at that time (Nas included). Rae gave Nas the Esco alias. Nas said it on "Last Real Nigga Alive" that he borrowed from both Raekwon and Biggie. Nas also said "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...." is the greatest hip hop album ever.

  • @lawrencestoke
    @lawrencestoke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    Not even 10 million views?? That's how you know this generation is lost. Nothing beats this.

    • @AlexStudio0610
      @AlexStudio0610 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes sad this generation is really lost

    • @slim7989
      @slim7989 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Exactly 💯 EVERYTHING he saying is knowledge!!!!!!!

    • @ewizzle2
      @ewizzle2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nothing is correct. This song is classic

    • @cockmanfriday
      @cockmanfriday ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Facts

    • @brianwilliams7811
      @brianwilliams7811 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Nothing beats this." Hahahahahaha you have a really low bar. Production & singing aren't worthy of Nas.

  • @ndujamz
    @ndujamz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Nas's B sides is crazy. Nas has always had dope opening lines. "Low profile, rap style slick as Nu-Nile"

    • @adolphhne
      @adolphhne 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Facts

    • @Swimininmonet
      @Swimininmonet หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Maaaaannnn!

  • @BLVCKOUT_
    @BLVCKOUT_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1590

    I always liked this version of street dreams better than the original.

    • @kbtitan2464
      @kbtitan2464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I like both equally

    • @sekhemsmith9007
      @sekhemsmith9007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He was in da trenches 💯💯💯

    • @MobHeataEnt
      @MobHeataEnt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      This came out the same year as the original Street Dreams. Who knows, this could have been put out first but Nas wanted to troll 2Pac by tapping on his own beat. The lyrics from the Kelly version sounds more like Nas’s style.

    • @elliot2177
      @elliot2177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Kells..

    • @aaronbrown0417
      @aaronbrown0417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      This is better

  • @gdiggedy9
    @gdiggedy9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +804

    Nas is well ahead of his years here. His maturity, poise and presence here at age 22/23 is almost unheard of today. This joint has such a grown feel to it. You could play this song in your 40's, 50's and 60's and not feel awkward. That's what you call timeless.

    • @illkid86
      @illkid86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Bs because Pac was just as mature if not more

    • @deepstate3358
      @deepstate3358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@illkid86 nas has pac beat. nas is way deeper and he was also younger than pac by 2 years

    • @desmondpate1642
      @desmondpate1642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Couldn't said it any better

    • @zendavis3501
      @zendavis3501 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @M1CHAEL C0RL3ON3 Come on are you insinuating that Pac wasn't that profound and deep. Pac could quote Shakespeare and was very very intelligent. Book smart and Street smart. Nas is just more laid back. But Tupac is Nas favorite rapper not the other way around. Why do you think Nas copied Tupacs tatoo acroos his belly nigga? Because Nas idiolized Pac. Just facts.

    • @zendavis3501
      @zendavis3501 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @M1CHAEL C0RL3ON3 And one more thing. When Pac and Nas was both breathing and alive who was making the most noise? Selling the most records? A movie star and sex symbol? Yep, Pac was. Pac just died and wasn't able to reach his full potential. I think Niggaz can't overstand that lol. Dummies

  • @koketsotshwana1533
    @koketsotshwana1533 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Nas is a story teller period

  • @12345629250
    @12345629250 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    2024 still jammin' to this classic.

  • @Cemoman17
    @Cemoman17 8 ปีที่แล้ว +647

    Lyrics and wordplay are so insane for such a chill beat. Nas is a god.

    • @jmoney7922
      @jmoney7922 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      couldn't have said it better.

    • @23dlc
      @23dlc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Nas GOAT

    • @LEGIONOFKNICKSPODCAST
      @LEGIONOFKNICKSPODCAST 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      This remix is annoyingly underrated. Nas goat

    • @Israel-nb7ip
      @Israel-nb7ip 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      NGTV beat courtesy of the legendary Isley Brothers. One of the most underrated R&B groups of all time.

    • @Jband1017
      @Jband1017 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The God been ill on the laid back vibes since 94.✊🏾

  • @Eon210
    @Eon210 10 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    His most underrated song. My personal favorite. It has a lot of meaning to it.

  • @Hiii_Power_Cuban
    @Hiii_Power_Cuban ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Underrated classic by NAS.

    • @User-ge7ni
      @User-ge7ni 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      not underrated

  • @bonganingumbela1268
    @bonganingumbela1268 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    One of Nas very underrated tracks..he totally murders the beat..the flow is fire..while still managing to pe conscious.. one of all time favourites 4 sure.

    • @jamiashoffler5426
      @jamiashoffler5426 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jay my GOAT but this Nas track is my shit,my fav Nas song.

    • @dexterparson1752
      @dexterparson1752 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes

    • @NothinButKnicks
      @NothinButKnicks 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This single wemt gold by itself back then. It was everywhere

    • @chockzx9684
      @chockzx9684 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My favourite song

    • @DaRendogxtreme
      @DaRendogxtreme 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      R.kelly was Great On the Hook

  • @celticwarlord4204
    @celticwarlord4204 8 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    "But what's the purpose? Only the god's can watch the earth twist, I'm physically trapped down on the surface." RIP to this beat.

    • @23dlc
      @23dlc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      real recognize real, nas is one of the goats

    • @chillmartijn
      @chillmartijn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      food is good

    • @BLBeats94
      @BLBeats94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      look pacs chest in that pic, looks like armor but its not lol he weren't lying when he said he was hard to kill

    • @waxdoe115
      @waxdoe115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SAVAGE

    • @jlawre1
      @jlawre1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      💯

  • @lightmajor1
    @lightmajor1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    Winter 1996......wow. wish i could go back sometimes.

    • @anthonycharles8920
      @anthonycharles8920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Was on DJ clue holiday holdup

    • @ricosuavez_uk
      @ricosuavez_uk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      lightmajor1 word I had the Fugees album the score and Nas it was written, also earlier that year, Jay Z reasonable doubt... The best he ever made, I feel (ihmo) what a year and what a decade. #90s

    • @kimilaadubois9416
      @kimilaadubois9416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too

    • @charliejenkins6355
      @charliejenkins6355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My 10th grade year

    • @biggiethewhat
      @biggiethewhat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Winter 1996 I was in the 7th grade. This is Nas's best song. Kellz killed the hook.

  • @kajm13
    @kajm13 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    The king of rap and the king of r&b equals a timeless classic 🙌🏽

  • @nqinqi7505
    @nqinqi7505 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    2023 and I’m still here jamming ❤️

    • @kayodeodusanya5751
      @kayodeodusanya5751 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too. It's Definitely in my top 5 favorite Nas songs

    • @nthabelengshakhane5997
      @nthabelengshakhane5997 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Likewise❤

    • @g_slim
      @g_slim ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yooo..I've been listening to this song on repeat all day(8/18/2023)...I had to watch the video. 💯

    • @ArtTheKreator
      @ArtTheKreator 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I Listen To This Everyday lol Facts
      @@g_slim

    • @_realone915
      @_realone915 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hell yeah!

  • @23dlc
    @23dlc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    Not everyone from the streets has to be ignorant and spit bullshit all the time, Nas lived the life from the struggle and came out one of the greatest rappers and was so fucking poetic. Nas the Goat

    • @ramirezt.649
      @ramirezt.649 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he still is and will always be, he will live through his craft, am I right

    • @ramirezt.649
      @ramirezt.649 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      he still is and will always be, he will live through his craft, am I right

    • @alloutwar650
      @alloutwar650 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      yea that goes for people that cant rap either. knowledge is power get yourself out of your're problems "the world is yours" america ain't perfect but you could have been born in Liberia. count your blessings.

    • @carlosrosa8114
      @carlosrosa8114 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      23dlc facts

    • @Wordisgood
      @Wordisgood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      NY Rappers in the 90s were majority, very much far from ignorant....Nas came from the same "school of thought" as Rakim, Tragedy Khadafi, AZ, Talib Kweli and other rappers that were influenced by the 5%ers, NOI, Malachi Z. York, and others int he NYC black conscious community in the later 80s and early 90s. It was street niggas that were "kicking knowledge" and sharing information with each other about self, while still going out robbing and drug dealing for tax free money.. Hip Hop was all about knowledge....even Smack URL the battle rap league, stands for "S.treets M.usic A.rt C.ulture K.nowledge".
      It was definitely an interesting era in Hip Hop when there genuinely real substance and profound poetry in raps--while still maintaining a hood appeal, and attracting real gangstas to listen.

  • @PositiveContinentNews
    @PositiveContinentNews 9 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    Can we rewind the time and go back to the 90s? This is so nostalgic.

  • @fredotlogetswe3047
    @fredotlogetswe3047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Makes me teary eyed, takes me back to them days. Nas was ahead of his time, he is the greatest rapper ever.

    • @jayxtacee5695
      @jayxtacee5695 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I feel the same when I hear this song

    • @Doknot-tb9ey
      @Doknot-tb9ey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jayxtacee5695 Me three.

    • @anthonywilliams2347
      @anthonywilliams2347 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      At least we were there

    • @Doknot-tb9ey
      @Doknot-tb9ey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me too man.

    • @AmaanStorm
      @AmaanStorm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's the beautiful melody. It was taken from the Isley Brothers "Choosey Lover". Such a wistful and beautiful melody

  • @lamontwilliams1843
    @lamontwilliams1843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    “Everything I tried to learn see i already knew “. I can feel that

  • @umekiamoody1787
    @umekiamoody1787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    Nas is the epitome of staying in your Lane and finessing your entire career to legendary status!
    Peace King Nasir....
    One of the dopest to ever pick up a mic and rap!

    • @JordanRayAllen
      @JordanRayAllen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That part.

    • @michaelmcpoet1
      @michaelmcpoet1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Brilliantly worded 👌🏾🔥🔥🔥

    • @ewf5988
      @ewf5988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Word Life

    • @ajaymunhoo8582
      @ajaymunhoo8582 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well said

    • @thamsanqamasina2065
      @thamsanqamasina2065 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Big respect...Nas is a true king PAC won't be...Pqc was gifted mouthed but NAS is one exceptional One Klass Of all time...Never compared Elsewhere..

  • @docjon23
    @docjon23 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    "I tried to learn the game and only thing I found incredible, everything I tried to learn see I already knew." Classic line

    • @treyharris8408
      @treyharris8408 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep 👍🏾💯

    • @Don.M.
      @Don.M. ปีที่แล้ว

      Love that line. I’ll remember it forever. It’s embedded in my heart now.

  • @dineomokgosi411
    @dineomokgosi411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Back in the day when remixes sounded better than the originals. How I so wish we could turn back the times. Lord! 🤦🏽‍♀️❤

  • @g-uy9me
    @g-uy9me 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    One of the greatest rap songs of all time and greatest videos of all time.

  • @SS-fy6hk
    @SS-fy6hk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1924

    Nas's verses should be published next to Shakespeare

    • @sbrooks729
      @sbrooks729 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      A black lady wrote a lot of Shakespeare plays...

    • @rimo926
      @rimo926 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Sam Brooks he loved her, Shakespeare was the peoples poet

    • @teedannyking9333
      @teedannyking9333 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +Declan Asher Fuck You !!

    • @NamesZKP
      @NamesZKP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lmao all caps.....okkkayyyyyyyyy

    • @pedrodormer6059
      @pedrodormer6059 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +shuguregheti 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
      You sir are the man.

  • @marcuspfitness6120
    @marcuspfitness6120 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1661

    While everyone says Tupac, Eminem, and B.I.G is the goat I see Nas as the all time greatest

    • @justinduvergejimenez
      @justinduvergejimenez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      all of them are

    • @wisexrob7824
      @wisexrob7824 7 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Nas is the Greatest

    • @cedrostar
      @cedrostar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nodbt!1000

    • @faheemk9748
      @faheemk9748 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Stop smoking crack then. Pac is the GOAT, period.

    • @prod.kidmizu
      @prod.kidmizu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      People just say pac and big is because they're dead or have no knowledge about 90's hip-hop. God rest their souls but there were many rappers out in the 90's that were better.

  • @RJKK
    @RJKK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Lyrical genius ? Poet ? Philosopher? It's hard to define this living legend ❤️💯

    • @RaulHurtado-uf2yw
      @RaulHurtado-uf2yw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His the best rapper

    • @RaulHurtado-uf2yw
      @RaulHurtado-uf2yw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of my favorite best rapper singers

    • @2ricky
      @2ricky 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      King Esco

  • @laurenlocd3180
    @laurenlocd3180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    THE BEST! This song hit different when you actually from ny or Chicago and was a kid in the 90’s

    • @Narquis444
      @Narquis444 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Real talk chi town all day

    • @jaymo9395
      @jaymo9395 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Facts westside Chi South Austin area coming up around then

  • @KingRumble033
    @KingRumble033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +884

    I dont care if he is cancelled, R Kelly murdered this hook!!

    • @shante70sb
      @shante70sb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Bonga Halimana oh he not cancelled he still getting music played. I’m still playing him

    • @hargaisaowen7131
      @hargaisaowen7131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@shante70sb WTF does he mean cancelled? lol...

    • @wareagleauburn7721
      @wareagleauburn7721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And pissed on it

    • @IJones-yz6qm
      @IJones-yz6qm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Wareagle Auburn.... THATS HILARIOUSLY FOUL my G!!!! 😂

    • @manofaith75
      @manofaith75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      R Kelly deserve our prayers straight up mad talented brutha.

  • @kofikhalid1130
    @kofikhalid1130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    This song makes me feel so good, I feel like crying. Classic

    • @bricksgucci7808
      @bricksgucci7808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me too, makes me want to cry and I don’t know why

    • @Doknot-tb9ey
      @Doknot-tb9ey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true.

    • @Doknot-tb9ey
      @Doknot-tb9ey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bricksgucci7808 Maybe because it has some type of emotional feel when listening to the song.

    • @shanedavis221
      @shanedavis221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This was always one of my favorite Nas tracks just listened to it for the 1st time in years and I teared up. Peace God.

    • @adetolaodukoya3493
      @adetolaodukoya3493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sincerly me too I listen to it almost everyday for years now .it as this unique sent from.above flow .the tablet of music is divine gift .how an african raised mam like me could stay hooked on nas since 1995 high school days till date now that I am 40years and still meet up with my high school friends reminisce about our adolescent days listening to songs like this and when we first heard this is so deep spiritual and emotionally nostalgic .nas is the greatest from above divine blessed with his talent

  • @RiverSouth
    @RiverSouth ปีที่แล้ว +21

    We in '23 this still on my stereo and Nas still filling up stadiums like it was '94

  • @ewizzle2
    @ewizzle2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    One of the greatest hip hop tracks ever made ✊🏽

  • @vicokwaro
    @vicokwaro 9 ปีที่แล้ว +491

    i think the last verse is one of nas greatest verses...so effortless...

    • @apoll0xix
      @apoll0xix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely

    • @justinaraujo1942
      @justinaraujo1942 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      victor okwaro don't forget 'surviving the times' classic Nas song

    • @ommagency1461
      @ommagency1461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      right on man

    • @hollywoodhicks
      @hollywoodhicks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      victor okwaro....No doubt! Nas was so smooth with that verse storytelling. I can actually imagine myself in the car riding with him & R. Kelly lol, As he tells us his story. Mean Verse!

    • @LEGIONOFKNICKSPODCAST
      @LEGIONOFKNICKSPODCAST 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I just said the same thing. That last verse was sex on beat. Lyricism and perfect riding the beat. Son nas is a genius.

  • @DC-sz6tk
    @DC-sz6tk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Nas flow priceless!!!

    • @ramonalderman1757
      @ramonalderman1757 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Before The Best Of BothWorlds.Jayz dickriders.No disrespect to Jay but Nas never had to change his stlye to make it in hiphop.Go back watch Streets is Watching vids.He would of never made it rapping likeDasEfx.Nas already had flow

  • @patrickoakley7890
    @patrickoakley7890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He was 23 when he wrote this. 23. Unbelievable.

  • @basheerumar9615
    @basheerumar9615 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    That last verse is hard af

  • @kennej1939
    @kennej1939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    I was my son's age when I first heard this song. Makes me sad that hip hop doesn't have the same influence that the 90's had. Nas always had a message in his music.

    • @AfricaGeo
      @AfricaGeo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s back

    • @_realone915
      @_realone915 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm still showing youngsters these tracks tho

  • @LtsTalkAboutit
    @LtsTalkAboutit 7 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    Nas was a few years ahead of everyone

  • @markchonajr8938
    @markchonajr8938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I can rewind this one over and over. Brilliance at its best.

  • @anash578
    @anash578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    One of NAS greatest songs 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Use to have this shit one repeat 10x a day. RIP 90’s hip hop 😢😢😢

  • @swilling56northphillyjames82
    @swilling56northphillyjames82 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    That last verse is just one of the greatest verses I ever herd. How do you write shit like that? smh this dude is the G.O.A.T

    • @mayonaze2g
      @mayonaze2g 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      dude it's 2021 now and I am stuck on how he described a street dream in that verse

    • @neverhungryagain2187
      @neverhungryagain2187 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @nuggetz9380
      @nuggetz9380 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he has been the goat since illmatic

    • @nuggetz9380
      @nuggetz9380 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@neverhungryagain2187 ?

  • @acehilm.
    @acehilm. 9 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    There's something about this track that makes me tear up a lil. I guess it reminds me of the 1990's (with the boy band symphony), for the time it was released was in the heat of a lot of confusing beef, whilst at the same time, the genre itself was also at its peak. When Nas said Hip Hop is Dead, he never meant it literally. He meant the culture behind what the music spoke had died; the streets had changed since the 1990's, thus, from what artists were seeing in physical form was changing the lyrical form of their music. The streets had become a little less raw, and from this song, I see it as the last triumph of 'real street lyrical talk'. One Love.

    • @khalilthomas3169
      @khalilthomas3169 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Speak on it God.

    • @verinb9
      @verinb9 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Word...

    • @UniversalStand
      @UniversalStand 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very true!

    • @khalilthomas3169
      @khalilthomas3169 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Man, I miss those days...

    • @joshgoldenc
      @joshgoldenc 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Khalil Thomas always miss those days as i came of age on the street and mc's used to teach about life in rap back then.

  • @hitthebid814
    @hitthebid814 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    the 2 goats... the GOAT Esco and say what u want Kel is the RnB GOAT.

    • @watercain2073
      @watercain2073 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll say this about Kel, he's a child predator rotting behind bars where he belongs 👍

  • @joejett5084
    @joejett5084 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I don’t know how I never heard this before 😢 man the hook is smooth and nas lyrically on another level 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @kaylasmith9193
    @kaylasmith9193 10 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    In-love with this song, NAS is all the all-time best rapper to ever live!!!

  • @waxdoe115
    @waxdoe115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This is WHY PAC kept Nas name in his mouth. He knew GREATNESS.

    • @khumoapril9181
      @khumoapril9181 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really, Against all odds???

    • @IJones-yz6qm
      @IJones-yz6qm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      BIG FACTZ!!! To call NAS the ringleader was the ULTIMATE SIGN OF RESPECT..

    • @fabiyiadewole4157
      @fabiyiadewole4157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely correct.

    • @kingtitus8653
      @kingtitus8653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@IJones-yz6qm I mean Nas was the vocal point and influence of his crew...plus although Pac opposed Nas, nonetheless, he was a poet also so when he called him a ringleader, I believe it was to give a theatrical vibe..certain terms resonate more when you're painting a picture..

    • @kingtitus8653
      @kingtitus8653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@IJones-yz6qm Pac would be my #1 goat but Nas is definitely coming right after..

  • @dexterparson1752
    @dexterparson1752 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Oh my goodness this collaboration was pure fire and pure genius by two of the best to ever do it , Nas on point with his master class lyrics and flow , and R Kelly with that glorious hook that's off the chain , man it don't get no better than this , pure genius

  • @dogonjay2155
    @dogonjay2155 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I remember when he performed this on All That!!! This is timeless! The 90s at its finest!

  • @deserellaj18
    @deserellaj18 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    That last verse was untouchable

    • @knovanova
      @knovanova 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The third verse is the best

    • @quancheesethepeanuthead
      @quancheesethepeanuthead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He really made me picture what he was talking about! Turns out it was just a nightmare. Nas paints a picture with his words man, truly the best there is

  • @jaestarr33
    @jaestarr33 8 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    The bars Nas put on this song is pure poetic, like you watching a movie reflecting on my life growing up with my homeboys definitely top 5 artist of all time.

  • @Yaya11998
    @Yaya11998 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of the best Nas verses ever recorded!

  • @cassandramonique
    @cassandramonique 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Here I am in 2022 and this is still one of the most fire Hip Hop / R&B collabs of my generation. Praying for peace and much needed Healing for Robert Kelly.

    • @ceezo3494
      @ceezo3494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Facts

    • @Escobaz96
      @Escobaz96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great way to show love to a classic 💯

    • @jasminsimoes
      @jasminsimoes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ❤️🙏

    • @vickiecalloway1729
      @vickiecalloway1729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ceezo3494 ppp

    • @jacekd8648
      @jacekd8648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You better pray for the healing of all the victims of this child molestor.

  • @jaestarr33
    @jaestarr33 8 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    "Got me laying face flat saying my grace black" Nas murdered this beat!!!

    • @jeromesimz6271
      @jeromesimz6271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Woke up in a cold sweat, yo I hate that!!!!

    • @farrellcityking1
      @farrellcityking1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      One of greatest verses of alltime

  • @ogaswagga2242
    @ogaswagga2242 8 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Like the greatest rapper and singer on one track

  • @tupacamarushakur3
    @tupacamarushakur3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Nas is too smart for his age. Last verse is mindblowing. Goat in my book.

  • @anonymousapocalypse247
    @anonymousapocalypse247 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was a fly ass video. I took it for granted when I was a kid. I always liked it but didnt realize how good we had it. This song got heavy spins back then. Nas and Kellz when he was in his prime musically

  • @zoningfam
    @zoningfam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    HIS FUCKING THIRD VERSE. GOD DAMN.... "woke up in a coldsweat, yo i hate that"...

  • @jaysekhon8014
    @jaysekhon8014 7 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    So much better than the original

  • @memphisr2956
    @memphisr2956 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This definitely a underrated classic

  • @farrellcityking1
    @farrellcityking1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That 3rd verse is one of the most amazing rhymes of alltime.

    • @jaymo9395
      @jaymo9395 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Real af

  • @genefreeman01
    @genefreeman01 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2030

    Nas was really better than Jay Z to me

    • @chandlerscaringia5260
      @chandlerscaringia5260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      sirgenius1500 Freeman It really was never a contest. They are theorizing Nas lyrics at Harvard. Jay Z knew the money making formula. Jay is a great lyricist but Nas is a pure Lyricist. He’s been rhyming the same way since the beginning.

    • @biglee2692
      @biglee2692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Chandler Scaringia it ain’t even close! Jay changed his style cause of nas

    • @robertemerson1087
      @robertemerson1087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Jayz is alright but Nas is talked about among some of the greatest rappers who ever lived.

    • @CaapriceTube1
      @CaapriceTube1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      always was, always will be!

    • @moshebgr8
      @moshebgr8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      The operative word should be "is",
      e.g. Nas is really better than Jay-Z to me.

  • @deborahlamberti2470
    @deborahlamberti2470 9 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    The old school that makes you lose your head! 👑❤

    • @christopheraparicio4482
      @christopheraparicio4482 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Deborah Lamberti If we had biggie and tupac hip hop would not be were it is today. Imagine Jay z biggie album together and Nas and tupac together

    • @deborahlamberti2470
      @deborahlamberti2470 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Christopher Aparicio You are quite right even if there were they would be sure everything better.. A king will always remain a KING!

    • @deborahlamberti2470
      @deborahlamberti2470 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** I'm sorry, but I disagree with you, Nas and Tupac had two completely different styles and metrics. One can not speak of plagiarism This is one of the best songs of Nas! ;)

    • @deborahlamberti2470
      @deborahlamberti2470 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** It was clear that to beef 2pac was a level above, but even Nas was less for me. In dissing there is no comparison!

    • @deborahlamberti2470
      @deborahlamberti2470 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** This is one of my favorite songs ever! Smashes and has a formidable sound (: Always I prefer this old school in many songs today .. empty around.

  • @ProLifik1
    @ProLifik1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Some of the best rhyme combinations in hip hop history are in this song imo. I remember Pac was beefing with Nas at the time and I was riding with Pac against anybody in my adolescent mind lol, but when this song came on the radio I def turned it up. It was undeniably dope in all aspects. Lyrics, flow, beat, hook, everything perfectly on point (s/o Isleys). This song is probably what started converting me into a Nas fan fr.

  • @rodrickthompson2799
    @rodrickthompson2799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Track so COMPLETE with a BRIDGE!!! Top notch HARMONIZER, and a SAVAGE/Take home/ home run 3rd verse with the bases loaded like a grand slam!!!!

    • @lovememoremeticulous4378
      @lovememoremeticulous4378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      One of his greatest verses ever. Told a story mid verse to come find out it was just nightmares, STUNNING

    • @rodrickthompson2799
      @rodrickthompson2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All due respect to Kell's, he was locked in too!! They had some good chemistry

    • @AmaanStorm
      @AmaanStorm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Check out the Isley Brothers 1983 song "Choosey Lover". That's where this melody comes from.

    • @rodrickthompson2799
      @rodrickthompson2799 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AmaanStorm No Doubt of course, just used the instrumental and laid down a drum track

  • @doochiebass4134
    @doochiebass4134 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    His pen on this song was crazy!!!!!!!

    • @firstname6584
      @firstname6584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      '95-'97 nas was untouchable when he transitioned to his "escobar" moniker

  • @rell_5000
    @rell_5000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    That last verse is one of the greatest of his career. Anybody's career...

  • @who_myoung
    @who_myoung 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I remember going through my whirlwind in life back in the 90s.. this one of the songs that kept me above water.

  • @nyashadzaishemambiri849
    @nyashadzaishemambiri849 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    this is why Jay Z made that R Kelly album

    • @jerrelllewis9180
      @jerrelllewis9180 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      And not one of them songs was better than this one.😏🤦🏿‍♂️

  • @dariusshivers709
    @dariusshivers709 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Man lyrically Nas is a freaking a freaking beast!!!!!! Rappers now aren't crap. They don't rap nowadays , they have party music. Bring back real music .

    • @showtime516
      @showtime516 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Darius Shivers EXACTLY...THIS IS SOME DEEP LYRICS TO LIVE BY..GOOD MUSIC LIKE THIS IS NOT APPRECIATED NO MORE..ITS SAD

    • @Josue-cv3zk
      @Josue-cv3zk 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is some left still you just have to search. I'll suggest some Kendrick, Joey Badass just to start they're my favorite modem day artist.

    • @dariusshivers709
      @dariusshivers709 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jose Peraza
      I mean Kendrick is okay but he doesn't really rise to the peek for me. But I'll check out the other dude

    • @Josue-cv3zk
      @Josue-cv3zk 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Darius Shivers There is also Bishop Nehru, he's worked with MF Doom, Earl Sweatshirt, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, J. Cole, Capital Steez and Ab-Soul. I would recommend if you're looking for real hip hop again

  • @deathrow8286
    @deathrow8286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I will never compare a rapper with Nas!!! Period... Dude on an island and Mantel of his own!!! GOAT

  • @eazycopes
    @eazycopes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Samplin n isley jam is a cant miss formula

  • @seanfelder3977
    @seanfelder3977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    R Kelly vocals made this remix hot back in the days. One of nas best remix songs

  • @SlitDrum
    @SlitDrum 9 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    "Wish some of these killin's they could be prevented" - Nas.

    • @Jband1017
      @Jband1017 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      SlitDrum “Whatever happened it was written meaning God meant it.”

  • @mibraliy
    @mibraliy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "But what's the purpose, only the gods can watch the earth twist, I'm physically trapped down on the surface".
    You can put that next to Sartre, Camus, or any of the existentialist philosophers and it would provide just as much clarity and insight on the struggle for meaning.

  • @anthonywilliams2347
    @anthonywilliams2347 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Prime nas > everything

  • @Svvuave
    @Svvuave ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Forever a classic! Still feeling it 2022!

    • @andrewnichols1023
      @andrewnichols1023 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not feeling modern rap, found this tune again and it still hits the spot

  • @dralakbarov
    @dralakbarov 7 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    RIP Frank Vincent

  • @Maal7432
    @Maal7432 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This is one of the best hip hop tracks ever made.
    The instrumental was perfect, the lyrics are perfect, and the hook was perfect. These are the two best artist in their respective genres as well. Great music.

  • @blessedhighlyfavored3671
    @blessedhighlyfavored3671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I remember playing this in 2000, I'm still playing it 20 something years later , one of my favorite MCs👍🏼♥️🙏🏼✌🏼

  • @showtime516
    @showtime516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Street dreamer, ain't nothing out there for ya"..❗

  • @TheSavagedoll
    @TheSavagedoll 8 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Best remix of all time? I think so.

    • @23dlc
      @23dlc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      definitely up there if not already there , Nas was not only a rapper but poetic af. Living Legend Nas

    • @zoningfam
      @zoningfam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      nas murdered this beat lol yes.

    • @robertemerson9109
      @robertemerson9109 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flava in ya ear remix with Biggie is high up there too.

    • @soulrebel6309
      @soulrebel6309 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No the remix to Ignition is the best

  • @chiefzion687
    @chiefzion687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Nas the king of Queens Bridge & and Rkelly the Godfather of Chicago Classic. We must Rise Kings and Queens. Memphis checking in 🔥💯

  • @jaymo9395
    @jaymo9395 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Why can’t we have songs like this now days?

  • @ludwickmashala3443
    @ludwickmashala3443 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Everytime I listen to Nas I feeling I am hearing him for the first time. Real GOAT!!!

  • @goat8434
    @goat8434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    So no one wants to say how R.Kelly murdered the hook?

    • @derrickreed321
      @derrickreed321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kelz killed this

    • @allanokello4673
      @allanokello4673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No body better than nas

    • @MrKenster3000
      @MrKenster3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      c’mon now it’s R. Kelly, what did u expect?..

    • @PeteyS.D.
      @PeteyS.D. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aired that shit out

    • @derrickreed321
      @derrickreed321 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No words needed...jus bob your head

  • @A1KX100
    @A1KX100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    "Only the Gawds can watch the earth twist, I'm physically trapped down on the surface" ✊🏾👑😎💯💯👏🏾👏🏾

    • @illclicks
      @illclicks 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      With all the crack merchants, snakes and serpents..

    • @23dlc
      @23dlc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +the_ruler shit so damn smooth it ain't even funny , nasir Jones goat

    • @GTD9002
      @GTD9002 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That Line is too Deep for them surface thinkers.

    • @lta4615
      @lta4615 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i heard that and screamed

    • @jasonroberts557
      @jasonroberts557 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      GTD9002
      But Nas 3rd verse summarized his assent into the game... I tried to learn the game, only thing I found incredible: everything I learned I ALREADY KNEW, so its embedded in my heart now. So I can sit back and count a stack now. I loved his verse on Verbal Intercourse and his 3rd verse on this remix is right up there with Verbal Intercourse.

  • @MrUnfamilia
    @MrUnfamilia ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the first Track i will listen to once i reach Hip Hop Heaven

  • @alexjohnson6262
    @alexjohnson6262 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "But what's the purpose?! / only gods can watch the Earth twist / I'm physically trapped down on the surface." 🎼

  • @ke69ify
    @ke69ify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    this shit right here is one of Nas' sickest tracks, Rakim level shit.

    • @lightmajor1
      @lightmajor1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +K El agreed

    • @yichenyichen5455
      @yichenyichen5455 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Nas > Rakim. Nas is way more lyrical than Rakim

    • @bluenote4727
      @bluenote4727 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Lyrical MC Yup, but Rakim got THE flow !

    • @ddawk1019
      @ddawk1019 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +K El.....Werd up!

    • @adamandeveaae8406
      @adamandeveaae8406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Blue Note Flow? Nas Flows smoother

  • @illicitrythymproductions6779
    @illicitrythymproductions6779 9 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Back when hip hop had soul and meaning

  • @FR33PIZZABOY
    @FR33PIZZABOY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Now I understand why 50 was hating on him fucking hell nas is the GOAT

    • @Ralphunreal
      @Ralphunreal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      2pac is the goat, Nas is good though 😏

  • @CWC880
    @CWC880 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My favorite remix ever!!!

  • @FIREMANAKAFM
    @FIREMANAKAFM 10 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    You have to sit back and listen to Nas to see or hear what he is rapping about

    • @kaylasmith9193
      @kaylasmith9193 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know that's right!!

    • @shonha1
      @shonha1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Definitely homie, you have to listen to Nas

    • @princewilliams9388
      @princewilliams9388 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Light skin Breezy ... hip-hop at it's best true lyrics!!

    • @reneejaguarjackson2314
      @reneejaguarjackson2314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shonha1 This ain't a circus

  • @IlikeBball234Hiphopfan
    @IlikeBball234Hiphopfan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Two legends in one song.

  • @bigbossmanerezzo8148
    @bigbossmanerezzo8148 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Greatest of all time

  • @omarjenkins1149
    @omarjenkins1149 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Ladies and Gentlemen this of the Art of story telling Nas🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @jeromepenn3244
    @jeromepenn3244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    NAS raps are like a dictionary it represents endless lyrics!! He's the G.O.A.T.!!#NOCOMPARISON

  • @elthe3rd
    @elthe3rd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    LOVE how Nas had all the kids / our people crowded around him. Our race is like an on going festival where the community gets together and we'll feel dat kindred spirit!

    • @princetsotetsi5400
      @princetsotetsi5400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the bigboss I love the song I was 16👍👍👍👌👌💗

    • @tmac8505
      @tmac8505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally cool

  • @michellearmy8601
    @michellearmy8601 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Kenya Moore from The Real Housewives of Atlanta playing as Nasty Nas woman in this video! Nas is still fine to this day!

  • @TKD1485
    @TKD1485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Choosy lover sample goes crazyyy