He bodied this! I'm 40 and Nas always been that dude, whether you like'em or not! Has always been mentioned in most Hip Hop fans, Top 5 Dead or Alive!🎙🐐
@@c-bulletstheblackjesus4230 relisten.....at the end of the second verse he a play on words, "even envy me to", when he was addressing his rivals in the rap game and the way Nas was saying it sound like he was talking to Em. He been sent subliminals at Em prior but everyone ain't catch the Bars
Live at the bbq, Illmatic, It was written, I am, nastramus, stillmatic, the lost tapes, gods son, street disciple, hip hop is dead, untitled (n*****), life is good, qb finest, all of his features, DJ green lantern n***** tapes, countless mix tapes, etc.... This dude has been a beast from day one. My favorite emcee of all time. Thank Ann Jones for giving us someone worth listening too.
"We came from the streets we the voice of the youth/ America's nightmare was given a mic booth/" 😬 The way he conveys his thoughts just astounds me sometimes. It's simple but it's so profound.
I’m convinced this guy really is the greatest Rapper of all time. His mind is amazing, very creative and talented . How can you think of something like that 😎
There are MCs who approach his level and even top him in certain categories, but nobody brings it all together like Nas does. For me he's in a rank by himself!
4 sho one of the top five greatest mcs of all time,anybody that disagree doesn't really know hip-hop.Nas really single handedly reshaped and changed the culture of our music,but he was humble and low key,now we got alot of nonsense that's reshaping our culture backwards,smh just glad I grew up in his era of time,fuck hashtaggin just real MUSIC
I'll never forget that day in 2004 at a Fred Meyer; I bought one of the only hip-hop records in my collection: Illmatic Platinum Edition. Star Wars became my favorite song on the whole record, but now this song has become quite rare. It was only released on Illmatic Platinum Edition (20th anniversary edition does not have it).
@@brothersly are we talking about hiphop or directing movies?...cause if we at a hiphop video and if we talking hiphop nas is ranked higher than icecube
@ 1:51 All y'all missed the hook punch at jay-z in this song. Just to let jay-z know who still really has the hiphop battle lyrical crown. Jehovah witness the whole verse.
Trent Yates I guess one of my takes on this is how flawless he is able to switch rhyme schemes within a verse....but yeah Big L could keep a rhyme scheme moving flawlessly too
I was literally thinking the opposite today, how this man has a 4 decade singular focus on making verses about similar subject matter phrased in new ways (relentless content about QB and hip-hop history) and always new conceptual track ideas...vs. Jay who truly announces retirements and essentially claimed to never be a "rapper".. But at the time you wrote this Nas hadn't put out 4 albums in 2 years like he has recently. Anyway, he would have probably 4 more albums just off of unreleased material. The mixtape game of putting out many mixtapes a year is overrated
I had this Blasting on "Ignorant levels". Driving thru the City. My Guys stopped and looked at my SILVERADO riding pass boping there heads like " he playing 🔥 😎👌🏽
One of the greatest songs ever made but very unknown.
Most don't know about Silent Murder
OMG ! Only real hip hop heads understand this song!! Or Silent Murder
this and "People Talkin'" by Jay are the slept on joints from the battle.
🤔 interesting
. OMG! 😂 Are you gay?
One of the DOPEST Nas tracks ever...
I agree bro,slot of people I know never even heard this song
@@bennyhernendez5818 It's on the Illmatic 10th anniversary album disc 2.
I heard it a long time ago before that CD was originally called street wars but changed it to star wars and was on a mixtape
Fire
This is one sick hidden gem
Bumpin this Jan 1st 2024, timeless lyrics
This shit gives chill, Nas is walking hip hop jukebox
yep ,he got some shit......
His unreleased catalog is god level.
I swear, listening to Nas is like watching a movie.
The movie Belly was based off some of his lyrics. The scene where he was on the project benches with the little boy. That’s from “One love”
Nas is E.P.I.C ( Extremely Poised In Communicating )
Yessir!!!
This is literally a gem. Lyrically one of the best songs not most even know of. 💫⭐
Upcoming rappers need 2 hear that 3rd verse
This an talk of Ny is them thangs
fully agree 💯
He bodied this! I'm 40 and Nas always been that dude, whether you like'em or not! Has always been mentioned in most Hip Hop fans, Top 5 Dead or Alive!🎙🐐
Facts
Exactly 💯
GOAT
No doubt top 3
Two 2
2024. hip hop is dead. i'm here
cap
Facts
You think you're breaking ground by stating that hip hop is dead? Its been dead for years (and you weren't even the first one to say this).
Most have no idea, he dissed Jay, 50 and Em in one song and nobody had the heart to respond. God level shyt!!!!
Man the wordplay and disses SMH. Nas the GREATEST PERIOD!!!
"On the radio they say me and you an item. Nas fall in love with hoes, me I just like them." -50 Cent
There subs thrown right back
He didn't diss em stop spreading false gossip u too old 4 that
@@c-bulletstheblackjesus4230 relisten.....at the end of the second verse he a play on words, "even envy me to", when he was addressing his rivals in the rap game and the way Nas was saying it sound like he was talking to Em. He been sent subliminals at Em prior but everyone ain't catch the Bars
Nas wrote a song 11 years ago that's describing exactly what's been happening at an alarming rate in our culture today. Star Wars.
It's real yo..
I think he wrote this in 2004
This shit was 2004 homie
@@truthseeker8671 released 2004 but actually recorded 2001/2002
@@thugspoet Oh ok that would explain that Jay diss in the second verse
Large Professor LACED THIS TRAK
Facts
Signature XtraP
This track is a classic. When I first heard this song in 2004, I fell in love with it instantly.
SAME his most underrated song
Damn I never knew it was that old crazy
💯
Nas was on steroid during this era
Facts
One of many Nas’ hidden gems that was ahead of its time.
How can you not think nas not the Goat
Nas =G.O.A.T
skyizdalimit6539 heavily
Facts!!!
skyizdalimit6539 the goat
Well ONE of the greatest...
The greatest
2023 still on the play list!! 🔥🔥🔥
"America's Nightmare was giving a Mike booth"🎤👁️🔥
Given
*mic booth 😂
Flawless delivery.
Viktor Lucchese word
If I was a boxer or wrestler, this would always be my walk out song
Facts 100
I'd walk out to "Victory" by Biggie/Puffy..I think Tyson mightve walked out to that sometime after 97
Big facts!!!!! I ain't losing
This beat is insane, surprised this track isn’t really popular he destroyed this
yep.....
"Why would they fuck with a don, Jehovah witness, him and his co-defendants, I eat 'em like Lucky Charms" nice shot at Jay and Rocafella
It was at Ja and Irv Gotti for backing out of a business deal during the Jay z beef
@@howardhenry435wrong!! Jay calls himslelf “Hov” he was definitely talking about Jay and Rocafella
Live at the bbq, Illmatic, It was written, I am, nastramus, stillmatic, the lost tapes, gods son, street disciple, hip hop is dead, untitled (n*****), life is good, qb finest, all of his features, DJ green lantern n***** tapes, countless mix tapes, etc.... This dude has been a beast from day one. My favorite emcee of all time. Thank Ann Jones for giving us someone worth listening too.
And now Kings Disease II
And now magic.
U not gonna thank Olu Dara ? Women don't inseminate themselves
@@naziashunter5598 ILLMAGIC
Pac
Biggie
Nas ...
Damn I thinking about the rapper pop smoke when Nas spot that last verse, man gotta be careful who surround yourself with, great wisdom from Nas.
Real 😢
Nas is such a prophet
"We came from the streets we the voice of the youth/ America's nightmare was given a mic booth/" 😬 The way he conveys his thoughts just astounds me sometimes. It's simple but it's so profound.
This shit on repeat! NAS stay spittin real shit!!
That 3rd verse is goin on so much now
Masterclass of songwriting 💣💥🔥
I’m convinced this guy really is the greatest Rapper of all time. His mind is amazing, very creative and talented . How can you think of something like that 😎
There are MCs who approach his level and even top him in certain categories, but nobody brings it all together like Nas does. For me he's in a rank by himself!
@@SmrtPederima What the fuck?
@@SmrtPederima I was just thinking like that's such a random answer
It aint hard to tell.
3 Stacks don’t have any solo rap projects. He’s already disqualified. And don’t say “the love below”.
So many of these upcoming artists need 2 hear that 3rd verse
Real ish
King of conversational rap/King of Concepts/King of rapping about every friggin thing from A through Z.
Indeed
This Song Being Called a Classic is Disrespectful...A Pure Genius
One of Nas BEST underrated joints ever. Large Pro is a Monsta on production. One of his BEST underrated beats ever
Large Pro is one that doesn’t get enough credit.
Harvard checked for sun. That spoke volumes 😮🪨🔥👍🏽
This and illmattic made me a nas Fan
And ppl ask me why he one of my favorites…bro be spitting that real life shit..🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
😂😂😂😂 my man flawlessly snapped on this track!!!
This shit NEVER gets old. I like it better than half of the Star Wars movies. Maybe even more than all of them combined.
Because he is a prophet.
should have millions of hits this is the author of hip hop Nas tells stories that's believable
Andre Miller too bad hes barely versatile. still the goat tho
Unreal this guy is way ahead of time 🙌🙏👌
4 sho one of the top five greatest mcs of all time,anybody that disagree doesn't really know hip-hop.Nas really single handedly reshaped and changed the culture of our music,but he was humble and low key,now we got alot of nonsense that's reshaping our culture backwards,smh just glad I grew up in his era of time,fuck hashtaggin just real MUSIC
No, he's not one of the top 5, he's #1
Nope, number 1.
Kristie Lee and to think he study Kool G Rap and Rakim and came into his own. THE N!
Yea, anything less than 5 is unacceptable. 4 really, he's 1-2 for me
I'll never forget that day in 2004 at a Fred Meyer; I bought one of the only hip-hop records in my collection: Illmatic Platinum Edition.
Star Wars became my favorite song on the whole record, but now this song has become quite rare. It was only released on Illmatic Platinum Edition (20th anniversary edition does not have it).
This dopest larger professor tracks ever and you got NAS ON IT
This songs gives me the chills
Man I remember in college driving to my DJ gigs listening to this song.The song make you feel like you live in a Gotham city. Straight up
The Greatest to ever hold a mic. GOD's SON
"The Don Mega Cube."
Nasir respects the hierarchy.
Nas is the hierarchy not cube
@@Iroh624 Whatever! Do you even understand what hierarchy means without having to use a search engine? Go take your qualms to the real enemy!
@@brothersly are we talking about hiphop or directing movies?...cause if we at a hiphop video and if we talking hiphop nas is ranked higher than icecube
NAS best rapper dead or alive
Yes sir
KRS ONE
#1 Lyricist of all time. REAL FACT!
2pac Nas biggie
@@rafafa3522 ain’t no best east west
All hip hop fans know. No matter what style u like better, or how you judge that is better lyrically, NAS is in everyone’s top 5
He’s Top 3
Theres levels to this thing called hip hop.
Nas delivered music in a fantastic way that needed no very attrative beat and b.s. king lyricist... One of the best to ever do it.
this beat s bangin
This beat is on GOD mode
these little shitheads nowadays have no idea what real hiphop is. its sad as fuck bro
“Do trees grow from a forest MCs yall are clitoris”
That’s just one crucial bar aside from the rest of 100
19 years old !! And still relevant today , Nas is a true hip hop goat . QGTM !!!
Nas always spits the truth.one of the best Queens bridge stand up.
This song is so relevant today. There's an even thinner line between streets and business
Crazy how this song still relates till this day.
YounginWithWisdom I’m mad that on Spotify they took this version off and put up the clean one..
Jungle of Concrete, Killers And Snakes, I Was Among That 💯💯💯💯
That shot he sent at Jayz was slick
Dis is 4 EM
@@kingsleyjackson8287 Is for Jay z Lol
OK you already know NAS doing it MOBB DEEP Q.B for life 🙌
I damn near play it everyday day. The 🐐.
I havent heard this track in years this song was dope underrated song
We literally seeing Drake and Kendrick going at it and I’m here. Nas a prophet.
well said 😁👌
Word
@ 1:51
All y'all missed the hook punch at jay-z in this song. Just to let jay-z know who still really has the hiphop battle lyrical crown. Jehovah witness the whole verse.
Nas still the greatest til this day, this song alone is better than any jayz album
Wow
He went at Jay in other songs than "either" but some folks don't read between the lines @wilton griffin
@O’BGYN He sure did. Em wanted no parts of that ether. Smart move by em.😂😂😂😂
Will Smooth where he dissed Eminem at?
King of Rhyme Schemes
Elzhi, Eminem, Kool G Rap, Big Pun, Big L........Nas is up there though
Big l is the King of Rhyme Schemes. Nas is the king of storytelling
@@BRobMint don't forget Kane Rakim and Masta Ace
Trent Yates I guess one of my takes on this is how flawless he is able to switch rhyme schemes within a verse....but yeah Big L could keep a rhyme scheme moving flawlessly too
@@KINGKVNE but Nas is dope with rhyme schemes too. Bc at the same time he storytelling
One of the most underrated songs of all times.
Silent Murder also
Damn every time I listen to Esco I get inspired to write shit. DOPE AF
I could listen to this track all day and not get tired... the beat, his tone, the words... can't explain... straight magic
NAS IS MY LEGEND THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
Word is bond I get into these zones sometimes where I play this fucking song over and over
Same bro!
Masterpiece Track🪙
This was on the 10th anniversary of illmatic album I remember buying it in a record store taking it home and studying it for like a year straight 😭😭😭
Likewise 🤙🏾🤙🏾 on repeat for the longest! 🔥
Same!!! I remember buying the illmatic 10th anniversary cd!!
Still one of my fav nas songs... From Ny to Tx
Last verse is king von life
20-Year-Old Classic!!!!
Only Nas can rap to a beat like this
Clean n classy King Nas
NAS,
Thank you for the good music!
nas is the greatest! the lyrics in this song paint a epic picture!
Come back every year to listen to this blessing to my ears. 💯🔥💥
Mind Blowin Song
This track is just too strong!
Its Amazing nas was This Heavy 🪨 with the lyrics even then 🏆🔥
2004 shit…..back in my Crown Vic and Armandale days
Yup this brother defo a god amongst Men, wow✨🔥
Nas Timeless A Classics 🔥💣👊✌🙏🔝🎙
This get played everyday in my car
Jus that much of a classic.
Miss hiphop so much,
we were spoiled as hell as kids and didnt even know it.
Brings back so many good mixtape memories riding as broke college kid in my 98 Mazda protege with a 15 inch sub so you could hear me comin....
While rocking the jams why would they F$@@ with the don/ Jahova witness him and his codefendants i eating em like lucky charms 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
Yo i love this song
Best and most underated Nas song hands down
Been looking for this song for years & it was on TH-cam tha whole time 🤯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This shit is on continuous repeat. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Up in they Moms crib.... Love you Momma and Dad for the crib we was brought up in❤
And that was still a shot fired at a lot of cats who still live in the momma house and even on the couch! Ouch!🎯
When is time due to leave the crib? And come back to take care of the crib?
@john doe 💯 absolutely that's how mind blowin Godson be.
Nas is a genius with no drive. One of my top pics no doubt.
Rappers with no drive don't have a discography spanning four different decades.
I was literally thinking the opposite today, how this man has a 4 decade singular focus on making verses about similar subject matter phrased in new ways (relentless content about QB and hip-hop history) and always new conceptual track ideas...vs. Jay who truly announces retirements and essentially claimed to never be a "rapper".. But at the time you wrote this Nas hadn't put out 4 albums in 2 years like he has recently. Anyway, he would have probably 4 more albums just off of unreleased material. The mixtape game of putting out many mixtapes a year is overrated
HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE HOTTEST SONGS I EVER HEARD SO REAL AND TRUE FOR THE TIME HE WROTE THIS IN THE TENSION WAS SO THICK IN NY
Sooner or later we’ll all see who the prophet is. He wasn’t lying cuz this some prophet rap here
I had this Blasting on "Ignorant levels". Driving thru the City. My Guys stopped and looked at my SILVERADO riding pass boping there heads like " he playing 🔥 😎👌🏽
I use to listen to this back to back back in the day