I can't believe I've seen Nas perform live and never really appreciated his talent for what it really is until now. I hope i get another chance to see him live.
@@MichaelTurner856 nah i wanted to say that it is not that popular as like dr dre's the 2001 or eminem's albums even if it should be (no dissrespect towards dre and em)
@@WyWidIt was uploaded to youtube by Nas in 2017 but the song was released on the album “Illmatic” in 1994 and has been on other streaming platforms like itunes, spotify, apple music, etc for longer
Indeed it is,if only I would've been a 90s baby to experience this in its full glory, my generation of hip hop is ok, but 90s rap is just an experience
because the beat is magical. Some Prince of Persia type shit lmao. That's what makes Illmatic so fuckin dope - the crazy ass beats (and Nas murders them of course).
There is a heavy but totally real quality to each of his verses, and an urgency too..probably more anger and rage and righteous knowledge all encassed and compressed within the entirety of the whole track, in response to the situation he and his crew and all the people living within QueensBridge were experiencing...this track and the whole album is how hip hop is meant to be done right done well with flawless execution on the lyrical front on the production front on the sequencing front....sound of the whole entire album sounds perfect too, with each track having its own unique sonic quality...one of the greatest works of music ever created ever conceived ever crafted and layed out on tape, that's for sure....
He is a street hero. After KRS destroyed MC Shan, Queens was on life support. Illmatic put Queens back on the map as an important place for hip-hop. Nas represented his hood hard in this album.
JuventusScelta Divita no one but ny and the magnetic area will understand. white black hispanic this culture raised from the gravel.... Hope every ones doing REAL GOOD in 2019
Nas had phases. Street, conscious, poetical, grown man. He never was one way too much either. All his albums came together with all these elements. The greatest of all time.
No expensive studio, big shot names, or womanizing verses, just raw simple sounds displaying that raw real project life, like a rerouted street light, 2 turntables diamond needles and lyrical serial assassin. Salutes from West Coast.
Just watched Preemo's episode of So Wassup? where he explains how they changed the beat, and how it was recorded with a bunch of Nas' homies in the studio booth. All the background vocals were not scripted.
Old school hip hop had AMAZING instrumentals. Not only are the bars packed to the brim but the beats are awesome, too. The low fidelity fuzz on the chill drum samples, the bass buzzing in the background, the push for synths, pianos, and woodwind type instruments- it's so good to get lost in
Thishaan 2pac , Jay. Beef shit doesnt make anyone a GOAT. I must say nas is the GOAT because he has the best album of all time and the fact that he has amazing lyrical power
[Chorus] Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent [Verse 1] Straight up, shit is real And any day could be your last in the jungle Get murdered on a humble, guns'll blast, niggas tumble The corners is the hot spot, full of mad criminals Who don't care, guzzling beers We all stare at the out-of-towners (Aiyyo, yo, who that?) They better break North Before we get the four pounders and take their face off The streets is filled with undercovers, homicide chasing brothers The D's on the roof tryin' to watch us and knock us And killer coppers even come through in helicopters I drink a little vodka, spark a L and hold a Glock for The fronters, wannabe ill niggas and spot runners Thinking it can't happen 'til I trap 'em and clap 'em And leave 'em done, won't even run about gods I don't believe in none of that shit, your facts are backwards Nas is a rebel of the street corner Pulling a TEC out the dresser; police got me under pressure [Chorus] Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent [Verse 2] Yo, they call me Nas, I'm not your legal type of fella Moët drinking, marijuana smoking street dweller Who's always on the corner, rolling up blessed When I dress, it's never nothing less than Guess Cold be walking with a bop and my hat turned back Love committing sins and my friends sell crack This nigga raps with a razor, keep it under my tongue The school drop-out, never liked the shit from day one ‘Cause life ain't shit but stress, fake niggas, and crab stunts So I guzzle my Hennessy while pulling on mad blunts The brutalizer, crew de-sizer, accelerator The type of nigga who be pissing in your elevator Somehow the rap game reminds me of the crack game Used to sport Bally's and Cazals with black frames Now I'm into fat chains, sex and TECs Fly new chicks and new kicks, Heines and Beck's [Chorus] Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent [Verse 3] No doubt, see my stacks are fat, this is what it's about Before the BDP conflict with MC Shan Around the time when Shante dissed the Real Roxanne I used to wake up every morning, see my crew on the block Every day's a different plan that had us running from cops If it wasn't hanging out in front of cocaine spots We was at the candy factory, breaking the locks Nowadays, I need the green in a flash just like the next man Fuck a yard, God, let me see a hundred grand Could use a gun, son, but fuck being the wanted man But if I hit rock bottom, then I'ma be the Son of Sam Then call the crew to get live too, with Swoop Bokeem, my brother Jungle, Big Bo cooks up the blow Mike'll chop it; Mayo, you count the profit My shit is on the streets, this way the Jakes'll never stop it It's your brain on drugs, to all fly bitches and thugs 'Nuff respect to the projects, I'm ghost, one love [Chorus] Represent y'all, represent Represent y'all, represent Represent y'all, represent Represent y'all, represent [Outro] One time for your mothafuckin' mind This goes out to everybody in New York That's living the real fucking life in every projects, all over To my man Big Will, he's still here The 40 side of Vernon, my man Big L.E.S Big Cee-Lo from the Don, Shawn Penn, the 40 busters My crew the shorty busters, the 41st side of Vernon posse The Goodfellas, my man Cormega, Lakey the Kid Can't forget Draws, the Hillbillies My man Slate, Wallethead, Black Jay, Big Oogie Crazy barrio spot, (Big Dove), we rock shit a lot, PHD And my man Preemo from Gang Starr '94 real shit y'all (word up Harry O) Fuck y'all crab-ass niggas though! [Nas' posse] Bitch ass niggas! Bitch ass niggas! You bitch ass motherfuckers! Come to Queensbridge, motherfucker! Yeah, yeah, let's bring it back That's just a warm up ‘Cause I can- on anybody, anybody
Honestly Nas put the bar too fucking high with this masterpiece, 9 songs and Intro all pure fucking fire. He had excellent albums after this one but still illmatic is on another planet
@@CreativeLaelAsif 100% and imo greatest album ever but personally 3rd fav. Some others I believe that are perfect would be 36 chambers, liquid swords and Madvillainy.
Until this came out, my favorite albums were Paid in Full and Long Live the Kane! I never thought I would like anything any more than those. This is it! And definitely not taking anything away from Rakim or BDK of course. They birthed him lol
@@444grt Now everybody serenade the new faith of Kendrick Lamar This is King Kendrick Lamar King Kendrick and I meant it, my point intended is raw Fix your lenses forensics would've told you Kendrick had killed it Pretend it's a massacre and the masses upon us And I mastered being the master at dodging your honor And the chapter that read at 25 I would live dormant like five in the morning They raid your spot while Kendrick's performing And if they take everything, know I got Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine Ay, Dre what's happening wit' it my nigga? Still I'm at it, peel the plastic off it, you can feel the magic Still I'm laughing at the critics talking, I can see 'em gagging When I'm back in the back of my city, back in the 'bach With a batch of them banging Dre Beats with me, look where I'm at It's the murder cap' and I'm captain at birthing this gangsta rap It's a wrap when I'm done and I come a long way from a hundred dollars a month To a hundred mil' in a day, bitch, I'm from Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine So come and visit the tire screeching, ambulance, policeman Won't you spend a weekend on Rosecrans, nigga? Khaki creasing, crime increasing on Rosecrans, nigga Kendrick Conan, nigga Where you sword at? Hand on the cross and swore that I do it big as Rasputia for them shooters Kama Sutra, scream, "Fuck your position" and make you hold that I'm trying to stay grounded like four flats But I know flats and Piru Crip tats Will swarm on me like a beehive Hop in the G ride From the West to the East side Know that's just how Compton roll And that's a given I pass the blunt then pass the torch of course that's my decision I crash the Porsche then you report that you see me in Benzes I must report that we import the narcotics you bought it Then talked about it when crack hit the speakers, the music business I blow up every time we throw up a record Depending on what you expecting, I'm sure it's bigger than your religion Perfected by niggas that manifested music to live in Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine So tell that gangster throw his set high Roll it up in a blunt, I'ma take you on the next high I did exactly what I wanted that's what made them checks fly In my direction, you never questioned when I said I Would be a mogul before I visit 2Pac and Left-Eye Eazy and Aaliyah when I see you we gon' test drive A Lambo' in heaven but for now I'm on the redeye Flying back to my city 'cause I'll forever standby Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine Now we can all celebrate We can all harvest the rap artists of N.W.A America target our rap market, as controversy and hate Harsh realities we in made our music translate To the coke dealers, the hood rich and the broke niggas that play With them gorillas that know killers that know where you stay Roll that kush, crack that case, ten bottles of rosé This was brought to you by Dre Now every motherfucker in here say, "Look who's responsible For taking Compton international, I make 'em holla" Ayo, Just Blaze, good looking homie Just Blaze Ain't no city quite like mine, yeah In the city of Compton Ain't no city quite like mine Mom, I finna use the van real quick Be back, 15 minutes
In Represent, he sounds like a street king that everyone follows. That is why Nas is the Goat. In songs like The World is yours and NY State of Mind, he sounds like he's just a kid from NY talking 'bout his Life. In It ain't hard to tell and halftime, he sounds like a maestro + Poet making art. Add to this list.
This was my fav track on the album when i first got it, then i was fucking with Halftime,then changed again to NY State Of Mind and right now it's Memory Lane, thats when you know you got a classic album
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Imagine being a 20 year old and people twice your age telling you got the BEST rap album of all time This album is timeless
Kelvin Pierce it's amazing isn't it.
I'm almost 20
But I love OG Rap good stuff!
Have u heard of K Rino MC Ren Chino XL AZ Big L big pun!
@@seekerundue Of course 90's rap is my favorite time for rap and always will be
Kelvin Pierce ever heard these songs?
K Rino - Feel My Flow
Rakim - When I B on tha Mic
MC Ren - Same Old Shit
AZ - The Format
Chino XL - Nahhh!
And to remain so cool so composed so chill...Nas is the people's champion and it shows on this one!
That's nas
I love the first line. “Straight up, shit is real and any day could be your last in the jungle”
2022 VISION BIG FACTS 😎
right & dope how Fabolous flipped it on ‘Gone For The Winter’💪🏾🔥
every line from this to the last line is just perfect..damn
No cap.. telling it how it is
The hardest way to open up a rap song! 💯💯💯💯💯
I’m 17 and have been into 90s hip hop for a while. All my mates call it crap but they’ve never given it a chance. Respect this genre. It’s art.
sad bro your generation sucks
I’m 17 been bumping this shit for 10+ years nas was too hard
time for some new friends
I still have the cassette tape
what they listening to?
Im from cali but , illmatic makes you feel like you in the quenns bridge projects.
Cali Boy word
Queens
Agreed
Yo g, as a person from Queensbridge this represents the daily life of teens crusin the blocks and oldheads chillin on the corner
Been in both
RIP DMX. But let's give Nas his flowers whilst he still here!!! He a real hop hop legend
FACTS we need to appreciate Nas while he still here.
Fr but rip DMX
The GOAT Nas 🐐🔥❤️
Nas always been in my top 5 here’s the list in no order
Jay z
Nas
Dmx
Eminem
50 cent
Yeah hop hop legend
Your a g if you still bump to this
Gz up
Gz up, freeze up ⚔️
2024 VISION . GZ UP HOES DOWN 😎
NAS needs to be inducted into the music hall of fame..
Petition officially started!!!
signed
signed
signed
Signed
Signed
This will always be a timeless classic
Anthony Utah My favorite song from that album
fucken oath
Insane song nas is legend.
Absolutely , all the Queen's bridge rappers are amazing
100%
I can't believe I've seen Nas perform live and never really appreciated his talent for what it really is until now. I hope i get another chance to see him live.
24 years later, still bumpin' this...shout out to the real hip hop heads....
Yessir👐 n shout out to u
2022 VISION STILL REPRESENT MY PEOPLE 😎
We Still Here 💯
@@shawnstone1164 ooh yeah! Representing to infinity!
Same, brother.
this album is the definition of perfection
💯
1000% agreed
fax but his mistake was making the perfect 1st album making him not be able to top it
@@faint8256 cough cough It was Written
Magic too
Big ups to the music supervisors working on the Ozark soundtrack. Including this was a raw power move. Props.
Exactly
Love it
Fr!!!
Fr
was thinking the same watching Ozark brilliant 👏
thank you god for NAS
One nas verse or line outweighs everything that is drake
No problem 😇
NAS best of all time
He's the goat
you're thanking nas for nas
DJ Premier killed this beat
PREEMO is pure fire.
,As always
True fire
@FuckingHateTwilight I like that! Motivated to push yourself to achieve a better version of yourself!
Idk if a bad premier beat exists
The most under-appreciated and underrated track on Illmatic. Straight classic 💯
Illmatic is still underrated even though its probably best hip hop album
@@stefan5430 this album is not underated
@@MichaelTurner856 nah i wanted to say that it is not that popular as like dr dre's the 2001 or eminem's albums even if it should be (no dissrespect towards dre and em)
One of my favorite songs on Illmatic❤️❤️❤️
Fs
Best album of all time, hip hop god !
XD
Hell yeah
Bratino moja...❤️
Lol
Lol nah!
Gotta be one of the hardest first verse I've heard
Can't believe it this is 30 years old still sounds fresh this is the definition of old is gold.
Fr this shit is fire da old fuckin gold 😂
Hip hop
FACTS!!!
Nas is doin now the 30 year aniversary for illmatic, i was in Amsterdam and dude this men still fire
After almost 30 years later, this song is still unbeatable
It was uploaded six years ago.,,
@@WyWid1994*
@@WyWidIt was uploaded to youtube by Nas in 2017 but the song was released on the album “Illmatic” in 1994 and has been on other streaming platforms like itunes, spotify, apple music, etc for longer
Indeed it is,if only I would've been a 90s baby to experience this in its full glory, my generation of hip hop is ok, but 90s rap is just an experience
@@WyWidbro this was uploaded to youtube then... this was Nas' debut
illmatic fresh as released yesterday
ZzapZzarap fuckin rights
I remember in 94 being 14 and using my allowance money and buying this tape, 94 was one of the best years for hip hop
Nas sounded like some kind of street hero on this track.
Street Savior
because the beat is magical. Some Prince of Persia type shit lmao. That's what makes Illmatic so fuckin dope - the crazy ass beats (and Nas murders them of course).
There is a heavy but totally real quality to each of his verses, and an urgency too..probably more anger and rage and righteous knowledge all encassed and compressed within the entirety of the whole track, in response to the situation he and his crew and all the people living within QueensBridge were experiencing...this track and the whole album is how hip hop is meant to be done right done well with flawless execution on the lyrical front on the production front on the sequencing front....sound of the whole entire album sounds perfect too, with each track having its own unique sonic quality...one of the greatest works of music ever created ever conceived ever crafted and layed out on tape, that's for sure....
@@kevinscholfield2037 Well said playa
He is a street hero. After KRS destroyed MC Shan, Queens was on life support. Illmatic put Queens back on the map as an important place for hip-hop. Nas represented his hood hard in this album.
"The school dropout - never liked the shit since day one."
I relate to that line so much. Lol
That's my line bruh lol
man I love that lyric disprepect as an art form
The way he put it in is heavy.
it's a badass line also love "accelerator the type of brother whol be pissing in your elevator" deadly
Haha
Best of the best
Half man Half Amazing
no doubt
That’s what he’s like
Nas is like the Afrocentric asian
the most underated track in the album
Nothing is underrated in this project son. Not even the intro
No it aint
Facts. It's my favorite joint. #thiefofbaghdad
Never underated!
This flow 1 of the illest on the matic!
@@parix85 the intro 👊
This Came Out In 94 This Still Fire in 24
Agree! Nas has got an ear.
Talk about thinking outside the box. Sampled this from a 1924 silent movie which is now 100 years old.
Facts
Nas for president
Represent!!!!!! Represent!!!!!! Represent!!!!!!
Escuchándolo desdé Ecuador
Nas is New York
JuventusScelta Divita no one but ny and the magnetic area will understand. white black hispanic this culture raised from the gravel.... Hope every ones doing REAL GOOD in 2019
Nas is from my blessed NY. On some real shit though, Nas is universal!
Nas is life
Prodigy is from canada then ... -.-
Supreme team
Nas...the real NY state of mind.
Nas had phases. Street, conscious, poetical, grown man. He never was one way too much either. All his albums came together with all these elements. The greatest of all time.
Arguably the best hip hop song i've ever heard
Gangsta Shit by Scarface. You are welcome.
Sing for the moment by Eminem. You are welcome.
@@МихаилГусев-ь5и 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
14 years of rap or dance with the devil
@@МихаилГусев-ь5иnahh its good but nas is nas
No expensive studio, big shot names, or womanizing verses, just raw simple sounds displaying that raw real project life, like a rerouted street light, 2 turntables diamond needles and lyrical serial assassin. Salutes from West Coast.
This shit was made in a studio with large professor Q-Tip & fucking DJ Premier in it fuck you mean no expensive studio
Amazin
@@sekanoms Literally came here to say that. 😂😂
" no big shot names"? Only some of the best producers that rap has ever seen !🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@erdevon3257 one of out of three ain't bad I guess? Sure doesn't sound like a kid in their room with an eight track
Im a white boy from England but been listening to Nas since i was 14, 23 next week lets go
I’ve been listening to hip hop music since I was 12, now I’m 17 and Illmatic still go hard asf
Been listening for over 30 years, still a great track!
@@BJJANDMTG: Facts.👍🏽💯
30 damn years this classic dropped
Most def
30 years strong shout out to Queensbridge happy birthday Illmatic.
@@traviscarter1023 No Question
and it's still better than 98% of todays rap !
Still a classic
Just watched Preemo's episode of So Wassup? where he explains how they changed the beat, and how it was recorded with a bunch of Nas' homies in the studio booth. All the background vocals were not scripted.
Preemo would have to tell them to keep quiet while Nas was rhymin
@@RayzorBlade aa
@@RayzorBlade That wasn't at the same time
you could tell it was a bunch of streets kids , just having fun...all real vibes
Best era of hip hop 1988-2008
93-96 that's all you need
Facts
Know question about it....best era....this new cat's ain't about shit straight up down
Those “REPRESENT” chants so fire
Premo in an interview said, Nas that day came with about twenty of his hood homies...and they were chanting represent
Nas is the rebel of the street corner
I'm from Cali. Bumping Nas all day
I’m from the East Coast living in California I rocked my timbs and listen to this great classic everyday.
@@scaryhenskisame here my guy. Which part of the East Coast?
@@calvinbrice.t2140 Bridgeport, Connecticut it’s one hour away from Queensbridge.
@@calvinbrice.t2140 Bridgeport, Connecticut the slums of Connecticut.
Old school hip hop had AMAZING instrumentals. Not only are the bars packed to the brim but the beats are awesome, too. The low fidelity fuzz on the chill drum samples, the bass buzzing in the background, the push for synths, pianos, and woodwind type instruments- it's so good to get lost in
Nas has no beef, no drugs, the man is just a hip hop legend
Bluestar T apart from jay z and weed ???
Laurie P You're absolutely right but jay z and nas are cool now which I love and everybody smokes weed, the shit is gonna be legal in Canada.
Bluestar T what do you mean by "no drugs"?
Bluestar T nas has had a lot of beefs, jay z and 50 cent to name a few
Thishaan 2pac , Jay. Beef shit doesnt make anyone a GOAT. I must say nas is the GOAT because he has the best album of all time and the fact that he has amazing lyrical power
#1 Nas track.
[Chorus]
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
[Verse 1]
Straight up, shit is real
And any day could be your last in the jungle
Get murdered on a humble, guns'll blast, niggas tumble
The corners is the hot spot, full of mad criminals
Who don't care, guzzling beers
We all stare at the out-of-towners
(Aiyyo, yo, who that?) They better break North
Before we get the four pounders and take their face off
The streets is filled with undercovers, homicide chasing brothers
The D's on the roof tryin' to watch us and knock us
And killer coppers even come through in helicopters
I drink a little vodka, spark a L and hold a Glock for
The fronters, wannabe ill niggas and spot runners
Thinking it can't happen 'til I trap 'em and clap 'em
And leave 'em done, won't even run about gods
I don't believe in none of that shit, your facts are backwards
Nas is a rebel of the street corner
Pulling a TEC out the dresser; police got me under pressure
[Chorus]
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
[Verse 2]
Yo, they call me Nas, I'm not your legal type of fella
Moët drinking, marijuana smoking street dweller
Who's always on the corner, rolling up blessed
When I dress, it's never nothing less than Guess
Cold be walking with a bop and my hat turned back
Love committing sins and my friends sell crack
This nigga raps with a razor, keep it under my tongue
The school drop-out, never liked the shit from day one
‘Cause life ain't shit but stress, fake niggas, and crab stunts
So I guzzle my Hennessy while pulling on mad blunts
The brutalizer, crew de-sizer, accelerator
The type of nigga who be pissing in your elevator
Somehow the rap game reminds me of the crack game
Used to sport Bally's and Cazals with black frames
Now I'm into fat chains, sex and TECs
Fly new chicks and new kicks, Heines and Beck's
[Chorus]
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
[Verse 3]
No doubt, see my stacks are fat, this is what it's about
Before the BDP conflict with MC Shan
Around the time when Shante dissed the Real Roxanne
I used to wake up every morning, see my crew on the block
Every day's a different plan that had us running from cops
If it wasn't hanging out in front of cocaine spots
We was at the candy factory, breaking the locks
Nowadays, I need the green in a flash just like the next man
Fuck a yard, God, let me see a hundred grand
Could use a gun, son, but fuck being the wanted man
But if I hit rock bottom, then I'ma be the Son of Sam
Then call the crew to get live too, with Swoop
Bokeem, my brother Jungle, Big Bo cooks up the blow
Mike'll chop it; Mayo, you count the profit
My shit is on the streets, this way the Jakes'll never stop it
It's your brain on drugs, to all fly bitches and thugs
'Nuff respect to the projects, I'm ghost, one love
[Chorus]
Represent y'all, represent
Represent y'all, represent
Represent y'all, represent
Represent y'all, represent
[Outro]
One time for your mothafuckin' mind
This goes out to everybody in New York
That's living the real fucking life in every projects, all over
To my man Big Will, he's still here
The 40 side of Vernon, my man Big L.E.S
Big Cee-Lo from the Don, Shawn Penn, the 40 busters
My crew the shorty busters, the 41st side of Vernon posse
The Goodfellas, my man Cormega, Lakey the Kid
Can't forget Draws, the Hillbillies
My man Slate, Wallethead, Black Jay, Big Oogie
Crazy barrio spot, (Big Dove), we rock shit a lot, PHD
And my man Preemo from Gang Starr
'94 real shit y'all (word up Harry O)
Fuck y'all crab-ass niggas though!
[Nas' posse]
Bitch ass niggas! Bitch ass niggas!
You bitch ass motherfuckers!
Come to Queensbridge, motherfucker!
Yeah, yeah, let's bring it back
That's just a warm up
‘Cause I can- on anybody, anybody
я вижу вы человек культурно просвещенный
@@chtoyasdelal1990 конечно же. Хип-хоп навсегда в душе. Лучшая культура из всех возможных, пусть и непонятная многим русским.
@@Andrey_SamZnaeshKakoi это да
Ufff 2p23.
102 out of 10.😊
Honestly Nas put the bar too fucking high with this masterpiece, 9 songs and Intro all pure fucking fire.
He had excellent albums after this one but still illmatic is on another planet
Illmatic is a perfect album
@@CreativeLaelAsif 100% and imo greatest album ever but personally 3rd fav. Some others I believe that are perfect would be 36 chambers, liquid swords and Madvillainy.
@@duckonquack6535 my favorite is It was written that was the most creative
Facts It was written is heavily underrated almost like it as much as illmatic
Until this came out, my favorite albums were Paid in Full and Long Live the Kane! I never thought I would like anything any more than those. This is it! And definitely not taking anything away from Rakim or BDK of course. They birthed him lol
Been listening for years and this song still gives me goosebumps
Nas is the greatest rapper of all time
THIS IS KING KENDRICK LAMAR 🗣🗣🗣💭💭💭🔥🔥🔥🗨🗨🗨🤯🤯🤯
No bro nas better than kendrick
@@zack_deutsh9616 KING KENDRICK AND I MEANT IT MY POINT INTENDED IS RAW 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥💭💭💭🗨🗨🗨🤯🤯🤯🥶🥶🥶
@@zzz-ovidiu2015 kdot not evn top 10 wtf 😂
@@444grt Now everybody serenade the new faith of Kendrick Lamar
This is King Kendrick Lamar
King Kendrick and I meant it, my point intended is raw
Fix your lenses forensics would've told you Kendrick had killed it
Pretend it's a massacre and the masses upon us
And I mastered being the master at dodging your honor
And the chapter that read at 25 I would live dormant like five in the morning
They raid your spot while Kendrick's performing
And if they take everything, know I got
Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine
Ay, Dre what's happening wit' it my nigga?
Still I'm at it, peel the plastic off it, you can feel the magic
Still I'm laughing at the critics talking, I can see 'em gagging
When I'm back in the back of my city, back in the 'bach
With a batch of them banging Dre Beats with me, look where I'm at
It's the murder cap' and I'm captain at birthing this gangsta rap
It's a wrap when I'm done and I come a long way from a hundred dollars a month
To a hundred mil' in a day, bitch, I'm from
Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine
So come and visit the tire screeching, ambulance, policeman
Won't you spend a weekend on Rosecrans, nigga?
Khaki creasing, crime increasing on Rosecrans, nigga
Kendrick Conan, nigga
Where you sword at? Hand on the cross and swore that
I do it big as Rasputia for them shooters
Kama Sutra, scream, "Fuck your position" and make you hold that
I'm trying to stay grounded like four flats
But I know flats and Piru Crip tats
Will swarm on me like a beehive
Hop in the G ride
From the West to the East side
Know that's just how Compton roll
And that's a given
I pass the blunt then pass the torch of course that's my decision
I crash the Porsche then you report that you see me in Benzes
I must report that we import the narcotics you bought it
Then talked about it when crack hit the speakers, the music business
I blow up every time we throw up a record
Depending on what you expecting, I'm sure it's bigger than your religion
Perfected by niggas that manifested music to live in
Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine
So tell that gangster throw his set high
Roll it up in a blunt, I'ma take you on the next high
I did exactly what I wanted that's what made them checks fly
In my direction, you never questioned when I said I
Would be a mogul before I visit 2Pac and Left-Eye
Eazy and Aaliyah when I see you we gon' test drive
A Lambo' in heaven but for now I'm on the redeye
Flying back to my city 'cause I'll forever standby
Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine
Now we can all celebrate
We can all harvest the rap artists of N.W.A
America target our rap market, as controversy and hate
Harsh realities we in made our music translate
To the coke dealers, the hood rich and the broke niggas that play
With them gorillas that know killers that know where you stay
Roll that kush, crack that case, ten bottles of rosé
This was brought to you by Dre
Now every motherfucker in here say, "Look who's responsible
For taking Compton international, I make 'em holla"
Ayo, Just Blaze, good looking homie
Just Blaze
Ain't no city quite like mine, yeah
In the city of Compton
Ain't no city quite like mine
Mom, I finna use the van real quick
Be back, 15 minutes
Might be the greatest rap song ever
Nas is King
Premiere.....dopest producer all time....thats how you make a BASSLINE
Actually The bassline is in the sample
But to put it to a rap song is what im saying he had to find it....Peace
@@TwonyTheProducer the entire thing is a sample... Premiere didn't create any of the beat.
NAS one of the Goats. This is real NYC rap.
"Because if I hit rock bottom, then I will be the son of Sam" 🔥🔥🔥
'I DON'T BELIEVE IN NONE OF DAT SHIIIT .. UR FACTS .. IS BACKWARDS' - 👑NAS
Best line,'The school dropout, never liked the shit since day one' Premier on production. 28 years later we still here!!!!!!!!
From when a Red Neck like Ruth in the Ozarks is blasting this tune...Nas reaches all
The defining track of the whole album for me. It puts the entire album ahead of itself in a very cinematic way.
If released today, it’s still hitting #1. NAS the best to do it & still getting stronger.
That's what I'm talking about. From South Africa ❤
I'm from Los Angeles, but illmatic showed me what real hip hop is. It's like walking through queensbridge in 94. Epic.
This track makes the crowd go wild LIVE.
Yeah it has that stadium flow arena rap thing the chorus just gets you amped up
illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time, no debate. Nas' alliteration and rhymes schemes while creating a vivid picture is unbeatable.
Timeless music something todays hip hop is missing 😢
In Represent, he sounds like a street king that everyone follows. That is why Nas is the Goat. In songs like The World is yours and NY State of Mind, he sounds like he's just a kid from NY talking 'bout his Life. In It ain't hard to tell and halftime, he sounds like a maestro + Poet making art. Add to this list.
Represent - Apathy
Hey Nas,
Thank you for making music, without your music I wouldn't be here anymore
Nas is straight 🔥
them youngins need to hear real hip hop
XXXTENTACION look at your name 😂
i know
ironic
XXXTENTACION 😂😂😂
XXXTENTACION mordern rap is shit
MoregankFreeman Yeah underground is good but like those "rappers" that can't rhyme, have shitty names, shitty songs, and look stupid
Happy 30th anniversary to illmatic!
All I need is one mic 👊
Nas🙏
This record hits different... 🐐
This album is god damn brilliant I wasn’t even born yet I’m a 2000s kid but this shit is untouchable no rapper will ever get close to Illmatic period
"THIS GOES OUT TO EVERYONE LIVING A REAL F***IN LIFE "
REALEST WORDS EVER SPOKEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Represent represent !!!!
Word is bond
Happy birthday illmatic 29 years strong.
One of the best tracks from the best debut album in rap history
I put this over Ready to Die, The Chronic, Enter the 36 Chambers, over all of them...if ever an album could be called perfect it would be this one.
DMX released his first two albums in one year, both multi platinum.
@@Repeal-19thA All bangers but illmatic was the best of the best producing for the best rapper at that time...flawless
@@stelugud so? Record sales only equate to success for pop artists
Nas is the definition of what real hip hop is
Timeless. The older I get and the more I write, the more astonished I am by the ability Nas had at a young age. This album is a gold mine.
I was in high school back in Georgia bumping this while the rest were rocking their booties to Girl shake that Laffy Taffy.
This was my fav track on the album when i first got it, then i was fucking with Halftime,then changed again to NY State Of Mind and right now it's Memory Lane, thats when you know you got a classic album
Premo beats is untouchable🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💯💯💯💯
Nas! Queens will forever love him. And a Mets fan for life !!!
We are the reasons NY is inna Capital letters -NAS 🔥🔥🔥
Everytime I need to get creative about something I turn this song on. Something about it just gets the artistic juices pumpin
More than 20 years later, this masterpiece still shines bright.
like the mf sun
Almost 30 years.😊
THE MOST UNDERRATED TRACK IN " Illmatic " ALBUM ‼
Two days to go 🤩
The BEST SONG on the album! 💯💯💯💯💯🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛
Most underrated song on the album
Best on the album
ny state of mind
@@eyosyastebeje9555 dawg that is probably the most well known song on the album
I never noticed how the shine on his forehead and nose become the sun and reflection on the street, that’s actually mind blowing
Seeing his projects through his mind
Pure Hip Hop..Telling our stories on a beat
Used to spit this bar for bar when I was homeless. This was truly all i had at one point. Hit so hard I would cry. This modern rap shit ain’t it.
Nas 🐐 greatest of all time.period...
Bumblebee!
New York state of mind tour 2023, one of the best memory so far 🙏
HE IS A LYRICIST PLAIN AND SIMPLE... FROM THE PROJECTS IS WHERE WE AS NEW YORKERS SEE MOST OF OUR BEST STARS ARISE FROM...... QUEENS SRTAND UP!!!!!!
Nas is the goat 🐐
Nas absolutely in tha pantheon of the greatest lyricists of all time...
Legends only
To date, one of the coldest tracks of all-time.