Interesting how rappers like him back then were spitting knowledge and us young cats back then were feeling it. Nowadays if a rapper spits knowledge it's considered boring. The times have certainly changed.
That's cuz tha new age be so corny about it. They don't know how to do it properly. Nas was fly and he was smooth with tha rhyme schemes along with his ability to vividly paint pictures. Newer artists ain't taking tha time to perfect a craft like how he did.
I agree queens rappers are the goats, especially QB, perfected flow, queens slang mixed with visceral street tales coupled with some eloquent wordplay..,while keeping the flow tight and on beat.
Nas G rap LL Run dmc G unit Onyx Mic geronimo Wacka CNN Mobb Ack nelly Salt n pep Tribe Beastie boys Ja Lost Boyz Tragedy And more...and more...and more
This is why nas is one of my favorite artists he was a story telling artist captivating his audience with the poetry from his area. Creating some of the most visual narratives!
@Jauffey A I was really speaking of it in like a fashion sense as you know nowadays you see people with different shirts and hats playing off different francheses and stuff like that, putting their spin on it, so it was more along the lines of the fashion sense of surprising
It is such a privilege to have grown up with this man’s music now at 46. If there are any young kids in this thread there are hip hop artiste rappers and MC’s that can change and save your life. Nas most definitely did that for me giving me a different way and perspective to look at my circumstances and be careful who I choose as friends.
NAS I was young when I started listening to you now I’m older woman I’m still listening to you and you still talk with SINCE on the money young brother African-American teach these rappers something please every time you speak you speak in knowledge that’s what you are NAS STRAIGHT COLD Knowledge🥂🥂👍🏾🙌🏽STAY STRONG
He who inspired me to become one the realest out here doing this. One love to Nas..thank ur for ur influence and keeping it real. It's bcuz of u I learned to be myself and to not fake anything. Much love.
Sadly, the latest generations of today don't understand how different the 90s (and 80s) were, particularly concerning hip hop and the hood. Everybody wasn't enamored with chasing the bag. Sure, there was a part of hip hop that focused on money, hoes, and drugs, but there was also a segment of hip hop that was all about combining knowlege with lyrical skill. And yes, I realize there are current rappers that are proficient lyricists, but it's a small number. The yearning for knowledge within hip hop isn't there like it used to be. I remember when b-boying played such a major role in hip hop, if we weren't rhyming in school, we were breakin'. The 5 elements meant something to us; hip hop was almost like our religion. Nowadays you'd be hard pressed to find a well-known rapper that knows the elements. It's absolutely amazing that artists are able to, not only make a living, but generate large sums of wealth off of hip hop. As great as this is, I truly feel that the prospect of becoming wealthy has attracted one-dimensional "artists" and has lead actual talented artists astray. Before it felt like the love of hip hop lived in the community, unfortunately, now it seems like it only lives on in individuals.
Yea it's called conscious Hip-Hop. That was mostly in the 80s and 90s. Intellectual complex lyricism. As a matter of fact, that's how Hip-Hop was created...thus it's acronym...Higher - Infinite - Power - Healing - Our - People!
Relate to Nas just like I did with Kendrick. Just could witness the pain of the projects thru him..like they carry the pain and could see the genuine light in them. Now rappers glorify and love the communities destruction. It’s truly sad rap has been taken over by the machine
This was right before he became "nas esco." Nas was a real dude that kept it real. Its still crazy how he had premier,pete rock,q-tip, and large professor all in the same album....LEGENDS!!
Shame he went from rapping over beats from the aforementioned greats to the likes of trackmasters, l.e.s. and timbaland. Not to mention the I Am/Nastradamus double lp getting bootlegged
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Interesting how rappers like him back then were spitting knowledge and us young cats back then were feeling it. Nowadays if a rapper spits knowledge it's considered boring. The times have certainly changed.
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That's cuz tha new age be so corny about it. They don't know how to do it properly. Nas was fly and he was smooth with tha rhyme schemes along with his ability to vividly paint pictures. Newer artists ain't taking tha time to perfect a craft like how he did.
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Without Nas's contribution to hip-hop a big part of it would be missing
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You aren't never lying. If I ruled the world was one of the first songs I learned when I was little.
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Nas is the most influential rapper ever imo
@@wasp1236even Pac was biting his shit too
Even his talk is story poetry
The way NAS talk seems like he rapping
Just from this interview it has a 90s feel to it when hip hop was booming
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Nah. This was the worst year in hiphop
@@smhatnation9745 96 was still a classic year. It started fall off around 98-99
No hip hop fail when 2007 and 2008 hit and everything was about money hoes and clothes
@@smhatnation9745 wtf are you talking about how was that the worst year
People don't know how powerful their imagination is.
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TopDawg Fresh imagination is slept on nowadays
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Neville Goddard said that the imagination is God
Nas has always been the most organic rapper ever in my eyes. Salute to a legendary career.🥃🥂
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I would say that's Rakim but Nas is def close. He learned from Rakim.
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Chipped tooth Nas was soooo fine! I didn’t think he could look better, but older Nas looks even more fine 😍🔥
Greatest rapper of all time
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Nas always with the fly gear on I use go crazy just to see what he would be wearing on rap city.
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I use to peeped his gear too
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Still beautiful asf till this day!! Just look at him!!😍😘
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Nas is so handsome, him and Tupac my favorite rappers!!
Queens hip hop in the 90s was just on another level. Then when I think of all that greatness that came out Queensbridge, shit just blows my mind.
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I agree queens rappers are the goats, especially QB, perfected flow, queens slang mixed with visceral street tales coupled with some eloquent wordplay..,while keeping the flow tight and on beat.
Nas
G rap
LL
Run dmc
G unit
Onyx
Mic geronimo
Wacka
CNN
Mobb
Ack nelly
Salt n pep
Tribe
Beastie boys
Ja
Lost Boyz
Tragedy
And more...and more...and more
Great 👍 List
This is why nas is one of my favorite artists he was a story telling artist captivating his audience with the poetry from his area. Creating some of the most visual narratives!
Damn, for it to be in 96 and he had the "drug wars" hat playing off star wars, that shit is dope and for that time somewhat surprising
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@Jauffey A I was really speaking of it in like a fashion sense as you know nowadays you see people with different shirts and hats playing off different francheses and stuff like that, putting their spin on it, so it was more along the lines of the fashion sense of surprising
@Jauffey A lol, these kids stupid. Don’t mind them
It is such a privilege to have grown up with this man’s music now at 46. If there are any young kids in this thread there are hip hop artiste rappers and MC’s that can change and save your life. Nas most definitely did that for me giving me a different way and perspective to look at my circumstances and be careful who I choose as friends.
Over 25 years of listening to his music. Fkn love this man. Peace god
Nas' eyes are beautiful
Take me back to this era anytime just by watching this you feel the 90s energy miss these days when times was actually nice growing up
My man Nas had the grown man pain voice since he was little damn.
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He’ll go down in history. His art will be remembered for millions of years.
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The song "I gave you power" was one of those great songs where imagination was at work. One of my many favourites.
Ooooo those eyes young Nas 😍!!
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Damn, bars bra!
Lol. Even with all five infinity stones, Thanos couldn't stack up against Nas's lyrics.
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I can't even lie the whole time he was talking I thought he was about to hit a freestyle 🔥
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90s Hip Hop! It felt like a movement. That knowledge in music was at it's finest. Nowadays? It isn't there anymore!
He basically still looks the same 24 years later.
Just a little fuller of them carbs
But no music
@@SoRaw514 Fine dining fetuccini and lambs bread.
@@anthony51450 What you mean bro 1996 alone It Was Written, The Firm. Nastradomous 1999 and a whole lot after.
@@mrsoshadabaadman fine dining ain't shit if you go from fine to shit 😅
Nas has a beautiful mind also a very handsome brother my first crush😍
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I'm from Texas but It Was Written will forever be my top 5 album of all time
My guy Esco always kept a fresh fade!
NAS I was young when I started listening to you now I’m older woman I’m still listening to you and you still talk with SINCE on the money young brother African-American teach these rappers something please every time you speak you speak in knowledge that’s what you are NAS STRAIGHT COLD Knowledge🥂🥂👍🏾🙌🏽STAY STRONG
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This line always been wise beyond his time and very articulate
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Oh my, he is so cute. Look at Young Nas, youth is a beautiful thing!😂
NAS Always been very wise, and spit all that wisdom in his raps. Definitely top 5-3 all time, he was a genius on the mic 💯
Whew!!! I miss these days!!! THE GOAT!!!
He's so gorgeous The black man
Damn I was 3yrs old that year ain't nothing like 90s music!!!!!!!
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Nothing!!
He who inspired me to become one the realest out here doing this. One love to Nas..thank ur for ur influence and keeping it real. It's bcuz of u I learned to be myself and to not fake anything. Much love.
THAT'S THE REAL KING OF NY
He always speak with so much knowledge love dis dude 👑
Salute king. True lyricist INDEED. Hands down
"it's all about experiences really.....word"
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Young nasty Nas,TBT 1996 babie!!!💪🏽💪🏽🔥🔥🔥
He so chill with it yo
Just his voice is pure poetry in motion
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Damn Nas voice hasn't changed at all!! He has one of the dopest voices in hip-hop
He’s so fucking chill holy shit
I like how he was trying to bring awareness on the war on drugs back in the 90s with some folks didn’t want to see it as a problem.
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He's akways been my crush ever since I k he was rt over the bridge from me. I see U Nasir J. .
Nas is one of my favorite artist😷👍
That's real facts about music is a message and poetry is like the music message
The goat I cant put a bloke above him genuine, pac is my favourite artist ever all day, but I have to say Nasir is the greatest to ever do it.🔝
So humbly spoken
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Nas and 3k..my favs.
Gawd I wish it was still 96!!! Fuck 2020.
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He's beautiful
Nas looked like a 15 year old Shyheim there.
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Sounds like him too... Real NYC accent
Krazy b but thtz real lol
daaamn, chip tooth'd Nasty Nas in ya area, bout to cause Mass Hysteria 😂
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Halftime ..
Always been a deep brother shout out to nas the legend
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Chipped tooth Nas was soooo fine! I didn’t think he could look better, but older Nas looks even more fine. It’s the wisdom for me 😍🔥
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I wish cuz would start doing songs like he did in the old day.
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he still do , where tf u been at?? dude dropped like 3 projects. hes still ill with it.
@@PrettyRxccy he dropped 3 but don’t sound like the old days
@@4the1hood0 "Niccas want my old shhh buy my old albums" 🤣
@@marcj3757 naw we want old new shit because this new nas with fivio and ferg not hitting
Sadly, the latest generations of today don't understand how different the 90s (and 80s) were, particularly concerning hip hop and the hood. Everybody wasn't enamored with chasing the bag. Sure, there was a part of hip hop that focused on money, hoes, and drugs, but there was also a segment of hip hop that was all about combining knowlege with lyrical skill. And yes, I realize there are current rappers that are proficient lyricists, but it's a small number. The yearning for knowledge within hip hop isn't there like it used to be.
I remember when b-boying played such a major role in hip hop, if we weren't rhyming in school, we were breakin'. The 5 elements meant something to us; hip hop was almost like our religion. Nowadays you'd be hard pressed to find a well-known rapper that knows the elements. It's absolutely amazing that artists are able to, not only make a living, but generate large sums of wealth off of hip hop. As great as this is, I truly feel that the prospect of becoming wealthy has attracted one-dimensional "artists" and has lead actual talented artists astray. Before it felt like the love of hip hop lived in the community, unfortunately, now it seems like it only lives on in individuals.
Yea it's called conscious Hip-Hop. That was mostly in the 80s and 90s. Intellectual complex lyricism. As a matter of fact, that's how Hip-Hop was created...thus it's acronym...Higher - Infinite - Power - Healing - Our - People!
Amazing nas.....queensbridge ambassador of hip hop we love you nas real hip hop
That hat is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Facts yo I need that hat bad.
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@@guyanesesauce do you guys have that specific hat because if ya do I would purchase it immediately
I'm so proud & privileged i was raised in the 90's. The new generation missed out big time
Your favorite rappers favorite rapper. This cat here to me is & always will be the "illest"
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A very young Nasir Jones! Even then he was wise.
Nas and Jay Z released some epic music during the time when they had beef.
It's amazing, that he STILL looks like this. Hasn't aged a bit... only got better
Look at his eyes! Ooh I love me some him! This was before the God got his tooth fixed ☺️💙😍
Mc are like painters what ever there feeling the can make u see it
nas is a ill dude I will always respect his craft as a mc 💯💯💯
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Fine then. Fine now!
Relate to Nas just like I did with Kendrick. Just could witness the pain of the projects thru him..like they carry the pain and could see the genuine light in them. Now rappers glorify and love the communities destruction. It’s truly sad rap has been taken over by the machine
I fuccn miss the 90s man fr
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NAS HAS A GOOD HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERS. BEING SUCH A YOUNG MAN. PEACE OUT.
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Nas is rockin that Cuban Link
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The coolest/chillers dude of all time
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The ILLEST! On my top 5. A young Nasir jones!
I remember when MTV banned rap of any kind. I remember MTV saying HipHop was just an “urban fad”. 🤣
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He was a real Boss 👑🏆🎙🎤🎶
This was right before he became "nas esco." Nas was a real dude that kept it real. Its still crazy how he had premier,pete rock,q-tip, and large professor all in the same album....LEGENDS!!
Facts 💯
Shame he went from rapping over beats from the aforementioned greats to the likes of trackmasters, l.e.s. and timbaland. Not to mention the I Am/Nastradamus double lp getting bootlegged
Poet At Heart
The goat
Poetic justice legendary lyricist doctor of rhymes
Dope interview
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One of the greats! If not THE! Chip tooth days...so NY.
YOU ALWAYS BEEN DEEP 🙏🏽
Got much love n Respect for this guy
I Love Nas He Keep it Real.Thats My Man U No.Down To Earth Hell Yeah.
Dropping that knowledge!
Mmmm mmm mmm I still love this man❤️❤️❤️ my future husbsnd