First Time Hearing New York State of Mind | 2nd Time Hearing Nas | Behind the Beat

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  • Опубліковано 12 гру 2024

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  • @BandHouseStudios
    @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +2

    Thanks for watching! Comment which songs we should do next! And if you want more check out
    patreon.com/BandHouseStudios

    • @vincentwilliams71
      @vincentwilliams71 Рік тому +3

      None.. quit doing rap.. unless its to educated yourself on it more. Or do the insturmentals for the music..😮.

    • @tinameadors5797
      @tinameadors5797 Рік тому +1

      One that might be interesting to do is Jay-Z and Kanye West's "No Church in the Wild". And really, I know nothing about rap, I just know the story of the sample on that song. The main sample is a slowed-down riff from the title track of Phil Manzanera's 1978 "K-Scope" album (a favorite of mine).
      So then Phil turned around and sort of returned the favor. He said, "I thought, just for a laugh, let's record a version of "No Church in the Wild", but get rid of the Jay Z and Kanye bits! It's a bit cheeky but what the hell. We took the soul, groovy elements and recorded it live." It could be fun to look at the sort of full-circle journey that riff made from its creator to a sample and back again.
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      ua-cam.com/video/ubLfLB6PGzQ/v-deo.html (K-Scope - Phil Manzanera)
      hua-cam.com/video/FJt7gNi3Nr4/v-deo.html (No Church in the Wild - Jay-Z/Kanye)
      ua-cam.com/video/gnFvTrcogOg/v-deo.html (No Church in the Wild - Phil Manzanera)
      Story:
      www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/phil-manzanera-on-jay-z-kanye-west-and-the-riff-that-changed-his-life-10128766.html

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +1

      @@vincentwilliams71 what else would it be for? Lol

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому

      @@tinameadors5797 thanks tina we will check it out!

  • @mikeb3936
    @mikeb3936 Рік тому +65

    That was clearly a piano.

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +2

      Yeah could be!

    • @johngreen6521
      @johngreen6521 Рік тому +12

      High af 😂

    • @backstagepassreactions8225
      @backstagepassreactions8225 Рік тому +3

      @@BandHouseStudioswhen will you get to j Cole J.COLE
      1.Lion King on Ice
      2.Let Nas Down
      3.Villematic
      4.Last Call
      5.Farwell
      6.Lights Please
      7.Cole Summer
      8.Revange of the Dreamer(song)
      9.Close
      10.world is empty
      11.Close
      12. 2Face

    • @Minimal-FGC
      @Minimal-FGC Місяць тому

      Definitely piano 😂 i laughed so hard.

  • @RAakaCHI-191
    @RAakaCHI-191 Рік тому +26

    Ice Cube said to NaS on his 'The Bridge' podcast, "Back then we were doing our penmanship, then you came and put it in Cursive". Highest compliments from 1 of Hip-Hop Greats! Illmatic is like New Testament to Catholics, it is like BC & AD, Before Illmatic and after Illmatic! Facts!

  • @damonjones1291
    @damonjones1291 Рік тому +14

    Nas is the G.O.A.T
    👑

  • @oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178
    @oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178 Рік тому +28

    Actually what you guys REALLY LIKE about this song is the Production....Salute to DJ Premier the HANDS DOWN GOAT Producer! 🐐

  • @justincasano1041
    @justincasano1041 Рік тому +15

    So when Illmatic came out I was 15 and I was a huge Rakim fan and I knew he would go down to the greatest ever off first listen. He was like Rakim Kool G Rap and slick rick rolled into one. Then I find out he dropped out of school at the beginning of 9th grade and somehow put together greatest hip-hop album ever. It's the whole story that makes it insane. His brother said he would self-educate himself reading books. When you listen to him he sounds so wise and then you realize the last song He recorded on that album was life's a bitch when he just turned 20. A lot of what you hear is him at 18 and 19 years old. Do you know how ridiculous that is

  • @xXxXx-----xXxXx
    @xXxXx-----xXxXx Рік тому +5

    The guy on the left mixed up the decades lol late 70s to mid 80s was the party rap time, late 80s to mid 90s was the GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP and this song is one masterpiece from that era.

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +3

      He mixed up his meds too lol
      Thanks for clarifying 😆

  • @Ml-xq8nt
    @Ml-xq8nt 4 місяці тому +2

    This is like somebody reviewing a classic novel by rambling about the pretty font and the good quality of the paper.

  • @coreyrees840
    @coreyrees840 Рік тому +7

    You guys would LOVE rhythm roulette. They take a different beat maker each episode bring him to a record store and blindfold them and they pick out three random records, take them back to the studio and we watch them make a beat from sampling the records they’ve chosen. It’s great

  • @tinameadors5797
    @tinameadors5797 Рік тому +19

    Did you know that the lyrics for that song are included in the Norton Anthology of African American Literature? (I didn't, but I learned that while googling for info about the song).
    While it's interesting to hear you break down the musical structure, I think that when the music is primarily samples, there could be value in reading the lyrics ahead of time and offering more thoughts on those as well.
    But on the other hand, this is "Rock Dudes" reacting and rock often has more emphasis on instrumentation and music, so the way you listen from that point of view is part of what makes your reactions unique.

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +3

      That's amazing! We will have to check it out. And maybe this whole series will teach us to listen to the lyrics! Lol

    • @FredrickMJones
      @FredrickMJones Рік тому +3

      A video with lyrics on the screen may work a bit better.

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +4

      @@FredrickMJones Thatss a great idea. we will do thiss moving forward. thanks Fred!

    • @ikembaojore3877
      @ikembaojore3877 8 місяців тому

      Yeah, this is the reaction that DJ Premiere always wanted lol. Appreciate it

  • @SrVerataro
    @SrVerataro Рік тому +6

    Well well, if it aint again the (widely considered) best rap album of all time

  • @kyamoaye772
    @kyamoaye772 Рік тому +3

    That's a Joe Chambers "Mind Rain" sample😊

  • @Flysouthfilms
    @Flysouthfilms Рік тому +10

    I appreciate the musical aspect but take time to get the lyrics, this mans lyrics are in the National Archives. Respect the pen. I might check another reaction.

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +2

      Thanks, I think there might be a few videos out there about the lyrics!

    • @rawdiggitydog
      @rawdiggitydog Рік тому +5

      You have to realize that rock is about the music more than the lyrics. The first thing and natural thing for people who like rock to pick up on is the music. Especially if there is good instrumentation. The producers on this album are also legendary. So it's natural that they will notice the production. You can't tell people how to listen to music

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +2

      @@rawdiggitydog exactly!

  • @michaelrafales2782
    @michaelrafales2782 Рік тому +4

    Another song to hear NAS blackout on...Mobb Deep's "It's Mine".

  • @CarlosEscobarz
    @CarlosEscobarz Рік тому +5

    If you want Bars. Big L - "Let Em Have It L." Is one of the best rap songs from 1995. Big L is known as the Punchline King and lots of people say if he had not died so soon in his career, he would have surpassed 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. As a Lyricist.

  • @axMf3qTI
    @axMf3qTI Рік тому +2

    early 90's late 80's new york was all party-like and nas was the first to combine west coast with east coast.... Wut? to the hip to the hop,,,, Rappers Delight was late 70's

  • @t1nma5k22
    @t1nma5k22 8 місяців тому +1

    Yo NGL But I can't fk with anyone who stops a certified banger, a Nas Hood classic multiple times….

  • @Lowerclergy
    @Lowerclergy Рік тому +5

    If you wanna hear some really fire mid 90s east coast rap, check out the album "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G.

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +1

      Have been meaning to. We will soon. Thanks! ❤❤❤

  • @guccigang211
    @guccigang211 Місяць тому +1

    Are u reacting to his rap? Or instruments

  • @therealc.t.7085
    @therealc.t.7085 Рік тому +2

    Y’all gotta actually listen to the words lol

  • @MrMaddzkillz
    @MrMaddzkillz Рік тому +1

    Somehow the UA-cam algorithm brought me here. 🤷🏽‍♂️ Anyway.. FYI, when Nas starts the first verse with “I don’t know how to start this shit” it’s because Nas really didnt know how to start that shit. That first verse is the first and only take. Premier spoke about that studio session in one of his interviews, how the whole studio just sat there in awe when Nas exited the booth and asked “how was that?” One of the greatest songs ever from the unquestionably best rap album of all time. Anyway, you need to pay more attention to the music when you’re reacting and really analyze that shit. “Rockers reacting” channels are a dime a dozen and to stand out you need to be more committed. Go check out my man Jon Denton for example. Peace.

  • @blaablaa22
    @blaablaa22 Рік тому +1

    Primo.

  • @enigma7341
    @enigma7341 Рік тому +12

    Bro people listen Nas for the word play, storytelling and flow. NOT THE STUFF YOU CARE ABOUT.

  • @samsimone6002
    @samsimone6002 Рік тому +3

    They sampled... Mind Rain from Joe Chambers

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +1

      Very cool track

    • @samsimone6002
      @samsimone6002 Рік тому +1

      @@BandHouseStudios Which one? New York State of Mind or Mind Rain

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +1

      @@samsimone6002 I listened to mind rain it was cool :)

    • @samsimone6002
      @samsimone6002 Рік тому +1

      @@BandHouseStudios Now listen to the lyrics or read the lyrics and understand the portrait Nas painted on New York state of mind

    • @BandHouseStudios
      @BandHouseStudios  Рік тому +1

      @@samsimone6002 for sure!! in just the first few lines he solidfied himself as my favorite rapper!

  • @tariqebrahim7608
    @tariqebrahim7608 Рік тому +2

    😢

  • @luisrobledo5635
    @luisrobledo5635 Рік тому +2

    Because you had The wrong video you couldn't listen well enough. They have a video with the lyrics hes painting a picture. It will help you more understand. If you like that. You will like half time. Or represent.

  • @egilskallagrimsson2941
    @egilskallagrimsson2941 Рік тому +1

    I guess you’ve never heard of Kool G Rap. Nas did.

  • @larsonpark3819
    @larsonpark3819 10 місяців тому +3

    It's pretty pointless for you guys to do a reaction of Nas (many hip hop enthusiasts consider the most creative and poetic lyricist of all time) when you barely even TRY to listen to the lyrics and only mention the beat (not made by Nas). That would be like a singer doing a reaction to a Buddy Rich track and only even trying to listen to the voice of some guest singer.

  • @Beardedmane901
    @Beardedmane901 Рік тому +1

    😂😂😂😂

  • @DiorElixir69
    @DiorElixir69 4 місяці тому +2

    Soy boys detected 5 secondes in 😂

  • @nakia97
    @nakia97 Рік тому +2

    Bruh stop 🛑 it that’s a piano 🎹 all day

  • @terrybarrett8939
    @terrybarrett8939 Рік тому +4

    Worst reaction ever.

  • @kyamoaye772
    @kyamoaye772 Рік тому +5

    That's a Joe Chambers "Mind Rain" sample😊