Surprised this concept was never turned into a video game, especially considering some rappers ended up on the PS2 back in the day after this song. This is beyond dope, one of the best creative hip-hop tracks of all times. 💯🎮
My 7th grade physical science teacher showed me this a loooong time ago. Every morning he would play a song or read a poem and ask what we thought. He played this and everyone was loving it. That day everyone seemed to have a lot more to say about the subject.
This song is so dope. I'm 44 and have known this song forever. How did this NOT blow up around the MCU success? I get a tear every time I hear "we got Nasir Jones versus Peter Parker".
you know....shit got serious...when he starts it off with."and the skies got darker...next up.. nasir vs Peter Parker..yo no lie the images and scenes I can imagine are so raw it's unreal I can see a motion comic come to life...and continue this alternate universe and explore it...
"He couldn’t see me with my applejack hat and high-tops Colossus and Cyclops, I got No I.D. and Y-Not” Being from Chicago just hearing the name "Y-Not" took me baaaaacck!
I been looking for this song for years.. I heard it one time back in 03 and loved the concept and it stuck in my mind for 17 years. I had no idea who was the artist or the name of the song but I’m glad I finally found it lol
I just... miss THIS. Still dope and whenever I think of something that an emcee did that was amazing, I remember this song aside songs like "Gave You Power" by Nas. Last Emperor himself has to be in part 3. #Boom
My bio on xbox has been "illmatic versus radioactive in the rotten apple where the dead linger" for years and years. Last Emp is masterful with the rhymes.
This is the best part for me especially the way he described it "This is the final battle as the stratosphere gets darker We got Nasir Jones versus Peter Parker Nasty Nas at “Halftime,” head-ringer versus the web-slinger Illmatic versus radioactive in the Rotten Apple where the Dead linger. He cursed the day that spider ever bit him And gave him a copy of his second LP, It Was Written"
Im from the 90s and your speaking FACTS! I am proud I used this track to school my kids off this mumble rap garbage. My kids are comic book fans and the entire concept and flow blow their minds.
Maan!! This is siiiick, still drives me crazy like the very first time I heard this great story/song and that was like 15 years ago back in high school and it's still greatest story/song recorded... Mad Genius - - R.I.P G O A T
@@lita6963 I love it.. I graduated high school in 97 but listened to mostly southern hip hop because I’m from New Orleans. Just found this gem few months ago and I been diving into the emperor’s stuff. Guy is mad talented
Man, I'd love to know if anyone ever bought this to Stan Lee's attention before? I'd love to think that he heard it and loved it, although I highly doubt he knew who 99% of the rappers in it were! But still, he certainly knew who the comic book characters were!!!
This still goes hard as fuck. Been pumping this since high school and i'm 35 now!
+boc813
Same here.
Same here. Wish he stayed making music
+boc813 34 here. This was (and still IS) some next level type shit when it dropped. The 2000 generation missed out on the illest shit ever.
boc813 I'm 25 doing the same shit
Man, you sound like my uncle. Hope you ain't as crazy lmao
2003 - 2004 there I was in Pietermaritzburg South Africa. I heard this song and I was never the same. The Emperor will rule forever.
I've been listening to Hip Hop my entire life and this still holds as one of the greatest stories ever
I can think in real underground without this song
Damn. Was listening to this on the way to work this morning. RIP Stan Lee.
Why'd you have to remind me... 😞
😭😭
The last emperor says hi.
Surprised this concept was never turned into a video game, especially considering some rappers ended up on the PS2 back in the day after this song. This is beyond dope, one of the best creative hip-hop tracks of all times. 💯🎮
It’s not too late. It still could
Yeah,yeah its common sense. Ice man tried to freeze me,so i took him Chicago and told him to take it easy...
My 7th grade physical science teacher showed me this a loooong time ago. Every morning he would play a song or read a poem and ask what we thought. He played this and everyone was loving it. That day everyone seemed to have a lot more to say about the subject.
Last emperor is so slept on.
This song is so dope. I'm 44 and have known this song forever. How did this NOT blow up around the MCU success? I get a tear every time I hear "we got Nasir Jones versus Peter Parker".
More proof that Philly got the BEST MC’s ever!
2022 still bumping this shit 💪 ... favorite last emperor track ...
you know....shit got serious...when he starts it off with."and the skies got darker...next up.. nasir vs Peter Parker..yo no lie the images and scenes I can imagine are so raw it's unreal I can see a motion comic come to life...and continue this alternate universe and explore it...
oh man if skills sold...
I seriously thought he got everyone that he talks about to come in and record their parts for the longest time.
@@dannyguzman7052 WORD me too! I was thinking about this song just the other day and that's when I realized that it was him
@@howardjohnson1688 but he does sound like Redman without trying
It does
Sadly his deal with Dr Dre fell through
"He couldn’t see me with my applejack hat and high-tops
Colossus and Cyclops, I got No I.D. and Y-Not”
Being from Chicago just hearing the name "Y-Not" took me baaaaacck!
This definitely brings it back to high school days for me.
I'm glad he mentioned Ras Kass, my fave
4:08..."The military punisher Big Rock just broke Roadblock's baaaaack!!!"
😂
Bro i looked down and seen this comment at the exact time he said that lol wtf
This joint still hard as hell! I've been listening to this since 1998. wow.
Last Emp. True lyricist. Deep and thoughtful. .
Dam...this song brings back such great memories..miss the 90's ..☹
1st song i went to when i heard stan passed. r.i.p stan!!!!
yeah man
Same.
Same.
Same.
Classic joint unmatched
Last Emp... One of my all-time favorites
This song... My two favorite things rolled into one experience. Word life, nuff said.
Thank you soley and I am glad you liked it
you said it perfectly thumbs up
Who is still listening in 2022? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
2024
2045
2024
We here in ‘24
Year 3030
Nas vs peter Parker is fire
27 April 2024 and It was a great day to take a W then come home and listen to this at 21:20
RIP STAN LEE ur characters put a hell of a fight.
I been looking for this song for years.. I heard it one time back in 03 and loved the concept and it stuck in my mind for 17 years. I had no idea who was the artist or the name of the song but I’m glad I finally found it lol
Congratulations dog
🏆
I just... miss THIS. Still dope and whenever I think of something that an emcee did that was amazing, I remember this song aside songs like "Gave You Power" by Nas. Last Emperor himself has to be in part 3. #Boom
My bio on xbox has been "illmatic versus radioactive in the rotten apple where the dead linger" for years and years. Last Emp is masterful with the rhymes.
This song did reach a mil. It sad to know that people never heard this masterpiece
This song popped in my head today out of nowhere.... I miss that late 90s nyc underground scene toooo many nice mc’s
Why haven't i listened to this gem in years😭🔥🔥🔥
I first
heard this in 9th grade back in 1998. It was the hottest shit I'd ever hear
This is the best part for me especially the way he described it "This is the final battle as the stratosphere gets darker We got Nasir Jones versus Peter Parker Nasty Nas at “Halftime,” head-ringer versus the web-slinger Illmatic versus radioactive in the Rotten Apple where the Dead linger. He cursed the day that spider ever bit him And gave him a copy of his second LP, It Was Written"
Such an underrated banger. Thought it would Forsure blow up one day
this is pure genius , rap + comics🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Still one of the hardest tracks ever! Happy 50th yo!
I'm from the 80's.... this may be the greatest single hiphop record ever imo.... if it's not, it's top 5 easy. Again imo
Im from the 90s and your speaking FACTS!
I am proud I used this track to school my kids off this mumble rap garbage.
My kids are comic book fans and the entire concept and flow blow their minds.
Born in 83 grew up in the 90s. This is without a doubt one of the best records I ever heard. So creative
This is the greatest song ever made in history... I miss the days when we used to learn from music.
I wish musician and hip hop artist got paid for talent and skill!!
Still DOPENESS. 20+ years I've been jammin this.
one of my fav songs of all time
Still listening to this lol this song should have gotten way more love
Still Bumping this in 2018!
He's dropping an album tomorrow.
What's it called??
Jungle Jim, yea?
2019 still bumping
Dec. 2020 💪🏽
anyone listening today?? this is a gem
RIP Stan Lee!!! Good fight.
This track is too crazy, MTV TRL has to come back just to see a videoclip of this insane banger!
*someone has to do us a favor and do a video for it.
This would make the sickest computer game!
Maan!! This is siiiick, still drives me crazy like the very first time I heard this great story/song and that was like 15 years ago back in high school and it's still greatest story/song recorded... Mad Genius - - R.I.P G O A T
He's not dead is he? I checked the wiki and it doesn't have a deceased date.
🔥💯👊🏾❗️One of the most creatively imaginative and lyrically proficient Hip Hop songs- and rappers- of all time!
One Philly Blunt, A Dime Bag of Chocolate Thai, 5 wings and beef fried rice and 2 loosies, Fanta Grape and Last Emperor Underground Tape.
dont forget the lil debbie swiss rolls amen
Fried rice? Hard pass
Everything else tho
Still listening in 2022
an exceptional rap song!!! one of the greatest hip hop tracks of all time!!!
Probably the best hip hop song ever made imo
High level of consciousness and flow
Here in 2024 still loving this song.
By words from the Genius, said he still my rhymin' hero
Yoooo! This shit is insane wtf “ now anything goes when magneto battles foes but Rasskass had him shivering delivering ultra magnetic flows” 👀
Lmao welcome to 90s hip hop bro
@@lita6963 I love it.. I graduated high school in 97 but listened to mostly southern hip hop because I’m from New Orleans. Just found this gem few months ago and I been diving into the emperor’s stuff. Guy is mad talented
BUT REGGIE NOBLE DROPS HIM WITH TWO BRICK-CITY PUNCHES!
Possibly the best hip hop track ever
'22 still bangs this
Still here 2021
2022
Back to this classic track after the SDCC announcement
Boot Camp Clik, Method Man got yo back!
just discovered this, so dope
One of the best tracks ever laced ... rock on TLE
The one who is listening in 2023 is a legends.
Peace from the Navajo Nation ✊🏽✊🏽
Still bumpin' this! Still straight FIRE!!!
¡¡¡¡IINCREIBLE!!!! ESTO ES PERFECTO!!!!!!!
Loved it day 1 still love it now 🔥❤️ 2023
RIP Stan Lee November 12, 2018
Man, I'd love to know if anyone ever bought this to Stan Lee's attention before? I'd love to think that he heard it and loved it, although I highly doubt he knew who 99% of the rappers in it were! But still, he certainly knew who the comic book characters were!!!
Timless when first heard years ago...it found residence in my head and never left...
Big Punisher vs The Punisher!
IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR YEARS FINALLY I REFOUND THIS SONG
Yo I've been looking for this song off & on for like 15 years now dude, and I'm wicked happy to've finally found it somewhere. Cheers mate. 🍻
another masterpiece by by the maestro.
Compare this to 99% of hip hop today....
What hiphop? 😆
If this beat isn’t the theme song for avengers secret wars ima shit
Haven’t heard this in 20 years. I still know where each ad lib is lol
Rest in Power Stan Lee & Jamal gray
This is EPIC, love it!
I nerded out hard as fuck 1st time i heard this.
comic books and music is one of the most "hip hop" things ever for reals
this guy is so amazing
Greatest Of All Time.
the word play was so real man had 2 buss tears
just like mc renn on the west HE DESERVES MORE CREDIT....
This is how rap supposed to be
Dope MC Of all time
Love it. Very clever well written track.
Noname Nolast said it best…!!! “If skills sold..” that’s word!! Last Emperor with this concept on a track.?? $H!T is hard as hell..
"I can see General Buckshot going to to toe with Duke" this was my shit.
Im here in 2024 playing this like i just found out hip hop exist...
5:09 needs be beat part 2
This is such an underrated gem
RIP Stan Lee.
So sad this got removed from Apple Music. This slaps.
Like Logic said... "The illest rapper alive is probably stacking produce."
Damn forgot how insane this song is