We really were. Being there in 95-98 especially was just... man it's like everything coming out was dope, from all regions of the US. I wish I could erase my memory of it and send myself back in the past to live it again.
This shit cold as fuck. Nas and Rass Kass snapped on this. I just wish Lauryn Hill dropped a verse on this joint.This beat was insane! One of the best ones I ever heard!
Still one of my favorite things to listen to. I remember driving to LA to go school shopping when I first heard this as a advertisement. It floored me and my buddies. Imagine, driving mid day in LA traffic and hear this just to promote the show. Brings tears to my eyes
@@CloroxBleach-uz8mz If he was stupid he would never started his own label, own clothing line, own his own club, partially own an NBA Team, etc. This is coming from a huge Nas fan. Both Jay and Nas benefited from that Beef. Both are very skilled but I prefer Nas. Peace.
I remember hearing this for the first time when I was fresh outta high school and it blew me away. I grew up in Los Angeles and was sad that no one else could hear it. Now everyone can hear it. It still holds up to today. We were spoiled in the 90s.
Yo Im from the east (born and raise), but Ras Kass had the ill lines....no one on the song said shit like what he was spitting. Put cocaine on my tongue now you got crack...rock on....come on man...
+William McGee true but not true. there is plenty of dope rappers out today they just don't get nearly as much attention so you have to look a bit harder
Ahhhh the memories. Much respect to sway and tech for bringing us the wake up show. This was one of the few ways for heads to discover dope hip hop back in the day. This was our pandora.
Dman this is a classic, so many lyrical heavyweights on it. Love the way Nas rides the beat, he is one of the few mcs that can rap to any beat. Fast, slow, east, west, south beats he kills them all.
Too lit up, Its the corrupt novelist, Nas envibed in this, Liveness, Radio wave slaves thrive inside of this, Wake up so flow, Hip-Hops alarmclock, The bomb spot, Mellow with ganja that makes my eyes turn yellow
**Tune it up, it's the corrupt novelist, Nas, involved in this, liveness, radio waves, slaves thrive inside of this, Wake Up Show flow, hip-hop's alarm clock, the bomb spot
more people need to listen to Ras Kass, he's one of the most under rated of all time. he's arguably the greatest lyricist on the west coast. his first album "Soul on Ice" is a classic
My best friend recorded this on a cassetta tape. We were in HS and would listen and vibe. This was before Nas dropped his second album. Everyone were anticipating it to drop. Hip hop was so alive - you could feel it in your soul.
Nas, Organized Konfusion (especially Pharoahe Monch who is in my personal top 15 FOR SURE...po is nice)....Nas kills it...I'm surprised I had never heard this...The Anthem in 99 is FIRE too...Em, Tech 9, KOOL G Rap, Pharoahe Monch, Chino XL, KRS-One, RZA, Xzibit...I think I like the 99 one better, but this one is pretty dope also...On that one I think Em and KGR have the 2 dopest verses w/ Chino/Pharoahe/Tech 9 also killing it
They use to let people call in and just battle verse for verse another cat over the air. I know a lot of stations did that, but I miss those days. Because if you was wack...straight dial tone before you could finish. No cut and paste Internet raps back then
It used to switch from 106.1 kmel in SF where Sway also worked at the time (and went to school) The LA station was power 10somethin... iunno. I was livin in the Bay at the time.
When people actually put effort and talent into CRAFTING bars instead of making SONGS to get radioplay to appeal to the masses who just want to dance and pay attention to the beat and not focus their MIND on the lyrics and flow!
That opening verse by Nas is just insane.
rass made him go home a write a new one
he should have just gotten the whole beat
@@eggshen6716 I agree the flow man
He didn't want to catch that spinal meningitis off Ras' lethal verse...
Y’all must be from Cali cause Rass sounded mediocre. Nas voice and flow alone get him the top spot
1992-1998 hip hop fans were spoiled
We really were. Being there in 95-98 especially was just... man it's like everything coming out was dope, from all regions of the US. I wish I could erase my memory of it and send myself back in the past to live it again.
For me this is the "golden age"
David Curry extremely spoiled. I was there too..
march11stoneytony 💯💯💯💯
I was 16 in 1992. Yes indeed!!!!!!!!!!!
The way Nas melted himself into the beat....damn!!!
gdiggedy9 I was thinking the same thing
Nas’s flow is so seemless you’d think that this was a deep-cut off of illmatic. Arguably the best to ever do it. Period.
THE GOAT KILLED IT!!! NAS!!!! I'M CONVINCE NAS IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!! LISTEN TO THE FIRST VERSE AND CALL IT A DAY!!!
6 yrs out and still truer than ever.
on the real
I swear nas is the goat 🐐
Nas had the best flow out of everyone on this track . His voice just synced with the beat ..
This shit cold as fuck. Nas and Rass Kass snapped on this. I just wish Lauryn Hill dropped a verse on this joint.This beat was insane! One of the best ones I ever heard!
I'm convinced Nas can rap to any beat. Flow is so smooth , love the way he rides this beat. Ras Kas killed it too.
Nas really does have one of the purest flows there's ever been.
killerra Yup, and he killed this track.
Henny Lopez Ras Kass is so underrated it hurts. I mean he has the flow, the lyrics, the voice. Even his album "soul on ice" is on par with Illmatic
Atkin The Junkie
Yes he is. I still can't believe how overlooked he is.
Atkin The Junkie Heads really really don't know.
The way Nas used to ride the beat was monumental
Wow this Nas verse is amazing, smooth flow, genius.
Believe its a king tech beat
Damn NaS, his early ‘90’s flow is STILL ahead of its time
Nas's verse is seriously one of the best i've heard from him.
These were better times in my life.. for hip hop and the west coast undergroud.. box car sessions
Christopher eaaaaasy nooses around neck
Amén
Saafir was running the underground for a minute there in Cali
Nas murdered that verse, and that flow uhh >> Kass had the second best verse in my opinion.
Still one of my favorite things to listen to. I remember driving to LA to go school shopping when I first heard this as a advertisement. It floored me and my buddies. Imagine, driving mid day in LA traffic and hear this just to promote the show. Brings tears to my eyes
Nas and Ras ripped this man!
How did Jay-Z even consider getting into a beef with Nas?
Beetoe
GAY Z IS STUPID
@@CloroxBleach-uz8mz If he was stupid he would never started his own label, own clothing line, own his own club, partially own an NBA Team, etc. This is coming from a huge Nas fan. Both Jay and Nas benefited from that Beef. Both are very skilled but I prefer Nas. Peace.
Exactly,what was he thinking?
@@LuisMartinez-rt8ul I’m a big nas fan but I concur
well nas baby mama went with jayz too so it was over some real beef
ras kass's verse makes my freckles hurt..thank god for peer-to-peer file-sharing!
ws3423 I agree
man i wish that Nas verse never finished....too ill son..word up!!!!!!
Nas flow on this song is pure MADNESS! Ras Kass and Monch tore that sh*t up too!
I remember hearing this for the first time when I was fresh outta high school and it blew me away. I grew up in Los Angeles and was sad that no one else could hear it. Now everyone can hear it. It still holds up to today. We were spoiled in the 90s.
If you say Hip Hop is dead, Your not looking hard enough because Nas is still going hard against Babylon...
Fiyah bun down babylon
Funny you say that cause Nas said rap was dead back in the 00's
Plus Nas did a song with Justin beiber
The True G.O.A.T
Memories....this the OG. I made sure I never missed one. Respect to everyone this joint
I gotta give ras kass props on that 🔥 ass verse
Somebody on here said Ras Kass was garbage! WTF!?
Ras Kass and Kurupt was the main dudes out of LA during Death Row Era who were coming lyrical like they were from NY.
@@Enta_Da_Sagefire ass verse, meaning good
Big mistake putting nas first. Made everyone else look bad. He was too smooth... damn
He did but Ras Kas was dope too.
Yo Im from the east (born and raise), but Ras Kass had the ill lines....no one on the song said shit like what he was spitting. Put cocaine on my tongue now you got crack...rock on....come on man...
Yeah I'm from Jersey, but Ras Kas killed this beat.
It's radio promo joint.You out the best emcees on the promo for your show that specializes in HipHop that you do at that timeThere are no mistakes.
RAS rapped like this was a battle everyone else rapped like it was a cypher.
Ras and Nas killed that shit, this track is madd nice, too bad I can't find it on iTunes
So much talent. This is why I would have my audio tape ready to record to either The Beat or Power.
Damn hip hop will never be like this again. Rappers that spit bars, not some shit that sound like Mush Mouth from Fat Albert
William McGee lol true, word!!!
SwaggerLikeUz For real when was the last time you heard real bars that's classic worthy
+William McGee true but not true. there is plenty of dope rappers out today they just don't get nearly as much attention so you have to look a bit harder
+William McGee two super dope up and coming rappers that you should check our are Chris Rivers (big puns son) and A-F-R-O. you wont be disappointed
Hip Hop n' shit I've checked out Chris Rivers and he is dope. Especially after he destroyed the Sway show
Ahhhh the memories. Much respect to sway and tech for bringing us the wake up show. This was one of the few ways for heads to discover dope hip hop back in the day. This was our pandora.
Nas destroyed it, but I love Organizeds back-to-back as well....and Saafirs verse is underrated.
Dman this is a classic, so many lyrical heavyweights on it. Love the way Nas rides the beat, he is one of the few mcs that can rap to any beat. Fast, slow, east, west, south beats he kills them all.
Kids these days have no idea what good hip hop is... THIS IS THE AWESOME SHIT RIGHT HERE!
I miss this. Takes me back to when hip-hop was alive...
My fav MC, Nas, killed it. Love him!
This and Verbal Intercourse are Nas's best verse IMO. You would have to be a write writer to really understand the level he took it to.
Derick Ofodirinwa verbal intercourse is legendary. Nas best work
Derick Ofodirinwa
Live at the BBQ w/ Main Source....
He describes things, tells a story and makes points/punchlines in one line. Phat being so complete
And the first verse of ny state of mind
1verse of it anit hard to tell
Everybody is focused on the track. But if you from LA area. You was tuned in every weekend for the whole show
shiiiit !!! this joint woke me up everyday for school ! So many great memories !! Pura nostalgia conchesumadre !!!
Too lit up, Its the corrupt novelist, Nas envibed in this, Liveness, Radio wave slaves thrive inside of this, Wake up so flow, Hip-Hops alarmclock, The bomb spot, Mellow with ganja that makes my eyes turn yellow
**Tune it up, it's the corrupt novelist, Nas, involved in this, liveness, radio waves, slaves thrive inside of this, Wake Up Show flow, hip-hop's alarm clock, the bomb spot
" yo, tune it up, it's the corrupt novelist naas"... and the way how nas blends into this beat. just whoa
more people need to listen to Ras Kass, he's one of the most under rated of all time. he's arguably the greatest lyricist on the west coast. his first album "Soul on Ice" is a classic
NAS is something else
GOAT
"Mellow with Ganja that makes my eyes turn yellow" I love how Nas uses his words and this beat is a drug lol
So dope, completely forgot about this song, haven't heard it in ages! Classic
Nas obviously killed it, but tbh every other rapper was dope too! Love Lauryn's hook
That was dope! Lauryn Hill on the hook & Nas on the first verse. Can't get better than that.
Nas, Ras, Monch, Prince Po, Saafir… in that order. All legendary verses.
FYI, Pharoahe Monche and Prince Po (Organized Konfusion) appear between Nas and Ras Kass.
Dred Scott was mad slept on. He kills this.
THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP!! IT WAS IN ITS PUREST FORM, YOU HAD TO COME WIT IT, COMPETION MAKES YOU RISE TO ANOTHER LEVEL!!!
Born and raised in LA. Listened to this shit as a kid. 2019 still bumpin it!
My best friend recorded this on a cassetta tape. We were in HS and would listen and vibe. This was before Nas dropped his second album. Everyone were anticipating it to drop. Hip hop was so alive - you could feel it in your soul.
I guess the flow from NAS is so advanced, some people dont understand it. Or cant comprehend it. (KryptonDaVillain)
Nas & Rass Kass killed that shit so hard they shoulda cut all other verses
Nas killed this, damn.
OH MY GODDD!!! This beat is unbelievable!!!
so oldskook, fresh outta high school ...nas was brand new at the time, how time flew
Hiphop has seen better days, deeper emcees and realer music. not what you hear these days. bar a few handful i switched to jazz
Feel you, I be on that too. I still like to revisit the good ol days but now I mainly play jazz, soul, funk and a few forms of house music.
Saafir closing this out was incredible.
What beat is this??? I need to write a 16 to this ridiculously beautiful beat!!!
Nas, Organized Konfusion (especially Pharoahe Monch who is in my personal top 15 FOR SURE...po is nice)....Nas kills it...I'm surprised I had never heard this...The Anthem in 99 is FIRE too...Em, Tech 9, KOOL G Rap, Pharoahe Monch, Chino XL, KRS-One, RZA, Xzibit...I think I like the 99 one better, but this one is pretty dope also...On that one I think Em and KGR have the 2 dopest verses w/ Chino/Pharoahe/Tech 9 also killing it
93.5 the Beat & after Power 106.5 fm.
Sway ,Tech & Dj. REVOLUTION. ......💿💿💿💿💿
Heard this song 100 times but i aint heard the other artists. I just kept on rewinding to NAS THE GOD MC
I remember doing that bs I in 94’ when me mommy boys first heard this classic cob
NASTY NAS - best rapper to ever bless the mic.... mellow with ganja that makes my eyes to yellow
Track was over after the first verse. Take any rapper from any time in hip-hop history, but drop them in 1993-1996 and Nas is destroying them.
No so called rap artist now a days can keep up with nas or any other artist from nas era
Steven A you obviously know nothing about hip hop....
toy
Steven A pharoahe monch, ras kass.....what the fuck you on about fanboy
Steven A Big L
Not big pun or big l though
This brings back so many memories man...
Daamn..
I got something in my eye..
Its alright.
Damn nas killed that beat off the top of the dome
Beat/sample? Please its godlike!
Who’s here in 2024? OMG!! 🔥 🔥
nas dangerous
but they are all verry goog great song
They use to let people call in and just battle verse for verse another cat over the air. I know a lot of stations did that, but I miss those days. Because if you was wack...straight dial tone before you could finish. No cut and paste Internet raps back then
Nas is sick dude said no pork just knowledge and im born once more whooo!!! Mr.illmatic cypher divine.
@tophy1979 you know what, you just solved a one year old mystery for me.
Thats pretty sick! thanks duke!
It used to switch from 106.1 kmel in SF where Sway also worked at the time (and went to school)
The LA station was power 10somethin... iunno. I was livin in the Bay at the time.
for anyone who's wondering what the sample is u wont be able to find it, this beat was made by dj joe quixx specifiacly for this freestyle
Come on someones got to have the instrumental on this fine piece
shits straaaiight chillin course its puure cold chilllin stykez'
what's the instrumental?
The sample is Jazar's theme from Shaft in Africa soundtrack
I Miss These Days .. its like seeing your kid grow up to be a fuck up ... Shaking My Head @ the stupidity We see with Hip Hop now in days ...
Nas killed it !!!! The corrupt novelist lol
Nas and Saafir killed it. 90's hip hop...Timeless!
its the beat that blesses the street deep in the '94
real east coast west coast connection L.A NY BLOODLINE...
JEEEEEZ
what's the sample?
Who was fucking with NAS at this time. He change the rap game
my favourite track
I remember being in highschool 94-98, this was on Power99 FM out of Philly. Classic
Nas the illest lyricist...bodied this shyt
These were the days! I remember being mad when the wake up show went nation wide, it was our little secret, our own pice of Hiphop!
Ohhh my GAWD I been looking for this foreverrrrrrr! I'm from Compton CA and I remember this was my shit I listened to every Saturday faithfully 92.3💯
First time hearing this. I miss this hip hop
this song accompanied me the last 15 years :-)
Nas killed this one
I use to listen to the Wake up Show in the 90's on Saturdays. I remember this joinnnnnnt.
Classic Saturday nights getting ready for a crazy Los Angeles night this had us focus for the mission Sway is a legend
When people actually put effort and talent into CRAFTING bars instead of making SONGS to get radioplay to appeal to the masses who just want to dance and pay attention to the beat and not focus their MIND on the lyrics and flow!
Infinite Chase k
There was a stretch in time that there was no better than Nas. DOPE...good to hear Shyheim from back in the day as well.
Shyheim was supposed to be up next
Nas first verse and Organized Konfusion fuckin killed it
Monch's cool voice and Prince Po's flow
Dope!
wow! damn..i slept 15 years and wake up today, listen to this and say all is good :)
another classic !!!!!! memories ,,,,,....!!!!
That's my all-time favourite!
Never heard a better one so far!
We want the name of the instrumental !!