This the bonus track on I Am cassette produced by Ez Elpee. The bravehearts actually do a perfect job in it. Nas should have put this on Nastradamus. It Fits the album perfectly
One of the illest beats in the history of hip hop..... especially the last :40 seconds when you can really hear those violins smh...just sick..... salute to Ez Elpee
The first verse was the best & most realistic & relatable out of all 3 verses. It's a glimpse into an all too common reality, from co-defendants screwing you over to your wifey skipping town with your bail money. All while being far away from home & gar away from anyone that really cares about you. Scary.
this and Nature Shines was on the cassette of I Am, Nas used to do that alot back in the day he would put songs on the tape but not the CD, he did the same thing with Silent Murder on It Was Written.. This is probably my favorite Braveheart song..
I know I'm crazy late makin' this comment, but here it goes: This is one of the reasons Nas is my favorite artist of all time. No other rapper would have made a track like this and preach a sermon on a song like this, maybe DMX, but besides him I can't think of anyone else. This track is real as fuck. If Nas wasn't a hip hop artist he could have been easily one of the greatest motivational speakers and even a pastor or reverend. Truthfully I think that was his true calling or God just laid this on his heart.
this song fits way better in the i am double album bootleg. for those that don't know, I Am was supposed to be an autobiographical 30 track double album and nastradamus wasnt supposed to exist, but a lot of the songs found their way on the bootleg. nas scrapped it but u can get the tracklist online and build it in itunes yourself. this is one of my favorites off the whole thing
There’s still some songs out there that never leaked. The Source talked about a song with Method Man and another with D’Angelo. The full version of The Curse has never been leaked either. A shame. I would love to hear what Nas actually intended with this album. And the fact that the late great Nipsey was going to do a documentary on the album intrigues me even more
@@sinematic06 some suspect the album could’ve been longer than 30 tracks, when nas in his hidden interviews he said it was going to detail a lot. He may have had 40 tracks. There’s so many we never figured out, I want nas to release them. The autobiography one that some made up is such a good album to listen to
@@australium7374 I don’t doubt it at all! 16/17 tracks per disc easily could’ve had between 30 & 40 songs. Smh. This is one project I hope he still owns unlike the songs he deleted permanently before God’s Son came out
Music like this represents a particular world, where the young men that live in it, are by circumstance and condition faced with the gravity of an uncertain outcome in day to day life. This is struggle music.. stories of young men who exist in a reality that is difficult to comprehend. & for The Brave Hearts to bring this to the surface and give it life creatively says something about their character.. their depth.. and their truth. Big ups to Queensbridge Housing Projects. & long live the spirit of hip hop.
Nas need to add this exclusive one on I Am... or at least Lost Tapes (2002), 20 years in September, something like he did with It Was Written adding "Silent Murder" a song exclusive for casette for the Extended Version 🐐
@@adamgordon2572 it was never released on the CD only the tape. And I was around when the bootlegging went down, this song wasn’t even part of the bootleg. I only see one person on UA-cam who uploaded the authentic bootleg, everyone else got some fan made track lists.
I had the tape too and this was my favorite cut off side B alongside “Nas Is Like”. I much preferred the tape over the CD version, I remember there was a snippet of a Nature song on there too.
i bout the tape first cuz thats all i use to buy and when i started getting cds this track wasent on there i was like what? i still have the tape cool video
I was so fucking heart broken that this song was not on the CD I just bought !!! I almost wanted to throw the whole thing away !!! But it still is a classic disk,but damn,it almost felt like a death !!!!
This real talk right here we all got to pray and always remember to keep god first over everything yal and shout out to my bravehearts all around the world it's that time we all link up for real and put a stop to this all this evil well at least slow it down and keep it to a low minimum that's right bravehearted forever man I'm out yo 100.
Crazy how this joint and Blaze A 50 were only bonus tracks on certain CD's and tapes but not on the actual album. I AM is already the shit, imagine what it could've been.
PRAY "You've got to pray, huh! I mean pray, pray, and when you pray, you got to look up to the lord, huh! You got to look up and you got to pray for your children, huh! You got to pray for that man in front of the liquor store, huh! You got to pray for that man on the corner! He know he doing wrong, but somebody gotta pray for him, huh! You know we doing wrong, but we gotta pray for ourselves! You know we are heading to this brand new year, goddamnit!
Wanted this song and searched it. I had it on tape from another "I am" tape I dubbed back in the day. I got the CD a few years later but found out it wasn't on there. On all my searches the song was not mentioned and wondered why. I knew it was a bonus on the tape. ANyway, thanks for the upload. I needed it in digital format.
"Hoes yelling watch ya back, but be4 I could turn around, before I could react, BOW BOW BOW, would you look at me now?!?" DAMN, I missed this track been looking for this since high school!!! :D
Lol right, this and nature shines was on the tape but neither was on the CD.. Nas used to do that alot I remember silent murder was on it was written tape but not on the CD
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One of the illest beats in the history of hip hop..... especially the last :40 seconds when you can really hear those violins smh...just sick..... salute to Ez Elpee
so true this beat got my mind wondering ....sample of earth wind and fire ......I miss this type of hip-hop
Yeen lying
+Shaun Horus right
Dope✊🏾from the violins to when the snares & drums kick back in🤯🤯🤯
True!!!
Horses verse made me cry man😢 Shit real‼️
Best verse on the track! 🔥💯
Horse is the real deal I'm surprised you didn't have his own album late 90s early 2000s are some of these artists they s*** the bed big time
The first verse was the best & most realistic & relatable out of all 3 verses.
It's a glimpse into an all too common reality, from co-defendants screwing you over to your wifey skipping town with your bail money. All while being far away from home & gar away from anyone that really cares about you. Scary.
this and Nature Shines was on the cassette of I Am, Nas used to do that alot back in the day he would put songs on the tape but not the CD, he did the same thing with Silent Murder on It Was Written.. This is probably my favorite Braveheart song..
nas shoulda dropped a verse on this.
I know I'm crazy late makin' this comment, but here it goes: This is one of the reasons Nas is my favorite artist of all time. No other rapper would have made a track like this and preach a sermon on a song like this, maybe DMX, but besides him I can't think of anyone else. This track is real as fuck. If Nas wasn't a hip hop artist he could have been easily one of the greatest motivational speakers and even a pastor or reverend. Truthfully I think that was his true calling or God just laid this on his heart.
1000% Facts bro!💪🏾💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
@@killadjango6995 Thanks for the reply, sorry I'm late responding...Peace to You and Yours.
The lessons nas teaches are by far some of the best to keep
jay exists
imagine this being placed in the middle of that QB section of Nastradamus with Last Words, Quiet Niggas, and Family
Jungle verse is the best out of all the bravehearts
yes
yup Jung went in...
Yup he writes alot of Nas raps on the low.
Edsco yeah right jungle is no where on nas level if that's the case why Jungle never. blew
Best verse on « Quiet niggas » song too!
Nas was preaching some real shit in the beginning. I love it
Also at the end as well
I ain't runnin ain't hiddin I'm ridin!😠✊🏾👊🏾
Randy Harris He Bodied Dat Verse
Jungle went in 🔥🔥
I be gunning yall be duckin n divin
Man. I used to be so drunk off of this. This was my joint right here.
Man if Nas would’ve dropped a verse on this it would’ve made this even better than it already is still 🔥 tho
I have been looking for this song since my man's funeral holy shit damn man I miss Wiley peace young lord
greatest braveheart song ever
I'm still pissed this wasn't on the CD version. Why do that???? lol. I love this song.
Ralph NYC same. I was looking all over iTunes for it. Going to see if there's a download somewhere on the internet
G L66 * Its on UA-cam fam i found it yesterday, just type in Nas “ I am “ bootleg version
it is it was the different version of the album
I just rediscovered that the Same thing happened to silent murder
Ive been tryin to find this track for nearly 20 years
this song fits way better in the i am double album bootleg. for those that don't know, I Am was supposed to be an autobiographical 30 track double album and nastradamus wasnt supposed to exist, but a lot of the songs found their way on the bootleg. nas scrapped it but u can get the tracklist online and build it in itunes yourself. this is one of my favorites off the whole thing
There’s still some songs out there that never leaked. The Source talked about a song with Method Man and another with D’Angelo. The full version of The Curse has never been leaked either. A shame. I would love to hear what Nas actually intended with this album. And the fact that the late great Nipsey was going to do a documentary on the album intrigues me even more
@@sinematic06 some suspect the album could’ve been longer than 30 tracks, when nas in his hidden interviews he said it was going to detail a lot. He may have had 40 tracks. There’s so many we never figured out, I want nas to release them. The autobiography one that some made up is such a good album to listen to
@@australium7374 I don’t doubt it at all! 16/17 tracks per disc easily could’ve had between 30 & 40 songs. Smh. This is one project I hope he still owns unlike the songs he deleted permanently before God’s Son came out
Thanks a million for this post....a lost but important track.....Nas and Bravehearts shine on this jewel!!!!!
Music like this represents a particular world, where the young men that live in it, are by circumstance and condition faced with the gravity of an uncertain outcome in day to day life. This is struggle music.. stories of young men who exist in a reality that is difficult to comprehend. & for The Brave Hearts to bring this to the surface and give it life creatively says something about their character.. their depth.. and their truth.
Big ups to Queensbridge Housing Projects. & long live the spirit of hip hop.
NAS IS KING!
This track was on nas's I am album Bonus track on the cassette tape. something that is now alien this day and time. I owned It
Same! I had this on cassette
Same here
@@satishrobertson8771 was it actually track 13?
@@fuckmldw it wasn’t at the end of the album, it was right after Big Things and just before K-I-S-S-I-N-G on side 2 of the cassette
@@satishrobertson8771 do you mean between big things and nas is like bro?
Back in the day, this was only on tape, not the official CD. Big FUCK UP!
Nas is the preacher on this song? I used to listen to this song all the time and just realized that.
Classic!!!
Glad you to see some ppl listen to classic and it makes me even happier this was on my birthday
Damn... Forgot about this track 🔥🔥🔥
Nas need to add this exclusive one on I Am... or at least Lost Tapes (2002), 20 years in September, something like he did with It Was Written adding "Silent Murder" a song exclusive for casette for the Extended Version 🐐
Yooooo i forgot about this... CLASSIC!!!!!!!! Top Beats of all time!!!!!... was only on cassette version of “I Am”
Wiz & Jungle went off !! CLASSIC
miles johnson : They killed it 🔥🔥
that track should've been on the cd
Yup .... it was only on tape
@@adamgordon2572 it was never released on the CD only the tape. And I was around when the bootlegging went down, this song wasn’t even part of the bootleg. I only see one person on UA-cam who uploaded the authentic bootleg, everyone else got some fan made track lists.
Thanks. I haven't heard this in 14 yrs. My favorite song on album would be a hidden track lol
TheMuffet69 nas always doing that lol
One of my most favorite tracks of all time
Sweetest beat ever
I been looking for this song!!! Classic!!! It was on the tape I had, but I need it NOW!!!! How can I get it?????!!!!!!
download library of a legend, it has basically all of his unreleased and hidden tracks on it
+big973e how do you download that ? and from where? please let a nigga know
@@big973e Yeah how u download the shit
Blew so much good green to this back in 99. Glad I bought the tape & not the cd✌🏾✊🏾
I had the tape too and this was my favorite cut off side B alongside “Nas Is Like”. I much preferred the tape over the CD version, I remember there was a snippet of a Nature song on there too.
i bout the tape first cuz thats all i use to buy and when i started getting cds this track wasent on there i was like what? i still have the tape cool video
I was so fucking heart broken that this song was not on the CD I just bought !!! I almost wanted to throw the whole thing away !!! But it still is a classic disk,but damn,it almost felt like a death !!!!
This real talk right here we all got to pray and always remember to keep god first over everything yal and shout out to my bravehearts all around the world it's that time we all link up for real and put a stop to this all this evil well at least slow it down and keep it to a low minimum that's right bravehearted forever man I'm out yo 100.
I listen to this all the time cause it reminds me when I was locked up and all I did was pray this is my favorite song word life
we aint 2 tough pray!!!11
A man told me that while he was in jail, all he did was pray.
All he did was stay in his jail cell and pray to God..." WRITTEN APRIL 6, 2011
10 years later. Jan 2022 and I just left Jamaica Queens lol.
I had this on the tape but it wasnt on the CD. Its not on Apple neither.
Nas preaching is classic
My lil bro 8 yrs younger than me stole this tape from me that's how thorough he is now!
love this song
PRAYER is all POWER, people please pray for all things! TOMMY...
Crazy how this joint and Blaze A 50 were only bonus tracks on certain CD's and tapes but not on the actual album. I AM is already the shit, imagine what it could've been.
Da Track is tuff! Member this back in da 90's
This was my jam on the cassette tape whattttttt?!!!!
yooo! I thought I was like the only person who knew this from the cassette cus its not on the cd. classic underground record
Amen my dude....#preach
Waab it is tho
What it dit dit do
+Omar Scruggs Same here man. I had this on my cassette tape. 1999.
Horse was a force on this one
classic joint........humble your self and pray
When this came out, I was goin through it! So this track is special to me. Good post!
PRAY "You've got to pray, huh! I mean pray, pray,
and when you pray, you got to look up to the lord, huh!
You got to look up and you got to pray for your children, huh!
You got to pray for that man in front of the liquor store, huh!
You got to pray for that man on the corner! He know he doing wrong,
but somebody gotta pray for him, huh! You know we doing wrong,
but we gotta pray for ourselves! You know we are heading
to this brand new year, goddamnit!
This actually was on my original Nastradamus cd. Back then sometimes cd's had a bonus song the tape didn't, and vice-versa.
I been lookin for this Tracc since like 2000 I just couldnt find it... Feels good to hear it again!!!!
Man thanks very much i been looking for this song for years i thought it didn't exist thanks very much
I PRAY myself to Jesus Christ but like this song
One of the greatest!
Wanted this song and searched it. I had it on tape from another "I am" tape I dubbed back in the day. I got the CD a few years later but found out it wasn't on there. On all my searches the song was not mentioned and wondered why. I knew it was a bonus on the tape. ANyway, thanks for the upload. I needed it in digital format.
Yahawaha ba sham yawahashi gon save the elect
Nice...been lookn for this
DAMN, Nastalgic I thought I heard all of Nas old shit, u got me wit this one, thanks 4 this homie.
"Hoes yelling watch ya back, but be4 I could turn around, before I could react, BOW BOW BOW, would you look at me now?!?"
DAMN, I missed this track been looking for this since high school!!! :D
I use 2 bump dis in my car back in da days when it first came out...da memories...
2018
With the help of Ez Elpee on the boards, YES!!!!!!!!
I thank god everyday for my granny and my mothers prayers I’d probably be dead if it wasn’t for their prayers
And that hook is the realist
THIS SONG NEW YORK STATE OF MIND 2 AND ITS A SMALL WORLD IS MY FAVORITE JOINTS ON THIS CD
Top 5 nas tracks this was a bonus limited edition off the (i am album)🔥
Classic
Classic jungle went in
Yo my mouth was moving but it was nothing I was saying only if they knew deep in my mind I was praying AMEN
Speaking in tongues.
@mosaicblue121 Nah gaspin' for air after being shot
This was when Hip-Hop was at its best!
THIS IS MY JOINT!WE SHOULD ALL PRAY!
Loooove this song 20+ years
song a beast
I’ve been lookin for this shit for years!!!!
this is raw i used to play the fuk out of this shyt yo word up nas brother jungle was ill as fuck on this shyt yo he had the sickest ryhme
🙏my life🙏
dats why i fucks wit nas. he always looked out 4 niggaz dat was too broke to get da cd. a lil bonus trk fo ya. dis a forgoteen gem rite here.
Big Man Horse! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
Classic...
PRAY!!!
@Nastalgic99 ah man i been looking for this song for about 10 years i started thinking this song didn't exist thank u very much
I'm on my own now. V8, far away from home now.
thecheesburgler VA*
I'm not perfect but I love you yahawah ba sham yahawashi....
I remember this was on the tape. But then wasnt when it came out on cd
Lol right, this and nature shines was on the tape but neither was on the CD.. Nas used to do that alot I remember silent murder was on it was written tape but not on the CD
that dude Horse killt this shit, fnck that he went in....
Timeless
Real true facts 💯💪 Amen
shout out to all my dunz!!!!
Flames
Such an unknown dope song
Man im glad i found this track took too long
i'm still surprised that this is not on the CD version or these online stores like Google play & iTunes
Classic track, The Bravehearts felled onthe track. This song was a good look
I wish I could find the instrumental of the beat
@DrDmoney82 The song was never put on CD, but yet available on cassette.
So I Am had 3 extra tracks then. This one, " Nature's Shine ", and " Amongst Kings "
Sensaye25 Didnt have "Amongst Kings" on my cassette
Jungle is the realist hardest verse ever
🙏 🙏 My life🙏🙏
sample is Daydreamin' by Earth Wind & Fire