Me too.. I was in 7th grade that year in Columbus, Ohio.. my older brother bought a mixtape and he wasn't really a Nas fan so I never really heard a Nas album at 12...but this was on that mixtape and this very song was the first time I actually heard Nas and from that point I was like whoa, Nas is hard!.. then I started with Stillmatic immediately... and of course I went back too.. now here I am, listening to this 🐐 still
@@kenstar1981 that is truth to it alot of ppl cant comprehend there are alot of beats ppl dont even listen to lyrics.. if teachers can't get thru alot of students would be Straight A students.... Nas is a version of a scholar.. I'm the same way I go over ppl heads I'm great with details as a emcee ....
This song was released around the Jay and Nas beef. I took this track as a preliminary to Ether as it was released after Takeover and before Ether. You can hear some subliminals in the track - “make room for the king, Nas”, “I’m the leader, that’s it, nobody higher”
You people saying Nas has a bad ear for beats. Well he may do but Even tho he has bad beats He still shits over any one else in the game even if he recorded ACCAPELLAS i wud listen to them than any of the fake shit today. Only True hip hop heads know what Nas is all about.
LHR90101 I know right I agree with you but NaS do have some dope,hot,and great beats whatever you want to call it it's just that some of these people don't be listening right.
No one bats .1000 when it comes to beats. Especially from a guy that has 8 plat to multiplat albums. Can you name 5 rappers that have at least 8 plat albums?🤷🤷
@Aaron9 umm no he didnt....illmatic was executive produced by mc serch...it was written trackmasters n steve stoute picked them....before you call ppl dumbass know what youre talking about lmao
I remember this joint played at a college party on campus and when Nas said, cut out your eyeballs and brain fuck you, the whole party stopped.. even the DJ had to acknowledge what he said and spinned in back. First and only time I've seen that happen
He actually Put this out after Hot 97 wouldnt let him put the statue of Jay-Z being hung at Summer Jam... Dame said if they let him do that , Roc a fella wouldn’t give them anymore records or some shit!
mikestatic8 Nope. This was way before that. That stuff was summer 2002. This was fall 2001, before Stillmatic came out. This song used to play when you visited Nas’s website.
It’s called rap before accountants ruined it! If you never had mix tapes with 4 minute tracks and no hooks, then you’ve only heard the Diet Coke version of rap.
Your crazy if u think today's beats ain't banging...the beats now are alot better...the garbage rappers on today's beats suck...but the beat is what makes the songs of today become a hit record..not the mumble raper's lyrics
@02Stratus And it shoud have in my opinion, in the context of the 'Stillmatic" album, "Braveheart Party" just didn't work, this track fits better with the overall theme of it , come to think of it, it would fit perfectly after "Ether", in my eyes.
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First heard this 2001 before Stillmatic . 19 years later its still a banger
Yeap the listening session on hot 97
Me too.. I was in 7th grade that year in Columbus, Ohio.. my older brother bought a mixtape and he wasn't really a Nas fan so I never really heard a Nas album at 12...but this was on that mixtape and this very song was the first time I actually heard Nas and from that point I was like whoa, Nas is hard!.. then I started with Stillmatic immediately... and of course I went back too.. now here I am, listening to this 🐐 still
Yeah I remember this popping up on a few mixtapes prior to stillmatic
Nas has said in interviews he intentionally picks beats that may not be great because he wants you to focus on his message and words more
lies nas never said that yo cap ass
Whelp that's stupid asf
Hell Rell yes he did.
Makes no sense when even with a dope beat nas will get his message out regardless!
@@kenstar1981 that is truth to it alot of ppl cant comprehend there are alot of beats ppl dont even listen to lyrics.. if teachers can't get thru alot of students would be Straight A students.... Nas is a version of a scholar.. I'm the same way I go over ppl heads I'm great with details as a emcee ....
I copped a whole different version of Stillmatic from a gas station in Newark before it dropped. This was on it.
what else was on it
All I remember was H to the Omo being on it. I dont think anything from the actual album was on it . @@palmtreez29
Was the “original Ether” on it?
I heard this was the “original ether”
Cause I remember hearing this on a clue joint
I love this Era of SWIZZ beats
I remember I first heard this track...the beat is MEAN
💯
His unreleased tracks will kill any other rapper's main joints!!!!
He did release this track
No they won’t, this is garbage
@@sergiohernandez8682 Don’t lie
@@richardcheloti7911 This version was more harder
@@sergiohernandez8682 🤥
This is one of those songs that should have had a video to it. Nas and Swizz 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Came here looking for the original version of Ether. Found this listened to the whole track and just said, wow this bumps. lol
I believe this is the original Ether beat..
Ether had this beat and hardcore lyrics (it references the late Big Pun and Aaliyah)
This song was released around the Jay and Nas beef. I took this track as a preliminary to Ether as it was released after Takeover and before Ether. You can hear some subliminals in the track - “make room for the king, Nas”, “I’m the leader, that’s it, nobody higher”
I think this was meant to be original ether beat
@@npc2k it's not because on the original Ether, Aaliyah was mentioned. she's not mentioned here.
Facts bro, this was off clue shit just b4 ether dropped...
@@ioenoANSOM I think he's saying this was the original beat used for the original Ether
@@RedLyne8405 yea i recorded it off the radio back when we had to do that shit. Probably the Stretch Armstrong show..
People say nas don’t pick good beats but swizz went nuts on this one, I wish dmx and jada was on this song
Nas makes average beats sound better while lotta other rappers use beats to hide they weaker lyrics.
Omar Scruggs DAMN I said that same thing to my girl.
This beat fire tho
What this beat is beyond HARD... Swizzy!😎👍
OMG!!!!!!!!!! You just hit the nail on the head with a sledgehammer!!!!!!!!!! God bless you that comment!!!!!!!!
That’s a whole fact
OMG I forgot about this track.....straight 🔥 from my big brother Nas!!
Make room for the KING~NAS!!
before the drums dropped I was like..."swizz..the fuck is this?". Then the beat kicked in and it all made sense to me
Shit like a medival sega game. But them drums make yhat shit knock
classic slept on nas gem.
I heard this on 2001's "Doo Wop: The War Report" Mixtape & haven't stopped listening ever since 🎼
NaS the greatest OAT
You people saying Nas has a bad ear for beats. Well he may do but Even tho he has bad beats He still shits over any one else in the game even if he recorded ACCAPELLAS i wud listen to them than any of the fake shit today. Only True hip hop heads know what Nas is all about.
LHR90101 I know right I agree with you but NaS do have some dope,hot,and great beats whatever you want to call it it's just that some of these people don't be listening right.
He picked bad beats on purpose sometimes, for people to focus on lyrics more gotta logic was flawed
No one bats .1000 when it comes to beats. Especially from a guy that has 8 plat to multiplat albums. Can you name 5 rappers that have at least 8 plat albums?🤷🤷
@@shadejahcarr8666 That's right
This goes HARD
I still don't get why Nas didn't put this on any of his albums. A song like this shouldn't go unreleased.
Ralph NYC cause it's too good... all nas best albums were albums where he didn't decide the songs
Ralph NYC, Agreed 🔥🔥🔥
Ralph NYC if Nas had lots of songs like this in his album, most rappers will just give up rapping.
@@aaronbrown0417 📠
@Aaron9 umm no he didnt....illmatic was executive produced by mc serch...it was written trackmasters n steve stoute picked them....before you call ppl dumbass know what youre talking about lmao
I remember this joint played at a college party on campus and when Nas said, cut out your eyeballs and brain fuck you, the whole party stopped.. even the DJ had to acknowledge what he said and spinned in back. First and only time I've seen that happen
Damnnnn
Slept on peeps just dont know ! One of his best.
Fire 🔥 always need remix with kiss and styles
This beat goes hard
I remember hearing this in Germany. Fucking epic song.
This beat is an intellectual banger
Swizz didn’t use samples, some people get mad every beat doesn’t sound like dj premier.
that beat is crazy swizz went in nas destroyed it though
This song came out right after Jay put out Takeover. I like to think this was a quick jab/subliminal addressed at Jay.
Prada G I agree
He actually
Put this out after Hot 97 wouldnt let him put the statue of Jay-Z being hung at Summer Jam... Dame said if they let him do that , Roc a fella wouldn’t give them anymore records or some shit!
mikestatic8 Nope. This was way before that. That stuff was summer 2002. This was fall 2001, before Stillmatic came out. This song used to play when you visited Nas’s website.
Jon S yup this when they were going back and forth on subliminal shit those days were ill
He told him he was coming for his head. Months later he would release Ether on Jays bday.
This was my shit back in 2001 when i was in 3rd grade
classic🔥🔥🔥🔥🏄
Classic music
quiver when you see the silhouette of a don.
sihlouette
@@kenoblackledge9093 you had it right the first time
This was on the GodSon album as a bonus track..
This song is on Swizz Beats' 1st album "Ghetto Stories"
Use to bang this an everybody else couldn't find it..lol
🔥🔥🔥 on repeat. See the combination 👁
This song is classic summer time ish Early 2000s LoL
Yeah this came out in late summer - early fall of 2001 when Hip-Hop was still Hip-Hop.
@@SuperHyphyOne ruclips.net/video/KC1AOSZnlq4/видео.html
This beat goes so hard!
I had the 12" once and regret lossing it.
man release this shit all of the unreleased shit. I pay triple for this....... nas is a beast
Had this way back
I miss these mixtapes tracks
Wow .. I remember this 🔥 fire shit. 💪🔥💪🔥✌✌👟👟
this track was on Swizz's "Ryde or Die (Unreleased Tracks)"
Stadium series pt2 the first time I ever heard this 2001 was a hot year
Nas unreleased songs and the lost tapes are better than some of his albums. I don't get it.
Ikr that's sad
I heard Tragedy Khadafi say Nas purposely chose Beats that wouldn't compete or overshadow his lyrics
none of his unreleased are better than his albums or else they wouldn’t be unreleased
@Jarvbs Jones he said it already in interviews dumbfukk
It’s called rap before accountants ruined it! If you never had mix tapes with 4 minute tracks and no hooks, then you’ve only heard the Diet Coke version of rap.
Happy 47th And 42nd Birthdays to NaS And Swizz Beatz 2020!!!!!
This track with Fat Joe & Cassidy is dope!! That beat change on Cass verse was insane
The Lost Tapes is a classic! Every rapper doesn't have a classic album!!
2023 I still fuck with this
love that beat :)
2019 and this instrumental smashes all others into smithereens
Your crazy if u think today's beats ain't banging...the beats now are alot better...the garbage rappers on today's beats suck...but the beat is what makes the songs of today become a hit record..not the mumble raper's lyrics
@@jayoh9549 most are over produced.
Large professor drink champs brought me here🎉
Forgot bout this joint til someone mentioned it
on Twitter lol.
I like this version alot betta
true but the remix goes hard and cassidy kills it.
Roca fella thought NAS dead ... Then started growling thru the streets
That's right NaS the general so all y'all little soldiers get in line
This was my shit sophomore year of college at Hampton University
757 Stand up!!
So happy he didn’t release this one.
Classic
STILL A SMASH!!!!!!!!!
I need to find the remix. It was even better.
Haven't heard this shit in years
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Here from the beatz battle...
Nas never did crime
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This gotta go on my workout playlist. It just needed some military horns or somethin
Always wonder if big nas is proud of how lil nas turned out
This shit is dope as fuck!
Tiitto91 Its Nas what else could it be?
Hard
classic
5 stars
Trueee
Unreleased? It was on Clue's mixtape
stadium series 3 DJ clue
Lol yup
Yes but with Clue shouting all over the track. This version doesn't have any tags. It was only available on promo CDs and vinyl.
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@@lorenmcdoyle347 why did you reply to my comment with that?
They been calling the radio station to not get Nas play
This shits on the remix version on Swizz Beatz G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories
That version is terrible !!! This version is a lot more tolerable
yeah defo there a good few unreleased tracks from this era i would pay for n.o.r.e and timbaland was another not heard the beat in years
I knew the remix but the original is even colder
This was on those old star wars mixtape
Wen clue had all tha exclusive🎯
the beat was hard, i remember the track.. the remix was better
@02Stratus And it shoud have in my opinion, in the context of the 'Stillmatic" album, "Braveheart Party" just didn't work, this track fits better with the overall theme of it , come to think of it, it would fit perfectly after "Ether", in my eyes.
Simon Says- get in the fuckin tank turn that shit up and let the speakers explode
Totaly mad track
I thought this beat was for CASSIDY!! Wow.
I need this beat
A different version of this song was on Swizz beats album ghetto stories. Never heard this on tho! This one is better haha
Wonder if this beat was or sounds like the original version of ether that swizz made?
I agree to some point. However, his last album was fire.
@chillsdaweatherman from swizz beatz album G.H.E.T.T.O Stories
C comme ça que ça marche
Beat is fire. Track is fire. Probably cut for time. Sounds like produced sround the ROC beef.
This is the original Ether beat
I cant find this version anywhere
The other version off this is on Swizz Beatz’s Ghetto Stories
Post Ether… fresh off the upset win… 2002
I dont know does nas really gets along with swizz beats
wasnt this on desert storm mixtape not unrelease
stadium series 3
Way better than the remix
This was the original beat for Ether.
Are any of these on an album? I'm a huge NAS fan and i've never heard these songs. I gotta have these.
On Swiss beats first ablum I think its the remix feat fat Joe and cassidy
Who's the best MC's, Biggie Jay-z and Nas
NAS
Pac