Imagine growing up listening to Nas since he first dropped... immediately Nas becomes your GOAT and every album meant something to you and the stage in life you were at. Then you turn 49 and just got 6 albums 2 trilogy's in 3 years from your GOAT... Yeah Nas is beyond reproach. All 5 of my sons knew Nas from their beginning.
"There's one life, one love, so there can only be ONE king" - that's the line that sparked his beef with Big Poppa, which Big answered on Kick In the Door.
Goosebump shit!! Live at the BBQ my guy, you'll thank me bro, Nas loved Pac for real. That feeling you getting listening to Nas the 1st time is the same feeling we got when he dropped back then,salute
I’ve always liked that song. It showed that Nas is versatile and a trend setter. First rapper to link up with the Dr. Dre during the East Coast /West Coast beef.
When Nas said 'got stitched up, left the hospital that same night' Pac was mad at him for that line, that why on Against All Odds he say 'Now you wanna live my life' as Pac did the same after he was shot at Quad studios.
Pac thought the “fake thug” reference was towards him….I believe the “one life, one love, so there can only be one king” was a shot at biggie , for King of New York
I think what adds to the Nas mystique is that he came up during the greatest era in Hip Hop. The music put out during that time is unmatched. IWW imo is his greatest lyrical record. I have him as the GOAT for certain reasons but I still say Ransom’s pen game is unmatched.
I know somebody said this probably, but whenever you hear NY people talk about The Island, means Rikers Island, the notorious county Jail for the whole NYC. He’s said the dude was stinting like he was the man in Jail, plauing the yard with his Jewelry on. In those days had a policy that allowed people to wear their street clothes, and if You was Like That, you dared to keep your jewelry on and not check it in.
When he talks about “the Good F. E. L. L. A”. He’s speaking on the group him and Big we’re supposed form called ‘The Goodfellas”. If Big were alive, shit would’ve been so different.😢
In case you didnt know, this song was the reason Pac dissed Nas. He thought Nas was talking about him with the fake thug line. Also, he was offended Nas made up a story about getting shot and leaving the hospital the same might cuz Pac really did that.
This is what my teens was DMX, E40, REDMAN, Method Man, Wu Tang, EPMD, Hot Boyz, Ice Cube, Tupac, MF DOOM, K-RINO, ZRO, etc. on and on and on and this is why we have so much critique for New "So called" MCs. Do you homework you gins.
Great reaction.. Kool G Rap is one of Nas’s mentors.. you definitely should react to kool G Rap and Nas song called Fast Life, they both go crazy.. Also Get Down by Nas.. keep doing yo thing, salute..
“Across the street you was wildin' Talkin' 'bout how you ran the Island in '89 Layin' up, playin' the yard with crazy shine…” He’s talking about Rikers Island, the prison…playing basketball in the yard and being the best on the basketball court there.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 yo this gotta be the funniest thing ever. Naw fam nas is saying dude was across the street talking loud lying about running stuff like he was a boss in rikers island jail. Walking around the yard with all his jewelry on and nobody was brave enough to try and take it from him 😂😂😂😂😂it’s east coast slang so I can see how you may have confused it with basketball 😂😂😂😂😂😂 yo I needed that laugh tho good stuff bro✌🏾
@@jomarcoliverman4971 I mean that essentially what I said. He’s talking about a dude across the street talking shit about how he was the shit in Rikers and nobody was calling him on his bullshit because they were punks. Also, I’m from Jersey and currently live in NY so I’m familiar with East cost slang. Been living on and reppin the East cost my whole life…44 years now.
@@ImSpun13 😂😂😂😂 cmon fam stop lying bruh I gave you a pass the first time and tried to educate you but you fronting right now. Because no where in this verse is nas talking about basketball ball or being the best at anything. When he said laying up he’s basically saying he doesn’t have to work for nothing in jail he was the man barking orders and playing the yard with crazy shine he’s talking about walking around the prison yard in with all his jewelry on. Where in the world did you get basketball ball out of any of that 😂😂😂😂😂😂 it’s all good bro. You might be from jersey but you’re slang education might be a little off. Ayo check out big l Ebonics it’ll bring you up to speed lol
"Left the hospital that same night...what, got my gat back, time to backtrack... I had the drop, so how the F I get clapped?" --> That's the line that Pac took offense to, because he thought he was alluding to his shooting at Quad when Pac left the hospital that same night. Also, that whole scene before that line was depicted in the movie Belly when AZ's character met him outside of the barbershop before Black showed up with the blicky.
As you say rhyme schemes crazy. First first actually 50 cent’s fav verse in hip hop. What makes Nas the GOAT is he marries technical skill with stories and a message. Lot may have the skill and others have the message, Nas marries both. You should check out Memory Lane by Nas off Illmatic . It’s from a rhyming standpoint crazy and 2nd verse is imo the best verse ever rapped
He’s referring to Riker’s Island. Also he mentions Black Jus on here too. “Black was in the jeep all he seen driving by” Affirmative Action is on this album and it features the entire Firm Crew. Foxy Brown has a crazy verse on it too. Def check that one out my goon. He also has a track addressing PAC’s death in a respectful way on Still We Survive.
Nas get down is another dope Nas song. Like your channel a lot . I rep NY for 30 years during all big, Nas, Mobb Deep and the era right before. Great job!!
Man this was my first CD I ever bought, I had to hide it from my parents becuase it had the parental advisory sticker, I still bump this heavy heavy rotation top this day! Nas the GOAT, im a lifelong fan theres just too much good music. Please check out Street dreams remix , see if you can find it with the lyrics I think you will really like it
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Bigggie Smalls spent time in Rikers Island. It’s a prison in NY. He was talking to Biggie. Nas was from Queens and Biggie was from Brooklyn. Brooklyn is across the street from Queens. AZ is an amazing rapper that is very underrated as well. A nice track to check out is “Life’s a B**ch” by Nas Ft AZ Another great track with them is “The Flyest” “Shootouts” is a hard story that is very lyrical. That is worth a listen as well.
Yo that while lil part about “ spun around and shot one somebody take this biscuit before tha cops come”….that was a scene from tha movie belly …..also tha song “one love “has a scene from belly when he chillin with lil dude on tha bench …..Nas is goat for real!!……try NAS….LIFE WE CHOSE
Nas is the GOAT!!
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Imagine growing up listening to Nas since he first dropped... immediately Nas becomes your GOAT and every album meant something to you and the stage in life you were at. Then you turn 49 and just got 6 albums 2 trilogy's in 3 years from your GOAT... Yeah Nas is beyond reproach. All 5 of my sons knew Nas from their beginning.
did you ever listen to elmatic? elzhi's homage to illmatic?
This was me . I heard It was Written first, shit I was like 8 or 9 I heard illmatic way later
yes💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
a thug changes, and love changes, and best friends become strangers. word up.
I love Nas, this is one of my FAVORITE songs by him.
"Rikers Island"
Nas the GOAT. I LOVE Jay , Big, Pac……but Nas is the GOLDEN CHILD!! He’s been doing this since a TEEN. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
With all due respect B.I.G. is the goat lol. Nas is top 5 though for sure
I put Nas ahead of everyone because of his longevity and potent lyricism
Nas is top 5 all time . He was lyrical and street with his poetry .
Hes number 1.
#1
Nas. No idea original Song is 🔥🔥🔥
Nothing new under the sun
No Ideas Original 🔥🔥🔥
Nas is the goat no question
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"There's one life, one love, so there can only be ONE king" - that's the line that sparked his beef with Big Poppa, which Big answered on Kick In the Door.
I wouldn’t call a beef..more like competition.
Nas is the greatest rapper to ever grab a mic 🎤
This was the first Nas record I ever heard
That track right there, is what got me to Nas, and been with him since then, forever Nas............when he rhymes, it's a movie
Nasty Nas there will never be another
When he says island he’s talking about Rikers island, the dude he was talking about was boasting about his time there. Nasty Nas
He talking Rikers Island prison.
Nas- you're da man
Nas (ONE MIC 🎤) 🔥 🔥 🔥
Family - Nas ft. Mobb Deep is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nas - One Love
Nas The🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Nas - Silent Murder
Nas -Nazareth Savage
Goosebump shit!! Live at the BBQ my guy, you'll thank me bro, Nas loved Pac for real. That feeling you getting listening to Nas the 1st time is the same feeling we got when he dropped back then,salute
Nas was talking his shit on “Nas is Coming” produced by Dr. Dre
I’ve always liked that song. It showed that Nas is versatile and a trend setter. First rapper to link up with the Dr. Dre during the East Coast /West Coast beef.
*The Firm(AZ, Half-A-Mil) - Throw Your Guns🔥🔥🔥🤯🤯🤯*
It’s ok to admit the GOAT lol. And you’ve barely scratched the surface with his catalog. Keep the Nas reactions coming!
When Nas said 'got stitched up, left the hospital that same night' Pac was mad at him for that line, that why on Against All Odds he say 'Now you wanna live my life' as Pac did the same after he was shot at Quad studios.
My favorite Nas song of all time.. 🔥
Goat Nas 🐐
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Pac thought the “fake thug” reference was towards him….I believe the “one life, one love, so there can only be one king” was a shot at biggie , for King of New York
He also dissed Jay
@@ZYaKnoe249 "Lex with TV sets the minimum"
What you hearing is pure NYC STYLE HIPHOP OUR STYLE OF MUSIC BOOMBAP NYC HOME OF THE LYRACIST
They say that "fake thug no love , you get the slug" bar is what got Pac all hyped up.
Nas 🐐
I think what adds to the Nas mystique is that he came up during the greatest era in Hip Hop. The music put out during that time is unmatched. IWW imo is his greatest lyrical record. I have him as the GOAT for certain reasons but I still say Ransom’s pen game is unmatched.
This reaction to this art took me back to these days and bought a tear to my eye
Pac respected Nas te most.Which is why he called him the "Ringleader" on Bomb First.He saw Nas as the biggest threat.
The undisputed 🐐
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I know somebody said this probably, but whenever you hear NY people talk about The Island, means Rikers Island, the notorious county Jail for the whole NYC. He’s said the dude was stinting like he was the man in Jail, plauing the yard with his Jewelry on. In those days had a policy that allowed people to wear their street clothes, and if You was Like That, you dared to keep your jewelry on and not check it in.
You gotta do "I gave you power" by NAS. You'll love that one
When he talks about “the Good F. E. L. L. A”. He’s speaking on the group him and Big we’re supposed form called ‘The Goodfellas”. If Big were alive, shit would’ve been so different.😢
In case you didnt know, this song was the reason Pac dissed Nas. He thought Nas was talking about him with the fake thug line. Also, he was offended Nas made up a story about getting shot and leaving the hospital the same might cuz Pac really did that.
Yo E Money Baggs is the dude riding in the car with Prodigy in Shook One's Vid
Nas - (REPRESENT) 🔥 🔥 🔥
Get Money
Play anything with nas and az. Greatest duo
My favorite rapper
mine too.
Nas - Memory Lane
The goat
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Mobb Deep - Get Dealt With
Fun Fact: Love changes was a popular R&B song we listened to back in the 80’s
“ Thug changes, love changes…” Nas is Ill for real 🫡
Nas is 🥵
My favorite Nas track of all time🔥
Mobb Deep - Allustrious
This is what my teens was DMX, E40, REDMAN, Method Man, Wu Tang, EPMD, Hot Boyz, Ice Cube, Tupac, MF DOOM, K-RINO, ZRO, etc. on and on and on and this is why we have so much critique for New "So called" MCs. Do you homework you gins.
The island is referring to Rikers Island. “…Playing the yard with crazy shines (jewelry)…”
NAS f/ R Kelly - Street Dreams (remix) 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great reaction.. Kool G Rap is one of Nas’s mentors.. you definitely should react to kool G Rap and Nas song called Fast Life, they both go crazy.. Also Get Down by Nas.. keep doing yo thing, salute..
Nas and AZ have some classic songs together:
Phone tap
Life's a bitch
Affirmative Action
The flyest
Mo money, mo murder, mo homicide
The essence
real talk AZ bodies every one of these joints
Don't forget FULL CIRCLE on
KINGS DISEASE
🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🐐
AZ (the visualizer) guest featured on Nas' "Life's A Bitch" off of the Illmatic album. Instant classic on first listen.
“Across the street you was wildin'
Talkin' 'bout how you ran the Island in '89
Layin' up, playin' the yard with crazy shine…”
He’s talking about Rikers Island, the prison…playing basketball in the yard and being the best on the basketball court there.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 yo this gotta be the funniest thing ever. Naw fam nas is saying dude was across the street talking loud lying about running stuff like he was a boss in rikers island jail. Walking around the yard with all his jewelry on and nobody was brave enough to try and take it from him 😂😂😂😂😂it’s east coast slang so I can see how you may have confused it with basketball 😂😂😂😂😂😂 yo I needed that laugh tho good stuff bro✌🏾
@@jomarcoliverman4971
I mean that essentially what I said. He’s talking about a dude across the street talking shit about how he was the shit in Rikers and nobody was calling him on his bullshit because they were punks. Also, I’m from Jersey and currently live in NY so I’m familiar with East cost slang. Been living on and reppin the East cost my whole life…44 years now.
@@ImSpun13 😂😂😂😂 cmon fam stop lying bruh I gave you a pass the first time and tried to educate you but you fronting right now. Because no where in this verse is nas talking about basketball ball or being the best at anything. When he said laying up he’s basically saying he doesn’t have to work for nothing in jail he was the man barking orders and playing the yard with crazy shine he’s talking about walking around the prison yard in with all his jewelry on. Where in the world did you get basketball ball out of any of that 😂😂😂😂😂😂 it’s all good bro. You might be from jersey but you’re slang education might be a little off. Ayo check out big l Ebonics it’ll bring you up to speed lol
Nas track "You got to Love it "
Nas track "My way"
Nas Track "Purple"
"Left the hospital that same night...what, got my gat back, time to backtrack... I had the drop, so how the F I get clapped?" --> That's the line that Pac took offense to, because he thought he was alluding to his shooting at Quad when Pac left the hospital that same night. Also, that whole scene before that line was depicted in the movie Belly when AZ's character met him outside of the barbershop before Black showed up with the blicky.
As you say rhyme schemes crazy. First first actually 50 cent’s fav verse in hip hop. What makes Nas the GOAT is he marries technical skill with stories and a message. Lot may have the skill and others have the message, Nas marries both. You should check out Memory Lane by Nas off Illmatic . It’s from a rhyming standpoint crazy and 2nd verse is imo the best verse ever rapped
Nas poetry is potent ngl, hes like a black eminem
AZ is a MC… listen to Life’s a Bitch and then you Die … respect
Nas - The Don
Nas the "The Set Up" off this album. You could've done this whole album lol. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mobb Deep ft Nas - Give it uf fast. Nas & P destrooooy that ishh
Nas "One Mic" 🔥🔥🔥 see you on that Jay-Z a little. Gotta listen to Nas and Jay-Z disses now. Jay-Z "Takeover", then Nas "Ether"
Nas the GOAT 🔥🐐
Nas is the Goat 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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One mic also is a hell of everything,word…
Nice was talking about e-money bags when he was singing it
The island he referring to is Rikers
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Wu Tang Clan are the standard bearers of hip hop. Let’s get those Wu catalogs going.
Nas the 10th member
Dex....listen..when Pac went on his rampage..who did he call the ring leader?......no other than Nas man...
"NY STATE OF MIND" next bruh. You ready for it.
He’s referring to Riker’s Island. Also he mentions Black Jus on here too. “Black was in the jeep all he seen driving by” Affirmative Action is on this album and it features the entire Firm Crew. Foxy Brown has a crazy verse on it too. Def check that one out my goon. He also has a track addressing PAC’s death in a respectful way on Still We Survive.
Nas get down is another dope Nas song. Like your channel a lot . I rep NY for 30 years during all big, Nas, Mobb Deep and the era right before. Great job!!
Nas Star Wars
He not ready for all that 🔥
*DESPERADOS* with AZ the firm click member
Nas,
"Find ya Wealth"
🔥🔥
The island in that context is Rikers Island.
Got to do Nas and Cormega “On the Real”, it’s a joint Nas did when Cormega came home from jail.
Life's a bitch, mo money mo murder and Phone Tap all 🔥🔥🔥 with AZ on them
You gotta hear Nas + Nature "The Foulness pt. 3".
Not sure of you did this one yet but. Kool G Rap ft Nas - Fast Life.
I was going to mention the same song to him
Man this was my first CD I ever bought, I had to hide it from my parents becuase it had the parental advisory sticker, I still bump this heavy heavy rotation top this day!
Nas the GOAT, im a lifelong fan theres just too much good music.
Please check out Street dreams remix , see if you can find it with the lyrics I think you will really like it
REQUEST: Mobb Deep- Mobb Deep - G.O.D. Pt. III ruclips.net/video/QyzLuat369A/видео.htmlsi=Z5-5SgZXmlQ8Njng
REQUEST: Raekwon - Verbal Intercourse ft. Ghostface Killah & Nas (Lyrics) ruclips.net/video/9ZX1pk7rL8k/видео.htmlsi=4Ub9ZsVaxToYgKVZ
Bruh you need to get on AZ one of the only dudes that can go bar for bar with Nas!!!!
Tap in to AZ and Nas "Life's a Bitch"
Bet!
Bigggie Smalls spent time in Rikers Island. It’s a prison in NY.
He was talking to Biggie.
Nas was from Queens and Biggie was from Brooklyn. Brooklyn is across the street from Queens.
AZ is an amazing rapper that is very underrated as well.
A nice track to check out is “Life’s a B**ch” by Nas Ft AZ
Another great track with them is “The Flyest”
“Shootouts” is a hard story that is very lyrical. That is worth a listen as well.
Yo that while lil part about “ spun around and shot one somebody take this biscuit before tha cops come”….that was a scene from tha movie belly …..also tha song “one love “has a scene from belly when he chillin with lil dude on tha bench …..Nas is goat for real!!……try NAS….LIFE WE CHOSE
Pac was a NYC cat
First verse is 50 Cent favourite verse
M.O.P (Ante Up Original Video) Jeru Da Damaja ( D Original) GZA (Shadowboxing)
Kool g rap and nas song. The fast life
Pac is originally from NY
Life's a bitch Nas feat AZ..
You'll love it
Az rather unique is a must
New York City is the island
He was talking about RKERS ISLAND ( a prison in N Y. )
KOOL G RAP has a song called RIKERS ISLAND.
🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🐐
Rikers "Island". An infamous NY jail.