Lookin' at this interview you would never expect the lazily postured man on the couch to be capable of crafting thought provoking, intellectually stimulating, philosophical lyrics delivered through polysyllabic rhyme patterns.
It's nice to see Nas out there doing interviews n stuff. It's also nice to see some old footage release. I was born in 83. I've Ben listening to him since 91-92, right before Illmatic dropped. My favorite artist of all time....
Thinking about it when it really comes down to deciding who really is my favourite rapper of all time i often get to the conclusion that it actually is nas.
I don't have one favorite anything. Someone asked me my favorite color and I couldn't choose just one. They asked me my favorite cereal and I gave 4 or 5 answers. They asked me my favorite tv show and it was Married with Children, The Simpson's, Good Times and the Jeffersons. They asked me my favorite R and B singer and I named like 30 people. The person said "damn. You never have just one favorite". Then they asked me my favorite rapper. Nas. I didn't even have to think hard about it.
He's right any MC who gives a shit about being on rapgenius or something like it, that MC gives a shit about the lyrics, and that's improvement to hip hop.
Thanks my dude....For Real! Man I've been wanting to know the story behind the very lyrics you asked him about! Great Interview...wish it was longer though...
I wish Rap Genius could ask Ghostface Killah about what his songs mean. "One" is a great example. So is "Bells Of War." His raps are cool but make no sense.
+bob bobby Ok Then If His Rhymes Make No Sense Then You Should Check His Discography And Listen He's Blast Was Past Any Member Of Wu-Tang 13 Records Over A 20 Year Span
Ghostface does make sense but he admitted on some songs especially on Supreme Clientele, he was more focused on flow than substance so a lot of the time he just rapped whatever sounded good rather than whatever makes sense or stays on subject. So yes a lot of his verses are nonsense but that's the minority and he's one of the best lyricists out there when he wants to be
"Sleep is the cousin of death" is Greek. From Hesoids Theogony... for anyone that's curious to know the furthest origins known. About 3k years ago if I'm not mistaken. Edit: may have been from Work and Days. Been a minute since I've read them.
The Greeks learned everything from Kemet, which they called Egypt, which is in Africa and was not traditionally an Islamic country,. It was a culture of Africans, so Nas is right. That saying is African. Go study some more. Educate yourself.
I know its a matter of opinion but I believe that rap is the original form of music. If Shakespeare was alive he most likely would be a rap artist .Rap can be very articulate and enlightening as any genre maybe even more because you can express yourself in so many ways. Its an art form that encompasses all other art forms that came before it. Rap is poetry, it's social commentary, it has tragedy, comedy etc. Anyways that's my two cents peace.
One Has To Ask Nas The Right Questions, The Right Way, To Receive A Real Answer. I Heard Nas Tell Someone Who Asked The Question Correctly And Respectfully, By Referencing One Of Nas' Lines-- "My Next Two Albums Instead Of Projects,/ There'll Be A Deeper Difficult Test For The Minds Optics/"- Nas Nas Response Was To The Effect That When Noah Emerged From The Arc, He Sent A Dove 🕊 To Retrieve A Fig So He Would Know Dry Land Was Near. Nas Continued Saying That In The Projects, We Don't Have Doves, We Have Pigeons... Doves Are Just Albino Pigeons... So I (Nas) Sent Out A Pigeon From The Arc, And What It Brought Back Was Stillmatic...
what did he say this on, do you know? thats dope as hell i believe you are being real tho cuz his answer to never sleep cuz sleep is the cause of the death was dry, discreet, and cryptic even. Almost like he didnt trust or like the interviewer and question enough to speak his mind and his peace
I'll tell you who needs this lyrical breakdown the MOST!!!!: CAMP LO and LUPE FIASCO (Most notably for TETSUO AND YOUTH) THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! I've broken down 6% of their lyrics after listening to them 20k times!
Matthew 12:36-37 "I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
“I respect the birds, I respect the bird game. Shout out to Mike Tyson” LMFAO 😂😂
Damn, Nas is chill asf.
Yeh he always chilled
cause he always high
he was high af he said "80 billion people"
Minister Menace yeah he's always chill as seen in the nardwuar interview
you mean high right?
Lookin' at this interview you would never expect the lazily postured man on the couch to be capable of crafting thought provoking, intellectually stimulating, philosophical lyrics delivered through polysyllabic rhyme patterns.
+lifestraight "polysyllabic" LOL
***** Why is that funny?
lifestraight just used to to people saying multi lol
***** same thing no?
yea
nas the g.o.a.t
skyizdalimit6539 no, Nas is the rebel of the street corner
Samarth Kapuria Pullin' a tec out the dresser
+Zydan Warner police got him under pressure
Jabbar Lennett represent represent
No
And this my friends Nas is one of the greatest to ever touch the mic
💯💯
Nas is a genius for real
i had the privilege of seeing this man live on stage. I feel so lucky to see him perform all the classics right in front of me.
pigeons out here holdin down the bird game
d Maaaaan 😂😂😂
Ong
This interviewer is asking these questions like they're an enigma only Nas can solve and he is just like "Oh yeah the pigeon, they cool man"
hshshshaha
Hahaha word
Lmaooooo
LMAO! He said " I like the birds, shout out to the bird game." That shit had me DYIN'
80 billion people searching hip hop lyrics daily... 7 billion people on Earth... idk about that one, Nas lol. Love his music though
"Daily, hourly, which makes hip hop the shit"
Gabe Reust Hahah, can just hear that rough voice of him in my head.
+Michael Thomas sometimes people make mistakes) Im sure in his head he meant millions =)
+Michael Thomas He seems high...xD...or very tired.....I hate when people say I'm high and I'm not....
He said 80 million
I love how chill he is
Nas looks high in this.
"looks"
He look like me while I'm in school.
Apocalyptic, get bent stay splifted
It's nice to see Nas out there doing interviews n stuff. It's also nice to see some old footage release. I was born in 83. I've Ben listening to him since 91-92, right before Illmatic dropped. My favorite artist of all time....
And Rap Genius has came so far
Nas answers are great here.
Nas is one of the greatest MC's ever, and for an artist of his stature to give such high remarks for an upcoming artist really says something.
Love nas...hes my major icon within hip hop/PLUS
Lil B......."I don't know who that is, I know a Lil B from queens, what u!" that was funny
Thinking about it when it really comes down to deciding who really is my favourite rapper of all time i often get to the conclusion that it actually is nas.
oerjaN nilssoN crazy he was always one of my favorites but I just recently had to give him that spot of being the GOAT. 2nd to none
I don't have one favorite anything. Someone asked me my favorite color and I couldn't choose just one. They asked me my favorite cereal and I gave 4 or 5 answers. They asked me my favorite tv show and it was Married with Children, The Simpson's, Good Times and the Jeffersons. They asked me my favorite R and B singer and I named like 30 people. The person said "damn. You never have just one favorite". Then they asked me my favorite rapper. Nas. I didn't even have to think hard about it.
He’s my best after em
"Too much of anything is will kill you" The King's Disease
He's right any MC who gives a shit about being on rapgenius or something like it, that MC gives a shit about the lyrics, and that's improvement to hip hop.
Nas is by far the best lyricist ever to be Illmatic is the most important album in rap history.
@2 Pac if u think those are better than illmatic , you know nothing about the genre or the culture
Nas isn't just an amazing lyricist. Nas is that nigga lol
Nas best rapper alive
80 billion is 12 times the world population. I question his sources.
He meant 80 million
When Nas isn't high or drunk his interviews are so profound and poetic. LOVE HIM!
4:30 Some real talk straight up!
Mentions
Biggie!
Tupac!
Big Pun!
That they had a real passion for lyrics and expression!
Respect to Nas! Peace.
Did he just say 80 Billion people - I knew this guy was not from this planet😂😂. He was talking bout his planet “illmatic”. Genius for real.
High talk
Nasty on that high grade
Thanks my dude....For Real! Man I've been wanting to know the story behind the very lyrics you asked him about! Great Interview...wish it was longer though...
There isn't even 80 billion people in the world Nas LOL.
Thats that sativa talking lol
King Richard The Lionhearted 😂😂
King Richard The Lionhearted *80 million lol
He never said there were 80 billion people in the word he said there's 80 billion people searching rap lyricists right now.
80 billion people searching implies at least 80 billion people. Nas probably meant million ... he messed up. No biggie.
Nas is the goat!
King. Im saying he is a genius.... The best ever.
Em n Nas are superhuman
Eminem nope, nas yeah.
fuck Eminem W bwoi
Yea this still true. Only two nobody wanna beef with now
Nas remain 1 of the greatest rappers and still is
Nas!
I wish Rap Genius could ask Ghostface Killah about what his songs mean. "One" is a great example. So is "Bells Of War." His raps are cool but make no sense.
+bob bobby Ok Then If His Rhymes Make No Sense Then You Should Check His Discography And Listen He's Blast Was Past Any Member Of Wu-Tang 13 Records Over A 20 Year Span
Ghostface does make sense but he admitted on some songs especially on Supreme Clientele, he was more focused on flow than substance so a lot of the time he just rapped whatever sounded good rather than whatever makes sense or stays on subject. So yes a lot of his verses are nonsense but that's the minority and he's one of the best lyricists out there when he wants to be
Can you please share where you saw or heard about this? Thanks.
My man always big love
this is toooo dope
King Nas
"Sleep is the cousin of death" is Greek. From Hesoids Theogony... for anyone that's curious to know the furthest origins known. About 3k years ago if I'm not mistaken.
Edit: may have been from Work and Days. Been a minute since I've read them.
The Greeks learned everything from Kemet, which they called Egypt, which is in Africa and was not traditionally an Islamic country,. It was a culture of Africans, so Nas is right. That saying is African. Go study some more. Educate yourself.
@@dingolaystar3873 Facts
nas is in my top 3 rappers of all time
I know its a matter of opinion but I believe that rap is the original form of music. If Shakespeare was alive he most likely would be a rap artist .Rap can be very articulate and enlightening as any genre maybe even more because you can express yourself in so many ways. Its an art form that encompasses all other art forms that came before it. Rap is poetry, it's social commentary, it has tragedy, comedy etc. Anyways that's my two cents peace.
New album is bangin..keep Doin ya thing nas
2:00 he just described kanye perfectly
How ?
+dj Dope around 2:12
That’s exactly who came to mind when I heard that.
👑NAS The G.O.A.T.🌉
Q.B.
80 billion people..Nas is straight hyper-balling
*NaS = G.O.A.T !!!*
nas looks like 24/7 stoned on every interview :D
the goat of rap.
Nas is a stand up duuude
Nas looks so happy....
The NY State of Mind beat during the intro and outro just made me bob my head.. Why is that beat so fucking immortal and amazing?
*Listens*
much appreciated, thank you
power is in the hair,kingly hair.
Nas knew that Kendrick had a future
Yo I'm from hillcrest aka hillraq my fav rapper is Nas I'm from NC shit crazy I'm destined
Nas is always soooo NAS
Wisdom all across
One Has To Ask Nas The Right Questions, The Right Way, To Receive A Real Answer. I Heard Nas Tell Someone Who Asked The Question Correctly And Respectfully, By Referencing One Of Nas' Lines-- "My Next Two Albums Instead Of Projects,/ There'll Be A Deeper Difficult Test For The Minds Optics/"- Nas
Nas Response Was To The Effect That When Noah Emerged From The Arc, He Sent A Dove 🕊 To Retrieve A Fig So He Would Know Dry Land Was Near. Nas Continued Saying That In The Projects, We Don't Have Doves, We Have Pigeons... Doves Are Just Albino Pigeons... So I (Nas) Sent Out A Pigeon From The Arc, And What It Brought Back Was Stillmatic...
what did he say this on, do you know? thats dope as hell
i believe you are being real tho cuz his answer to never sleep cuz sleep is the cause of the death was dry, discreet, and cryptic even. Almost like he didnt trust or like the interviewer and question enough to speak his mind and his peace
NAS THE GOAT.
Nas gotta bug crawling on the couch behind his shoulder half this interview
where
1:58 to his right. thought it was on my screen at first lol
goat right there
nas so chill tho
I'll tell you who needs this lyrical breakdown the MOST!!!!: CAMP LO and LUPE FIASCO (Most notably for TETSUO AND YOUTH) THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! I've broken down 6% of their lyrics after listening to them 20k times!
Lupe fiasco needs one of these..
Kinda crazy how Nas called exactly what Kendrick and Tyler were at the time.
dang 80 billion people. thats alot man
i dont think hip hop dying anytime so Nas will always LIVE!
He’s so baked
Matthew 12:36-37
"I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
Michael Phelps is a good interviewer.
Nasir Jones RAP GENIUS WHICH IS WHAT YOU IS BOY .YOU ARE SO HANDSOME BOY .3/5/20 .I LIKE YOUR CALM DEMEANOR BOY .
Damn genius is so different back then. I bet people complained about the update just like we are now
Nas & Tupac !
the "art form of lirycs"
Lol I love nas holy shit, no homo
Come on man, don't just judge an entire GENRE just because of what little you've heard of it. "Let the music diffuse all the tension."
That meant passing down shame and degradation coming from a way of life fueled by desperation
My nigga Nasty Nas
My nigga said "80 billion people" 😂😂😂
sleep is tha cousin of death nas is proud of u cole
"Das Racist" "Never.. idk" lmao
June 2020
Nas made me understand " Static Shock" .
Lmfao he blazed outta his mind!
100% high as hell
Why does he look like he either just woke up or need to go to sleep?😅
I love Nas...He's so cool and laid back.
Static/Static Shock.
80 Billion people? The world's population is just 7 billion.
i think he meant 80 mill lol
No he was joking.
LMAO that had me rolling
lol i just think he was high as fuck
Ivan Cervantes you can tell he got smoked out before this interview.
Nas: Inside the Lines with 'The G.O.A.T Himself'
The whole video could’ve sucked (which it didn’t) but after nas said that opening line I knew I liked it already
gettin any sort of video footage from Jay Electronica's like mission impossible lol
Lay back dude hahah
80 billion people searching hip hop lyrics daily ... hourly . Did I hear it correct 😳
I'm gonna say what we all know.... He did this after a mad Blunt sesh
You know Nasir Jones was HIGH on this shit lol
lmao he’s tripping balls in this. Still the GOAT tho
Pigeon is the Stockport bird