Nas - Nas Is Like (Lyrics)
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2022
- Artist/Group: Nas
Album: I Am...
Released: 1999
Label: Columbia
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"Nas Is Like" is the first single from Nas' third album I Am.... The song is the sixth collaboration between Nas and producer DJ Premier. It was well received by critics as it was a change from the more commercial and pop-oriented singles from It Was Written and Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album. The song contains a combination of braggadocios and introspective lyrics over a choppy string sample.
The lyrical presence of Nas was clearly evident from the first lines: "Freedom or jail, clips inserted,/ a baby's bein' born Same time my man is murdered,/ the beginning and end"
In the third verse of the song, Nas uses similes to describe his prowess. These include: "I'm like a whole lot of loot, I'm like crisp money / Corporate accounts from a rich company / I'm like ecstasy for ladies, I'm like all races / combined in one man; like the '99 summer jam."
In the 14 Deadly Secrets by DJ Premier, Premo said:
This shit is crazy : the day I made this record, I was at my house in Long Island, and I found this old record that I was gonna throw away. It was a ten inch record from a Lutheran church, and it was pink with a black fish on it. And I was gonna throw it in the garbage, 'cuz it didn't look like it had anything hot on it. But somethin' told me "before you throw it away, put it on the turntable, see if you can find something on it". And I found that sample of "Nas Is Like", and I broke it into 3 parts, scratched it live to the drumbeat that I already had, with the little chirpin' birds and from there, "Nas Is Like" was born, man...
The song is also notable for featuring one of the most sought-after samples by cratediggers. For almost a decade since the track's release, the main sample used by DJ Premier remained unknown. However, in April 2008, an unnamed MP3 file featuring the original sample used was uploaded to the Internet by Dusty Kid from Strictly Breaks. Right after, the sample was identified as "Cantata of New Life" by John Rydgren. However, it was later revealed that the track was actually John Rydgren and Bob R. Way's 1966 song "What Child Is This?", from their record Thoughts on the Carols.
Other than this, the song also contains scratched vocal samples from Nas' previous songs "It Ain't Hard to Tell" from 1994 and "Street Dreams" from 1996. The song also samples bird chirps from Don Robertson's "Why" and a vocal sample from Biz Markie's "Nobody Beats the Biz".
"Nas Is Like" was positively received on a commercial and critical level. It reached number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 14 on the Canadian Singles Chart and peaked at number 3 on the Rap songs chart. M.F. DiBella of Allmusic justifies the success of "Nas Is Like" stating: "Superproducer Premier comes to save the day... nothing short of Illmatic perfection. "Nas Is Like"'s symphonic composition is the perfect complement for an MC of Nas' supreme vocal quality and precise lyrics."
The song's popularity caused various songs to borrow "Nas Is Like"'s beat, structure and lyrics:
During his brief feud with Nas, Memphis Bleek recorded a song named "Memphis Bleek Is..." which stylistically mimicked "Nas Is Like".
On Royce da 5'9"'s 2007 mixtape The Bar Exam, he freestyles over the "Nas Is Like" instrumental and forms a song with a similar structure.
Lyrics from "Nas Is Like" were later sampled in Braille and Rob Swift's 2008 song "The IV".
West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar made a freestyle to this song in January 2013 on Hot97.
J. Cole uses the first part of Nas Is Like for the intro of his song, Let Nas Down. Nas himself would later appear on a remix of the song.
Apathy recorded a song named "Ap is like" with the same instrumental.
Rapper Wale sampled the song for his single "Folarin Is Like"
The song was included in the soundtrack of NBA 2K18.
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This is one of Nas' best and lyrical songs
He has so many but I would say his greatest lyrical song is One Mic. That has to be the best lyrical song I have ever heard.
@@ejay2075 I think “ I gave you power” surpasses “one mic”.
You mean all😂
@@LerionkaLekipaika Yes all of Nas' songs are lyrical and great
Son
Arguably Nas' greatest song!
Meh, not the best but one of them for sure
@@michaelguscott9515 he said "arguably" bro
@@hectored7355 Hector. Chill out.
@@michaelguscott9515Name a better one then. You can argue for NY state of mind of The World is yours or it ain't hard to tell but in pure lyrical content you can only really compare I Gave You Power to this
The beat is timeless
The lyrics timeless!
Legendary of rap
NaS
Nobody can’t touch Nas lyrically
Kendrick lamar, eminem
@@nejkgamessk6031they dont come near nas
@@nirbikrokaya2930 Good kid m.a.a.d city, TPAB, Eminem show.
@@nejkgamessk6031 the eminem show?
@@NathanC-yq6fy what do you think i meant?
That 3rd verse is something else y’all…
My favorite song from Nas!
goat, no doubt.
One of his best songs. Got the album the first day it came out back in '99. I was 14 then!!
That’s why I say he is the greatest lyricist
He's right he never fails
More success to you even though if you wish me the opposite
2nd verse Gets better and better as time moves on. Wicked World. Only a few Real Ones Remain💯💯💯💯
Love the beat but when I read the lyrics, it’s divine!
Nas is very Good
It goes crazy hard fr
This video is vastly superior to the one with ~3M views, I can rap along because the lyrics doesn't keep switching up and throwing me off.
The other ones been made 13 years ago bro, obviously this gonna be better
Ahmad is like..
@@argubraianyou got a link i wanna watch that one im curious
@@twentytwo138lmfao
@@twentytwo138its the one from FleZyy
Repect man👍
Mac-10 be OP since the 90s
Till this days
Love what it does on COD mobile lol
Nas is rap
At 3:01 it should be "Pop Duke". It's New York slang. Like when rappers refer to their mom as "Mom Dukes".
Talking about fellatio in a way none of these current Kats could include in their bars. So odd. Amazing Nas.
Kiomoira!!! DIoR!!!
I know so many nice and smooth London England
Ummm kimora amy
London England we gonna do super show my wifey Amy and m positive new money!