The dedication to the craft makes me shed a tear. For all we know Nas could just throw the same audio from decades ago into the song. But instead he reraps it, changes a word, and spit his entire soul to finish it.
The original pre Illmatic demo version of "Life is like a dice game" has reasonated deep within my soul for over 15 years when I first discovered it by accident online. This new version has definitely given me a new vibe of Dopeness 💯
I downloaded it from MP3 Skull years ago in highschool cause I was going through an old school rap phase trying to educate myself and was binging Nas tracks
The original was incorrectly labeled as part of his pre Illmatic demo but it’s really after Illmatic. In the original he raps “Peace to my seed n thanks for her birth, Destiny that’s her name”. His daughter Destiny was born summer of 94, months after Illmatic dropped in April of that year. And frankly his flow here was more nimble than on Illmatic. He sounds more experienced, more like how he ended up sounding on It Was Written.
Nas just freestyled the last part, and it feels like he just wanted to tell the world not to sleep on Cordae and Gibbs. This is a big cosign from Nas, plus mad respect for him working with Gibbs especially after they went head to head at the Grammy's. Life is like a Dice Game.
No he didn't freestyle the last part. Come on now bro, he's the god Nas but he wrote it or repeat/memorised it like everyone else. Meanwhile you're suggesting he off the topped with the rhyme schemes, cadence and intricacy...it's abundantly clear that wasn't a freestyle, as if he would risk revising the old with improv.
@DJ Glustick I'm really referring to the original definition, even if we're talking about vintage ciphers noone's out here naive enough to think majority of the sh1t wasn't written or otherwise locked in- but that's the exact delineation you had between "freestyle" and "writtens"
WTF were you listening to? Cordae used that same 1994 weak Nas flow to redrum Nas on this song. Besides, if AZ were on this song, Nas wouldve deleted it. Because Nas could never in his life f^%$ with that AZ flow. Doe or Die>Nas's entire career
Lyrically better than Cordae and Gibbs, sure. He ain't levels above Black Thought or Lupe right now, if anything they are levels beyond him at this point. Respect to him for being an inspiration in the first place, but you need to listen to more great rappers if you truly think modern Nas is levels above everyone
@Yeah Right After Nas KD3 you still think Black Thought and Lupe levels above Nas? If you think they're better i'll respectfully disagree but to say they're levels above is crazy. Nas "beef" concept song is just about better than anything either BT or Lupe put out this year and BT is in my top 3 of all time but c'mon now
@@masonridgewell8063 Visualizing the realism of life in actuality. F&*&^^ who's the baddest A person's status depends on salary 👑👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Best verse on Illmatic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nas can NEVER f&^^%^ with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@dianevrules Enlighten me. How do you define/identify a 'terrible album'? Name at least three other terrible albums you've identified in the last five years.
Just a good feel summer hip-hop beat. A mature Nas on point, you gotta come with it if you gonna be on a Nas track, especially Cordae, his verse was dope.
@@dstevenson100 - Hmm... I don't think Cordae was even born yet. It's a new production with features, plus Nas tells you in his new added verse at the end when the original was made, so I know.
@@dianevrules He letting the youngins get it in, he's paving the way for the new generation. Big props to Nas! Is this beat better than the original? No. But it's dope either way💯
Dudes got a tennis player on his side. Of course shits gonna be divine lol.😂 And plus J cole use to be repetitive as hell with saying "Fly" all the time. 😂
Every Nasty Nas fan has had the OG Version on repeat since they first heard it. That's not going to change , however I'm just happy he finished the track.
@@dianevrules Come on now lol. Cordae doesn't wash Nas on here. Everyone does what they're supposed to do, Nas even drops an extra verse on top of the OG one. This is great all around.
What the fuuuucckk i heard the original sample by michael henderson and thought " yo i gotta go listen to life is like a dice game like when i was a seed bumping nas all day" and i find out today that he actually finished the joint!! And added gibbs and cordae on it! Wow incredible. This made my day
I'm so glad they finally uploaded this song outside of Spotify. I'm glad hitboy was able to freshen this track back up so Nas could finish a 28 yr old song.
I can’t believe he redid this! Man I had this jawn on repeat in the headphones back in High School. Plus a new verse??? Damn I love Hip Hop! This is a treat!
Don't forget he worked with Qtip & Royce da 59 to. He's levelling up. His album gonna be a banger, his last album was classic. Honesty before I started listening to him, I always taught he was a corny mumble rapper lol until I heard him freestyle on Flex, that was what made me change my taughts on him & I immediately slapped myself lol 😂😂😂 Fr tho, this Kid Cordae hard & is literally one of the best out there.
This right here is the true essences of hiphop Lyrics, Production, Subject Matter, and Pure Dopeness Nas Freddie and Cordae just killed this boom-bap track It reminds me of a 90's era De LA Soul record that catches the feel of what a real summer hiphop record should sound like. Very Throwback with the boom-bap sound and killer lyrics, This record is definitely hot🔥🔥🔥🔥🎧🎤
Damn this nigga Nas. This song is so fucking good. Hitboy you did it again. Why this wouldn’t be dropped in the 90’s? This could be an Ice Cube’s Today was a good day summer anthem from the East Coast. I've long wanted to see Freddie Gibs and Nas on the same track, they exceeded my expectations. Fuck…
Favorite song of the year, glad this Track got finished. Cordae killed his verse and the hook as did Freddie Gibbs and then Nas ended it perfectly with his last Verse 🔥🔥🔥.
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It’s hard not to get emotional when you’ve listened to this song for decades, and seemingly out of nowhere it gets updated and finished.
Only the real fans know
U lived to see it
And I'm amazed By it
I'm happy 4you G that's gotta feel
Crazy 🔥🔥🔥
The dedication to the craft makes me shed a tear. For all we know Nas could just throw the same audio from decades ago into the song. But instead he reraps it, changes a word, and spit his entire soul to finish it.
Word
U preaching nigga
For 27 years Nas never fallen off Lyrically
The verse is from 93
@@lightVs.DarkBalance I’m just looking back on Nas’s career
@Aaron9 true.
@901memphis, the last stretch of his verse is fresh new
@@kayodeodusanya5751 so you obviously cant read but okay.
Nasir was sincere his whole career
Nasir sincere career I like the rhyme
For real
Is
"The bridge torched me up severely, hear me? So when I rhyme, it's sincerely yours; lighting Ls, sipping Cors on all floors of projects' halls."
@@AFO_AnalyRics One of my favorite lines of his. He has so many.
1st! Cordae, Freddie Gibbs and Nas on a track together.. this is a miracle!
Prod by hit boy too
🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
🍆🚲💪
I love Gibs but J cole would've fit better
@@dcwashingtonpresident5938 i agree with cole but imo cordae the weak link lol freddie far from it
Gibbs and Nas such a great combo, need more of that
I just want more gibbs albums he says his next SSS is a "classic"
I want a project with all three of them
It’s crazy but yeah, it works
Definitely
I want an album with Fred, Nas and Thought
The original pre Illmatic demo version of "Life is like a dice game" has reasonated deep within my soul for over 15 years when I first discovered it by accident online. This new version has definitely given me a new vibe of Dopeness 💯
I downloaded it from MP3 Skull years ago in highschool cause I was going through an old school rap phase trying to educate myself and was binging Nas tracks
@@austinwithdapen Bless Bro great Memories, definitely Pre Illmatic demo was and still is a great gem in the collection 💯
The original was incorrectly labeled as part of his pre Illmatic demo but it’s really after Illmatic. In the original he raps “Peace to my seed n thanks for her birth, Destiny that’s her name”. His daughter Destiny was born summer of 94, months after Illmatic dropped in April of that year. And frankly his flow here was more nimble than on Illmatic. He sounds more experienced, more like how he ended up sounding on It Was Written.
@@williemakeit2346 you know you can make names before they are born😂
@@8ceethis is a 95 leak be quiet
Nas just freestyled the last part, and it feels like he just wanted to tell the world not to sleep on Cordae and Gibbs. This is a big cosign from Nas, plus mad respect for him working with Gibbs especially after they went head to head at the Grammy's. Life is like a Dice Game.
No he didn't freestyle the last part. Come on now bro, he's the god Nas but he wrote it or repeat/memorised it like everyone else.
Meanwhile you're suggesting he off the topped with the rhyme schemes, cadence and intricacy...it's abundantly clear that wasn't a freestyle, as if he would risk revising the old with improv.
@@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945 freestyle don't gotta be off the top... all freestyle means is that it wasnt written
@DJ Glustick I'm really referring to the original definition, even if we're talking about vintage ciphers noone's out here naive enough to think majority of the sh1t wasn't written or otherwise locked in- but that's the exact delineation you had between "freestyle" and "writtens"
27 YEARS AND NAS LYRICAL ABILITY IS LEVELS ABOUT THE REST
LIKE IT ALWAYS WAS 🐐
WTF were you listening to? Cordae used that same 1994 weak Nas flow to redrum Nas on this song. Besides, if AZ were on this song, Nas wouldve deleted it. Because Nas could never in his life f^%$ with that AZ flow.
Doe or Die>Nas's entire career
@@dianevrules 🤦♂️
Lyrically better than Cordae and Gibbs, sure. He ain't levels above Black Thought or Lupe right now, if anything they are levels beyond him at this point. Respect to him for being an inspiration in the first place, but you need to listen to more great rappers if you truly think modern Nas is levels above everyone
@@yeahr1ghty he lyrically better than gibbs but gibbs had the best flow in the song imo
@Yeah Right After Nas KD3 you still think Black Thought and Lupe levels above Nas? If you think they're better i'll respectfully disagree but to say they're levels above is crazy. Nas "beef" concept song is just about better than anything either BT or Lupe put out this year and BT is in my top 3 of all time but c'mon now
This is a smooth ass track... all 3 artists killed it!! January 2023 and I'm just hearing this... love it!
October 2024 and I'm just now hearing this!!!! Damn cool ass song!!!!
Wow never knew cordae could sing like that.
He had his vocals on full display during his “Lost Boy” album
One of the songs in his ep he singing like crazy called Dream in Color
Frr his vocals were fiye
Nas has the smoothest and clearest delivery. How does he still do it this good? The older they get the better.
Nas still has it! Yes!!
Nasty Nas in your area causin' mass hysteria 👑🔥
damn right!!!💥💥
@@masonridgewell8063
Visualizing the realism of life in actuality.
F&*&^^ who's the baddest
A person's status depends on salary 👑👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Best verse on Illmatic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nas can NEVER f&^^%^ with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luv how they flipped this classic
I was born the same year "It Was Written". Imagine that.🔥🔥🔥
Nas really held it down throughout the pandemic, but y'all ain't ready for that conversation.
He sure did. 'King's Diseases' was definitely one of the albums I had on repeat throughout that period.
💯🤷🏾♂️
@@AFO_AnalyRics Only song and verse of King Disease I had on repeat is AZ's Full Circle. Otherwise, that album was terrible.
@@dianevrules Enlighten me.
How do you define/identify a 'terrible album'?
Name at least three other terrible albums you've identified in the last five years.
snubbed Gibbs of AOTY, kings disease was mid
Thank you Nas for keeping hip hop real and organic
Hit-Boy Completely Revitalized Nas Over The Past Couple Years.
His verse is from 93 94...the original 1 is 100 times better
Chill with that "completely" dude
Hit-boy ain't all that. Apollo brown should produce nas next album.
@@NdosiMagaye How about I don't.
@@nixonandrew3834 Stop the 🧢. Hit-Boy is that nigga
this is golden !!!!! but its somethin about the original, half done version that puts me in a time capsule ... maybe im trippin
You just spoke profundity. The original essence of that track will always render it superior to this version.
Def not trippin...this joint cool too though. Nas extra bars tough!
That easy moe bee sound they should’ve left it as is
Agreed....appreciate them doing a remake but there’s nothing like that OG track 💯
ON THE BRIDGE (QUEENSBRIDGE MIX) TAP IN
Anything Nas put out, I got to support it. OG for real. Much love from Kenya.
Im Kenyan too
Nice!!!
Kwani ni kesho
@@TokyobuckettsLive Unesema nini? Kesho kunafanyika nini?
@@TokyobuckettsLive Remember it's not a must that you comment...unaweza lenga tu u scroll away or uandike comment yako mwenyewe!
We need a Nas and Lupe joint like this🤯...the song is very fresh, pray we get a video
Imagine Andre 3000 on this..🔥🔥🔥
@@jasontoussaint1081 3 stacks is cold
That's the collaboration I'm waiting on Lupe& Nas
@@carlostharealest5637 Lupe said he texted Nas and reached out but last we've heard Nas never responded to lupe
@@screamingeagle11b Hopefully Nas reach back out to Lupe soon to get this much needed collaboration going💯🎧🎤
Takeoff being killed over a game of dice, reminded me of what Nas said 🙏🏾
Just a good feel summer hip-hop beat. A mature Nas on point, you gotta come with it if you gonna be on a Nas track, especially Cordae, his verse was dope.
This song is 28 years old
@@dstevenson100 - Hmm... I don't think Cordae was even born yet. It's a new production with features, plus Nas tells you in his new added verse at the end when the original was made, so I know.
Freddie Kane did his thing too
@@georgedepalma429 well the unfinished version came out 28 yrs ago on his demo tape although this is such a refurbished version
@@GokuBlack-cs3kn nah 26 years ago
Nas been giving us a lot of heat lately
nas, cordae, and freddie gibbs all on a song produced by hit-boy....it doesnt get better than this
You must be on something. Hit Boy f&^% up the og song. Cordae and Freddie washed Nas on his own s&^^%
@@dianevrules He letting the youngins get it in, he's paving the way for the new generation. Big props to Nas! Is this beat better than the original? No. But it's dope either way💯
White girl.. go sit down somewhere
@@user-gb2vk2ff8x don’t pay her any attention! She’s a troll! Lol 😂
@@YagirlLia22 🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾🤣
Nas’ flow is timeless 🔥🔥🔥
Yes
“Divine” gotta be Cordae’s favorite word
For real
🤣💯
Word!
Dudes got a tennis player on his side. Of course shits gonna be divine lol.😂
And plus J cole use to be repetitive as hell with saying "Fly" all the time. 😂
If i were that gifted, with a grammy nomination at this young age then divine will be my favorite Word too...
"Life is a dice game one roll could land you in jail, or cutting cake blowing kisses in the rice rain"
- *Jay Electronica in "Exhibit A".*
The first part of Nas' verse came out in the 90s on a mixtape. Nice try tho.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Greatest dead or alive. God bless you and keep you NaS.
The Lord is freedom from this dice game u heard.
80s Baby$$$$$
Every Nasty Nas fan has had the OG Version on repeat since they first heard it. That's not going to change , however I'm just happy he finished the track.
Bro I thought i was trippin i was like hol up I heard this before
@@Man_eee Original is ok. This version is terrible. Nas let Cordae wash him with that same weak Nas flow. SMMFH!
@@dianevrules Come on now lol. Cordae doesn't wash Nas on here. Everyone does what they're supposed to do, Nas even drops an extra verse on top of the OG one. This is great all around.
I was repeating this crazy af too tho, but only for a day
@@nicksharma8238 I'm talking about repeating the demo version , not this
As a fun fact, the original demo for this song was made almost 30 years ago and it still sounds fresh to this day.
If you’re a Hardcore Nas fan. You would know the original song was in his Pre-Illmatic Mixtape from the early 90’s.
That why that new verse is so dope
Yh already knew abt it, a long time ago. Im a hardcore nas fan str8 up
Easy moe bee version sound better
100
@@terranmosley4419 no it wasn’t
What the fuuuucckk i heard the original sample by michael henderson and thought " yo i gotta go listen to life is like a dice game like when i was a seed bumping nas all day" and i find out today that he actually finished the joint!! And added gibbs and cordae on it! Wow incredible. This made my day
I'm so glad they finally uploaded this song outside of Spotify. I'm glad hitboy was able to freshen this track back up so Nas could finish a 28 yr old song.
I SWEAR I HEARD THIS BEFORE BUT NEVER THIS QUALITY
This best didn’t even should’ve not been mess with sorry but easy moe bee version was better
@@terranmosley4419 this one is sonically better. Its clearer and doesnt sound as dated.
@@lightVs.DarkBalance Nope nope nope!
Trust dwag
Nas🔥🔥🔥🔥
The OG had that "Christmas time" snow on the ground in the projects type of feel but this is nice too.
This is my summer anthem
Lupe missin on the track
That's what I said🥲
And Kendrick
I wanted to hear Lu on this too.
Lu would clip this
Mos Def fits perfectly
The legendary Nas and the hard hitting Gibbs I like this one
Can’t believe Cordae finally got a song with Nas he moving up 👌🏾
I love that he finally re-recorded this song
I love the demo! But I love this one more
Can’t believe this long lost gem has been revived 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@f wam I disagree but that’s your opinion and that’s fine no worries
@f wam 100x better*
Now i wish he do “DE JU VU”
@@donjonesmusic860 for real !!!!
@@mclarenfraser agreed
Mos Def would've been a lovely addition
that cordae chorus was so clean that it would kill 100% of germs
Wow and life is like a dice game. Make sure you play your roll right.
I can’t believe he redid this! Man I had this jawn on repeat in the headphones back in High School. Plus a new verse??? Damn I love Hip Hop! This is a treat!
This that feel good hip-hop shit!
Can’t be mad at this
I never thought I'd hear a finished version
Gibbs killed his verse! 🔥🔥🔥
This Golden Time of Day sample, though 🔥🔥🔥
Nasir the world is yours
Two Virgos on the same track killing it and freddy killed his shit too
Holy shit...can't believe he finally completed it. Been one of my favorite songs since I heard it in 2008.
This is classic. I love how Freddie stays switching up hooks.
What we would do without Nas? I don’t know , life is like a dice game 🤝
Freddie went crazy 🔥
Nas and Freddie Gibbs are among my absolute favorite rappers. This song is a gift.
Nas greatest of all time dead of alive 💯
Cordae is the goat. He got to work with both his idols in one year. Respect. Respect to Nas and Freddie too. Shout out from 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Cordae done feature with Eminem and Nas.... I am so happy for him 😌
Don't forget he worked with Qtip & Royce da 59 to. He's levelling up. His album gonna be a banger, his last album was classic. Honesty before I started listening to him, I always taught he was a corny mumble rapper lol until I heard him freestyle on Flex, that was what made me change my taughts on him & I immediately slapped myself lol 😂😂😂 Fr tho, this Kid Cordae hard & is literally one of the best out there.
Corrdae keeping hip hop alive for the younger generation
I was done with today's generation of hip hop until I heard Cordae. A legend in the making.
Didnt earn it, kid is not that crazy
This sounds old school and I love it.
because it is actually
It’s from 1992
@@SenszR*1996
@@noaharkadedelgado 1991
@@SenszR no bro who told you this 😭 it’s from the it was written sessions
This is crack. Nasty Nas always delivers.
This is 🔥🔥🔥 life is like a Dice Game
THIS RAW ASL🔥🔥🔥
NAS FT GIBBS ON SOME OLDSCHOOL SHIT THIS IS WHAT THE GAME NEEDS
and cordae representing the new shit spittin oldschool style
Nas caught me sleepin with that flow switch
Well done, all these years later I get to hear a complete version of this!
Lupe x Nas would be stoooooooopih 🔥
This right here is the true essences of hiphop Lyrics, Production, Subject Matter, and Pure Dopeness Nas Freddie and Cordae just killed this boom-bap track It reminds me of a 90's era De LA Soul record that catches the feel of what a real summer hiphop record should sound like. Very Throwback with the boom-bap sound and killer lyrics, This record is definitely hot🔥🔥🔥🔥🎧🎤
GOAT. What else do you say? Nas!
"Haile Silassie" Black king from Ethiopia much respect for the king mentioning the king of kings. One love!
Nas and Freddie 💪💪💪
I love the original, and the remodel. It's ageless. To maintain...
Always loved the original version, but this modern day version is also dope. The way Nas sums up this joint with the last verse is spectacular. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damn this nigga Nas. This song is so fucking good. Hitboy you did it again.
Why this wouldn’t be dropped in the 90’s? This could be an Ice Cube’s Today was a good day summer anthem from the East Coast. I've long wanted to see Freddie Gibs and Nas on the same track, they exceeded my expectations. Fuck…
Beautiful classic song really impressed with Cordae on this as well as gibbs
This recreation of original beat is just like whole mainstream rap today - it has no balls at all.
EASY MO BEE FTW!
Freddie Gibbs str8 murdered this. Gangsta Gibbs babyyyyyy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
His verse was the worst
Shoutout to Cordae real conscious artist
Cordae & Freddie Gibbs I will keeping my eyes you from now on brothers....This is real hip hop for the soul,mind and heart....One love 💯❤🖤👊🏾🤞🏿
That last bit nas added to the verse. Serious
The way great rappers passed before they could fully live their life it’s really REALLY great to see nas still here after all these years.
Finally glad he finished this. Love the Norman Connors " Valentine Love " beat sample 🔥🔥🔥💯💯
تحياتي يبو ناز تعالنا ارياض اغانيكك بطله يلد✌🏻
لا
Nas went crazy Damm
So underrated 😭
Nas + Freddie Gibbs!? Let’s go!
That "Ain't Hard To Tell" Flow
nas wild 4 this one..Top tier reiteration
Listened to this on Spotify, it's amazing
Most consistent master lyricist in Hip Hop History!!!!
Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones' legacy is still being written. 🖋
This is beautiful
"When i finish this shit it's sure to be a hit!" he really finished it!
This song 🔥🔥🔥
Nas Will Always Be A Legend. Freddie Gibbs And Cordae Are The Future Of This Culture 💯🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
always wished for a official song of that demo.. crazy. More shit like this Nas!! the new lyrics to it was insane too
🔥🔥🔥🔥💨💨💨💨💨💨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💰💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💨💨💨💨💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💰💰💰💰🔥💰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💰💰💰💰💰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💰💰💰💰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💰💰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💰💰💰🔥🔥💰💰💰🔥🔥💰💰💰💰🔥💰💰💰🔥💰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
NAS the billy 🐐
Favorite song of the year, glad this Track got finished. Cordae killed his verse and the hook as did Freddie Gibbs and then Nas ended it perfectly with his last Verse 🔥🔥🔥.
804 got love 4 Nas, Freddie, and Cordae
Fresh hip hop air enjoy people
Nothing beats the original IMO.. but this is a dope track no doubt.