They weren't even beefing like the media wanted. It was just speculation. They appreciated each other for the art and what they were doing for the culture. A Nas & Pac joint would have been the hottest thing you could imagine back in those days. Man I miss the good rappers... We got some good ones carrying the torch tho.
No he didnt and barely has still. This song speaks to me about we Americans would love to be law abiding citizens if these tyrants that we gave our power to didnt take away our constitutional rights and freedom. Most Americans rather be criminals because they are being ruled by criminals. Criminal leaders are followed by criminals. White, black, and everything in between. We all hate this. We all hate them. We have nothing to love politically, most us even romantically. Nothing to value, fight for and protect. Our population is 300 millions plus. Our military a scratch of that because who wants to serve tyranny ? Who wants to fight, kill and die for nothing good ?
"...Bitches left me cos they thought I was finished..." I felt that shit harrrd! Especially knowing this was the period when he lost his mum, his career wasn't doing so well and Jay attacked him on Takeover. You can feel the frustration in that 3rd verse!
This song is so deep. Nas is the best conscious rap brother. There's no cussing and no thots showing there ass fr. This song is so true. We need more songs like this
The fact that Kendrick paid homage to Nas with Man At The Garden by doing his version of One Mic makes so much sensenow especially when you listen to the lyrics of both songs.
Back in the day, I had nothin' to do Just listenin' to songs that hit me deep and true Singin' 'bout someone down on their luck Makin' poor choices, tryna come up Chorus: Life got messy, no help in sight People laughin', makin' money off my strife Thought the lies were the worst of it all But they kept passin' me 'round, like I had no choice at all Pass the mic, let me speak my truth I ain't gonna let them define my youth Verse 2: Caught in a web of ridicule and shame But I ain't playin' their twisted game Just gonna do me, no need for their validation I'll rise above it all, no hesitation Chorus: Life got messy, no help in sight People laughin', makin' money off my strife Thought the lies were the worst of it all But they kept passin' me 'round, like I had no choice at all Pass the mic, let me speak my truth I ain't gonna let them define my youth Bridge: I'll break free from their chains No longer playin' their games I'll rise up, stand tall Gonna break down every wall Chorus: Life got messy, no help in sight People laughin', makin' money off my strife Thought the lies were the worst of it all But they kept passin' me 'round, like I had no choice at all
This song puts me into a trance that I can't quite explain it but I feel invincible everytime I feel it in my brain. It's like his voice is speaking to a different part of my brain
“My n*ggas roll up shooting from wheelchairs” This is one of my favorites from Nas. It was raw and could’ve been acapella if he wanted. Simple beat and just a lyricist doing his thing.
@@supermonkeycollider Nah, stop with bs. Boomers don't listen to hip hop. Hip hop didnt even officially drop until 1973(HENCE Boomers at the latest date ONLY heard hip hop 9 years after). I guess you zoolenials are trying to say old in muskrat. 💯 of the time you just sound like uneducated morons. The irony of it is, some of these 'boomers' are your own parents.🤔
They don’t make rap like this no more shoutout to nas now these the type of rappers us 80 babies listened to growing up sometimes you gotta go back to roots back to basics!!!! 💯😎✊🏾🙏🏾
NAS is one of the only reasons I know I’m not crazy. I learned NAS in high school. I’m an insomniac. I remember my brother telling me to hurry up bcuz the bus was coming. I said whatever but this video literally gave me life... NAS I got one love on my arm...
Say no more.... Thank you for your music.. I can feel and visualize you're work and music.... Meaning is truth and you tell it so well... I will always be grateful for NAS...
@@DracoPadilla I'm a Tupac Stan all day, have been my entire life....but Pac and Nas sampled a couple of the same tracks....and they both do justice on them....Nas is special the same way Pac is he just has a different personality...he's not as outspoken....and Pac knew it that's why he really never wanted beef with Nas. They definitely had a mutual respect for one another.
I’m now 36 I didn’t think very much about this song back back in jr high but now omg years later I put the pieces in place and all made since I felt this song made me almost tear up🥹
I was born 2003 and I’ve been tryna get into hip hop heavy. Lately I’ve been onto NaS. I started with Illumatic and Stillmatic (Ik not in order) but I can honestly say. Stillmatic is my favorite album of his and my favorite album as of right now. This song along with “Every Ghetto”, “The Flyest,” “Rewind” and “Your Da Man”. But “One Mic” man. It’s something different. To The Beat, the lyrics, the dramatic piano towards the end. One of the best and my favorite rap songs ever!
The whole song is 100% FIRE, but at 3:10 its just out of control. Best I've ever heard. Nas is 100% on this track! Thought I wouldn't have that ass done? 🔥 Fooled you niggas What you call an infinite brawl, eternal souls clashin' War gets deep, some beef is everlastin' Complete with thick scars Brothers knifin' each other up in prison yards Drama, where does it start? You know the block was ill as a youngster Every night it was like a cop'll get killed Body found in the dumpster For real a hustler, purchased my Range Niggas throwin' dirt on my name Jealous ‘cause fiends got they work and complain Bitches left me ‘cause they thought I was finished Shoulda knew she wasn't true She came to me when her man caught a sentence Diamonds are blindin', I never make the same mistakes Movin' with a change of pace Lighter load, see now the king is straight Swellin' my melon ‘cause none of these niggas real Heard they were tellin' police, how can a kingpin squeal? This is crazy, I'm on the right track, I'm finally found You need some soul-searchin', the time is now 🔥🔥🔥
Jesus died at age 33, there's thirty-three shots From twin Glocks there's sixteen apiece, that's thirty-two Which means, one of my guns was holdin' 17 Twenty-seven hit your crew, six went into you. One of the best lyrics. Still listening in 2022.
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Man PAC would've been so proud of Nas for making this joint
They weren't even beefing like the media wanted. It was just speculation. They appreciated each other for the art and what they were doing for the culture. A Nas & Pac joint would have been the hottest thing you could imagine back in those days. Man I miss the good rappers... We got some good ones carrying the torch tho.
Nas Still Best Rapper Ever Thumb Up If You Agree..🚴🚴🚴
I really don't believe that Nas got enough praise for this track right here..... absolutely powerful.
Some people don't know that
No he didnt and barely has still. This song speaks to me about we Americans would love to be law abiding citizens if these tyrants that we gave our power to didnt take away our constitutional rights and freedom. Most Americans rather be criminals because they are being ruled by criminals. Criminal leaders are followed by criminals. White, black, and everything in between. We all hate this. We all hate them. We have nothing to love politically, most us even romantically. Nothing to value, fight for and protect. Our population is 300 millions plus. Our military a scratch of that because who wants to serve tyranny ? Who wants to fight, kill and die for nothing good ?
Top shelf
Fuck cash
The track is deep...
I have always considered this to be a perfect song, because it is.
2023 whose still vibing. It’s a pity the millennials won’t experience rap the same way we did🙌
a-fukkin-men brotha
I think you mean Gen Z....us millennials got to experience the real music....we are the last generation that did but we most definitely got to.
@@DKdoomboom im 37 years old, millennial. I grew up on this. ppl just cant grasp these generational time periods for real. sanchez is tripping.
2024
....I was born 1988 and I remember this song
This song will always be the pinnacale of hip hop The last king of hip hop
One of the most powerful tracks ever made, what I stand for speaks for itself....I swear this song is alive! has a heartbeat in me for ever.😞
SAME BRO! FR!!
In alot of people forever
Always come back to this track. It's the pulse of the hood unfiltered 100
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Who's listening to this in '24
25
2024 still jamming to one of the greatest songs ever recorded!
"...Bitches left me cos they thought I was finished..."
I felt that shit harrrd! Especially knowing this was the period when he lost his mum, his career wasn't doing so well and Jay attacked him on Takeover. You can feel the frustration in that 3rd verse!
Straight cap puddy
YES! LOVE THIS LINE!
For real but then he came out with either and killed jay and everybody else . he shut everybody the f*ck up
"Shoulda knew she wasn't true when she came to me when her man caught a sentence".. frfr.. straight 🔥.
Sadly some of us go through the BS. Fake love 😢
People don't realize that you gotta love and protect this one while he's here.....not let him become another posthumous legacy.
The best Nas song. You can just tell it comes from the heart.
Yea the best nas song
Not the best... The Message holds that title, but I could see an argument for 2nd.
@@tomfoolery5680My favorite Nas song. The message💯💪🏾
Facts! One of the deepest songs ever made.
My favorite song from nas brings me.back to my teenage years
Remember listening to this in highschool myself
The delivery on that 3rd verse, gets me every time 🐐
Has to be the greatest track of all time
A Classic that's still in my rotation am 47 and still jam this song.
46 still jamming
Damn, I'm a teen lol
56 and still jammin
@@jacquelinewilliams545 ya heard
Same
Forever a classic.......
I can imagine the energy in the studio when he got in the booth to spit these flames, over this beat!🔥
I DESERVE IT ALL! Thank you NAS!
“Don’t abortion your womb, we need more warriors soon”
I felt this now that I’m older. Truth.
Greatest hip hop artist alive. Huge Nas fan.
50 years of hip hop and i had to have nas on my playlist ❤🎉🎉🎉
This song is so deep. Nas is the best conscious rap brother. There's no cussing and no thots showing there ass fr. This song is so true. We need more songs like this
Absolutely
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he not better then drake. FULL STOP
Yeaseassss
Adam Goldstein he been better than Drake. Listen to real rap and get out that mainstream music bullshit
Still listening 2024 to this classic timeless song. The GOAT 🐐
The fact that Kendrick paid homage to Nas with Man At The Garden by doing his version of One Mic makes so much sensenow especially when you listen to the lyrics of both songs.
They don’t make music like this anymore. One of the most powerful hits full of purpose, emotion and overall goodness.
100 pct bro
Its messed up we gotta go back in time to hear real music
Kendrick did his thing with interpolating this song, "I deserve it all."
All I need is one mic, one try, one breath, i’m one man. What I stand for speaks for itself.
🐐lyrics right there.
Classic 🔥 One of my favorite rap songs of all time. Nas is the 🐐
Same here and makes more sense to me as a woman
Yes nas the 🐐
This might be the best rap song ever I’m trying of a song that might be better I still haven’t come up with any
Kendrick sent me back in time 😅 you deserve it all
Back in the day, I had nothin' to do
Just listenin' to songs that hit me deep and true
Singin' 'bout someone down on their luck
Makin' poor choices, tryna come up
Chorus:
Life got messy, no help in sight
People laughin', makin' money off my strife
Thought the lies were the worst of it all
But they kept passin' me 'round, like I had no choice at all
Pass the mic, let me speak my truth
I ain't gonna let them define my youth
Verse 2:
Caught in a web of ridicule and shame
But I ain't playin' their twisted game
Just gonna do me, no need for their validation
I'll rise above it all, no hesitation
Chorus:
Life got messy, no help in sight
People laughin', makin' money off my strife
Thought the lies were the worst of it all
But they kept passin' me 'round, like I had no choice at all
Pass the mic, let me speak my truth
I ain't gonna let them define my youth
Bridge:
I'll break free from their chains
No longer playin' their games
I'll rise up, stand tall
Gonna break down every wall
Chorus:
Life got messy, no help in sight
People laughin', makin' money off my strife
Thought the lies were the worst of it all
But they kept passin' me 'round, like I had no choice at all
This is my fav Nas song and goes in my top 10 of all time rap songs
This is proof views dont matter, this whole album is a classic and the views clearly dont match.
This song puts me into a trance that I can't quite explain it but I feel invincible everytime I feel it in my brain. It's like his voice is speaking to a different part of my brain
I totally understand you!!! That's why this is a TUUUUNNNNEEEEE
I am white and native, and I remember having this song reach all the way to Maine, and still be easily one of my favorite songs ever.
One of my Nas favorite uncountable masterpieces, an anthem
The way he starts of quiet at begining of ech verse then almost yelling until the last verse starts of lound then goes quiet powerful
One of my absolute favorites - its just so deep, intense and real
EVERY LYRIC IS SO THOUGHT ABOUT HES SUCH A DEEP ASS DUDE ON SUCH AN INTELLIGENT LEVEL.
Yo nas is a lyrical genius. Wow
Best to ever do it
Probably the best song in hip hop history from the most complete album in hip hop history
So happy i finally got to see this live forever grateful for that memory
Miss them times so much
The story telling in this song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Definitely one of the GREATEST.
Nas so talented
Anyone listening in 2021+
its in my Alltime Playlist.
2022. may 4th.. Love from Africa
Hands down Nas is one of the greatest artist outthere. Bless up yuhself Nas
Nas has a place in my heart. 2023❤
“My n*ggas roll up shooting from wheelchairs” This is one of my favorites from Nas. It was raw and could’ve been acapella if he wanted. Simple beat and just a lyricist doing his thing.
that bar always makes me smile
Years later. I’m sitting here Letting my Son hear this Amazing Man That He’s Named after❤️💪🏾 Nasir💪🏾🙌🏾
Way ahead of it’s time , was young as hell when this was on BET & was my favorite song then & still is now , righteous art work not rap right here
It is 2022 and I still can't get enough of this song...
2023
Please Give This Man His Flowers While He Is Still Alive 🙏💯
One of the most cerebral songs I have ever heard. You just can't get shit like this anymore
Boomer talk. just gotta know where to look.
@@supermonkeycollider Nah, stop with bs. Boomers don't listen to hip hop. Hip hop didnt even officially drop until 1973(HENCE Boomers at the latest date ONLY heard hip hop 9 years after). I guess you zoolenials are trying to say old in muskrat. 💯 of the time you just sound like uneducated morons. The irony of it is, some of these 'boomers' are your own parents.🤔
"Seeds watch us, grow up and try to follow us"
FACTS 💯💪🏾
@@supermonkeycollidershow us where. Beside Kendrick
11/2024 checking in! Fucking LEGEND.
Thanks for the uncut version. Regular video mutes everything.
They don’t make rap like this no more shoutout to nas now these the type of rappers us 80 babies listened to growing up sometimes you gotta go back to roots back to basics!!!! 💯😎✊🏾🙏🏾
NAS is one of the only reasons I know I’m not crazy. I learned NAS in high school. I’m an insomniac. I remember my brother telling me to hurry up bcuz the bus was coming. I said whatever but this video literally gave me life... NAS I got one love on my arm...
I basically have the same back story as you. He saved me as a high schooler.
Say no more.... Thank you for your music.. I can feel and visualize you're work and music.... Meaning is truth and you tell it so well... I will always be grateful for NAS...
Exactly
This Nas track is so underrated ! I love this shit !
He's a prophet
This should be our 2020 anthem!
So much chills OMG this was amazing.
Got to see King perform this live front row seats 👑
It hit diff when u close to eyes and jus listen to it👌
All of his songs are good asf. This one is my favorite👌
this track is one of his best. The message, the amazing production, all top notch.
Of all the various interpretations of "In the Air Tonight" Nas actually got the original's structure and made a classic track in his own right.
Jeez Louise on a horse, as much as I love both those songs I never put that together. Mind officially blown.
He was always trying to copy Pac. I like Nas, but he wanted to be like Pac so bad.
Lmaooo he was out before PAC. Get your Hip Hop history right before posting nonsense.
@@VontiNYC I think he was referring to Pac using this sample back in 96
@@DracoPadilla I'm a Tupac Stan all day, have been my entire life....but Pac and Nas sampled a couple of the same tracks....and they both do justice on them....Nas is special the same way Pac is he just has a different personality...he's not as outspoken....and Pac knew it that's why he really never wanted beef with Nas. They definitely had a mutual respect for one another.
NAS most gegaan zijn😢
NAS most nooit zo vroeg gegaan zijn was een top rapper
His best song ever
Memories 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
BLESSED KING 👑.
One of the best lyrical songs, the beat how it builds up yo the breakdown then circles back to the slow intro, they don't make beats like this no more
Shout-out to Nas ... Did this song at the Grammys. Legendary moment
thanks for this, much needed the original.
This track brings tears to my eyes
In Junior School loving this song.. I miss music that told a story
This song gets me so hype, when that beat comes in I’m rockin in the whip
A Living legend still stands.
Best hip hop song ever constructed…your favorite MC, favorite MC is N.A.S. NAS
NAS BEST SONG!
Still listening in 2022 this track still better than most💯
Forever a classic
I’m now 36 I didn’t think very much about this song back back in jr high but now omg years later I put the pieces in place and all made since I felt this song made me almost tear up🥹
NAS, Timeless pieces... 2024
Best hip hop song of all time
Have to agree with you
I was born 2003 and I’ve been tryna get into hip hop heavy. Lately I’ve been onto NaS. I started with Illumatic and Stillmatic (Ik not in order) but I can honestly say. Stillmatic is my favorite album of his and my favorite album as of right now. This song along with “Every Ghetto”, “The Flyest,” “Rewind” and “Your Da Man”. But “One Mic” man. It’s something different. To The Beat, the lyrics, the dramatic piano towards the end. One of the best and my favorite rap songs ever!
The whole song is 100% FIRE, but at 3:10 its just out of control. Best I've ever heard. Nas is 100% on this track! Thought I wouldn't have that ass done? 🔥
Fooled you niggas
What you call an infinite brawl, eternal souls clashin'
War gets deep, some beef is everlastin'
Complete with thick scars
Brothers knifin' each other up in prison yards
Drama, where does it start?
You know the block was ill as a youngster
Every night it was like a cop'll get killed
Body found in the dumpster
For real a hustler, purchased my Range
Niggas throwin' dirt on my name
Jealous ‘cause fiends got they work and complain
Bitches left me ‘cause they thought I was finished
Shoulda knew she wasn't true
She came to me when her man caught a sentence
Diamonds are blindin', I never make the same mistakes
Movin' with a change of pace
Lighter load, see now the king is straight
Swellin' my melon ‘cause none of these niggas real
Heard they were tellin' police, how can a kingpin squeal?
This is crazy, I'm on the right track, I'm finally found
You need some soul-searchin', the time is now 🔥🔥🔥
It's a line between slick and smart,,that line is critical
If you listen to this song in 2021 you're a legend!!!!
2023
2024
The only American Rapper who has love for Africa
One of the greatest rap songs ever written!
If rap doesnt die, does the ghetto?
Nas is a 🐐, and you are a 🐐 for posting this!!
Chills every time
Jesus died at age 33, there's thirty-three shots
From twin Glocks there's sixteen apiece, that's thirty-two
Which means, one of my guns was holdin' 17
Twenty-seven hit your crew, six went into you.
One of the best lyrics.
Still listening in 2022.
When this CD came I bout got high an drank 151 can't find that no moe good ol days things have changed✌✌✌✌🙏🙏🙏🙏
It's ain't dirty it's real version
This is the dirty version
Facts dirty is always real because it's the first one wrote before that radio edit shit 💯
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Say it louder for the clowns in the back!
Exactly, just looked for it after the Disney version.
The best song Nas ever made in my opinion!!
2 greats and yeah nw i understand
Nas & K. Dot
On the same page
#One Mic and Man in the Garden
2022 and don't EVER forget about this right here 🔥