Nas - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Official Audio) ft. Lauryn Hill

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Nas - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Official Audio) ft. Lauryn Hill

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"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" by Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill
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Lyrics:
If I ruled the world (Imagine that)
I'd free all my sons, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
Black diamonds and pearls
(Could it be, if you could be mine, we'd both shine?)
If I ruled the world
(Still living for today, in these last days and times)
#IfIRuledTheWorld #Nas #OfficialVideo

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@ChildishCarlos 4 жыл бұрын

I wish we could go back to this era of Hip Hop

@Matt_and_stuff 4 жыл бұрын

D4RK what is hip hop

@kellympinda4723 4 жыл бұрын

FACTS

@sirflooowsn4941 4 жыл бұрын

Go back to this erea of time... 90‘ best century to life 👍👌 ... said a german 😉

@Rapmaneasteregg 4 жыл бұрын

It was the best

@mr.e695 4 жыл бұрын

WOrd!! ✌️

@markwhitaker5273 3 жыл бұрын

Three things to appreciate about this: 1: Nas 2: The Lauryn Hill Hook 3: That remarkable bassline Goosebumps. Perfection.

@maestrobjwa90 3 жыл бұрын

I'd add a 4th (and this is probably music nerdy, lol) 4. The two chords in the hook. Going from the minor to the major back to the minor repeatedly...along with the little instrumental effect with the counter-rhythm in the background, and combined with the usual hip-hop beat creates some kind of effect that's hard to explain. It's quite unique, and it's kinda stuck with me since I was a child...great rap song!

@australium7374 3 жыл бұрын

5: the sample is great

@kevsweat 3 жыл бұрын

Straight ripped Houdini song

@luzdeliamendezburks3439 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember pitkin avenue day in Mike Tyson pengion coop

@GoogleUser-hp8qe 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Whodini-Friends sample in the background

@willcamacho2067 7 ай бұрын

This joint should have 6 billions views.

@habibiblocksberg2407 3 ай бұрын

óh vey

@christianmontgomery1208 2 ай бұрын

*8.08 billion

@jeremyk.6456 Ай бұрын

At least 6 billion views because realistically probably 3 billion people don’t have access to it on phones/internet but the other 4 billion people should’ve came across it at least once or twice easily.

@Dragon-Slay3r Ай бұрын

Period pain may start reducing as a side effect 😂

@Dragon-Slay3r 23 күн бұрын

7 8 9 hours? To rule? Make your requests 😂

@JaxonLuders 7 ай бұрын

Who still listening in 2024??

@RobloxGamer-hx8ip 5 ай бұрын

Fucking me!❤

@MrDo0bie 5 ай бұрын

Not me! I just watch the thumbnail.

@summerfeeling3033 5 ай бұрын

🔥

@Mr-Kc95 4 ай бұрын

MEEE

@mickyprc6509 4 ай бұрын

@edwardmillard203 4 жыл бұрын

Nas. One of the greatest rappers of all time, easily Top 5.

@elvin9311 4 жыл бұрын

Who would you rank higher?

@rowanmorse259 4 жыл бұрын

@@jervis907 Pac Kanye Big Nas Kendrick is mine

@ujan-pd6tz 4 жыл бұрын

Top3

@sturpdog 4 жыл бұрын

In no particular order Kendrick Pac Nas Em Mobb Deep...ya I know its 2, piss off haha

@edwardmillard203 4 жыл бұрын

elvin if I had to then eminem, 2Pac, biggie, Andre 3000 in no particular order

@YairSassonArt 3 жыл бұрын

This song will never die. Forever a classic.

@jemand7488 3 жыл бұрын

Yair the 🐐

@wisdom_of_everything 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah like 100 years later, I think this song will probably still be listened to! :)

@ayo30s 3 жыл бұрын

No Doubt!!! 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

@TheSkinsfan1996 3 жыл бұрын

@midnitesquirldog1 That was so succinct and well put, wow. U have skills. Might have to steal it lol P.s. Msnbc/CNN/ABC programming is very well ingrained in specific communities smh. Trump getting canceled was a huge mistake imo. Dems might have overplayed their hand a bit. Can't underestimate social media influence amongst millennial generation. Silencing someone is no joke...might make some say hhmmm..

@kameelsabri2382 3 жыл бұрын

@1:11 growing up I always thought she's saying, "black times in the world". The implication being a newspaper purely for black people.

@redroseofsummer2979 Жыл бұрын

Never gets old.....still a classic. And still as fresh as it was all those years ago.

@ciaranbyrne62 8 ай бұрын

It's pap😅

@nofxpunk1426 6 ай бұрын

This is OG

@Dragon-Slay3r Ай бұрын

Period pains was mainly due to world cult following deluded people 😂

@burksdekeiunshay 4 ай бұрын

This a generational song! 90’s kids will pass this down to there kids and it’s just going to keep going.

@therealleirenee 3 ай бұрын

👆🏾LEI RENEE GOES CRAZY ON NAS AND LAUREN HILLS IF I RULED THE WORLD BEAT! LETS BRING THIS KIND OF MUSIC BACK! 🚨🚨🚨❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💜💜💜🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️ #BARZ like share and subscribe!!

@THunny-kg2ph 2 ай бұрын

As this 90s kids is slapping this with her kids 😅🎉😊

@jc_jr_4216 28 күн бұрын

I'm a gen z my dad passed this on to me and I'm gonn̈a do the same with my kids

@robinlee9690 14 күн бұрын

I’m 63,my kids passed this song on2 me,in da 90’s

@mehdijaadi6138 5 күн бұрын

✊🏼

@owenyoung9645 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 21 years old. My thing is... these 90”s rappers were in their early 20”s hell some of them teens and their vocabulary was just fucking insane. Not even just their vocabulary their outlook on life and how they put their experiences into raps. Wutang, nas, mobb deep so many others. I just find absolutely crazy how ahead of their age they were and still are. My mom actually worked with wutang on their second album she’s on wu revolution with popa wu R.I.P. it’ll never really sink in with me that my mom has literally worked with the greatest rap group in history. Her name is SAY Wonder Woman she writes raps and sings. She’s on cappadonnas hook off album from 2014, and Ghostface recent project cream of the crop. Peace and much respect to the 90”s man beyond legendary era❗️❗️❗️💪🏿

@tama7864 3 жыл бұрын

Yoo thats so cool my man, 🔥🔥keep ur family hustle on

@owenyoung9645 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man ❗️❗️❗️ Same to you

@yannickpastor 3 жыл бұрын

God bless those people

@r.davidsen 3 жыл бұрын

When I was your age, at 21, I remember that Mobb Deep released Infamous. When I heard Shook Ones Pt2, especially "Every rhyme I write is 25 to life" and "Your crew is featherweight, my gunshots will make you levitate", I had no idea that they were 18-19 at the time, and even younger than myself. So when I heard "I'm only 19, but my mind is older", I was shocked. Those lines have always stuck with me. They seem simple to write, but they are actually quite deep, and can hold several levels of meanings.

@owenyoung9645 3 жыл бұрын

Yes for sure I just listened to shook ones last night again. I can’t believe prodigy was only 19. It’s mind boggling. He even says it himself “I’m only 19 but my mind is old, and when things get real my warm heart turns cold” like I think of my self as a old soul but these dudes were just on a whole other level.

@SirNickTheSavage 4 жыл бұрын

This song is a masterpiece.

@annamaemorales2551 4 жыл бұрын

Omg 😎😂🖤

@allopez33 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@shootercade1299 3 жыл бұрын

Nas* is a masterpiece

@angelpaige2143 3 жыл бұрын

sure is

@taomiles-tucker645 3 жыл бұрын

Everything he's done has been a masterpiece

@lalaarevalo8348 3 ай бұрын

Bring back this kind of music for our younger generations. Such a vibe ❤

@Afghan-Pride-Till-I-Die 2 ай бұрын

The younger ones these days don't know what's going on with this! This is Classic.. Now the youth listen to Lil this and Lil that. SMH LoL 😂😂😂

@DeauCeVDonna 3 ай бұрын

and we'll WALK RIGHT UP TO THE SUN HAND IN HAND!!!

@homelesskatz 2 ай бұрын

imagine that

@user-mz7fr7zk4e 2 ай бұрын

Best part

@DMacy7 4 жыл бұрын

So blessed to have been a 90’s kid.

@lisachesser3309 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yea

@houyaaa5214 4 жыл бұрын

Ya'll lucky 😂 Id still rather 90s music over new music lol

@tracphonevirtualmagazine 4 жыл бұрын

@@houyaaa5214 just play that shit on repeat or spotify

@nehemiahzo_ 4 жыл бұрын

Wish I was a 90s kid. Not born in the wrong generation, just wish I was born in the 90s

@dirtmcgirt8269 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@albertosarchioni2167 4 жыл бұрын

Songs like this never die

@bitspacemusic 4 жыл бұрын

Many songs never *die. One song never dies. Carry on.

@keenanbrukman1829 4 жыл бұрын

Out here in south Africa still bumping this song in our ghettos in cape town 👑

@elizabethhewitt6924 4 жыл бұрын

True. Word up.

@avfavela9968 4 жыл бұрын

Ayyyyyye🤙🏽

@greyfearon394 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy how this isn't even his best song about who has ownership of the world

@cobrakaimiguel786 Жыл бұрын

This is why Nas is one of the greatest rappers of all time

@Life-1369 6 ай бұрын

Nas was just SPECIAL

@nofxpunk1426 6 ай бұрын

Word

@therealleirenee 3 ай бұрын

@WillBlindYouWithLight 2 ай бұрын

And still

@wallbangingkapone 29 күн бұрын

Still is

@travistagliaferro3937 3 жыл бұрын

Nas and Lauryn Hill on the same track is a match made in heaven

@gabrielleelliott500 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@natashaclaiborne2171 2 жыл бұрын

Like milk and honey.

@eblee7385 10 ай бұрын

Also with wyclef. She’s amazing

@kenishahammond3935 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@EricMcIntyreJr 2 ай бұрын

AMEN

@melissajohnson7885 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy how this song is still relevant we’re still going thru all these things in this present day

@jeffpatrin7819 4 жыл бұрын

i'm trying to change the world to a vision that nas would approve of ... check out jaque fresco he has some interesting ideas on how we could run the world

@jeffpatrin7819 4 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbple9B0qMeYoXU.html

@ElektroEvolution 4 жыл бұрын

Evergreen

@merk2806 4 жыл бұрын

You can’t change anything until the community takes responsibility for its own actions. Present day we all expect to be given anything at anytime. NAS was saying we have to work for it.

@eddietejedaeddie_king273 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!.... now go listen to TUPAC he goes even Deeper

@EazyE5150 2 ай бұрын

Who Else Is Listening to This Classic in 2024?

@dmnla 3 ай бұрын

2024 still one of the sickest lyrics...

@briansee7641 3 ай бұрын

Facts

@negronjerrica64 2 ай бұрын

100%

@sheiladavis6523 2 ай бұрын

🤮 @@briansee7641

@vladtheinhaler8754 2 жыл бұрын

Lauryn Hill is honestly one of the most remarkable artists to have set foot on this planet, she just goes so well with any beat and any rapper. Nas is easily one if the best rappers from this era no doubt.

@patriciasmith8756 Жыл бұрын

This was the best of the best. NAS was on point

@vonbee22 Жыл бұрын

Real talk !!!!

@deneenreed2019 Жыл бұрын

Facts!!!

@brandonrice2833 Жыл бұрын

It’s not even about era…Nas has a claim to being the greatest rapper ever across any era.

@vladtheinhaler8754 Жыл бұрын

@@brandonrice2833 Nah man times change, and with that so does what’s popular. Now the numbers Nas does will be completely different to who ever is top of the league currently.

@LuisHernandez-so8ll Жыл бұрын

Nas was just different. Still is. Rap monster. Poetic ruler. Pure genius flows.

@staygold902 Жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the best ever no question

@DerekQuick-wp1jr 5 ай бұрын

❤

@Sandro5429 5 ай бұрын

@@staygold902 2pac,Nas and Eminem, big trio

@susumu2529 5 ай бұрын

yeah he is on top lyrically but not that impressive with his flow, still good tho-

@EduardaMoniz-ft3ps Ай бұрын

One of the best beats ever made .

@ChloeScarlett12 3 ай бұрын

I wish we could go back to this era of Hip Hop what a music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took Nas oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grateful

@LindaDietz-yk7mo 3 ай бұрын

😊i

@marcospinheirolopes5764 3 ай бұрын

Aqui no Brasil já dancei uma coleira em cima desse som , top demais!

@user-pl3he7eo6g 3 жыл бұрын

"they want us all gone eventually" Hits harder in 2021 more than ever

@malloryg4251 3 жыл бұрын

You're not kidding. Get out there and vote next year, people. Vote for the people who will fight for you, not against you.

@LolimGennaro0o 3 жыл бұрын

@@malloryg4251 lol

@ab-jl5bz 3 жыл бұрын

Why does it Hit Harder now

@user-pl3he7eo6g 3 жыл бұрын

@@ab-jl5bz new world order. Look into it fam.

@dopethings9328 3 жыл бұрын

@@malloryg4251 dumb comment u think voting will help u? Everything is all planned.

@Bilnation 4 жыл бұрын

24 years ago today, Nas released “If I Ruled The World” with Lauryn Hill

@stephaniepletcher8385 4 жыл бұрын

💚

@jeffboss1003 4 жыл бұрын

Its elementary they want us all gone eventually. Cryptic message for today

@blackskins9227 4 жыл бұрын

22 years ago pac heard all that sneak dissin and flipped this beat into troublesome 96

@djc-jesus6107 4 жыл бұрын

And most of ya not knowing this song sample from friends which the beat is🔥🔥

@KJBITSME 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh Thank You for that. I’m a little late for the anniversary- but thanks to you, I now enjoy the song more. I’m going for round 2 with happiness! Thank you!

@user-my7qs8rm2t 5 күн бұрын

I remember going to a local roller skating rink (1996) and this song would play along with a lot of others that we would all know! GREAT MEMORIES!! The 90’s RULED THE WORLD!

@bigdreamsrichmotives 2 ай бұрын

i woke up from a nap with this randomly in my head… here i am 🔥

@lola5794 2 ай бұрын

Today lmao ❤️😂

@georgewheeler1566 Ай бұрын

Shit... Sounds like something was trying to speak to you... Get up my dude and act on that shit... And when you rule the world, pardon my felonies.. Cuz it's hard with that on your record

@bigdreamsrichmotives Ай бұрын

@@georgewheeler1566 thank you man i thought so too , and i will 🫡i’ll remember this moment

@contacthigh8571 3 жыл бұрын

40 year old white guy here. This was the first rap song I ever listened to. Who woulda known back then how much of a classic it would turn into

@kameelsabri2382 3 жыл бұрын

@1:11 growing up I always thought she's saying, "black times in the world". The implication being a newspaper purely for black people.

@kameelsabri2382 3 жыл бұрын

@@aceboogiellr oh man don't tell me Lauryn Hill has had a sex change?!

@jasondye9565 3 жыл бұрын

You shoulda known:)

@alsalus8849 3 жыл бұрын

I'm same age. I also teach lyrics writing. This is simply one of the best songs in history.

@contacthigh8571 3 жыл бұрын

@@kameelsabri2382 that’s funny man I’m pretty sure I thought the exact same thing!

@mikeb3936 4 жыл бұрын

The thing about Nas is he's sold over 40 million albums, he's critically acclaimed, known as being one of the top 5 hip hop artists ever and he's still underrated. Many of you will say otherwise but if I asked you who the best 5 NBA players are of all time and you said Jordan is 5th, that would be the type of underrated I'm talking about.

@kushparmar1989 4 жыл бұрын

Very accurate my friend.

@ch.illmatic 4 жыл бұрын

...What? As a ball fan and a hip-hop fan, that analogy was horrible😂Michael Jordan is in everybody's top 3 at least. Tbh, you should've compared Nas' underrated thing to Larry Bird, who people tend to overlook despite his amazing career. And then even calling Nas underrated is just blasphemy😂😂cause he is most definitely isn't underrated. He may not be mainstream, he may not be as known as guys like Tupac, Biggie, and Eminem, but in the hip-hop world the dude is touted as top 3 all the time. Rakim or Big L honestly would've been better examples😂those guys are all-timers yet overlooked by many as usual. Nobody says Jordan is only 5th best ever, and anybody who isn't ignorant knows that Nas is not underrated. I don't agree with this personally, but we all entitled to our opinion tho

@gamerks9468 4 жыл бұрын

@@ch.illmatic He Gave The Right Example

@ch.illmatic 4 жыл бұрын

Gamer KS Jordan was not s good example

@gamerks9468 4 жыл бұрын

@@ch.illmatic it was

@SIMON_of_CYRENE777 2 күн бұрын

Literally every single song has somebody asking if anyone else is listening. Obviously we are! Goodness gracious, stop asking

@user-vf3cx2mp1q 3 ай бұрын

Respect from Greece

@safejadis1537 3 ай бұрын

We note that in the states respect

@glofluSports 4 жыл бұрын

This dudes definitely got potential excited to see what he’ll go on to do

@ahayahyashayah9093 4 жыл бұрын

@Grabbitz he is being sarcastic

@triplerrrrober 4 жыл бұрын

😄🤙

@VRBLNSLT 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂🍻

@amankalyan3852 4 жыл бұрын

I think he can take that new jay z kid

@VRBLNSLT 4 жыл бұрын

@@amankalyan3852 oooh for sure he's gonna marry that Kelis chick I heard.. That Jay Z kid will never be able to get such a fine ass woman..

@thetitsarefree 3 жыл бұрын

This is the highest tier of “black music” to me. this song really made me feel proud to be black as a kid

@PresbianTier 2 жыл бұрын

What other songs make you feel like that?

@sharonlawlor7809 2 жыл бұрын

Should b proud no matter what xxx

@Pac-vz1gq 2 жыл бұрын

Its like me saying "im a proud to be a man bcuz of Albert einstein" and using that logic i should feel ashamed bcuz of hitler and stalin what?

@niels3864 5 ай бұрын

@@Pac-vz1gq relax 😂😂

@wallbangingkapone 29 күн бұрын

This song is timeless ....i remember hearing it for the first time as a child when it first came out.

@BIGSOSARR 3 ай бұрын

NAS IS THE ILLEST 💯

@FavGemini79 4 жыл бұрын

Nas forever been a lyrical genius

@simplyjay0748 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest rapper ever

@angelpaige2143 3 жыл бұрын

over bigggy and tupac don't know about that

@FEINERERERERJDJ 3 ай бұрын

Who's here in 2024

@TheRyanUto 2 ай бұрын

Oh I'm def here! And if you Nas ain't in your top 10 GOATS? Then you don't know hip hop

@musiclover-cn7tb 2 ай бұрын

Exactly he's my favorite mc ❤ .

@musiclover-cn7tb 2 ай бұрын

Queensbridge finest ❤ !!😊

@nebraskacornfed5480 2 ай бұрын

I've been here since day 1!

@TheRyanUto 2 ай бұрын

@@nebraskacornfed5480 my dude!

@arabellaaspen2713 4 ай бұрын

Nas dun went off 2 da next level like fr fr 💖 a u t h e n t I c v i e w s 💖 is what got them HUGE!

@therealleirenee 3 ай бұрын

@whilewild 4 жыл бұрын

Nas! One of the best artist I’ve ever heard. He deserved more! I think he is underrated! His voice has something special and you feel that he is singing with his heart ❤️ I love that. I wish I could make a song with him one day 🙏

@mjunreal 4 жыл бұрын

How is a legend underrated

@oumardiop1 4 жыл бұрын

i agree but he really aint underrated, except now i guess

@MegaSwissWatch 4 жыл бұрын

But he's not underrated. He is regarded as one of the best hip hop artists of all time..

@ignlmao 4 жыл бұрын

He aint underrated... To anyone that knows and loves old school rap knows Nas is a legend and one of the best of all time. Its just that people listen to fkin 6ix9ine and lil pump etc like theyre good. Got 0 taste in music

@fairplayterrific147 4 жыл бұрын

@@ignlmao Exactly! I Mean It's A Complete Shame.....

@suws315 3 жыл бұрын

This is a masterwork. Utterly timeless, always relevant, and only gets better with time.

@lisayoung2641 2 жыл бұрын

well said Stephen!!

@ryans6280 2 жыл бұрын

A true Magnum opus

@pebb 2 жыл бұрын

and thats a fact!

@alfredfmcintosh-lr6mi 3 ай бұрын

Everyone forgets Nas when saying who is on the top ten of the best rappers he's up there for SURE ❤❤

@tripcmusic859 2 ай бұрын

Nas killed this. He could’ve used “white”, “European”, or something derogatory; but he literally used “Anglo-Saxon”. That’s RESPECT and spiritual uplifting. God bless man. I wish everyone had a soul similar to yours, Nas.

@blackanarchicreacts 2 ай бұрын

It just rhymed, stop trying to make it so deep. Nas was not thinking about yt people's feelings on this song 😂😂

@Hmmmmm223 3 жыл бұрын

I was walking down the street than Lauren hill angelic self popped in my head. Lmfao y’all have a good one to whoever sees this. Real music

@musicgenie8750 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you try kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qsBpfNCozLCRkmg.html

@galeboy1 3 жыл бұрын

Nas & Lauren Hill , One of Hip-hop n RnB's nicest collaboration's EVER !

@yourfavorite2288 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7CmpLmGna_Fkmw.html

@syonide1878 2 жыл бұрын

Methodman and Mary J. set the blueprint

@JustMe-ux5zg Жыл бұрын

Nas is an incredible poet. This song was awesome and makes me feel nostalgic for my youth when this used to play on the radio pretty regularly. Happy Juneteenth and Happy Father's Day to everyone!

@outlaw_angel523 Жыл бұрын

Fuck a juneteeth. Does that apply to me? I'm white, been it, lived it, so am I out back? Why is everything black and white? If it was so why are so many black men dating white women.?I just like the poetry.

@Okina-Kev Жыл бұрын

the way lauryn came in with her voice n tone strong and calm at the same time, how?

@tefloren7070 3 жыл бұрын

Top 5 Rappers Of All Time - 1. Nas 2. Jay Z 3. Notorious BIG 4. Kendrick Lamar 5. Stann Smith Let me know If I Missed Someone Below

@live_psilocybe839 3 жыл бұрын

Phfffffffffffffffffffff

@odinanithegreat7544 3 жыл бұрын

Rakim/ Eminem should be there before Jay z

@RM-jd2ok 3 жыл бұрын

Kanye JayZ Wayne Gates Durk!! That is mine live!

@trinidaddy9458 3 жыл бұрын

Get off of the East Coast’s genitals bruh

@agoulj201 3 жыл бұрын

Pac

@ThingsfallapartsotrustinGOD 3 жыл бұрын

At the time.. when Nas said "imagine smokin weed in the streets without cops harrassing" I really felt that.

@xMaxLoverx1 2 жыл бұрын

Mm you can smoke weed in NY..

@ThingsfallapartsotrustinGOD 2 жыл бұрын

@@xMaxLoverx1 at that time, you couldn't. Hence... imagine. Twas nothing but a day dream. Something we would talk about.

@arthursutton2492 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThingsfallapartsotrustinGOD BIG FAcTz Bro that part cuz when this song came out you couldn't so many of us were being incarcerated for it , fake ass War on Drugs . I'm happy he's still alive to at least see that part come true

@joshmonroe777 Жыл бұрын

"And then we'll walk right up to the sun hand and hand" "we'll walk right up to the sun we won't land" ☀️ so much truth in that verse if you know you know💯

@ICE_01 2 ай бұрын

WHO ARE HERE TO LISTEN IT AGAIN IN 2024 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@anaground 2 ай бұрын

❤

@raymondzackary2128 3 жыл бұрын

Had to come back after listening to NOBODY, it's timeless great to see them give us another classic.

@stonorebel9181 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. This🙌🏾

@matte1893 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@ATAKAN-23 3 жыл бұрын

👍🏻😉

@petartopic2355 2 жыл бұрын

Muh

@zechssiguro7476 2 жыл бұрын

Real!

@joshuablackburn5770 3 жыл бұрын

Nasty Nas got a Grammy last night y’all! We bumping all day today son!

@aabahdjfisosososos Жыл бұрын

Easily the greatest rap song ever made if you relate to it on a spiritual level and can really understand what it’s about. Hoping for a better life and working by any means possible to achieve that life. God bless Nas man.

@Volkbrecht Жыл бұрын

With my personal background, I couldn't relate less to it. Still think it's awesome, there are just two other hip hop songs I hold in similarly high regard. That's the magic of a true piece of art like that: it's brilliant on ALL levels.

@kassiissak Жыл бұрын

@@Volkbrecht can I ask, what are the other 2 songs?

@randysgutful Жыл бұрын

Greatest rap song ever made? No hyperbole there!

@toadsage4290 6 ай бұрын

Blud hasnt heard of lil pump

@mike-sk2li 2 ай бұрын

Relate it to bling bling and mumble rap this man is a god!

@giovanitelesford4839 Жыл бұрын

The piano tho 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sushanksingh9225 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best beats

@gkrstini 4 жыл бұрын

similar to 2pac troublesome 96

@MrThegenral1 3 жыл бұрын

I took this beat and whooped his ass with his own beat

@jasondye9565 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, why can’t they make these anymore? Killer beat and lyrics

@mercilessagent005 2 жыл бұрын

They make mumble rap and other music like that famous. Now their growing up listening to that stuff, there's no going back now. We gotta live through mumble rap and trash lyrics that tik tok's gonna make famous

@tianamariee6287 2 жыл бұрын

@@mercilessagent005 I literally clicked reply to say that sadly Mumble Rap has replaced the lyrical masterpieces we grew up listening to, and as much as we may want them to come back, it's not likely to happen. The silver lining in that cloud is that we can easily hop on the internet and enjoy our music that way.

@drsquidward5937 2 жыл бұрын

Beat is actually from whodini friends nas just took it made remake versiom himself

@kgeeproductions845 Жыл бұрын

This ah east coast beat. The mainstream right now is mostly the south and Midwest. Sadly it’s not alot of lyrical rappers

@Volkbrecht Жыл бұрын

@@mercilessagent005 Thing is, whatever the popular fads are, people sooner or later find quality. An astonishing number of youngsters is still finding their way to the great rock bands of the 70s, even now when the artists are old quite a few even dead already. And I'm sure in other genres it's the same: you listen to what is played around you, but once you discover true quality, that's what will stick with you.

@onlyboss2245 17 күн бұрын

Who still listening for the rest of there life

@Luke-OF-35 Жыл бұрын

Nas will forever be one of the greatest

@RomeoRivera2C 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best artists of our time.

@estebanhuerta6483 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

@mcstanfanclub472 4 жыл бұрын

@@estebanhuerta6483 now where is he ?

@2KILLAVILLE 4 жыл бұрын

@@mcstanfanclub472Lost Tapes 2

@mymail4700 4 жыл бұрын

Of our time and the time before and the time after because he is just legendary.. But I want to make that clear not just of our time

@mymail4700 4 жыл бұрын

You should have said one of the best artists of all time

@Cbbangers 4 жыл бұрын

NAS THE GOAT!

@nehemiahzo_ 4 жыл бұрын

This is the Nas I’m talking about, none of that Lil Nas X shit

@omarnoukhili7013 3 жыл бұрын

@@nehemiahzo_ u're right👍

@micromantis_net 13 күн бұрын

I think I was 20 and it was a Saturday night where a DJ was playing his new records. When the beginning of the song played, I was so blown away that I immediately started dancing to it. It's still like that today :-) An absolute classic!!!

@sanojgreen8874 2 ай бұрын

Imagine listening to this in a mid life crisis when you was raised in the slums while trying to do what you need to do for who you love LOVE

@SryImHigh 3 жыл бұрын

2021 anyone? I remember being a teenager when this came out I fucking loved this shit.

@tomfly3155 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, had a crush on miss Hill, oooh man

@vikingkrigare5329 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Great song. I don't even like hip hop but these songs brings back memories from the teenage years

@Bilnation 4 жыл бұрын

I feel blessed to have lived through this music. Love being a 90s kid!!

@trejohnson1387 3 жыл бұрын

I love you for saying that. God bless you !

@noah-yz1mq 3 жыл бұрын

Man I love this community

@shutupdeck 2 жыл бұрын

I was ten when this song came out and it’s still as epic now as it was then ❤️

@BearFacedTV 3 ай бұрын

that feeling I had when I heard this for the first time

@mastaplayos21 2 ай бұрын

Im just understanding. I ll contemplate and decide along the way. Faster with Jesus.

@DrugBa642 4 жыл бұрын

In Bosnia we love Nas so much, he is our favorite hiphop artist

@sonezy1 4 жыл бұрын

A Šemsu? 🤣🤣🤣

@ameromerbasic4649 4 жыл бұрын

💪💪

@DrugBa642 4 жыл бұрын

@@sonezy1 bahahah sve brate moj

@DrugBa642 4 жыл бұрын

@@ameromerbasic4649 to amco znas sta valja

@ameromerbasic4649 4 жыл бұрын

@@DrugBa642 Naravno hahahah

@DJDivaDee 4 жыл бұрын

The Fugees & Nas at Brixton Academy 1996 🤩 I saw Nas perform this with Lauren Hill ♥️ Nas was wearing an Army type suit on stage 🥰 my first ever concert at 12 years old! I will never forget the inspirational talent witnessed live 😍 I love you Nas 😘

@valentinatrigo8908 4 жыл бұрын

You are sooo lucky 😭❤👏🏼

@annabanana16465 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky duck!

@A.P84 Жыл бұрын

I was born and raised in Switzerland. we as foreigners grew up with hip hop. 90s rap, 2pac Biggie, run dmc etc. have shaped us. Now I'm 40 years old and I miss this time with this sound..

@rpojoe Жыл бұрын

Grüße ausm Nachbarland bro 💯

@davesoutdoorworld2310 Жыл бұрын

Has anyone actually listened to the lyrics in this song. My dude said “evidently it’s elementary, they want us all gone eventually”. Between that and “ open their eyes to the lies history has told”. My dude was dropping jewels. Better find out before your times out. I GIVE APTTMH YAHUAH DAILY.

@carlosibarra5441 5 ай бұрын

Shit I want him to my dude he fine

@bigman9755 3 жыл бұрын

More conscious of the way we raise our daughters

@therealleirenee 3 ай бұрын

@RapFanatic4ever 2 жыл бұрын

First Nas song I ever heard . 17 years old in 1996 and I've been hooked on Nas since then . "If I Ruled The World" we'd still have this kinda Hip Hop

@marcodominicgonzales7138 Жыл бұрын

#IfIRuledTheWorld #FreeWORLD💖🌎🌍🌏 #NAS This Song🎶 Reminds mi of my Buddy Fernando King👑 a Half Black/Mexican Who Could DANCE! Taught mi 2 Dance! 👟 He committed Suicide when I was in #USMC ..He was supposed to go 2 Marines on Buddy Program with mi..💔 #FreeAfrica🌍🙌🏿💪🏿✊🏿💯🖤♠️🎼👸🏾👑

@mediocremaiden8883 Жыл бұрын

It was a very violent and dangerous time. The Creative and Genius Music from the Artists was being overlooked and sidelined by the Tabloid Fueled "East Coast vs. West Coast Rap Wars" Which was I think just as confusing to the Artists as the rest of the World. 2 Great Iconic Artists lost their lives but imo I don't think the murders were related but intended to look related. Edit: and those who listened to his music the generation they spoke to,These Comgressional Committees thought that these men were bragging. 'Bragging, perhaps because they were disenfranchised for *generations* and the Streets started speaking I'm just a white girl from the South these are all just...just opinions from the Outside Looking In..., I will never understand what they went through but I sure as fuck will listen to their Art and what they have to say.

@WyWid Жыл бұрын

First Nas Song I ever heard . 13 years old in 2016 and I’ve been hooked on heroin since then . “If I Ruled The World” we’d still have this kinda Hip Hop

@Volkbrecht Жыл бұрын

We do still have this kind of Hip Hop. It's right here :) Honestly, I love how we can conserve art, and how the tec to replay it has become ever smaller and more convenient. Great times wherever you go :)

@TheStreetFoolosopherMr187 Жыл бұрын

Due to the Rivarly during that time, this single was rarely played on rotation

@JeremyMontoya-ik1dq 2 ай бұрын

Best M.C Ever

@thomasoliver2081 Жыл бұрын

This was the song as we entered to my best friend Ryan Bullen’s funeral. Aged only 36 taken to young but his sister Ros chose this song as the first to be played, great choice Ros Ryan would be very happy. Love you Ryman x

@lilrhodyyj5368 4 жыл бұрын

Nas so underrated when it comes to rankings.. He's for sure a Top 3-5 Rapper of all time. could argue #1. His wordplay and delievery was crazy!!

@DTB1995 3 жыл бұрын

Great storyteller too

@nefariousaquarius5584 3 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? He is almost always among the top 5-10 greatest rappers on the the list given by so called "greatest rappers"

@princerock4555 3 жыл бұрын

@@nefariousaquarius5584 but he’s underrated. People forget the impact he had after releasing Illmatic. Honestly the goat for me. He’s the complete MC and he kicks knowledge in his rhymes lots of the time.

@cesarpenajr1521 3 жыл бұрын

One of the Realest Rappers of All Time...

@Summerbreeze345 5 ай бұрын

Lauryn Hils voice was perfect for this song,I cant think of anyone else whos voice would've fit this song better than hers ❤❤❤

@albertallen8976 5 ай бұрын

Nas's song tho and nas is way better on it she sings 5 words he doesn't repeat one word

@Summerbreeze345 5 ай бұрын

@@albertallen8976 no shit, that wasn't the point the point was Lauren's voice is perfect for the hook.

@justsauce1280 10 ай бұрын

Man ..Nas' lyricism is som' else...period.

@marinersfan420 2 жыл бұрын

It Was Written - the GOAT hip hop album

@moguldamongrel3054 2 жыл бұрын

Nas was such a blessed brother. I hope he's achieved everything that he set out for. These songs were some of my favorite inspirations growing up. The dreams of man, and the pain of reality. He could have what he willed if that was his dream.

@Pezzone14 2 жыл бұрын

He still IS, do your research, sir

@gloominescent Жыл бұрын

Was? 😂

@danagordon7518 2 ай бұрын

The battle is never against flesh and blood the reason why othere artist are so popular and worshiped is because their doin thw devils work keeping people far away from the truth... god calls each and everyone to him ..

@AnthonyJez2024 Ай бұрын

California Respect NAS 👊

@c.l.9344 3 жыл бұрын

Still living for today in these last days and times... How prophetic all these years later. It feels like 2021 we're living in the last days.

@truthanon8443 2 жыл бұрын

We are 🤍✝️

@tedtates 2 жыл бұрын

The king of New York you do rule the world bro!! You are the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones and just being from New York makes you the NYSE also.. everybody else who thinks they are the King of New York is just an idiot like the Kendrick Guy.. They didn't know about the name you have been blessed with!! You are the God of the rap industry and the world of entertainment.. No one else is this godly there will never be another GOAT like you!! NAS the Ruler of the world!! 😎🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴✌✌👍👍

@TheBlackLadalion 2 жыл бұрын

We were living in the last days, we're at the END of time/age now... Welcome to the age of Aquarius. Where EVERYTHING will be made KNOWN to you. Only if you searching for it though. Come out of darkness and walk in the LIGHT. ✌🏽💖

@LaCheleWallace 4 жыл бұрын

This record makes me feel like I'm in New York's _Time Square_ on a Friday night. I have good memories behind this gem. It reminds me of a black puff coat.

@palihekandjo Ай бұрын

Nas is king of rap.

@CryBaby-kx6vr 3 ай бұрын

The way you can paint a picture is pure genius ❤

@ritul7444 4 жыл бұрын

Legendary penmanship

@brim_god_jefe 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I heard this song. In the parking lot of the Columbia Mall in Columbia, MD June 4, 1996. Hit like a comet I had to stop and just soak it all in. What a moment. *eyes water*

@australium7374 3 жыл бұрын

Damn U heard it as a single before the album was released? Solid

@charlesreed5506 3 жыл бұрын

I miss Columbia mall, i miss Maryland. Used to live right down the street on Harpers Farm

@BrentDavid23 3 жыл бұрын

Marylander here man that's dope! I was 7 then but I could only imagine bro

@forrestherlad2449 3 жыл бұрын

I remember a couple of winters ago,I was going thru sum shit n I pulled this up ! N it hit me like a Train n tons of Bricks! Nostalgic! Good Song 🎵 My Favorite song of Nas'

@rehab7439 2 жыл бұрын

I was 28days old tt time but still enjoyin d song

@Vincent-fo7xp Жыл бұрын

I'm at work and this song came on the radio and I'm bobbing my head, I'm a 61 year old white dude

@davidlagno7717 Жыл бұрын

I WAS 15 WHEN THIS ALBUM DROPPED. THE WORLD WAS A DIFFERENT PLACE... THIS ALBUM WAS PURE 🔥!!! WAS PLAYING IN EVERY TAPE DECK AND CD PLAYER IN THE TRI-STATE AREA ALL SUMMER... IM STILL HERE AT 42! NAS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE GREATEST STORY TELLERS AND MURDEROUS LYRACIST TO EVER DO THIS THING. The kids just dont understand how SERIOUS HIP HOP WAS WHEN PEOPLE WERE GETTING MURDERED OVER WHAT THEY LISTENED TO!!!

@freshlumpia8202 11 ай бұрын

No one cares😂

@moddedmedia415 3 жыл бұрын

When music was music. Lyrical genius!

@MemoGtz55 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine growing up throughout some of the 80s and all of the 90s. Man what a time for music

@yourfavorite2288 2 жыл бұрын

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@thetraveler9 2 жыл бұрын

That was me. Born in 1984. Got a glimpse of 80s pop. Michael Jackson, Janet and the late 80s rock into the r@b of early 90s new dledition, Boyz 2 men, jodeci then to early 90s rap g funk of wear coast Dre and Snoop then east coast tribe called quest , method man , biggie, Nas, etc

@Badboybreal Жыл бұрын

I did!!!

@CryBaby-zk5gv 2 ай бұрын

Love you big brother ❤