Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (Official HD Video)

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Nas

Nas

10 жыл бұрын

Official HD Video for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
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Lyrics:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet-invasion!
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian: half-man, half-amazin'
‘Cause in my physical I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drink Moët with Medusa, give her shotguns in Hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale; it ain't hard to tell
The buddha monk's in your trunk, turn the bass up
Not stories by Aesop
Place your loot up, parties I shoot up
Nas, I analyze, drop a jew-el, inhale from the L
School a fool well, you feel it like Braille
It ain't hard to tell, I kick a skill, like Shaquille holds a pill
Vocabulary spills, I'm Ill plus Matic
I freak beats, slam it, like Iron Sheik
Jam like a TEC with correct techniques
So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me
Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me
I leave 'em froze, like heroin in your nose
Nas will rock well; it ain't hard to tell
This rhythmatic explosion
Is what your frame of mind has chosen
I'll leave your brain stimulated, niggas is frozen
Speak with criminal slang, begin like a violin
End like Leviathan, it's deep? Well, let me try again
Wisdom be leakin' out my grapefruit, troop
I dominate break loops, givin' mics men-e-strual cycles
Street's disciple, I rock beats that's mega trifle
And groove even smoother than moves by Villanova
You're still a soldier, I'm like Sly Stone in Cobra
Packin' like a Rasta in the weed spot
Vocals will squeeze Glocks
MCs eavesdrop, though they need not to sneak
My poetry's deep, I never fell
Nas' raps should be locked in a cell; it ain't hard to tell
#Nas #ItAintHardtoTell #Illmatic #HD #Remastered

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@rose4mvp2012
@rose4mvp2012 9 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how he dropped one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time at 19/20 years old..
@machomanbeast195
@machomanbeast195 9 жыл бұрын
Jared Banks what's even crazier is that he wrote his debut verse from Live At The Barbeque when he was only 16... yes you heard that right.... 16
@rose4mvp2012
@rose4mvp2012 9 жыл бұрын
Machoman Beast That's crazy.
@bdN_1
@bdN_1 9 жыл бұрын
Jared Banks Crazy how he looks the same age today.
@BigWilt2000
@BigWilt2000 9 жыл бұрын
Jared Banks Yeah I like Nas my 4 favorite albums from him are Illmatic, It Was Written, I Am & Stillmatic.
@ProlificPops
@ProlificPops 9 жыл бұрын
Nas is just a lyrical genius. No rapper has yet to touch him in his prime.
@Julian.Perasso
@Julian.Perasso 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect Beat Perfect Flow Perfect Lyrics Real Hip-Hop
@prince..9576
@prince..9576 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect rapper ✊🏻
@noramenandrew5689
@noramenandrew5689 2 жыл бұрын
Real talk.
@buffsky6151
@buffsky6151 2 жыл бұрын
Half Man ,Half amazing ^^
@andregustavorodrigues7k
@andregustavorodrigues7k 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect Nas
@marcioluiz966
@marcioluiz966 Жыл бұрын
Facts
@ulascanddk
@ulascanddk 11 ай бұрын
No matter how hip hop sounds today, this is how it'll sound in my head forever.
@Amir-qz4bn
@Amir-qz4bn 9 ай бұрын
The pac, biggie, nas, snoop, dre, dmx, cube era will always be the golden age of hip hop and aside from maybe the early 2000s, no other era comes close. Even the early outkast, eminem, and jay z era can be put in there as well ngl
@user-pd9xv7kh8w
@user-pd9xv7kh8w 8 ай бұрын
@@Amir-qz4bn Nas poetic beauty
@-xnnybimb-9398
@-xnnybimb-9398 8 ай бұрын
@@Amir-qz4bn Kanye too, College Droput, Late registration, Graduation were all classics.
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie 8 ай бұрын
This was his first single from illmatic. When I first heard this I blew me away. The metaphors. The poetry.
@E40570
@E40570 7 ай бұрын
@@-xnnybimb-9398came out in 2007
@veryfine69
@veryfine69 6 ай бұрын
I think he’s better than Jay-Z
@drinkingpoolwater
@drinkingpoolwater 5 ай бұрын
no doubt. way better.
@HommeTerre
@HommeTerre 2 ай бұрын
mmm .. 😅
@mr313young
@mr313young 2 ай бұрын
You think ?🤔 Ikno so lol
@HommeTerre
@HommeTerre 2 ай бұрын
what does the charts say ?
@n4l734
@n4l734 2 ай бұрын
He was better for the first 3 albums. After that it's all Jay-Z
@WicklowOnline
@WicklowOnline 2 жыл бұрын
He wrote this at 17 geez . Nas is so talented 🔥
@drewm1808
@drewm1808 2 жыл бұрын
Genius strikes when least expected
@amuroray9115
@amuroray9115 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh. His brain was working over time to produce these dope lyrics. He really is the greatest rapper I’ve ever heard
@saif_shahid1
@saif_shahid1 2 жыл бұрын
he never wrote lyrics like this ever again, his mind was working at its most at young age rappers can reach their prime in old ages and even young ages.
@fcostheta5523
@fcostheta5523 2 жыл бұрын
God's son
@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781
@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 2 жыл бұрын
when you're that guy you always been nice
@mizzymauri
@mizzymauri 7 жыл бұрын
Nas is one of the greatest It Ain't Hard To Tell.
@ianraton2921
@ianraton2921 6 жыл бұрын
agree
@LawyerLawZ
@LawyerLawZ 6 жыл бұрын
For me, Nas is the greatest. Actually I put him on number #1 above 2Pac, but I still listen to 2Pac and respect both of em.
@nunyafkinbizness9941
@nunyafkinbizness9941 6 жыл бұрын
nas is my number 3 behind black thought at 1 and kool g rap at 2
@msmunoz7499
@msmunoz7499 6 жыл бұрын
Um... He is the greatest bruh
@nunyafkinbizness9941
@nunyafkinbizness9941 6 жыл бұрын
nah,,, nas hasnt hasnt been as consistant and as long lived as black thought. Black thought is the goat. period
@chicitysheba4409
@chicitysheba4409 Ай бұрын
Cool lil back story to this. It’s said that MJ told Nas he can use this sample as long as he didn’t curse and Nas knocked it out the park!!! ✊🏽
@fatherbewithme
@fatherbewithme Ай бұрын
Lol I just saw this in someone's IG story
@cjamesdraw
@cjamesdraw 28 күн бұрын
@@fatherbewithme Me too!
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie 25 күн бұрын
I didn't know that. I'm not surprised. Michael Jackson was the closest thing to Jesus christ. The man was a Saint. It's sad how they tried defamed his legacy. He was a talented soul in a cruel world
@sahymakhtar7445
@sahymakhtar7445 22 күн бұрын
@@KrishnaSingh-ow1ieokay that's mad glazing now
@justchilling3723
@justchilling3723 17 күн бұрын
​@@cjamesdraw6m
@waamiq360
@waamiq360 2 ай бұрын
I am 56 years old and this song still gets me hyped up like it did when it first came out! Nas made a masterpiece!
@CITIZENYOST
@CITIZENYOST 2 ай бұрын
56 Gang!
@Sentient.A.I.
@Sentient.A.I. Ай бұрын
44 xD
@SouthCentralChannel
@SouthCentralChannel 4 жыл бұрын
The beat change when Nas spits his last verse.... speechless ILLMATIC TOP 5 albums this is a Gift for the Human ear
@xaviermccloud4586
@xaviermccloud4586 3 жыл бұрын
Large professor is a beast.
@iargueta1220
@iargueta1220 3 жыл бұрын
That Leviathan reference is deep as fuck!!!! I remember in high school when I read Thomas Hobbs I believe, the author of Leviathan. Also it’s easily a reference to the Leviathan from the Bible. Deep, deep, verse!!!
@xaviermccloud4586
@xaviermccloud4586 3 жыл бұрын
@@iargueta1220 Leviathan is actually FROM the Bible. Very deep indeed.
@iargueta1220
@iargueta1220 3 жыл бұрын
@@xaviermccloud4586 Have you read this book Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651? Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan yes, that’s in the the Bible like I said. Now that you know it is a book written centuries back I think you’ll see how truly deep that line is not only because it was written way back, but because the context of the book itself 😉
@drewm1808
@drewm1808 3 жыл бұрын
You tell no lies. On some trivia shit, I recall having read, somewhere, that there was a university that was utilizing Nas lyrics/poetry in their curriculum. Like, as examples of deep and complex rymes and imagery and stuff. He's an impressive artist by any measure.
@marjoken246
@marjoken246 6 жыл бұрын
Raised in the largest, most dangerous projects in the late 70s. Dropped out of school in the 8th grade. Yet his character and intelligence is uncanny for the average 18 year old.
@PodRealoaded
@PodRealoaded 6 жыл бұрын
marjoken246 tells you how necessary schooling is for some people
@deepstate3358
@deepstate3358 6 жыл бұрын
his mom was a teacher
@illclickspromo
@illclickspromo 5 жыл бұрын
most dangerous in NYC maybe not the Chi though. Cabrini Green and Robert Taylor Homes.
@theavatar9191
@theavatar9191 5 жыл бұрын
Well compared to 18 years old today
@notsure6187
@notsure6187 5 жыл бұрын
his dad was a jazz musician.
@odkowan
@odkowan Ай бұрын
30 years and counting 🎊🎂
@user-jq7hd2ye5x
@user-jq7hd2ye5x 2 ай бұрын
Illmatic is the best rap album of all time
@cavalearsoul
@cavalearsoul 7 жыл бұрын
1 of the greatest hip hop songs of all time....
@nerdbamarich2063
@nerdbamarich2063 7 жыл бұрын
yessir I totally agree my dude.
@jerzboylou6634
@jerzboylou6634 7 жыл бұрын
definitely , young nas real sharp lyricist
@ShaAllahShabazzMBA
@ShaAllahShabazzMBA 7 жыл бұрын
100 percent correct
@dasopavillan6021
@dasopavillan6021 7 жыл бұрын
Or the greatest song of all time
@QueenYayYa
@QueenYayYa 7 жыл бұрын
agreed
@Dash-cm4ol
@Dash-cm4ol 4 жыл бұрын
"Nas is like an Afrocentric Asian, half man half amazing"
@tydrickgay4917
@tydrickgay4917 3 жыл бұрын
🔥
@misterrandom3544
@misterrandom3544 3 жыл бұрын
Tydrick Gay sorry, but what’s up with your last name?
@armorking481
@armorking481 3 жыл бұрын
Enlighten me this
@josephvelasquez3275
@josephvelasquez3275 3 жыл бұрын
Only 2 can claim that name 🙌🏽
@ofs82
@ofs82 3 жыл бұрын
Worst hip-hop boast of all time. At the time he wrote this, Nas was all man, and all amazing.
@humanbeing4life
@humanbeing4life Ай бұрын
"JAM LIKE A TEC with correct TEChnique" yall don't get triple entendre in this 1 line.. GENIUS 🔥🔥🔥
@lovememoremeticulous4378
@lovememoremeticulous4378 2 ай бұрын
Nas was molded, shaped, put through the fire, then dropped from out of heaven.
@FancyHa
@FancyHa Ай бұрын
I like Nas but this is crazy glaze 😭
@lovememoremeticulous4378
@lovememoremeticulous4378 26 күн бұрын
@@FancyHa lol
@benscales5863
@benscales5863 6 күн бұрын
Well said…
@Colicchie
@Colicchie 10 жыл бұрын
Greatest of all time!!!!
@Yasser438
@Yasser438 10 жыл бұрын
***** Good luck for your career
@travis.h.
@travis.h. 9 жыл бұрын
***** Why are you so ignorant? Going from video to video on Nas's videos and saying how great Eminem is. How about you use the English language. Learn about periods at the end of a sentence, capitalization, spacing, etc. You must of or are not doing good in English class. So, One time 4 your mind? LOL!
@joelokumu9
@joelokumu9 9 жыл бұрын
andre jamena thats right
@itsokaymychild8356
@itsokaymychild8356 9 жыл бұрын
you spelled 2pac wrong
@youngsteelva703allday5
@youngsteelva703allday5 9 жыл бұрын
CHECK ME OUT BRO
@412StepUp
@412StepUp 3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the greatest rap song ever
@Alphaflight912
@Alphaflight912 3 жыл бұрын
🛑
@owkrikki
@owkrikki 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I feel like there’s better songs in Illmatic alone, NY State of Mind, Life is a Bitch and Represent are masterpieces
@petethegreek8933
@petethegreek8933 3 жыл бұрын
@@owkrikki how you can you not mention The World Is Yours or One Love ???
@owkrikki
@owkrikki 3 жыл бұрын
@@petethegreek8933 bc the world is yours and one love aren’t better than it ain’t hard to tell
@owkrikki
@owkrikki 3 жыл бұрын
@@petethegreek8933 the world is yours is pretty close though, they’re all almost equal imo
@mywirsrxed
@mywirsrxed Ай бұрын
Happy 30th Anniversary to Illmatic!
@mikekunda1724
@mikekunda1724 7 ай бұрын
Nas is the greatest it ain't hard to tell.
@XavierCoolDude
@XavierCoolDude 3 жыл бұрын
I’m a 42 white guy from SJ. Have wife and 2 children. I was 15 when this came out and my life back then was school, sports, girls and hip hop. Hearing this and Halftime the year before I just knew Nas was a generational artist. Yes he’s had his disappointing moments but he is truly a genius/legend of music period. Listening to hip hop from this era actually keeps me grounded and provides with inner peace.
@rongeojohns7906
@rongeojohns7906 3 жыл бұрын
I agree good for the soul
@Rezzzzzz
@Rezzzzzz 3 жыл бұрын
Nas has never disappointed me.
@idontknowyou5762
@idontknowyou5762 3 жыл бұрын
@mont5702 what disappointments ? Nas is a living legend never disappoints 😂😂😂
@XavierCoolDude
@XavierCoolDude 3 жыл бұрын
Some of his albums have been subpar imo-Nastradamus for ex
@drewm1808
@drewm1808 3 жыл бұрын
same age. same vibe. peace!
@whatistau
@whatistau 2 жыл бұрын
The older this song gets the more iconic it becomes 💯
@TheCarynWardRoss
@TheCarynWardRoss 2 жыл бұрын
Facts.
@davey6022
@davey6022 Жыл бұрын
IKR, one of my favorites
@uchennasunday7037
@uchennasunday7037 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a record, incredible song. Comic book science.
@AdventureswithLandon
@AdventureswithLandon Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@RM-wp7df
@RM-wp7df Жыл бұрын
The repaly value of this song and of the whole album is just insane, I can't get bored of this album..
@macmizzle9106
@macmizzle9106 Ай бұрын
Hip hop will never be this authentic again
@Mindonicon
@Mindonicon 12 күн бұрын
Atleast we have playboi carti and lil usi vert who is carrying the genre and Are keeping its legacy alive.
@strangespecimen_12
@strangespecimen_12 9 күн бұрын
​@@MindoniconYou're joking right? 😂😂😂
@Mindonicon
@Mindonicon 9 күн бұрын
@@strangespecimen_12 how am i joking when they Are biggest names in hiphop rn my friend? The Numbers speak for themselves my brother.
@evierodriguez82
@evierodriguez82 Жыл бұрын
The flow and beat goes hard. 90's hip hop is unbeatable! 🔥🔥🔥
@dooxiaomi
@dooxiaomi 4 ай бұрын
I agree 💯
@drgongshankthachef6153
@drgongshankthachef6153 6 жыл бұрын
Ahh the 90s...back when the lyrics were tight and the jeans were loose. Sadly now it's the other way around...
@BeachChairz
@BeachChairz 6 жыл бұрын
Well said bro
@drgongshankthachef6153
@drgongshankthachef6153 6 жыл бұрын
BeachChairz Thanks man!
@fashioneye11
@fashioneye11 5 жыл бұрын
Still 🔥🔥🔥
@kwameopare9816
@kwameopare9816 5 жыл бұрын
Dr Gong Shank Tha Chef #factbased
@rg800
@rg800 5 жыл бұрын
Real shit!!!!
@queenlele6193
@queenlele6193 6 жыл бұрын
That Michael Jackson sample . That’s a sample done RIGHT . 😍
@scinnyc
@scinnyc 4 жыл бұрын
Yep. That's why I had to steal it and do *my own version* of it...!!!👍🏾🎤🎧💿🎶🔥
@kinngemz
@kinngemz 4 жыл бұрын
Sample flipped so well I agree !!
@benjamincox4211
@benjamincox4211 4 жыл бұрын
Queen LeLe 69th like
@felixtiffs6260
@felixtiffs6260 4 жыл бұрын
tell them sis
@datniggaking9873
@datniggaking9873 4 жыл бұрын
@@kinngemz loll Left A Froze Like Heroin in ya 👃
@ides966
@ides966 Ай бұрын
Definitely one of the best rap albums of all time
@workhard1333
@workhard1333 Ай бұрын
Fun fact: Mike Jack only allowed this sample if nas promised not to curse in his lyrics. And this great poet accomplished this and made an instant classic. Salute Nasir Jones 🫡💯📝
@tyrellgolden6299
@tyrellgolden6299 3 жыл бұрын
He was 19 spitting like this, come on nu generation yall tripping.
@losoworld5073
@losoworld5073 3 жыл бұрын
17
@garywallace4440
@garywallace4440 3 жыл бұрын
Tripping? Na the done fell down a couple flights of steps
@phoebexavier7050
@phoebexavier7050 3 жыл бұрын
Millenials that think anyone from the last 12 years is GOAT are just flat wrong. We knoooow they couldn't have even got a record contract in the 90s.
@MB-gd6be
@MB-gd6be 3 жыл бұрын
And he wrote it before 19... like 17
@ko-rp7ge
@ko-rp7ge 3 жыл бұрын
We don't do anything and ppl still find a way to hate on us. lmao
@hybridgarden
@hybridgarden 2 жыл бұрын
This is why Illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time
@whyareyoureadingthis5308
@whyareyoureadingthis5308 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Theres only 1 good song, everything else is amazing
@hiiipoweriii2211
@hiiipoweriii2211 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but I still like It was Written more tho
@hybridgarden
@hybridgarden 2 жыл бұрын
@@hiiipoweriii2211 yeah it’s a good album but I personally feel like Illmatic is more iconic and groundbreaking
@hybridgarden
@hybridgarden 2 жыл бұрын
@@hiiipoweriii2211 but yeah everything Nas touches turns to gold so, can’t debate that
@saif_shahid1
@saif_shahid1 2 жыл бұрын
Madvilliany very close
@Zahabiya1987
@Zahabiya1987 11 ай бұрын
I love the ‘human nature’ in it. One of his best songs is this♥️
@lonelyenchantress2172
@lonelyenchantress2172 7 ай бұрын
Me Too!!
@ratheeshmy4518
@ratheeshmy4518 6 ай бұрын
@@lonelyenchantress2172 u guys r the real deal here ....love MJ
@herintuion88
@herintuion88 6 ай бұрын
Right … same 💯
@Userremj
@Userremj 5 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@Comatosedpeanut
@Comatosedpeanut 2 ай бұрын
NAS is the king and illmatic sits at number 1. Idgaf what yall say
@dalton5903
@dalton5903 Ай бұрын
today illmatic is 30 years old
@authenticministries2433
@authenticministries2433 2 жыл бұрын
It is incredible that this was 27 years ago. This looks and sounds encapsulated. This could literally be released today! This is truly what it means to be CLASSIC!
@dlm_0562
@dlm_0562 2 жыл бұрын
this was 27 years ago
@authenticministries2433
@authenticministries2433 2 жыл бұрын
@@dlm_0562 I stand corrected! Still looks damn good to be 27 years old
@joseocciano1939
@joseocciano1939 2 жыл бұрын
Kids wouldn’t like it if it was released today, it’s too good for’em.
@GreyMann2
@GreyMann2 2 жыл бұрын
@@joseocciano1939 facts!
@GreyMann2
@GreyMann2 2 жыл бұрын
If it got released today, it'll slide under the radar. Nobody would appreciate this art. He would just be a dope MC with a little bit of views and a bunch of "underrated" comments.
@sole__doubt
@sole__doubt 3 жыл бұрын
The whole Illmatic album is pure genius.
@satishrobertson8771
@satishrobertson8771 3 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯💯💯💯
@stevnnvets7537
@stevnnvets7537 3 ай бұрын
“Inhale from the L school a fool well you feelin like braille it ain’t hard to tell” my favorite line nas has ever said ⛽️⛽️
@danszakallas9144
@danszakallas9144 Ай бұрын
NY State of Mind is his hip hop dissertation, but this will always be my favorite track because of incredibly tight delivery and lyrical references, combined with the perfect samples
@saado99
@saado99 5 жыл бұрын
That Michael Jackson Human Nature sample... RIP Michael.
@fredbrooks7529
@fredbrooks7529 4 жыл бұрын
Both are these songs are iconic and masterpieces imo. "Human Nature" and "It Ain't Hard To Tell".
@98Donruz
@98Donruz 4 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the inly one who noticed my friend
@Wyndamn
@Wyndamn 4 жыл бұрын
Who did the beat DJ premier or Large Professor???
@mhc12k
@mhc12k 4 жыл бұрын
@@Wyndamn extra p
@skrillztheentourage
@skrillztheentourage 4 жыл бұрын
@@98Donruz it's an easy sample to recognize
@prophetess_cb5941
@prophetess_cb5941 2 жыл бұрын
Can't stop playing this. I'm a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, but this is my childhood anthem. I appreciate great music & this is definitely ONE👌🏿👌🏿. Thanks NAS
@aziaticandy1
@aziaticandy1 2 жыл бұрын
relatable
@noramenandrew5689
@noramenandrew5689 2 жыл бұрын
You think this brother nice ? You should check out is partner AZ. Thank you freestyle. What? That joint will have you pressing rewind over and over again. Oh and also Oil money by AZ
@jpads6647
@jpads6647 2 жыл бұрын
@@noramenandrew5689 frrr especially his doe or die album w tracks like rather unique , ho happy Jackie, n gimmie yours tha guy is also lyrically gofter
@Iknowyoumadnow
@Iknowyoumadnow Жыл бұрын
I shalt not judgeth but.....you need to step down
@traviscarter1023
@traviscarter1023 Жыл бұрын
Young rappers take not this art of MCs right here. This young Nas in 1994 at age 20 hell of a song we didn't know what we had at this time it was so underrated because we had Biggie.
@StaRemixSaad
@StaRemixSaad Ай бұрын
I didn’t even know about this track! Dope sample. Nas’s flow is just too cold!
@blackking3650
@blackking3650 Ай бұрын
Happy 30th Anniversary to this life changing, amazing album. My favorite rapper Nas is still out here making amazing music. Kings Disease and Magic was like Nas tapping into Illmatic and you can hear the hunger. Thank you Nas ♾️🐐💪🏾🗽
@muvdafukupouttahere
@muvdafukupouttahere 8 жыл бұрын
Even Nas sampled one of Michael Jackson's songs. That just goes to show you how much influence MJ had on many rappers.
@mrm64
@mrm64 8 жыл бұрын
+muvdafukupouttahere Real talk! MJ had his influence on all peoples, all colors, all nationalities, almost all the genres....miss him so much...
@poeticjustice6626
@poeticjustice6626 8 жыл бұрын
+mrm64 Preach!!! It makes me so angry when people let MJ's personal life affect their opinion of his music. I saw one person say that his music was rubbish. You should have seen the way that MJ's fans, including me, cussed him out. He was such a great influence and it makes me so angry to see how people treated him. I miss him too...
@boske1399
@boske1399 8 жыл бұрын
... gtfo
@IAMOBAS247
@IAMOBAS247 8 жыл бұрын
+muvdafukupouttahere hi please check out my videos and subscribe I would love some feedback . vice verse
@davidemanrus4582
@davidemanrus4582 8 жыл бұрын
What about Quincy Jones. The dude who made the original beat
@younglav
@younglav 3 жыл бұрын
The way I feel when this beat drops every time is unexplainable
@Shadows92
@Shadows92 2 жыл бұрын
Shit is liberating ain't it 😤
@traviscarter1023
@traviscarter1023 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah give you winter of 94 vibe in New York city. This beat is crazy my first time experience to this beat I had it on repeat.
@joejokool
@joejokool 2 жыл бұрын
you could offer Nas $100 billion dollars to pour his heart and soul into trying to top this song with a new banger and i bet you every dollar he wouldn't be able to do it..
@joejokool
@joejokool 2 жыл бұрын
imagine Hip-Hop without this song..
@richellis5166
@richellis5166 Ай бұрын
till this very day, this track is still mind blowing .... April 2024....
@TeeAreEff82
@TeeAreEff82 Ай бұрын
Yep
@tayluc777
@tayluc777 9 ай бұрын
Michael Jackson was impressed.
@DragonNomak
@DragonNomak 4 жыл бұрын
Nas has 13 grammy nominations and hasn't won a single one that,s some bullshit
@thisizdub
@thisizdub 4 жыл бұрын
That tells you all you need to know about Hip Hop
@evet7278
@evet7278 4 жыл бұрын
@@thisizdub it's a white man's game
@daftedd
@daftedd 3 жыл бұрын
Wtf that ain’t fair he should have won at least 7 of em
@ZionCHarper2k23
@ZionCHarper2k23 3 жыл бұрын
damn
@josephvelasquez3275
@josephvelasquez3275 3 жыл бұрын
In the end, that shit don't matter. It's nice to have but true heads know what time it is.. I pay No attention. If 1 made music for Awards Nas may have never made this.
@LifeGotIt
@LifeGotIt 4 жыл бұрын
the fact that he wrote these verses around the age of 16-17 yrs old makes him a fuking G.O.A.T.
@user-jq7hd2ye5x
@user-jq7hd2ye5x 2 ай бұрын
The goat rapper
@cog1602
@cog1602 Жыл бұрын
Human nature sample simply heavenly
@TheJanetjacksonlover
@TheJanetjacksonlover 7 жыл бұрын
The damn BEAAAAAATTTT!!!!
@Dickey271
@Dickey271 5 жыл бұрын
Sample from Human Nature from Michael Jackson Thiller album
@NotarapperJustnobody
@NotarapperJustnobody 8 күн бұрын
Large Professor is so underrated
@aaliyahdacheeto4041
@aaliyahdacheeto4041 6 жыл бұрын
"My poetry's deep I never fell.Nas's rap should be locked in a cell it aint hard to tell"
@ChloeScarlett12
@ChloeScarlett12 Ай бұрын
Nas is one of the greatest It Ain't Hard To Tell. 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
@erock736
@erock736 19 күн бұрын
NAZ and The Ryza are both lyrical geniuses. They write rap that you can respect.
@nellyluscious
@nellyluscious 8 жыл бұрын
The reason I love Nas so much!! He told you the message with intellect!! Love the MJ sample on this beat!! NY where yall at!!
@merrick542
@merrick542 8 жыл бұрын
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@katajdelouth7563
@katajdelouth7563 8 жыл бұрын
hmm... do u listen to Logic?
@nellyluscious
@nellyluscious 8 жыл бұрын
Kataj DeLouth no i haven't
@katajdelouth7563
@katajdelouth7563 8 жыл бұрын
+NellyBelle interesting... ive seen your profile somewhere
@nellyluscious
@nellyluscious 8 жыл бұрын
Kataj DeLouth I heard the name Logic before...Then you seen me on various videos commenting.
@AtomLogic
@AtomLogic 8 жыл бұрын
That last verse..... too insane..
@livinlavish5604
@livinlavish5604 8 жыл бұрын
I had to play it 3x
@sxvxgejxy4x331
@sxvxgejxy4x331 8 жыл бұрын
+livin lavish I did 2
@seanmacattram361
@seanmacattram361 6 жыл бұрын
Atom catmyminyeyescopsicoyldtometocallbankegetupyessaletobehappytiformeseanuesgetmonyetobeaskseesonyczipcode
@versaceboi4762
@versaceboi4762 Жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen... A LYRICIST! 🔥 👏👏
@JefiHaredi
@JefiHaredi 3 ай бұрын
King of N.Y 👑
@nasirjones9149
@nasirjones9149 6 жыл бұрын
Nas in my honest opinion was better than Biggie, Nas as great as he is is still underrated.
@goldbrosproduction2394
@goldbrosproduction2394 6 жыл бұрын
that what I be saying
@nasirjones9149
@nasirjones9149 6 жыл бұрын
GOLDBROS PRODUCTION My brother
@tiagotv7697
@tiagotv7697 6 жыл бұрын
I definitely agree. They always recognize after the fact when all that's left is the art they created. Harvard already know though
@nasirjones9149
@nasirjones9149 6 жыл бұрын
Anthony Hemphill He's whole body of work is what impressed me, not too many Artist have those credentials.
@edwinsingora9048
@edwinsingora9048 6 жыл бұрын
That's true.so true
@darnell7871
@darnell7871 3 жыл бұрын
*Best. Michael Jackson. Sample. Ever. Period.* 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@chloestewart1902
@chloestewart1902 2 ай бұрын
Men like this Don't exist anymore
@Leonardo_Lupo
@Leonardo_Lupo 3 ай бұрын
The best to ever touch a mic
@zhenyamugisa9423
@zhenyamugisa9423 Ай бұрын
Rakim da one, but I'll let it slide as a Nas fan😎
@Leonardo_Lupo
@Leonardo_Lupo Ай бұрын
@@zhenyamugisa9423 Rakim is amazing too
@YoungBasedFaygo
@YoungBasedFaygo 8 күн бұрын
No that’s biggie but Nas is second of course
@JJermane
@JJermane 9 жыл бұрын
When Hip Hop was real...
@TheDevourer28
@TheDevourer28 9 жыл бұрын
AMEN
@makedamaynard9504
@makedamaynard9504 9 жыл бұрын
J. Jermane u got dat shit rite now it is just (dont have no words to describe how terrible it is)
@BigWilt2000
@BigWilt2000 9 жыл бұрын
J. Jermane Exactly. now we have these fake ass rappers like 2 Chainz & Nicki Minaj rapping about bullshit.
@doodlebob1630
@doodlebob1630 9 жыл бұрын
Nicki Minaj true but 2 Chainz actually raps like he's retarded on purpose to be funny. 2 Chainz is a "comedy rapper."
@dietbargs9517
@dietbargs9517 9 жыл бұрын
Doodle Bob just listen to non mainstream rappers ..they good
@captainCNB
@captainCNB 7 жыл бұрын
he dropped this at 19/20 but wrote some of them at 17/18. truly a prodigy of the art form.
@lifestraight
@lifestraight 5 жыл бұрын
Spike Spiegel Also had great teachers in Rakim and Kool G. Rap
@mcrapperthagreat767
@mcrapperthagreat767 5 жыл бұрын
Nad the mc tha great
@wolfboy20
@wolfboy20 5 жыл бұрын
@@lifestraight also large professor taught him how to rhyme effectively
@isonasLL
@isonasLL 11 ай бұрын
I excel then prevail
@midgetboy5567
@midgetboy5567 3 ай бұрын
Nas is hiphop turned rap PERSONIFIED
@detumus
@detumus 6 жыл бұрын
There's something special about hip hop and music videos back in these days. Nas almost is like a mythical creature. He's just so fucking cool in this video. He had the bars but the image in the swag was just on another level
@ijp789
@ijp789 5 жыл бұрын
Always thought the same lol 😂
@AbdulJabbar-kn4fe
@AbdulJabbar-kn4fe 4 жыл бұрын
Photography is olde skool new
@daoriginaldipp5623
@daoriginaldipp5623 4 жыл бұрын
That's the unique traits of a virgo
@prayermadepatna8439
@prayermadepatna8439 4 жыл бұрын
Mythical Creature.. Lol deep af
@JayDrawsManga
@JayDrawsManga 4 жыл бұрын
Same lol I sound so kiddy but I think this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while
@yuyufool117
@yuyufool117 3 жыл бұрын
you know you've reached iconic status when harvard makes a class dedicated to dissecting your lyrics to this song.
@jackmorris1404
@jackmorris1404 3 жыл бұрын
Especially considering he spent about a 1/3 of time in school than those students have
@corujapolitica252
@corujapolitica252 3 жыл бұрын
...or could be Harvard doesn't have anymore the same excellence from the past... But NAS is amazing!
@yuyufool117
@yuyufool117 3 жыл бұрын
@@corujapolitica252 get out of here with that passive aggressive bs.
@optimustriticum8368
@optimustriticum8368 2 жыл бұрын
Living in the difficulties can't be teach at school, they can only study it.
@maskcollector6949
@maskcollector6949 2 жыл бұрын
Harvard and all Ivy League Schools - you can't teach culture - you live it. You can't teach a lifetime, you walk it. Going to school is overrated. HELLA overrated.
@TheTorahGroup
@TheTorahGroup 11 ай бұрын
HANDS DOWN THE BEST THAT EVER DID IT!!
@renatomeque
@renatomeque 2 ай бұрын
Still fire
@Mel_Bobee
@Mel_Bobee 9 жыл бұрын
No rapper is better than Nas point blank period. Everytime I hear a Nas track I feel this crazy rush of feelings, the real reminiscence of that 90s NY.
@RainNorrisSoftwareDeveloper
@RainNorrisSoftwareDeveloper 9 жыл бұрын
This needed to be said.
@rackembarry
@rackembarry 9 жыл бұрын
Mel K. L Jay Electronica is the only man I think is better than Nas.
@Mel_Bobee
@Mel_Bobee 9 жыл бұрын
Nas, yes. Ppl get so hung up on illmatic they forget his other works which were great in their own right, for instance It was Written, The Lost Tapes, God's Son and other mixtapes and albums. Everything Nas has put out in my opinion is great.
@camuscat123
@camuscat123 7 жыл бұрын
When rap was poetry
@LebogangShwalane-xe5mr
@LebogangShwalane-xe5mr 7 ай бұрын
Nas is the epitome of hip hop
@michaeltrenier
@michaeltrenier 7 ай бұрын
The greatest rapper of all time.
@pixussb7524
@pixussb7524 6 жыл бұрын
I fucking love "early" days of hip hop, it has a certain underground feeling
@gxbbs_4
@gxbbs_4 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most iconic songs ever made, man i miss the 90s such a great time
@gxbbs_4
@gxbbs_4 2 жыл бұрын
@John obi Mikel Arteta unfortunately yeah, i wish i was from the 90s that would be so nice
@orlanzo2621
@orlanzo2621 2 жыл бұрын
The 90's were amazing man, if i had a time machine and could go back i would.
@gxbbs_4
@gxbbs_4 2 жыл бұрын
@@orlanzo2621 Samee even im not born in the 90s i rather live in 90s than i live now in this time
@orlanzo2621
@orlanzo2621 2 жыл бұрын
@@gxbbs_4Yea, I was born in '86 so i was still a kid even at the end of the 90's but man it was just a much better era than this garbage era were in now. Hip hop has lost it's soul, shows/movies aren't as good, people are addicted to social media and clout, etc. Tragic man.
@Therealmoseslupai
@Therealmoseslupai Жыл бұрын
@@orlanzo2621 You ain’t lying about that.
@gabrielleelliott2487
@gabrielleelliott2487 10 ай бұрын
Nas is a master storyteller
@playpool4550
@playpool4550 4 ай бұрын
The most lyrical emcee back in the days 🐐for a reason!!!
@Victor-mu8rf
@Victor-mu8rf 5 жыл бұрын
Ppl my age will never understand how fuckin amazing this dude is with his craft
@andykamehameha3576
@andykamehameha3576 4 жыл бұрын
Vic r he’s the best !!!!! A legend ! I got to see him again in Aspen and it was reminiscing my middle school years
@KM-zw9qb
@KM-zw9qb 4 жыл бұрын
stfu kid you're not special for listening to nas
@yeet4777
@yeet4777 4 жыл бұрын
K M and you‘re special listening to lil pump or what?
@lw-lyricalwarrior4186
@lw-lyricalwarrior4186 4 жыл бұрын
I'm 18 and I feel you Our generation listens to that mumble rap which is sad cuz they don't know the real hip hop
@queenc4086
@queenc4086 4 жыл бұрын
I do us virgos some talented mfs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@natejones0084
@natejones0084 8 жыл бұрын
nas has to be top 5 rappers of all time...told me the world is mines before my parents did...
@natejones0084
@natejones0084 8 жыл бұрын
that michael jackon sample tho 🔥
@Hot33333333
@Hot33333333 8 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@theredman1034
@theredman1034 8 жыл бұрын
+Nathan Laflame top 3
@TJJeeping
@TJJeeping 8 жыл бұрын
Tony montana told me before that tho
@zip8327
@zip8327 8 жыл бұрын
My top 3 would be big l nas mobb deep
@nextwenxd4777
@nextwenxd4777 11 ай бұрын
I guess you could say this song really excelled and then prevailed 😢😢😢🔥🔥🔥🔥
@chargebacks3412
@chargebacks3412 Ай бұрын
Human Nature
@tayluc9522
@tayluc9522 7 жыл бұрын
A Michael Jackson beat with Nas rapping over it? Puts you in a good mood
@thebluegangsta8936
@thebluegangsta8936 6 жыл бұрын
Tay Luc ikr???
@JohnDoe-le7ml
@JohnDoe-le7ml 5 жыл бұрын
took me 20+ years to realize that it was MJ's beat
@frankvelez2350
@frankvelez2350 5 жыл бұрын
Damn Skippy 💯
@frankvelez2350
@frankvelez2350 5 жыл бұрын
@@JohnDoe-le7ml Bru 😂 I just said the same damn thing...
@mewatches
@mewatches 5 жыл бұрын
Shiit really? Which MJ beat was it?
@stevendcompton
@stevendcompton 9 жыл бұрын
GOAT. PERIOD
@yohancehall9952
@yohancehall9952 9 жыл бұрын
I second that!
@Kyle341341
@Kyle341341 9 жыл бұрын
I third that!
@DaGrimmOneOfficial
@DaGrimmOneOfficial 9 жыл бұрын
I Fourth that!
@2Faded247
@2Faded247 9 жыл бұрын
Well I'll make it Five Then!
@frag6028
@frag6028 9 жыл бұрын
2Faded247 Or Sixth even?
@Nick-me6su
@Nick-me6su 3 ай бұрын
Best lyricist 🔥 🔥 🔥 Half man half amazing.
@hadouken8228
@hadouken8228 2 ай бұрын
The 90's 😔 man......i miss those days
@buffalosdaquanhunter6539
@buffalosdaquanhunter6539 2 жыл бұрын
NY classic💪💪💪
@notasnitchtough
@notasnitchtough 9 жыл бұрын
It blows my mind how a rap song can be this poetic and how a rapper can be this lyrically gifted. One word, Genius.
@owfn7873
@owfn7873 Ай бұрын
Going on the Illmatic tour in 6 months. So excited!!!
@aquawarz5443
@aquawarz5443 Жыл бұрын
“My mic check is life or death, breathing a sniper’s breath” 🐐
@ryanzdon
@ryanzdon 8 жыл бұрын
back when shit was real
@CrashJC123
@CrashJC123 8 жыл бұрын
It ain't hard to tell
@ryanzdon
@ryanzdon 7 жыл бұрын
DJ Rod B yes brother
@doggystyle9848
@doggystyle9848 7 жыл бұрын
+DJ Rod B nah youre just close minded children
@rodney1b
@rodney1b 7 жыл бұрын
doggy style lol close minded to what fam?? i seen and lived both how about you?
@truthseeker7967
@truthseeker7967 7 жыл бұрын
john glen I agree
@mRr3gmasterz
@mRr3gmasterz 7 жыл бұрын
It Ain't Hard To Tell the crap they play today could never be as good as this.
@user-fe8is9vv8o
@user-fe8is9vv8o 11 ай бұрын
The greatest rapper of all time
@Numbers118
@Numbers118 Жыл бұрын
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
@PatoNani18
@PatoNani18 2 жыл бұрын
Decades later and this track is still the purest and realest form of hip hop I've ever heard because it combines the (in my opinion) most important characteristics of the the genre: -sick beat -unbeatable flow -unique lyrics -street vibes -instantly head bob
@darlansilvaramos5634
@darlansilvaramos5634 Жыл бұрын
Best comment ever about how a rap should be.
@a.taylor8294
@a.taylor8294 Жыл бұрын
NO DOUBT!!
@kareemsupremet.v.5189
@kareemsupremet.v.5189 4 жыл бұрын
I was 14 and my cousin was 16 when this first came out... My cousin got his license that summer and all we did is ride around and listen to this over and over again...Good times summer of 1994-1995.
@traviscarter1023
@traviscarter1023 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah bra I was in elementary school at the time. Hip hop in 1994 was crazy the summer of 1994 was insane everyone was dropping I still remember it to this day. Going into the 95 was implacable also 2pac Me Against the World.
@Ny2dasouff
@Ny2dasouff 2 жыл бұрын
I was there homie Gold 94 Acura legend coupe on 17s driving through them Brooklyn streets.
@kareemsupremet.v.5189
@kareemsupremet.v.5189 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ny2dasouff my cousin had a 94/95 lime green Geo Prizm they look ridiculous now but back then they were the s*** and we were having fun. We were just happy to able to drive around. The summer prior we were riding bikes or walking everywhere
@Ny2dasouff
@Ny2dasouff 2 жыл бұрын
@@kareemsupremet.v.5189 that’s when NY was NY Ioved every minute every second. But now everyone left bro. Don’t know if you seen the ball drop in time square shit was empty. I love my city but it ain’t the same no more. I’m in Florida now at 42. I am meeting more New Yorkers in Florida now than ever before. Since that last lock down New Yorkers can’t deal and they forcing you to take that shot NYC ain’t free living no more. The city ain’t the same the vibe ain’t the same. But I am happy I got to live in the 90s care free all love all hate it was home base.
@sejmerebaylir4620
@sejmerebaylir4620 Жыл бұрын
777
@ReshodJenkins-pe9ic
@ReshodJenkins-pe9ic 11 ай бұрын
One Word Goat 🐐
@quamanethomas221
@quamanethomas221 9 ай бұрын
Large Professor smoke this beat🔥
@KBdoubleE
@KBdoubleE 4 ай бұрын
On the strength
@JohnIsYoDaddy
@JohnIsYoDaddy 10 жыл бұрын
G.O.A.T
@dyrenepowell4685
@dyrenepowell4685 10 жыл бұрын
Nas half man amazing. Don't say any thing bad. Bout him BRO. Hating. You. Don't have bars.
@samueltamankueopinzi8492
@samueltamankueopinzi8492 3 жыл бұрын
Nas is simply the greatest of all time, this song is a pure classic!!
@nuggetz9380
@nuggetz9380 Жыл бұрын
FACTS!
@TonezworldTV
@TonezworldTV 3 ай бұрын
A teenage lyrical genius!
@steelycubsfan3460
@steelycubsfan3460 3 ай бұрын
Lyricism and vocabulary in the 90's was a true art to behold unlike today.
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