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Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C
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@kolisionn 5 жыл бұрын

Rakim passed the torch to Nas, and ever since, has been the true King of New York. Not Jay, not Big... Nas. Always has been, always will be

@Ziyech1 2 жыл бұрын

When rakim passed the torcth

@markandrews8501 2 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@rokivulovic17 Жыл бұрын

Naah man, Big is the king, Nas is the prince, and Wu Tang are the humble knights

@omogoloontefetse Жыл бұрын

FACTS!!

@agyapongantwidavid535 Жыл бұрын

👑

@PZADaKillaBee 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for one of the greatest moment in music history! I could pay everything to live this. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="424">7:04</a> N.Y. State Of Mind <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="764">12:44</a> Life's A Bitch <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1025">17:05</a> The World Is Yours <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1494">24:54</a> Halftime <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1840">30:40</a> Memory Lane <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2135">35:35</a> One Love <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2258">37:38</a> Represent <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2520">42:00</a> One Time 4 Your Time <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2777">46:17</a> It Ain't Hard To Tell Only writing this list gave me goosbumps...damn

@atwenga 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot..

@vuyojoyi 5 жыл бұрын

Who is here in 2030 I'm from South Africa big fan of Nas. Africa love you Nas

@thembabloemfontein4807 5 жыл бұрын

Vuyo Joyi@ u family to me' we all digs Esco here in SA, listening in Pretoria centurion.. much luv..

@amunition245 5 жыл бұрын

Xo bafe2. Y'all are one of a kind. #Esco ke lenyora ✌✌👌

@tanakachidemo 6 жыл бұрын

And that ladies and gentlemen effectively ends all G.O.A.T conversations! Nas the G.O.A.T

@darkabdoman 4 жыл бұрын

Who's the best: Pac, Nas and B.I.G.? Ain't no best the man said that. peace

@agyapongantwidavid535 5 жыл бұрын

I personally think... This is how nas should perform on every stage... With the symphony... His music is classic.... It should portrayed in classical way on every stage with an ochestra

@omarley6584 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant 👏 👌

@jdrawles60509 6 жыл бұрын

Top 5 dead or alive! You're looking at #1 on my list

@williano57 6 жыл бұрын

jdrawles60509 Brand new comic book hip hop dope shit kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZNzfdKUzrO8k6s.html

@Goatchild90 6 жыл бұрын

*Top 4

@paulturndupschmidt7997 6 жыл бұрын

jdrawles60509 close he's #4 on mine but there can NEVER BE A TOP FIVE WITHOUT NAS

@miskapellinen7920 5 жыл бұрын

jdrawles60509 Top 1

@ljmaull 6 жыл бұрын

The Classiest Shit in Hip Hop History

@seniorshimhanda5690 3 жыл бұрын

better than a GRAMMY

@abdulhakimabdela2716 Жыл бұрын

Nothing compares to this Master classic concert

@seniorshimhanda5690 Жыл бұрын

@@abdulhakimabdela2716 I concur!

@joenatani352 2 ай бұрын

The orchestra and nas dangerous assassins on the scene all but love from Kenya 🇰🇪to the GOAT 🐐 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@tumelomasilo1561 6 жыл бұрын

From South Africa, mad respect to Nas!

@thembabloemfontein4807 5 жыл бұрын

Thebe Tech@ I'm down with u, you Nas fan u family to me' I'm in PTA, we need to push the culture forward... Greatest rapper ever. Delivery, sylabals, flow & content.

@williamtachyon2630 5 жыл бұрын

From Finland as well!

@ncedisilekafile7557 3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you this is so classic,I dont get enough of Nas.

@eniehphechudi4475 3 жыл бұрын

@@ncedisilekafile7557 you and me both

@rashmanju8728 2 жыл бұрын

From Ghana 🇬🇭 n I personally think nas is the greatest to ever bless the mic 🎤

@QGTM868 5 жыл бұрын

It Was Written Next. That's such a classic album.

@hlalelemokenela349 11 ай бұрын

It Was Written is me favourite hip hop album and its what woke me up to Nas, i was too young when Illmatic came out and did not understand the lyrics.

@diniewan5449 5 жыл бұрын

best feeling is to work your whole life in the symphony and finally gettin the Nas gig... hahaha

@mrantieverything2377 6 жыл бұрын

This is epic its like reopening the illmatic tape back in 94

@yomommastupid 6 жыл бұрын

shittt im still looking for a tape

@syedsvdkrav5427 5 жыл бұрын

Nas is a musician,a trickster a rap composer who brokers his rhymes to bring the unearthly...down to earth in a grand fashion ez just incomparable....unequitable

@lunaticharlie8831 5 жыл бұрын

This version of It ain't hard to tell gave me goosebumps ...so iconic and out of this world . The violins and the flute are so magistral .

@gl7011 6 жыл бұрын

Rakim backed by an orchestra would really be Dope.

@PhillipKaingu 6 жыл бұрын

Damn! All rap should be played like this. Nas lifting the bar too high once again. Orchestra-rap is as of today a genre in music. 😎

@hellmik 2 жыл бұрын

thing is music doesnt need generes

@alphalax7747 2 жыл бұрын

He was pretty late to this kanye did this shit in 2006

@pakamisampuzi3008 2 жыл бұрын

100% agree. i think some other peoples lyrics won't survive this exposure.

@daveross7522 6 жыл бұрын

Lets go back... Rap was deamonized..this just solidified how far this genre has reached.. Im so glad as fan to be part of the history

@jareklewis5519 6 жыл бұрын

Greatestness Personified!!!!!!!!!! Love You Nas

@PhoenixxX__ 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@TheAtoozofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Big Respect from Portugal, Nas lyrically its amazing. Illmatic best hip hop Album ever. Love to all

@Mynameis_kofi 2 жыл бұрын

Thursday 9th September 2021 11:35 am GMT...Ghana Accra adenta ashiyie ...just lying in bed listening to NAS with an orchestra

@xmanedlamini7607 5 жыл бұрын

All the way from South Africa, Nas is the GOAT 🐐

@martinkabinga4785 3 ай бұрын

Enjoying good music from Zambia one love. Love your music Nasir Jones, i named my son Nasir but my wife refused😂.

@rolangalera3139 4 жыл бұрын

If you haven't got any goosebumps listening to this! True Hip Hop isn't in yojr blood and soul. Felt it for each song especially for The World Is Yours! GOD DAM! NAS MADE IT!

@HarcusCGTV 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, just wow, I was 17 when this dropped and I bought it on cassette ... I remember I played it to death as a kid in Scotland.

@Ronon878 6 жыл бұрын

coolest thing i've seen on youtube

@naskabeer950 2 жыл бұрын

The world is yours is a legit masterpiece, so haunting, makes me feels like im in the metropolis

@geniiblakk3152 3 жыл бұрын

watching this shit like i was there man, feeling this right here...shit can save your life

@manuelreyes5100 Жыл бұрын

I almost cried listening this is way too deep

@uncleedgaming2198 5 күн бұрын

Almost cried?... I was in the building with actual tears streaming down my face. About to catch the 30th Anniversary on Sunday, 7/21 in VA at Wolf Trap and he's backed by the NSO again. ... DOPE!!!

@WEAREBLOODMUSIC 5 жыл бұрын

It's so refreshing to hear an MC just rhyming clearly on his own, without some shitty hype man / entourage shouting and joining in over the end of each line.

@emilior8356 6 жыл бұрын

Master of ceremony right there legend

@TheJason95338 6 ай бұрын

Nas the GOAT🐐

@paulturndupschmidt7997 6 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal Amazing Excellence

@ugoa.k.atbonenwaogazi591 5 жыл бұрын

U just said it promptly

@vancralcharles7209 6 жыл бұрын

I'm from Haiti big fan of NAS much respect to him dope mc living legend NAS

@senget13 6 жыл бұрын

Symphony Orchestra and Green Lantern killed it! They all sounded amazing.

@verybrd 5 жыл бұрын

This is just astonishing! I never expected illmatic could be improved, but this is actually fairly close... I am truly thankful for whomever "orchestrated" this. I hope they create more!

@high-defRJ 9 ай бұрын

It was done by the guy on the drums - Tim Davies, the guy with the glasses on. He arranges and conducts for many films and leads his own jazz big band and has his own music that blends hip hop, rock and jazz. He also worked with Aloe Blacc and Kendrick Lamar.

@ericndegwa7227 5 жыл бұрын

IT AINT HARD TO TELL NAS IS THE G.O.A.T.

@syedsvdkrav5427 5 жыл бұрын

Thank god they made a symphony for this Prodigy...this is refining the classic to some distant perfection

@kolisionn 5 жыл бұрын

I've said it before and I'll say it again and again.... Illmatic is the Bible of Rap

@daveedwinnjawa3929 5 ай бұрын

It ain't hard to tell was amazing 🙌😊

@p4n1k0ne4 Жыл бұрын

I was in my element watching this concert.🤯 The orchestra absolutely killed " The World is Yours" 💥💥💥💥Come back to Birmingham UK brother Nas.👊👊👊👊

@RJMacReady1 5 жыл бұрын

Was this lyrically also one of nas' best performances on tape ever? Ive never heard him this crisp. Only misses a few rhymes, and god knows he did that shit a lot in his earlier live performances. Hes coming to europe this summer and Im seeing him for my only second time. Hope hes in this shape!

@daveedwinnjawa3929 Ай бұрын

New York State of Mind...the illmatic anthem 🔥🙌

@akashik5486 2 жыл бұрын

It's hard to express using words how good and outstanding this live performance is, damn I feel blessed what a great time to be alive, thanks nasty Nas and everyone who worked on this project, much love ❤️

@Gwinivishi 5 жыл бұрын

Mwanakomana wa Mwari, much love from Zimbabwe!

@Katlego77 5 жыл бұрын

I am thankful to have seen this in my lifetime. Mother land South Africa !

@thembabloemfontein4807 5 жыл бұрын

Katlego Moticoe@ u family, think we should have that Nas movement in SA. Listening in Pretoria centurion.

@everydaylife_007 3 жыл бұрын

I am two years late but what the hell, I'd still re-watch it countless times even if I watched it two years ago.

@catherinekirsch9875 6 жыл бұрын

Nas : True Genius

@raddycedeno6868 4 жыл бұрын

Lyrics still prevails and realistic!!! Wow

@JimOdhiambo 5 жыл бұрын

AmazIng just amazing!and the audience was wonderful

@nathanharris7815 6 жыл бұрын

Rap has come a long way. It`s something to be proud of.

@marvinwilliams8952 6 жыл бұрын

ULTRA CLASSY!!! My all-time favorite MC!...A Reasonable Doubt set like this would be dope too.

@msokile 5 жыл бұрын

From Tanzania....Nas Forever

@kittyboo2121 6 жыл бұрын

Fine as wine + talented ❤🎤

@PhillipKaingu 6 жыл бұрын

Every track sounds fresh. 🔥 fire 🔥 fire 🔥

@JoeHertler 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best things I have ever seen.

@est1v82 6 жыл бұрын

If I ruled the world, I would have that in my living room, sit back on my lounge now just tell em to play all my favourite nas tracks.. Hip hop is a living organism now it's growing now gonna take over the planet..

@therealsofiene 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t even know how they dare to compare Jay-z to this guy.

@MrMoneyLong 5 жыл бұрын

Sofiene El Kebir two different artist, but hip hop is a competitive genre, so comparison is not inevitable

@mrcrackdonald_1 5 жыл бұрын

uh... they are very close, if u listen to Reasonable Doubt Jay-Z is definitely on Nas level

@mrcrackdonald_1 5 жыл бұрын

Pascal siakam Jay Z got entendres and introduced mafiaso lyricism so no it’s not “way ahead”

@Filaras96 4 жыл бұрын

man the firm was the dopest shit ever no need to compare them

@scarfacemmm 3 жыл бұрын

why not ? it is these comments... I am 100% you didnt even listen to JAY's discography... they are both great both top 3 DOA

@lifehacks4the230 Жыл бұрын

Memory lane always brings me to tears. Reminds me of a better time.

@martinkabinga4785 3 ай бұрын

Same here..great track

@gregoryjohnson7686 3 күн бұрын

I just saw him do this in providence ri , it was absolutely fire!!! Nas is truly half man, half Amazing!

@2012inshapenow 6 жыл бұрын

Sick!!!! 💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯

@SandBrown36 6 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU FOR POSTING this!!! 24 years ago!! #nastynas #illmaticLive

@l.o2845 6 ай бұрын

Memory Lane 🤧🙌

@mochno1 5 жыл бұрын

Damn. Tear drop from my eye on last song......good old days :) Just memories with friends that are gone... Thank you from Slovakia! Wish he came here to do such a concert some day !

@georgejefferson4647 6 жыл бұрын

No back ground vocals crazy

@designatedpiledriver8216 5 жыл бұрын

There were a few but just in the right places

@kijungpaik8515 2 жыл бұрын

These instrumentals are so smooth with the orchestra, especially Represent and Memory Lane

@ricklarock380 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this ...

@harshg6964 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this wonderful performance.

@giridharannv9948 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this !!!!

@snowdjagha 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this!

@alexdoroshenko2820 5 жыл бұрын

Damn... Memory Lane just killed it.

@antonhosley1070 6 жыл бұрын

Amen straight🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@p.archer3325 6 жыл бұрын

dope. luv it🔥

@simply_thegreatone3663 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thank you Thank you😍😍😍 Nas is one of the realist to ever bless the mic period!!!!

@ezhen5310 6 жыл бұрын

This is so dope.. like I’m freaky speechless 😶!! illmatic is stillmatic!!!

@kittyboo2121 6 жыл бұрын

@thegleebaa thank you so much for posting this. It can't be viewed for free anymore on PBS website. I wish I had the audio 🙁

@whoseconscious49 6 жыл бұрын

kittyboo2121 open.spotify.com/album/1Xd9sCWxvNx02wCTZbKoek?si=BAxzmaTySRaCPF1iLaGQJg

@larseichberg3221 6 жыл бұрын

N ot from this planet A mazing S ick

@williamtachyon2630 5 жыл бұрын

Lars Eichberg Half man, half amazing.

@finetrust623 4 жыл бұрын

Classic to the core ...

@vito.n886 Жыл бұрын

Iam too much happy and blessed that I could saw live God MC

@akashik5486 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest achievement of Hip Hop, Nas GOAT

@fxlucy2025 Жыл бұрын

This is a masterpiece 🔥

@frankx1x 2 жыл бұрын

You got a follower for posting this ☝🏾

@supaman5363 Жыл бұрын

The Greatest to ever do it.

@electcomp 6 жыл бұрын

Know d from the projects, Amazing!

@emilioortega8881 7 ай бұрын

Man what i wouldn't have given to be there live. This is legendary. That intro hits on a whole other level with the orchestra

@mikelarry 6 жыл бұрын

GOAT!

@therealsofiene 5 жыл бұрын

Non stop goosebumps

@jizza7173 5 жыл бұрын

True definition of classic.

@kzk666a 4 жыл бұрын

The absolute greatest

@macheteafilao13 6 жыл бұрын

Shout out to my nigga NAS much respect from PR 🇵🇷 ✌️#top5deadoralive #GOAT

@yomommastupid 3 күн бұрын

you aint black so dont say N word Biachhh

@antonvovchuk9558 6 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece

@hemlemartin3556 5 жыл бұрын

Listening to this in the middle of shooting and killing in my country. Someone pray for Cameroon

@joseluisbarreto4529 6 жыл бұрын

Legend.

@OmariSmithWUNSME 6 жыл бұрын

AMAZINGGGG!!!!!!

@williamtachyon2630 5 жыл бұрын

Omari Scott Smith Half man, half amazing!

@ceezo3494 21 күн бұрын

2024 nas da🐐

@gl7011 6 жыл бұрын

Nas killed it.

@love_fleurette 3 жыл бұрын

Eric performance, KING NAS

@llol3061 6 жыл бұрын

They need Rakim to perform 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@hamed_nassoro 2 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1781">29:41</a> made me shed some tears 😢

@pringlengwenya9445 Жыл бұрын

The greatest of all time

@kzk666a 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe I’m mentioning this, but: shut up Lonzo(?) Ball. Watch this and be humbled. Stay in YOUR lane. Don’t talk shit and don’t talk SHIT about Nas. You represent nothing but bad manners, this man represents all of this.