If you are here, congratulations you're in the dungeons of rap
@JohnDoe-ru1md4 жыл бұрын
Facts
@shatter6174 жыл бұрын
Where fake niggas don't make it back!
@BryanEllis4 жыл бұрын
Amen
@SanshoTheBailiff4 жыл бұрын
J DILLA ONN PROD
@SanshoTheBailiff4 жыл бұрын
RealHipHop4Life that’s an Ahmed Jamal piano riff no?
@Raf.b313 Жыл бұрын
0% nudity 0% flexing 0% mumbling 100% pure HIP HOP 🙌🏽
@Phillybloodline3 ай бұрын
nuthin but food for thought and jewelz for the seeds Realrap
@7na88na72 ай бұрын
6
@inevitableexpertise101628 күн бұрын
Unfuckwithable
@shakmarega8 жыл бұрын
Nas's storytelling flow and how he flirts with words effortlessly makes him the greatest of all time. His verse on that one is an example.
@judahblack43278 жыл бұрын
I agree Esco makes it look easy.
@cuselax688 жыл бұрын
nas the best
@LLsmoothJay8 жыл бұрын
preach the GOAT
@2018StudentIsaiahLucky8 жыл бұрын
I agree with that.... Nas is the goat!!!!!!
@TheCodedtestament7 жыл бұрын
I love this verse “’I’m tired of it!’ said a cat whose name I’mma leave anonymous / Cuz he might take it as some kind of dis” Damn
@GM-ir8uh9 жыл бұрын
This fucking beat is on the next dimension
@louididdy2 жыл бұрын
Anyone not respecting NORE’s verse isn’t seeing the English/Spanish word play and Puerto Rico references. All while making words from two languages rhyme and using multi syllable rhymes. It’s absolutely insane.
@mlunguomnyama5518 Жыл бұрын
nothing against his verse per se, he just sounds annoying
@samsami5231 Жыл бұрын
😂😂 Yo ask meho he know I pay my bill at Teko My Chick she’s a freak tho I give some Lays chips and Fritos I don’t stop I keep go Let me stop and Lay low Just say hi to J Lo 🤪🤪😂👌🏼👌🏼
@cjnv48 Жыл бұрын
No way he wrote that tho lol
@paulsetti9484 Жыл бұрын
@@cjnv48 It's not exactly deep lol. it's the same flow he always has. The Spanish isn't deep either lol.
@cjnv48 Жыл бұрын
@@paulsetti9484 who said it was deep
@uchihasendo10419 жыл бұрын
Nas's verse was so hard hitting and Chilling
@nikolaytsonev8038 ай бұрын
Nas’s verse is about 2Pac
@noamanpatel37848 ай бұрын
What's naS talking about in his verse.... what's the meaning?
@pressure19823 ай бұрын
Sounds more two dudes from his hood one was thugged the other dude was a who lived in that hood who was clearly on point.
@toyotoyo84102 күн бұрын
@@nikolaytsonev803That’s what I immediately thought when I first heard it. I had to check the title to see if this was a Pac diss.
@JenniferTiradoSierra7 жыл бұрын
me and my husband love this shit right here!!!!! This one of our wedding songs because of him. NY Love!
@ahmedkaram59467 жыл бұрын
I wish have a wife like you 😁
@timgerie53107 жыл бұрын
Thats so dope. salute. Damn. I gotta find a woman like that!
@LightWeight226 жыл бұрын
u a real one! congrats on ya marriage!
@Dialloreese6 жыл бұрын
🏆 take this trophy
@demietriusd21336 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Tirado Music make these thugs calmmmm downnnn....
@MrHnic958 жыл бұрын
This is shit u listen to while riding the train , with a old school walkman with sony headphones, rocking a champion hoodie and a carhartt jacket!
@Nnuyttrrr8 жыл бұрын
W
@Conwayunderstanding7 жыл бұрын
Yocat 100
@timgerie53107 жыл бұрын
And Suede Tims. With a scully w a brim!
@onrustgebouwB6 жыл бұрын
word brother
@SavageJackalope6 жыл бұрын
And timberlands
@TimoLoud Жыл бұрын
That chorus by Nas is beyond brilliant! He flipped that Evelyn Champagne King sample into a deeply reflective street poetic flow. Everybody is spittin Crazy on this song.
@Lolife86Ай бұрын
LOL It's a Bette Midler sample, not Evelyn Champagne...
@the9elements9 жыл бұрын
"Shoulda knew what love is/before we learned what a thug is/now we left our seeds to be raised by they mothers" - CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!
This is the pinnacle of hip hop. This was hip hops peak. This is studying hieroglyphics in an Egyptian tomb, its like the dead sea scrolls. Pay hommage to these concrete jungle Gods.
@jamaalcurry8990 Жыл бұрын
Real talk this the zenith of rap. The culmination of all the best elements
@shahid8545 Жыл бұрын
@@jamaalcurry8990 💯
@polodiesel7826 Жыл бұрын
Well said!!
@CL-ty6wp11 ай бұрын
@@jamaalcurry8990 was a peak of culture too, the internet really f'd everything up.
@jamaalcurry899011 ай бұрын
@@CL-ty6wp agreed
@patrickwilson64183 жыл бұрын
Nore had the best Spanglish verse ever!!!!!😂😂💯💯💯
@DubbyDubois3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@pboissie2 ай бұрын
Got that Bodega flow 😂
@drewnaverse4617Ай бұрын
On god he did
@saadieroc7 күн бұрын
😂😂
@dash_976410 жыл бұрын
Why can't Hip-Hop sound like this anymore?
@KEYBEATZ10 жыл бұрын
It can it's just no one (or should I say not enough people buy it) it doesn't sell. If it sold like dance/pop records this is all you'd hear
@KEYBEATZ10 жыл бұрын
I make beats like this often the only beats that get a decent amount of play is the dance and pop beats
@90srapclassics10 жыл бұрын
i feel u, i think it's a 90's thing... peoples nowadays don't like that kind of beat and style... i dunno what it is...
@KEYBEATZ10 жыл бұрын
Stylezzz101 you never know it this sound might come back either that or there'll be some other rhythm or style that comes out that this generation will hate or not like
@KEYBEATZ10 жыл бұрын
LXWvids it's funny because this sound right here was the "new school" hip hop sound and the 80's generation liked the sound. But the 80's and 90's generation doesn't like the current sound
@donatas60559 жыл бұрын
Queensbridge classic.
@davidbraae97356 жыл бұрын
Hip-Hop Kung Fu that joint u been tryna find
@seanhamlet14634 жыл бұрын
@waffenevolutionss lefrak city and queensbridge a super classic.
@MrONE5010 жыл бұрын
This give me the chills everytime.
@nikkidotts36874 жыл бұрын
Everytime‼️‼️‼️‼️
@ar-1597Ай бұрын
Fr
@oullerslb10 жыл бұрын
Noreaga slang and flow is so unique no one sound like him
@Noodles8ify5 жыл бұрын
oullerslb noreaga went in head first! Prob my fav of his- just had flip on it and those highs and lows.
@tommyinreallife5 жыл бұрын
NORE bodied this. I fuck with Nas and hes one of the GOAT but NORE's flow here is SO original and cool he just kinda outshined the other cat's verses imo.
@Spyder85615 жыл бұрын
Wrong....He sounds exactly like Tragedy Khadafi. Borrow his whole style om War report. Thats why Nore solo album sounds completely different...
@teamgreatnessmedia72575 жыл бұрын
@@Spyder8561 exactly. His early flow was all Trage
@archiebf45245 жыл бұрын
@@Spyder8561 thats because tragedy wasn't fucking with Nore's style when he first met him, but Tragedy had taken Capone under his wing and Capone wanted to bring Nore in with him so Tragedy basically forced Nore to change his style at first.
@shamumaga5 жыл бұрын
Queens bridge has the greatest depth of quality emcees of any hood ever
@havoc14262 жыл бұрын
Truue
@user-vg5dj6qi9b2 жыл бұрын
Real shit
@TaleHatez_Management2 жыл бұрын
Word is Bond
@kelvinmiles10655 жыл бұрын
I Was Telling my Dudes in the Midwest that IRAQ was Lefak, Queens way before they started calling Chicago Chi-raq
@nikkidotts36874 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY
@columbusohio724 жыл бұрын
Nah you mean the media. People have been calling chicago that since the 70s. Try again
@KtotheG4 жыл бұрын
@@columbusohio72 Man, Iraq wasn't even a US enemy in the '70s. Fuck outta here. Chicago's original nickname is Chi-town or the Windy City.
@LordRakim4 жыл бұрын
@@KtotheG don't forget #goill
@vens_USSR_194 жыл бұрын
LeFrak man , not "lefak"... - LeFrak City...
@LahnaNolen9 жыл бұрын
Glad these brotha's made peace. Nas is the illest and N.O.R.E. seems like a cool dude. RESPECT.
@Adgeatic9 жыл бұрын
Lahna Nolen yes!
@uwasntthere82183 жыл бұрын
N tragedy still hating
@davesylvindeckerii45283 жыл бұрын
@@uwasntthere8218 tragedy is far from a hater
@tommyinreallife5 жыл бұрын
NORE's flow is RIDICULOUS here. Changed my whole perspective on that dude! I love that verse so much
@whooelse94445 жыл бұрын
Yeah he does has his highlights on a lot of songs.
@4partmedia8 жыл бұрын
Tragedy... smh... "Should of knew what love is/ Before we learned what a thug is/ Now we left our son's to be raised by their mothers/
@elshowgun157 жыл бұрын
LOL..personal jab at the mahdi? huh..
@4partmedia7 жыл бұрын
+tahh vasquez ur clueless, I was quoting one of my favorites MC's.
@elshowgun157 жыл бұрын
shut up devil.
@4partmedia7 жыл бұрын
nigga shut the fuck up lol if u ain't a fan of this song, the fuck you typing for? I personally don't give a shit about his personal life. IU m hearing listening to track, you dumb fuck.
@elshowgun157 жыл бұрын
what? i heard and been a fan of this joint since it was released..get the fuck outa here
@dannydealin68589 жыл бұрын
This beat with nas was a stone for the temple.
@millcityflexxx47705 жыл бұрын
90s hip hop was hands down the best era no question
@perrynnlynch38113 жыл бұрын
Great comment.
@rduva1153 жыл бұрын
I love Nores flow everything rhymes with Puerto Rico lol 😂
@Xxtra_Butter2 жыл бұрын
I miss the old Nore
@Bigknicksfan8 жыл бұрын
Noreaga's verse is fire!
@icecold6023 жыл бұрын
Hell no it was garbage tf🤦♂️😂 nore fucked this song over 😂
@grimeywarlock88873 жыл бұрын
@ice cold Absolutely the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard in my life. You must b 12 talking like that! BLASPHEMY!!!!
@oblack63513 жыл бұрын
@@icecold602 facts destroyed the whole concept
@stephenheath84652 жыл бұрын
@@icecold602 Nore cadence and delivery is kind of Off Beat,but he is original with it
@nikko64932 жыл бұрын
@@icecold602 you good? Anymore emojis and it would look like your having an emotional break down 💀
@tamarawilkins75848 жыл бұрын
I remember the clue tape I had in 96 -97 had this on it this classic queens music.
@jaywarner19768 жыл бұрын
I had that same tape!! wish I still did..
@progress4266 жыл бұрын
Show me the money Pt. 2 side A- 3rd or 4th song! Yup!
@alfredparker94745 жыл бұрын
@@progress426 it was the 3rd song.. you on point with it... I still have that mixtape on cassette
@shatter6174 жыл бұрын
My first time hearing this smh the clue tapes was always the music in the background
@jasonmoan2 ай бұрын
Clue!
@guysimmons43054 жыл бұрын
Damn what a classic. Damn i miss Nore's old flow. So unorthodox. Its the flow that made The War Report a certified classic. Tragedy is one one of the true unsung heroes of hip hop.
@whooelse94447 жыл бұрын
i think its safe to say tragedy dropped the jewels, nas did his thing with the storytelling & nore brung the most energy, correct?
@ogmusic20275 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@nikkidotts36874 жыл бұрын
Nah, they ALL brought GREAT ENERGY TO THEIR VERSE; they ALL hv different flows so I MOST DEFINITELY FEEL AS THO EVERY LAST ONE THAT SPIT ON THIS TRACK, MURDERED IT💯💪💪‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
@@nikkidotts3687 yes but nore's energy stood out the most.
@Guapiitooo7 жыл бұрын
Nore's verse on this is one of my favorite verses in hip hop.
@rapperwiz996 жыл бұрын
Esaie Dumornay yea!!!!
@tommyinreallife5 жыл бұрын
Mine too
@icecold6023 жыл бұрын
Wtfffff😂😂 his verse is garbage in this. He ruined this song🤦♂️
@jamoris57843 жыл бұрын
i never felt his verse on this! just my opinion
@frxtheraptor86713 жыл бұрын
@@icecold602 yeah I have to agree... his flow doesnt match the track very well
@Guhsteh9 жыл бұрын
Nas killed this shit.
@kenanmccaleb83278 ай бұрын
@Guhsteh On everything I love Nas destroyed this best. Amen 🙏
@josephenright28246 жыл бұрын
You will never see rap like this ever again
@tommiejackson86206 жыл бұрын
Joseph Enright i argee
@Itsprodog Жыл бұрын
I spit that like this 💎 ⚔️ Schooled by a Brooklyn Killah Raised in Killah Cali Music droppin soon Pro Money aka Pro doG 🐾 ⛅️ ☀️
@mafiagang206 ай бұрын
EVER
@goldenhiphop8949 жыл бұрын
The beat, the lyricism, the flow, no gimmicks just straight bars..hip hop forever!!
@CreativeLaelAsif7 жыл бұрын
NaS verse on here clearly means don't judge a book by its cover
@GatsDomineaux7 жыл бұрын
Propz word up
@esotericguru71113 жыл бұрын
Nas started that singing on hooks too.
@Funkyphresh9 жыл бұрын
This song's off of Tragedy Khadafi's album Thug Matrix 2, if anyone's wondering.
@Funkyphresh8 жыл бұрын
nog baby Probably but Matrix 2 is more like a mixtape with different song's on it. Not sure if this was off of something else but I know it's on Matrix 2.
@Funkyphresh8 жыл бұрын
nog baby Could of been a left over B side track that was recorded for Capone N Noreaga's - War Report album or Channel 10..that was never released ..never know. Sick track though.
@oskamadison8 жыл бұрын
+Gerald Duval It was for The War Report. Nas and Tragedy wasn't vibin' so Nas wouldn't clear his verse, if I'm not mistaken...
@oskamadison8 жыл бұрын
***** I swore I remember reading some interview and it was over Nas and Tragedy falling out. The sample clearance issue makes sense though. Hell, could have been both...
@clarkbar6 жыл бұрын
OfficialHybridBeats crazy. if this had been on war report it wouldve taken that album from my personal top 10 to top 3
@oskamadison8 жыл бұрын
I love early Nore joints. He was so random with his, like dafuq you talkin' 'bout? lol...
Nore shit use to be all over the place but still hard though ..if you don’t understand Spanish you really wouldn’t comprehend a lot of his shit .
@furyrydoffgangstereo72605 ай бұрын
Real ones listen to that shit Lyrics and vocals are on another level Its been 27 years and still in race with nowadays trashes Listen to Oldschool kids N-A-S-I-R call him Escobar👑
@Vicchapastyle9 жыл бұрын
This is fire I miss this hip hop NYC stand up
@jaywarner19768 жыл бұрын
Word up!! #QU
@boomdat3493 Жыл бұрын
RIP E Money Bags both versions of this song classic 🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯💯
@edwardcharette75185 ай бұрын
I'm a Brooklyn dude but these queens cats got the rap game on a smash .much love to my queens dude.
@seka-vt8lf3 жыл бұрын
Even the piano is crying on how hip hop use to sound...
@beewalk349 жыл бұрын
Queens had the hardest rap game when you u compare it to other areas
@ghosttown14529 жыл бұрын
I 2nd that n I'm from the bx
@stilllyte9 жыл бұрын
I'm a Brooklyn resident my whole life but prefer rappers from queens growing up
@ghosttown14529 жыл бұрын
Me too.. nas mobb cnn mega n a couple others ran the 90s era in hiphop
@francisalbert17999 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about that dude Cormega. Every1 always forgettin him
@ghosttown14529 жыл бұрын
Mega Montana... that was my guy..
@pezelbuda9 жыл бұрын
Noreaga's part is killer 2:31
@Vdubbz6 жыл бұрын
How could you skip Nas tho?.. lol cmon now
@icecold6023 жыл бұрын
His verse was trash af😂
@pezelbuda3 жыл бұрын
@@icecold602 i know bro, I just dig his flow, im a native spanish speaker so it gets to me
@christiancharles55983 жыл бұрын
@@icecold602 Nore don't have the best lyrics but his flow is on point and he funny as fuck.
@NevaSellmySoul Жыл бұрын
@@icecold602 your thought process "trash"
@MarlowRicky Жыл бұрын
An absolute underground all time classic.
@byron46224 жыл бұрын
This beat sends you to another zone! Can’t ever get enough of a dope beat with a sick piano!
@jamaalcurry8990 Жыл бұрын
And the throwback chorus
@michaelviens4129 Жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of this verison of music. This is a real classic
@Zmloys9 жыл бұрын
Each verse paints a vivid picture
@abdallahelibrahimi5576 жыл бұрын
Back before you tube you could only hear joints like this on mixtapes that you had to cop close to NY OR NJ
@progress4266 жыл бұрын
Abdullah El Ibraahiimii Not Really. Clue’s tapes were so 🔥back then that vendors knew it would sell. They were either bootlegging it or calling Big Skane@ Desert Storm direct, for 100 tapes or more. Bottom line is I’ve seen clues tapes as far west as the Slausson Swap Meet in L.A and as far South as Dade County/ Coral Gables-University of Miami selling Clue Tapes. Just Saying.
@abdallahelibrahimi5576 жыл бұрын
Just my experience I guess
@BsnssInstdaGame10 жыл бұрын
this beat is an all time classic
@4partmedia4 жыл бұрын
Tragedy's verses single handedly crush anyone else on the track. This verse of his is classic visual real shit-- detailed and very real to 90's NY streets... not that much has changed tho. These kinds of verses are timeless cuz they represent the reality that hasn't changed.
@ileanbackk9 жыл бұрын
NORE CAUGHT A BODY ON THIS BEAT.
@tommiejackson86206 жыл бұрын
eileen fajardo. Dam u pretty...
@marvincox2225 жыл бұрын
Word up
@ogmusic20275 жыл бұрын
eileen fajardo yea he did
@icecold6023 жыл бұрын
Hell nah!!! Nore ruined this song🤦♂️😂 Nore is a trash ass rapper. This song proves it lmao. They should’ve kept e money bags verse on this instead of nores🤦♂️
@1317stuntman3 жыл бұрын
shit him and nas already had one in the trunk...lol....ghea..NY gritty sound will forever be live..
@SithLordFromFlorida7 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I heard this. Real Hip Hop stands the test of time.
@eazyb671010 ай бұрын
Why is khadafi so underrated?
@charlestumazos34396 жыл бұрын
"The victor had become the victim Thought he had a smooth n**** caught but a smooth n**** licked him" Important lesson for us all.
@pabloesco33735 жыл бұрын
Charles Tumazos 💯💯
@josephfries77347 ай бұрын
These days aren’t ever coming back are they?
@iernie12 ай бұрын
Unfortunately not
@elijahexpecttheunexpected26002 ай бұрын
NOT UNTIL THE MOTHERSHIP ARRIVES…
@tykimikk80482 ай бұрын
No idts
@domonicjames13729 күн бұрын
Nope😢
@Dr.Snoopy911Күн бұрын
Griselda gang is the closest
@mallyy125116 күн бұрын
For some reason 90s hip hop hits different.
@lukamagicc2 жыл бұрын
Nas terribly singing Love Come Down really shows me he's a real music fan
@Octane447 жыл бұрын
Noreag always stood out! His flow strangled that beat! Make you wanna dance & smile. Even it was a personal song!
@DaboooogA7 жыл бұрын
He weakest on the track by far bro
@Octane447 жыл бұрын
Never just because it went over your head doesn't make it wack! Nas bit Tragedy style!
@DaboooogA7 жыл бұрын
I dont think NORE has or ever will go 'over' my head
@SithLordNefaar0228 жыл бұрын
"This one kid had STAYED rich while we slang the grave shifts. "I'm tired of it" said a cat whose name I'ma leave anonymous cuz he might take it as some kind of diss....." Nas' verse = Lyrical story telling at it's best, he paints such a clear picture with the words & you can follow along bar for bar, and that story is shit that happens in the hood EVERY damn day
@TvLOverdose5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's even more astonishing when you think about how Nas didn't life that live at all. It's sick how he can tell such a great story that's just written(lived) by others. Remember, Nas aint a thug at all.
@MrHnic955 жыл бұрын
@@TvLOverdose just cuz u didn't live that life. He grew up around that life...he came from that life.. His neighborhood was that life.. If he lived in Mansion with a butler all his life, you would have a point. He live in the same bldgs where what he talked about was going on.
@jamesbbrown39294 жыл бұрын
Actually nas did live this lifestyle it’s well known in queens and amongst all the rappers there in in nyc that’s why he never was dissed about it or “exposed”
@pabloesco33734 жыл бұрын
SithLordNefaar022 💯
@oxman58034 жыл бұрын
Yocat word that Shi becomes you , your surroundings make you wether you choose to believe or not he had to abide by the same rules if not they would of marked him victim
@tomwall85189 ай бұрын
Here from London commenting, Just got back from New York, I strolled around Queensbridge Projects with this in my headphones, it was deep. Big up QBC
@johnlansing149 жыл бұрын
Queens got the Mobb and Nas, that's all they need. Escobar's verse was money
@ClaudioolimpioOlimpio9 жыл бұрын
Letra i poesia
@MrScoobySnacks239 жыл бұрын
John Lansing Don't forget my boy Mega
@johnlansing148 жыл бұрын
***** I agree with you completely but sadly nobody from today's age will acknowledge those 2 as pioneers. The music landscape is all fucked up glorifying terrible lyricism with partying and heavy beats.
@MrScoobySnacks238 жыл бұрын
John Lansing I think you would be surprised. I bet most of these talentless hacks would give props to both of those dudes, the problem is they won't make music like that because today's fans don't give two fucks for lyrics, bunch of ignorant whiny fuck bois.
@johnlansing148 жыл бұрын
MrScoobySnacks23 I wouldn't blame it completely on the fans either. I think these dudes rapping now a days actually have no innovative talent. The one's like Nas and Prodigy who had meaning and flow all idolized Kool G and Rakim and shit. Rap ain't the same and it sucks but I'll stick to listening to the classics and underground
@garethlosper12012 жыл бұрын
To this day I wsh I was a teenager in the 90s. Born in 95 I only truly delved into hip hop three years ago (2018) Sad I know
@trentyates418 Жыл бұрын
NY rap from da 90s-early 00’s was the dopest music ever, this the NY rap we need back.
@billboquet65293 жыл бұрын
Nore with his cnn war report flow, Legendary ! What!!
@joepecora16013 жыл бұрын
Nas still has it. He's prolly the only one that will NEVER fall off
@jasonrigone77719 жыл бұрын
Nas making the song so much better hit like u feel like that
@darkshadows72622 ай бұрын
Tragedy is the greatest that outlasted them all and is still putting out that hardcore hip hop
@lordfire179913 күн бұрын
Noriega's verse still on repeat since this joint dropped back in the day 👽
@thommomuchopz7 жыл бұрын
STRAIGHT UP ONE OF THE ILLEST TRACKS EVER
@amaritheskater8 жыл бұрын
such a underrated song, man love this song to death
@Sicario-Gamer Жыл бұрын
I didn’t need any recommendations for this. I knew this song existed because I was in my teens when it came out. Legendary track. Respect to Nas and NORE
@andresbalzan1413Ай бұрын
KZfaq is closet thing we have to an time capsule. Forever a 💎
@queensexist7087 Жыл бұрын
Still my go to when I’m riding and vibin Dolo
@rippfkmarlo6479 ай бұрын
Is your name queens exist or queen sexist
@louididdy7 жыл бұрын
Yo que pasa? Ven aqui yo. You and your hijo. Perico Puerto Rico Magnifico, chico He kept his heat low, by his feet though.
@trentyates4183 жыл бұрын
This piano makes you wanna shed a tear for real hip hop like this to come back
@blizbx10 ай бұрын
Tragedy absolutely killed this
@KtotheG4 жыл бұрын
The sampled piano loop came from a 1970s Bette Midler track, "Superstar," a song that Luther Vandross later remade in the '80s.
@christopherdehaven1484 Жыл бұрын
The first verse is definitely some of the realist shit
@iaintmadatcha Жыл бұрын
One of Queens finest Tragedy Khadafi
@ER-df8vx7 жыл бұрын
damnnn trage killed this is forgot how dope this shot is!!!!
@julianford12397 жыл бұрын
Emmanuel Reyes yeah he killed it
@tase93608 жыл бұрын
E-money bags was on this song but the tragedy took his verse off because he said it was wack.
@hayden69istheman5 жыл бұрын
Tragedy was hating E-Money Bags was a legend his verse on this was killer
@CreativeLaelAsif4 жыл бұрын
Hayden Gary Tragedy a hater a general on his documentary he had a 12 year old girl talking down on NaS then his foster mother tried to play NaS saying he was a Straight A student like that’s a bad thing
@nojacket37913 жыл бұрын
Hey I heard Tragedy put Nas verse on it while they was having some falling out-- basically putting Nas verse on this track w/o his consent. I can't tell but when Nas verse comes on, some say you can hear the "adjustment" on the track
@icecold6023 жыл бұрын
tase it would’ve been better than nores verse. Nore had a wack ass verse in this🤦♂️
@ismailnyc60049 жыл бұрын
Tragedy stayed real 100...listen to his rymes Dunn!!
@investergambler4374 Жыл бұрын
The nore verse hits hard , the entire song hits
@raiderjones2238 Жыл бұрын
Heavy Flow with nothing but Bomb ass memories before cell phones…. Unexplainable conversations, freestyle sessions and live party scenes off this track!!! Word is Bond lol😂
@andref44677 жыл бұрын
hands down one best tracks ever made. Ny run hiphop no question.
@hayden69istheman5 жыл бұрын
Ran
@havoc14262 жыл бұрын
NY was way too cold just dope
@hrantpetrossian26796 жыл бұрын
Nas part 🔥🔥
@n3utr0n32 жыл бұрын
Timeless piece right here. So many jewels drop on this. No disrespect QU had New York on lock D for a few years. Beats were dope and lyrics were lit. The era of mobb, nas, LB, if you know you know. Peace to the tri-state though
@danalewis302723 күн бұрын
Mannnn nothing beats my era of music. I ran this song in the ground when I first heard back then
@ManyCrimes10 жыл бұрын
Sampled from Evelyn King "Love Come Down" for those that want to know
@SDSOverfiend3 жыл бұрын
Duhh
@columbusohio723 жыл бұрын
Yesssir! They flipped the hell out of it
@pookeyblow3 жыл бұрын
Not sampled. He just sings it in the same melody.
@sirm.icollins727110 жыл бұрын
about to be called out by THE HEART TESTERs!!!!
@davidgarcia14195 жыл бұрын
2019 still out here pumping this fire right here...
@Greeno4205 жыл бұрын
_When ppl comment the year..._ 😂 It _says when_ you posted.
@MedinaTheOne3 жыл бұрын
This era. the true era! Of hiphop is the soundtrack of my life.
@QTymatic8 жыл бұрын
nas killed it. nas is the goat!!
@kenanmccaleb83274 жыл бұрын
Yes Nas is the 🐐 agree
@Makh9277 жыл бұрын
Trag is the king of QB, he designed the blue print for the QB flow. The illest without doubt
@nojacket37913 жыл бұрын
FACTS
@nojacket37913 жыл бұрын
Just the way Schoolly D out of Philly Is the father of the west coast gangsta rap
@saeedbihi3496 жыл бұрын
QB classic. man took me back in the days.
@gbaby91 Жыл бұрын
I found this gem on limewire when I was 13. Im 32 now…still years later an amazing track.
@Noodles8ify5 жыл бұрын
A KOLD classic! Make you wanna put the starter on Ha!
@true.school11 ай бұрын
I listened to this when I was young on my bike driving through the rain... Still love listening to this when it's raining 🌧️🎶❤️
@ayoonine Жыл бұрын
my first time hearing this and damn, i miss records like this