He didn't want to catch that spinal meningitis off Ras' lethal verse...
@paulvega44 жыл бұрын
Y’all must be from Cali cause Rass sounded mediocre. Nas voice and flow alone get him the top spot
@gdiggedy98 жыл бұрын
The way Nas melted himself into the beat....damn!!!
@apex_agile7137 жыл бұрын
gdiggedy9 I was thinking the same thing
@gc3k9 жыл бұрын
1992-1998 hip hop fans were spoiled
@killerra9 жыл бұрын
We really were. Being there in 95-98 especially was just... man it's like everything coming out was dope, from all regions of the US. I wish I could erase my memory of it and send myself back in the past to live it again.
@march11stoneytony7 жыл бұрын
For me this is the "golden age"
@apex_agile7137 жыл бұрын
David Curry extremely spoiled. I was there too..
@apex_agile7137 жыл бұрын
march11stoneytony 💯💯💯💯
@oldtapes15197 жыл бұрын
I was 16 in 1992. Yes indeed!!!!!!!!!!!
@CommonSenseless19934 жыл бұрын
Nas’s flow is so seemless you’d think that this was a deep-cut off of illmatic. Arguably the best to ever do it. Period.
@hennylo689 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced Nas can rap to any beat. Flow is so smooth , love the way he rides this beat. Ras Kas killed it too.
@killerra9 жыл бұрын
Nas really does have one of the purest flows there's ever been.
@Guhsteh9 жыл бұрын
killerra Yup, and he killed this track.
@Bigoldbootybitches9 жыл бұрын
Henny Lopez Ras Kass is so underrated it hurts. I mean he has the flow, the lyrics, the voice. Even his album "soul on ice" is on par with Illmatic
@hennylo689 жыл бұрын
Atkin The Junkie Yes he is. I still can't believe how overlooked he is.
@CarterJ99 жыл бұрын
Atkin The Junkie Heads really really don't know.
@sebdu783708 жыл бұрын
Wow this Nas verse is amazing, smooth flow, genius.
@Detale785 жыл бұрын
Believe its a king tech beat
@r10barca8911 жыл бұрын
Nas had the best flow out of everyone on this track . His voice just synced with the beat ..
@timmartin154710 жыл бұрын
The way Nas used to ride the beat was monumental
@kingofthecrate10 жыл бұрын
These were better times in my life.. for hip hop and the west coast undergroud.. box car sessions
@jefura195 жыл бұрын
Christopher eaaaaasy nooses around neck
@donfrankbachez9534 жыл бұрын
Amén
@Enta_Da_Sage3 жыл бұрын
Saafir was running the underground for a minute there in Cali
@CyoKid15 жыл бұрын
This shit cold as fuck. Nas and Rass Kass snapped on this. I just wish Lauryn Hill dropped a verse on this joint.This beat was insane! One of the best ones I ever heard!
@MeMe-yp6nw5 жыл бұрын
Still one of my favorite things to listen to. I remember driving to LA to go school shopping when I first heard this as a advertisement. It floored me and my buddies. Imagine, driving mid day in LA traffic and hear this just to promote the show. Brings tears to my eyes
@DeezLBC7 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this for the first time when I was fresh outta high school and it blew me away. I grew up in Los Angeles and was sad that no one else could hear it. Now everyone can hear it. It still holds up to today. We were spoiled in the 90s.
@Olyphantman4 жыл бұрын
Damn NaS, his early ‘90’s flow is STILL ahead of its time
@QTymatic9 жыл бұрын
THE GOAT KILLED IT!!! NAS!!!! I'M CONVINCE NAS IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!! LISTEN TO THE FIRST VERSE AND CALL IT A DAY!!!
@UniversalStand2 жыл бұрын
6 yrs out and still truer than ever.
@wilmorelostanfield2 жыл бұрын
on the real
@rashmanju87282 жыл бұрын
I swear nas is the goat 🐐
@ws34238 жыл бұрын
ras kass's verse makes my freckles hurt..thank god for peer-to-peer file-sharing!
@apex_agile7137 жыл бұрын
ws3423 I agree
@pastordisastor12 жыл бұрын
Nas's verse is seriously one of the best i've heard from him.
@marcusxavier38077 жыл бұрын
Nas flow on this song is pure MADNESS! Ras Kass and Monch tore that sh*t up too!
@errolneal97898 жыл бұрын
Nas and Ras ripped this man!
@elnino24106 жыл бұрын
If you say Hip Hop is dead, Your not looking hard enough because Nas is still going hard against Babylon...
@yakikadafi62695 жыл бұрын
Fiyah bun down babylon
@inkoinfinity24 жыл бұрын
Funny you say that cause Nas said rap was dead back in the 00's
@inkoinfinity24 жыл бұрын
Plus Nas did a song with Justin beiber
@ArtofLunatik3 жыл бұрын
The True G.O.A.T
@Beetoe7 жыл бұрын
How did Jay-Z even consider getting into a beef with Nas?
@CloroxBleach-uz8mz6 жыл бұрын
Beetoe GAY Z IS STUPID
@LuisMartinez-rt8ul5 жыл бұрын
@@CloroxBleach-uz8mz If he was stupid he would never started his own label, own clothing line, own his own club, partially own an NBA Team, etc. This is coming from a huge Nas fan. Both Jay and Nas benefited from that Beef. Both are very skilled but I prefer Nas. Peace.
@productions2713 жыл бұрын
Exactly,what was he thinking?
@rashmanju87283 жыл бұрын
@@LuisMartinez-rt8ul I’m a big nas fan but I concur
@adamtash28912 жыл бұрын
well nas baby mama went with jayz too so it was over some real beef
@djmsup8 жыл бұрын
man i wish that Nas verse never finished....too ill son..word up!!!!!!
@alexandershveyd93488 күн бұрын
My best friend recorded this on a cassetta tape. We were in HS and would listen and vibe. This was before Nas dropped his second album. Everyone were anticipating it to drop. Hip hop was so alive - you could feel it in your soul.
@macc2much15 жыл бұрын
I gotta give ras kass props on that 🔥 ass verse
@Enta_Da_Sage3 жыл бұрын
Somebody on here said Ras Kass was garbage! WTF!?
@Enta_Da_Sage3 жыл бұрын
Ras Kass and Kurupt was the main dudes out of LA during Death Row Era who were coming lyrical like they were from NY.
@Carbine64 Жыл бұрын
@@Enta_Da_Sagefire ass verse, meaning good
@Guhsteh9 жыл бұрын
Nas murdered that verse, and that flow uhh >> Kass had the second best verse in my opinion.
@esconyfinest13 жыл бұрын
"Mellow with Ganja that makes my eyes turn yellow" I love how Nas uses his words and this beat is a drug lol
@Balki138 Жыл бұрын
Saafir closing this out was incredible.
@bjkerr687 Жыл бұрын
Nas, Ras, Monch, Prince Po, Saafir… in that order. All legendary verses.
@kAEAHZ6 ай бұрын
Memories....this the OG. I made sure I never missed one. Respect to everyone this joint
@entropyofallcreation10 жыл бұрын
Big mistake putting nas first. Made everyone else look bad. He was too smooth... damn
@hennylo689 жыл бұрын
He did but Ras Kas was dope too.
@familiasanchezri9 жыл бұрын
Yo Im from the east (born and raise), but Ras Kass had the ill lines....no one on the song said shit like what he was spitting. Put cocaine on my tongue now you got crack...rock on....come on man...
@hennylo689 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm from Jersey, but Ras Kas killed this beat.
@DurielMoore4 жыл бұрын
It's radio promo joint.You out the best emcees on the promo for your show that specializes in HipHop that you do at that timeThere are no mistakes.
@korruptnovellst47513 жыл бұрын
RAS rapped like this was a battle everyone else rapped like it was a cypher.
@baleberguista5032 жыл бұрын
So much talent. This is why I would have my audio tape ready to record to either The Beat or Power.
@SLUGTHUG15 жыл бұрын
NAS is something else GOAT
@Metacognition8813 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh the memories. Much respect to sway and tech for bringing us the wake up show. This was one of the few ways for heads to discover dope hip hop back in the day. This was our pandora.
@Timmydope7 жыл бұрын
Kids these days have no idea what good hip hop is... THIS IS THE AWESOME SHIT RIGHT HERE!
@jmi8412 жыл бұрын
Nas killed this, damn.
@hellopeople909Ай бұрын
Nas and Saafir killed it. 90's hip hop...Timeless!
@MeimaSawoe9 жыл бұрын
My fav MC, Nas, killed it. Love him!
@vizzel10006 жыл бұрын
That was dope! Lauryn Hill on the hook & Nas on the first verse. Can't get better than that.
@FearlessCloud8 жыл бұрын
I miss this. Takes me back to when hip-hop was alive...
@janezturk14564 жыл бұрын
" yo, tune it up, it's the corrupt novelist naas"... and the way how nas blends into this beat. just whoa
@eddiecashtv10 жыл бұрын
THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP!! IT WAS IN ITS PUREST FORM, YOU HAD TO COME WIT IT, COMPETION MAKES YOU RISE TO ANOTHER LEVEL!!!
@Tecun8515 жыл бұрын
Ras and Nas killed that shit, this track is madd nice, too bad I can't find it on iTunes
@penro0528 жыл бұрын
shiiiit !!! this joint woke me up everyday for school ! So many great memories !! Pura nostalgia conchesumadre !!!
@revolution27377 жыл бұрын
So dope, completely forgot about this song, haven't heard it in ages! Classic
@nastynas37312 жыл бұрын
more people need to listen to Ras Kass, he's one of the most under rated of all time. he's arguably the greatest lyricist on the west coast. his first album "Soul on Ice" is a classic
@nicholaspacheco89224 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in LA. Listened to this shit as a kid. 2019 still bumpin it!
@digidrago15 жыл бұрын
my favourite track
@kendre312 жыл бұрын
so oldskook, fresh outta high school ...nas was brand new at the time, how time flew
@deliver114 жыл бұрын
FYI, Pharoahe Monche and Prince Po (Organized Konfusion) appear between Nas and Ras Kass. Dred Scott was mad slept on. He kills this.
@hennylo6813 жыл бұрын
Dman this is a classic, so many lyrical heavyweights on it. Love the way Nas rides the beat, he is one of the few mcs that can rap to any beat. Fast, slow, east, west, south beats he kills them all.
@marcgreene759 жыл бұрын
Everybody is focused on the track. But if you from LA area. You was tuned in every weekend for the whole show
@mtbnomadsouthsideant79098 ай бұрын
I remember being in highschool 94-98, this was on Power99 FM out of Philly. Classic
@TheHumanBallsack13 жыл бұрын
Some of THE most incredible MCs ever born, in their prime, together on ONE TRACK. Straight classic of Hip Hop history.
@BackboneAgZ15 жыл бұрын
OH MY GODDD!!! This beat is unbelievable!!!
@LHR9010112 жыл бұрын
Heard this song 100 times but i aint heard the other artists. I just kept on rewinding to NAS THE GOD MC
@Afuw41Ай бұрын
I remember doing that bs I in 94’ when me mommy boys first heard this classic cob
@Consoli713 жыл бұрын
NASTY NAS - best rapper to ever bless the mic.... mellow with ganja that makes my eyes to yellow
@dmercy8477 Жыл бұрын
Everyone talking about Nas’ verse but I feel Ras Kass’ verse is massively underrated. Fire verse.
@normp3273 Жыл бұрын
No surprise because Rass Kass was an English major in college.
@movingthru12 жыл бұрын
Nas is sick dude said no pork just knowledge and im born once more whooo!!! Mr.illmatic cypher divine.
@powerplantinc86777 жыл бұрын
93.5 the Beat & after Power 106.5 fm. Sway ,Tech & Dj. REVOLUTION. ......💿💿💿💿💿
@DemDoolies6 жыл бұрын
Nas obviously killed it, but tbh every other rapper was dope too! Love Lauryn's hook
@ogmudbone99726 жыл бұрын
Too lit up, Its the corrupt novelist, Nas envibed in this, Liveness, Radio wave slaves thrive inside of this, Wake up so flow, Hip-Hops alarmclock, The bomb spot, Mellow with ganja that makes my eyes turn yellow
@TNT_125 жыл бұрын
**Tune it up, it's the corrupt novelist, Nas, involved in this, liveness, radio waves, slaves thrive inside of this, Wake Up Show flow, hip-hop's alarm clock, the bomb spot
@kaltklax13 жыл бұрын
wow! damn..i slept 15 years and wake up today, listen to this and say all is good :)
@youallreadyknow26886 жыл бұрын
This brings back so many memories man... Daamn.. I got something in my eye.. Its alright.
@JSwannSoOfficial311 жыл бұрын
Nas killed this one
@ZOMBIESCAPCOM114 жыл бұрын
another classic !!!!!! memories ,,,,,....!!!!
@vtaycur13 жыл бұрын
its the beat that blesses the street deep in the '94
@AmaRippin9 жыл бұрын
Damn nas killed that beat off the top of the dome
@polobubblevest12 жыл бұрын
for anyone who's wondering what the sample is u wont be able to find it, this beat was made by dj joe quixx specifiacly for this freestyle
@EmceeTimmyT13 жыл бұрын
First time hearing this. I miss this hip hop
@Consoli714 жыл бұрын
nas is the BEST rapper to ever live. Tupac and biggie can fight for second bus NAS is KING
@oldtapes15197 жыл бұрын
Nas destroyed it, but I love Organizeds back-to-back as well....and Saafirs verse is underrated.
@jthesnake7713 жыл бұрын
Nas, Organized Konfusion (especially Pharoahe Monch who is in my personal top 15 FOR SURE...po is nice)....Nas kills it...I'm surprised I had never heard this...The Anthem in 99 is FIRE too...Em, Tech 9, KOOL G Rap, Pharoahe Monch, Chino XL, KRS-One, RZA, Xzibit...I think I like the 99 one better, but this one is pretty dope also...On that one I think Em and KGR have the 2 dopest verses w/ Chino/Pharoahe/Tech 9 also killing it
@nrutter1314 жыл бұрын
Come on someones got to have the instrumental on this fine piece
@hennylo6814 жыл бұрын
Nas killed this smooth beat........
@r10barca8911 жыл бұрын
Nas killed it !!!! The corrupt novelist lol
@Wien799 жыл бұрын
this song accompanied me the last 15 years :-)
@22drumatic14 жыл бұрын
Damn, i miss the '94' Nas!!! sick sick sick!!!!!
@felixmikolai73753 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah it is a classic, dope man
@KXOS7774 жыл бұрын
I FOUND THE SAMPLE!!!! It's called Jazar's theme from the Shaft in Africa soundtrack
@mfmerchan3855 Жыл бұрын
that ain't it
@williammcgee99109 жыл бұрын
Damn hip hop will never be like this again. Rappers that spit bars, not some shit that sound like Mush Mouth from Fat Albert
@SwaggerLikeUz9 жыл бұрын
William McGee lol true, word!!!
@williammcgee99109 жыл бұрын
SwaggerLikeUz For real when was the last time you heard real bars that's classic worthy
@johnnydoeeeeeee8 жыл бұрын
+William McGee true but not true. there is plenty of dope rappers out today they just don't get nearly as much attention so you have to look a bit harder
@johnnydoeeeeeee8 жыл бұрын
+William McGee two super dope up and coming rappers that you should check our are Chris Rivers (big puns son) and A-F-R-O. you wont be disappointed
@williammcgee99108 жыл бұрын
Hip Hop n' shit I've checked out Chris Rivers and he is dope. Especially after he destroyed the Sway show
@anthonymcmillan8273Ай бұрын
Out of all the Sway and Tech freestyles this is my favorite simply because it has most of my favorite MCs on one song. I like Nas, Shyheim, Pharaohe Monch and Saafir. The last album Sway and Tech came out with is "Back 2 basics(05)".
@maldonadojustin13 жыл бұрын
Nas and Ras Kass SLAUGHTERED this track. I wish L-Boogie rhymed on this...
@marcgreene759 жыл бұрын
They use to let people call in and just battle verse for verse another cat over the air. I know a lot of stations did that, but I miss those days. Because if you was wack...straight dial tone before you could finish. No cut and paste Internet raps back then
@DatyungАй бұрын
Still have this on tape live from waaaaayyyy back...
@TheeIllustreous4 жыл бұрын
These were the days! I remember being mad when the wake up show went nation wide, it was our little secret, our own pice of Hiphop!
@AntonToth15 жыл бұрын
That's my all-time favourite! Never heard a better one so far!
@deathsshadow197515 жыл бұрын
Yes sir! And don't forget about We Are All in The Same Gang
@ThePoetSociety13 жыл бұрын
There was a stretch in time that there was no better than Nas. DOPE...good to hear Shyheim from back in the day as well.
@yakunats Жыл бұрын
Shyheim was supposed to be up next
@rasgbxn10 жыл бұрын
Hiphop has seen better days, deeper emcees and realer music. not what you hear these days. bar a few handful i switched to jazz
@OGRedWill6 жыл бұрын
Feel you, I be on that too. I still like to revisit the good ol days but now I mainly play jazz, soul, funk and a few forms of house music.
@ghostyoeri12 жыл бұрын
nas dangerous but they are all verry goog great song
@zBryRobinson7 жыл бұрын
Bro this is the dopest shit ever wtf
@apex_agile7137 жыл бұрын
bryan robinson shit is soooo Ill
@BIG-WhoShotYa13 жыл бұрын
i play this everyday!
@surveillance110 жыл бұрын
Great band !
@Rell13886 жыл бұрын
“No pork, just knowledge”
@brocksampson0115 жыл бұрын
this was my shit. I used to turn into the Wake Up Show every Sat. night. They would jam until like 3 in the fuckin mornin with DJ Jam afterwards. Classic Dope!
@akadapper9 жыл бұрын
Track was over after the first verse. Take any rapper from any time in hip-hop history, but drop them in 1993-1996 and Nas is destroying them.
@birdiebands9 жыл бұрын
No so called rap artist now a days can keep up with nas or any other artist from nas era
@mackinmall9 жыл бұрын
Steven A you obviously know nothing about hip hop.... toy
@mackinmall9 жыл бұрын
Steven A pharoahe monch, ras kass.....what the fuck you on about fanboy
@mvpmatty82959 жыл бұрын
Steven A Big L
@s9erkills9 жыл бұрын
Not big pun or big l though
@elcubicademiami111 жыл бұрын
when the whole beat dropped at 1:01 my mouth dropped
@apex_agile7137 жыл бұрын
c Laslot fa real tho
@piercebenjamin7 жыл бұрын
c Laslot 2011
@lucaspaiva36344 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, simply beautiful
@MrCoughupalung5 жыл бұрын
I use to listen to the Wake up Show in the 90's on Saturdays. I remember this joinnnnnnt.
@OVERSEEROFRAP Жыл бұрын
Classic Saturday nights getting ready for a crazy Los Angeles night this had us focus for the mission Sway is a legend
@alexrodriguez3516 жыл бұрын
I still got this in my heart mind n soul from my teenage years..it ain't goin nowhere
@kpimkpim3497 жыл бұрын
This and Verbal Intercourse are Nas's best verse IMO. You would have to be a write writer to really understand the level he took it to.
@sigsinside7 жыл бұрын
Derick Ofodirinwa verbal intercourse is legendary. Nas best work
@stevefrommi7 жыл бұрын
Derick Ofodirinwa Live at the BBQ w/ Main Source....
@jamiesimms70845 жыл бұрын
He describes things, tells a story and makes points/punchlines in one line. Phat being so complete