Everytime someone likes this comment I'll come back and listen to this masterpiece.

@cristenbaskin7087

6 ай бұрын

Welcome back 😂

@amjaber1309

6 ай бұрын

welcome back

@RebelGangTv-ge4if

6 ай бұрын

Welcome back homie

@JW_GOATED

5 ай бұрын

Come back

@dionigigarcia734

5 ай бұрын

Come back bro it's too good

This song is a moment in history and don't get enough credit

@kohanu95

4 жыл бұрын

Black Shades Johnny Cage not enough credit at all!

@allahhorford3131

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah its weird how it isnt recognized as a important rap moment.

@JuwanAnderson58

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@deecoley4613

4 жыл бұрын

No lie was told here!

@travart4345

4 жыл бұрын

It really is... Classic shit... Put his heart on the track. Both did.

“You made Nas proud, so you ain’t let Nas down” I teared up. This is beautiful

@cagepenn

11 ай бұрын

Bro I really teared up

@Sikapadifoc1

10 ай бұрын

😢😢

@interestingcommentbut....7378

9 ай бұрын

Song makes me fight tears every time.

@LennoxValentine_

6 ай бұрын

Facts

@DonceBeats

4 ай бұрын

Bunch of btchs tearing up lmao

Whoever is still bumpin this in 2024 you’re a real one

@n.lightnin8298

4 ай бұрын

Gearing up for the fall off had to dig in my Cole bag 😎 ✌🏻

@87mrsaba

3 ай бұрын

I came here because I hate the fact that Cole and KDot about to beef. We should have more people coming together like this then going back and forth on wax’s.

@DarkWaveOnSteroids

3 ай бұрын

I’m here!

@Andre-nn3tu

3 ай бұрын

thank you

@IncMusic

3 ай бұрын

well, he let him down again

I almost cried on that Nas verse.. “You ain’t let Nas down.”

@torusampersand

4 жыл бұрын

I almost shed a few tears as well

@joey_dangerously

4 жыл бұрын

I did...

@BK-gf9du

4 жыл бұрын

Cant even imagine getting a response from nas like this. Gangster tears for days

@sntlss

4 жыл бұрын

What you mean almost I cried so hatd

@bignibba2169

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

The opposite of a rap beef...something beautiful.

@Pgarci617

3 жыл бұрын

Everybody On My FaceBook, Please Share My “Let Cole And Nas Down Remix” 🔥🔥🔥Tag JCole, And Nas Let’s Get Them To Heat And Respond, 1 Share Goes A Long Way!!! #Share #Support 🔥🔥🔥🌎🙏🏼💯 So Here It Is Now On #KZread I Need Every Single Body On My Facebook To Hit the Share Button 1 Time, So We Can Push This As Hard As We Can, I Need JCole And Nas To Listen And Respond, So Tag Them And Post Everywhere, Official Music #Video Dropping A Few Days After The Song, This My Way Out, If You Believe In Me, Lets Goooo!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#PGarci #LetColeAndNasDown #LetNasDownRemix #OfficialMusicVideo #DroppingAFewDays #Work #IndustrysUpNext #JCole #Nas kzread.info/dash/bejne/fpth1Ntsgayyfqg.html

@alfredino724

3 жыл бұрын

never took that in

@calebhenderson6507

2 жыл бұрын

Thats is deep. More good came from support than beef. But both are needed i guess

@CrowdSpectator24

2 жыл бұрын

@@calebhenderson6507 yeah...this took humility and sincerity, which is something artists (can) rarely show. ...What's your view on beefs? 😏

@karoenajemo

3 ай бұрын

Now this is truly prophetic to what is happening today. Cole has never been one to beef those he truly love and respect. He even mentioned Kendrick to be a real one here as against those pretenders. Thank you for this comment.

2021, and this song still gives me chills and tears. What a beautiful moment in hip hop that’ll never happen again.

@chisec6793

3 жыл бұрын

looks like im not the only one here

@gmannn6877

3 жыл бұрын

@@chisec6793 same here

@LankyWx

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah man ✊💯

@jaredschellin9

3 жыл бұрын

keep coming back man, it’s beautiful 🥲

@spitjomandita

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaredschellin9 you ain't alone

Man when he said, “Being my mommas son was my biggest honor,” felt it in my chest.

"I used to print out Nas raps and tape them up on my wall, my friends thought it was words, but it was pictures I saw. And since I wanted to draw, I used to read them in awe" that part is amazing

@Pgarci617

4 жыл бұрын

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@itsgems3029

4 жыл бұрын

Imma do something simmiliar

@kennymeyers9868

3 жыл бұрын

You just spotted bars king!!

@TEAMGETHELP

3 жыл бұрын

Wanted to Jaw?

@quayshawnaustin1646

3 жыл бұрын

That's Deep

Nas’s response was legendary

@bongokuhlekhanyile196

4 жыл бұрын

Wow...

@snaptzer

4 жыл бұрын

to this day!

@JP-cp4wb

4 жыл бұрын

Arguably, one of his best versus!

@simphiwengwenya7745

4 жыл бұрын

Godly

@draenation265

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing less than

Almost 10 years later and this song is still a banger! They story telling, the way Nas switches the chorus to let everyone know he was once in J Cole's shoes and the overall response from Nas is legendary, such a classic

@demotheengineer

Жыл бұрын

This shit still give me goosebumps how seamless they both are carrying this conversation. 🔥🫡💯

@jasonbrooks217

Жыл бұрын

Word 2 use to bump this On my way to school

@hernandez6099

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely 100 % ​@@demotheengineer

"Yet still bein' my mama's son was my biggest honor" Nas is ill with it

@roundball6592

3 жыл бұрын

He’s illmatic with it fam, 💯

I low-key cried when Nas explained that Cole didn't let him down 😭😂

@torusampersand

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely had to hold some tears back myself

@justth4tdope813

4 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@fonzarelly3154

4 жыл бұрын

I cried, no lie Homie.

@julianclanton1204

4 жыл бұрын

You a bitch

@REXae86

4 жыл бұрын

Julian Clanton stfu

Nas's verse reaches a level of genius that's hard to find in rap period

@biguglyduck540

3 жыл бұрын

Speaking to what became of him (nationally recognized and platinum ) and how it really started (just a hobby in the project lobby). How could you ever be the same. I love Nas so much.

@Pgarci617

3 жыл бұрын

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@gmark882

3 жыл бұрын

"I just wanted to bring the warning, global warming of that cold world you was breathing."

@supersaiyan388

2 жыл бұрын

Until he done a sing song with lil nas

@tonywii4398

2 жыл бұрын

@@supersaiyan388 you listen to Nas latest album? Mans still a legend

Nas changing the chorus to "Slick Rick was like Jesus G rap wrote the bible" is just brilliant. Love it.

@robertspears9343

3 ай бұрын

Yes sir I just now caught that part haven't heard this song in years

“So point blank, young Cole, you won't be the same The first album freedoms and them fourth album pressures A big difference between 'em but I get why you said it Radio records are needed, I just wanted it to bring the warnin' Global warmin' to that cold (Cole) world you was breathin' That's some advice I never got If I don't sell another record, I'll just steady rock While you was writin' down my rhymes I was just tryna show you That if you say what's on ya mind, you can stand the test of time Now I'm playin' Born Sinner loud, saw you live, rock the crowd Like wow, you made your nigga Nas proud“ CHILLS.

@davidatlander

3 жыл бұрын

yooo whassup mac! glad to see u on this joint

@SirCheekClapper

3 жыл бұрын

Literally the part that gives me chills as well... Nas the GOAT

@mosopeakindele4717

3 жыл бұрын

He needs to rehear that message today

@Ozumi404

2 жыл бұрын

Mac keep doin u g. Love what u do

@3mronour

2 жыл бұрын

"So you ain't let Nas down It's just part of the game, becoming a rap king, my nigga You ain't let Nas down How that sound? Here the crown, pass it to you like nothin', nigga You ain't let Nas down" HOLY FUCK

J Cole must have been crying tears of joy when Nas hit that pass that crown to you like nothing line

@iamjp1

3 жыл бұрын

i couldn’t even imagine

@Pgarci617

3 жыл бұрын

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@JJ-pe5om

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pgarci617 bruh

@MrKVEGAS9

3 жыл бұрын

Not many can say it but w/ this track lil' ol Jermaine can say he has the crown. Fucken nasty nas Escobar gave it to him. Good enuff in my book.

@ayevince8857

Жыл бұрын

@@MrKVEGAS9 ongod if Nas say you the goat chances are you just may be

“Being my mommas son was my greatest honor” 😩 big facts!!!

@kshitijagarwal3649

4 жыл бұрын

Respect

@pgarci2170

4 жыл бұрын

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@biguglyduck540

3 жыл бұрын

One of the most real lines to ever be written

@MADMANB68

3 жыл бұрын

If you say what’s on your mind you can stand the test of time ❤️

@duanewilson9816

3 жыл бұрын

Big up ur mama from a mama's boy lol

“I mean you made you owe me dawg I thought that you could relate” that subtle jab always cracks me up lmao

@emiLydad

2 жыл бұрын

went to hell to resurrect it how can you fail to respect it 😭

I’m a grown ass man and this shit hit different emotionally 😭

@peternyumbu1231

2 жыл бұрын

Am a high sauce boy but this hit me different...

@WJohnson-qz9hg

5 ай бұрын

grown men being vulnerable and propping each other up at rhe same time is rare in this world. both these men are unbelievably honorable.

Yo Imagine how Cole felt hearing this response for the first time.. Damn

J.Cole = Young Simba....Nas Came in like Mufasa

@sinless_yash8230

5 жыл бұрын

Kings War lil pump is Scar

@lyrics2challenged

4 жыл бұрын

@@sinless_yash8230 Lil pump ain't good enough to be Scar chill

@marctezon2239

4 жыл бұрын

Drake is Scar. Lil Pump, 6ix 9ine and Lil Xan are the Hyenas

@newzene7085

4 жыл бұрын

@@marctezon2239 facts

@zauxvher538

4 жыл бұрын

@@marctezon2239 except the hyenas in lion king is actually pretty funny than those motherfucking clown ass rappers

Bro 2023 and this song still hits hard, the response was so touching and teachable moment. Everybody knew Cole was the next GOAT coming back then

@Fritz_86

7 ай бұрын

Facts.. And he still proving it.

@gintoki_sakata__

3 ай бұрын

​@@Fritz_86nah.. He let nas down again

2022, came back to this classic and it still gives me the same chills I got when the song first came out.

@paullaney3339

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@JORLANDO93

2 жыл бұрын

💯🔥

@elinefarious3357

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta respect cole

@Aceofspades928

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@arre9367

2 жыл бұрын

Mastapiece

Nas killed this. One of the few OGs that still writes his own shit.

@baileysincere9969

6 жыл бұрын

Blacksoljah real Poets always write their own

This might be the dopest thing to happen in rap history. An artist lamenting disappointing his idol who accomplished everything he wanted to, and his idol showing nothing but love back and boosting him back up and saying he’s proud. Most of us will never experience this, fuckin dope

@Pgarci617

3 жыл бұрын

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@christianpryor753

3 жыл бұрын

Lol don't overdo it

@qxddrinkard10

3 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@fred70829

3 жыл бұрын

@@christianpryor753 it hits different for everybody. If thats not how u feel, its not for u

@warrencoetzee7917

3 жыл бұрын

Thats called out of the box my N......!!! Lots of respect

One of the greatest moments in the hip hop history

@daddysgirllilg9574

Жыл бұрын

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@Slim_Jacobs

7 ай бұрын

Agree

“Now I’m playin’ born sinner loud!” 🙌🏾 I can never get over that moment of affirmation from Nas to Young Cole. 7 yrs later I still listen to this masterpiece. 🔥🔥🔥

I love this joint! J Cole talking about having let Nas down, and then Nas explaining the game, and reaffirming that Cole didn't let him down! This is some good shit!

@Zyka187M15

8 жыл бұрын

Legendary stuff

@lifeofadon21

8 жыл бұрын

real shit

@ttucker10466

7 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@gangstdisciplezzzz

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for pointing that out

@chautran4982

6 жыл бұрын

Zykz Vatoz pppppppppppppppp0ppppp

"How that sound, here that crown, pass it to you like nothing nigga you ain't let Nas down" Literally crowned Cole king

People dont understand how beautiful this shit was.

I felt like crying when nas said "You ain't let Nas down" 😭 This is the greatest hip hop collaboration for me. Nas verse reminds me of how good he is...The present and the future in one song 🔥.

I ain't mad at you young king...

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6 жыл бұрын

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@andreww2657

5 жыл бұрын

CASH AND RELAX RECORDS you got them bars?

@larrylegend4133

5 жыл бұрын

Tell me why that part played when I was reading your comment

@SierraForeTweny

5 жыл бұрын

yo why you make that shit ?

@bosnianowitzkifan41

5 жыл бұрын

goosebumps every single time

"I'm just a man of the people. Not above but equal. And for the greater good, I walk amongst the evil"💯🔥

@joeldunn5397

5 жыл бұрын

1 of the best bars ive ever heard.....

@jamescarter4836

5 жыл бұрын

it's sick but....cole doesn't walk amongst evil at all

@Nedlop1

5 жыл бұрын

James Carter the hate you throwing out there could be part of the evil.

@jamescarter4836

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nedlop1 it ain't hate, love J Cole, but let's be honest lol. Jigga, Biggie, Tupac, Nas and so on; they walked amongst the evil.

@jamescarter4836

5 жыл бұрын

@Mm Mmm who really cares what anybody thinks, especially in the comment section of YT 😂

Growing up loving Nas especially his more conscious approach to rap was a treat. I immediately gravitated to J Cole and very quickly I realized why. To hear him sing a song about letting down his idol touched deep. To see a legend in the form of Nas respond the way he did to one of the up and coming greats like this was dope af

I usually don't get goosebumps from music, but this never fails to deliver during Nas's part.

Beautiful moment in Hip Hop!

@SexySammy911

9 жыл бұрын

***** Couldn't have said it any better!

This is honestly one of the most important moments in recent hip hop history. This is one song that combines the generations in an age where hip hop is split into a fight between the old school and the new schools. Nothing but love for this track.

@dadome926

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@bradshaw1996

4 жыл бұрын

They use to have a radio station for shit like the bridge the gap look up Az an reks one

@jaybey5561

4 жыл бұрын

Veersingh Matharu Veersingh Matharu what do you mean?

@terrymurray4428

4 жыл бұрын

Preach!!!!!!!!!!!!

@superhero1397

4 жыл бұрын

Not Old School that's from the "True School" to the New School. Old school is like Sugar Hill Gang and Ron Dmc, that's the old school of rap. Then you have the real area of rap music then new school

“If you say what’s in your mind you can stand the test of time” Nas still making songs to this day and cole is headed for legendary status. Speak your mind 🗣

Still blasting this and still get goosebumps and chills. I'm a Nas and J. Cole fan, so I needed this. Actually, hip hop needed this. Tears in my eyes every time I play it.

@johnnyla

6 ай бұрын

You know J Cole must have been mad at Nas when he heard. I'm glad he was mature enough to go a different way and put it all on a record which makes Cole in a vulnerable position and then to have Nas come back and embrace him. I feel like this whole record is a triumph of love over hate. Cole could've dissed Nas and Nas could've clowned on Cole. Instead they came together and made something really beautiful and hope they got a generational relationship.

@Jaycran22

4 ай бұрын

@@johnnylawell put! 100% facts💯

"You aint let nas down, how that sound? Heres the crown, pass it to you like nothing!" = one of the reasons why Nas is the GOAT

@aphgroupproperties

5 жыл бұрын

SUCH a dope line.

@collegesir9685

5 жыл бұрын

the best to ever do it, cant tell me nothing

@thistle14091

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know how I can have more respect for Nas, but somehow I do. Class cannot be faked. Wow.💗💗💗

@poodymac63

5 жыл бұрын

Easily the best 💪

@lyrics2challenged

4 жыл бұрын

Nas is one of the best.

Nas had to be honored when he first heard this. Songs like this confirms that his legacy will live forever

@Gr1m420x

4 жыл бұрын

Korey Sylver fr probs brought a tear to his eye

@Likerholicz

4 жыл бұрын

Gr1mMy Funny story but 3 days after Cole made this song he was at an airport in Houston and he had his laptop out playing this song for one of his homies who saw Nas heading for the same flight. Cole played this song for Nas on the flight and Nas was hyped.

@Gr1m420x

4 жыл бұрын

Likerholicz if that’s true that’s cool asf lol

@Likerholicz

4 жыл бұрын

Gr1mMy it is. He talked about it on his breakfast club interview

@samuelskeeter4444

Жыл бұрын

WORD!! EXACTLY 👍

The clarity that this song brings to both J Cole and the listeners is refreshing.

Nas is just a fucking poet way he writes his bars it just hits sm different than others

"Here the crown pass it to you like nothing" probably one of the most iconic line in hip hop between two generations. That's a special moment.

@malabo10

4 жыл бұрын

Amen

@julianclanton1204

4 жыл бұрын

Naww when jay said "I took so much change from this rap game it's your go.... *wayne says* Its my go!" That shit is legendary

@lyrics2challenged

4 жыл бұрын

@@julianclanton1204 meh, Jay wasn't big too much longer than Wayne. It was like you felt it, but it didn't seem like passing down the game as much as, "only you can carry this shit now. You been next, now you're all the way up". Jay always seemed bigger when doing a feature, imo.

@julianclanton1204

4 жыл бұрын

@@lyrics2challenged carter 3 time wayne was the biggest artist in the planet not just rap an jay dropped AG a top 5 arguably jay album. Jay was bigger than nas was when they both passed it down to their heir. An Mr. Carter is just a better overall song to me

@lyrics2challenged

4 жыл бұрын

@@julianclanton1204 No, I mean Jay as a name in rap ALWAYS seemed bigger when he DID a feature, opposed to his solo shit. At one point, his most played songs were all features. I was saying Jay couldn't really pass shit to Wayne, just say what's already known. That's why it doesn't seem similar.

"The difference between the pretenders and the Kendrick Lamar's."

@theycallmemontyxx3677

4 жыл бұрын

This is too Different.

@NegoClau

4 жыл бұрын

That was real deep, man.

@jadenbilbrey6164

4 жыл бұрын

@Sen Bhapiro he's really not, he has 3 number 1 albums

@simba94

4 жыл бұрын

Sen Bhapiro Why u bugging 😂😂😂....Kendrick the Goat of this generation no doubt

@chironace9516

4 жыл бұрын

@@simba94 him+ jarmine

U can never be irrelevant after that verse nas dropped… literally get chills

Still cracks me up how Nas straight up murdered this track... like he was trying to vibe with Cole and pass the crown, but what he really did was show exactly why he is the GOAT forever and ever.

@feynmanschwingere_mc2270

Жыл бұрын

Bruhhh me too!!!! J.Cole is a bonafide lyrical GENIUS, with an incredible verse, and yet Nas somehow managed to TOP Cole on his own song. Crazy. Nas is the GOAT. I could write a whole essay on his verse. Starting with the leitmotif of the earth spinning as a metaphor for fast forwarding the narrative (but it's also a double entendre for vertigo, as in "the earth is spinning" 😵😵). I could go on and on. Nas is just next level. The closest thing hip hop has to Shakespeare. Part psychologist, part poet, all genius.

@TheCynicalGhost

4 ай бұрын

And really wouldn't want it any other way, kind of showed that he had a long way to go on his journey. Now Cole is on another level, would love to see these two on a song for real.

@NoName-cz3wn

3 ай бұрын

I disagree with that narrative. He wouldn't have HAD TO bring THIS Nas if Cole didn't hit his soul with the original track. And Coles original track is still crazy good, one of the best "emotional" rap songs since the 2Pac era. He had some crazy lines in this song, but he had a whole song to write. Nas took a finished song, and put one bomb ass verse to it. They aren't the same work. Not saying Nas hasn't done that work 100x, just talking about THIS work.

"Long live the idols, may they never be your rivals, Slick Rick was like Jesus, G Rap wrote the bible" You gotta love how Nas gave props to his own idols - the old heads before him - in the persons of Slick Rick and Kool G Rap.

@OldSkool-77

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, Slick Rick The Ruler....

@vulture116

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah nas showing respect

@koffiged

4 жыл бұрын

OG’s and not old heads.

@junior811c

4 жыл бұрын

"Large professor my mentor now let the story begin"

@troidberg

4 жыл бұрын

That's what rap is all about: get i spired and respect your idols/rivals.. Nowadays rappers only snitch each other

Cole, you aint let Nas down.

@hunnabandz6202

8 жыл бұрын

cole aint ever let anyone else

@royalescorpio

8 жыл бұрын

+Siphelele Nongalo He let Nas down with his song Work Out

@erehemias2139

8 жыл бұрын

+Siphelele Nongalo Nas let down himself. He collabed with justin bieber.

@CarlosPerez-bp1bl

8 жыл бұрын

+Erehe Mias And he was on Lil Wayne album The Carter IV and he appear in a Nicki Minaj video...

@calebgonya6437

8 жыл бұрын

+Erehe Mias "You Owe Me" "Oochie Wallie", yeah he let himself down

The art of rap and storytelling is a priceless gift...much appreciated

10 years ago and this moment still gives me chills

"I ain't mad at you young king"

that damn sax

@judleyfrancois8341

9 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@vMeekv

8 жыл бұрын

Thought it was a violin at first

@epicfaceinspace

8 жыл бұрын

+Meek Rose L

@danj4736

8 жыл бұрын

+Queen_tij 15 FELA KUTI BROUGHT ME HERE

@sixbones.infamy9107

8 жыл бұрын

Daniel Joda ok...

THIS NEEDS TO BE ON SPOTIFYYYY😭

Yes, you let him down

“This is for the nigga that said hip hop is dead I went to hell to resurrect it how could you fail to respect it” was the hardest lyric ever on J.Coles part

@myaarnett8436

3 жыл бұрын

Who said hip hop was dead...

@Maleficentno1

3 жыл бұрын

@@myaarnett8436 nas did. He named one of his albums hip hop is dead

@myamiller4895

3 жыл бұрын

bro that's what I'm sayin

“If you can say what’s in your mind, you can stand the test of time” j cole is living by that as we speak

I get so emotional listening to this song especially in light of recent events because all cole wants to do show he the best lyrically when nas told him that he didn't let him down I fought back those tears A lapse in judgment was made and he disappointed alot of people but he wasn't trying to do what he felt was wrong and ultimately cole's anxiety gave away and that I can relate

this is one of the best rap songs of all time. old school new school, no beef, just true respect and love for the true rap. its sad its so underrated . damn , i think songs like this will not happen again so soon. that makes me really sad damn

“You ain’t let Nas down, How dat sound? Here the crown , pass it to you like it’s nothing nigga” goosebumps

One of the greatest moments in Hip-Hop history.

@fonzarelly3154

4 жыл бұрын

No question!

@Pgarci617

3 жыл бұрын

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@prince..9576

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt

He let Nas down this week

@wedoish3350

2 ай бұрын

WE ALL HAVE ARE REASONS PLAY CARDS WISELY BUY WEEKS

This is like a Motion Picture Film in 6 minutes, still gives me chills in 2022

Cole got Nas in Joyner got Will Smith in Long Live the Idols.

@bambino492

4 жыл бұрын

Had to come back here after I listened to the Will Smith/Joyner joint like 5 times

@jbuch8169

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know this existed till I seen a comment on the Joyner and Will track

@brengalto961

4 жыл бұрын

kendrick got jay z in

@ko_family

4 жыл бұрын

And MGK got killshot

@brengalto961

4 жыл бұрын

@@swarommuley3444 we're talking idols in general, not in hip hop, besides didnt will smith use to do some kind of music back in the days?

Bruh this song make me wanna do something with my life

@Pgarci617

3 жыл бұрын

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@s0l0s0rr0

3 жыл бұрын

Do it bro. Dont sit around. Unlock that unlimited potential we all have in us.

@Triple7000

3 жыл бұрын

You should wanna make u do something with your life.

@nathanbailey577

3 жыл бұрын

@@Triple7000 you right, but that doesn't mean we cant use motivation.

@mosunshine9265

3 жыл бұрын

Big fax 😂😭

And it’s hard for a great to tell someone how to be great….. that line hits hard now. Still supporting you J. Cole ✊🏽

Have you ever listened to a rap track and you start smiling uncontrollably. Two legends different generations

This song deserves so much respect!

Cried to this. This is how HipHop should be handled. Maturely

"Yet still, being my Mama's son was my biggest honour"

@cjbaerastafa5421

4 жыл бұрын

Honour lmaooo

@kevyntavares96

4 жыл бұрын

Cjbae Rastafa ahahahah

@MS-vw3zv

4 жыл бұрын

I loved to hear that too, respect !!!!

@cjbaerastafa5421

4 жыл бұрын

Are you french?

@biguglyduck540

4 жыл бұрын

Such a genuinely beautiful way for Nas to explain his true value system. This kind of writing needs to be taught in colleges.

When Nas comes in I get chills.. amazing

@okc_yrn261

8 жыл бұрын

ikr🔥🔥

@lifeofadon21

8 жыл бұрын

thanks

@julianwilliams3113

7 жыл бұрын

GAY!

@johnwiley7485

7 жыл бұрын

+Julian Williams 😂😂😂 Exactly 💯

@bysold

7 жыл бұрын

get chills everytime the song begins

Nas absolutely killed this. Also loved how he changes the hook mentioning his idols. It’s something so grounded ab him coming on a song that’s ultimately ab someone idling him and mentioning the people he also idled.

There are only 4M views on this masterpiece. This is a iconic piece of Hip Hop that the real ones won’t forget.

Every time I listen to this when Nas jumps on the track, I always get goosebumps

@devinetime8821

4 жыл бұрын

Thought i was the only 1

@deff648

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I wonder how J Cole felt🤔

@biguglyduck540

3 жыл бұрын

This song in particular. You can feel Nas being so honest it hurts.

"Along comes a one son called a offspring The Earth spins, my Old Earth grin, sung a church hymn She birthed in September, took my first wind, again, the Earth spins." Poetry

@theavatar9191

5 жыл бұрын

Legend

@emptycell

5 жыл бұрын

Jack Feltham poetic

@lamzy4259

5 жыл бұрын

It's not Big its not Pac... it's Nas. On a class of his own

@kevincampbell5030

5 жыл бұрын

we will never have a rapper with is style and vocab

@Philly-tt3we

5 жыл бұрын

That guy is crazy wit da word play deep an simple at the same time

Nas is a GOAT but down to earth. God bless the Legend 🙏

Fact that Cole bigs up Kendrick on this joint, and now they taking shots at each other is wild. Life’s a funny thing.

"That's how the story ends" Final line just is beautiful.

"Being my mommas son is my biggest honor" this coming from one of the most successful MCs in the game. Real hip hop

@biguglyduck540

4 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful message. He’s always held her in the highest honor. I’m the same way. My mom is my hero.

the mix between jazz and rap goes so good

Two legends on a record can only lead to straight fire 🔥

This was one of the most important events in hip hop history, up there on the level of west coast east coast beef... it is at least more important than the troy ave shooting, yet it's not front page news and it hasn't reached hundreds of millions of views. Brothers showing love to one another across generational lines, mentoring one another and securing one another is not talked about enough. But if we kill one another, bully one another, or sully one another it's lights, cameras, action. F@#k the world, don't ask me for sh!t.

@JamiuzsLive

7 жыл бұрын

Wtf you talking about

@AClarionCallMinistry

7 жыл бұрын

KnxwledgeIsKey Just read it, I believe with all my heart that it's in you to understand it. Allow yourself to understand it. It's high time for us to wake up. #raisedfist

@AClarionCallMinistry

7 жыл бұрын

jazmine williams you the type to change this generation, and therefore the future of our people. Stay woke!!! #fistraised

@AClarionCallMinistry

7 жыл бұрын

jazmine williams Shalom!!!

@Rawfogut

7 жыл бұрын

AClarionCallMinistry you're so right brother it's actually crazy! We love and no one acknowledges it, we hate and we're publicised for doing so.. but u know WHY that is right? They don't want us to know what we're capable of. There's so much growth in love but they keep us locked in this self perpetuating cycle of hate. You ever hear the illustration about crabs in a barrel and the reply stating that a barrel is not a crabs natural habitat? This is the barrel! The hate we have for each other, the fact that killing each other is so cool but helping and raising each other up is not. We need MOOORE tunes like this. And we need more people like you and I to support them. #raisedfist

I would've cried REAL tears hearing my role model spit like that!! I love how Nas gave J. Cole that Closure!! 💪💜💜💜💜💜

Just heard this whole song for the first time, and what an absolute masterpiece of a rap song. Love all around from Nas. The bar, While you was writin' down my rhymes I was just tryna show you That if you say what's on ya mind, you can stand the test of time, Is one of those rare bars that hits on so many levels for so many people. This will be right there on my playlist from now on.

You let Nas down again man

You can feel the strong emotion in both versions. Mad love to all the queens Legends.

“How dat sound, here’s the crown pass it to you like nothing” still gives me chills 😩💯🔥

@alirezashsevarishsevari4114

4 жыл бұрын

🏆

@Pgarci617

3 жыл бұрын

Everybody On My FaceBook, Please Share My “Let Cole And Nas Down Remix” 🔥🔥🔥Tag JCole, And Nas Let’s Get Them To Heat And Respond, 1 Share Goes A Long Way!!! #Share #Support 🔥🔥🔥🌎🙏🏼💯 So Here It Is Now On #KZread I Need Every Single Body On My Facebook To Hit the Share Button 1 Time, So We Can Push This As Hard As We Can, I Need JCole And Nas To Listen And Respond, So Tag Them And Post Everywhere, Official Music #Video Dropping A Few Days After The Song, This My Way Out, If You Believe In Me, Lets Goooo!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#PGarci #LetColeAndNasDown #LetNasDownRemix #OfficialMusicVideo #DroppingAFewDays #Work #IndustrysUpNext #JCole #Nas kzread.info/dash/bejne/fpth1Ntsgayyfqg.html

@esgieroot675

Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

take the crown back nas

True positivity, real message , tears 😭

j cole is so underrated. In my opinion he is the best lyricist of this age in hip hop. he does not get the credit he deserves and just the fact that NAS is featured in this song is amazing. Nas is one of the greatest rappers/lyricist of all time.

@davidz2881

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@RoyaltyGotHits

9 жыл бұрын

Truth spoken. J. Cole is slept on more than anyone else in this era.

@AmaRippin

9 жыл бұрын

He's a great mainstream lyricist but you haven't heard the locksmiths, Constant Flow, AFRO, Chris Rivers I could go on but underground will always have better more complex lyricists than the mainstream EVERY hip hop legend came from the underground

@xxXJK47Xxx

9 жыл бұрын

@andrew Martinez I actually completely agree but it's about time a mainstream artist actually speaks from the heart and tries to stay lyrical. But you are right underground will always be more lyrically complex then mainstream. They just have more heart and love for the art of hip hop

@AmaRippin

9 жыл бұрын

I agree it's nice to see not just Cole but Krit, Kendrick, logic and Joey starting to show that real hip hop is still relevant and there creativity is not limited To how much there labels Want them to be creative Cuz in the end that's what started and is still keeping Hip-hop alive today Creativity.

Goosebumps when I heard Nas. The more this song grows, the more meaningful it becomes. Man 2013 was an incredible year for hip hop.

@MechTechStudios1

7 жыл бұрын

Matthew Maiorano I was jus thinking about that, 2013 was when shit was lit for hip hop, now we get autistic niggas screaming panda and broccoli smfh

@shak9558

5 жыл бұрын

@@MechTechStudios1 2013 "lit"? You high? Rap been on the decline since 2009/2010...

he really let nas down

Damn! East Coast of Africa is listening 💯🎧..2023 & beyond... certified HIT🔥

It was such a beautiful day in Hip-hop when Nas did his reply.

I respect PAC and big so much but whenever I hear rappers like NAS spit it's like...can't even explain it bro.

@jonnyblaze9718

5 жыл бұрын

That's cause he's a poet

@collegesir9685

5 жыл бұрын

and because he's the best, c'mon now

@RJMacReady1

5 жыл бұрын

Finesser, keep a tech9 in my dresser! The goat for sure

@antoniogaitan3211

5 жыл бұрын

Because they will forever be the greats

@BLACest1990

5 жыл бұрын

We love these fools because they kept it real no matter what... It was such a sight to see when I was growing up to see real artist rap is like pop now and it's lost its realness and when you hear this shit it's like hearing Michaelangelo paint a picture. Shit is fucking nice dog. Fuck.

To hear Nas say pass you the title like it's nothing almost put tears in my eyes . Passing the torch with so much pride and respect..like here takes this it's nothing ...like that rite there what he's saying,humbled me cuz Nas is the greatest and for him to be like here's my Crown 👑 here you have it now ah its nothing it's yours now how that sound 🐐

@feynmanschwingere_mc2270

Жыл бұрын

Well said! 100% facts! This was a legendary moment. Nas is a genius and for him to pass the crown to Cole with such humility gives one goosebumps. CLASSIC.

This will forever be my favorite song. It saved my life. Without these 6 minutes and 10 seconds on loop, I wouldn't be alive. JCole and Nas made a masterpiece wih this one. Tomorrow can be better than today. Keep your chin up. Much love y'all.

If this brought tears to my eyes, I wonder how Cole reacted. This is beautiful :))

@islandboyking1876

9 жыл бұрын

Maria Josa Why did you cry

@LongBKNY

9 жыл бұрын

Man soor I didnt get he lsot respect in his idol, he was disappointed in himself, he says it in the song. Because he knew Nas was correct in not liking the song. He knew he gave into mainstream for a quick second makin that song(me personaly liked it, as something to hear on the radio, but it is nothing compared to his REAL tunes), This was basically an apology to Nas, telling him he will stay on track. The whole album, is about fighting the temptations, and evils once he got paid. This song goes more perfect with the album then people seem to get, not just something he threw in because he felt he needed to get the song to the public.

@woianphipps1230

9 жыл бұрын

KAY- SAP thank you

@livinlavish5604

8 жыл бұрын

+KAY- SAP stfu

@jovanconstant6007

6 жыл бұрын

Crying now

Probably one of the deepest songs in hiphop history. I cry everytime I heard this 😭😭😭🎶🎶🎶 J Cole × Nas = Masterful

@dwightdbj

3 жыл бұрын

All facts I’m just reading all these dope comments to true music heads. Peace and love