For clarification: This beat was given to both Nas and J Cole. J Cole was going to use it for his album but Nas beat him to it and put it on his album. J Cole later put out his own version of the song on a mixtape. This video is just the two versions put together.

In an Era when music isn't art anymore, it's nice coming back here🔥

I dont understand why people are discussing who went harder, listen to the art and respect the message.

@TheSupinesmokey

8 жыл бұрын

+SBsteezy Human being have a morbid fasination with who is faster or stronger or better . sometimes it's best to enjoy the music without commentary

@mwilamilimo9276

5 жыл бұрын

Very right.

@SpodieLiciousAmbieDex1026

5 жыл бұрын

Word every artist has his own personal palettes of colors. Forged mentality makes everything a race or competition. Hip Hop is a community.

@andrem.thomas332

5 жыл бұрын

Because Hip Hop is based on competition. It's not a bad thing to wonder who used the beat better, I'm sure each artist has listened to the other's version in awe.

@ryandunson5387

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Nas went in on this. Mad respect. J Cole did what he always do.. Killed it. Jazz + hip-hop = magic. That saxophone is too dope. Praying I get to see any one of them in Nairobi, Kenya. Hip-hop lives on in the +254

@nuggetz9380

Жыл бұрын

jazz+hiphop is truly magic. beautiful combination

"Some say hatin is CONFUSED admiration"

@skeyewalkr242

3 жыл бұрын

Real shit

@takiyahbly7644

3 жыл бұрын

💪🏿💪🏿💯💯

@DimitriMitchell97

3 жыл бұрын

Pspd C

@Iol0l281

3 жыл бұрын

You just learnt that 😈 you one of them....

@Handcockmcgee

2 жыл бұрын

Spotlight on me, i still look 20, lady killa bushin a bently

8 years later and this still hit

@krishanmalhotra9625

2 жыл бұрын

Fr brotha

@gabrielmayiki7601

2 жыл бұрын

Only real people know about this joint 🔥

@definitivelydesha1438

Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@4evah21

Жыл бұрын

its soul baby

@declanosullivan3742

Жыл бұрын

9 and still hit.

I discovered j cole when I was a teenager working at McDonald's before all the fame and his music still hits me the same I always knew he would be big. And nas is my favorite rapper of all time

@kidatro3878

Жыл бұрын

that feeling you have when you know that person is gunna blow the hell up. had the same feeling when I hear "Simba" from j.Cole . plus we Aquarius brothers. lol

for those who don't know, J.Cole made the song first but didn't buy the beat and then Nas came in and paid for it. Cole said it was his biggest regret. it was on an interview here on KZread.

@Fuckjaredmilton

8 жыл бұрын

legit just not true

@biglex42

8 жыл бұрын

+BillyBob Thorton how is it not true? Came from his mouth

@diefantasy

8 жыл бұрын

biglex42 somehow it's "legit" but not "true" 💀💀

@Fuckjaredmilton

8 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Seven "legit" or legitimately is synonymous to definitely or really. apologies for not understanding. forgot that many people don't have beyond a 5th grade education.

@DemLyricsDoe

8 жыл бұрын

+biglex42 saw that interview too. I think it could've been a "Rap Up" interview. Also regretted not taking a beat which later Rick Ross bought

Nas never fails to impress

You can tell how much influence nas had on Cole growing up. Their flows are similar and they sound the same. Love both of these legends.

this is real music. my generation will never know

@bigaj6901

Жыл бұрын

On god

@badhoax5365

Ай бұрын

Man y'all needa stop this reminiscing before your time we all blind on the old times bs. Jus enjoy da shi, and trust mad people know bout this typa music

@badhoax5365

Ай бұрын

Furthermore dis typa music is what made people like you listen so that the talented ones could put out the next "back in my days" music for our future. In 50y trust a lot of our music will be legendary

I LOVE this soothing, jazzy beat as well as the lyrics by these 2 rappers!! Very calm and puts me to sleep in a peaceful way. Nas- 1 of the greatest EVER and J. Cole- 1 of the newest & best today. #RealHipHop

@rackholdertv559

9 жыл бұрын

Say my brother if you like this you would love my big brother he ain't out yet but shit is in the making

@rackholdertv559

9 жыл бұрын

www.dropbox.com/s/c9gxevcts63f519/Formal%20Affair.mp3?dl=0

@rackholdertv559

9 жыл бұрын

Tell me what you think

@Jtownprice

9 жыл бұрын

Darius Johnson Sounds tight bro!!!

@tlig

9 жыл бұрын

Puts you to sleep? Isn't that a diss?

how the fuck did I never hear this remix till now I'm a big fan of both of them but I'm glad I heard it

2023 and I'm here jamming to this masterpiece 😫😊

@Michael-ct3lc

Жыл бұрын

This song almost makes you cry 🎵🎶🎤

"Got my mind on the city where it goes down See, if I’mma get to where I’m goin’ then I can’t stay Although I love it here I’ll be damned if I sit around another year Dreamin’ dreams, hopin’ somehow that they just appear The hardest part of leavin’ is to know my mother here" WOWOWOWOWOWOWWW

@loekayo1227

5 жыл бұрын

too relatable my nigga

@daecurrie9923

5 жыл бұрын

Finesse Kidd way too relatable

@IAustinAdams

5 жыл бұрын

my life story rn at this point

@cvxvlli2171

2 жыл бұрын

This hit hard

@krishanmalhotra9625

2 жыл бұрын

This shit is from 2009 and is relatable to this day. This is what real music is like which goes on 4L 4 ages like what pac did, COLEWORLD 4L

[Verse 1:Nas] Peace to the Five Percenters, online engine inventors Shout to them n***as Family men, bringing home dinners Watch out for desperate lonely women, hurt your happy home Miserable and alone Kissable, nice to bone She not the type deserving of a throne Her beauty is her curse She f** for shoes and a purse Make me a movie first Can watch you on my phone I shop in Barcelona I spend some nights in Rome Feel like a Knight from England That's what I named my son, Knight He was born to be one That's how my game was won White 740 Beamer Licked by an angel's tongue I'm living dangerous son She got a man, a famous one Honey be pocket watching, she got a lot of options Hard to make up her mind deciding which baller to rock with Hot to d**h, slim pickings but I'm not impressed She got the hottest s** So I guess I'mma just stay [Refrain] [Verse 2:Nas] Even though I don't like you Next Friday night can't wait to fight you Locked up I would knife you Don't f** with you Last month I even bucked at you, you got locked I felt bad, wait do I got love for you I might k** you but do I got love for you I want you dead under six feet of soil At the same time Want you here to witness me while you in misery We hate each other but it's love What a thug mystery Years ago they ate the hearts of a slain enemy We enemies but your hatred could never enter me Some seek fame cause they need validation Some say hating is confused admiration Spotlight on me I still look twenty Still get money, lady k**er Pushing a Bentley Maybe n***as could see too much of they failures through a n***a who realer I don't like you near bruh, but I need you to stay [Verse 1: J. Cole] You can drop a “Wet Floor” sign down for the tears God and my court date, the two things I fear Man, they tryna give a n***a years I'm tryna figure if I should even appear Or should I escape town? Catch a Greyhound Change my name, right - catch a plane flight Out the country, let them ma'f**as hunt me Come and catch me if you want me Know they'll lock me if I stay But where I'mma run to? I got a good girl, we got a son too And all we went through, we ain't see eye-to-eye But what you told me way back, you was a ride-or-die So if they give me one, or if they give me two Or if a n***a gotta sit down and do a few Before I go, baby, I gotta know, what would you do? Would you find someone new or would you stay? Like the hoes when they lay with me? Puppy eyes when I go, sayin' “stay with me” Aw, girl, you bad as hell and yet I'd love to But see I got a girl I'm really makin' love to Therefore I'm feelin' a lot more guilty when I rub you That's why I skip all of that kissin' when I f** you Flush the condom down the toilet then I skate I had you, but you can't have me, I never stay [Hook] Stay [Verse 2: J. Cole] Ha! Life in a hometown, ‘fore I could take a step I'm gettin' grown now And startin' to notice that I see the same hoes around Guess they had to go ‘round, my raps is profound I got the flows, but yet a n***a ain't got no sound Copped a beat machine, I'm cookin' up my own now Got my mind on the city where it goes down See, if I'mma get to where I'm goin' then I can't stay Although I love it here I'll be damned if I sit around another year Dreamin' dreams, hopin' somehow that they just appear The hardest part of leavin' is to know my mother here Oh, but I'm comin' back - oh boy, believe that Let's show the little n***as, boy, you can achieve that Got the city on my shoulders, piggy back Hello, my name is Cole and I'm here to stay

@AngeAries

9 ай бұрын

Salute, my G...⚡️💪🏼🔥🦾🤘🏼

@Chumchum339

5 ай бұрын

That Nas verse! Just a perfect pen to paper!! He be giving us that knowledge!

@PhysicsA.W.G-ic6nm

Ай бұрын

🙌🏾 Needed

I'm sitting in my room listening to miles Davis i can't believe it's been a year since I lost my beautiful mother as my queen wipes my tears last night I had a dream that you was still here i I'm lost without you can't believe I only had 19years with you rest in peace Andrea

Nas and J Cole both did it Love both versions 🔥🎶🔥

Jcole verse is just🔥🔥

To me it doesn't matter who verse was the best just enjoy listening to both of them of the track

That sax

@DrinkmoWater.

7 жыл бұрын

On the same level as Cole nd NAS right!!'

@SkaterJames760

7 жыл бұрын

mstroranges that be Stevie killing that shit.

@whtevercomesfrst

7 жыл бұрын

+PuhPuhTime bro u followin me? lol im seein u everywhere

@Lina-ei9ex

5 жыл бұрын

💯

@LaidbackNarration3000

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

damn this beats are from another world...

Could listen to this beat all day...nas n j cole both killed it!

Some rainy day music here....

J Cole is definitely the modern day Nas u either feel em or fall asleep listenin to em

@TheGreatonejah

4 жыл бұрын

Tee Peterson yeah bro our people being sleeping for years

@elijahebbert6884

3 жыл бұрын

nas is the modern nas lol

@brickztheproducer6931

2 жыл бұрын

@@elijahebbert6884 facts 🤣

@jayyy1677

2 жыл бұрын

J cole the modern day j cole

People will automatically say Nas' is better because it's Nas, however, J. Cole's version is way from 2009 and still sounds recent. Timeless.

@derekbarrero3511

8 жыл бұрын

But Nas is better lmfao

@kingcoletheiii1399

7 жыл бұрын

lovehoes09 .. I'm a huge Cole fan, but Nas bodied him on this track.

@AgainstDaMachine

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingcoletheiii1399 This is a blend. This is a Nas song and they threw Cole on it.

@AnoGamma777

4 жыл бұрын

@@AgainstDaMachine they both have a version of the song, and someone else mixed them together

@SharpshooterSensei

4 жыл бұрын

It's just facts. His flow is just so naturally fluid.

j cole is da bomb he really calm me down when i listen to his music

J coles first verse was magical

@michaelweatherspoon8197

6 жыл бұрын

heidi montiel yes it was.

"still look 20 still get money lady killa pushn a bentley " - nas

@danniellehaylor2233

8 жыл бұрын

cuz u no big man bars.!! spot light on me. Still look 20. straight 0g.

@takiyahbly7644

5 жыл бұрын

Yyyeess!!!

hello my name is Cole and I'm here to stay! Dope

Still amazing to listen. Just a great song ❤️

Cole's first verse is just LIFE

You guys don't even see that J Cole continues the story that Nas started smh

@middlechild1992

8 жыл бұрын

Cole made his first tho.. It's just a coincidence that it sound like that

@MrNocturnOwl

7 жыл бұрын

he doesn't tho

@Superjgoon

7 жыл бұрын

Saint James Not even close to his lyrics Nas is Goat but I like both artists

@warriorandchildofgod2425

6 жыл бұрын

You guys are missing the point of what he means by continuing the story that Nas started. Of course Nas is the goat but J. Cole is on his way to following in his footsteps with his raw art of hip-hop and his sound which also tells a story in his lyrics and so they complement each other and he respects Nas.

@GeronFletcher

5 жыл бұрын

Godfrey Sakyi lol Nas was the original version. The Cole jumped on for his mixtape

6 years later, we still here

Been listening to this song for a decade. Wow

Both Nas & J. Cole were great...not jst Nas.

@koreyp360

9 жыл бұрын

Nataliaa Big Krit - King 3... best stay...

@YLBLACKHOLLYWOOD

8 жыл бұрын

+koreyp360 krizzle killed it

@BreezyBeez

8 жыл бұрын

Still great Wym were lol

@younggod3906

6 жыл бұрын

Facts

still jamming to this poetry

Keep it real hip hop. I love it its gonna be alright😘😘😘😘 legendary people NEVER die

I like j Cole but nas verses was more fitting to the beat... Very interesting how they come up with two different concepts from the same beat... Both good in their own way...

@treeleaf6471

4 жыл бұрын

Nas' verse was better

@busymike

2 жыл бұрын

Cole’s lyrics are basic and the flow doesn’t fit the beat.

@yadirhenry5

2 жыл бұрын

because J.Cole's verse is a freestyle and this is Nas Song

@yadirhenry5

2 жыл бұрын

This is from the warm up mixtape

Damn shame how many people are too ignorant to know Nas & Cole didn't actually make this song together. Prob the same fools claiming to be day 1 fans.

@KingKalidor

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair stay and let Nas down are both better with the combined versus LOL

@playdough..

18 күн бұрын

I’m sure the fans know lol

I just came hear to listen to a torch being passed. Literally 🔥

J.Cole is one of the few new artists I really respect!

J cole killed this

I’m stuck didn’t know this existed🤦🏾‍♂️😭

@simphiwemthembu6183

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry

They both killed it but nas is a genius on this one and cole is a student who just got an A plus on nas exam

Classic Collaboration

her beauty is her curse

j cole is everything.

Word to Cole and Nas, make this collab happen, at least for us fans

Song still a banger to this day💯

The instruments talkin to me, they tellin a story too.

This is one of the most beautiful beats ever...

Cole laid down a nice verse . . . but Nas is consistent, y'know

@cristianr.1694

7 жыл бұрын

Sini we all love nas but you can't call him consistent most people who truely listen to rap and analyze. We know that Nas is glorified for stillmatic and maybe 2 other albums so he has about 8 albums meaning 3 out of 8 albums generally loved by all peoples the great consistency. Me I personally love Nas but he can't be described as consistent

@belak1551

6 жыл бұрын

Cristian Renteria it was illmatic not stillmatic... your validity is lost

@ForeverHues

6 жыл бұрын

Belak nah he still right tho. Nas is inconsistent

@theavatar9191

5 жыл бұрын

Cole is the definition of consistent

@user-sp6rt3xm3v

4 жыл бұрын

@@ForeverHues he is inconsistent to what people want to hear

beautiful song man

heard these two versions separately and wished somehow they could be combined Someone must've heard my wish! Good upload

i like this song mostly because it tells a story #RealMusic

2 of my favorite artists on one song 💕

2020 This where ima, Stay!

the beat on nas' version sounds like it was remastered or something...sounds better but both are dope period

I think Common would've been a great addition to this song. I just hear him rapping over this beat

@Tomiwasage

6 жыл бұрын

David Mckinney exactly

@AgainstDaMachine

4 жыл бұрын

yea you right about that

@cliffcliff3637

4 жыл бұрын

This is his kind of beat, he was gonna go hard on it

@brood8100

4 жыл бұрын

4 sure. Same flow

@younggod3906

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

Big krit - King part 3.. nas-stay remix.. my favorite

This song just is officially my favourite cole song

Played my friends the tape before I left my city for university, I'm about to kill my final year next year and that last verse keeps me going. I'll come back to this comment after my graduation. All the best to me and to you reading this.

@acceptance_7

9 ай бұрын

I assume that you have less than 2 months till your graduation Hope you've been on the grind

Wow, I never heard this - Nice! Thanks Papichulo

one of the best collaborations to date

The perfect duo

yoooo you just blessed me man my night is made

We need more Rap God’s passing the baton back,,,they already resting on their shoulders!

This colab is the future. 💐

the beat it's fire asf mannn

This nigga cole be spitting some real life shit. Have me the feeling I used to get cheating on my girl

@graffix21

8 жыл бұрын

Word, word. Got me thinking about the chick I used to see a few times a week. "Puppy eyes" she used to have when I would leave to go home.

@graffix21

8 жыл бұрын

Word, word. Got me thinking about the chick I used to see a few times a week. "Puppy eyes" she used to have when I would leave to go home.

@dannyhilljr518

8 жыл бұрын

Lol clown. Sucks to suck

@Artmanthegreatbackup2

6 жыл бұрын

Marr Tinnn lol fr

That transition between songs gets me boy 🔥

Never knew it was a remix. The original was always on my headphones through my first year of college.

I like big krit krits version...and thank you so much for getting in the studio with big krit and making magic

Az would of been fire on this! Him and Nas was a fire tag team!

6 years after & this song literally resonates with my soul #HIP-HOPISMYBLOODLINE

Pow. Js bars are so relevant to my life. Real talk.

They are both legends

Absolutely love J.Cole but I like Nas's part better 😊

J cole is so underrated,!Drake, tyga etc aint got shit on ColeWorld. Huge respect from Lithuania. I've been listening to you from day 1, keep it up

this always gives me feels

Gotta learn the piano , and a saxophone .....dope track

Finally the remix:) On replay!

Yo GOD just heard this for the first time GOD, PUT THIS OUT AGAIN, CATS NEED THIS KNOWLEDGE WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING,WOOOOORD TF UP DUN#BLUEGODNATION!!!

@raymondfleming3729

5 жыл бұрын

J.Cole and your adjectives are O so PRECISE!!! I'm up ALLAH NIGHT NOW, THIS IS A SOUND THAT MUST GO AROUND AND AROUND EXPEDITIOUSLY REPEATEDLY CONCRETELY,And so what I'm on 2 or a few, NO LOL ITHER...ETHER!!!

great mix

2018 and still plenty pressure applied in every line 🔥 🔥

Young Cole you made me proud u never let man down uk stand up. 🔼peace 👑 king

2020 and still bumping this. 💯❗🅱

When people trash Jcole's part i have to remember they are opinions everyone is entitled to one.

@JasonDChenJDCIQ

9 жыл бұрын

***** ye Nas is GOAT jcole is aight

@kingcoletheiii1399

9 жыл бұрын

Not exactly I listen to j Cole new album and he is my favorite rapper but Nas bodied him in this and flat out killed him in let Nas down but I think Cole will surpass Nas give him 2 or 3 years

@isaiahthompson3625

9 жыл бұрын

i say all his albums are fire in 10 years there rap wit take a turn for the worst look where it going we need someone to save it

@michaeldavidmontalvo2402

9 жыл бұрын

+llCasualDudell that album IS amazing

@antonioburns1125

8 жыл бұрын

+Tkeyah Dennard fuck allat u cute af babygurl

I don't know why people are saying Cole's verse was wack, I think his flow fits better with the beat than naz's verse. and besides he had a good story to tell too

It seems like these dudes went on and on, killing it the whole time.

Grown Folks music

This song just got me thinking

This song really hit home especially Jay Cole's part I can definitely relate to that

The song is cool & dope,I love it.

Two of the best to ever do it.

Still here 2024🔥

J Cole’s verse hit the heart I felt it. Nas always delivers 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯

Love this. Song just appreciate to beasts and legends on the same track on this fire beat man. Learning on piano it's sound dope I'm mean if you wanna here cole on fire 2014 forest Hill drive is sick no role modelz and that is triple platinum WITHOUT FEATURE

Dope track!