And thus, a legend was born

@basro22

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly that!

@musicmadness3889

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. The 2nd coming of Rakim.

@Crackthe40oz

2 жыл бұрын

Greatest of All Time

@antionettawolfe9933

2 жыл бұрын

@@basro22 facts

@Jay-iu4st

Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣

90s crowd were live as fuck.

@teerilla

3 жыл бұрын

No screens in the crowd, people actually lived in the moment

@WG4L187

2 жыл бұрын

@@teerilla facts bro they were shocked

@Creakytomcat333

2 жыл бұрын

Anything seems live compared to the crowds in America today go to Europe and you’ll see the difference

@karithema9ician657

2 жыл бұрын

And tbh it don’t even look like they was moving that much🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂 it’s just the ENERGY! Them niggas was focused on watching young Nas up close 👌🏾 🔥🔥🔥

@karithema9ician657

2 жыл бұрын

@@Creakytomcat333 facts , over seas they go harder for hip hop.🤦🏾‍♂️👀😂😂 they making us Look spoiled and spoon fed. Niggas don’t appreciate the art

He had just rhymed "I leave the microphone split" and it actually happened in real life right there and then. I microphone malfunctioned!!! Street's disciple indeed, lol

@blakaxx88

8 жыл бұрын

+Tradutor dawg I don't know what's better u pointing that out or that shit actually happening!!!! anyway much respect

@drayhudson3776

6 жыл бұрын

God's Son

@flv-9984

5 жыл бұрын

wtf hahah

@Moneyg73

5 жыл бұрын

I think that was set up. But it's Nas who knows.

@lendog3000

5 жыл бұрын

Was gonna comment the same. He split that shit

This verse is insane, especially considering how young nas was at the time.. NASTY NAS!!!

@LxrdBreezy00

Жыл бұрын

If i was Hearin this shit back in 91. Mffs mind woulda been blown

@JBC02

8 ай бұрын

It’s even crazier because his rhyme scheme were years ahead - he really did birth a style for these guys . By 95 this was the norm

@jeanmarie1824

7 ай бұрын

​@@JBC02Nas the GOAT, but Rakim birthed the style. you can even hear Rakim's influence in this verse.

@powderedtoastfacekillah734

3 ай бұрын

@@jeanmarie1824and Kool G Rap. You can hear clearly hear his influence too

@akeme25

29 күн бұрын

Dude was 17 spitting rhymes like this!

When he says "i leave the microphone split" the mic starts bugging

@lebron23phenom

8 жыл бұрын

wow. lol

@zevlovex222

8 жыл бұрын

!!! I swear my headphones started buggin at the same time the mic starts buggin!!! the FCK !! no wonder, my head nerly exploded after hearing this after a looong time !!:]

@CelineCatalina98

7 жыл бұрын

he wasn't joking i guess.

@sevchenko2649

4 жыл бұрын

The mic got ofended

@sharigan9694

3 жыл бұрын

Just a legend

this is proof that Nas is the greatest rapper of all time

@layzeemaluku

7 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Two-Times you better not say that again

@quezstaxxx9279

7 жыл бұрын

+Jimmy Two-Times Nigga lie again

@hkmori_latina

7 жыл бұрын

nas is the best

@raoulhery

7 жыл бұрын

he was great but lacked consistency

@TharsanJeyachandran

6 жыл бұрын

personally my favorite rapper is Rakim.

Just for the record all of this classic footage comes from one man! Ralph McDaniels of Video Music Box. He deserves the utmost respect. A true unsung hero of the culture.

@TheSlimFresh

5 жыл бұрын

We're indeed very lucky that he was there and made such a good quality footage, lots of respect! I will add his name to the description. How did you get this information ?

@insubordinatenyctv3627

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@imsofocused4678

2 жыл бұрын

This comment aged well because Nas himself just a show about Ralph McDaniels and video music box.

@KiambuX

Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@j2323j

Жыл бұрын

The channel where I get all my videos from ?

He was 16 when he made that verse not 18. Just saying.

@whysoseriousc

9 жыл бұрын

Yea he was 18 when he released illmatic and this was 3 years before that.

@Modubz

9 жыл бұрын

Whysoserious he was 20

@Modubz

9 жыл бұрын

major league gamming when illmatic was released

@Modubz

8 жыл бұрын

spacejam480 I know

@Modubz

8 жыл бұрын

spacejam480 when I said he was 20 i meant when illmatic was released

I still can't believe he was 16 and sounded this cool.

@354allday

2 жыл бұрын

Nigga hasn't age in 30+ yrs

@muhaisfromqueens

Жыл бұрын

17

@bassboosteddrill

6 ай бұрын

@@muhaisfromqueenshe was 16

@JoseRomero-ft4kg

2 күн бұрын

​@@bassboosteddrill bro it literally says 18 at the start 😂

@RealHumanPerson-zz7ix

10 сағат бұрын

he wrote the verse at 16-17

I love how he awkwardly went straight to the back like he didn’t do what he just did.

@The-Enigma-S7

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@The-Enigma-S7

2 жыл бұрын

That’s Nas!! Not really a fan of the camera.

@villedocvalle

Жыл бұрын

He was featured on that track but the show is for Main Source so his part was done

@cron9756

2 ай бұрын

he is just a shy little goober

U can see nas exiting stage left after his verse, thus began a producer manhunt for a high school dropout who decided to read the dictionary and change the game

If Nas has a biopic movie, this scene should be in it when he first raps.

@solitary2

Жыл бұрын

Why would they use prerecorded footage for a biopic instead of recreating it?

@mackmccord3743

Жыл бұрын

@@solitary2 he said scene not footage

@alexk1367

9 ай бұрын

​@@solitary2why would they recreate it when an iconic original video already exists?

@taylenbronso5550

Ай бұрын

@@alexk1367because its a biopic of his life dipshit 🤦🏻

"time is illmatic keep static like wool fabric" - always loved that.

@windowslogo3577

5 жыл бұрын

wrong song.

@47negus

4 жыл бұрын

Pack a 4matic to crack your whole cabbage

@yassinemy9175

3 жыл бұрын

@@47negus wich song?

@47negus

3 жыл бұрын

@@yassinemy9175 nas - life's a bitch

@villedocvalle

Жыл бұрын

Split you’re whole cabbage

That crowd was really paying attention to what he was saying. I’m sure they never forget that night seeing Nas the first time and not knowing he’d become the GOAT.

I WAS THERE!!! I used to promote that nightclub da old “Country Club” up on the upper east side WOOOW takes me baaack!!! That night was ca’raaazy SWV, BIGGIE, PUFF, ERR’body!!!

@joeljoseph9017

3 жыл бұрын

U witness something special

@hamilgregorio1451

3 жыл бұрын

Big too? When did he drop his first album? I know Nas dropped Illmatic 1991.

You can tell Nas is going in on the microphone he was hungry as hell back then to go in the rap game

Nas verse was ground breaking at the time.

“Poetry attacks, paragraphs punch hard, my brain is insane, I’m out to lunch God” filthy.

At 0:16 he indeed melted the mic .. Nas The GOAT ... Greatest MC that ever touched the mic

@earningzekrom4173

4 жыл бұрын

69 likes

@ncbrothad

9 ай бұрын

KRS RAKIM G RAP AND KANE MIGHT HOLD UP THEIR HANDS

"my mic check is life or death, breathing a snipers breath.." And he was not playing. Put him around a microphone and his lifes opportunities and goals were riding on it. No time for anything other than precise rhymes that kill.. the whole legacy has unfolded beautifully

@craigr4763

3 жыл бұрын

Never paid as much attention to that line until you've drawn me to it just now. A clever metaphor for baited breath. I love coming back to shit and hearing more than I had previously. His verse here is one of the best of all time.

Wow Nas' first recorded verse ever, a legend from the start

This verse was sooo hard, I think people at the time still didn't digest what they had heard. Nas was so ahead of his time it ain't even funny.

@TommieGun71

2 жыл бұрын

Most of the people in the crowd had already heard in the streets..... you think this is the 1st time they perform this song?

@MoejiiOsmanTV

2 жыл бұрын

“Swim in in in women like a lifeguard….” Guarantee u no nigga in America heard that line at that time….like if you break down the lyricism it’s unheard of for that time..it was the time big daddy Kane and takin was nasty don’t get me wrong and was heavily influenced by the god but this freestyle is on another level

@TechLidBull

2 жыл бұрын

@@TommieGun71 not everyone heard it. Or did you forget back in the day tapes released slowly on the streets, especially the underground scene. Some people heard it yes, but others heard it for the very first time.

@Gofroze

2 жыл бұрын

They definitely digested it…verse made him a early legend

Nas was around 17 or 18 yrs old. This was the Marc Ballroom in Union Square. I remember this show and it's definitely the first time Nas hit the stage. This brings back memories.

He sounded like Kool G Rap.. 28 years now, he's the greatest rapper of all time, Lyrically. He took the G Rap flow, Rakim Lyricism to another level.

Fuck, I wish I was there.

@villedocvalle

Жыл бұрын

You were, if you’re down you’re down.

"I'm iller than an aids patient" will go down as one of the greatest lines I've ever heard

@CrackerBarrelkid555

5 жыл бұрын

Ash Dewhirst that’s cute look up Big L and his lyrics 🤣

@emigarcia8323

5 жыл бұрын

@@CrackerBarrelkid555 pfft. Listen to capital steez.

@luckyseven269

4 жыл бұрын

Like an aids test what’s the result

@luckyseven269

4 жыл бұрын

NOT POSITIVE, WHOS THE BEST PAC NAS AND BIG

@jake100xx

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrackerBarrelkid555 Nas, Big L, Steez and Kool G Rap are all worthy of being in the same sentence. 4 GOATS

the beginning of greatness

@klext

7 жыл бұрын

pac was a great artist but nas had pac on lyricism even at 16-17 that's why nas is considered "greatness"

@carloscarson4556

6 жыл бұрын

no nas got his own style

@RJMacReady1

5 жыл бұрын

​@@Blackfeet Pac was charismatic and died early and is thus wrongfully hailed as the greatest nowadays, when he shouldnt even crack top 10 in terms of lyrics, flow, inventiveness, etc. Nas, rakim, biggie, big L, pun, dmx, guru, kurupt, andre, g rap, scarface, eminem, ghostface, gza, and others all had as good or in most cases better skills on the mic than pac. And Im sure more will come to me, this is just off the top of my head. Hell, take spice1, he did exactly what pac did and arguably just as good but didnt get nearly the same recognition.

The joint that had labels goin crazy over him. Who woulda thought he would become arguably the greatest of all time

GOAT

So THIS was Nas FIRST verse? A PROPHET was born!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

One of the most important moments of hip hop history

The rest is history !!

when nas said "step to me you'd rather step to jahovah", the crowd got louder but that verse was dope

Just like that the god of Rap was born

"I'm iller than an AIDS patient".Jesus Christ!!!. Nas is amazing

21 Average could never!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I got Illmatic on CD and the single I love it Nas is a legend I was born in 1991 the early 90s all day my mother graduated in 1991 that same year and had me I love my mother and I am from Maryland I am I will be 26 yrs old.

Thank you Main source for putting one of the greatest rapper ever on

Nasty Nas his verse gave me chills 🥶🥶🥶🥶🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

he was born to be different, legit

Was recently listening to this at work. When you have ear phones on you can really hear the youthhess in Nas voice. Scary to be so young spitting like that.

45k views what a disgrace

@TheSlimFresh

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know... the whole world needs to see this vid ! Share it with your friends :p

@bruh_oly1370

5 жыл бұрын

Bad isn't it. He's a architect of that whole 90's golden era of rap. Yet we have lil Nas or lil this or that on now for the kids with silly amounts of likes . Personally I think Nas is a better person at rapping nostalgically over what he observes than any other rapper. He gets the story over like Biggie, PAC, etc he's up there and jay ain't got the edge

Wow I was in this crowd at this show! it was in Manhattan on 11th Avenue!

@the_cousin_of_death2648

3 жыл бұрын

What's the date?

This video is pure proof why Nas is one of the greatest rappers ever

0:16 he wasn't lying, the microphone started messing up not even halfway through his part

"Before stepping to me, you'd rather step to Jehovah" WOAH! Jay-Z "Jay-Hova" subliminal diss even before their beef materialized!!! Street's disciple indeed, lol

@Okieant

9 жыл бұрын

+Tradutor LOL Jay was wearing Hawaiian shirts when Nas dropped this.

@waranle961

8 жыл бұрын

+Elvis Maduro lol

@majortom7758

8 жыл бұрын

+Elvis Maduro & had whiskers like a rat!

@JuanToro420

7 жыл бұрын

and selling drugs on AZ's high school haha come on guys, nas is better but old jay-z was fire

@deeperthanmusic8119

6 жыл бұрын

Kæft Du Tyk ,.LAUGHABLE...have you heard Jay Z's 1st raps...😁😂🤣😃😅

Crazy its now 31 years ago and dude still nice

i had this entire show on vhs - i cant exactly remember but i think its kilamanjaro with brand nubian , biz , g rap , main source and nas and a tribe called quest i taped 45 min on friday and the rest on saturday afternoon , it was shown on video music box ....unfortunately i lost my vhs copy and no one seems to have the entire full uncut taping ...except probably ralph mcdaniels ... im not 100 percent sure but i think its brand nubian album premiere

Nas killed it 🔥🔥 🔥

I saw this as well on time is illmatic documentary

Look how shy and coy Nas was. You can tell he was nervous. Clearly before he became a true “Master of the crowd” Nas is the G.O.A.T!!!!

The day the greatest MC of all time was birthed.

16?!?! Nas is only 16 years old here ??? 🤦🏻‍♀️ Goat 🐐 ❤💯👀

Before the internet energy is unmatched

The legend was born

Thank you for this! Played this for my gf... she just bugged out and I'm sure she now understands why I'm such a Nas stan

trying to memorize these lines. the entire verse is legendary!!

So ahead of his time 🔥🔥 NASSIR!

The G.O.A.T. Since he was a kid, he just throws boom nuclear paragraphs incrementally. He is anger n attacker.

& the rest was HISTORY

Nas so cold

@oleschool2241

5 жыл бұрын

They don't call him Nasty Nas for nothing

This verse 🔥

and since then nothing has been the same

I never saw this until now 7/23/20..🔥🔥🔥

One of the coldest debut verses ever

He was saying some wild shit at 17 just like the old odd future songs were

The microphone malfunction did not stop him he just switched

Fast forward 31 years later.. little kids calling him irrelevant!

And A star was born..

Man, those 90s crowds you just don't see shit like that anymore. Check out a live performance of You Know my Steez Live 1998. Even small crowds had the place shaking. Everyone's too busy pissing about with their phones now.

When i was twelve, i went to hell for snuffin jesus, What a bar lol

And the Legend was born

Literally saved rap

Monsters of hip hop, that stage is full of hip hop legends and history.

They so need to make a film about him from hood life to good life!

Man Nas was mad young &’sounded like he been in the game for ten years & up!

The Legendary Nas Was Born

Buddy rockin Arrest the president shirt hard need one ASAP

I'm out to lunch, God.

A God was Born

damn, cant believe i was actually 19 going on 20 Years Old in 1991 , lol DAMN !!!!, Im OLD !!!! :(

1991 man i wish i was there

that is some rare shit! Awesome.

Its crazy nobody knew who he was at this point and how classic this verse would be

greatest cameo verse of all time

just chills and smiles its sooooooooooo gooooooooood

When I was 12, I went to hell for snuffing Jesus. Can't think of a harder line than that one! OMG

Your favorite rappers favorite rapper... Where it all started

And so a legend was born...

And a young king is born👑

One of my favorite raps EVER

They shouldn’t let Nas go first.

Yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤯 🤯 Classic True Skool🔥🔥 Thank you for posting this! 👊🏽

Classic track Nas was only 17 when this dropped.

@antoniohoward981

Ай бұрын

16. This was July 1991

@wandererkenshin7557

Ай бұрын

​@antoniohoward981 He was born September 1973 so he was 17 years old.

@antoniohoward981

Ай бұрын

@@wandererkenshin7557 July 91 he was 16. Do the math and get back with me. Oh my bad u right

"I leave the microphone split" and the mic fucks up

They just did a live playing of Nas's new album Queen Bridge , Kanye and all types of heads out listening.

17 YEARS OLD

@LL_COOL_RELL_140

2 жыл бұрын

17!

A legend is born

Nas just went to the back smooth. That's dope.

Nasir😍😍😍