"Might as well be a singer but you aint harming Nas" hahah amazing!

@elahosun2101

4 жыл бұрын

Raton516 reaching long before smack rappers was incubated

@Meta4ce

4 жыл бұрын

@@elahosun2101 that's not a reach for that era, that's called an "accent line" ol weird Ghana nigga.

@ElohimPenemue

3 жыл бұрын

@@elahosun2101 That’s not a reach, it’s a called a double entendres.

This is easily one of the best hip hop tracks ever. The production is out of this world...shout out to Large Proffessor. The lyricism is hard hitting and paints a picture so vivid its like I'm watching a music video. Still listen to this daily. That makes it 328 days today. I know, I was late to recognize. Nas, New York East Coast...thats that real shit! Shout Out from South Africa!

@lucasleone1462

2 жыл бұрын

Everyday im still listening to this song.. Nas is so and still talented, i really love this man, he is my idol

@Baatar1998

Жыл бұрын

​@@lucasleone1462 my too

Nas Will Prevail, Life is Like a Dice Game and Purple from the Lost Tapes are some of my favorite tracks. These beats are great to drive over the Queensboro bridge at night.

@MrSofuskroghlarsen

7 жыл бұрын

I feel you, especially this beat is (for me) made for night time. In a big town like New York with tons of energies - just sitting in your windowframe and looking over the city.

@antoinelaupretre

6 жыл бұрын

de ja vu is also next level!

@IdeasOriginal

Жыл бұрын

Gotta Love It and Deja Vu too 🔥

My Favorite Nas Song

@jaycee9153

7 жыл бұрын

mine too

@denisbu7055

7 жыл бұрын

Coco Buff me three^^

@lillamar7773

5 жыл бұрын

Denis Bu me four^^

@MikloVelka_

5 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt my #1

@scinnyc

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too...which is why I remade it kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmlo1paMe7S5Yqw.html

I was born in 88 ..and my memory started working around 92 ..that beat reminds me of those times and a 80s vibe.

@ElohimPenemue

3 жыл бұрын

That’s because it was the Michael Jackson Human nature sample.

@jordanfan88

3 жыл бұрын

@@ElohimPenemue i know that..I mean mix of that and the trumpet. Early 90s everything used alot of jazz.

@jshada11

2 ай бұрын

I was born in 89 so yeah those times were great.

Hearing this on Bob and Stretch for the first time at probably 2am was mind blowing. This is my favorite hip hop song of all time.

Nas mentions Roberto Duran, side note my cousin fought him for the belt, but lost. Duran was a great fighter. brought back that memory!

"You might as well be a singer but ain't harmonized". Nastrodamus predicted auto tune

@retrollennialdungeonz2451

6 жыл бұрын

Nutty McBuster *harmin' Nas. *play on words for harmonized.

@47AdriRamiAKAETHG

3 жыл бұрын

It ain’t that deep homie

@ElohimPenemue

3 жыл бұрын

You do know Autotune is a derivative of the Talk Box that Roger Troutman used back in the 80’s right?

@MRG978

3 жыл бұрын

Relax guys I wrote this comment 7 years ago and I was probably high af LOL

@Samuelrodrigues_

3 жыл бұрын

@@MRG978 Damn u still active

Lyrically, it doesn't get fuller than this. Just, incredible

I like this version better

@sergiodarosa1034

2 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@michaelvelotta4896

Жыл бұрын

What’s the original?

@maxpayneful4328

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaelvelotta4896 This is the original version of 'It Ain't Hard To Tell' - it was on Nas's demo tapes from 91 and 92.

@d.p.5376

Жыл бұрын

That's understandable. This nice...but I think he chose correct. This is a b side heavy knowledge joint

@deeayeveeeyedee3793

7 ай бұрын

@@d.p.5376 agreed

This belongs in a museum

I love these old demos :) so nostalgic!

@jaycee9153

7 жыл бұрын

*nastalgic

@kalvarke2667

6 ай бұрын

@@jaycee9153 I know I'm late but no way you tried correcting a correct spelling and make it wrong. Idiot do you want me to eat you up like a pickle you silly chicken.

NAStalgic!!!!

@storminhip-hop-dopeasshqhi6375

6 жыл бұрын

dabeatboxer83 Hell Yeah !

This is so raw...aged like wine. Damn I wish I grew up on some hip hop I was into jazz soul and 80s house....but living in the hood, it would've been crazy to have gotten into hip hop early on instead of later in my teens...and that was 2002-2003 SMH

@jordanfan88

4 жыл бұрын

Unless you in NY...you wouldn't of heard this.. illmatic tracks has a similar vibe to this beat.

This song gives me goosebumps and send chills down my spine. They dont make music like they used too!!

Already I'm Ill but I can only get better, with lyrics as pretty as a nickel plated beretta

[Verse 1] It ain't hard to tell, I excel and prevail The mic comes in contact with the third rail My raps react, they attack the whack just like a maniac With this, see I'm a brainiac I'll call you tattoo, you never come off I flip the script with a sawed-off, boss A modern Shakespeare-reincarnated Brains are elevated, I'm bein' R rated This style is terror, drastic Meltin' the plastic, and I eat mics just like acid Burn your pen and pads, mics you'll need not 'Cause I be packin' like a Rasta in a weed spot Hittin' your heart with a hollow-tip verbally illin' Minds manipulated, my raps are nickel-plated I execute raps like I'm swingin' an axe around This is a mic shut down Notify the President-that I'm bombin' your residence And I'm leavin' no evidence Voice box yells, lyrics'll excel Rappers gettin' smoked, you can smell the hot shells Your style is fake, snake, well dramatized You might as well be a singer but ain't harmin' Nas Here's the break, I can translate lyrics so well I excel, it ain't hard to tell [Hook] It ain't hard to tell [Verse 2] I got a case of vocal fever, I'm here to make you a believer Nas wrecks the tweeters and receivers Lyrics will explode, my brain overloads Gimme a Grammy, competition is dead just like Sammy I leave minds magnetized like slaves Your style is old fashion like waves Holdin' a pistol at a pastor, pullin' the trigger faster Tell 'em I was sent by his Master But that topic's too deep for your ear Here's the science you can comprehend clear Advanced intellectual, a time bomb speeder I'll know your whole card just like a palm reader Non-stop, I'm bustin' heads like the FEDs baby pops This is not the Kindergarten Cop Put on your blindfold, I'ma release and stand tall I detonate bombs at the Policeman's Ball This is art from the heart, I leave 'em marked for death In each breath, in this game, I'm the ref Already I'm ill but I can only get better With lyrics as pretty as a nickel-plated Beretta I master dialects, of uncommon languages A black man caught by the Klan couldn't hang with this These are proverbs, copy cat attackers, huh I'm wanted dead 'cause I'ma genocide to rappers Battlin' Nas is dead when my brain reacts You might as well have fell asleep on a train track This ain't the same track that you're used to This is rhythmatic, automatic, try it, you oughta have it Slaughter your tape recorder; givin' thanks to my supporters And keep flowin' like water No matter the obstacle, Nasty Nas will prevail Ayo, it ain't hard to tell [Hook] It ain't hard to tell [Verse 3] Check it I catch wreck with my intellect, suckers are incorrect I'm gonna win 'cause you slept On Nas, word is bond, I leave the microphone torn False rappers, you need to write your own song Metaphors are murder, man, hittin' like Roberto Duran Hold the mic in my hand, my life span Imitators will sweat me like gym class Your raps are fat, shit, then I'll be Slim Fast New rap recruits I salute then delete 'em Verbally eat 'em, because my ears don't need 'em Nas is a terrorist, analyst Swingin' my fists like a nigga breakin', possessed by Satan You couldn't compete with a beat that was fast or slow Brothers is gettin' shipped out like I was Castro I can eat your flavor but I'm not a candy lover I use a Lethal Weapon, just like Danny Glover Execute monologues, sabotage entourage Mutilate mics like a maniac at large I talk with slang, and use my brain Generate pain, penetrate your vein Move like a maniac, Nas is nice, son Talk to your conscience and hit like Tyson No competition, 'cause I cause wonders Nas will battle rappers by the football numbers A motor mouth killer, rhyme writin' thriller Hold a Mac-11, and attack a reverend Don't sleep 'cause you might not wake I speak deep, dialects I translate Me and friends commit sins on the regular Murder my competitors, and et cetera Nas is a gypsy Egyptian Flippin' the script and microphone manufacturers are victims My voice makes your ear drums swell It ain't hard to tell

Nas mentions Roberto Duran. My cousin fought him for the belt. My cousin lost, but fought a good fight.

Funny how this sounds 80’s and the album version is absolute 90’s. Love em both!

thanks for making a HQ version of this song, this is one of my favorite songs of all time. reminds me of my freshmen year in high school. haha.

Bless your soul for uploading this demo tape. Ive never heard some of these songs and My fucking brain is melting from how smooth these tracks are

@exkimo64 Thanks alot man for the nice polished and clean verison of the track! but i kinda liked the sctracthier quality one, it just felt so raw...but still thnx for the uploads

You couldn't compete with a beat that was fast or slow brothers are getting shipped out like i was Castro

nas is the greatest to ever do it. also good looks on including the samples in the intro. 😎

The nasty nas demo tape is by far the best thing ever happen to the east coast so ahead of its time

one of my favorite tracks. incredible. never gets old to me. same goes with big L tracks, kool g rap, big daddy kane...today's so called hip hop is damaged, at least mainstream...some still hold it down but the excellent mic skills, originality, some of that hard mentality, sound and heart that was once poured in to all the emcee's work is lost with the way the business is now a days. everyone wants to be celebrity and its killing the game.

Shit bring tears to my eyes. Beautiful. 90s

very smooth beats just incredible!!! big up all the real headz

Masterpiece of nature.

This is real hip-hop. Fuck that 2Chainz, or Lil Wayne or whatever.

amazing

Remember listening to this while playing GT4 Nas this is why Nas is Top 3 of Alltime

1 year ago I posted to this song. A year later still rockin this old ass wicked beat. Nas will prevail. Shit homie, I will prevail :)

Fkn sick shit man. Sorry for the language. Fkn killed this in the 90s. Still today. A poet man.

Nas forever, The GOAT

timeless

Phenomenal.

Nas is wicked man...... i feel him on this one...

@exkimo64 Yes,i realized it after i read the intro description.Thanks dude.

i luv this beat

am loving this remix man nas is the best

@vincentross8940

4 жыл бұрын

Not a remix the original demo

2022 Nas Still Prevails

What i would give for this and other unreleased Nas classics to get an official HQ release

This is fuckin dope! It’s giving a Summer time vibe with a hood vibe 👏🏾👏🏾

Most underrated song in rap

Good! Hope you enjoy it =)

I think the highest acclaim this song could be given was from Stretch and Bobbito. This was the first song they played, of all the joints they had at their disposal, for this one to be chosen, you know it's that special.

@SafuuProducer

3 ай бұрын

Nah, Son. First joint they played was Ultramagnetics - way before this joint was cut.

freshmen year of high school! haha take me back

@Cuddy83

5 жыл бұрын

7th grade in middle school here

@realking4918

5 жыл бұрын

@@Cuddy83 you were lucky to be alive at that age at that time, last of the real

@realking4918

5 жыл бұрын

you were lucky to be alive at that age at that time, last of the real

@johndoe7033 I actually didn't clean this track up. I found it. The only thing I did was remove the one DJ tag that was present. Sorry mate

I wish this was on ITunes!

Not sure how Russell didn't sign Nas after hearing this.

@frankwhite7109

3 жыл бұрын

Russ was right. Nas didn't sell. He was underground. He lookin to sell records. His A&R signed him anyway... Faith Newman. Plus his artist Serch brokered his deal.

@nomibe2911

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankwhite7109 First record went Gold and his second and third album went multi platinum.

@KvngLxo

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankwhite7109 little did he know Nas would go on to be in top 5 biggest rap stars in like 96

@grinchoi1

Жыл бұрын

He said he sounded like Kool G Rap and passed on him. Elektra also passed. Insane!

@david_king_music

Жыл бұрын

@@grinchoi1 It's true, you could say this sounds a bit like G-Rap would sound on the lighter parts of 4,5,6... like Fast Life, Ghetto Knows...but small differences make it stand out gloriously. Nas's slightly lighter more agile tone, the Human Nature sample, clearer diction and flow with less 32nds/triplets, the references... magic

@ALVmazer Nope that's Life's A Bitch. The horns are sampled for this song and it says in the video where they came from and at what point in the sample they appear. So check it out.

☄️💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍

@mrapple8 No problem. Don't forget to download it with the links I provided under the vid.

@twinklepayne This isn't a remix. This is the original version of It Ain't Hard To Tell (the lyrics are completely different). It was on Nas's Demo. Large Professor produced it and the label asked them to do it again, so Large Pro flipped the sample (this too uses Human Nature by Michael Jackson) and thus It Ain't Hard To Tell was born

@lifestraight

6 жыл бұрын

exkimo64 What's the other sample? The background contains a looming sound that rises and lowers.

@escolol

5 жыл бұрын

lifestraight The only sample that's used in both songs is from Human nature, the first bar is what you hear in both songs, but in nas will prevail there are filters so it sounds very different. it aint hard to tell also uses MJ's vocals. hope that explains it

@jordanfan88

4 жыл бұрын

Large pro said it sounded too much like human nature so he changed it a bit

@frankwhite7109

3 жыл бұрын

@Willam Johnson Who you? Give us the inside scoop 7...Large Pro just released another Nas demo from 92 Number Man. Ill! Only 1 verse.

@hoody232 Nope this is the actual version, a different file I found. I just removed a tag from it (it had one but it wasn't over any lyrics so I was able to get rid of it.

This is my favorite version of this song I think he should have went with this one.

Excellent clean up on the track!!! I was wondering if you could do me a favor. If you youtube "The Roots feat. Jill Scott - You got me (NPA live, 19.04.1999)" and click on it, you will hear that the audio of the video is TERRIBLE! I was hoping you could extract all that is wrong within it and the post it up on youtube, and with the to a dwnld to, if you could. You know, make it sound HQ like you did with this track. Please and thank you. Also, Madd Props on this clean track v.

@omgomg138 Your welcome. And true but it being untagged also makes it much better too

Wow

@SHortstuFF911 No problem. Download under the video too =)

U might as well be a singer but aint harmin Nas (harmonize) =O

Excellent clean up on the track!!! I was wondering if you could do me a favor. If you youtube "The Roots feat. Jill Scott - You got me (NPA live, 19.04.1999)" and click on it, you will hear that the audio of the video is TERRIBLE! I was hoping you could extract all that is wrong within it and the post it up on youtube, and with a link to a dwnld to, if you could. You know, make it sound HQ like you did with this track. Please and thank you. Also, Madd Props on this clean track v.

When I hear this song I think "New York City". When I think about New York City I play this tune in my head.

Best hip hop song ever?

so so fucking hard

"I call you tattoo - you never come off....." Damn money!!!!

@SkinneyPirate What does that mean? I provided download links. Then you put the songs into iTunes and update you iPod

@halo239 No prob. I've actually been sitting on this for quite a while.

Nas

Hip Hop best!

any chance of a re-up?

Large professor Flow

Bro said “I excute rap like I’m swinging a axe around”

Style Old Fashioned Like Niggas Rockin Waves #FunkyThrowBack #Classic Demo

Can i buy the demo tape ??

@XatHacker yep! nas songs haha. those 2 right there are my fav by nas!

My rhymes are nickel plated

This is the early old school style. The album version changed the rap game.

@exkimo64 ok man thanks for the info

Wonder why Large Pro dropped the horns in 94? Ill riff sound like Pete Rock sound from 92...

I heard that Nasir's dad played the trumpet in this song.

Sitting in traffic. I will prevail. 😁

the song is a killa, to bad there is no better quality :(

Cleaner than my copy forsure. My analog version is much grittier and grimey

Why isn’t this on ITunes?

No Ipod download :/

Wow, nasty nas is written at the bottom. You know just by that, that this is an old tape.

Anyone know who prod this?

@ciskelatour4306

3 ай бұрын

Large Professor

big daddy kane vibes

These are proverbs.. NaSty Nas.. ‘in your area bout’ to cause mass hysteria’

Gangsta - what happened to the version where something like "J RHYME NIGGA!" is said.

@EnigmaticEntertainment

3 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to this one? kzread.info/dash/bejne/opeu07Fpm826grw.html

2023??

He should have went with this one or somehow re-released it. I have a version of this without the damn DJ 's talking.

Me and friends commit sins on the regular, murder my competitors and etcetera. Nas is a gypsy, Egyptian, flippin the script and microphone manufacturers are victims.

good job getting rid of that tag, that totally ruined the atmosphere the song creates every time I heard it.

they all sound big L

Out all night writing graff in the 90’s. Take me home. I just wanna leap home.