That fuckin beat...

@JAMARI645

8 жыл бұрын

ikr

@ianhenry6874

8 жыл бұрын

It's dope as hell

@MrAllenm94

8 жыл бұрын

Nashonn Often it's the beat that "Hooks" you, then you listen to the lyrics, I know this is up there with all time great hip-hop lyrics.

@williampscott3539

7 жыл бұрын

How about the beat and lyrics

@vishalshah4497

7 жыл бұрын

thanks to DJ premier!!

this a legendary beat

@eagleknx1179

6 жыл бұрын

But the lyrics are better

@archol6596

6 жыл бұрын

Everything on same level. Highest level.

@andrickagrady4248

6 жыл бұрын

Speaker Bangerz

@Raperitis

6 жыл бұрын

the song in general

@BGUTTbeatz

6 жыл бұрын

Anyone know where the Sample is from?

R.I.P. to Legendary jazz musician Ahmad Jamal passed who away yesterday. This classic hip hop song wouldn’t be possible without the sample of Ahmad Jamal’s “I Love Music”

@bake30

Жыл бұрын

May he forever rest in peace.

@richnikov_

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this gem of knowledge

@slowcuber_aze

11 ай бұрын

May Allah grant him Jannat. His contribution to jazz was revolutionary

@cosmicparsec9463

10 ай бұрын

When Ahmad died, I looked for any public mention that NAS had made about it and found nothing. Not even a simple tweet

@slimpickens01

10 ай бұрын

​@@cosmicparsec9463nothing from Pete Rock either?

This song saved my life, literally. Back in the 90's, me and the homeboys was on the wrong side of the tracks and we ended up on that gang life shit. We got caught slippin, while I was on my Acura with my lil homie and the rest were on another car who end up getting shot from the opps on Central/60th intersection down in Florence South Central LA. I had this song playing on the stereo and at the same moment Nas was paying homage to Ill Will and all his dead friends from Queens on his second verse, they started to shoot em up. Thanks to God we all survived, and that verse from Nas changed my vision of life, so I ended up doing a 180 turn and went to college.

@SlimbyTheSillyGoose

5 ай бұрын

Good for u dude seriously

@rylanprime6176

4 ай бұрын

That’s awesome. Looks like you got a sweet 370 now too 😂

@deathcoming4you

4 ай бұрын

@@rylanprime6176 yeah, that's my baby right there, and it's stock for now 😅 I bought it brand new after I broke up with my ex gf, nice change if you ask me lol

@FeelingMischevious

4 ай бұрын

Neva leavs tha pad witout packin a gun -Eazy E

@hef3281

4 ай бұрын

''Doe, let me out''

90s hip hop will never die

@cedrichamlover7937

5 жыл бұрын

NEVER!

@moisesrivera4255

5 жыл бұрын

And 80s

@Tuloco00

5 жыл бұрын

It will eventually but for now it’s fye

@RellyOhBoy

5 жыл бұрын

Not as long as we keep it alive... This was the golden age and I'm glad I came up in it. This generation is clueless as to what real music is. I remember the day this album dropped. I copped the second single "It ain't hard to tell" a few months before the album dropped then I copped the album the day it dropped. Easily one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time.

@crazykidy224

4 жыл бұрын

@@RellyOhBoy there is no golden age

It still amazes me how a 20 year old's debut album is easily the best album of all time. Nas is one of the best

@blankchannel7656

5 жыл бұрын

Big Chungus he is the best🔥

@DragonMarkting

5 жыл бұрын

not the best of all time, but definitely one of the best rap albums ever

@LosHomiesDre

5 жыл бұрын

elhussein yea he is

@DragonMarkting

5 жыл бұрын

Goatquon Barkley It is one of the best albums of all time and one of the best rap albums of all time

@plazmikpond

5 жыл бұрын

It's Also amazing how it's been a little over 20 years since it was released.

I could listen to this song 1000 times and never get tired of it

@zyorus8092

Жыл бұрын

same + your profile pic aka ride the lightning is my lockscreen, we must be in the right place

@369DamnThingsFine3

Жыл бұрын

@@zyorus8092 I’m glad there are recent comments showing me this songs still goated

@PeteyS.D.

Жыл бұрын

I've listened to this song 1000x and still ain't tired of it.

@user-qd4yi9kw3k

Жыл бұрын

Ong

@friedmoose

Жыл бұрын

same also W metallica pfp i just bought metallica and pantera tickets last night

30 YEARS OF ILLMATIC 👑🐐

@banguraheduardm

2 ай бұрын

2024... still here👊

@traviscarter1023

Ай бұрын

1994-2024

@electravonshock732

Ай бұрын

And still da best.

The production on this album is insane... it almost feels psychedelic. It's timeless.

@anas-432

3 жыл бұрын

Large professor and pete rock and dj premier!!!

@niggato23

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say pyschedelic at all

@PersonS-hu9om

2 жыл бұрын

@@anas-432 also q tip

@luisrivas9661

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the devil you hear

@Kiloooooooooo

2 жыл бұрын

@@luisrivas9661 bro what are u even talking abt💀

Idgaf what anybody says NAS is the real GOAT of hip hop

@lazyworkaholic7011

4 жыл бұрын

What an ignorant point of view..

@earningzekrom4173

4 жыл бұрын

Deathb4dishonor 187 Feminem? You mean Bo Burnham (that was a Words Words Words joke)

@LJ2K05

4 жыл бұрын

Deathb4dishonor 187 🤣🤣 eminem is shet fr

@Official_BlaccGoat

3 жыл бұрын

NaS is a great legend but I will always put 2pac above him

@abel6297

3 жыл бұрын

@@Official_BlaccGoat If Nas died instead of pac say after It was written album, he would have been the undisputed goat. Though i believe his first 2 albums are better than any 2 Tupac albums, this guy is just too poetic to compare

I get the biggest chills from this song, Goosebumps that don't go away till the end. No bars wasted, my favorite beat, probably my favorite song of all time.. as a person who used to hate rap Nas was probably one of the few who actually got me rapping. This song is a massive inspiration to my mentality. GOAT

@codylucier4688

Жыл бұрын

Legit couldnt have said it better. Actually gives me goosebumps

@chrisjackson5932

Жыл бұрын

Masterpiece

@evanamavrin5308

Жыл бұрын

Same!! Used to hate rap until I found artists like Nas, Ill Bill, Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, fbz, and others

@papishampoo0073

11 ай бұрын

I suggest you deja vu 🫶🏻

@timesplitterfr3ak5

4 ай бұрын

My favourite song of all time too

I was not raised on hip hop. I was raised on punk, metal, hardcore, parents were in that lil suburban punk skate culture. I heard this song on Tony hawk underground and it blew my mind. This song alone made me go into a deep discovery of rap. This song changed my life.

@epicgamerfive

Жыл бұрын

Nice, man! You should explore some other genres like R&B! Maybe you'll find something you like.

@thomaskoroma8784

Жыл бұрын

It's like that. Same here👍

@okjeffy6581

Жыл бұрын

I was raised by Christian Music. And I just love Rap and Rock.

@chrisramsey4926

Жыл бұрын

@@epicgamerfive Right on bro. I mean I discovered this song almost 20 years ago haha. I'm a certified hip hop head now. And I am definitely getting into R&B lately. Really messing with SiR mainly. Dudes dope

@nylanm2813

Жыл бұрын

Same same

Every song off Illmatic can be in top 10 songs of all time

@fohduhskreets8301

3 жыл бұрын

you should give this a chance, he might bring the 90's vibe back to music kzread.info/dash/bejne/e2FrsteMqNi0lcY.html

@whyar3y0uga34

3 жыл бұрын

@HERICK ALPHONSE NY state of mind is probably top 100 or 150 in ALL songs in ALL GENRES

@reidgratz7783

3 жыл бұрын

Easily my favourite album ever.

@peterjaketalkswrasslin6920

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a 10 song album ✊🏾

@unclegardener

3 жыл бұрын

Including Enter The Wu Tang and The Infamous

It's not just his insight, cadence and lyrical ability, it's the uniqueness of his voice. Till this day, there's no one who sonically sounds like Nas.

@MatheDeath

4 жыл бұрын

I have to disagree. Listen to Your Old Droog.

@memorylove8369

4 жыл бұрын

It was one of the special things about Nas when he's at his peaks like this song, his voice is so captivating, his tone, diction, it was like God send him to rap. All the natural rap abilities it seem like Nas was born w/them.

@JanDark

4 жыл бұрын

Just wondering... how would you sound, if not sonically? ;-) (just messin)

@realone86_49

4 жыл бұрын

H2O_Atlanta what are you talking about? Who sounds like 2pac? Who sounds like Snoop? Who sounds like Ice Cube? Who has the sound of 50? Your full of shit man

@joliearanda6481

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatheDeath nah nobody sounds like nas tf

I used to listen to this when I was 63, and now I'm 17. This will forever be a classic.💚

@s._faik

6 ай бұрын

bro aged backwards

@prod3kero

4 ай бұрын

I used to listen to this when I was 998 years old, and now I'm chilling in the womb. Time flies man ❤

@rasheemfoster87

2 ай бұрын

😯

@glennchinyangarara8225

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@blackflash-mb1wp

Ай бұрын

​@@prod3keroi listened to this when I was 16 I'm 61 now 😂

It's definitely yours

No one can touch Nas lyrically. This guy is a fucking legend.. if only everyone made songs like this.

@malachib100

8 жыл бұрын

Wise words👏🏼

@bballislife7158

8 жыл бұрын

+BreuckelensFinest great comment

@crinkilesack

8 жыл бұрын

If every one was as good as this we wouldn't see Nas as a legend so we need people like chief keef to realise how great Nas Eminem etc is

@JonYugen

8 жыл бұрын

+BreuckelensFinest Beautiful :)

@Panacheimg

8 жыл бұрын

Lupe fiasco can

I listen to this before I left my house to pursue my dream.

@DrPhil-by7lt

7 жыл бұрын

To travel

@vishalshah4497

7 жыл бұрын

my dream is to go & stay on another planet far away from here

@harryturner3969

7 жыл бұрын

vishal shah why not try to fix the one you're on

@vishalshah4497

7 жыл бұрын

Harry Turner BCOZ It's not my job to fix this world. I can't alone change anything..you feel me smh

@harryturner3969

7 жыл бұрын

vishal shah just gotta stay positive my man

Nas is the greatest rapper that's ever lived.

@Mindonicon

3 ай бұрын

Def top 50

@mikeb3936

3 ай бұрын

​@@Mindonicon😂 you smoking

@Mindonicon

3 ай бұрын

@@mikeb3936 yeah, smoking on yo top 5 tonight

@HARDL3FT

3 ай бұрын

Top 3

@ThePainter112

2 ай бұрын

@@MindoniconI guess Kendrick is your favourite

The hottest song on NBA 2k13. Where I learned of Nas

@flexobexo8141

Жыл бұрын

Nostalgia for real

@undertaker8848

2 ай бұрын

Fax, that's nostalgic.

“To name my daughter my strength My son’s start will be my resurrection Born in the correction all the wrong shit I did He’ll lead the right direction” 🐐 bar

@uchennasunday7037

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy thing is he didn’t even know he was going to have a daughter. Especially that order of daughter, then a son.

@yagolupi1923

2 жыл бұрын

@@uchennasunday7037 It was written.

@evan8494

Жыл бұрын

@@uchennasunday7037 he knew he was expecting a daughter. she was born a few months after the song

@uchennasunday7037

Жыл бұрын

@@evan8494 what about the son?

@Aviator30

Жыл бұрын

What a prophet! Sooner or later we will all see who the prophet is! He really did have kids in that order!!

Pete Rock was the best person to make this beat man

@themooncricket3452

7 жыл бұрын

Legendary song

@donaldsondaniel7001

7 жыл бұрын

Dynasty Of The Dragon DEFINITELY!

@tripleaaa4409

7 жыл бұрын

The top 3 producers in rap are J Dilla, Pete Rock and Easy Mo Bee.

@2000kiler

7 жыл бұрын

TRIPLE AAA dr dre must

@tripleaaa4409

7 жыл бұрын

Oh shit I forgot about dre, I think of him as a rapper a lot lol. I guess top 5 are Easy Mo Bee, Pete Rock, J Dilla, Dre, DJ Prem.

This deserves so much more recognition. It's an absolute classic.

@Unknown26411

Жыл бұрын

yep

@MajorPayne175

11 ай бұрын

True hip hop heads will never let this die.

@supremebuffalo6322

10 ай бұрын

"so much more recognition" bruh this is like on every list of the most perfect rap songs of all time. I agree btw, I think this is possibly THE greatest hiphop song ever made by humans...but this song is not underrated. Everyone agrees its amazing 😁

@fiftyround-drum5749

4 ай бұрын

I just sit and be in a daze smoking and visualizing back in the days to how the world is now

“I need a new nigga for this black cloud to follow cause while it’s over me it’s too dark to see tomorrow” My favorite line of all time ❤

@qbconnect2883

3 ай бұрын

I was going through some stuff when this first came out and to this day those words still echo for me. To be so young and witnessing so much makes people like Nas ahead of their time

If someone had never listened to HipHop before and they asked "where should I start" I'd point to this song

@KarmenTang100

6 жыл бұрын

Most definitely! Not just this song but the entire album.

@elmari3977

6 жыл бұрын

Drew can't point to one of the best first or they'll never truly appreciate it 😉

@jjbc9902

6 жыл бұрын

Drew This song is amazing but good hip hop imo started in 1987

@travisberra7359

5 жыл бұрын

Eric b as well

@clos1203

5 жыл бұрын

Nah Kool G Rap

When you compare the art of a 20 year old in 1994 to the average 20 year old today it's like night and day. Nas will always be one of the greatest.

@Greeze_fr

3 жыл бұрын

Don this 20 year old being nas isn’t fair at allll 💀.. it’s like comparing joey badass at 17 to anyone else... just completely different leagues

@fohduhskreets8301

3 жыл бұрын

you should give this a chance, he might bring the 90's vibe back to music kzread.info/dash/bejne/e2FrsteMqNi0lcY.html

@MB-gd6be

3 жыл бұрын

He actually began the album at around 17

@Samuelrodrigues_

3 жыл бұрын

@@MB-gd6be 17 was he's first music video with some rapper that i forgot. 16 was his first ever appear on BBQ live with Large Professor

@ABC-op2nz

3 жыл бұрын

Not fair. Even 25-50 year old nas doesn't compare to illmatic Nas.

There's no such thing as a bathtub time machine but "the world is yours" is one of them songs that takes me back to the mid 90s growing up in South Central Los Angeles with my walkman cassette player and cheap headphones. Didn't have much, but that was the era baby.

i'm just a jazz pianist. i came for the ahmad jamal sampling and stayed for some fucking great music

Thank you Pete Rock for making this beat! One of the best I ever heard! Pete Rock created so many good beats back in the day

@-BeatsKids

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a shame he became a washed up old head that told newer rappers they wouldn't be shit, just cause they found different ways to rap and then when those new guys fired back against the hate pete played victim and said that they were disrespecting an older legend who paved the way for them.

@madliquidswordz181

4 жыл бұрын

sid tallamraju he got some fire in that album with smoke dza

@-BeatsKids

4 жыл бұрын

serafin mendez he does

@rolangalera3139

4 жыл бұрын

And we hadda thank Ahmad jamal for making that particular piano sample piece in which Pete's blessed ear picked up on and made this masterpiece! #realhiphop

@Jayr0327

3 жыл бұрын

T.R.O.Y too

This song goes further than being just a good song. This marks an early uprising for those considered "at-risk" or that are part of underdeveloped communities. I hope this hits the lil homies that often forget that they matter. The world is yours no matter how society is structured. The world is yours no matter who you are.

@SC-pm5gm

2 жыл бұрын

That was said perfectly. Thank you.

@eddyj.70

2 жыл бұрын

You should truly walk outside because that has to be one of the worst thing i've read.. And so far from reality

@chiemxerxobi

2 жыл бұрын

@@eddyj.70 this comment is worse than it had the potential to be because you don't even know that you are ignorant while sayin ignorant shi

@sanjithd3343

Жыл бұрын

the duality of Man

@harmandtoor5111

Жыл бұрын

@@eddyj.70 you say this without explaining how lol

This song will never get old, a timeless masterpiece!

Can’t believe my dad showed me this masterpiece

@ctrl_altesc

2 ай бұрын

Your pops is a real one.

@sketchbabu

Ай бұрын

A great father you had.

This song deserves an Oscar

@albertocruz5032

9 жыл бұрын

*emmy

@jrno93

9 жыл бұрын

Alberto Cruz grammy

@jrno93

9 жыл бұрын

Oscar= Movie Emmy= TV Grammy=Music

@SBERTOL84

9 жыл бұрын

jrbo55 bobo Nobel Peace Prize

@ismaelmolina2695

9 жыл бұрын

RelaxBalas91 Champions Leage

nas a true legend

@JAMARI645

8 жыл бұрын

straight up

@derekpoppe49

7 жыл бұрын

Damn right

@ernestworthing5182

7 жыл бұрын

Mos def

Undoubtedly THE MOST PLAYING TRACK off of ILLMATIC. I was a youth counselor at a homeless shelter for teens in Chicago called Neon Street back in ‘94…worked the overnight shift 11pm-7am… this was on repeat the entire time.

Back when I bought every record from an Artist from QB without listening to it at the store. I was a 16 year old German Kid that spended all the Money He made with His Lil Job after school for records. I miss the 90s. Great times

There's always been something seriously haunting about this track....Almost like you're being told something really important and specific that your subconscious is understanding, but you don't understand it exactly. All you know is that you're feeling it in your gut.

@foreverflylove

8 жыл бұрын

+grndmst9 street dreams remix "everything i tried to learn see i already knew", that shit just resonated with me for some reason, shit felt like a life lesson when i first heard it, a lot of his music is like that, find your wealth, self conscious, stay chiseled, drunk by myself, my way, etc

@cyrusindigo2933

8 жыл бұрын

+grndmst9 thats why i keep coming back to this song even since i first heard back in 8th grade. illmatic is the first album that made me question this world we put in and at that the time the most important thing was fitting in as a young middle schooler and doing all the pop shit and trends

@amahledimba8846

8 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one

@ethanmj4277

8 жыл бұрын

+grndmst9 Best comment here, 10/10!

@sketchbabu

8 жыл бұрын

+grndmst9 so true..

This whole album is a masterpiece. Amazing how 27 years later it’s still regarded as the best album ever made.

@slorba915

Жыл бұрын

arguably the best album of all time

@ttdanimations1231

Жыл бұрын

Reasonable Doubt, MM…Food, and 3ft High and Rising are also good contenders

@slorba915

Жыл бұрын

@@ttdanimations1231 mm food is goated too

@le4chehenry324

Жыл бұрын

not even best rap album of all time... TPAB better

@LK.1207

Жыл бұрын

@le4che henry agreed. This is a close 2nd but tpab is the best

Listening in 2023...truly a timeless masterpiece. The chords from the sample, Nas' cadence' the hook, the overall vibe... probably will be bumping this in 2040

Best Song of all time

In my opinion the best of Nas

@athithanandavathanan3990

7 жыл бұрын

agree, up there with verbal intercourse, live at the bbq and the rest of illmatic

@charliek557

7 жыл бұрын

Yep ur right

@raphi_0896

7 жыл бұрын

Nathan Larigauderie What about N.Y State of Mind?

@charliek557

7 жыл бұрын

Raphi LAC / The 2nd best

@BenLaSoul908

7 жыл бұрын

Nathan Larigauderie what about Represent

This shit is so lyrical, I'm still just really figuring out little shit he's talking about with in the song, and I've been listening to this since it came out '94.

@kingbeastley9834

9 жыл бұрын

Use RapGenius. It helps out alot

@MeTriviSlipKlokDriva

9 жыл бұрын

King Beastley Fuck RapGenius That site is WOAT

@Guhsteh

9 жыл бұрын

xenophontiacicidationarionism Agreed, who would use that site? Wtf.

@masquerade3979

9 жыл бұрын

xenophontiacicidationarionism Genius is the wikipedia of rap lyrics..everybody can share their interpretations of rap lyrics. It's basically a huge collection of people's thoughts and Nas himself has an account on Genius so I don't see the problem with the site

@Guhsteh

9 жыл бұрын

***** Who's Nas?

Who’s here in 2024?

@Aditya_PS

5 ай бұрын

here

@Leo_CK

5 ай бұрын

Who's not here in 2024

@dgar1206

5 ай бұрын

ill be here from now til infinity #90shiphopkid

@christopherharper9932

5 ай бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@devintaylor8702

5 ай бұрын

Yeah real Hip Hop 😊

Thank you, Tony Hawk's Underground for bringing me to this gem, one of my all-time favorites since then. 😌👌🏻

@angelafinest7757

Жыл бұрын

😊

@zyorus8092

Жыл бұрын

Same brother i wish i still had my ps2 to load up the game, i tried to get a fake version on my computer but it doesnt run through controller :/

@devantejackson5085

4 ай бұрын

@zyorus I had it on Xbox Miss them Times 😞

@ChrisPoindexter98

4 ай бұрын

@@devantejackson5085 :(

hands down the greatest hip hop song of all time

@firellparker7463

5 жыл бұрын

NY state of mind is Better Shook ones better.

@lns7844

4 жыл бұрын

Supertramp 93 no

@treeleaf6471

4 жыл бұрын

@@firellparker7463 All of them are equally amazing. Nothing's better than another, because there's nothing wrong with the songs. All of them are perfect.

@tjisbored1149

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best

@clarhck6

4 жыл бұрын

The message

“i’m out for presidents to represent me” *say what?* “i’m out for dead presidents to represent me” ~ Nas 1994

@itzjoe7371

4 жыл бұрын

Dead presidents ll by jayz

@Agent_Cross

4 жыл бұрын

Say what?

@itzjoe7371

4 жыл бұрын

He made a song called dead presidents ll

@alexmoreno5266

3 жыл бұрын

YourAverageJoe technically Jay sampled The World Is Yours Tip mix by NaS Ft Q-Tip

@itzjoe7371

3 жыл бұрын

Alex Moreno yea

THAT FUCKING BEAT !🗣

Who’s watching in 2024 👇

Best hip hop song of all time

@lns7844

4 жыл бұрын

jerry alexander no

@triplej6098

4 жыл бұрын

J N S his opinion

@meyou5789

4 жыл бұрын

Nah... One of the most Groundbreaking rap songs of all time, but not Thee Absolutely Best Hip Hop/Rap Song of All Time. That's one hell of a reach😂

@notaidan4643

4 жыл бұрын

Me You it’s literally their opinion tho

@owenfitzsimmons5511

4 жыл бұрын

jerry alexander it’s been one of my favourites for ages I might agree dude

This video changed my life....i was exactly the same age as that boy in the video and i was watching NAS for the first time.....alone in the living room....strange but the first time i heard NAS , i woke up completely...

@guwo1954

4 жыл бұрын

Syborg FR heard it off a game when I was little and did a lil more research and I instantly just loved it

@dolan8206

4 жыл бұрын

@@guwo1954 tony hawk underground maybe?

@WestGarage222

3 жыл бұрын

@@dolan8206 yes. THUG 2 brought showed me a lot of good artists...

@fohduhskreets8301

3 жыл бұрын

you should give this a chance, he might bring the 90's vibe back to music kzread.info/dash/bejne/e2FrsteMqNi0lcY.html

@Nolukewarmglo

3 жыл бұрын

No b.s. these lyrics are unforgettable, real hip hop

The 90s were such a surreal time. A renaissance; art coming in from every background, every city, every color. The last real golden age we really had. Everyone I know who lived through it has nostalgia for it, including myself. A time too good to last.

@talk2robb

6 ай бұрын

Music producers of the 90s were really on top of their game. They figured out had to make good music. This generation should be ashamed 😢

Nothing like 90's hip hop! Song will never get old. A timeless masterpiece. ❤

Lol.. only 3 millions views for one of the top ten hip songs of all time... smh.

@jonathanvasquez3538

9 жыл бұрын

For reals and young thug trash gets +150,000,000 views. I don't want to live in this planet no more

@foret4a874

9 жыл бұрын

this song would have way more views if KZread exsisted when this came out

@OneMic3

9 жыл бұрын

The original video on youtube came out in 2005 but got deleted due to vevo

@elpepi14hooligans57

9 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Vasquez Bro,they're buying views ;)

@ProlificPops

9 жыл бұрын

It's sad at this point

whos here cause of good taste not some movie Edit: lol people need to realize this was a message I made when I was 15, I'm now 21😂 my pov on the subject has changed. Whatever brings you to nas is a good thing obviously and is a sign of good taste. I hope the people who were offended by my message can realize this.

@gammaraytrey8084

7 жыл бұрын

Aren't you special.

@HHock_

7 жыл бұрын

Just sayin

@HHock_

7 жыл бұрын

All these people r here cause of a movie what brought u here?

@gammaraytrey8084

7 жыл бұрын

the radio

@MG-xz2by

7 жыл бұрын

Nas brought me here. What movie are you talking about

Nas is something like what Mozart was in his time and is now. When rap is a studied art, like classical music is to us now, many many centuries from now, Nas will be studied as one of the geniuses in the genres hay day. And for that reason, his music is forever!❤🗽🐐

i hope that i'm not the only person who still there in 2024

@slimbshady

2 ай бұрын

This song will hear by whole generation before the end of world

@user-mb1sy9uz6z

11 күн бұрын

Not all by a long shot!!❤😂❤😂

This is the pinnacle of hip hop. Best album the art ever gave us. Nas=Legend

@jordanfogal2507

2 жыл бұрын

The world would of been 2pacs

@gamergirl3000

2 жыл бұрын

STRETCH

@tonyb1571

2 жыл бұрын

Tupac was best when he made conscience songs outside of that he was kind of ignorant.

@robertschleeter3300

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyb1571 bro.. 😂 he was anything but ignorant.

@tonyb1571

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertschleeter3300 yeah because hit em up was a lyrical gem that made those that listened better

Some kid sang this at my school talent show 😂 lmao it was great

@NMV-eq5jt

8 жыл бұрын

Damn I bet people didn't know what it was.

@BeybladeDbzFan

8 жыл бұрын

Yo. Did anybody record it I wanna see it lol

@TheLordOfGaming9563

8 жыл бұрын

Its actually not a bad song to perform

@YoungTr0phy

8 жыл бұрын

i bet those kids didnt even know what song was it

@nolainsight8371

8 жыл бұрын

beautiful,I would've left afterwards and relaxed at the park with a smirk

NAS, Thank you for this one. Simply incredible.

timeless fuckin album. Ahead of it’s time

Hands down , The Best Hip Hop Track ever created

@poloregal

7 жыл бұрын

Lol

@hylianwarrior5288

7 жыл бұрын

NBA Mixtapes That's a little bit far-fetched. Maybe the best beat, but certainly not song. What makes you think this?

@hylianwarrior5288

7 жыл бұрын

Shinnybuttnerd No, I just don't agree with that statement.

@nibletti

7 жыл бұрын

nas is like. is better imo

@ismaeelzaid5337

6 жыл бұрын

Hylian Warrior Tbh, imo this beat is nowhere near the best beat. I think the best beat is from shook ones part 2. That is just legendary.

The world is yours ✊🏽

@dogwater1089

4 жыл бұрын

Its mine , Its mine , Its mine !

@hjw5838

3 жыл бұрын

who’s world is this?

@carbonic9115

3 жыл бұрын

the world is yours ! The world is yours !

@berkatakanbirfreeporcay7691

3 жыл бұрын

İs Yours!

@fohduhskreets8301

3 жыл бұрын

you should give this a chance, he might bring the 90's vibe back to music kzread.info/dash/bejne/e2FrsteMqNi0lcY.html

logging on 2k13 and hearing this banger was a vibe ngl

@Unknown26411

Жыл бұрын

yep

Mozart been real quiet since this dropped

@rbc923

Жыл бұрын

Who?

this song gives me flashbacks to when i was 9 years old playing nba 2k13

@AK-zo9cw

3 жыл бұрын

The Commentator takes me down memory lane using a n overpowered 6’7” point build in that 2k

@samfarber2454

3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say the same thing, now I’m 18 vibin to this song to this day

@sifatrabby1962

3 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is I was exactly the same age then as you are right now.

@J6ixway_

3 жыл бұрын

Man I was 6&7 bro

@ayidonno8194

3 жыл бұрын

You're right

18.4.1994. - 18.4.2014. Nas forever! R.I.P. Guru 19.4.2010.!!!

@Karina-dt2rv

10 жыл бұрын

Nas isnt dead,he was just at Coachella today

@CarlJohnson-uc5xb

10 жыл бұрын

lol aye itsthugg you don't understand me.. 18.4.1994. is date when ILLMATIC came out.. and 19.4.2010. is day when, one of greatest MC's passed away, Keith Elam (Guru).. Peace

@TurkeyBacon22

10 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Gifted Unlimited Rhyming Universal

@CarlJohnson-uc5xb

10 жыл бұрын

God Universal Ruler Universal I'm still goin' strong in this game, and you should learn to R-E-S, P-E-C-T Or you get fucked up, be-lieve you me

@Cooley96

10 жыл бұрын

Illmatic was released April19th '94

One of the best hip hop classics ever.

happy 30th illmatic

Pete Rock laced this track!!

@rustymixer2886

3 жыл бұрын

Beat putting me to sleep - nas this song 😆

@traviscarter1023

2 жыл бұрын

@@rustymixer2886 After a nice blunt oh yeah.

@SeverusHilltop

2 жыл бұрын

Pete rockity rock baby

@prasannaa8867

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJWaupapfLLTgKg.html

"Picturin' my peeps not eat can make my heart-beat skip" NaS is a real dude.

No nas song will ever be stale to me

This is hands down still one of the best beats in all of the hip-hop even after 30 years. Pete Rock will never make a better beat for a song.

@sugs1191

Жыл бұрын

T.r.o.y

@chibuzoakobundu8264

Жыл бұрын

@@sugs1191 T. R. O. Y was a great song for Pete Rock and CL no doubt but for me this beat for the "World is Yours" just hits me in a special way that is hard to explain. If I had to pick just one beat from the whole 90's decade that could showcase the best elements of hip hop across that whole decade. This track would be my choice.

@cynderburns1305

Жыл бұрын

GOSH DANG!!??😮 YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO MORE PETE ROCK BEATS HUN. HIS BEATS STAY BUMPIN N HE HAS MANY JUST A SICK IF NOT EVEN BETTER THAN THIS BEAT. YES ITS AN INCREDIBLE BEAT FOR THE PERFECT ARTIST MADE TO RAP ON IT THAT I AGREE NAS Made THAT BEAT INTO ONE OF HIS DOPEST MUSICAL PROJECTS THAT STILL STANDS STRONG AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AND WILL REMAIN TO DO SO A TIMELESS CLASSIC That GOES TO SHOW NAS LYRICISM SKILLS Are INFINITE ❤️

Rockin this at 14 years of age, i felt invisible. There was hope in my future thanks to this song. So much negativity around me, and i still rocked through it with this song. Fast forward to today , as a father, the journey still continues but victorious with a great career, with child and the world. Much respect to the Rap Genius NAS

@kenzo2152

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@jillianleonard3259

2 жыл бұрын

same!

@ultrablack9293

2 жыл бұрын

Peace King!

@traviscarter1023

2 жыл бұрын

I see you was a on the come up just as well at the age of 14 in 1994 .

@mahbhalls7835

2 жыл бұрын

The dream doesn't stop fam.

my favorite song of all time

@charliek557

8 жыл бұрын

Yep !

@zyn628

7 жыл бұрын

same

@Diego-du2es

7 жыл бұрын

Luke Tube , the same!

@ASSman864

7 жыл бұрын

in response to icecube "the world is mine nigga get back"

@tunig6090

7 жыл бұрын

Luke Tube Hit Em up and i Don t giva fuck from Makaveli The Don 4 Life

This song will never gets old.

A reminder to future generations: Never let this legendary masterpiece die.

@XxxDarkSeerxxX

Ай бұрын

I won’t u shop spread the word 🫡🫡🫡

Wow I can't believe that illmatic is 22 years old.

@Happyman1773

8 жыл бұрын

It's timeless

@TenshinhanIsKing

8 жыл бұрын

Time is illmatic keep static like wool fabric

@progressivelife841

8 жыл бұрын

illmatic is my younger brother

@grkeren5487

8 жыл бұрын

22 years old and still better than any other shit out there

@progressivelife841

8 жыл бұрын

50-70cc Madness nope ITWW is better uk.complex.com/music/2014/01/nas-it-was-written-better-than-illmatic

Unbelievable lyricist. I get soooo emotionally moved by this song.

This song is TIMELESS!

Probably the most iconic rap video ever. The intro to that first verse is flawless

Who's still listening 2016 2017 2018.....forever

@disabledaccount7225

6 жыл бұрын

Thedude85 1456 it's 2k18. Watchu gonna do now?

@microwavablemustard8592

6 жыл бұрын

today and forever more

@MD-Ghoul

6 жыл бұрын

Thedude85 1456 a truly timeless song. I’ll never get tired of it

@neverstar22

6 жыл бұрын

That's one of my favorite Nas song songs

@mrchambers06

6 жыл бұрын

Thedude85 1456 this will never die

R.I.P Kobe Bryant. You truly will not be forgotten and how the legend like you changed The NBA forever. Both "8" and "24" of the Lakers jersey, represents the one and only The Black Mamba

@b1scu1t64

4 жыл бұрын

But rip kobe

@mastrb8tor743

4 жыл бұрын

No disrespect to Kobe, RIP, but what does this comment have to do with this song? Lol

@LarryDaGoat23

4 жыл бұрын

@@mastrb8tor743 I think cuz of nba2k13

@imuncomfbecuzihavsubsandno4371

4 жыл бұрын

Surfer Blood dang dude, did a Lance touch you as a kid or something? Do you wanna get a trusted adult to talk about it?

@lildomo2119

4 жыл бұрын

Surfer Blood Ge asked a question then said lol u looking to deep calm the hell down

this a legendary beat what a music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took NAS oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grateful

14 years, 14 millions

they needa put this shit in 2k17

@cjroxworthy158

8 жыл бұрын

Throwback to 2k14

@roncassoloops700

8 жыл бұрын

+cj roxworthy 2k 13

@johnmorley8812

8 жыл бұрын

+cj roxworthy 1k94

@NMV-eq5jt

8 жыл бұрын

+John Morley Damn that's to far. 1094....

@jeremyargha9086

8 жыл бұрын

They already put it in 2k13

I wonder if Nas knew in 94 he made the greatest rap song ever

@donerbezwinger7984

3 жыл бұрын

He often said that it was his intention to make the perfect hip hop album

Recorded in ‘92-‘94, released in 1994….. Nas was waaaaay before his time lyrically🤞🏾🔥🔥

RIP Jazz Legend Ahmad Jamal

Bumping this and I’m 13 ✨

@PauI123

3 жыл бұрын

16 now, lol

@Himanshu-rx3ml

3 жыл бұрын

@@PauI123 LMAOOOO

@kushbombaye5755

3 жыл бұрын

I see a great future ahead of you

@Martin102beast

3 жыл бұрын

good taste i hope its still the same now that youre 16

@21stcenturyanimation81

3 жыл бұрын

@Paul Robinson YO, START TRYING IN SCHOOL JUNIOR YEAR !! Also don’t be afraid of anyone because once y’all graduate life hits you like a TRAIN 🚂 so be prepared ✌️

This certified classic is literally getting me through my Engineering masters degree for some reason. The vibes are strong with this one 👍🏾

@OnanX501

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck.

@sidlove5798

2 жыл бұрын

@marvin mandela..good luck with your masters degree..you are headed towards success peace love..much blessings to you your family

@amirali7093

2 жыл бұрын

Ur there man u just havent arrived yet

@LerionkaLekipaika

11 ай бұрын

World is yours always😭

@marvinmandela948

4 ай бұрын

I graduated a year and a half ago btw. Still listening 🎧 . 🎉🌹🙏🏾

2K13 vibes 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Understandable smooth shit that murderers move with.

Straight up spiritual, bro this song heals the soul

@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodb7585

2 жыл бұрын

@@secta7878 🤨

@secta7878

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodb7585 lmfao I had to delete that comment, good looks caught me lacking there 🤣

@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodb7585

2 жыл бұрын

@@secta7878 I forgot what it was already shir

@secta7878

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodb7585 oh 😅

@lovememoremeticulous4378

2 жыл бұрын

Like it was dropped from the heavens

This song hits me on so many levels.

Whos world is this

Pure beat from the 90's...the golden era of rappers and MC'c. Props from 🇵🇹 Portugal💪👍

90's hip-hop will never pass away

Thinking a word best describing my life to name my daughter My strength, my son, the star will be my resurrection Born in correction, all the wrong shit I did He'll lead a right direction - One of his best.

@bilipobilipo

4 жыл бұрын

Realised he named his daughter destiny and i started trippin

@stanleyipkiss6248

4 жыл бұрын

Now read this backwards- life

@alexiscolon6938

4 жыл бұрын

This peice is sick but hard to recite. Couldnt say word for word verbatim if my life deepened on it.

@TheMessiahKOI

4 жыл бұрын

@@bilipobilipo Has a Son, Knight Jones....... Future Star.

“While all the old folks pray to Jesus, soaking their sins in trays Of holy water, odds against Nas are slaughter Thinking a word best describing my life to name my daughter My strength, my son, the star, will be my resurrection Born in correction, all the wrong shit I did, he'll lead a right direction” 🔥🔥

@qbconnect2883

3 ай бұрын

'Odds against Nas is slaughter' {you better not bet against me or you'll lose your whole life}. 'Thinking of words best describing my life to name my daughter {Destiny}.

god tier song