Sometimes creative processes travel amongst creators. I wrote a poem called "Bullet " in the early 90s before I heard either song and I KNOW neither of them read my work but it was a self published work titled "And So I Said..." It was the perspective of a bullet and ended with "bing" that was the Dr. Dropping the bullet in the pan after extracting it from the victim. Sometimes things happen like that with no like inspiration at all.

Pharaoh Monche is class personified and just a lyrical and musical force of nature

Nah, Stray Bullet is way more dynamic and cinematic. The words and music create the visual in your mind.

Bless his soul

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I gotta go with Stray Bullet on this one... Also, that jacket that Monch is rockin is dope af!

Stray bullet all day but I gave you power is a classic as well.

looking at the comments I feel none of you peeps have heard the monch track proper. Its a wrong comparison. Nas track is about a gun, monchs track is about a single stray bullet. Im able to visualize the trajectory of a single stray bullet compared to guns pov of its life. there is no comparison - Monch is too underrated.

@Souleyefilms

Жыл бұрын

Right!? Pharoh is ridiculously underrated as a brilliant lyricist and the two are very different.

@Sgtgee

Жыл бұрын

Facts! While I love and respect both artists, both of their songs focuses on 2 different perspectives, one being about the actual gun itself while the other focuses more on the actual bullet leaving the gun and I think a lot of people missed that aspect. Still very dope music we got from 2 very different hip hop story telling artists. We can leave the conversation saying that Monch’s word play and lyrical style is super underrated as it is intellectually superior to most lyricists, compared to Nas’s great storytelling style-flow that’s in a class by itself. But that’s always up for debate. Shoutout to both for their great contribution to Hip hop music.

Of course Pharaohe and Nas are on the same frequency. Monch is humblem

Similar sample? That’s “wind parade” !!! Either way it’s “Queens Queens“ Props to Pharaoh who did that concept first. When I gave you power came out though that was crazy. Everybody was buzzing bout it

I gave you power .....

Pretty much comes down to whether you prefer a conventional narrative song or an abstract impressionistic experience, I definitely find the latter to be more interesting. Comparing the two side by side is like trying to determine if Shakespeare or Thomas Pynchon is a better author.

@foarfield

11 ай бұрын

Nas ain't or no Shakespeare or no Thomas Pynchon. Nas ain't no Elmore Leonard. Neither is Monch but he definitely comes a lot closer.

Stray Bullet was dope, but I gave you power is way better. The story telling in that track is next level.

@stephenheath8465

9 ай бұрын

Because the Gat is reusable.The Slug is not

@jimmycunningham9433

Ай бұрын

Absolutely NOT!

That’s a good little part of history

I always wanted to hear them collab

@fairplayterrific147

4 жыл бұрын

Well Guess What DJ Shadow Answered That With "Drone Warfare" And It Was Well Worth The Wait....

@stephenheath8465

9 ай бұрын

We almost had a Nas /OC Collab back in 94

Tupac also used the sample on Definition of a Thug N'''''a

I gave You Power is one of the best songs in MUSIC, PERIOD. Stray Bullet is dope though.

He didn't explain why Nas said he was featured on his album..

I Gave You Power is a lil better. Love both.

I gave you power no debating, poetry in motion

then came Capone's verse on Capone-N-Noreaga - Queens Finest ft. Mobb Deep.

Crazy Story, Always wanted to know if Nas was inspired by Organized....

I gave you power

Ya when it comes to me an that is due

'Stray Bullet' but good video

I gave you power not even a debate. One of the best song ever period. Nas is the greatest ever.

@deanivan3951

Жыл бұрын

lol In your opinion. You ain't the arbiter of Dope. My opinion is, Nas is one of the greatest but not on Monch level!

@leeoreilly6797

Жыл бұрын

Have to disagree. Monche's verse on Stray bullet is on a whole other level. And I'm a big Nas fan, Illmatic is probably my favourite album from any music genre.

@JA-mj9re

Жыл бұрын

@@leeoreilly6797 that opinion dosent even count. Just stupid i gave you power is one of the most powerful songs of all time in any genre. 🤦

@leeoreilly6797

Жыл бұрын

@@JA-mj9re I mean, music taste is subjective. I gave you power is a great track, but in my subjective opinion, after listening to Hip Hop for close to 30 years, Monche's stray bullet verse is better.

@casteltheghettomonk4392

Жыл бұрын

@@deanivan3951 hahaha 🤣😂 oh man never knew pharaoh had fans

No disrespect to Nas, but Stray Bullet is GOAT

@fairplayterrific147

4 жыл бұрын

Man You Are Bugging Nas Has So Much Detail On I Gave You Power But It's Cool Both Are Equally Phenomenal To Me....

@deebaker4671

2 жыл бұрын

​@@fairplayterrific147 I gave you power is on a level higher. The story telling is top notch !!

@casteltheghettomonk4392

Жыл бұрын

You smoking crack

@Don.M.

7 ай бұрын

Definitely not facts. The details and approach, even the hook alone, puts I Gave You Power over it.

@luistorre669

6 ай бұрын

All disrespect to Nas, the 🥷 knows he bit the idea

Sounds similar to nas #1 with a bullet from nas 1991 demo where he was rapping similar to kool g rap. However this is a Pharaoh monch (organized konfusion) classic track no doubt. 9/10. Nas - i gave u power. 9.2/10. I have to give a slight edge to nas here simply based on the level of lyricism and better story telling alone. 🫤

Yo acted like a baby because the whole crowd wanted to hear Stress and Stray Bullet instead of get the fuck up and refused to perform th verses because he's a huge baby. Made the show thrash...