Nas: "I don't even know how to start this shit..." *Proceeds to drop the best opening verse in hip hop history*

@breakinankles3001

4 жыл бұрын

IKR

@helpmelol7097

4 жыл бұрын

That verse might belong to Inspectah Deck

@randomuser736

4 жыл бұрын

Real talk. Old Nas was having a feast on this beat.

@InternetHandle123

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody rapped like that at all before that album i mean you could argue they never did after but the closest thing was gang starr then maybe hieroglyphics or souls whichever they were first i think souls tbh but nobody had mid tempo flow + multisyllabic flow, and this entire album nas always got the same rhyme scheme 1,2,1,2,1,2 which sounds simple but the fact he said what he had to say without sounding bad in any part of the album shows he is the best at that rhyme scheme without a doubt. Top 3 facts when nas die people gonna be bandwaggoning like pac and big sadly like shaq said ppl be sleeping on nas fr, but many are slept on, one be lo Sonogram album is a close second to illmatic deadass nothing else i would consider a close second and nothing else i would consider a close third to those albums

@Portthefirst

4 жыл бұрын

Pseudo Nym Inspectah drops the hardest and the best opening line ever, even tho NY state of mind verse 1 is close. And time is Illmatic... no otheralbum can top this album.

They actually had professors at Harvard teach Nas's lyrical techniques to poetry classes and if that isn't a show of pure talent of wordsmithing then I don't know what is...

@crowns9966

3 жыл бұрын

Really? That's dope ngl and I can see why, you give Nas a paper and a pen and he's about to go crazy

@marvelousegbo7048

3 жыл бұрын

@@crowns9966 harvard have 4 hip hop albums in their archives and this is one of them

@gayathriragunathan2417

3 жыл бұрын

@@marvelousegbo7048 whats the other 3

@marvelousegbo7048

3 жыл бұрын

@@gayathriragunathan2417 "the low end theory" by a tribe called quest, "The miseducation of Lauryn Hill" and "to pimp a butterfly Kendrick Lamar

@3ikyy

3 жыл бұрын

@@marvelousegbo7048 I want mine to be in it one day tbh

Apparently Biggie and Nas were drunk and were freestyling Big fell asleep and when he woke up Nas was still freestyling#Legend

@joshuabutler7650

4 жыл бұрын

Damn...Is there footage of this?

@antvq

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Butler what kinda question is that 😂

@adamhassan385

3 жыл бұрын

@@antvq Sounds like an urban legend lmao

@amineraycor

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamhassan385 legends are often true

@crowns9966

3 жыл бұрын

@nigward_01 bro?

Illmatic is the greatest album ever made to me.

@nagichampa9866

4 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@mypenisisunbelievablysmall5650

4 жыл бұрын

Madvillainy

@f2dify

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed - more illmatic specifically One Love, Represent, and Memory Lane I mean honestly react to any song on the album

@thatsjustmygame5148

4 жыл бұрын

Agree I think alot of albums come close, but Illmatic is definitely the greatest album. It's like you're watching a movie when you listen to it.

@vainest119

4 жыл бұрын

Arguably It’s one of the best albums

if nas aint in yo top 5...you aint heard nas before.

@incog2015

3 жыл бұрын

He used to be now he's displaced by K dot

@manuens1398

3 жыл бұрын

@@incog2015nah

@manuens1398

3 жыл бұрын

Although I love K-dot so much that I think that we could add a top 5 + Kendrick

@yourlocalsonxx9068

3 жыл бұрын

@@incog2015 hellll naww

@lightVs.DarkBalance

3 жыл бұрын

@@incog2015 Nope his new album is 🔥🔥🔥

It you listen when he says "Bullet holes left in my peepholes" its a play on word. Yea he is talking about peepholes, but also the way he says it he means peoples....peepholes...peoples. His people, his friends his family, his squad.

@suziukanovic42

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@incog2015

3 жыл бұрын

Damn that's dark

@josingeorge8093

3 жыл бұрын

Also.... Newyork state of mine / mind

@Salman.khan786

3 жыл бұрын

@@josingeorge8093 Ohhh that’s a good one, didn’t catch that.

@josingeorge8093

3 жыл бұрын

😉

And to think that he recorded NY State of Mind when he was just 19 is just mind blowing.

@ppleakage2785

3 жыл бұрын

He was actually 17

@wozuk2006

3 жыл бұрын

🤯🤯🤯

@rykerz105

2 жыл бұрын

And in one take

@ThaboMashiloane

2 жыл бұрын

@@ppleakage2785 But its been said it was recorded 1992 hence my comment. Born 73 makes him 19 in 92. 👍👍

@theyliveinthematrixofthefa4437

2 жыл бұрын

@@ppleakage2785 no some was written at 17 and a few raw tracks on his project before illmatic. But the actually remastered recording of Illmatics was when he was 19.

Nas doesn’t only tell a story, he paints it to! Skill you don’t see anymore

@vicentenicolas4474

3 жыл бұрын

He is a genius I could literally picture it in my head perfectly

@harrisontracey6167

Жыл бұрын

@@diido-swagins687 only ones that can now is cole and kendrick

@Xeticc

Жыл бұрын

@@harrisontracey6167 check out sum juice wrld freestyles

@Xeticc

Жыл бұрын

check out sum juice wrld freestyles

@harrisontracey6167

Жыл бұрын

@@Xeticc juice could freestyle for days but song writing and album making was simplistic bro

Shaq you gotta react to Nas - The Message it's one of his best imo

@MS-sk5si

4 жыл бұрын

Cian Lawrence Have you ever heard Blunt Ashes? I like that one.

@thevulture3142

4 жыл бұрын

yez sir

@salvatoresultana4058

4 жыл бұрын

I Gave You Power

@BellaVendetta11

4 жыл бұрын

Most definitely

@MrTobhag

4 жыл бұрын

Undying love

90s rap? Is the all mighty Wu on deck, No Life?

@holdemdang

4 жыл бұрын

Wu got a deep library worth checking out. Their solo albums too. I hope he does get into it.

@Slymarauder

4 жыл бұрын

nixoncln *throws up the wu*

@jdouglas1978

4 жыл бұрын

coach wu tang is a group of goats

@DoahS12kbh

4 жыл бұрын

Da Mystery of Chessboxin 🙌🏽

@WassupWassup420

4 жыл бұрын

SSSUUUUUUU

" If Pac is Jesus than Nas wrote Bible " - One Of The Greatest Of This Generation

@giovanasouza2384

2 жыл бұрын

Who tf said that

@vatsalraval

2 жыл бұрын

@@giovanasouza2384 J Cole nigga

@spencerbush1474

2 жыл бұрын

@@vatsalraval Nas and Pac aren’t really that similar musically, and especially not w/ the east/west coast divide. I’d say it’d be more like Q-Tip or Rakim than Pac

@willianwest26

2 жыл бұрын

Fax

@lyricvidss2361

2 жыл бұрын

And Eminem is the God

If Big L wasn’t murdered he would be one of the NY heavy hitters. He was nice and his flavor was 150% NY. I still bump some L from time to time. He and Nas have a similar sound

@mre1995

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think i'd really say him and Nas have a similar style but Big L was definitely one of the most talented artists at the time, his potential was immeasurable. Such a shame he was taken so soon rip.

@amysewell8141

4 жыл бұрын

Similar was probably the wrong word to use, cuz Big L was a goon and a ladies man, he liked to spit about the females, NAS is more deep and conscientious. The similarity I was referring to was like the annunciation and prominent NY accent. The Cadence/ schemes they used are very indicative of the 90s. I agree that the style was different but the sound and delivery was dope and can’t be duplicated, that shit is bred into them

@mre1995

4 жыл бұрын

@@amysewell8141 Yeah I guess so, I still think they're both very different flow/delivery wise but I can agree to disagree, still both great artists.

@mvoogt2908

3 жыл бұрын

@@mre1995 they both great story tellers though like Nas with ny state of mind or Big L casualties of a dice game they both tell a great story of that life style they where in or was happening around them style wise they different but the way they can deliver something i can see the resemblance in that

@terrymorgan5304

3 жыл бұрын

@@amysewell8141 Naw, Big L and Nas have different styles. Just in the same complexity.

Rakim changed the game. Nas took the torch and carried the game. That's why he's your favorite rappers favorite rapper...

@AnoNymous-ek1wr

4 жыл бұрын

@cris_h23 big facts

@nealesmith3700

2 жыл бұрын

MF DOOM is your favorite rapper's favorite rapper bro. Nas is a fucking boss though bro.

@JulianWavy

2 жыл бұрын

@@nealesmith3700 couldn't had said that better myself

Natural Born Killaz...dr dre ft ice cube....Released 1994

Listen to Rewind by Nas. He tells stories in his lyrics.

@graemehandley5601

4 жыл бұрын

You're Da Man

@tonysawyer

4 жыл бұрын

He tells stories backwards, some next level shit.

@mystkone

3 жыл бұрын

I vant recommend this comment highly enough!

His flow and the beat is literally parallel throughout the song.

Nas- I gave you power, also Nas- Take it in blood

@lxDarkToothxl

4 жыл бұрын

I gave you power is a marvel in terms of storytelling

@arshaddahlan

4 жыл бұрын

@@lxDarkToothxl Nas is the king of storytelling imo. Just crazy lyricism

@backpackjosh2653

4 жыл бұрын

@@lxDarkToothxl rewind is another dope tune by nas

@shrivelledknob1423

4 жыл бұрын

Take it in blood is one of his best imo without a doubt

@lxDarkToothxl

4 жыл бұрын

@@arshaddahlan Facts

Bro keep listening to some Nas on here and he will go up on ur lyrical ability list 100%

@doobitron

4 жыл бұрын

1000%

@Mizzy1019

4 жыл бұрын

Facts!

@alextineo4614

4 жыл бұрын

This era isn't about lyrics.

@acgthamc

4 жыл бұрын

resurrecter of hip hop exactly bro I’m 14 and other kids try to put me in to mumble rap I be like o fucks no 🤣

@Kinuhbud

4 жыл бұрын

Nas, Mos Def, MFDOOM... there's more I can't name or might still need to listen to. Nas holds a special spot though as *the* first MC to make me go, 'wait, hold up.' I didn't really know or appreciate rap until I heard Nas in a skateboarding tape. Think he was in a fruitbooting tape even.

Also, the fact that this album was produced when he was (I believe) 17 years old, and had a LIST of well known producers that wanted to work with him (including Q-Tip) speaks volumes.

@justinwinn01

3 жыл бұрын

Someone else said 19

@degeleagel420

3 жыл бұрын

@RNIK yeah he did

@theyliveinthematrixofthefa4437

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinwinn01 he was 19 when he recorded All Illmatic songs. People say 17 because a few tracks like "iT ain't hard to tell" and and " NY State of mind" etc had sample raw versions on his first demo, before Illamtic .

Bruh THANK YOU!!! It's not enough love given to NaS. He's the reason you have the Royces, the J Coles, the Kendricks, the bar structures, the cadences. Much love brother.

@ForLifeClip

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Sir!!!!

Dropped everything I was doing I wanted to see this reaction for so long Also Biggie- Kick in the Door

@andreguitarist4517

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes PLEASE I love that song

@samj928

4 жыл бұрын

I GOT JON BLAZE SHIT

“Bullet holes left in my peep holes ( my peoples)” got em with the double entendres Nas is easily top 5 all time #Barsbrigade Definitely listen to and react to..... REWIND - NAS

@xnaylya9477

4 жыл бұрын

Do it like Capt. Dan I’m glad someone else caught that

@InternetHandle123

4 жыл бұрын

top 3 imo no disrespect to pac and big but when nas die dont act like the 94 bandwagon aint about to come back and 2 is one be lo i couldnt pick w all the rappers i know for 3

@TheSrklop79

4 жыл бұрын

For sure

@enriquelopez8263

2 жыл бұрын

You mean mean "homophone"?

@kyreeingram8841

2 жыл бұрын

One of the God Mcs

Lyrical ability -Nas Punchline - Big L Flow - Biggie Storytelling- Pac Spaghetti - Pun

@popireal3628

4 жыл бұрын

I just started listening to this New York State of Mind a couple months ago. This is a banger.

@andybonnar1730

4 жыл бұрын

@@popireal3628 listen to the full album.

NAS is the greatest ever! Also has the greatest Album ever!

@Supes97

4 жыл бұрын

L, Rakim and BDK are better

@prestonross6942

4 жыл бұрын

@@Supes97 Not even close!

@Supes97

4 жыл бұрын

@@prestonross6942 That's so biased from your part dude lol, even Nas humbled himself before L and Rakim, Every head remembers when Nas literally said that he feared L's pen and it was too much of a competition for him the first time he heard him on the radio and as for Rakim ? how dare u even say that Nas is superior to Rakim, Ra is like the "sensei" of Nas, his master and indirect teacher, Nas got his whole lyricism style and concept from his, and his rhyming technique from Kool G Rap.

@prestonross6942

4 жыл бұрын

@@Supes97 The student usually overcomes the master and he did. NAS became bigger than any of his predecessors and Illmatic is the bible of rap!

@Supes97

4 жыл бұрын

@@prestonross6942 I agree on Ill-Matic's part being the bible of Hip-Hop or "Quran" in my case, but as emceeing goes ? Ra is still superior to Nas in my book skill wise AND music wise however i respect your opinion tho, in the end to each his own.

NY State of Mind is in my top 5 HipHop rap songs of all time 🔥

@a7medbaba365

4 жыл бұрын

The message too, actually I have the message as the best rap song I've heard, mobb deep hell on earth too, and d'evils, those were just some unbelievably good songs back then, wu gambinos, survival of the fittest, definition, shadow boxing, the what, niggas bleed, triumph, and on and on, just timeless records ✌🏼

@eircification

4 жыл бұрын

Same cuz

@nuggetz9380

Жыл бұрын

@@a7medbaba365 Facts! The message is as hiphop as it gets

Notorious Thugs- Notorious B.I.G ft Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 🔥

@simlevesque

4 жыл бұрын

Armed and dangerous...

@Outdoorpizzaoven

4 жыл бұрын

Literally the greatest song of all time

@Aztikx

4 жыл бұрын

7AM woke in the mornin..

@npc5649

4 жыл бұрын

I think he did notorius thigs but it got blocked

@walterkovacs6117

4 жыл бұрын

Red red rum

The only experience I've got with Nas, I was walking beside the highway back to the house and seen a cd laying in the grass... picked it up and listened to about 3 songs, decided to give rap another chance. So glad I did.

Keep doing 90’s hip hop 👌🏼 Congrats on a million!

React to Nas- One Mic. It'll make you think. Make sure to use the uncensored version though.

Above the law- Bad Meets Evil. Hella bars my guy 🥶🥶

@yen6170

4 жыл бұрын

That fkin chorus is still in my head haha

@treeleaf6471

4 жыл бұрын

@@yen6170 Sometimes life seems so unfortunate, that's why I don't give a ****

We never let any song go over our heads because we knew every word to every song in the 90s!!! I couldn’t remember my school work but knew the lyrics to all the hot shit!!!

Congrats on ya mill fam the hustle don’t stop🎉🙌🏾🐐

I just know Shaq reacting to Nas is just gonna be fire

@iambodybuildingyt221

3 жыл бұрын

How are you here too

@brandontorres4499

2 жыл бұрын

bro i c you everywhere, it appears your a man of nyc culture as well, I'm from Brooklyn

React to Mobb Deep : Shook ones pt2 Drop a gem on em (2Pac diss) Where ya heart at Survival of the fittest

@aphilbin29

4 жыл бұрын

Eye for an Eye and its mine and well

@cribu_

4 жыл бұрын

@Jay Son! umm ok

@rickderby7425

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck Mobb Deep although Shook Ones is legendary..

@gustavocontreras1834

4 жыл бұрын

You need G.O.D. Pt. iii In That list, that Scarface sample is godly.

@SuperKilroy123

4 жыл бұрын

@@donmakaveli2823 mobb deep most definently killed him on their track, listen to it.

Paid In Full MOVIE!!!!!! One of Cam'Rons best scenes in that movie.

@krilizek

4 жыл бұрын

Shit, I was thinking Belly...but you right.

@YOGO_MUSHI

4 жыл бұрын

@@krilizek Don't they do that in belly too?

@krilizek

4 жыл бұрын

@@YOGO_MUSHI they did have a dude strip in Belly, but the scene was different.

@davadreviewer5509

4 жыл бұрын

krilizek really because I thought it was New Jack City

@krilizek

4 жыл бұрын

@@davadreviewer5509 there was a scene in belly where they took the dude who owned the building out into the street naked, but it was difficult from the 1 in paid in full.

Keep dem 90's hip hop reactions coming. Classics!

Nas - One Time 4 Your Mind off the illmatic album

@PraiseReza

4 жыл бұрын

He should just do the whole album. There is not one bad song

@mrc2437

4 жыл бұрын

@@PraiseReza I agree, probably my favorite album of all time

Bruh 💀 Let's start with the basics, my guy, with "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers)" and I promise your soul will feel whole, "dat's TUFF!" 💯

@gillesverkest9850

4 жыл бұрын

fax

@andrethomas2292

4 жыл бұрын

Church

@juanbond85

4 жыл бұрын

Yes sir!

Fun fact he did the first verse in one take, thats straight up raw talent if u Ask me

@alaroche

7 ай бұрын

that's crazy if true

I’m a year late but the movie name is Belly at least the one NAS was in that made me think of that lyric when I saw it. Damn that was a long time ago haha.

If I ruled the world by nas, you got to react to it

@yadidimeanmaine

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine that...

@KyleS.1987

4 жыл бұрын

Walk right up to the suuuuuun

@acgthamc

4 жыл бұрын

Cahnon Noyce bro dat second verse is so 🔥🔥🔥🔥 to me

@inkoinfinity2

4 жыл бұрын

As soon as it starts I get chills everytime

Nas lyrics are TOP TIER. Straight BARS on the whole track!!

I enjoyed your commentary. I lived it, ur allowing me to relive it in a positive way. Thank god I made it this far from back then. Thx 4 posting

NAS is by far my favorite lyricist. Always has been, always will be.

u gotta listen to shadowboxing by gza ft method !! U probably know it but it's such a sick song would love to see ur reaction !!! keep the grind up shaq

@YaHKaB_WaRYaL_YaSHaRaL

4 жыл бұрын

The greatest of the individual rappers & Raekwon's Built 4 Cuban Linx

@alexturner6398

4 жыл бұрын

GZA the lyrical goat alongside Lupe!

@YaHKaB_WaRYaL_YaSHaRaL

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexturner6398 Truth !

@tolliverlamont

4 жыл бұрын

Gza animal planet and Fame

Nas!! 🔥🔥🔥 The GOAT

Finally!! Dank yeww,coach

Gang Starr- Moment of Truth, Above the Clouds, or Rite Where You Stand ft. Jadakiss.

@TheDreserDeviant69

4 жыл бұрын

Skillz

@johnholvey2544

4 жыл бұрын

Mass appeal

@MisterUrbanWorld

4 жыл бұрын

Gangstarr is one of the best Emcees to grace this planet

@charliekenyon9723

4 жыл бұрын

Above the clouds is a beautiful piece of art.

@MisterUrbanWorld

4 жыл бұрын

@@charliekenyon9723 check this one out "Krino vs Eminem" kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYiKzqaTgqm4cZM.html

Nas-Illmatic is my absolute favorite hip hop albums of all time period

@NasXShady

4 жыл бұрын

Probably the best debut album of all time (imo it is)

@graefus

4 жыл бұрын

illmatic is the album i have as the de facto answer to the question "why do you listen to hiphop?"

@milescrawford5033

4 жыл бұрын

God's Son is my favorite

@CG89119

4 жыл бұрын

Easily best hip hop album ever

@milescrawford5033

4 жыл бұрын

Are u talking about Illmatic or God's Son

Illmatic! The best rap album ever!

@shondasheepundefined5374

3 жыл бұрын

To Pimp A Butterfly is better but illmatic is much more legendary

@davidortiz9577

3 жыл бұрын

@@shondasheepundefined5374 Na…

@shondasheepundefined5374

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidortiz9577 na abt what

@sonnya96

3 жыл бұрын

@@shondasheepundefined5374 not even close

@thedailystruggles7539

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir. No skip at all!!!

Most people need a NY Slang dictionary to understand songs like these in full context. This is one of the best displays of Elite Emceeing. I was definitely running around in these days bumping this album at Freaknic 94.

I haven’t heard any DMX reactions my guy. You need to react to something by dark man X 💯 🔥

@masonpinson3876

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah I would love to see him react so the song x is coming or that joint he did with Eminem go to sleep because both them songs are classic as fuck lol

@hystarpro2470

4 жыл бұрын

Facts dmx is my favorite rapper

@icewata100

4 жыл бұрын

Ali Hussein faxxxxx

@gopropaint3991

4 жыл бұрын

Yea man slipping

@autoalchemist911

4 жыл бұрын

Was just at his concert a few months ago, I'll go any chance I get to support my dog

Take it in blood-nas, one of the greatest hip hop songs.

Congrats on a milli bro!

Yo shaq, keep bumping them 90's bangers bruh! Show all the youngsters what REAL hip-hop is!

Loving these 90’s reactions this is what I grew up on. Bone , snoop , dre , eazy-e , BIG ,2 pac man it doesn’t get better 🤘🏻

@blakerambo2288

4 жыл бұрын

You should help me recommend The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy to shaq, so we can see his reaction brody.

@ericaanne6816

4 жыл бұрын

90s was the best of ALL TIME!!!!!!

@stevehampton716

4 жыл бұрын

@@blakerambo2288 imo there's so many better tracks than this from the biggie library.

@blakerambo2288

4 жыл бұрын

I know there is brody.

@MrPaytonw34

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Haynes same homie..90s hip hop brought me up

Big Pun bangers u gotta react to Twins Beware Capital Punishment Super Lyrical You ain't a killer Piña Colada Theres many more but too many to list

@22Krazy

4 жыл бұрын

Most def Beware. That gives me chills everytime I listen to it

@p0pov13

4 жыл бұрын

He would faint on Twins and Beware

@22Krazy

4 жыл бұрын

DEFINENTLY would

@emj8383

4 жыл бұрын

Yasss, after Nas Pun is my 2nd fav Rapper. All songs you mentioned my fav bangers. "Brave in the Heart" is a good one too.

@edgarmkrtchyan2697

4 жыл бұрын

The dream shaterrer super lyrucal too

It's my brother!! 😁 I LOVED 90's rap and R&B .. Miss that, thanks for the trip down memory lane! Love watching you Shaq!! ❤😊

Nas is that man my favorite hands down... knowledge creativity Style vocabulary out this world everything I enjoy...

I grew up about 10 min from we’re NAS was raised and everything about this song is #facts. Mobb Depp was from the same area the infamous Queensbridge Houses.

@hereisayana8207

Жыл бұрын

I'm from White Plains Road in the Bronx and never went to QB

2 of my favourite storytellers; Nas and Andre 3000. Have a listen to Nas : Rewind, and Outkast: Da Art of Storytelling. Both are worth a reaction!

@detriccherry

4 жыл бұрын

Kendrick is a great storyteller also, however André does it best imo

@opera9946

4 жыл бұрын

Slick Rick too

@marlonthomas8042

4 жыл бұрын

Opera 99 Rick da ruler

@nevohyams

4 жыл бұрын

Damn I was just thinking about both of em now, two of my favorites also

@vicentenicolas4474

3 жыл бұрын

@@detriccherry Andre has beyteeflow not storytelling

My guy and the classics lately! Listening to the OGs of rap .

Bro Affirmative Action went crazy too🔥

React to patience by Nas and Damien Marley The lyrics in this song are deep

@devotheambivert9875

4 жыл бұрын

Word up. The Distant Relatives album is fire.

@evanlewis6909

4 жыл бұрын

@@devotheambivert9875 I WAS GONNA SAY THE SAME THING!!! I LIKE AFRICA MUST WAKE UP AND IN HIS OWN WORDS BUT THE WHOLE ALBUM IS FIRE

@sheenlv16

4 жыл бұрын

Strong will continue - Damian Marley ft Nas

@rastamou5e893

4 жыл бұрын

Any song, who thing is sick!!!!

@elvinb74

4 жыл бұрын

I hope he does react to any songs from that album.. I recomend it before.

Classic ever. Even one who never been to NY can imagine how the city goes hearing this song with the cold, blue mood dawg. I am neither an african american, nor an english speaker as mother tongue, but this music has power.

Yo bro this is the golden age of rap man. Storytelling is lit we all know how you feel about mumble rappers. Bro I feel the same way mumble rappers can’t do this on their best day! Nas is one of the best lyricist in the game definitely in my top 5 DOA

His the one that influenced your rest of your top five list. his number one

Because of the producers of this album we will never see such greatness all in one Album! Awesome Reaction coach! it is so dope seeing 1.01M ! Big Congrats

React to 50 cent how to rob industry diss track came out in 1999

@thelooper6159

4 жыл бұрын

Fax, that track is insane.

Nas - Hero. I love that song

I money flip em' with the funky rhytm I be kickin' thas a nice word play

Nas is unreal one of the best ever , personally my favorite. Lyrical genius. been listening my whole life just saw him last week....straight fire. NY represent

I love that you show the new generation good music that they might not know about otherwise. I love Nas. Especially his early albums. Respect to you!

My list is Nas, Prodigy, Big L, Jay Z, 50. I dont see how anyone can not have 50 in top 5...he completely took over the world in 2000s

"Beyond The Wall Of Intellegence Life Is Defined" DAMN!

React to ’Gimmie the loot’ Notorious BIG

@hoopsmccann639

4 жыл бұрын

YES!

@deecojoseph890

4 жыл бұрын

PLEASEEE

@jeromeb1590

4 жыл бұрын

Yes plz

@patg1868

4 жыл бұрын

YES PLEASE

@cj-nyc2057

4 жыл бұрын

💯

Let's go babyyy! Congrats on reaching 1 million brotha! Let's reach 2 million now👌🏽

Love the beat on this one

I listen to this at least once a week. Love this song.

Shaq I'm gonna request again, you gotta get into that old school OutKast! React to "Rosa Parks" then "Slump" you won't regret. Let's upvote this gang!

@stevehampton716

4 жыл бұрын

Da art of storytelling part 1 or 2... Y'all scared... So many classics on that album.

@jayr.3720

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevehampton716 yessir. The beat on Storytellin 1 is retarded. Like in a good way. Makes me think of Metroid games. And don't forget Rae's verse on Bar-B that was awesome.

Luniz I got 5 on it 1995 represent 💯🔥🌊

@grady1214

4 жыл бұрын

Rastacypherx remember hearing that track before about in 96 then in 98/99 it hit the mainstream and was over played. Seriously seemed as if it was every other song 😂. Now I can’t stand that damn track lol if it wasn’t for that I would have to agree with you.

@LuvnAries23

4 жыл бұрын

The remix

your reactions are amazing and always make me laugh every time

When you do these 90’s videos, you connect age groups and I’m actually happy to see we bop to beat together.

More Nas! (Nas is Like, I Gave You Power, Represent, NY State of Mind Pt. II, One Mic, etc.)

You always know when to upload coach been feeling down today🤩

@thatbadmuthafucka2626

4 жыл бұрын

Keep ya head up. If you're a fan of No Life Shaq, you're already an intelligent person with good taste. So you're ahead of a large percentage of the population.

Damn bro.... ANOTHER one of THE BEST BEATS EVER!!!! DJ PREMIER!!!!!!

It's weird to see you react to my video, been a fan! keep it up Shaq! Also, I'd argue if Nas isn't in your top 3, something is not right.

@mbb7852

4 жыл бұрын

Who's your top 3?

@hndrxx8574

4 жыл бұрын

Michelle Beato 1. Andre 3000 2. Nas 3. MF DOOM

@addictedonhiphop

4 жыл бұрын

Well Nas is on my top 5. I couldn't move pun Biggie and Rakim in any case on my top 3. He is the fourth one though with broken heart that I can't elevate him more

@kylermorningstar2633

4 жыл бұрын

@@hndrxx8574 see it's much too hard to make a clear top 5 or even top 10 for rappers because of the complexity and diversity rappers used to be. I cant pick 5 in which I feel are the greatest because there are too many factors

@hndrxx8574

4 жыл бұрын

Kyler Morningstar Yh my top 5 always changes Now its 1. Andre 3000 2. Black Thought 3. Nas 4. MF DOOM 5. Ghostface Killah

NAS is prolly the best ever. Prodigy from Mobb Deep is up there.

The way the beat simplifies when talking about being a being a high class gangsta, then life comes back to him and the beat goes back to normal. Always gives me shivers

Nas is definitely in the top 5 his rhyme schemes flow and delivery was flawless but he was a more straightforward lyricist he talked abt the struggle of the street

The Greatest MC Is? Coming Out Queens Bridge 💯 I Still Clean My House To The illmatic soundtrack....no skips no pauses...just let it play and do yo thang😂

90's Best Blackstar (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) - Definition

@oddbromden8786

4 жыл бұрын

REAL ASF

@BoeJiden500

4 жыл бұрын

So underrated SHAQ NEEDS TO SEE THIS COMMENT

@jornoporno05

4 жыл бұрын

Thieves in the Night is a gem too!

@papasalami4419

4 жыл бұрын

Respiration is in the Top 1 for real

@Levelupeachday

4 жыл бұрын

@@papasalami4419 Def. One Of my all time fav.

React to Nas - "I Gave You Power".... Greatest Storytelling song of all time from the GOAT

@kennydomino6933

4 жыл бұрын

And it's still underrated

@kennydomino6933

4 жыл бұрын

I agree react to that or rewind

PAID IN FULL . SHOUTOUT RICO

Freaking classic song, thanks for your reaction!

Holy fuck bro, I love you right now! Been waiting for you to get into the golden-age shit for so long!!!

I'm here since Shaq have been fired from work. 1 mili, bruh!!!

@HomieJeans

4 жыл бұрын

I been playing the ads since then

My Fault by Eminem is the best dope song he made .. Funny as hell but also hard! Hope you gonna react on iT Shaq

@knoxoverstreet2624

4 жыл бұрын

I've been requesting this song for over a year 🤣

@ailm3ntrx658

4 жыл бұрын

stop with the feminem

This brings back memories 🔥🔥

Loving these 90s reactions