First time hearing Nas - Nas Is Like [REACTION] 

I think to understand what is so legendary about Nas you need historical context. Keep in mind Nas is only a year older than Eminem who didn't get his break till the early 2000s. Nas was rapping since the late 80s, literally a child. - Even more, he was the artist to bring the hip-hop culture back to its roots (NYC) when the west coast was gaining all the credit. - He was the first rap artist to have a conceptual, cohesive and complete album (Illmatic). - The first rapper to have multiple producers (who are all now considered legends of their own like DJ Premiere, Q-Tip, Large professor) on one project (Illmatic). - He's one of the only rappers still alive who got to witness and was directly involved in the West coast, East coast beef (fun fact actually, he was one of 2Pacs favourite rappers before they got into beef. A beef which they squashed just days before Pac's passing and had plans of making music together). - And finally his lyrical ability, like he mentioned himself int his song: he's a thug poet. He writes poetry, things that those who came up from where he's from get. Its like therapy. If you didn't grow up in NYC back in the day, even more Queensbridge where Nas is from (the biggest ghetto in the US) you won't get how him jus being alive still is a success. NYC was roughhhh in the 80s and 90s and Nas was really about that life too lol. Without a Nas there wouldn't have been an Eminem or the resurgence in what we call "lyrical rap" today in general. There's a reason why he's on everyone's favourite rappers' favourite list.

Nas- I Gave U Power Nas- Rewind Nas- It Ain’t Hard To Tell Nas- NY State Of Mind Nas- One Love

Bro please please please React to these 5 Nas songs to understand why he is so highly rated and different. 1) Take it in blood 2) The message 3) No idea's original (Lost tapes version) 4) Memory lane 5) Deja Vu

Nas might be my GOAT. You're in for a hell of a journey, enjoy!

NY State of Mind by Nas. All time classic one of the best rap songs ever. This was off his 3rd or 4th album. Illmatic is his debut album that he made when he was a teen

I liked that you rewinded couple of times and always subtle editing great work thx

Please listen to something from Distant relatives "Stong will continue", "Dispear" or "Patience"

Love this reaction bro! His new album is 👀🔥🔥🔥

more Nas song recommendation I think you might enjoy: - one love (written as if he was writing his locked up homie a letter) - rewind (was the name suggests, he literally wrote it backwards which is insane)

Nas is THE best to ever do it untouchable. Best with Lyrics, storytelling, poetry, and to paint a picture. You should react to Nas i gave you power or Nas it aint hard to tell. And this song is not when he was 16 he was 16 when he started making his first album Illmatic best album ever. You should react to whole Illmatic then It was written. And go forward. When he says half man half amazin is sample from another song It aint hard to tell One of the best songs ever.

He was between the ages of 15-18 or 19 when he wrote and completed his first album illmatic he was older when this came out

Search for “Eminem talks Nas, Halftime, & Illmatic Cassette” … hear what Em had to say about Nas

Ay u back!

Nas is the 🐐

Every rapper at that time was not rapping like this. I can assure you of that haha. There is a reason artist like J cole have songs called "Let Nas Down" once you really understand what Nas is saying and has done for hip hop, you will get it even more. You might be too young to understand right now. If you want to get into Nas for your age, you might want to start with albums Magic, Kings Disease 2 and Kings Disease 1 and go backwards. You might get it a little better.

young blood you just scratchin the surface baby boy....He is the greatest ever it's not even comparable...Dig deep...."It ain't hard to tell"...next video...to do 1994

Right on brotha Nas is amazing! You are starting a great discovery of his music. Check out purple, one mic , fetus , the message , ny state of mind , street dreams and street dreams remix also he had a beef with jay z "ether" which you migth enjoy! Real music lasts forever.

fkin banger

Yeah, he's the GOAT. You are in for a treat discovering him.

Nas - the world is yours is one of the best hiphop tracks ever

Being all races at the same time would make a superhuman xD

He was in 23 when he made Nas is like .that song came out 1999 ( I AM album)

Do anything like.... The Shakespeare's of Rap=🐐

Nas gonna kick Kendrick out of his top 3 lol, Nas is the 🐐 period, his influence is in all the rappers/Emcees you like 🤣, do y'all homework.

Good that you decided to switch to lyrics. I do the same. Its so hard to understand everything in the first listen.

I think reading the lyrics might have messed up your feeling. Nas creates FEELING. It's like a ride. If you just listen to his flow and feel the hood + depth. It's different than just lyrical word play. Best flow + depth.

Looking forward to that Nas marathon. Nas - I Gave You Power. Not this album he did as a teen but his first one. You are correct you won't get it the first time hearing it.

It's poetry, not just bars

Do Halftime and the world is yours!

You trippin wasn't nobody rapping like Nas and they still not.

We need a Nas+Black Thought+Kendrick Lamar+Lupe Fiasco collaboration album.

There was a class at Harvard that studied Nas’ lyrics. And folks want to act like he ain’t a GOAT! Stoooop🙄

Bro you have to go back to illmatic. You listen to one of Nas commercial songs. Nas is not commercially acclaimed. He is the rapper's rapper. He is known for his concepts and flows. He is not a rat, cat, bat rhymer.

Lol some of those rhyme schemes eminem is so famous for u can hear shades of early nas in em...even if u love eminem you still appreciate nas by proxy so its still a W..name a rapper that he aint influence

I recommend Nas N.Y state of mind. Its an classic.

Can’t listen to one song and make that determination,as good as it is, this one is not even close to some of his ‘best’ work! Plus this is later track, his first album was ‘illmatic’ released in 1994

All the rappers at that time were not rapping like this the people you named were years after this came out

Yeah he's too young he's not gonna get it lol.

clueless