Did anyone else catch the line when he said "as a kid i used to be afraid of heights, now put that aside" then he drops a mix tape and talks about being up in the clouds. 👀 this dude probably has the next 10 years worth of songs already planned out in his head. Ive noticed he likes to sprinkle these little hints about his future work. Guy is a genius.
The "this isn't Nate's flow" part is a reference to Big Sean's song Bounce Back. (Uses a very similar flow from that song's verse.) Then later on we've got "wish that I could think like Big Sean does but I just can't decide" alluding Big Sean's album, I Decided, which Bounce Back is on.
I'm not sure if anyone has put this together, it's not much, but in "When I Grow Up" he says I just want to make a couple mil, in this he says I just made a couple mil. He always seems to be so consistent with tying his songs together, even the little things.
All these song are connected because it’s his life, his inner reality and as he drives from that when he writes it’s all just a web of what was, is and will be. Then it’s quite easy to see all the strings attached to each other. It actually can’t be any other way. He is fabulous with the symbolisms for everything. It’s fascinating how person from other side of the planet can come up with same visual representations as me years ago and create songs. We are obviously much more connected and similar than we can imagine.
I’m glad you caught the reference to ‘Real’ with the knife. In ‘Real’ he says ‘I took the machete, the game wasn’t ready’ and he’s wielding a knife. Lots of reactors and people pointed out that it was clearly not a machete, and in this he’s referencing a knife and is wielding a machete. Just sprinkled in for the fans I think, but definitely intentional. Been loving the reactions! Thank you and keep it up! 👍🏼
NF also shouted out Big Sean, the Rapper in a few ways: Many of these flows on this track are just like Big Sean's flows; NF is paying homage by emulating his flows, without biting him. Furthermore, Big Sean had an album called, "I Decided." NF says, "Wish I could think like Big Sean does but I just CAN'T DECIDE." Double entendres!
Dont listen to the song " NATE" unless you have finished the search album and stay far away from " Outro" until you finish the "Perception" album, it should be the first song you listen to. or else it wont make sense... matter of fact.... The NF Cinematic Universe/ Journey Mansion- Album Released:March 31,2015 Tracks All I have (Video)-Jul 15, 2014 Wake Up (Video)-Jan 14, 2015 Intro 1 (Video)-Mar 18, 2015 Notepad (Video) -Jul 10, 2015 Wait (Video) -Aug 6, 2015 Mansion( Must listen audio track essential to journey/story) The Warm Up (Video)- Oct 21, 2016 Not on any album, but released as an in between albums track. Therapy Session-Album Released:April 22, 2016 Tracks Intro II (Video)-Mar 24, 2016 I just wanna know (Video)-Apr 8, 2016 REAL (Video)-Apr 22, 2016 Grindin’(Video)-Jun 17, 2016 Therapy Session (Video)-Aug 26, 2016 How could you leave us (Video) Jan 26, 2017 Perception-Album Released: October, 6th 2017 Tracks Outro (Video) Aug 2, 2017 ( Must be watched before Intro III) INTRO III (Audio) (Directly connects to the end of “Outro” Green Lights (Video) -Aug 18, 2017 Outcast (Video)- Oct 6, 2017 Let You Down (Video)- Nov 9, 2017 If you want love (Video)- Dec 6, 2018 NO NAME (Video)-Jan 19, 2018 Not on any album, but released as an in between albums track. The Search-Album Released: July 26th, 2019 WHY (Video)-June 17, 2018 The Search (Video)-May 30, 2019 When I Grow up (Video)-June 27, 2019 (Easter Egg to time,can you spot it?) Time (Video)- July 12, 2019 Leave me Alone (Video)- Jul 26, 2019 After “The Search” written in response to Rolling Stones critique of his album “The Search” Paid my dues (Video) Dec 3, 2019 Clouds -Mixtape Release date- March 26th, 2021 Chasing_(Demo) ft. Mikayla (Audio)- Oct 12, 2020 Clouds (Video) Premiered Feb 18, 2021 Lost (Video) Premiered Mar 11, 2021 Story (Video) Premiered Mar 26, 2021 Hope-Album Release date-April 7th. 2023 _________________________ Hope (Video) Premiered Feb 16, 2023 Motto (Video) Premiered Mar 9, 2023
You go deep into the Condition, so I'll go deep as I can here, for you in response: Awareness Loves Truth. You speak of Mind and Heart... What is the Mind? What is the Heart? We find ourselves amongst a species of our own kind who can't readily define those two. What is Consciousness? What does it mean to Exist? All I know is this: Without the Light of Truth, Awareness is lost and alone, confused and terrified in the darkness, with nothing and no one to Know and to Love. Without Truth, there is nothing. Heart and Mind... What do you really have? What is actually within your possession? What do you truly hold as a part of your being? "You can't take it with you when you go." What will you take with you when you go? Only Information, and nothing else... So, what is Heart and Mind when only Information survives? All hearts and minds are but empty vessels without the substance of Truth.
Old NF: What's your definition of success? I don't trust this thing that beats inside my chest. New NF: What's my definition of success? Listening to what your heart says. Growth people...👊🎈
When he said “I just can’t decide if I should stick my knife inside of pennywise” this means he can’t decide if he should kill his fear, the way You Kill pennywise is you stop fearing the thing you fear most which is what pennywise represents 🤯 🔥
Heyyy think you were talking about my comment from your hope reaction. I am curious cuz nf does say "listening to what your heart says". Does that mean he is trusting his heart? Following his heart? Or just taking into consideration how his heart feels? From a Christian perspective letting your heart make your decisions or be the primary guiding factor in your life is...unwise. And to be fair, that might not be what nf was even saying. But I think alot of ppl will hear that. That we should trust what our heart says. Biblically we are to "trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. In all your ways submit to him and he will set your path straight. " to be clear there's nothing wrong with listening to what your heart says. But it shouldn't be making your decisions for you. I'm not saying your heart is always wrong. It can definitely steer you in the right direction sometimes, but it can also lead you astray. That's why you should use a more reliable method. You wouldn't use a compass that sometimes points you in the right direction.
