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Official HD Video for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
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Lyrics:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet-invasion!
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian: half-man, half-amazin'
‘Cause in my physical I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drink Moët with Medusa, give her shotguns in Hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale; it ain't hard to tell
The buddha monk's in your trunk, turn the bass up
Not stories by Aesop
Place your loot up, parties I shoot up
Nas, I analyze, drop a jew-el, inhale from the L
School a fool well, you feel it like Braille
It ain't hard to tell, I kick a skill, like Shaquille holds a pill
Vocabulary spills, I'm Ill plus Matic
I freak beats, slam it, like Iron Sheik
Jam like a TEC with correct techniques
So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me
Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me
I leave 'em froze, like heroin in your nose
Nas will rock well; it ain't hard to tell
This rhythmatic explosion
Is what your frame of mind has chosen
I'll leave your brain stimulated, niggas is frozen
Speak with criminal slang, begin like a violin
End like Leviathan, it's deep? Well, let me try again
Wisdom be leakin' out my grapefruit, troop
I dominate break loops, givin' mics men-e-strual cycles
Street's disciple, I rock beats that's mega trifle
And groove even smoother than moves by Villanova
You're still a soldier, I'm like Sly Stone in Cobra
Packin' like a Rasta in the weed spot
Vocals will squeeze Glocks
MCs eavesdrop, though they need not to sneak
My poetry's deep, I never fell
Nas' raps should be locked in a cell; it ain't hard to tell
#Nas #ItAintHardtoTell #Illmatic #HD #Remastered

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Комментарии : 9 тыс.   
@SouthCentralChannel
@SouthCentralChannel 3 года назад
The beat change when Nas spits his last verse.... speechless ILLMATIC TOP 5 albums this is a Gift for the Human ear
@xaviermccloud4586
@xaviermccloud4586 3 года назад
Large professor is a beast.
@iargueta1220
@iargueta1220 3 года назад
That Leviathan reference is deep as fuck!!!! I remember in high school when I read Thomas Hobbs I believe, the author of Leviathan. Also it’s easily a reference to the Leviathan from the Bible. Deep, deep, verse!!!
@xaviermccloud4586
@xaviermccloud4586 3 года назад
@@iargueta1220 Leviathan is actually FROM the Bible. Very deep indeed.
@iargueta1220
@iargueta1220 3 года назад
@@xaviermccloud4586 Have you read this book Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651? Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan yes, that’s in the the Bible like I said. Now that you know it is a book written centuries back I think you’ll see how truly deep that line is not only because it was written way back, but because the context of the book itself 😉
@drewm1808
@drewm1808 3 года назад
You tell no lies. On some trivia shit, I recall having read, somewhere, that there was a university that was utilizing Nas lyrics/poetry in their curriculum. Like, as examples of deep and complex rymes and imagery and stuff. He's an impressive artist by any measure.
@mizzymauri
@mizzymauri 7 лет назад
Nas is one of the greatest It Ain't Hard To Tell.
@ianraton2921
@ianraton2921 6 лет назад
agree
@LawyerLawZ
@LawyerLawZ 6 лет назад
For me, Nas is the greatest. Actually I put him on number #1 above 2Pac, but I still listen to 2Pac and respect both of em.
@nunyafkinbizness9941
@nunyafkinbizness9941 6 лет назад
nas is my number 3 behind black thought at 1 and kool g rap at 2
@msmunoz7499
@msmunoz7499 6 лет назад
Um... He is the greatest bruh
@nunyafkinbizness9941
@nunyafkinbizness9941 6 лет назад
nah,,, nas hasnt hasnt been as consistant and as long lived as black thought. Black thought is the goat. period
@ulascanddk
@ulascanddk 11 месяцев назад
No matter how hip hop sounds today, this is how it'll sound in my head forever.
@Amir-qz4bn
@Amir-qz4bn 8 месяцев назад
The pac, biggie, nas, snoop, dre, dmx, cube era will always be the golden age of hip hop and aside from maybe the early 2000s, no other era comes close. Even the early outkast, eminem, and jay z era can be put in there as well ngl
@user-pd9xv7kh8w
@user-pd9xv7kh8w 8 месяцев назад
@@Amir-qz4bn Nas poetic beauty
@-xnnybimb-9398
@-xnnybimb-9398 8 месяцев назад
@@Amir-qz4bn Kanye too, College Droput, Late registration, Graduation were all classics.
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie 8 месяцев назад
This was his first single from illmatic. When I first heard this I blew me away. The metaphors. The poetry.
@E40570
@E40570 7 месяцев назад
@@-xnnybimb-9398came out in 2007
@odkowan
@odkowan Месяц назад
30 years and counting 🎊🎂
@rose4mvp2012
@rose4mvp2012 9 лет назад
It's crazy how he dropped one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time at 19/20 years old..
@machomanbeast195
@machomanbeast195 9 лет назад
Jared Banks what's even crazier is that he wrote his debut verse from Live At The Barbeque when he was only 16... yes you heard that right.... 16
@rose4mvp2012
@rose4mvp2012 9 лет назад
Machoman Beast That's crazy.
@bdN_1
@bdN_1 9 лет назад
Jared Banks Crazy how he looks the same age today.
@BigWilt2000
@BigWilt2000 9 лет назад
Jared Banks Yeah I like Nas my 4 favorite albums from him are Illmatic, It Was Written, I Am & Stillmatic.
@ProlificPops
@ProlificPops 9 лет назад
Nas is just a lyrical genius. No rapper has yet to touch him in his prime.
@WicklowOnline
@WicklowOnline 2 года назад
He wrote this at 17 geez . Nas is so talented 🔥
@drewm1808
@drewm1808 2 года назад
Genius strikes when least expected
@amuroray9115
@amuroray9115 2 года назад
Bruh. His brain was working over time to produce these dope lyrics. He really is the greatest rapper I’ve ever heard
@saif_shahid1
@saif_shahid1 2 года назад
he never wrote lyrics like this ever again, his mind was working at its most at young age rappers can reach their prime in old ages and even young ages.
@fcostheta5523
@fcostheta5523 2 года назад
God's son
@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781
@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 2 года назад
when you're that guy you always been nice
@chicitysheba4409
@chicitysheba4409 Месяц назад
Cool lil back story to this. It’s said that MJ told Nas he can use this sample as long as he didn’t curse and Nas knocked it out the park!!! ✊🏽
@fatherbewithme
@fatherbewithme 26 дней назад
Lol I just saw this in someone's IG story
@cjamesdraw
@cjamesdraw 19 дней назад
@@fatherbewithme Me too!
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie
@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie 16 дней назад
I didn't know that. I'm not surprised. Michael Jackson was the closest thing to Jesus christ. The man was a Saint. It's sad how they tried defamed his legacy. He was a talented soul in a cruel world
@sahymakhtar7445
@sahymakhtar7445 13 дней назад
@@KrishnaSingh-ow1ieokay that's mad glazing now
@justchilling3723
@justchilling3723 8 дней назад
​@@cjamesdraw6m
@waamiq360
@waamiq360 2 месяца назад
I am 56 years old and this song still gets me hyped up like it did when it first came out! Nas made a masterpiece!
@CITIZENYOST
@CITIZENYOST 2 месяца назад
56 Gang!
@Sentient.A.I.
@Sentient.A.I. 21 день назад
44 xD
@Julian.Perasso
@Julian.Perasso 2 года назад
Perfect Beat Perfect Flow Perfect Lyrics Real Hip-Hop
@prince..9576
@prince..9576 2 года назад
Perfect rapper ✊🏻
@noramenandrew5689
@noramenandrew5689 2 года назад
Real talk.
@buffsky6151
@buffsky6151 2 года назад
Half Man ,Half amazing ^^
@andregustavorodrigues7k
@andregustavorodrigues7k 2 года назад
Perfect Nas
@marcioluiz966
@marcioluiz966 Год назад
Facts
@Colicchie
@Colicchie 10 лет назад
Greatest of all time!!!!
@Yasser438
@Yasser438 9 лет назад
***** Good luck for your career
@travis.h.
@travis.h. 9 лет назад
***** Why are you so ignorant? Going from video to video on Nas's videos and saying how great Eminem is. How about you use the English language. Learn about periods at the end of a sentence, capitalization, spacing, etc. You must of or are not doing good in English class. So, One time 4 your mind? LOL!
@joelokumu9
@joelokumu9 9 лет назад
andre jamena thats right
@itsokaymychild8356
@itsokaymychild8356 9 лет назад
you spelled 2pac wrong
@youngsteelva703allday5
@youngsteelva703allday5 9 лет назад
CHECK ME OUT BRO
@veryfine69
@veryfine69 5 месяцев назад
I think he’s better than Jay-Z
@drinkingpoolwater
@drinkingpoolwater 5 месяцев назад
no doubt. way better.
@HommeTerre
@HommeTerre 2 месяца назад
mmm .. 😅
@mr313young
@mr313young 2 месяца назад
You think ?🤔 Ikno so lol
@HommeTerre
@HommeTerre 2 месяца назад
what does the charts say ?
@n4l734
@n4l734 2 месяца назад
He was better for the first 3 albums. After that it's all Jay-Z
@user-jq7hd2ye5x
@user-jq7hd2ye5x 2 месяца назад
Illmatic is the best rap album of all time
@cavalearsoul
@cavalearsoul 7 лет назад
1 of the greatest hip hop songs of all time....
@nerdbamarich2063
@nerdbamarich2063 7 лет назад
yessir I totally agree my dude.
@jerzboylou6634
@jerzboylou6634 7 лет назад
definitely , young nas real sharp lyricist
@ShaAllahShabazzMBA
@ShaAllahShabazzMBA 7 лет назад
100 percent correct
@dasopavillan6021
@dasopavillan6021 7 лет назад
Or the greatest song of all time
@QueenYayYa
@QueenYayYa 7 лет назад
agreed
@marjoken246
@marjoken246 6 лет назад
Raised in the largest, most dangerous projects in the late 70s. Dropped out of school in the 8th grade. Yet his character and intelligence is uncanny for the average 18 year old.
@PodRealoaded
@PodRealoaded 6 лет назад
marjoken246 tells you how necessary schooling is for some people
@deepstate3358
@deepstate3358 6 лет назад
his mom was a teacher
@illclickspromo
@illclickspromo 5 лет назад
most dangerous in NYC maybe not the Chi though. Cabrini Green and Robert Taylor Homes.
@theavatar9191
@theavatar9191 5 лет назад
Well compared to 18 years old today
@notsure6187
@notsure6187 5 лет назад
his dad was a jazz musician.
@workhard1333
@workhard1333 Месяц назад
Fun fact: Mike Jack only allowed this sample if nas promised not to curse in his lyrics. And this great poet accomplished this and made an instant classic. Salute Nasir Jones 🫡💯📝
@lovememoremeticulous4378
@lovememoremeticulous4378 2 месяца назад
Nas was molded, shaped, put through the fire, then dropped from out of heaven.
@FancyHa
@FancyHa 21 день назад
I like Nas but this is crazy glaze 😭
@lovememoremeticulous4378
@lovememoremeticulous4378 17 дней назад
@@FancyHa lol
@412StepUp
@412StepUp 3 года назад
This is probably the greatest rap song ever
@Alphaflight912
@Alphaflight912 3 года назад
🛑
@owkrikki
@owkrikki 3 года назад
Honestly I feel like there’s better songs in Illmatic alone, NY State of Mind, Life is a Bitch and Represent are masterpieces
@petethegreek8933
@petethegreek8933 3 года назад
@@owkrikki how you can you not mention The World Is Yours or One Love ???
@owkrikki
@owkrikki 3 года назад
@@petethegreek8933 bc the world is yours and one love aren’t better than it ain’t hard to tell
@owkrikki
@owkrikki 3 года назад
@@petethegreek8933 the world is yours is pretty close though, they’re all almost equal imo
@Dash-cm4ol
@Dash-cm4ol 4 года назад
"Nas is like an Afrocentric Asian, half man half amazing"
@tydrickgay4917
@tydrickgay4917 3 года назад
🔥
@misterrandom3544
@misterrandom3544 3 года назад
Tydrick Gay sorry, but what’s up with your last name?
@armorking481
@armorking481 3 года назад
Enlighten me this
@josephvelasquez3275
@josephvelasquez3275 3 года назад
Only 2 can claim that name 🙌🏽
@ofs82
@ofs82 3 года назад
Worst hip-hop boast of all time. At the time he wrote this, Nas was all man, and all amazing.
@humanbeing4life
@humanbeing4life Месяц назад
"JAM LIKE A TEC with correct TEChnique" yall don't get triple entendre in this 1 line.. GENIUS 🔥🔥🔥
@mikekunda1724
@mikekunda1724 7 месяцев назад
Nas is the greatest it ain't hard to tell.
@whatistau
@whatistau 2 года назад
The older this song gets the more iconic it becomes 💯
@TheCarynWardRoss
@TheCarynWardRoss 2 года назад
Facts.
@davey6022
@davey6022 Год назад
IKR, one of my favorites
@uchennasunday7037
@uchennasunday7037 Год назад
Sounds like a record, incredible song. Comic book science.
@AdventureswithLandon
@AdventureswithLandon Год назад
Agreed
@RM-wp7df
@RM-wp7df Год назад
The repaly value of this song and of the whole album is just insane, I can't get bored of this album..
@tyrellgolden6299
@tyrellgolden6299 3 года назад
He was 19 spitting like this, come on nu generation yall tripping.
@losoworld5073
@losoworld5073 3 года назад
17
@garywallace4440
@garywallace4440 3 года назад
Tripping? Na the done fell down a couple flights of steps
@phoebexavier7050
@phoebexavier7050 3 года назад
Millenials that think anyone from the last 12 years is GOAT are just flat wrong. We knoooow they couldn't have even got a record contract in the 90s.
@MB-gd6be
@MB-gd6be 3 года назад
And he wrote it before 19... like 17
@ko-rp7ge
@ko-rp7ge 3 года назад
We don't do anything and ppl still find a way to hate on us. lmao
@ChloeScarlett12
@ChloeScarlett12 Месяц назад
Nas is one of the greatest It Ain't Hard To Tell. 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
@macmizzle9106
@macmizzle9106 Месяц назад
Hip hop will never be this authentic again
@Mindonicon
@Mindonicon 2 дня назад
Atleast we have playboi carti and lil usi vert who is carrying the genre and Are keeping its legacy alive.
@strangespecimen_12
@strangespecimen_12 10 часов назад
​@@MindoniconYou're joking right? 😂😂😂
@Mindonicon
@Mindonicon 9 часов назад
@@strangespecimen_12 how am i joking when they Are biggest names in hiphop rn my friend? The Numbers speak for themselves my brother.
@queenlele6193
@queenlele6193 6 лет назад
That Michael Jackson sample . That’s a sample done RIGHT . 😍
@scinnyc
@scinnyc 4 года назад
Yep. That's why I had to steal it and do *my own version* of it...!!!👍🏾🎤🎧💿🎶🔥
@kinngemz
@kinngemz 4 года назад
Sample flipped so well I agree !!
@benjamincox4211
@benjamincox4211 4 года назад
Queen LeLe 69th like
@felixtiffs6260
@felixtiffs6260 4 года назад
tell them sis
@datniggaking9873
@datniggaking9873 4 года назад
@@kinngemz loll Left A Froze Like Heroin in ya 👃
@muvdafukupouttahere
@muvdafukupouttahere 8 лет назад
Even Nas sampled one of Michael Jackson's songs. That just goes to show you how much influence MJ had on many rappers.
@mrm64
@mrm64 8 лет назад
+muvdafukupouttahere Real talk! MJ had his influence on all peoples, all colors, all nationalities, almost all the genres....miss him so much...
@poeticjustice6626
@poeticjustice6626 8 лет назад
+mrm64 Preach!!! It makes me so angry when people let MJ's personal life affect their opinion of his music. I saw one person say that his music was rubbish. You should have seen the way that MJ's fans, including me, cussed him out. He was such a great influence and it makes me so angry to see how people treated him. I miss him too...
@boske1399
@boske1399 8 лет назад
... gtfo
@IAMOBAS247
@IAMOBAS247 8 лет назад
+muvdafukupouttahere hi please check out my videos and subscribe I would love some feedback . vice verse
@davidemanrus4582
@davidemanrus4582 8 лет назад
What about Quincy Jones. The dude who made the original beat
@evierodriguez82
@evierodriguez82 Год назад
The flow and beat goes hard. 90's hip hop is unbeatable! 🔥🔥🔥
@dooxiaomi
@dooxiaomi 4 месяца назад
I agree 💯
@Zahabiya1987
@Zahabiya1987 10 месяцев назад
I love the ‘human nature’ in it. One of his best songs is this♥️
@lonelyenchantress2172
@lonelyenchantress2172 7 месяцев назад
Me Too!!
@ratheeshmy4518
@ratheeshmy4518 6 месяцев назад
@@lonelyenchantress2172 u guys r the real deal here ....love MJ
@herintuion88
@herintuion88 6 месяцев назад
Right … same 💯
@Userremj
@Userremj 4 месяца назад
❤❤❤
@authenticministries2433
@authenticministries2433 2 года назад
It is incredible that this was 27 years ago. This looks and sounds encapsulated. This could literally be released today! This is truly what it means to be CLASSIC!
@dlm_0562
@dlm_0562 2 года назад
this was 27 years ago
@authenticministries2433
@authenticministries2433 2 года назад
@@dlm_0562 I stand corrected! Still looks damn good to be 27 years old
@joseocciano1939
@joseocciano1939 2 года назад
Kids wouldn’t like it if it was released today, it’s too good for’em.
@GreyMann2
@GreyMann2 2 года назад
@@joseocciano1939 facts!
@GreyMann2
@GreyMann2 2 года назад
If it got released today, it'll slide under the radar. Nobody would appreciate this art. He would just be a dope MC with a little bit of views and a bunch of "underrated" comments.
@nellyluscious
@nellyluscious 8 лет назад
The reason I love Nas so much!! He told you the message with intellect!! Love the MJ sample on this beat!! NY where yall at!!
@merrick542
@merrick542 8 лет назад
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@katajdelouth7563
@katajdelouth7563 8 лет назад
hmm... do u listen to Logic?
@nellyluscious
@nellyluscious 8 лет назад
Kataj DeLouth no i haven't
@katajdelouth7563
@katajdelouth7563 8 лет назад
+NellyBelle interesting... ive seen your profile somewhere
@nellyluscious
@nellyluscious 8 лет назад
Kataj DeLouth I heard the name Logic before...Then you seen me on various videos commenting.
@danszakallas9144
@danszakallas9144 21 день назад
NY State of Mind is his hip hop dissertation, but this will always be my favorite track because of incredibly tight delivery and lyrical references, combined with the perfect samples
@blackking3650
@blackking3650 Месяц назад
Happy 30th Anniversary to this life changing, amazing album. My favorite rapper Nas is still out here making amazing music. Kings Disease and Magic was like Nas tapping into Illmatic and you can hear the hunger. Thank you Nas ♾️🐐💪🏾🗽
@XavierCoolDude
@XavierCoolDude 3 года назад
I’m a 42 white guy from SJ. Have wife and 2 children. I was 15 when this came out and my life back then was school, sports, girls and hip hop. Hearing this and Halftime the year before I just knew Nas was a generational artist. Yes he’s had his disappointing moments but he is truly a genius/legend of music period. Listening to hip hop from this era actually keeps me grounded and provides with inner peace.
@rongeojohns7906
@rongeojohns7906 3 года назад
I agree good for the soul
@Rezzzzzz
@Rezzzzzz 3 года назад
Nas has never disappointed me.
@idontknowyou5762
@idontknowyou5762 3 года назад
@mont5702 what disappointments ? Nas is a living legend never disappoints 😂😂😂
@XavierCoolDude
@XavierCoolDude 3 года назад
Some of his albums have been subpar imo-Nastradamus for ex
@drewm1808
@drewm1808 3 года назад
same age. same vibe. peace!
@hybridgarden
@hybridgarden 2 года назад
This is why Illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time
@whyareyoureadingthis5308
@whyareyoureadingthis5308 2 года назад
Absolutely. Theres only 1 good song, everything else is amazing
@hiiipoweriii2211
@hiiipoweriii2211 2 года назад
Yeah but I still like It was Written more tho
@hybridgarden
@hybridgarden 2 года назад
@@hiiipoweriii2211 yeah it’s a good album but I personally feel like Illmatic is more iconic and groundbreaking
@hybridgarden
@hybridgarden 2 года назад
@@hiiipoweriii2211 but yeah everything Nas touches turns to gold so, can’t debate that
@saif_shahid1
@saif_shahid1 2 года назад
Madvilliany very close
@mywirsrxed
@mywirsrxed Месяц назад
Happy 30th Anniversary to Illmatic!
@Comatosedpeanut
@Comatosedpeanut Месяц назад
NAS is the king and illmatic sits at number 1. Idgaf what yall say
@dalton5903
@dalton5903 Месяц назад
today illmatic is 30 years old
@drgongshankthachef6153
@drgongshankthachef6153 6 лет назад
Ahh the 90s...back when the lyrics were tight and the jeans were loose. Sadly now it's the other way around...
@BeachChairz
@BeachChairz 6 лет назад
Well said bro
@drgongshankthachef6153
@drgongshankthachef6153 6 лет назад
BeachChairz Thanks man!
@fashioneye11
@fashioneye11 5 лет назад
Still 🔥🔥🔥
@kwameopare9816
@kwameopare9816 5 лет назад
Dr Gong Shank Tha Chef #factbased
@rg800
@rg800 5 лет назад
Real shit!!!!
@sole__doubt
@sole__doubt 3 года назад
The whole Illmatic album is pure genius.
@satishrobertson8771
@satishrobertson8771 3 года назад
💯💯💯💯💯💯
@ides966
@ides966 Месяц назад
Definitely one of the best rap albums of all time
@richellis5166
@richellis5166 Месяц назад
till this very day, this track is still mind blowing .... April 2024....
@TeeAreEff82
@TeeAreEff82 Месяц назад
Yep
@younglav
@younglav 3 года назад
The way I feel when this beat drops every time is unexplainable
@Shadows92
@Shadows92 2 года назад
Shit is liberating ain't it 😤
@traviscarter1023
@traviscarter1023 2 года назад
Oh yeah give you winter of 94 vibe in New York city. This beat is crazy my first time experience to this beat I had it on repeat.
@joejokool
@joejokool 2 года назад
you could offer Nas $100 billion dollars to pour his heart and soul into trying to top this song with a new banger and i bet you every dollar he wouldn't be able to do it..
@joejokool
@joejokool 2 года назад
imagine Hip-Hop without this song..
@DragonNomak
@DragonNomak 4 года назад
Nas has 13 grammy nominations and hasn't won a single one that,s some bullshit
@thisizdub
@thisizdub 4 года назад
That tells you all you need to know about Hip Hop
@evet7278
@evet7278 4 года назад
@@thisizdub it's a white man's game
@daftedd
@daftedd 3 года назад
Wtf that ain’t fair he should have won at least 7 of em
@ZionCHarper2k23
@ZionCHarper2k23 3 года назад
damn
@josephvelasquez3275
@josephvelasquez3275 3 года назад
In the end, that shit don't matter. It's nice to have but true heads know what time it is.. I pay No attention. If 1 made music for Awards Nas may have never made this.
@StaRemixSaad
@StaRemixSaad Месяц назад
I didn’t even know about this track! Dope sample. Nas’s flow is just too cold!
@stevnnvets7537
@stevnnvets7537 3 месяца назад
“Inhale from the L school a fool well you feelin like braille it ain’t hard to tell” my favorite line nas has ever said ⛽️⛽️
@stevendcompton
@stevendcompton 9 лет назад
GOAT. PERIOD
@yohancehall9952
@yohancehall9952 9 лет назад
I second that!
@Kyle341341
@Kyle341341 9 лет назад
I third that!
@DaGrimmOneOfficial
@DaGrimmOneOfficial 9 лет назад
I Fourth that!
@2Faded247
@2Faded247 9 лет назад
Well I'll make it Five Then!
@frag6028
@frag6028 9 лет назад
2Faded247 Or Sixth even?
@TheJanetjacksonlover
@TheJanetjacksonlover 7 лет назад
The damn BEAAAAAATTTT!!!!
@Dickey271
@Dickey271 5 лет назад
Sample from Human Nature from Michael Jackson Thiller album
@erock736
@erock736 10 дней назад
NAZ and The Ryza are both lyrical geniuses. They write rap that you can respect.
@cog1602
@cog1602 Год назад
Human nature sample simply heavenly
@Flowdaboyz
@Flowdaboyz 10 лет назад
this should have over 70million views
@tristanf1993
@tristanf1993 10 лет назад
It just got posted a month ago lol
@voyageur3199
@voyageur3199 10 лет назад
Problem is if it had 70million views people would find a reason to not like it because it would be main stream lol
@saado99
@saado99 5 лет назад
That Michael Jackson Human Nature sample... RIP Michael.
@fredbrooks7529
@fredbrooks7529 4 года назад
Both are these songs are iconic and masterpieces imo. "Human Nature" and "It Ain't Hard To Tell".
@98Donruz
@98Donruz 4 года назад
I thought I was the inly one who noticed my friend
@Wyndamn
@Wyndamn 4 года назад
Who did the beat DJ premier or Large Professor???
@mhc12k
@mhc12k 4 года назад
@@Wyndamn extra p
@skrillztheentourage
@skrillztheentourage 4 года назад
@@98Donruz it's an easy sample to recognize
@user-qx3go3vb5g
@user-qx3go3vb5g 2 месяца назад
The word & meaning of genius may get thrown around & used too loosely, but it definitely applies to Nas..Lyrical genius. I could name many others but he definitely earned the title of God’s Son, paying homage & respect to Rakim Allah. Nas. Yessir…
@RamosDominicano
@RamosDominicano Год назад
Holy shit. I remember the first time I heard this song in 1994. It blew my mind. To this day, I still consider this hip hop perfection.
@natejones0084
@natejones0084 8 лет назад
nas has to be top 5 rappers of all time...told me the world is mines before my parents did...
@natejones0084
@natejones0084 8 лет назад
that michael jackon sample tho 🔥
@Hot33333333
@Hot33333333 8 лет назад
💯💯💯
@theredman1034
@theredman1034 8 лет назад
+Nathan Laflame top 3
@TJJeeping
@TJJeeping 8 лет назад
Tony montana told me before that tho
@zip8327
@zip8327 8 лет назад
My top 3 would be big l nas mobb deep
@detumus
@detumus 6 лет назад
There's something special about hip hop and music videos back in these days. Nas almost is like a mythical creature. He's just so fucking cool in this video. He had the bars but the image in the swag was just on another level
@ijp789
@ijp789 5 лет назад
Always thought the same lol 😂
@AbdulJabbar-kn4fe
@AbdulJabbar-kn4fe 4 года назад
Photography is olde skool new
@daoriginaldipp5623
@daoriginaldipp5623 4 года назад
That's the unique traits of a virgo
@prayermadepatna8439
@prayermadepatna8439 4 года назад
Mythical Creature.. Lol deep af
@JayDrawsManga
@JayDrawsManga 4 года назад
Same lol I sound so kiddy but I think this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while
@Leonardo_Lupo
@Leonardo_Lupo 2 месяца назад
The best to ever touch a mic
@zhenyamugisa9423
@zhenyamugisa9423 Месяц назад
Rakim da one, but I'll let it slide as a Nas fan😎
@Leonardo_Lupo
@Leonardo_Lupo Месяц назад
@@zhenyamugisa9423 Rakim is amazing too
@user-jq7hd2ye5x
@user-jq7hd2ye5x 2 месяца назад
The goat rapper
@JJermane
@JJermane 9 лет назад
When Hip Hop was real...
@TheDevourer28
@TheDevourer28 9 лет назад
AMEN
@makedamaynard9504
@makedamaynard9504 9 лет назад
J. Jermane u got dat shit rite now it is just (dont have no words to describe how terrible it is)
@BigWilt2000
@BigWilt2000 9 лет назад
J. Jermane Exactly. now we have these fake ass rappers like 2 Chainz & Nicki Minaj rapping about bullshit.
@doodlebob1630
@doodlebob1630 9 лет назад
Nicki Minaj true but 2 Chainz actually raps like he's retarded on purpose to be funny. 2 Chainz is a "comedy rapper."
@dietbargs9517
@dietbargs9517 9 лет назад
Doodle Bob just listen to non mainstream rappers ..they good
@prophetess_cb5941
@prophetess_cb5941 2 года назад
Can't stop playing this. I'm a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, but this is my childhood anthem. I appreciate great music & this is definitely ONE👌🏿👌🏿. Thanks NAS
@aziaticandy1
@aziaticandy1 2 года назад
relatable
@noramenandrew5689
@noramenandrew5689 2 года назад
You think this brother nice ? You should check out is partner AZ. Thank you freestyle. What? That joint will have you pressing rewind over and over again. Oh and also Oil money by AZ
@jpads6647
@jpads6647 2 года назад
@@noramenandrew5689 frrr especially his doe or die album w tracks like rather unique , ho happy Jackie, n gimmie yours tha guy is also lyrically gofter
@goaheadtagmeIknowyoumadbitch
I shalt not judgeth but.....you need to step down
@traviscarter1023
@traviscarter1023 Год назад
Young rappers take not this art of MCs right here. This young Nas in 1994 at age 20 hell of a song we didn't know what we had at this time it was so underrated because we had Biggie.
@renatomeque
@renatomeque 2 месяца назад
Still fire
@alizzayaliya
@alizzayaliya Месяц назад
Deadlift workout 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 for dat I will always be super grate
@zacksutt
@zacksutt 7 лет назад
CLASSIC...Man hip-hop was the best when I was a kid in the 90s...what happened?
@ciatiger79
@ciatiger79 7 лет назад
Money Money and more money.
@ThugNinja
@ThugNinja 7 лет назад
The industry happened
@ghostmaster223
@ghostmaster223 7 лет назад
Every legend either died or sold out. Then came money, bitches, drugs.
@jerusareem
@jerusareem 7 лет назад
the sellouts took over
@poloregal
@poloregal 7 лет назад
+Gino Florencia what exactly is selling out?
@gxbbs_4
@gxbbs_4 2 года назад
This is one of the most iconic songs ever made, man i miss the 90s such a great time
@gxbbs_4
@gxbbs_4 2 года назад
@John obi Mikel Arteta unfortunately yeah, i wish i was from the 90s that would be so nice
@orlanzo2621
@orlanzo2621 2 года назад
The 90's were amazing man, if i had a time machine and could go back i would.
@gxbbs_4
@gxbbs_4 2 года назад
@@orlanzo2621 Samee even im not born in the 90s i rather live in 90s than i live now in this time
@orlanzo2621
@orlanzo2621 2 года назад
@@gxbbs_4Yea, I was born in '86 so i was still a kid even at the end of the 90's but man it was just a much better era than this garbage era were in now. Hip hop has lost it's soul, shows/movies aren't as good, people are addicted to social media and clout, etc. Tragic man.
@Therealmoseslupai
@Therealmoseslupai Год назад
@@orlanzo2621 You ain’t lying about that.
@versaceboi4762
@versaceboi4762 Год назад
Ladies and gentlemen... A LYRICIST! 🔥 👏👏
@Legendinmyownmind75
@Legendinmyownmind75 Год назад
The reason i love nas so much was his whole style youthful approach and in 94 he was actually saying something. You definitely could smoke a good one while listening
@aaliyahdacheeto4041
@aaliyahdacheeto4041 5 лет назад
"My poetry's deep I never fell.Nas's rap should be locked in a cell it aint hard to tell"
@AtomLogic
@AtomLogic 8 лет назад
That last verse..... too insane..
@livinlavish5604
@livinlavish5604 8 лет назад
I had to play it 3x
@sxvxgejxy4x331
@sxvxgejxy4x331 8 лет назад
+livin lavish I did 2
@seanmacattram361
@seanmacattram361 6 лет назад
Atom catmyminyeyescopsicoyldtometocallbankegetupyessaletobehappytiformeseanuesgetmonyetobeaskseesonyczipcode
@playpool4550
@playpool4550 3 месяца назад
The most lyrical emcee back in the days 🐐for a reason!!!
@Nick-me6su
@Nick-me6su 2 месяца назад
Best lyricist 🔥 🔥 🔥 Half man half amazing.
@Mel_Bobee
@Mel_Bobee 9 лет назад
No rapper is better than Nas point blank period. Everytime I hear a Nas track I feel this crazy rush of feelings, the real reminiscence of that 90s NY.
@RainNorrisSoftwareDeveloper
@RainNorrisSoftwareDeveloper 9 лет назад
This needed to be said.
@rackembarry
@rackembarry 9 лет назад
Mel K. L Jay Electronica is the only man I think is better than Nas.
@Mel_Bobee
@Mel_Bobee 9 лет назад
Nas, yes. Ppl get so hung up on illmatic they forget his other works which were great in their own right, for instance It was Written, The Lost Tapes, God's Son and other mixtapes and albums. Everything Nas has put out in my opinion is great.
@ryanzdon
@ryanzdon 8 лет назад
back when shit was real
@CrashJC123
@CrashJC123 8 лет назад
It ain't hard to tell
@ryanzdon
@ryanzdon 7 лет назад
DJ Rod B yes brother
@doggystyle9848
@doggystyle9848 7 лет назад
+DJ Rod B nah youre just close minded children
@rodney1b
@rodney1b 7 лет назад
doggy style lol close minded to what fam?? i seen and lived both how about you?
@truthseeker7967
@truthseeker7967 7 лет назад
john glen I agree
@Dudja
@Dudja 10 месяцев назад
Classic song
@Scorpion___7
@Scorpion___7 11 месяцев назад
I was a senior in high school when this came out, and this song literally had us feeling on top of the world! Nas is # 1 in my book. Nobody had lyrics like his back then, and now too!
@Victor-mu8rf
@Victor-mu8rf 5 лет назад
Ppl my age will never understand how fuckin amazing this dude is with his craft
@andykamehameha3576
@andykamehameha3576 4 года назад
Vic r he’s the best !!!!! A legend ! I got to see him again in Aspen and it was reminiscing my middle school years
@KM-zw9qb
@KM-zw9qb 4 года назад
stfu kid you're not special for listening to nas
@yeet4777
@yeet4777 4 года назад
K M and you‘re special listening to lil pump or what?
@lw-lyricalwarrior4186
@lw-lyricalwarrior4186 4 года назад
I'm 18 and I feel you Our generation listens to that mumble rap which is sad cuz they don't know the real hip hop
@queenc4086
@queenc4086 4 года назад
I do us virgos some talented mfs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@samueltamankueopinzi8492
@samueltamankueopinzi8492 3 года назад
Nas is simply the greatest of all time, this song is a pure classic!!
@nuggetz9380
@nuggetz9380 Год назад
FACTS!
@eo7858
@eo7858 6 месяцев назад
I tear up every time I hear this song. Just perfect!
@mwelb5251
@mwelb5251 3 месяца назад
There are certain songs that stop you dead in your tracks when you hear it for the first time. You remember where you were and how old you were. This for me is one of those songs. I was 17 and listening to the radio. Nas was born on the same day as me, September 14th
@andrewwalker1700
@andrewwalker1700 2 месяца назад
Dope, 4 days after for me, so I kinda feel the same way, lol🫡🫡🙏🙏
@didntknowyoucouldchangethi
@didntknowyoucouldchangethi Месяц назад
This song just sounds absolutely timeless to me, almost futuristic.
@LifeGotIt
@LifeGotIt 4 года назад
the fact that he wrote these verses around the age of 16-17 yrs old makes him a fuking G.O.A.T.
@darnell7871
@darnell7871 3 года назад
*Best. Michael Jackson. Sample. Ever. Period.* 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@nextwenxd4777
@nextwenxd4777 11 месяцев назад
I guess you could say this song really excelled and then prevailed 😢😢😢🔥🔥🔥🔥
@JefiHaredi
@JefiHaredi 3 месяца назад
King of N.Y 👑
@JohnIsYoDaddy
@JohnIsYoDaddy 10 лет назад
G.O.A.T
@dyrenepowell4685
@dyrenepowell4685 10 лет назад
Nas half man amazing. Don't say any thing bad. Bout him BRO. Hating. You. Don't have bars.
@mRr3gmasterz
@mRr3gmasterz 7 лет назад
It Ain't Hard To Tell the crap they play today could never be as good as this.
@tayluc777
@tayluc777 9 месяцев назад
Michael Jackson was impressed.
@hdakahidef
@hdakahidef 8 месяцев назад
Goosebumps, just heard the beat when someone drove by me and made me want to listen to this again, reminded me why I always felt Nas was the best of all
@alvin9713
@alvin9713 5 лет назад
Damn Nas was young af in this video. This is why I hate it when people defend mumble rappers by giving that lame ass excuse "They're young just understand them" if Nas wrote most of Illmatic at 19 years old then that just proves age has nothing to do with it.
@Unknown-eh4ko
@Unknown-eh4ko 4 года назад
Fleezus Christ I feel like the reason behind this is because during Nas’s time and others growing up in the 90’s had to mature faster than the current generation. The reason the lyrics were more real is because it was a dangerous environment to grow up in and people who experienced it could rap about it to tell stories of their own lives. This generation has it much easier and aren’t in it to rap about the struggle or the tragedies of the streets. They’re in it for the money so they all sound the same and look the same. Face tattoos, colorful hair, repetitive mumbled lyrics. I was born in 2002 and I prefer this music over mumble rap anyday
@bobbishintwat1021
@bobbishintwat1021 4 года назад
I have never heard anyone say that about mumble rappers. I dont know if i am understanding what you are trying to say but you are almost implying that people say that there is lack of lyrical abilty in "mumble rappers" because theyre young.
@cfoBROOK.
@cfoBROOK. 4 года назад
Yeah, a lot of them during the early 90s were young but ahead of their time. Just like Prodigy said, “I’m only 19 but my mind is old”. No excuses for youngstas these days. They just suck!
@claytonbrown7100
@claytonbrown7100 4 года назад
It's called talent. Plain and simple.
@meccaunknown9756
@meccaunknown9756 4 года назад
Nas is a absolute gift to hip-hop. Plus back then sh$t was real dunz. No mumble. No Minstrel show. Pure boom-bap hop hop.
@pixussb7524
@pixussb7524 6 лет назад
I fucking love "early" days of hip hop, it has a certain underground feeling
@unassociatedpress10
@unassociatedpress10 Месяц назад
Every few years I randomly hear a track from Illmatic and it stays with me. Right now its this track.
@wirsalo
@wirsalo 5 месяцев назад
Nas Has IMO 2 top 10 hip-hop songs of all time (It ain’t hard to tell, 1 mic), best Beef track of all time (Ether), Best Album of all time universally (Illmatic). There’s no question in my mind about the GOAT 🐐
@nasirjones9149
@nasirjones9149 6 лет назад
Nas in my honest opinion was better than Biggie, Nas as great as he is is still underrated.
@goldbrosproduction2394
@goldbrosproduction2394 6 лет назад
that what I be saying
@nasirjones9149
@nasirjones9149 6 лет назад
GOLDBROS PRODUCTION My brother
@tiagotv7697
@tiagotv7697 6 лет назад
I definitely agree. They always recognize after the fact when all that's left is the art they created. Harvard already know though
@nasirjones9149
@nasirjones9149 6 лет назад
Anthony Hemphill He's whole body of work is what impressed me, not too many Artist have those credentials.
@edwinsingora9048
@edwinsingora9048 6 лет назад
That's true.so true
@captainCNB
@captainCNB 7 лет назад
he dropped this at 19/20 but wrote some of them at 17/18. truly a prodigy of the art form.
@lifestraight
@lifestraight 5 лет назад
Spike Spiegel Also had great teachers in Rakim and Kool G. Rap
@mcrapperthagreat767
@mcrapperthagreat767 5 лет назад
Nad the mc tha great
@wolfboy20
@wolfboy20 5 лет назад
@@lifestraight also large professor taught him how to rhyme effectively
@5160Jazzo
@5160Jazzo 3 месяца назад
Arguably the greatest song and depiction of life at that time with the frame of mind and everything no matter where u lived. (Side note) Virgos & Geminis make the most beautiful music known to the human experience 😂❤ I could go deeper with facts but it’s all surface level for now since our society has declined with attention span
@TheTorahGroup
@TheTorahGroup 11 месяцев назад
HANDS DOWN THE BEST THAT EVER DID IT!!
@fredotlogetswe3047
@fredotlogetswe3047 3 года назад
2021,still no one has been able to surpass Nas lyrically. The best MC alive.
@wixkedwill7011
@wixkedwill7011 3 года назад
Sadly the way music is now no one will probably ever pass Nas now
@SmokeyCherry467
@SmokeyCherry467 2 года назад
Bruh MF EOOM is lyrically better bruh
@SmokeyCherry467
@SmokeyCherry467 2 года назад
@@wixkedwill7011 bruh nah Kendrick Lamar is better bruh
@rayres1074
@rayres1074 2 года назад
@@wixkedwill7011 Do you even listen to modern music? MF DOOM and Kendrick Lamar are on the same level and, from what I've listened of them, DOOM's production is even better than Nas - which is truly a sight to behold.
@sheparddicapricorn4326
@sheparddicapricorn4326 2 года назад
@@rayres1074 Nas doesn't say random shit just to make every word rhyme.Nas has multiple dimensions that Kendrick hasn't even tapped into yet.Kendrick does not have a single song that can compete with the songs on illmatic.I am a huge fan of both but Nas is the king.
@laurencalligy1697
@laurencalligy1697 4 года назад
Nas is sick , so glad I grew up on this and not today's bullshit
@edwinbeta2806
@edwinbeta2806 3 года назад
Keep in mind people older than you consider rap bullshit too. You're just aging.
@ociliane
@ociliane 3 года назад
@@edwinbeta2806 thx omg 🙄🙄 you can like something without criticising 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️
@lovelyvirgo8800
@lovelyvirgo8800 3 года назад
Nah ain't nobody saying rap is bullshit, she's saying certain rappers/rap music is bullshit 💯 like this watered down shit they play on the radio today💯
@edwinbeta2806
@edwinbeta2806 3 года назад
@u_72 r_77 That's exactly what people twice our age think about the entire genre. Everyone is biased towards what they heard at a young age. Also, there was plenty of trash back in the day too, thing is, nobody remembers it. Trash rappers, artists in general, get lost in time, the cream rises to the top. The only reason I think that there's more trash rappers now is because hip hop is more popular than ever before. So there's more artists to choose from
@whatdoyoumeanbro4964
@whatdoyoumeanbro4964 3 года назад
I was born in 2007, this shit is better alot of rappers today can't even rap
@quamanethomas221
@quamanethomas221 8 месяцев назад
Large Professor smoke this beat🔥
@KBdoubleE
@KBdoubleE 3 месяца назад
On the strength
@WalkingAsset
@WalkingAsset 8 месяцев назад
Illmatic NAS is the heart and soul of hip hop. The tracks on that album are uncontested and timeless classics. It ain’t hard to tell
@carlostharealest5637
@carlostharealest5637 7 лет назад
The Message never gets Old, It's all in his DNA! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
@wonderwoman2435
@wonderwoman2435 6 лет назад
Carlos ThaRealest Literally.
@northernb1085
@northernb1085 6 лет назад
Carlos ThaRealest cheaaa !!
@FranklinFreshman
@FranklinFreshman 6 лет назад
the message is a good song
@showthyselfapproved1st
@showthyselfapproved1st 6 лет назад
Carlos ThaRealest true dat
@geraldjohnson3216
@geraldjohnson3216 5 лет назад
Carlos ThaRealest dam he took that from mike human nature yo nas is more ill than a sickness.Brooklyn 4eva
@yuyufool117
@yuyufool117 3 года назад
you know you've reached iconic status when harvard makes a class dedicated to dissecting your lyrics to this song.
@jackmorris1404
@jackmorris1404 3 года назад
Especially considering he spent about a 1/3 of time in school than those students have
@corujapolitica252
@corujapolitica252 3 года назад
...or could be Harvard doesn't have anymore the same excellence from the past... But NAS is amazing!
@yuyufool117
@yuyufool117 3 года назад
@@corujapolitica252 get out of here with that passive aggressive bs.
@optimustriticum8368
@optimustriticum8368 2 года назад
Living in the difficulties can't be teach at school, they can only study it.
@maskcollector6949
@maskcollector6949 2 года назад
Harvard and all Ivy League Schools - you can't teach culture - you live it. You can't teach a lifetime, you walk it. Going to school is overrated. HELLA overrated.
@scotthenning6438
@scotthenning6438 3 месяца назад
Illmatic. HOF album. Early 90s hip hop was the golden era. Just like the 70s was for rock.
@eknetter
@eknetter Год назад
This shit hits harder than most . A true legend and it aint hard to tell . Mix’n MJ the hardest way possible.