Nas talks: beef with 50 cent and how hip hop is dead 

Nas seems like the only "mature" rapper left...ever

If hip hop was dead back then imagine wat hip hop is like now in 2020 😂😂😂

Does this guy ever age?

hiphop ain't dead.. it's buried alive... underground.

I don't think people give Nas the respect he deserves. One of the greatest of all time, up there

After Illmatic and Ether this guy can say whatever he wants.... NAS IS THE KING

there's just a certain aura about him. Like when you think about what the genre is really about...the storytelling, the lyrics, the narrative of the black American man, the wordplay, everything, nas just really encapsulates that all in one individual rapper.

Wow these young kids really disrespecting Nas! Like really NAS 🤔 Don't y'all kids know that if it wasn't for legends like Nas there would be no 50 fucking cent 💯 Nas put it down for these whack ass rappers. Shit 50 cent was listening to nas's music when he was a youngin.

Nas is miles ahead of 50 cent lyrically record sales dont mean shiit !

Educated brother,well spoken

'Lyrical verbal assaults' thats the nasty nas i know

"Oh you went platinum, yeah that's nice ... Now let me see you do the same thing twice" - Nas

Nas can destroy ANYONE.. Nas is like Fire🔥🔥🔥

nas always laid back look like he just finish smokinggggg

“They say Jada defeated him, Joe too street for him, what’s next? Is I guess for Nas to Ether him 🔥🔥🔥🔥”

Lol I love how Nas can come out and talk about how dope he is, yet remain so humble at the same tiem

I love Nas...No Homo. My favorite rapper of all time.

nas much respect

Nas is so right hip hop is dead

Nas Escobar the G, the Godson, the greatest rapper ever alive or dead to ever do it! PERIOD!!! The G.O.A.T!

Industry took over artistry. That killed it.

I like 50 Cent, but he can't be at Nas's level even with 8 million records sold, 50 is a shooting star Nas is the Sun of Hip-Hop. 2pac and Nas are the kings of rap, Camron is a court Jester.

His hats for his locks...oh I forgot yaw don't understand lol

I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and they know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep "(John 10.14,15).

Who else notice Nas don't age at all..... this dude never ages....2019 still same like his music

I miss hip hop.

I was 10 when nas peaked and he's still younger looking than me now a days,

One of the greatest rapper ever check the flow.

He just son'd everyone trying to diss him LOL

It's so gr8 2 see Nas putting out gr8 music, opening up, we finally get 2 see his personality. Mass Appeal business investments. Nas is GOAT

I'm 14 and even nas sounds better than lil Wayne, future, etc.

The clothes in 2005 > Still wonder how Sway fit all that in his hat

Hip hop needs to start coming from the heart and start talking the truth

2018 hip hop is dead shit when Nas came out with this it was looking good compared to now

in my opinion, in terms of a combination of techniques, lyrics, morals, character etc. 1. Tupac 2. Nas 3. Eminem 4. Biggie

Rappers like 2chainz killed hip hop

Rap is dead hip hop is not

50 got spanked!! And I hear no more crying from him on the mic...Nas....the silencer.....

Reason why 50 is the 🐐 - 50 is the best hippop artist of all time,: -has the best hit records, -the most hit records, -the best hooks (no rapper is better than 50 in this genre), -the greatest impact in hippop industry ever. -The biggest hippop album ever, (biggest I mean biggest, GRorDT) -the best mixtapes classic ever( guest who is back, mixtapes legend and many more), -the best underground album the power of the dollar -the best crew and group of rapper since NWA ( g unit which includes; banks, buck, game, Tony ), -best diss track ( because his diss track destroy ja rule, likewise either, hit em up, and takeover didn't) -best diversity ( clothing, books, films etc), -best soundtrack since 8mile, and finally -best story of hippop( drugs, no parents, shot 9 times and the rest is history) Haters should place him at least on their top 10 hippop artist, as their argument is that he isn't lyrically great. But hippop fan's have to fine out the truth by themselves, listen to all the details mention above and fine out ho the king of gangster hippop is

50 is lucky he had Em And Dre with him other wise his music career would have ended sooner

Dont BODY ya self......NUFF SAID.....

50 was running shit at this time Nas was living with kellis in Atlanta No idea what was going on in NYC But on the 1st song on hhid he disses jim jones 50 ND jezzy

I feel you on so many levels, but there is one who is revitalizing my faith in the game. Check out the Detroit rapper Elzhi if you've never heard of him, he's got some real skills.

Lmfao at the concept that nas isn't a real gangsta...last time I checked fifty couldn't even go back to the hood

Nas was dropping knowledge with his 1984 gold chain on

lol its so obvious he stopped smoking that ganja so much. Watch Nas interviews from the 90s. He used to be blunted in interviews he couldnt get his thoughts straight. Haha!

"Hip-hop isn't dead, it's just been in mourning, from the moment I quit recording, quick record this”-NF

I love how Nas is so chill but has no problem controlling the narrative or an interview. That inhale, that switch in direction felt intense even though he didn't do or say a lot. It let's me know Nas can go there. Even the eye contact. Nas ain't chill because he HAS to be that's clear.

wtf why don't Eminem and nas collab that would resurrect hip-hop in a instant.

1:53 applies so perfectly on the current rap game

"To get in the ring with me you have to be in my weight class" Clowns, Lmfao.

I wish you would've stood strong, Nasir. Once you started to catch some heat, you backtracked and basically said that the statement was blown outta proportion, etcetera. It's no secret that the genre done died. The so-called "quality" hip-hop that's out has no soul or flavor. Doesn't have anything to do w/ it being from the 80's, 90's, etcetera. There was a *feeling* in the music. You, for example, Nasir, made a soul album entitled, _Illmatic._ It's more than hip-hop, it's soul. When the powers that be decided to take the soul away, that's when things started to screw up. You're right, a lot goes into this. Mostly a corporate decision. Hip-hop took a big hit when they phased out political-flavored hip-hop. As far as Nasir "spazzing out," he cut that out with the quickness. He quickly learned that all that "keepin' it real/tellin' it like it is" stuff ain't gon get you nowhere. Yo' ass gon end up a broke has-been. A lot of O.G. artists wish they would've just kept they mouths shut and played the game. Joe Budden, Fat Joe and Maino (to name a few) learned the hard way. Anyway, watching this interview kinda made me miss the old Nasir. I just love a confident East Coast brotha.

you are absolutely right. underground artists keep hp hop alive. Thank you for reminding me Mainstream is the dead pool.

Justin beiber hip hop is dead. Bcause of him... internet killed it all man.. nothing is street anymore.. its sad.. whats the point of arguing although its natural to.. w.e just enjoy the music people.

Greatest of all time

nas is so humbe and cocky at the same time 😂

So bless to grew up listening to this man music as kid growing up in the hood in Pittsburgh PA

Clever guy.. From the early stuff to being able to reflect on the current state of play. We need more telling a perspective that provokes thoughts and thinking, then those rapping about what they think people want to hear in mainstream samestream production line of shi#.

Clean&Clear is just the right commercial for this

The hiatus is over, I have risen and conquered Laugh now, cry later, this is the karma Hip-hop never died, it's just sick of the drama

puff and biggie killed hip hop. i love how nas takes responsibility too.

the diffrence between them is this: nas is better rapper and great great at lyrics. he has natural wisdom. BUT he is not a real gangsta come on.. on the other hand, 50 is a real street gangsta from the street who made money from drugs.... its so obvious..

50 was lame for dissing Nas. Nas and The Bravehearts was taking 50 on tour back when no one was messing with him.

Hip Hop isn't dead at all and never will be. The problem is everybody trying to sound like each other. A lot of rappers these days don't take enough time to write their lyrics correctly. In order to be a successful rapper you have reach and touch all walks of life.

Hip hop must die cause you have used all the words😅

Nas helped 50 structure his songs back in the day when fif was starting.

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NAS "every type of music gets stagnat once in a while and has to be reenergized " like the last 5 years then em drops kamikaze!! Thank you

@EVERYBODY Its Just Nas' Jacket. He Not That FAT!

Top 3 (spots) greatest of all time. Easily. For me, it's: 1) Rakim 2) Tupac 3) Nas/Immortal Technique Easily.

its amazing how pac was the only one nas never dissed back just shows how much respect he had for pac

NaS my favorite emcee ever, but it's not dead.

Yo this Nigga nas is hilarious he said spankins lol pause that shit had me rolling and the hand movement lmao still funny now from when I first watched it 😂 lmao

this is 2019 and i agree with nas.. all we have left now is (Kendrick. Cole. Joyner. Logic. Hopsin..) and the OG Eminem is holding his part of the game

Hip hop definitely dead in 2019

4:55 when Nas said spanking the interviewer was trying so hard not to laugh. Nas is a genus he dissed them all in an interview they are not even worth to be in the Album.lol

50 can't beat Nas at rapping...but he can still drop his ass

The problem with 50 is simple. ....in the late 90s, 50 was hanging around with Nas and Bravehearts, and 50 wanted to accelerate the process of being a very well known Rapper, complaining all the time about Nas not being able to do great things for him and for Bravehearts, Problem was. ....Nas and Bravehearts didn't give a fuck about FAME, they were just doing their thing and that's all about, 50 then went another direction, looking for FAME, and finally got his chance with eminem, I don't see why 50 had to hate on Nas or Bravehearts for this situation, 50 act like an asshole sometimes

oh how I wish Nas would go ahead and give some of these dudes some lyrical spankin' for real these days!

handing out spankings to lil dudes lol

I love Nas yo. One of my favorite rappers.

1.2pac 2.Big L 3.Biggie 4.Nas 5.Gangstarr

Eazy E and Nas always came off as the Michael Corleone of hip hop. They had this sinister aura about them when they gave interviews.

he's mainstrem since he went triple platinum with his first album. Do you mean he was the best in the infinite era?

cam and 50 cent not in his weight class.

Nas and jay made a excuse not to respond properly to 50, but they was quick to respond to cam. Shook.

you doin what ma$e did you makin secret songs man... let it out man and wheres source money at?... like where are they at? lol 😆

you know in an interview they were like '' The Game use to rep the West Coast till Kendrick showed up'' i think it was B-real

Heavy Gratitude

50 and nas performed at summer jam 2014 together...

Would love to see nas and Eminem go at it. The disses would be insane

Hip Hop, true R&B, and rock music is all dead

How are whites "diluting the genre"? Especially considering that they make up the majority of consumers who actively support Hip Hop by buying the most albums and appearing at the most shows. They helped make Hip Hop the booming industry it is today. I would like some reasonable examples of how whites dilute the genre and how blacks automatically know more just because they "invented" it (using white instruments, production equipment, and recording techniques).

And 4 the record 50 had 3 great albums get rich, massacre and the gunit album

nas: "rappers standing on the platform I made"... 50 Cent created his own style, sick gangsta rap, representing the real new york style, The Aftermath with them sick dre beats... And he ate jay/z, ja rule, nas... 50 is Legendary, and still agressive, nas ain´t beefing no more, just because he lost his spot... 50 KING

u guys r forgetting about snoop dogg hes 1 of the best too.

Hip hop is dead cause of Europe they only listen to drake, lil Wayne, and those people

Nas has kept his youthful good looks because he is a wonder of words!! He doesn't struggle with his views, he freely expresses himself. He is a voice that does not yell, his confidence speaks volumes!!! Need I say more?

50 is an entertaining guy. He just takes a jab at one after right the next. You can't even take him seriously. He's just a rich jokester lol. Nas is on a whole other level. I've always respected his views and approaches. He's one of the very few east coast artists I even think is relevant today. Money is money, so anybody can make money but can they be relevant at the same time.