FIRST TIME HEARING Nas - N.Y. State of Mind (Official Audio) REACTION

[@NotBenCoultry]

YES. Illmatic and It Was Written are a pair of rap masterpiece albums. NY was spitting fire around 90-98 between him, Mobb Deep, The Beasties... Honestly the aggression of this city/state was almost romantic through these lenses, which is a serious problem but makes for amazingly well pocketed flows

[@StaxReacts]

Mob deep coming tomorrow🙏🏽

[@NotBenCoultry]

@@StaxReacts oh YAY! The Infamous album was in every car I owned with a tape player

[@eitanaltman158]

@@NotBenCoultryhow could you leave out the WU 🔥 We were blessed by 90s NYC hip hop

[@NotBenCoultry]

@@eitanaltman158 I have no idea why, but WT was never in rotation for me, I was definitely listening to tons of Tribe, Busta, and Biggie too though.

[@dirtmcgirt5041]

Nas great rapper.. Illmatic greatest album💯

[@tstumpf75]

"I Dont know how to start this.." dj premiere said nas had the song written out, he never verbalized the song out loud, so he didnt know how he wanted to make it sound.. what you hear on this song is his first and only take he needed.. dj premiere knew he was gonna be a good one after that happened

[@StaxReacts]

Amazing!!!

[@WhateverW0rkS]

Illmatic is one of the great pieces of music ever made, it’s one of the only albums I can listen from beginning to end.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@nakia97]

I’m from Georgia and a guy from Detroit that I played football in college with out me on this it’s my #1 with OutKast Southernplayalistic coming 2nd

[@Jaysun1]

Nas - I Gave you Power

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ElmoChan43]

For real @StaxReacts

[@MrJok3rz]

1000% PLZ PLZ you need to. DO NOT RESEARCH THE SONG! JUST DO IT BLIND

[@radcliffemurphy5273]

Never get tired of this song

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥🔥

[@seanant69]

We need more NaS reactions 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🐐

[@StaxReacts]

Comingg

[@kelvinwilliams9317]

This album was made when Nas was between 17 and 19.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥🔥

[@andrisplatypus6617]

DJ Premier & NAS are GOATed. Brooklyn to Queens.

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥🔥

[@brileygabriel4949]

And Premier isn't even from NYC, but he damn sure got the NYC sound down!!!

[@brileygabriel4949]

"Never put me in ya box if ya sh*t eats tapes". A dated reference to when we used cassette tapes in boom boxes to listen to our music portably. Sometimes the tape heads in the boom box would become magnetized from over use without cleaning, and the tape heads would eat up the tape from your cassette and get it t tangled up so badly with the heads that you had to snap the tape just to untangle it...which of course ruined the cassette. (Also, Nas was 16 when he wrote this...17 when it dropped)

[@StaxReacts]

💙🤘🏽🙏

[@bryanmurphy276]

Nas is from the same projects as Mobb Deep

[@StaxReacts]

Wowww amazing

[@brileygabriel4949]

AND Roxanne Shante, AND Marely Marl... All from the same projects!

[@esc0bert]

Welcome to the journey. So many good Nas songs and albums. You get to watch him grow from a teen/early 20's on illmatic to an older guy on his new projects.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@7wnb]

you can put this album on & listen to the entire thing without having to skip a track 🔥

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@joemarr5383]

Faxxx

[@OlaJustin]

The story of this album is amazing with DJs competing and pushing each others to new levels. :)

[@StaxReacts]

Amazing!!!

[@JA-mj9re]

Nas is the greatest to ever touch the mic untouchable aint no debate. The goat. 🐐 You have so much nas to do. Do nas "i gave you power".

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@bobbiwalker4713]

The beat captures the grimmest of the NY projects. This is how Nas really grew up. You can picture everything. He's the fkn GOAT.

[@StaxReacts]

🙌🙌🔥🔥

[@IENetworkTV]

Yes. Nas said it first

[@StaxReacts]

Ahhh gotcha

[@wildmanfisher]

Shakespeare kinda beat Nas to it by about 400 years. But then again, Shakespeare's flow got nothing on Nas'

[@mn-wk3ju]

I’m glad you checked out this song! It’s my favorite off the illmatic album, and the whole album is fire 🔥

[@StaxReacts]

‼️🐐

[@Dilexwunrecords]

I love the faces youngster! Shows you know what official dope hip hop is

[@StaxReacts]

Thank you so much 🙏🏽

[@gubiks]

You definitely would've fit in that era young bro.@@StaxReacts

[@StaxReacts]

@@gubiks I want to be in that era baddd

[@OldSkoolDad23]

NAS🔥🐐

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@j.caraballo1748]

That beat was a Collab between Nas and World renown DJ Premier. He was only 16 years old when he wrote that album!!

[@SimonMakin-lf2jg]

CRASH!! It reminds me of 'Chief Rocker Busy Bee' with his style of flow & that cant be a bad thing. ❤

[@StaxReacts]

‼️🔥🙏🏽

[@jan-3846]

Nas - "If I Ruled the World" was one of his greatest hits. you have to check that one out for shure! 🙂

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@Ed-jv3xu]

We were the first kids to get this whole album” tape” 1994 - nasty Nas = Illmatic

[@stepheninglett3447]

That's him in front of queensbridge

[@krishnadasa108]

The sample "I'm in a New York State of Mind" on this track is from Eric B and Rakim's track Mahogony. Please check it out. It's amazing.

[@StaxReacts]

Will do

[@jeremiahallender1919]

Young fella wrote a masterpiece,always Impressive when a young Dylan ..or nas write above there age and experience 🔥🫡

[@StaxReacts]

Rightttttt

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

Back when pianos 🎹 were gangster

[@Jdoom13]

Nas was 17 when he wrote this album

[@kooldad5034]

This was a dope reaction Bro!!! Nas is one of the kings of raps 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@StaxReacts]

Thank you so much

[@oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178]

DJ PREMIER🐐 + NAS🐐= #MASTERPIECE

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽‼️🔥

[@ikembaojore3877]

Now this is a reaction! Nas be dropping some profound bars.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@dbrice71]

Licensed to Ill came out way before Illmatic.

[@StaxReacts]

Thanks

[@Firestarsparkle]

Awesome homie

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@neilforbes819]

Arguably the best rapper ever. You wanna combine rabbit holes, given you checked out some Wu recently, look at 'Verbal Intercourse' - considered one of the best verses ever from Nas, on track with Rae & Ghost from Wu-Tang. Those were the days, my man!

[@StaxReacts]

Bet my guy

[@nathabrat]

❤ NAS, this beat!!!

[@StaxReacts]

❤️🔥

[@nathabrat]

Sugested UK rapper/producer for you to dig into; Roots Manuva. Tracks like: Witness (1 Hope), True Skool, Man Fi Cool, Body Hot. I’ll stop there lol so much great music ❤️

[@dazed1nyc]

My fav thing about this album is unlike most albums whete u have a a producer, Nas assembled the best producers in NYC at the time, had them bring their best beat and had a different producer for each track.

[@andrewwalker1700]

Classic for me more Nas reactions🌹🌹🔥🔥🙏🙏

[@StaxReacts]

Ohhh more will be coming for sure

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

……this album is “Legendary” Nas is the truth !🔥

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥‼️

[@ChazBrown22]

I was 14 when this album dropped and it was like the Bible in the streets.

[@vicktaru]

You could probably make an entire video of all the rappers that used Nas' 'Sleep is the cousin of death.' line.

[@StaxReacts]

Literally

[@halfdevoured]

MCA does indeed pay homage to NAS on Too Many Rappers, but he inverts the line with, "Stay up all night, and I MC and never die, Cause death is the cousin of sleep" Also, I highly recommend the band Living Colour's remake of Biggie's "Who Shot Ya?" if you still are looking for that rap/metal fusion vibe.

[@StaxReacts]

Bettttt

[@willmurray313]

Automatic subscription from me when you react to Nas. Need more bro.

[@StaxReacts]

More to come!

[@Shysta30]

The undisputed 🐐

[@StaxReacts]

Rightttt

[@seanant69]

ILLMATIC = THE BIBLE OF RAP 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🐐

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽‼️

[@DrnkTheWildAir]

Flow, flow, flow…❤

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🙏🏽

[@dparedes2006]

This album is called the Bible of rap the perfect rap album!!

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@cjsavage8878]

Bro, have to do whole "Illmatic album" arguably greatest hip hop album of all time! "I Gave you Power", and "Rewind", greatest storytelling songs! Need more Nas bro!

[@StaxReacts]

I may do it live one day

[@cjsavage8878]

@@StaxReacts indeed bro! We need that ASAP lol!!!

[@starronin4580]

Hes on my Mt.rushmore of hip hop! In a time when west coast "gangsta rap" was the only thing, he was a thinkers, contemplaters rapper. The beats are God level...c'mon

[@StaxReacts]

‼️‼️🔥🔥

[@nappdogg8]

Illmatic is quite possibly the greatest hiphop album ever released

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽‼️

[@ReallymoreDA]

dang! the beat it's so sick! and the line "I never Sleep, Cause Sleep is cousing of dead" or something like that, im not speak very good english but you reactions area awesome maybe you can react to "Nas -Nas Is Coming (Ft. Dr Dre)" or "Onyx & Biohazard - Judgement Night (Music Video Version)" 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@StaxReacts]

Love brother 💙💙I’ll check it out

[@bobbybrown8629]

Check out his song rewind I gave you power

[@jpsghost150]

Need to go down the R.A. The Rugged Man rabbit hole...one of the best rappers of all time. Would recommend to start with "Definition of a Rap Flow"

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@Nycraig]

Nas - take it in blood

[@StaxReacts]

Gotcha

[@billybarz8724]

“Trading bars with the gods till they get the screw face” - Nas🐐

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@GIV3nchyxx]

Definitely need to do Nas - I Gave You Power (1996)

[@StaxReacts]

Bettttttt

[@stepheninglett3447]

1st reactor to do this that I've seen

[@StaxReacts]

Differentttt

[@yonkolevelken2174]

I see why i had got a 2k14 song vibe from this he's the one who made hate me now W flow and W reaction from stax breaking down things for someone like me with low comprehension

[@StaxReacts]

Yoo my boy Ken, appreciate you 💯🔥🙏🏽

[@ikembaojore3877]

Nas is the first Emcee to say it

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@ArthurDentt-l6j]

You should react to One Love by Nas the song is a letter to his boy locked up then there’s a song by Cormega which is also called one Love I believe and it’s Mega answering the letter from jail ❤love your channel! Keep on doing it, mang!

[@StaxReacts]

I’ll do my best to check it out, thank you

[@ArthurDentt-l6j]

@@StaxReacts kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3-6Z6KLoKl0eaMsi=06lWWpw_m2oOGqPR

[@starronin4580]

Licensed to ill..1986 beastie boys. Illmatic...1994 Nas.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥

[@dawoobey7906]

Rakim coined the phrase sleep is the cousin of death

[@krishnadasa108]

Perhaps one of the craziest albums ever made is Too Much Trouble - the Baby Geto Boys' "Bringing Hell on Earth". Tracks such as ... - Only the Strong (witht Geto Boys) - Invasion of the Purse Snatchers - Take the P - Fugitives on the Run (with Scarface) ... are just crazy hard! Maybe too hard for a YT channel :-)

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@andrescastaneda1208]

I'm sad that a lot of younger people reacting to this don't understand "never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes", which is one of my favorite lines...

[@CoHeirMultimedia]

Shout out to DJ Premier….the greatest Hip Hop producer *EVER*

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥🔥

[@dennisrodriguez3670]

Nas was the first

[@lindasalaki9404]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥🔥

[@vincentwilliams71]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🙏🏽💯

[@heatherhobbit2931]

Aaahhh! 🔥

[@StaxReacts]

Yeaaaaaaaaa🙏🏽🔥

[@heatherhobbit2931]

@@StaxReacts I am diggin your old school enthusiasm, Stax. Welcome to the beginning, but definitely not the end 🤗

[@bobbybrown8629]

Shout out to Queens bridge from the hbg PA

[@t1nma5k22]

Yo NGL But I can't fk with anyone who stops a certified banger, a Nas Hood classic multiple times....

[@StaxReacts]

Honestly don’t care

[@t1nma5k22]

@@StaxReacts🧢

[@ItsFlamoFTW]

W

[@StaxReacts]

💯🙏🏽

[@WoofHmmmmmmmm]

🐐

[@StaxReacts]

🐐🔥

[@pas8414]

License to Ill by the Beastie Boys predates Illmatic by 8 years.

[@donaldkimbro470]

He was a teenager when he spit this in 1994.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🙏🙏

[@kendixon7118]

Hi New here since you did this one try the original by Billy joel live at the old gray whistle test a killer blues performance. I think you will like it.

[@TheInspiringConnection]

Listen to SHOOTOUTS next!!!

[@Dpat14]

Street dreams 👍

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽‼️😊

[@onlyjustcommentAry]

You got to have the lyrics available for you to have it hit right the first time

[@StaxReacts]

💯🤙🏾

[@rmaddendesign]

Request for Gas Face by 3rd Bass!

[@StaxReacts]

Betttt

[@RomesThe59]

Nas was the first to say “sleep is the cousin of death”

[@michaellind4387]

*That we know of*

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥

[@malbennett9806]

"I never sleep, coz sleep is the cousin of death." Sleeping on something/not being alert at all times, will get you killed. Also cousin can be read as 'a kin', literally family but also 'akin', same as, synonymous. Thats my take on it, might not be accurate.

[@StaxReacts]

Ahhh gotcha

[@johngreen6521]

You should rea t to this whole album

[@StaxReacts]

Will dooo

[@timothyslough8640]

Please go down the KRS one/ Boogie Down Productions rabbit hole

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽

[@krishnadasa108]

Please react to some of the tracks from Kool G Rap and DJ Polo's Live and Let Die album.

[@StaxReacts]

Betttt

[@dirtmcgirt5041]

Do GETO BOYS - MIND IS PLAYING TRICKS ON ME

[@StaxReacts]

Bettt

[@pas8414]

Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes

[@svendemadsen8275]

DJ Premier beats 4 sure....Check out Gang Starr : RIP GURU ( Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@dbrice71]

Pure sickness.

[@StaxReacts]

Factsssss

[@wanderslostify]

I don't know how you grade these things, but Naz is a great writer. He is definitely not that guy.