J. Cole - "Let Nas Down" (Music Video)

[@dannymartinez2045]

"I'm just a man of the people, not above but equal, and for the greater good I walk amongst the evil" fucking love that line. That's like a Martin Luther King quote in the shadows.

[@really2cool600]

Me too

[@DavidDmus]

It might as well be, He would had been on Dreamville hahaha

[@bobojackiechan3619]

+Retsilisitsoe Mokhethi haha nice

[@pgarci2170]

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[@cacryr94]

that line is so un-appreciated

[@joelperez2411]

I genuinely do not understand how people do not like this man's music

[@keionmarshall4953]

Thats What I'm sayin

[@Smokealotofblunts]

He’s really fallen off. His stuff that made him big was some of the best. Now it’s just garbage.

[@spxnkygappy5510]

@@Smokealotofblunts have you listened to K.O.D I don't know but are you on drugs. Like let the man advance his music. Bruh he still fire forever

[@mevinkalone4277]

He hasn't skipped a beat, don't know why you're saying he fell off.

[@charlesholifield3859]

They some clowns and lower level mental PEOPLE!!

[@Rosiebabbit]

the way Nas responded makes me so emotional- "I ain't mad at you, young king" oh, my heart

[@JohnW704]

This is how you respect idols... J Cole heard Nas didn't like his shit, instead of making a diss track like typical emotion would drive anyone to do, he vented from the heart at talked about failing, being extremely humble... and an extremely humble response he received in return... and now look, they are both legends, both in my top 5 tbh.

[@BGKO1992]

I heard its because jay z said to drake give him a hit infront of j cole lol

[@TokyoReborn]

"I'm a man of the people,not above but equal and for the greater good I walk amongst the evil"

[@hannafarah2864]

that bar weighs alot more than this track

[@IAMDELIUS]

#COLD

[@MeganTurner11]

ak47jbonus "theres two sides to a nigga yo" j. cole, 2face

[@Hideotic]

That was a hit though the more unknown songs are really how artists are

[@MikeHunt-np7ub]

raww

[@aidxcarti8729]

6 years later this song randomly came back into my head. Quality!

[@FungusUnited]

Same well i only found out about this song in 2016 sadly but its a great song

[@calvinbaraka7265]

That sax line rings of Fela Kuti... this is genius!!!

[@chukwuemekaigbani7070]

It is fela's gentleman

[@Classikh]

Still glad he didn't diss Nas and take that route like the rest of these emotional rappers.

[@iamlavige]

if Drake did the same thing Cole did, everyone would call him soft and a bitch

[@iamlavige]

if Drake did the same thing Cole did, everyone would call him soft and a bitch

[@Classikh]

MrFresh True, but that's just because we've been heard Drake rapping emotionally before so it would just sound like more of the same. Cole barely ever does songs like this.

[@iamlavige]

C. L.K goog point man

[@jeremiahlopez6708]

MrFresh because he is lmao

[@tavishsharmamusic]

"Here the crown, pass it to you like nothing, my ni**a you ain't let Nas down." - Made Nas Proud - Nas.

[@jahmaisofly]

Exactly

[@LladroCartel]

m.soundcloud.com/user-877460903/dantes-inferno-j-cole-cover listen to this

[@clean841]

It’s deeper than that brotha

[@Smithschannel]

Pac was like Jesus Nas wrote the bible J Cole is the last disciple

[@Aken12]

And the message is - we all equal

[@kaushitwakafidi]

@@Aken12 BARS!!!

[@kaleblougher484]

But kendrick also exist and is as brilliant as cole

[@kehlanakareem9319]

@@kaleblougher484 Kendrick is Joseph

[@invincible3426]

@@kehlanakareem9319 and I'm the demon inside y'all

[@towandacapel7544]

This young man does not have to "beef" with anyone to sell his music he has already shown that much & without the negative energy GOOD MUSIC SELLS ITS SELF, I'm old enough to be his mother and I LOVE his music, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!!!!!!

[@crystalpayne9301]

Yessss! 🙌🙌🙌

[@blooddamu3942]

.."Labels are archaic, formulaic with they outcome They don't know, they just study the charts Me, I studied the shows, the fans, study they hearts".. JCOLE ladies and gentlemen!

[@ShivPatel-tn1ui]

thank you jcole for fcking keeping it real instead of making a diss track you make an apology to the great

[@michaelweston409]

Bruh the guy who made this video did a great job. I thought it was the official thing. This songs deep and NAS is proud

[@quin7766]

Couldn't have said it better

[@whoisroan]

who else has listened to this song 10 times in a row? +

[@Rawfogut]

Roan Andrews I'm about to

[@briannagarza6274]

it's 2016 and this is still my number one favorite song

[@SassouilleGaming]

Brianna Garza same

[@michaelbocanegra8318]

Still bumping in 2018!!

[@brighthopeofficial]

How about now?

[@jamesaidan7425]

Machine Gun Kelly should’ve done something like this when Eminem dissed him.

[@mcdonaldtolo8582]

But instead he did something, what an IDIOT

[@adewdew6019]

@Sary SAFAR Never too late though he could still turn it around if he could swallow his proud.

[@dragosmateirus5630]

yeah instead he let his ego make decisions for him

[@MakaveliTheDonForever]

Aye bra I wrote A comment like this on MGKs rap devil😂

[@dndjxnskdbajd4561]

Don't even compare cole and Nas to mfs like machine gun Kelly. Like I just can't take that dude seriously

[@louisgarcia8570]

I'm still bumping this shit in 2016!! It's a Cole world. .. yall just living in it

[@trevorstanley1021]

Hell yea

[@Trickgliding]

preach💯👏

[@Daniel-de6gz]

Can't stop listening...

[@IAMvonte-2518]

+zaN same. that sax got me stuck

[@tierkaiser418]

Lol still bumping to this in 2017 and it’s still giving me chills

[@winters3384]

My boy let nas down fr

[@djtj1216]

I aint mad at you young king, this unsung song is haunting...

[@davidgrave7148]

That is the dopest shit I heard in a long time

[@bumpercarsyallgotbumpercar824]

Listen to Chris Rivers- Let My Pops Down

[@chieflancewaiters]

Tr380 made a remix to this, it's called let god down. I fucks with it

[@wittytelizar4981]

Fela trumpets 🎺 on da beat is 🔥

[@lameyoshey]

Which Felas song?

[@lameyoshey]

Which Felas song?

[@olumideadepoju7261]

@@lameyoshey gentle man

[@lameyoshey]

@@olumideadepoju7261 thank you mehn this is just awesome 👏🏽 , J cole & Fela are one of my many favorite artists. ❤️‍🔥

[@bigcheech1937]

Fela saxophone 🎷 not trumpet my friend….I’m Nigerian 🙏🏾

[@viyankaperez3758]

I love this song because it's the opposite of everything that's happening with drake and meek in the music industry instead of trying to out do each other he's throwing respect his way

[@ayseturkmen8408]

Well said

[@lxstkid904]

True shit....j.cole is motivational fr

[@xiv1496]

+Viyanka Perez same shit when pac was dissing nas. nas gave him nothing but respect.

[@denali88]

Well if it's a rap battle, that's what you're going to try to do. Is out do the other MC. 😕

[@julianclanton6603]

why is the only way to big up an artist u have to dismiss another. I'm not the biggest fan of meek I like drake and big krit. But they make music that motivate other. But music is subjective so your intitled to like who u like

[@jahadahmurphy8251]

J cole is absolutely amazing. Not only is he a lyricist but he has a great heart. He reminds me that hip hop is not dead with his heartfelt rhymes and his determination to capture people minds with to greater point of view to life. He shows us subliminals and most of all I respect the fact that he's intellectually stimulated, showing that's he's not dumb.

[@user-fy5vz4bh9d]

Best track J Cole had ever made (my personal opinion)

[@aklmax_]

I agree

[@nickweglarz8674]

I personally thought born sinner was his best. But thats just imo.

[@aarondelaney4319]

+Nick Weglarz Popular wise "Who dat"/"No role modelz" are my favourites. Best of his more unknown work I'd say "Born sinner"/"Lost ones"

[@feel23ful]

love yourz!!!too dope

[@aarondelaney4319]

Will W True stuff. Got a nice story to it

[@narz7573]

"this for the n*gga that said hip hop was dead I went to hell to resurrect it how could you fail to respect it " was the moment I went from a Nas Stan to a J Cole Stan

[@kingnaka5334]

Narhang Vandam honest to God coke put his heart into this

[@PapaFosh]

Narhang Vandam being a Stan isn't necessarily a good thing though. Being a Stan is being obsessed, in a mentally bad way.

[@narz7573]

Josh. Yeah I meant it as a figure of speech lol

[@Burst644]

Bro let nas down again after that grippy verse

[@abdelm4lek]

This is one of the best iphop records ever hands down. The amount of respect this man pays to his idol through amazing raps and beat... What's even better is that the idol himself was so moved by it he had to get up on the mic and show him equivalent love and respect.

[@tomclay-michael971]

I like how this sounds like a Nas song

[@NC-cf7kl]

true

[@narz7573]

damn thas true I juss realised why it felt familiar

[@ifeomabosah6714]

they doth sampled gentleman by fela kuti

[@jahmaisofly]

Exactly

[@ruthvalverde2791]

Ifeoma Bosah y

[@lmtretola]

Been over 6 years now still one of my favorite songs

[@WonderKRW]

"Where's the hits? you ain got none? you know Jay ain't never put your album out without one!?" This makes sense, as to why his first album sounded so different from the tapes that we love so much. Labels make Artists record music that 'will sell' rather than the art we actually want. With FHD I feel like he got it back, to The Cole he wants to be. Love the dude so many nights I spent when his music was the only thing that made sense. Stay true and give people the music. ✊

[@arnoldshabangu672]

J.Cole will forever be a complete package as a Hip Hop artist...Classic after classic that shall stand the test of time...

[@andilemsimango3479]

IF YOU HATE ON THIS ONE - YOU AIN'T HIP HOP, PERIOD

[@luisrosales9349]

You ain't hip hop either. You're just an artist follower like the rest of us.

[@lunghiletheodore6051]

The sax here is a sample of Fela Kuti, gentleman. It really blends.

[@Theebrowngal]

I Get Chills. ..I Love This Song

[@skeyewalkr242]

This song bring tears to my eyes yo I can hear the passion In this song yo I'm an artist too and this musical journey ain't any at all especially when you doing it all by yourself with no backing shouts out to them ones coming straight out the mud stay strong yo your time is right there you just gata know it 💯 🙏🏿

[@dido4659]

I wish you all the best in your journey ❤

[@rickjames21]

This man understands that in order to be great you have

[@GeorgeBrennan-h1m]

You know your the greatest when Cole let you down

[@Humble_808]

+G e o r g ii B You're

[@megasavy7743]

Someone on twitter posted this and said “let nas down pt2 coming soon” 😭

[@sstargamin917]

I'm from the uk and I thought hip hop like this was dead. I rarely listen to US artists but now I've heard this...

[@adwoanyame3523]

SuperbLotus in this generation we do have trash new artist but we have legends like J. Cole and Kendrick too

[@humblebeast0041]

SuperbLotus pusha T, fab, j Cole, Kendrick lamar, people also says logic but idk I don't really listen to him but these are us rappers that has that lyrical vibe to them

[@shelbygaither7866]

SuperbLotus yall sleepin on the south. listen to Big Krit. hes a fuxking legend

[@aaronpeters6802]

SuperbLotus rarely listen to us artists. God forbid u listen to U.K rappers because they r absolutely ass.

[@sstargamin917]

u dont know the uk

[@How2sOfDesign]

timeless.

[@blindbat6]

long live your idols may they never be your rivals........classic

[@MelvinArthurMurray]

Out of all the 2,700+ rap songs I've listened to, this is the most sincere of all J.Cole is a good rapper I have a couple of his songs on my Spotify playlist but this one is actually really honest and sincere I'm now a official J.Cole fan

[@doumardavison]

Nas steered him back in the right direction, if a true rapper that he respected didn't let him know it wasn't about what white kids wanted to hear but instead what needs to be talked about then he would have released even more songs with no true meaning.

[@MrFlixke]

Mate why WHITE kids ?

[@MrFlixke]

But agree for the rest of the part

[@doumardavison]

BadUsername Just being vulgar, but yeah mainly white kids listen to main stream shit, obviously not all but alot.

[@coleworld2231]

true dat!

[@carsonransom1196]

P.rotègè_Royalè boi I'm white and j cole is my favorite rapper, and this is one of my favorite songs ever

[@Bebepoet]

This man Is genius for flipping a negative into a great record

[@avanishpank7572]

this track is pure genius.i don't think he's apologising to nas here.he's just telling the story from his perspective to explain why he made 'workout',and the line 'you made "you owe me" dawg i thought you could relate clearly states that nas being an established artist himself must have know how record label make artists do song which doesnt suit their style so he shouldn't have criticised cole for it.i think its also kind of 'respectful diss' track lol

[@troydevaney8302]

Glad to see someone else looks into these songs..ColeDamnWorld

[@deftmaantrilla293]

Soul shaking.... tears rolling... deep stuff...

[@che1293]

When i first heard this shit it damn near gave me tears. Nas and jcole were the only MC's id listen to. To hear cole make a song about Nas gave me chills

[@Sayinprincess111]

J.Cole continues to amaze me, even after i listen to his songs on repeat 24/7. Never heard a rapper that can match up to him from my generation! Forget Kendrick and Logic are still dope, but Cole...he's definetly the best

[@ad.c.2911]

This song an Apology. Nas will still be the greatest of all Mc's no matter what happens.Why ? Well i have one word : ILLmatic.

[@jlit4]

Yes sir!

[@BeybladeDbzFan]

Nah,

[@ad.c.2911]

Mr.know life Yes it is he apologized for making the track " work out "

[@oneway2583]

y is he apologizing for it ?

[@oneway2583]

y is he apologizing for it ?

[@UniqueApex]

Where else do you see this kinda camaraderie?? Nas, Jermaine, Kendrick... the realist... It's no accident that three of the true-blues of hip-hop flock together. “I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” - Tupac Shakur Stay true to yourself... Work towards being the best version of you so you can go out into the world and inspire others to become the best version of themselves.

[@MrPicklestainHD]

Something tells me he let Nas down, I'm no genius but I'm sure of it

[@iknowright6950]

Its true. He released a song and Nas said it was trash

[@zachunderwood663]

***** haha is it the chorus?

[@bmtuha]

***** Nas hated his song "Work Out" because it strayed from his normally strong lyricism

[@zecarriusward]

You are a bright individual

[@bessamidani9463]

***** I know I can't believe it

[@anasyahaya6982]

5 years later and this song still hits home

[@jonathansantos4465]

Bad ass video, Cole is too sick bro

[@AlexxSuppaFlyyy]

yogi!

[@jonathansantos4465]

AlexxSuppaFlyyy Huh?? Lol

[@firstname6584]

Damn near brought me to tears. It's been a while since i heard this record. J. Cole, salute to you young god.

[@polycaporina5614]

Hov is proud cole ,you aint let Nas down..long live the legends,Pac wrote the bible ,Big was Moses with 10 crack commandments

[@carmensfilmcloset3973]

J Cole seems so genuine I love it to have someone out there doing that

[@rjcolvin09]

Whoa whoa hold the fuck up. Did that dude really just make toast with an iron at 0:50 ??

[@zabby25]

yeah, he did lol.

[@rjcolvin09]

^so close

[@rjcolvin09]

wait. nvm. lmao i'm stupid

[@LukeValentino]

Struggle toast.. Hahaha

[@zabby25]

Luke S. Lmao

[@maxomaxwell7003]

man this song is history . big ups to j.cole man i always knew he was gonna be great since the come up mixtape.

[@lamindasrandomopinionsreac5499]

I can’t believe I’m just now hearing this song 🤦🏾‍♀️ it’s dope asf

[@ye3209]

And am in Africa but heard it in 2017 guess cuz i Stan

[@WRS_BillWill]

This whole album was fire.

[@olumideadepoju7261]

I came back to this again after listening to Fela’s Gentleman . Cole is creative with sampling

[@vodezi2570]

"This is for the nigga that said that hiphop was dead I went to hell to resurrect it How could you fail to respect it?" #JColeClassics

[@ashkiidinishwo497]

That was the dagger boom !!!

[@lavert6]

LOVE THIS SONG! Man I miss honest rap! Every day the legends die, saddens me to know this and that music will never sound as good as it did. Leaving this music in the hands of amateurs!!!!

[@jcoal4446]

chill tf oUt dude all we need is cole ;)

[@imissubalen]

The difference between the pretenders and the kendrick lamars.

[@molefimontsho4057]

prod. bzk more to it

[@isaactshiutsotetsi]

balèn I took the fall

[@gregorkorosec6131]

the diffrence between the pretenders and the j.coles

[@MisterLandofLakes]

Lamar a hypocrite has-been since he did that white fam dirty.

[@gregorkorosec6131]

@@MisterLandofLakes wdym?

[@delem463]

the beat was sampled from Gentleman by Fela Kuti..in case yall wondering where that sax comes from..

[@humbleprogress1226]

i actually thought it was the real video..whoa man. fantastic work. Don't know if you could get a hold of cole either, but I will echo the thought that it is perfect for the song! TRY AND REACH HIM!

[@jaydavis7251]

Some of the best stuff I've heard in a long time. Chills every time.

[@phil23_8]

One of the best hiphop tracks of the 2010s

[@d0ntkap768]

How come I never heard this song 😲 It's so fire 🔥 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@LukeValentino]

Props for the vid!! Very good job.

[@ambrosecooke4752]

Some people just have that artist spirit 🔥

[@jaimeaguirre4742]

All you mainstream rap fans don't even know who nas is... I'll just leave this here.

[@He-who-wakes]

im named after him for a reason

[@HisForHusky]

Street dreams was my favorite song by him my second is nas is like.

[@He-who-wakes]

Swift Hero my favorite was ether

[@Syrxen]

I mean turn risan around and you'll see he is hahaha.

[@alexbelyayev215]

Mine is "the World is yours"

[@connorhall4799]

love.the truth and genuine human belief he holds when he raps.

[@thisisromel]

I want to know what everyones thoughts are: RATE J.COLE'S ALBUMS (PLUS MIXTAPES) FROM BEST TO WORST.

[@Ploglow]

gayy

[@PratulNeupane]

It goes: fhd, born sinner, kod= friday night lights, sideline story, 4yeo, warm up, come up

[@PratulNeupane]

and if u include truly urs 1 and 2 along with rotd2, then: fhd, born sinner, kod= friday night lights, sideline story, truly yours, truly yours 2, 4yeo, warm up, rotd (if only cuz of the amount of tracks he had on there), come up

[@andrewgonzalez6154]

Goat

[@TBGmario]

thisisromel born sinner, 2014 fhd, 4yeo, warm up , sideline story, Friday night lights for me at least

[@isaiahbennett9273]

This song brings back memories

[@kennyken2004]

Long Live The Idols, May They Never Be Your Rivals.

[@wiseguy240Winston]

Mgk and Eminem lol.

[@Observerw]

alot of people will never truly appreciate cole or realize all he has done and the fact he stayed real for the most part and when he slipped he made songs like these and came back stronger aka 2014 fhd after this album and then he speaks on it on foldgers crystals and jermaines interlude just a great human being that happens to make great music but still gets hated on for being real and honest but like logic said even Jesus had haters so what can we expect for ourselfs

[@evan-qc4ov]

Pac would be proud

[@nicholaswilliams2946]

fuck yes he would

[@billyboyo9198]

Evan Carhart how the fook would you know

[@sharondavis9079]

J Cole hold your head up high ...... you are beautiful inside and out $ keep spittin your lyrics i feel you man.. i feel you !

[@UnderFunded_inc]

shit... rapper in the 20th century knows his place, thats unheard of! respect

[@geraldshort16]

It's the 21st Century dumbass

[@UnderFunded_inc]

Jonathan Cruz my bad, relax jonathan

[@somethingclever4563]

this is the 21st century champ...

[@The_Watcher86]

So vulnerable so Fearless...

[@QTymatic]

this song is deep! AND IT''S RIGHTFULY SO , IT'S ABOUT THE GOAT= NASIR JONES

[@danielnelson5194]

Most underrated J Cole song this is unreal!

[@spiritualmysticorder8524]

this song is lit

[@mlungisimndebele6435]

Maaan this beat is therapeutic!

[@jakess5394]

ILLMATIC OUR SCRIPTURE. BRONX, NYC OUR HOLY LAND

[@ricosuave1608]

*Queensbridge.

[@Aguynamed_Kage]

This song still hits me deep. Real deep. 🔥💯

[@rewiind6443]

Keep going, rap might be great again. Back to when it was great. I've heard of you for a few weeks, you're something special and another gift to Hip-Hop much like 2Pac or Nas.

[@ryleerichter804]

@thisisromel you had 14 year old me convinced this was the real video I’m not even mad thank you for making something that takes me back to a good time in my life I won’t even listen to the lyric video

[@brandonryan1527]

You woke Nas up.

[@Tkid360]

One of J Cole's best songs. #Dreamville. he's come a long way f'sure

[@FahdMahmood64]

if you aint heard it yet, check out the remix and listen to Nas' response

[@jaidbeezillmatic5985]

You ain't let Nas but you made him proud. I LOVE YOU MAN

[@regilliobraaf9397]

I like how they just put a black screen the last 40 seconds. Makes you really listen to that awesome trompet sound

[@mwanikimbau6494]

Courtesy of Nigeria's Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti

[@chukwuemekaigbani7070]

Fela kuti gentleman

[@kingjaffejoeffer3064]

Nas=Jordan J Cole=Kobe

[@tommybellardine]

My favorite rappers Tupac and Biggie Nas, Eminem, J.cole, logic, Drake, Dre and Kendrick I know not everyone likes Dre and Drake because ghost writers but they're in my top

[@dominicgallegos6292]

Look Up Witt Lowry , Hopsin N Futuristic

[@tommybellardine]

I Listen to all 3, Hopsins raw and knock madness are fire pound syndrome were fire and my futuristic spits that flame on traveling local and the rise, Witt i'm kinda new to.. but Futuristic is dope and so is hop i'm seeing fv in philly on oct 18th so i'd say everyone on fv is up there same goes to futuristic

[@dominicgallegos6292]

+Thomas Bellardine Koo

[@AQCE245]

+Thomas Bellardine were is Llyod banks,fabolous

[@tommybellardine]

+243kingfrank they are good especially Lloyd

[@willydogg1440]

Why cant there be more real music like this in hip hop these days? This song gives real hip hop lover's hope for the future.

[@johnfigueroa4139]

Ns wrote back and killed it my dude!

[@sayvonoftreehousearcade9281]

John Figueroa Do you mind checking out my music?

[@johnfigueroa4139]

wend it to me

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

I'm here in 2022, adoring this music, opening up this world for the first time. New student of hip hop.

[@zabby25]

This sonnnggggggg. Real shit.

[@peanutbuddha666]

Yup!