Nas- Hardest Thing To Do Is Stay Alive

[@jmar3160]

This nigga told two of the coldest short stories ever like it was nothing. GOAT

[@jmi84]

I used to blast the bootleg I am album when it came out. I wish he would have left it as a double LP as it was intended to be.

[@noobtubers999]

What was the tracklist

[@xXEliminatorXx99]

@@noobtubers999 BRO im searching everywhere for the original bootleg tracklist...nowhere to be found.

[@fuckooo]

@@xXEliminatorXx99 these joints dropped on napster back in the day

[@DannyDiViNE]

Hell ya I remember when this shit leaked than they removed these tracks from the album that was released they should of just left it would of made that album even better

[@jefriefultonii3666]

Original Track listing 1.1 Fetus (Belly Button Window) 1.2 NY State of Mind Pt. II 1.3 Life Is What You Make It 1.4 Small World 1.5 Hardest Thing to Do Is Stay Alive 1.6 Poppa Was a Playa 1.7 Nas Is Like 1.8 Blaze a 50 1.9 Favor for a Favor 1.10 We Will Survive 1.11 Some of Us Have Angels 1.12 Project Windows 1.13 Day Dreaming, Stay Scheming 1.14 Sometimes I Wonder 1.15 Undying Love 2.1 After Life (Intro) 2.2 Amongst Kings 2.3 Life We Chose 2.4 Drunk by Myself 2.5 Pray 2.6 God Love Us 2.7 Ghetto Prisoners 2.8 Last Words 2.9 Family 2.10 Come Get Me 2.11 Find Your Wealth 2.12 U Gotta Love It 2.13 Wanna Play Rough 2.14 The Rise and Fall 2.15 My Worst Enemy

[@anthonythomas6952]

I was bumping this in my early20s.now 37.

[@nycapple]

the hardest thing to do is stay alive

[@djdemo74]

this one of nas best songs my favorite

[@koldkilla4]

'' when you hear shells comin at ya hot ones from a shot gun bet a nigga run fasta'' idk bout yall but thats the coldest shit i heard Nas greatest nto ever touch the mic peace yall

[@lajaunescott3195]

The original art of storytelling

[@ChrisBeenRaw]

This track is highly underrated. I always come back to this song when I’m in the crosshairs.

[@tyluscious]

man this has got to be the sickest and catchiest hook ever

[@jamalwilkins6951]

Wellllll no

[@laurenwilliams777]

This song was originally on the Leaked bootleg "I AM" album. Which hit the streets about 6 months before the release of "I AM", Along with several songs that later appeared on the "Lost Tapes" IMO the bootleg "I AM" is even better.

[@ggzllgnent.records]

Toy King it was supposed to be a Double Cd in late 98 but they leaked the album. I had that bootleg Cd.. CLASSIC

[@jonathanmarable6658]

Tony King I KNOW. THE ORIGINAL I AM WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED HIS 3 STRAIGHT CLASSIC. THE ORIGINAL HAD THIS SONG, BLAZE A 50, FETUS, PROJECT WINDOW, WANNA PLAY AND ONE OTHER SONG I CANT REMEMBER THE NAME OFF. ONCE IT GOT BOOTLEGGED HE TOOK ALL OF THEM OFF AND MADE IT THE LOST TAPES YEARS LATER. I WAS SO PISSED.

[@markcrayton2407]

Llgn Entertainment hey do you have the original track listing from the bootleg

[@youngmaryland886]

the bootleg was titled I AM... Nastradamas

[@QUHectic212]

Had some gems that made it to Nastradamus

[@jbwuzhere6819]

Dude, I want to buy this shit right now in 2022!!! The Rise and Fall, Amongst Kings...

[@HolidayHomage]

"Flipping bricks in Gary, Indidana" yessir 5MicHipHopClubDotCom

[@asatvs]

One Word : CINEMATIC 🔥🔥 #GOAT 👑🥇

[@miguelpelaez82]

i love nases mix tape joints

[@soundshape6496]

The bootleg tracklist for Nas' I Am. 01. Fetus (Belly Button Window) (later on The Lost Tapes) 02. Small World (later on I Am...) 03. Money Is My Bitch (later on I Am...) 04. Project Window (later on Nastradamus) 05. Poppa Was A Player (later on The Lost Tapes) 06. Dr. Knockboots (Do's And Don't) (later on I Am...) 07. Day Dreamin' Stay Schemin 08. Sometimes I Wonder 09. The Hardest Thing To Do Is Stay Alive 10. Drunk By Myself (later on The Lost Tapes) 11. Wanna Play (later on Dame Grease's "Live On Lenox" The Album) 12. Blaze A 50 (later on The Lost Tapes) 13. We Will Survive (later on I Am...) Tidal had just about every song except: Day Dreamin, Stay Scheming Hardest Thing to Do Is Stay Alive. So I added 2 songs from that era: U Gotta Love It Find Ya Wealth. I removed: Money is my Bitch Dr Knockboots Added: New York State of Mind 2 Nas is Like Kept it 13 songs and basically same track sequencing: Fetus NYSOM2 Small World Project Window Poppa Was a Playa Nas is Like U Gotta Love It Sometimes I Wonder Drunk By Myself Find Ya Wealth Wanna Play Blaze a 50 We Will Survive

[@darrelltaylor991]

Add Favor for Favor. Would have been an instant classic.

[@antonybarnett65]

It's more songs than that. It was a double CD. ima put it together

[@Shellykat-p4w]

Yh I’m trynna get as close as I can to listening to this double disc

[@greeneyedowl1444]

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[@Sayitaintjay]

Come Get Me and Life We Chose as well. That would've been the perfect album.

[@MrMattandy3]

Era of Nasty Nas! Like Mike Tyson in his prime!!

[@masomeral]

this is the reason why Nas dissed Jay-Z for taking his style

[@MichaelCobbs]

Nas!

[@koreywilson7512]

Haven't heard this shit in years 🔥🔥🔥💯👑

[@MiraculousEntertainment]

"Even when he ain't around he got ears and eyes"

[@lexthebest7689]

music that age for decades

[@markgoggins7792]

Nasty Nas!!!

[@MichaelHalloween31]

ClassiC¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@MiraculousEntertainment]

Right. Where you at in GI?

[@kincamell2]

Stellar

[@mauricegrant7930]

Nas can't be fucked with..

[@Kobayashi360]

Word pictures

[@elconejitovibes]

YEA

[@sikandadancy7607]

the illest eva...my nigga for life...

[@MrBean617]

He should’ve put this on I Am or Lost Tapes...

[@satishrobertson8771]

It was originally part of I Am. He unfortunately scrapped this track after the album got bootlegged

[@MrBean617]

@@satishrobertson8771 I know. It was on the sampler...

[@roddcayton6379]

Y'all need to track down Library of a Legend.

[@kadettangen]

thats some ill shit!

[@afanwithagun]

No rapper comes close..

[@kandastrike]

ill shit! nice

[@amartaher1852]

Shit is so fkinn real

[@DuseBilly78]

1998 Shit 🔥

[@MiraculousEntertainment]

What Nas know about GI??

[@HolidayHomage]

LoL...surprised he's even hearda us!!!

[@jamesmills8819]

Welcome to da game baby live fast get da girls wit da biggest azz meet mexcian yoryian ta coop moryan but moryan was wise full his shoes wit cement drop his body in da tides mexcian drug war shit ms 13 gang hit man shit damnnnnn nas in his duffel bag on dis one factzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@HolidayHomage]

I'm a Concord native

[@tyluscious]

cuz its not no fuckin game

[@Crafty_Spirit]

Nas sounds so much better with rough beats! Still I struggle to cope with the boring production of Nastradamus, Stillmatic and God's Son.

[@TheLWebb100]

Stillmatic and God's Son are some his best albums.

[@TheLWebb100]

@@Agentunderfire Yea he buggin out!

[@Crafty_Spirit]

@@Agentunderfire I am not hating, you jester. I compared the samples of different albums. Besides, you have no power to give me commands.

[@Crafty_Spirit]

@@TheLWebb100 I think you misunderstood me. I never said that these are bad albums, I was only commenting on the beats which vary between Nas' albums more so than his rap technique.

[@McStrokeAvision]

Crafty Spirit stillmatic and gods son were great albums. The beats are fine. Nastradamus should never be mentioned with them ever