Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (Official HD Video)

[@KimronGilbert]

No cursing and it’s straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@liaamhendrick2321]

literally just seen a short saying how Michael Jackson only let him sample his song for free if he did so without cussing😂

[@watch640]

1 n bomb in the 3rd verse

[@egotisticalquan7247]

@@watch640n!qqa a curse word?

[@db6156]

@@liaamhendrick2321Me too😆😆👏🏾

[@bebehillz]

Why are black people so scared of curse words??? Then turn around and say nigga all the time??? Such weird sentiments I always find uncs having. They'll dead ass rap a whole bar from big or pac about blowing up a bank and gunning down dudes and smashing all the ladies "but aye... he didn't curse tho 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

[@AlertAllTheTime]

No babbling. No mumbling. No screaming. No bs. Just bars.

[@MusicSid-lk2vz]

Biggest old head comment

[@DestinyAwaits19]

The problem with what you're saying, and by all accounts you are correct, but the problem is that hip hop is not set in stone. There is no orthodox way to rap, since we all believe the 90s had better rap music, which it did. But there are no laws governing how to make music. You can be a mumble rapper and illicit millions of screaming fans, because what was true back then is not true for today, and what is true today is not true for back then. Its like a river. Its always flowing, and its not frozen.

[@AlertAllTheTime]

I feel you homie... I'm just a hardcore hip-hop die-hard. There's definitely a certain craft that goes into making these different types of hip-hop(trap, mumble, hyphee etc) but skill, wordplay, flow, story telling, DISTINCT STYLES, is what appeals to me. Time changes all things and hip-hop is no exception to the rule. I respect your opinion yo. VERY TRUE WHAT U SAID. Respect.

[@chinasingleteary7028]

@@AlertAllTheTime No apologies or clarifications needed on what you said, dun. Quality speaks for itself, bullshit needs a bunch of other mofos to speak for it.

[@MusicSid-lk2vz]

@@chinasingleteary7028 tell that to em fans

[@dariusjennings2953]

Michael Jackson cleared this sample on one condition, Nas couldn’t curse on the track. And Nas bodied it!

[@nikkinonames5265]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@deas3016]

Same sample to SWV for free

[@JuicyJLee]

Mj giving free samples rights 😎

[@getyagameon]

These are true hip hop facts folks..and NAS definitely showed that his rap didn't need cursing. He's a real poet! Nasty Nas, the ILLMATIC 1!!

[@titorios1416]

Wasn't he in the video also?​@@deas3016

[@VirtualRyders]

This whole album had great producers that's why it was so bangin.

[@Julian.Perasso]

Perfect Beat Perfect Flow Perfect Lyrics Real Hip-Hop

[@prince..9576]

Perfect rapper ✊🏻

[@noramenandrew5689]

Real talk.

[@buffsky6151]

Half Man ,Half amazing ^^

[@andregustavorodrigues7k]

Perfect Nas

[@marcioluiz966]

Facts

[@Colicchie]

Greatest of all time!!!!

[@Yasser438]

***** Good luck for your career

[@travis.h.music.111]

***** 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]

andre jamena thats right

[@itsokaymychild8356]

you spelled 2pac wrong

[@youngsteelva703allday5]

CHECK ME OUT BRO

[@mizzymauri]

Nas is one of the greatest It Ain't Hard To Tell.

[@ianraton2921]

agree

[@LawyerLawZ]

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]

nas is my number 3 behind black thought at 1 and kool g rap at 2

[@msmunoz7499]

Um... He is the greatest bruh

[@nunyafkinbizness9941]

nah,,, nas hasnt hasnt been as consistant and as long lived as black thought. Black thought is the goat. period

[@theofficialCrybaby]

Nas never needed no effects or special beats hes just naturally vocal and poetic unlike anybody Ive ever heard even though hes very well known I think hes very underrated.

[@Comatosedpeanut]

NAS is the king and illmatic sits at number 1. Idgaf what yall say

[@dalton5903]

today illmatic is 30 years old

[@anthonybarrow4018]

Agreed the Best Rapper Period !!!

[@ulascanddk]

No matter how hip hop sounds today, this is how it'll sound in my head forever.

[@Amir-qz4bn]

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]

@@Amir-qz4bn Nas poetic beauty

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

@@Amir-qz4bn Kanye too, College Droput, Late registration, Graduation were all classics.

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

This was his first single from illmatic. When I first heard this I blew me away. The metaphors. The poetry.

[@E40570]

@@-xnnybimb-9398came out in 2007

[@SouthCentralChannel]

The beat change when Nas spits his last verse.... speechless ILLMATIC TOP 5 albums this is a Gift for the Human ear

[@xaviermccloud4586]

Large professor is a beast.

[@iargueta1220]

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]

@@iargueta1220 Leviathan is actually FROM the Bible. Very deep indeed.

[@iargueta1220]

@@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]

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.

[@LowLeyeF311]

NYC DON'T NEED A NEW SOUND THIS IS OUR SOUND

[@AliveInRap2k12]

Whoever listens to this in 2025, this here was a reason for people to begin or quit... Back in the days True school was the one and only, gettin schooled is a blessin there... Real headz recognize

[@lakishadoyle8263]

Sneak a uzzi on a island in my army jacket linen 😂 My Fav

[@lakishadoyle8263]

Broken Language Smooth & Trigga been on that lol

[@marcusstone8673]

Half man half amazing! My top emcee!

[@waamiq360]

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]

56 Gang!

[@Sentient.A.I.]

44 xD

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

His metaphors and wordplay and poetry was somthing new and different

[@JaySoul711]

Dam i was in high school , how old were you? 40?

[@Goseasz]

DAMN

[@rose4mvp2012]

It's crazy how he dropped one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time at 19/20 years old..

[@machomanbeast195]

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]

Machoman Beast That's crazy.

[@bdN_1]

Jared Banks Crazy how he looks the same age today.

[@BigWiltonWilt]

Jared Banks Yeah I like Nas my 4 favorite albums from him are Illmatic, It Was Written, I Am & Stillmatic.

[@ProlificPops]

Nas is just a lyrical genius. No rapper has yet to touch him in his prime.

[@RichardManuel-d1d]

MJ Asked Nas Not To Cuss On The Sample , Real MC’s Don’t Have To Use Profanity, Nas Killed It With Straight Bars .

[@WicklowOnline]

He wrote this at 17 geez . Nas is so talented 🔥

[@drewm1808]

Genius strikes when least expected

[@amuroray9115]

Bruh. His brain was working over time to produce these dope lyrics. He really is the greatest rapper I’ve ever heard

[@saif_shahid1]

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]

God's son

[@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781]

when you're that guy you always been nice

[@moises4887]

Who’s still listening in 2024 to this gem?!

[@Falsehood27]

NaS for life since. Never gets old, true classic!

[@jeancadet5862]

yeahhh sonnn

[@matteasy101]

Me. Nas been the truth

[@MandiluveMfanekiso-jj7ek]

🙋🏿‍♂️🔥

[@shuntavaisjohnson345]

Me

[@412StepUp]

This is probably the greatest rap song ever

[@DaytimeNitemare]

🛑

[@owkrikki]

Honestly I feel like there’s better songs in Illmatic alone, NY State of Mind, Life is a Bitch and Represent are masterpieces

[@petethegreek8933]

@@owkrikki how you can you not mention The World Is Yours or One Love ???

[@owkrikki]

@@petethegreek8933 bc the world is yours and one love aren’t better than it ain’t hard to tell

[@owkrikki]

@@petethegreek8933 the world is yours is pretty close though, they’re all almost equal imo

[@krismckusick332]

Top 3 rap albums ever made ❤

[@billquinton2818]

👍 if u rocking this Classic 2024. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Nda54Gem]

🔥Indeed!🔥

[@Notanormaldud]

You bet

[@Carlos-od7jr]

Nas one of the greatest

[@yvng_hlolo11]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Dash-cm4ol]

"Nas is like an Afrocentric Asian, half man half amazing"

[@tydrickgay4917]

🔥

[@misterrandom3544]

Tydrick Gay sorry, but what’s up with your last name?

[@armorking481]

Enlighten me this

[@josephvelasquez3275]

Only 2 can claim that name 🙌🏽

[@ofs82]

Worst hip-hop boast of all time. At the time he wrote this, Nas was all man, and all amazing.

[@marjoken246]

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]

marjoken246 tells you how necessary schooling is for some people

[@deepstate3358]

his mom was a teacher

[@illclickspromo]

most dangerous in NYC maybe not the Chi though. Cabrini Green and Robert Taylor Homes.

[@theavatar9191]

Well compared to 18 years old today

[@notsure6187]

his dad was a jazz musician.

[@Kevinguth]

Fredro production on Allwegotizus was incredible 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@cavalearsoul]

1 of the greatest hip hop songs of all time....

[@nerdbamarich2063]

yessir I totally agree my dude.

[@jerzboylou96]

definitely , young nas real sharp lyricist

[@ShaAllahShabazzMBA]

100 percent correct

[@dasopavillan6021]

Or the greatest song of all time

[@QueenYayYa]

agreed

[@keyjugg]

Human nature sample is crazy 🔥

[@tonylaws6554]

MJ let him have that sample for free if he didn't curse on that track. 🙏

[@lovememoremeticulous4378]

Nas was molded, shaped, put through the fire, then dropped from out of heaven.

[@JBW1121]

I like Nas but this is crazy glaze 😭

[@lovememoremeticulous4378]

@@JBW1121 lol Cherish God’s Son, you won’t see it again. Outside of that, you hear the song complete 🔥

[@benscales5863]

Well said…

[@FranciscoJosé-i6x]

​@@JBW1121Yeah,the glaze ain't hard to tell

[@lovememoremeticulous4378]

@@FranciscoJosé-i6x you mad lol

[@AaronCreech]

It ain't hard to tell

[@tyrellgolden6299]

He was 19 spitting like this, come on nu generation yall tripping.

[@losoworld5073]

17

[@garywallace4440]

Tripping? Na the done fell down a couple flights of steps

[@phoebexavier7050]

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]

And he wrote it before 19... like 17

[@ko-rp7ge]

We don't do anything and ppl still find a way to hate on us. lmao

[@ZelihaSelcuk-h4o]

Illmatic is the best rap album of all time

[@fozibear2281]

I hear u for real

[@chicitysheba4409]

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]

Lol I just saw this in someone's IG story

[@cjamesdraw]

@@fatherbewithme Me too!

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

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]

@@KrishnaSingh-ow1ieokay that's mad glazing now

[@justchilling3723]

​@@cjamesdraw6m

[@JabaariM.B]

Poetry ❤ The Goat 🐐

[@stsddsod]

The Greatest Nas song. The sample, the beat, the flow, the witty lyrics, and just the overall feel make it utterly flawless.

[@TheBlackRam68]

Flawless...no Doubt my Brotha!💯🔥💪🏿✌🏾

[@stsddsod]

@@TheBlackRam68 Nas is the greatest to touch a mic. A shame so many bad artists get more recognition than him.

[@stsddsod]

@@TheBlackRam68 🔥🔥🔥

[@JackJones-e1e]

It was alright

[@TheBlackRam68]

@stsddsod not with Us they don't!...Nas was the 2nd coming of Rakim/Cool G "FUBU" One!✌🏾✔️

[@mikekunda1724]

Nas is the greatest it ain't hard to tell.

[@hybridgarden]

This is why Illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time

[@whyareyoureadingthis5308]

Absolutely. Theres only 1 good song, everything else is amazing

[@hiiipoweriii2211]

Yeah but I still like It was Written more tho

[@hybridgarden]

@@hiiipoweriii2211 yeah it’s a good album but I personally feel like Illmatic is more iconic and groundbreaking

[@hybridgarden]

@@hiiipoweriii2211 but yeah everything Nas touches turns to gold so, can’t debate that

[@saif_shahid1]

Madvilliany very close

[@apex6410]

This is greatnesss right here.

[@XavierCoolDude]

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]

I agree good for the soul

[@Rezzzzzz]

Nas has never disappointed me.

[@idontknowyou5762]

@mont5702 what disappointments ? Nas is a living legend never disappoints 😂😂😂

[@XavierCoolDude]

Some of his albums have been subpar imo-Nastradamus for ex

[@drewm1808]

same age. same vibe. peace!

[@kelseyclark4070]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nas🎉🎉🎉

[@FrankMartinez-p5y]

September 14th 1973 🎉 Happy 51st 🎂 birthday !!

[@JJermane]

When Hip Hop was real...

[@TheDevourer28]

AMEN

[@makedamaynard9504]

J. Jermane u got dat shit rite now it is just (dont have no words to describe how terrible it is)

[@BigWiltonWilt]

J. Jermane Exactly. now we have these fake ass rappers like 2 Chainz & Nicki Minaj rapping about bullshit.

[@doodlebob1630]

Nicki Minaj true but 2 Chainz actually raps like he's retarded on purpose to be funny. 2 Chainz is a "comedy rapper."

[@dietbargs9517]

Doodle Bob just listen to non mainstream rappers ..they good

[@LikhonaBooi-t3v]

I kick a skill like Shaquille holds a pill Vocabulary spills , I'm ill plus matic🔥

[@workhard1333]

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 🫡💯📝

[@marioperez7375]

Like he supposs3d to a real artist

[@mr.majesty1920]

How the hell you know that?

[@workhard1333]

@@mr.majesty1920 nas said it. Do ya research on nas speaking to the king of pop.

[@era3149]

He said niggas

[@francishughes2016]

Jeez, "Sucking up" to nas is not a good look ! !.

[@younglav]

The way I feel when this beat drops every time is unexplainable

[@Shadows92]

Shit is liberating ain't it 😤

[@traviscarter1023]

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]

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]

imagine Hip-Hop without this song..

[@whatistau]

The older this song gets the more iconic it becomes 💯

[@TheCarynWardRoss]

Facts.

[@davey6022]

IKR, one of my favorites

[@uchennasunday7037]

Sounds like a record, incredible song. Comic book science.

[@AdventureswithLandon]

Agreed

[@RM-wp7df]

The repaly value of this song and of the whole album is just insane, I can't get bored of this album..

[@authenticministries2433]

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]

this was 27 years ago

[@authenticministries2433]

@@dlm_0562 I stand corrected! Still looks damn good to be 27 years old

[@joseocciano1939]

Kids wouldn’t like it if it was released today, it’s too good for’em.

[@GreyMann2]

@@joseocciano1939 facts!

[@GreyMann2]

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.

[@solacesora]

we need a movie or a hulu show about Nas

[@sole__doubt]

The whole Illmatic album is pure genius.

[@satishrobertson8771]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@finesupplements9698]

Do yourself a favor and look at the lyrics to this masterpiece. Its absolutely mind blowing he wrote this as a teenager?!

[@stevendcompton]

GOAT. PERIOD

[@yohancehall9952]

I second that!

[@Kyle341341]

I third that!

[@DaGrimmOneOfficial]

I Fourth that!

[@2Faded247]

Well I'll make it Five Then!

[@frag6028]

2Faded247 Or Sixth even?

[@detumus]

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]

Always thought the same lol 😂

[@AbdulJabbar-kn4fe]

Photography is olde skool new

[@daoriginaldipp5623]

That's the unique traits of a virgo

[@prayermadepatna8439]

Mythical Creature.. Lol deep af

[@JayDrawsManga]

Same lol I sound so kiddy but I think this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while

[@queenlele6193]

That Michael Jackson sample . That’s a sample done RIGHT . 😍

[@scinnyc]

Yep. That's why I had to steal it and do *my own version* of it...!!!👍🏾🎤🎧💿🎶🔥

[@kinngemz]

Sample flipped so well I agree !!

[@benjamincox4211]

Queen LeLe 69th like

[@felixtiffs6260]

tell them sis

[@datniggaking9873]

@@kinngemz loll Left A Froze Like Heroin in ya 👃

[@odkowan]

30 years and counting 🎊🎂

[@SCRIMY_AT_NITE]

Nas is my favorite mc of all time

[@TheJanetjacksonlover]

The damn BEAAAAAATTTT!!!!

[@Dickey271]

Sample from Human Nature from Michael Jackson Thiller album

[@NotarapperJustnobody]

Large Professor is so underrated

[@thabomonyamane3230]

2025 we still here 💪🏾🙏🏿💪🏾

[@samueltamankueopinzi8492]

Nas is simply the greatest of all time, this song is a pure classic!!

[@nuggetz9380]

FACTS!

[@LifeGotIt]

the fact that he wrote these verses around the age of 16-17 yrs old makes him a fuking G.O.A.T.

[@nellyluscious]

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]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@katajdelouth7563]

hmm... do u listen to Logic?

[@nellyluscious]

Kataj DeLouth no i haven't

[@katajdelouth7563]

+NellyBelle interesting... ive seen your profile somewhere

[@nellyluscious]

Kataj DeLouth I heard the name Logic before...Then you seen me on various videos commenting.

[@Peterpan-ph3pm]

Nas still the realest in 2025

[@evierodriguez82]

The flow and beat goes hard. 90's hip hop is unbeatable! 🔥🔥🔥

[@dooxiaomi]

I agree 💯

[@stevnnvets7537]

“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 ⛽️⛽️

[@prophetess_cb5941]

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]

relatable

[@noramenandrew5689]

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]

@@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

[@Iknowyoumadnow]

I shalt not judgeth but.....you need to step down

[@traviscarter1023]

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.

[@tad16]

MJ the goat of music,bro was tapped in like no other and the fact he let nas sample this for FREE tells u everything about the man he was,PURE

[@pixussb7524]

I fucking love "early" days of hip hop, it has a certain underground feeling

[@aaliyahdacheeto4041]

"My poetry's deep I never fell.Nas's rap should be locked in a cell it aint hard to tell"

[@macmizzle9106]

Hip hop will never be this authentic again

[@Mindonicon]

Atleast we have playboi carti and lil usi vert who is carrying the genre and Are keeping its legacy alive.

[@THEIllestVillainmate]

​@@MindoniconYou're joking right? 😂😂😂

[@Mindonicon]

@@THEIllestVillainmate how am i joking when they Are biggest names in hiphop rn my friend? The Numbers speak for themselves my brother.

[@rumaanaboobaker3149]

@Mindonicon Joke of the year 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@northwestkidmarc]

I swear nas is forever one of the greats i still love this song to this day and its one of my top favorites by nas this a certified classic and the MJ sample is fantastic 😊💯🔥🔥🐐😀

[@AtomLogic]

That last verse..... too insane..

[@livinlavish5604]

I had to play it 3x

[@sxvxgejxy4x331]

+livin lavish I did 2

[@seanmacattram361]

Atom catmyminyeyescopsicoyldtometocallbankegetupyessaletobehappytiformeseanuesgetmonyetobeaskseesonyczipcode

[@MrJtransit]

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]

This needed to be said.

[@rackembarry]

Mel K. L Jay Electronica is the only man I think is better than Nas.

[@MrJtransit]

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.

[@Victor-mu8rf]

Ppl my age will never understand how fuckin amazing this dude is with his craft

[@andykamehameha3576]

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]

stfu kid you're not special for listening to nas

[@yeet4777]

K M and you‘re special listening to lil pump or what?

[@lw-lyricalwarrior4186]

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]

I do us virgos some talented mfs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DanielPerez-qy9vr]

Man I love Nas ! Been my favorite since a kid in 94

[@lfx153]

I appreciate his lyricism... dope.

[@dakarawilliams228]

Me too!

[@T01z]

Contender for greatest rap song of all time

[@gxbbs_4]

This is one of the most iconic songs ever made, man i miss the 90s such a great time

[@gxbbs_4]

@John obi Mikel Arteta unfortunately yeah, i wish i was from the 90s that would be so nice

[@orlanzo2621]

The 90's were amazing man, if i had a time machine and could go back i would.

[@gxbbs_4]

@@orlanzo2621 Samee even im not born in the 90s i rather live in 90s than i live now in this time

[@orlanzo2621]

@@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]

@@orlanzo2621 You ain’t lying about that.

[@davidraquepas2344]

Spitting fire

[@fredotlogetswe3047]

2021,still no one has been able to surpass Nas lyrically. The best MC alive.

[@wixkedwill7011]

Sadly the way music is now no one will probably ever pass Nas now

[@burnchod111]

Bruh MF EOOM is lyrically better bruh

[@burnchod111]

@@wixkedwill7011 bruh nah Kendrick Lamar is better bruh

[@rayres1074]

@@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]

@@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.

[@dantheman8152]

Nas is the greatest rapper ever

[@BixbyLBC]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@muvdafukupouttahere]

Even Nas sampled one of Michael Jackson's songs. That just goes to show you how much influence MJ had on many rappers.

[@mrm64]

+muvdafukupouttahere Real talk! MJ had his influence on all peoples, all colors, all nationalities, almost all the genres....miss him so much...

[@poeticjustice6626]

+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]

... gtfo

[@IAMOBAS247]

+muvdafukupouttahere hi please check out my videos and subscribe I would love some feedback . vice verse

[@davidemanrus4582]

What about Quincy Jones. The dude who made the original beat

[@charlesa1039]

Nas the illest lyricist ever period

[@mywirsrxed]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Illmatic!

[@PatoNani18]

Decades later and this track is still the purest and realest form of hip hop I've ever heard because it combines the (in my opinion) most important characteristics of the the genre: -sick beat -unbeatable flow -unique lyrics -street vibes -instantly head bob

[@darlansilvaramos5634]

Best comment ever about how a rap should be.

[@a.taylor8294]

NO DOUBT!!

[@DragonNomak]

Nas has 13 grammy nominations and hasn't won a single one that,s some bullshit

[@thisizdub]

That tells you all you need to know about Hip Hop

[@evet7278]

@@thisizdub it's a white man's game

[@daftedd]

Wtf that ain’t fair he should have won at least 7 of em

[@ZionCHarper2k23]

damn

[@josephvelasquez3275]

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.

[@CloakedTV]

Just finished listening to illmatic for the first time and now I see why people say it is the greatest rap album of all time

[@TeyanThuny]

It’s never too late bro, listen to Cl Smooth The main ingredient too

[@demondescent]

Nas is like the Afro centric Asian..Half man.. half amazin...lol Brilliant thru and thru ...will forever be my fav.

[@darrenboyle6193]

wipes his arse with jay z sleeves

[@alpscarlett8897]

1:02 the look in his eyes is cold asf

[@starksvensk]

Fr

[@Frank-zs1fk]

Facts

[@Zahabiya1987]

I love the ‘human nature’ in it. One of his best songs is this♥️

[@lonelyenchantress2172]

Me Too!!

[@ratheeshmy4518]

@@lonelyenchantress2172 u guys r the real deal here ....love MJ

[@herintuion88]

Right … same 💯

[@Userremj]

❤❤❤

[@precioussoulmj07]

Yuss love MJ💜

[@ZelihaSelcuk-h4o]

The goat rapper

[@laurencalligy1697]

Nas is sick , so glad I grew up on this and not today's bullshit

[@edwinbeta2806]

Keep in mind people older than you consider rap bullshit too. You're just aging.

[@ociliane]

@@edwinbeta2806 thx omg 🙄🙄 you can like something without criticising 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Baltimoresfinest-81]

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]

@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]

I was born in 2007, this shit is better alot of rappers today can't even rap

[@drgongshankthachef6153]

Ahh the 90s...back when the lyrics were tight and the jeans were loose. Sadly now it's the other way around...

[@BeachChairz]

Well said bro

[@drgongshankthachef6153]

BeachChairz Thanks man!

[@fashioneye11]

Still 🔥🔥🔥

[@kwameopare9816]

Dr Gong Shank Tha Chef #factbased

[@rg800]

Real shit!!!!

[@ZebulonHedeqyah-f3j]

As much credit as we give to Nas, we must always give the same to Large Professor. I mean, how do you take a pop record like "Human Nature" and turn it into one of the hardest street records ever? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@t.preezy5921]

No question Large Pro flip this MJ hit into another banger Yo!

[@olumideo5328]

It ain't hard to tell that NAS is the GOAT...

[@pasorie]

I keep hearing the hype about how this album is the GOAT for years now so I finally purchased it on iTunes.. this album changed my life.. this album left me speechless

[@Dominican1923]

Better late than never goat album

[@OJGLOVE]

Welcome 🙏🏿

[@coreywilson4753]

I'm glad you felt the experience whenever I get on a new music engine this album is the first thing I download since day one.

[@shaieresmirnoff]

His new song on magic is speechless

[@23MikeJ22]

GOOD😆👍

[@captainCNB]

he dropped this at 19/20 but wrote some of them at 17/18. truly a prodigy of the art form.

[@lifestraight]

Spike Spiegel Also had great teachers in Rakim and Kool G. Rap

[@mcrapperthagreat767]

Nad the mc tha great

[@wolfboy20]

@@lifestraight also large professor taught him how to rhyme effectively

[@saado99]

That Michael Jackson Human Nature sample... RIP Michael.

[@fredbrooks7529]

Both are these songs are iconic and masterpieces imo. "Human Nature" and "It Ain't Hard To Tell".

[@samuelous]

I thought I was the inly one who noticed my friend

[@Wyndamn]

Who did the beat DJ premier or Large Professor???

[@mhc12k]

@@Wyndamn extra p

[@skrillztheentourage]

@@samuelous it's an easy sample to recognize

[@SGamble216]

Most underrated bars ever.

[@zacksutt]

CLASSIC...Man hip-hop was the best when I was a kid in the 90s...what happened?

[@ciatiger79]

Money Money and more money.

[@ThugNinja]

The industry happened

[@ghostmaster223]

Every legend either died or sold out. Then came money, bitches, drugs.

[@jerusareem]

the sellouts took over

[@poloregal]

+Gino Florencia what exactly is selling out?

[@marioperez7375]

Not a single gun shown yet he destroyed them straight fiyyaaaaa❤

[@mRr3gmasterz]

It Ain't Hard To Tell the crap they play today could never be as good as this.

[@jamesosei6888]

Forever classic- Supreme lyricism 🐐

[@JamieKitchens6]

This is the epitome of East Coast Hip-Hop in its Golden Age. There is no way to dispute it. It's Large Professor on top of his game and Nas in his prime.

[@camuscat123]

When rap was poetry