Nas - N.Y. State of Mind (Official Audio)

Official Audio for "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas
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Chorus:
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
New York state of mind
#Nas #NYStateofMind #Illmatic

[@Shubla3]

"I don't know how to start this shit Yo " One of the biggest lie in the history of mankind

[@ToneRetroGaming]

LOL

[@asaaziz6162]

No... THE BIGGEST

[@ratmgump6959]

It wasn't planned, he actually said that in the recording session and they kept it.

[@jesuscosmas6471]

Lolz

[@bluephalanx]

the best way to start a song i found it funny as fuck

[@makaveli5858]

This song brings back non existent memories of me hustling on the streets of nyc

[@_KadenceMay]

Your name and logo make this comment 100 times better

[@tuvia6919]

Same😂

[@jameshermanson2141]

You stole this from a comment on the music video cream

[@ahmedalmansoori9208]

James Hermanson why would you care thou

[@makaveli5858]

@@riteshbharti4291 Hysterical, spiritual lyrics like the holy Qu'Ran

[@WalkingAsset]

“Idk how to start this”… *Creates one of the greatest hip hop masterpieces of all time*

[@pogo8050]

“So that was a fucking lie”

[@dstark27417]

He knows.

[@williemakeit2346]

Wish I could like this comment a thousand times

[@nickbannigan]

LOL incognito profile pic. Nice

[@michelevigliani1949]

​@@pogo8050😂

[@20eyesmisfit]

"Life is parallel to hell, but i must maintain" Such a hard hitting line, brilliant.

[@Peroskiller]

“IM ADDICTED TO SNICKERS”

[@leanderross4123]

😅yessir

[@ISwarmZzI]

@@Peroskiller tuff 💯

[@kerwinayers3795]

Yes sir I can relate ! 🔥🔥🔥💪💯🇹🇹

[@Jay-gq8oq]

“I don’t know how to start this shit” Spits one of the best verses in Hip-Hop History...

[@charlesabesi3066]

Thoughts of an assassin 😨

[@dante666jt]

Wicked

[@clovrmay3104]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🎀🎀🎀🎀🎀

[@ninjaturtles5176]

16

[@niggato23]

@@ninjaturtles5176 that's how old I am now

[@abdelm4lek]

0:19 Nas : I dunno how to start this shit... *Proceeds to record the best (debut) album of hiphop history*

[@krambeats4670]

That's fucking true

[@eyeamblizz3744]

Priceless 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@cactusjack2264]

Ready To Die is a better debut album tbh, but this is a classic one of the best.

[@ElliottSuper]

Just straight out the best album ever, fuck it being a debut or a hip hob album

[@billrobertjoe]

@@ElliottSuper 36 chambers is better

[@Dozoworld]

"Beyond the walls of intelligence life is defined, I think of crime when I'm in a NY state of mind". It's crazy how smart Nas was at the age of 18.

[@Niilo2.2]

What does that line mean? Could it suggest that all the non important stuff is in charge of our lifes?

[@204august2]

Man, I can’t believe this album is 30 years old, time flies.

[@EdwardPaduraru]

"I don't know how to start this shit" * drops the hottest verses in hip hop history *

[@BubblePops8613]

you're not wrong man

[@masonnewcombe4639]

lmaoooo fact

[@azhwanmuhamad3603]

True lol

[@inkoinfinity2]

It was true too,he had just wrote it down and didn't know how his flow should go

[@lukepelton2180]

Edward Panuraru not sure if you know the story behind this but he had just written the verse and couldnt figure out his flow so he said that then busted it out so now he says he starts the song with this because its funny to him

[@selfmade8884]

Nothing like 90’s hip hop. The beats, rhymes, style is unmatched.

[@user-uc9fx4ru7p]

Amen.

[@terrorize1019]

Modern Rap on the other hand. Well.......... we don't talk about that except Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, and Logic in my opinion.

[@xakune8357]

@@terrorize1019 EVERYBODY and their momma likes Kendrick Lamar and J Cole. You need to branch out and do some surfing dude. There’s a bunch of great artists besides them.

[@TranslatedAssumption]

Nothing like the 90's PERIOD

[@smithandsuperdeadeyeofthew823]

@@isaiahbyrd7973 50 cent , j cole , CopyWrite, Rampage , D12 , Proof, Eminem, Tupac , NWA , G unit , Geto boys , Lady of rage , Eazy e , Mc ren , Big L , dmx , biggie smalls, Ti , Joey , Hopson, Real Hip hop

[@DJSoulMan1]

I couldn’t imagine a world without HipHop.

[@samyakjain727]

Serious question my guy - what is the difference between rap and hip hop ? I tried to look online but wasn’t clear. Thanks 🫣

[@ad3970]

@@samyakjain727 all rap is hip-hop, but not all hip-hop is rap. You can have hip-hop music without any lyrics at all, and it would not be considered a rap song, it would be considered "instrumental hip-hop". for example the album Endtroducing by DJ Shadow is considered hip-hop despite not having lyrics

[@TriggerStand]

@@samyakjain727 Hip hop is moreso the culture of the whole thing. like African Americans in the 90s in NYC or something. Rap is just one of the things that is common in hip hop culture.

[@5GTrevor]

less crime and better societies.

[@DJSoulMan1]

@@5GTrevor shut the hell up

[@user-vb9lh2rn8r]

The true king of new york

[@Phatfad3z]

You forgetting big l bro

[@freedomgoddess]

@@Phatfad3z true.

[@Paguro1984-]

​my man

[@nabeelhasan8870]

nah that's lil mabu 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Pissicist2394]

NaS doesn't sleep, he takes 8 hour naps

[@yusikdaejang]

😂 made my day

[@Ssnig]

Clever

[@milesmonaco2625]

8 hours of nas

[@digtoodeepgetstuckindahole6992]

Don't get it

[@Ygshey]

I don't mean to be rude im just blunt bcoz he said I don’t sleep because sleep is the cousin of death

[@SneepDeg]

this is one of the best tracks ever released in the whole industry tbh.

[@maciejderen5005]

You meant hip hop industry, I hope.

[@nonamegorda2706]

Sneep Deg this good but maad city the goat

[@leanderbrown8028]

Sneep Deg hands down

[@aryehlevine8677]

Maciej Dereń music industry

[@sportsmixes6275]

Toti Gorda MAAD City is great, but if you think it's better than NY State of Mind then you're crazy.

[@2ndAmmendmentAmerican]

Literally one of the best songs of all time.

[@dartacus.spartacus1988]

This masterpiece was recorded in one take, from start to finish.

[@Gyrfalcon312]

One take?! Oh, my God!

[@dartacus.spartacus1988]

@@Gyrfalcon312 no lie, one take in and out

[@Gyrfalcon312]

@@dartacus.spartacus1988 I just came back from the Genius Level channel. Interview with DJ Premier - just learned he was a part of that recording session. Goodness gracious, it's true.

[@_Obi-Wan_Kenobi_]

Only the first verse

[@sig7825]

@@_Obi-Wan_Kenobi_ even if its only first verse its impressive still

[@cngotham4111]

"I don't sleep because sleep is the cousin of death" what a hard line.

[@nickcook7408]

New York is the city that never sleeps Clever wordplay

[@d.omoneychaser5112]

Gadamn

[@joemoore7333]

​@@nickcook7408 😂😂9❤

[@kehindeoyegunle8920]

That's from Shakespeare.

[@luis24521]

Yo no duermo, dormirse es primo de estar muerto. Hoke

[@globalmotivemusic5105]

Imagine getting this song on a tape deck, no internet, no social media and just thinking how dope it is

[@nadk8886]

I know. Lucky people

[@jaywill3485]

@nobody shit I wish I lived back in the 90s

[@salecasual7837]

The one's from the old school know,especially when we had to hide from our parents this music

[@nadk8886]

@@salecasual7837 😂😂😂 I remember that. For me it was Snoop Doggs Doggystyle album

[@JesusChrist-tg9qn]

Fuccckkkkkk

[@ray45king84]

Happy 30th anniversary ...Time Is Still ILLMATIC

[@chefcharlescline]

He said... I don't know how to start this... then delivers one of the best verses in hip-hop history... legend

[@sergiobosi454]

wrong! he delivered the greatest lol

[@krnswn2496]

@@sergiobosi454 yeah it very well might be the greatest

[@OMEGAxWARRIOR]

Nas: I don’t know how to start this shit Also Nas: *Creates one of the greatest Hip Hop records of all time*

[@brvplord9067]

Straight off the top

[@stefanstockl210]

because of the massiv amount of content he has in his head

[@riyuiwashere]

Nas: Fuck it

[@QankoIvanov]

Nah, ain't even top 30

[@riyuiwashere]

@@QankoIvanov trolling?

[@toyotasupraboi2142]

This is most New York song ever made

[@bvdatech1]

big facts

[@user-kx7fc8bk6v]

😂💯

[@DeepPocketsEnt]

Well yeah, but we can't forget Sinatra the gangster

[@Shmeckster233]

Well yeah...it has NY in the title

[@anto9949]

After cream

[@ChloeScarlett12]

“I don’t know how to start this shit” what a music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took Nas oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grateful

[@joebruce2180]

Probably the best rap song ever!!

[@nateooo101]

Nah it's obviously

[@sathira_anuk5179]

High plains drifter - Beastie Boys

[@gogogomes7025]

"I don't know how to start this shit" _top 10 anime plot twists of all time_

[@ProlificPops]

LOL

[@MewtwoStrikesThunder]

Lmao

[@Salman.khan786]

GOGOgomes Facts! 🙌🏽😂

[@southao1169]

@@hunniddolladrum1546 🤣 Broke ass lol

[@UnexpectedWonder]

LOL. :D

[@kingbingbong1920]

“I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death” should get a certification for world’s hardest bar. Legendary status with one line.

[@ChrollosCoat]

After the line from big l "You can't Kill me i was born dead"

[@anti-special7059]

I can inverse my style cuz I am versatile - Big L

[@painmaster8165]

@@anti-special7059 Lit

[@painmaster8165]

@@anti-special7059 what other songs does he rap

[@anti-special7059]

@@painmaster8165 You should check it yourself You won't regret it He got the best punch lines

[@user-ot1he7ic6q]

One of the greatest hip hop tracks ever made!

[@Niilo2.2]

We still here

[@silasthefinest]

WTF AM I MISSING?@@Niilo2.2

[@araydog]

That gritty NYC banger. Cold, cloudy, and 30 degrees type jam

[@KillianGrenier13]

Greatest of all time. Nas during 1994-1996 is untouchable.

[@90stypeofbeat64]

Big was the shit honestly, Pac was politicaly inspiring asf, Nas was on another level lyrically

[@asswizardofsiberia520]

The real Tom Hardy I feel like all the rappers often declared as GOAT, Pac, Nas, Jay, Big, Em, Andre, etc, are all the best at different aspects of rap. Big has a great style and flow, Nas is a great storyteller and lyricist, Pac has such strong emotion and goes off on deep subjects, Em has crazy complex rhyme schemes and hilarious punch lines. Nas is my GOAT because I value lyricism and storytelling in a song. But if I liked flow more Biggie would probably be my favourite.

[@AliHussain-jg9gl]

great analysis that's also the reason why Nas is my favorite

[@Blazimirus]

Biggie and DMX quintessential rappers, Nas best NY lyricist!

[@pokemoncrazy8198]

eminem 1999- 2002 is better imo

[@chris-qo8nf]

The fact that he did the first verse on the first try is unbelievable.

[@nikolasselimis202]

Actually DJ Premier said that he did the whole song in one take because it was supposed to be one verse but he decided to split it in two verses with the chorus/scratches.

[@anujjyothykumar4667]

The whole album was done in one day.....

[@nikolacvijanovic8865]

@@anujjyothykumar4667 Now that's bullshit

[@vvvvv9040]

@@anujjyothykumar4667 no it wasn't

[@ParthPatel-no7kc]

Yeah, That is Astonishing. Most of today's whack Rappers will choke 18 times doing this verse.

[@finzolol3500]

Nas is the best rapper of all time, has the best rap album of all time and has a top 5 ish rap song off all time. The goat

[@mr.x90_90]

What a masterpiece. Unesco should protect this.

[@GG-oc2lx]

Him writing illmatic at 17 makes me as a high schooler want to start recording music

[@giles.50]

dude wrote an all time classic at 17, anything’s possible my nigga

[@simplyjay0748]

Factsss yo i don't even rap and this makes me wanna get a notepad out

[@isaiaharmand8841]

It really shows that age in hip doesn't matter Dude was already considered a hip hop legend in his early 20s

[@KtotheG]

@@isaiaharmand8841 Most MCs usually start young. Rakim was 17 when Paid In Full dropped. Slick Rick was 19. LL was 15. Roxanne Shante was 14 and taking out grown men in battles. Kane was 19. Hip hop in the '80s was mostly created by young teens. Chuck D. was seen as an "old" man because he was 27 on PE's debut. KRS was 22.

[@razkable]

its a shame nas never sold his soul or changed his style...thus he never continued his mainstream appeal ...he was better than snoop tupac jay z or kanye for sure...hes right there above biggie for me behind eminem

[@christalmeph]

6ix9ine: I'm the king of NY Nas: *Laughs in Illmatic*

[@user-ix5xj1wb7p]

This comment needs more likes.

[@laynescooby9784]

Dude is played out

[@abdielgarcia6737]

Snitch 9ine said he's not the king of new york anymore

[@davidb4690]

i'm so dumb that i say: 6ix9ine is better Lmao

[@verzatilebrown7680]

i'm so dumb that i say: you are 💯%correct(FACTS)

[@mouad3609]

Lyrics 100% Flow 100% Rap100% Legend song 🎵.

[@AlphaLionTrillionaire]

Putting this banger on every time I have to leave the house to get groceries. Really makes me feel like making eye contact with cashiers 💪🏾✊🏾

[@kristinesliwinski853]

Not the eye contact😂😂

[@user-yk9le8cq9l]

Dangerous move, this as a soundtrack makes you feel like something could kick off at any point

[@fastview79]

watermelons & bananas

[@AlphaLionTrillionaire]

@@fastview79 racist comment but sure

[@fastview79]

@@AlphaLionTrillionaire just twerk it off

[@laviniatinica561]

Lyrics 100/100 Flow 100/100 Beat100/100 Ryhmes 100/100 Perfect song

[@laurendonovan776]

💯

[@JM-io2uv]

@@thunderbird4116 honestly I find one love so underrated

[@naohaotingala6433]

@TriVos Ahren lmao this comment is gold

[@calybarberio6530]

My Top 5 1ny state of mind 2it aint hard to tell 3the world is yours 4one love 5memory lane

[@bop7764]

Your mom: 1,000,000/100

[@mathewm6294]

For some reason, this and other East Coast rap from this era sounds better to me in the winter. Something about cold, rainy, or snowy weather brings another dimension to this for me ... Edit: Never had this many 👍 thank you

[@clownmoshpit2778]

I feel like illmatic fits with a sunny spring friday morning kicking back and smoking with ur homies listening to og, classic shit

[@mathewm6294]

@@clownmoshpit2778 I get that feeling with Nas is Like from the I Am album. But this track makes me think of chilly, rain swept streets and smoking joints under an over-hang wearing a puff coat and a beanie...

[@SuperMario20821]

London fucks with this. New York & London are very similar, concrete jungles, London is very sticky at the moment stabbings & shootings daily, this is that concrete jungle big city rap we relate too 💯

[@sabresergal8989]

Maz 0508 Shootings? How the....

[@calebpearl5573]

Walkin to the beat in your timbs through the slush eh?

[@arabellaaspen2713]

Nas dun went off 2 da next level like fr fr 💖 a u t h e n t I c v i e w s 💖 is what got them HUGE!

[@abrahambarahonamelgar5508]

How is he so smooth ,, Jesus , English is not my first language but Nas gotta be one of the best rappers of all time if not the best .

[@dj-um7el]

Fr

[@JFloatin]

It's almost like the beat itself can make you imagine the heat and business in New York, while his flow and lyrics add meaning on the Hardships of being a hustler

[@LastGenRichtofenn]

@@Roncon1997 LMAOOO

[@charlieoshea7008]

for real tho the beats so good

[@nikhib1]

Great explanation ....I feel that a lot

[@louisaltazan4820]

I like made

[@louisaltazan4820]

I like

[@vincentknight27]

“I don’t know how to start this” *drops the most legendary verse in the history of rap

[@Jimmybob23]

“I’m an addict for sneakers, 20s of Buddha and bitches with beepers” man just suhn bout that New York style that so grimey n raw I love the west coast rappers too but east coast always went in harder for me in my opinion🫡🔥

[@mr.x90_90]

Facts

[@Yuvyhiphop1309]

Most iconic song in the history of Hip hop music.

[@FunnyVideoMaker77]

It’s absolutely insane that he dropped this at age 19. Dude was and is a fucking genius. A true artist. An amazing career and life. GOAT

[@BigJonahJ]

It dropped when he was 21 he wrote it at 19

[@papahims]

Just Jack I thought he wrote this At 17 I might be wrong tho idk ?

[@kubilaygungor1386]

@Moumen Malas Are those 3 Tupac Eminem Biggie

[@jordannietos]

@@papahims you right

[@carnagedogg4294]

go listen to autechre or aphex twin and tell me whats genius,and if you want a hip hop true master its shock G, 95 percent of rappers dont lay out the track instrumentally and do any production,they have the badass upbringing and can rhyme,not really incredible

[@CampeonDelMundoo22]

Nas : _I donno how to start this._ *spits the best album in rap history*

[@seekerundue]

Yousif AlZahrani imo that's the Maven by k rino. But Illmatic is next

[@thestamina6129]

Is this what everyone is just gonna copy to get likes?

[@CampeonDelMundoo22]

@@thestamina6129 I didn't copy it , I just rephrased it.

[@CampeonDelMundoo22]

@Drew Biggah are you drunk ?

[@aburraerecords6911]

the best album is liquid swords

[@wanderingwobb6300]

30 years since Nas dropped his debut album and brought some of the greatest lyricism the world has ever heard.

[@darkmanxrr]

A single tune that created catastrophic add on to the game. Every single line is literally timeless and iconic. Only sad thing is we welll never get anything like this ever again. On repeat!

[@subltesinner35]

We don't want it again! The suffering and pain that generated this art shouldn't be a reality for young minorities.

[@marwanelbably1884]

This is one of the hardest beats ever made

[@Goatchild90]

Preemo baby!

[@airlebron7467]

I agree this goes hard af

[@suf1an658]

Beat is average. Nas carries the beat hard

[@gghost1224]

beat is average like other dude said but fit the aesthetic of the time and his voice perfect.

[@jimmychevrier9278]

shook ones part 2

[@edindzeko698]

“I ran like a cheetah with thoughts of an assassin.” That part where he’s talking about the Mac-10 shootout is my favorite part of the song. The imagery and lyrics are just incredible. He just takes you there

[@icemike5974]

U Right Fam. Nas Cold wit it🔥🔥🔥

[@DrugBa642]

Nemoj zezat Dzeko

[@crackedphonescreens922]

I’m look k ok

[@crackedphonescreens922]

I’m look k ok

[@prasannaa8867]

Check out the modern remix of this song here kzbin.info/www/bejne/omS2oIZsgb-EgJI

[@AnSTruckService]

One of the greatest tracks ever and I was blessed to see him perform it live this past weekend!

[@tylermhm]

Truly one of the greatest songs ever, any genre.

[@pelochinofoo]

Is it just me or does West coast rap have a more loud party feeling to it, and East coast is more chill and has a smooth flow.

[@b_ail1999]

Yes.

[@3Looy]

And more lyrical

[@chilldeen4590]

it is

[@deepfriedcherrypie5366]

Is it just me or does rock music have a guitar

[@Pg-ch5nb]

@@deepfriedcherrypie5366 it’s just you man

[@soymilk9143]

when pianos were gangster

[@userbadr2]

They still are 😭

[@joshuagregoire9504]

They still are. Listen to Hard piano by Pusha T.

[@kellenpies160]

@@joshuagregoire9504 YES. hard piano is a top 10 hip hop song imo

[@joshuagregoire9504]

@@kellenpies160 My favorite song from the album

[@kellenpies160]

@@joshuagregoire9504 agreed

[@lifeisgood2596]

30 years for the 🐐

[@FnRenner]

First time I heard this it was on a mixtape and I was barely a teenager. I loved Wu Tang and how east coast rap put the lyrics before the beat, the music was the setting to the story. West coast rap was usually a banger of a beat being rapped thru. Both coasts rocked it but Nas was on a whole other level as a lyricist and storyteller. The boy is a goat on people's list and deserves it.

[@klvn8952]

imagine if he did know how to start that shit...😰🔥

[@alud.8935]

Shiiiiiiiii....

[@osncxnon561]

That would start the heaviest forest fire in man kind

[@isaacster5027]

Is it possible to reach this level of human achievement?

[@equinox9520]

@@osncxnon561 RIP Australia

[@osncxnon561]

Lol

[@alrightybud6862]

Metalhead here. This shit is nuts. chills n goosebumps. Haven't felt this way since I discovered metallica back in highschool holy fuck is this a masterpiece if I've ever heard one.

[@kingray7734]

Dude welcome to classic hip hop produced by the god dj premier. Njoy diggin

[@zajac5423]

@@alrightybud6862 u can check out mobb deeps infamous and enter the wu-tang

[@kingray7734]

@@alrightybud6862 shit! Too many to mention but since ur a metal head you might like stop what ur doin by apathy ft celph titled produced by Premier. Has heavy guitar riff in it. Njoy dude

[@smrf202]

@@alrightybud6862 onyx sticky fingers cypress hill Psycho Realm J Dilla...

[@archol6596]

You'll probably orgasm on Wu Tang's 36 Chambers if you dig Illmatic. It's a must for any metalhead starting with hip hop.

[@greenalderson7288]

saw Nas last night at rogers arena in vancouver and i noticed he doesnt say the n-word live, mad respect to the legend! 50 years of hip hop

[@TheUzzy79]

"i don't know how to start this" and then proceeds to deliver some of the most notorious, well known verses in the entire history of the hip hop genre in just ONE take. what an actual legend.

[@tresavge1874]

Imagine a 19 year old dropping one the all time soundtracks of hip hop 🔥🔥

[@Yoo-wg6fc]

Not just track but album

[@miguelcely9226]

21 years*

[@gratefuldeadmau5610]

@@miguelcely9226 released in 94 wrote in 92 19

[@Grief944]

I’m 41 when I was 19 back in 99 I was too busy committing crimes in Boston than I went to jail and decided to change my life. Nas was the only rapper that gave me a positive view on life. Even during his beef with Jay z they kept that in the music it showed me it doesn’t have to get violent It can just be kept in the music between artist.

[@superskp]

Look at biggie at 16, shit most of these young artists had more life experiences and woes than most at their age.

[@samuellai641]

There are two types of people in this world: people who don't like rap, and people who've listened to Illmatic.

[@ikerivers1795]

This is why BIG is a better MC than Pac. 2pac used Rapping to further his voice. BIG only knew MCing

[@painmaster8165]

@@ikerivers1795 That's the stupidest thing I've heard

[@officialburrito3874]

@@painmaster8165 Biggie was a better M.C. than pac tho, Pac was about what he stood for and his legend status. Biggie was better lyrically and had an amazing flow and picture painting ability in his lyrics

[@Leoneligy]

Official Burrito word brother word

[@jaretkennedy8879]

If this ain't the truth idk what is

[@CptFitzgerald]

Everytime I revisit this song over the years it always hits just as hard as the first time I heard it.

[@VisionBurira-rz6rp]

2023 we HERE! This ish still hits hard All love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@msbcheet6041]

Beautiful ghetto child photo--classic album cover. You see the weight of life and severity in his eyes at such a young age.

[@davidfox1979]

👌👍

[@maggiepaul5911]

Fr 👁️

[@isaacster5027]

Yeah that simple image is so iconic to me

[@WhizMitchell]

Excellent point. You can see just from that photo. Life in the ghetto must have been difficult for him early in his life.

[@flatbush46]

His father said he believes that's when his mind opened up to the world... Around the time when this picture was taken.. I think that was in the illmatic documentary..

[@kkrimekruzeskredo]

" I don't know how to start that shit" One of the biggest lies ever

[@mesarvagya777]

Just listen to Preemo Interview. He literally dropped the first verse without any prep.

[@isaacster5027]

For real bro he has to be making that shit up no cap

[@otffolks6726]

@@mesarvagya777 holy shit, imagine if he was serious

[@bharasiva96]

The best, the lyricism, pure perfection.

[@stam287]

Anyone listening in 2024?

[@zachborsty5681]

Illumanati

[@Nickalo02]

👽🛸👀

[@filipzurawski9394]

Ye

[@jaymoney5577]

Daily

[@Joshuakurupp]

'I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death' Simply the greatest line in hip hop history #hiphop

[@prasannaa8867]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnjFY6qMeNild7c

[@FeliciathaGOAT]

I wouldn’t say it’s the best, but it’s up there

[@aizawaisreal]

I couldn't agree more with that 💯💯

[@davidmaster4229]

thats what cocaine does to you...

[@antoniogranda334]

Why?

[@jeffhardy6333]

Ozark had me going CRAZY when I heard Ruth play this. Whoever is in charge of the music for that show deserves every award😂

[@kermitthefrog805]

Me too I got so happy when they had NaS being played by Ruth

[@mandybellep230]

Fr!!!!

[@blueviolets52]

I might have to start watching Ozark now

[@djgreene5440]

@@blueviolets52 show is fire asf, but ngl the ending was pretty disappointing for how amazing the show was

[@God_Is_An_Atheist]

Ruth: "I never sleep." Killer Mike: "Why?" Ruth: "You now why..."

[@NasirJones1994]

30 year anniversary tomorrow. You are truly the greatest hip hop artist ever and released the greatest album ever. Thank You and I Hope that teaser for You and Peeem is real!!!!!!!!!

[@tonydegregorio4895]

This is the greatest hip hop song of all time. That's no question, yo.

[@cryptoparadoxx]

From the best album

[@NextWeeek]

nah. its great, but there are better ones.

[@Kimeikus]

According to DJ Premier, Nas didn’t know when to start rapping his verse. That is why he said: *“I don’t know how to start this.”* DJ premier was trying to signal him by counting but Nas just jumped in and did the first verse in one take.

[@almightysosa8168]

G.O.A.T thingz

[@Rishiyisus]

Maybe Dj premier was pointing with a gun to nas and Maybe it's why he did the first verse in one take lmao

[@mlijah]

this is textbook definition of "just leave it in"

[@chrisquinn2441]

This instrumental is deadly asf

[@bluntxsoull964]

If you think about some new rappers beats are dope. Just the artist are shitty

[@kingwithacapitalk614]

Chris Quinn The whole song is

[@PhillyDrew215]

On god

[@dylansauls8343]

Remember playing “Saints Row” when I was like 6 & this is the song I always put on…. It’s 2024 & I’m 26 now. Legendary song

[@alexe4193]

to make a classic like this at 19 is just incomprehensible to me

[@gamebredking2200]

I feel like N.Y. State of Mind is the views of someone who lived their entire life in the gritty ghetto parts of NY, someone who died early and never got to see the bright lights and live good in the nice parts of NY and Empire State of Mind is the view of someone who made it out the hood and got to live in the nice bright parts of NY both songs tell a story of the hood, which can either have you dead or alive and successful

[@valdoynic7785]

I’m NY state of mind😭

[@DAMN__________]

CpT.

[@joeydaboss1001]

@Gghhgyh Gyughuii Isn't New York one of the safest cities in the country now?

[@berjjimenez7055]

@@joeydaboss1001 it was because of the virus many murders that would have occurred did not because everyone was inside

[@robertagnew6550]

This song is what empire state of mind wants to be when it grows up

[@myballs9645]

Nas is one of the best lyricists ever. Period.

[@liljaee]

Real rap

[@zoltankenebisz6161]

Indeed my friend but dont forget Rakim or KRS . Nas was definitely 1 of the best ever

[@zoltankenebisz6161]

@@thepremonator8571 eminem is a great rapper , lyrically one of the best yes but Rakim Nas or KRS are better than him. Period. Even Eminem would agree with that statement .

[@zoltankenebisz6161]

@@thepremonator8571 only white people says that , i am white but i think Rakim or even Nas is much much doper mc than eminem ever will be. Black people dont listening to em in the hood period. That doesn't make him shit or useless but still , the truth is only white guys like you think that em is a rap god. He is not the best lyrically , Rakim KRS Nas Big L Pac Biggie those are the real deals em is good i like him a lot dont getme. Wrong just dont call him the rap god cuze he aint

[@lightning2738]

@@thepremonator8571 Eminem has fallen off after The Eminem Show

[@giuseppepetruzzelli5342]

This song is HIP-HOP

[@apollorllyonit]

I’m interested to know, how do you perceive my freestyle over this beat? I recently shared an improvised rap to this song, and I’d value your thoughts. It’s up on my channel at the moment.

[@Kingnorm04]

Fun fact: The whole first verse was done in one take.

[@olekanasky3590]

nas is sum else

[@1Solace]

We all know

[@sandile217]

@@1Solace Wrong! I didn't

[@mamadoufall5940]

The whole song was. He did it in one take and Primo did the rest. Classic

[@prasannaa8867]

Check out the modern remix of this song here kzbin.info/www/bejne/omS2oIZsgb-EgJI

[@DaHanG]

As a non-rap enthusiast, this is an undeniably great album.

[@tonyabela3799]

Why are you even here? Take your curious ass back to Prairieland! Lol

[@tyjax5119]

*hip hop*

[@speedpower1558]

"Non-rap enthusiast"??? Gtfo

[@humanfaith.]

no hables hvds mmv

[@ballincantgetup1220]

Damn bruh it’s that good?

[@90s_Deep-Records_]

One of the greatest in all of Hip Hop History... Real Rap

[@Teamrocketmember7777]

This is song is my favourite Real Old School Hip Hop/Rap🔥😤OG pioneers👍🏻

[@richterbelmont8532]

One of the greatest songs ever recorded and written. NAS captures 90’s urban NY like a journalist!

[@veryfine69]

Yes, Denzel Washington said he was a storyteller.

[@VsAngeel]

He's an amazing lyricist

[@Test123-fh8rr]

What other songs would you put on this level? I honestly can't think of anything that tells a story like this. Maybe Wheezy's let it all work out?

[@OsnoloVrach]

@@Test123-fh8rr perhaps slick rick? he's also another great story teller and his ''behind bars'' song has the same atmosphere

[@theanubis8345]

​@@Test123-fh8rrUnbelievable from Biggie

[@nourismith677]

The beat is so New York

[@gbar796]

That how premo sound like

[@zoranristov7349]

Premier style, the best boom bap sound

[@redazure9683]

Nouri Smith cuz he from New York

[@mistahmst]

@@redazure9683 so is Tekashi 6ix9ine, but his shit doesn't sound like New York

[@mistahmst]

@trap visuals Pro Era is kinda meh to me aside from some of Joey's songs and I fuck with ASAP Rocky.

[@machomatrix1583]

Live from NYC in The South Bronx. This song brings back memories. I had just jumped off the stoop. I used to have the black sony radio with the cd player and this album was the theme song to my life. I used to put the hammer in the garbage can and have a hundred pack of crills on me. Catching licks while looking out for T.N.T and stick kids while Illmatic played in the background. Brings back good and bad memories.. But this is definitely one of my top 5 rap albums ever made. This is a classic.

[@unbothered7090]

The flow is so smooth and soothing… the wordplay and delivery. Just brilliant.

[@trnjbx6006]

He spit that flow in 1st take

[@Lonelysportofboxing]

I seen a video showing a Time Elapse of rappers past-present using that same line 🎶 🔥

[@air-inyeegaa5584]

Wordplay where

[@delijabrate9115]

it is masterpiece bro Old School 4ever

[@mirceamarinescu2653]

Probably the greatest song in hip-hop's history.

[@prodjhope]

id say a bird in the hand by ice cube but they close

[@PaulaDentro-rp6yl]

@@prodjhope not even Ice Cube best

[@Grotlo]

If u talking Ice Cube you have to say Today was a good day

[@7xr775]

@@prodjhope im a bigger fan of ice cube but lyrically he isnt able to compete with nas

[@meduh7963]

@@7xr775 exactly. Cube is amazing but he can’t touch Nas

[@jubei3219]

Bumping this in 2024 , every thing comes full circle

[@vjretro]

30 years later and it has aged like fine wine. Hence it is why it's in the Library of Congress.

[@Chessbox09]

It is? Really?

[@vjretro]

@@Chessbox09 Yes. Along with many other classics.

[@JJHcars]

Ruth Bumping this and meditating this masterpieces on Ozarks. Put Nas on the mind of masses for generations to come whether the listen to hip hop or Not! The pain is realatible and timeless

[@agee8322]

Ozarks put me here. This is on order.

[@StimulationSimulated]

❤

[@ezekielspates5677]

@@agee8322 same here

[@donny_doyle]

Ozark brought me here also. Solid...

[@JasonPeltier]

the Big Mike cameo was deep

[@eddycherestal8208]

By hearing this beat you can just smell the weed aroma in the air on a cold NYC evening standing on the corner wearing Timberland boots with a Northface coat bopping your head.

[@randomdude7384]

Facts son, weed smells better when it's dumb brick outside

[@SnackPatrol]

Bro Idk about Tims but North Face wasn't popular back then dude, you got no clue what you're talkin about.

[@shannonobrien919]

💯🔥🔥

[@isaacster5027]

Yeah it was man biggie was always rapping about that shit

[@Shabazzatta]

@@randomdude7384 Don't know about that. Lol This is from smoking for 3 decadesbin Northeast weather.

[@brentrogers97]

“Don’t put me in ya box if ya shit eats tapes. The city never sleeps, filled with villains and creeps, that where learnt to do my hustle , had ta scuffle wit freaks!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@sayfdk2680]

It's 2024 and it stand still a banger❤

[@Rahat28251]

Ozark bringing old school rap back. Making tunes go platinum again. Ruth about to put Javi in a body bag.

[@meanrun]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 a writer/producer for Ozarks has to be a old hip hop head. Ruth got that street cred on lock!

[@_giovannimusic_]

Lmaoooo yess I’m on episode 11

[@MrRicardoJazz]

I was about to comment..too late..hella late.. ⏰😂😅👌🏾

[@MrRicardoJazz]

@@meanrun ask Jason Bateman?! 😂

[@GTAMovementt]

Lol she definitely did

[@TheUpgrade101]

A rare man amongst rare men.

[@ashcee3364]

I was 15 when this dropped. Nas is the GOAT.

[@SkisandBeer970]

To me, this is the introduction to the greatest album in the history of hip hop. It just sounds like you’re hanging out with Nas sipping a beer and he’s telling you what it’s like to live in Queensbridge. I’ve never been there in my life but I feel like I have because of Nas. And he was only 20. What an incredible album.

[@OnanX501]

That's the power of music.

[@Konkov]

He was 19

[@james90790]

@@Konkoveven better 🔥🔥🔥

[@rickbrown2461]

Nas is top three of all time

[@derekwoodschannel589]

but his mind was older!@@Konkov

[@allan8877]

The most elite/intellectual song in the history of rap music. No one has mastered storytelling, cadence, and poetry to put them together within 5 minutes like this ever since.

[@mikebrasl5531]

100%

[@subzero308]

Biggie was who u were lookin for but Nas is amazing too...

[@t-wreckz2018]

You clearly never heard of Tech N9ne, the man’s a beast no cap

[@cilxsabum7046]

@@subzero308 nas is 10x a better storyteller

[@BigPimpin21]

DOOM anyone?

[@retroworld8090]

This is top 3 rap albums of a time.