NAS Shares His Top 5 Hip Hop Songs of All Time

NAS Shares His Top 5 Hip Hop Songs of All Time #shorts

[@DC-xp4bl]

Nas’ love for Slick Rick is beautiful!

[@YaboiTombuto]

Me and Nas bring it to ya hardest 🔥🔥🔥

[@alienkomplex7727]

Because Slick was a great story teller. Nas likes to write stories also so it makes sense.

[@thefearofg0ds758]

I've noticed that he views Slick Rick how most people view him. And he views Kool G and Rakim how others view Big and Pac. His struggling with that Slick Rick choice would be me struggling to choose between I Gave You Power, Made You Look, Rewind, Get Down, Blaze A 50 etc lol

[@ThePsychicFish]

Right

[@thedfferencetab1977]

They need more records together

[@theconsigliere6329]

You can tell he's just a fan too. 🐐

[@Wolf-xw2lq]

And it comes through in the music. Nas is Hip-Hop personified 👑

[@Naeem_El]

Yeah I agree with that. He is a big fan of hiphop. Heck me too

[@joannabmarketing]

@@Naeem_El I agree and me 3! Lol

[@tw82rone5]

You low-key gotta first be a fan & student to become a master teacher

[@joannabmarketing]

@@tw82rone5 I like that, well said.

[@dominiquedunlap9223]

Nas Knows his History!!

[@randomhiphop5055]

Well yeah, he lived through it

[@cemsen5460]

thats his childhood

[@cav65]

He's old He's 50 of course he knows

[@linalg10]

Ya’ll took my responses 😂

[@ubfo]

We all know those songs.

[@johnurresta2619]

A legend knows his legends. Nas is who he is because he's a student of the game. If you think about it, you can hear Slick Rick influenced Nas in his music.

[@sakhumzigcado7170]

No Nas influenced slick.

[@tbtnr9851]

@@sakhumzigcado7170Here comes the Nas Stan

[@devote]

Definitely was inspired by the storytelling

[@Darkest_matter]

Because people didn't used to tell stories with instruments behind it for hundreds of years? ​@@devote

[@devote]

@@Darkest_matter lmao. I'm obviously talking about Slick Rick's story telling abilities. Nas has said Slick is a huge influence on him. Maybe learn some hiphop history before you speak.

[@davekrebo7180]

Nas is a rappers rapper, he’s not doing it for sales or fame, you can tell he just loves the craft, true artist.

[@bottlewaddle6677]

Saw him last night....damn

[@toniofelton1260]

Fr he’s my favorite rapper of all-time

[@mrj2875]

I mean he has tried the fame route, he's just not as marketable as some of the pop stars

[@TheReal_GigaChad]

​@@mrj2875wonder why😂 I mean he plays it smart and doesn't do anything that puts his life in danger which is why he's lasted this long. Still puts out fire too today, I still listen to adam and eve from time to time.

[@davekrebo7180]

@@toniofelton1260 He has so many amazing songs at this point, even ones that haven’t been released it’s kind of ridiculous, along with probably the best single rap album.

[@zebetyh7141]

That right there is a true hip hop scholar

[@tanjagonzalez1181]

My era the classics ❤❤❤ I love your swagger Nas 👌🏾

[@coimbralaw]

Perfect description: hip hop scholar

[@hoodpimp1519]

Not really a scholar its what we all listened to, those are all super classics you dont have to be a scholar to know those lol

[@jameskhumalo-nh7hv]

​@@hoodpimp1519u gotta be some people don't know about slick Rick till this day

[@willielewis7300]

He's just keeping at one hundred

[@activelyinactive]

Nas is a 80s kid at heart. He respects the ones who laid the foundation for him.

[@poppa1050]

Slick Rick didn’t get the shine he deserved during his time, but because of the way his songs held up through time, he now gets his shine ✨

[@TUXMAN06]

I'm surprised he didn't mention Kane as in big daddy kane

[@SavertonJr]

Montell Jordan got popular off his song and snoop covered him on his first album

[@hiddentruthchannel3121]

Nas is really the chosen one for real

[@BlackRoyalty_]

Pac was and Nas knew it

[@nikkidotts3687]

HE REALLY REALLY IS!!💯💪🏾💪🏾♥️

[@abc876]

Facts. He was the Golden Child

[@Gromble_Sir]

ALL HAIL!! 🙇

[@OriginalAse]

Big L was

[@nazirpalacios4899]

He knows what he talking about 🎤 👊🏾

[@CharminIsBallin]

Hes Nas lol did u expect him to say gucci gang?

[@crookedithagoat794]

@@CharminIsBallin I laughed way too hard at this

[@johnnygutierrez9855]

Dam he picked all classic gems 💎

[@jahovasmith862]

Nas my guy!! I can relate and he took it back old school. These new rappers ain’t rappin bout nothing. All you hear these days from rappers is gunnz & violence!!

[@mc_mann7288]

I think I know why I always felt Nas' music 🐐❣️

[@RoyalEagle1960]

He lived through it and wrote about it...legendary 🎶🙏

[@ninjasrose1653]

All the legend Emcee's give Slick Rick his flowers.

[@navjitbassi03]

Only one who gives out their flower easier than that is your mother

[@tonib4800]

He’s soooooo handsome 😮

[@heinrichmenzel7163]

​@@navjitbassi03dam man wth

[@navjitbassi03]

@@heinrichmenzel7163 too far?

[@Mar.Escobar24]

Snoop Dogg straight covered Slick’s song on his FIRST album. People usually take years or decades to even mention the inspiration, but they weren’t too far apart and Snoop wanted to give props. That’s how solid it is when it comes to Rick. He was definitely the man and continues to be. 💯

[@BrklynBread]

I love the reverence Nas has and always exhibits for Slick Rick.

[@manuelmedrano6819]

Undying love was my first time really listening to the GOAT. I can give you 20 tracks from this man's discography easily as the best 5 ever. May Nas never stop hos riegn as 👑

[@garystyles4151]

Undying love is a great track , it’s never bought up either

[@GuyNoOneGivesAFuccAbout]

I used to think it was one of the greatest songs I'd heard in my life

[@tejay9416]

Nas is a legend!!!!!

[@traviscarter1023]

That would be the dream to meet Nas and talk Hip hop with him.

[@funkcreep6230]

I hear ya!!!

[@mscollette6991]

I just love his voice 😌 he could literally wrap a nursery rhyme and it will go double platinum!

[@Clubber-Slang]

Slick Rick already did that

[@Clubber-Slang]

@@robhunter-vu5cj and?...the Marvel movies make billions, are they they best movies or do people just spend money on it? So you end all for greatness is album sales? It's definitely a usable metric, but I don't define quality by it. Edit- why did you have to respond in 2 separate comments at essentially the same time?

[@mbulelondaba814]

I can just comes to mind with this comment by Nas . This guys a legend

[@rodneythomas3110]

If Nas and Andre 3000 ever did a song together

[@raashyathyaiqab5247]

Rebel Without a Pause is one of PE's hardest tracks. Salute

[@brianbeavers6224]

I love how he puts all his NY legends in there. Thanks for the legendary and timeless music Nas

[@georgethompson8196]

Started in NYC

[@brianbeavers6224]

@@georgethompson8196 yeah I know I just love how he shows the originators love and respect. Wish more did it.

[@glynismatthews5813]

​@@georgethompson8196so it started there, NY. We ain't feeling none that ish

[@georgethompson8196]

@@glynismatthews5813 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😎

[@acgthamc]

My number one is the message grandmaster flash and the furious five

[@capricorn1116]

Classic 👌🏾

[@LanceG007]

As it should be

[@robertfreeman4609]

Definitely top 5 most important hiphop songs

[@KtotheG]

Mine is Fight the Power by P.E.

[@shawndon7374]

The message shot hip hop into stardom ! 💪💪

[@leonorancube9854]

Nas love for Mc Shane and Slick Rick is unmatched

[@2KILLAVILLE]

He Shoutouts G Rap, Rakim , KRS & Chuck D alot too

[@Matt.Savage]

My Top 3 happen to all be Nas aka the GOAT. 1. Undying Love 2. The Message 3. Rewind

[@PapiChulo-cg9yp]

What I love about Nas is he is so much beyond all this guys in every aspect, but yet he shows love because he wouldn't have made it without them

[@spenser6353]

He’s not above all of them. Stop it. Those are the pioneers

[@FANEM2012]

​@@spenser6353you are not getting his point. He's talking in terms of fame and overall success in the game

[@user-yi9hz3or2t]

@@spenser6353just because they’re the pioneers doesn’t mean nas isn’t better than them which he is

[@richalexandro3485]

not better than Rakim, Nas will tell u that himself.@@user-yi9hz3or2t

[@kobebryant6484]

80s y'all gotta remember them Brothers were Raw Talent every Single was damn near Magic to ya Ears...👌

[@TheIronDuke9]

Nobody can keep off a dance floor when that It Takes Two hook drops. Then, now and forever

[@TUXMAN06]

Kane

[@mrluvit8232]

nas is extremely talented on that mic... ...& rob base "it takes two" is such a dope classic... while, at the same time...love just how "ancient" all that music, as well as artists like nas, truly are...to this new generation... life well lived!!! 😁👍

[@mresco]

Tell em NAS a great top 5 and as he said he can pick any of RUN DMC songs 👊🏾👊🏾 #kingsfromqueens

[@darkgardenrecords9264]

The First true rapstars

[@kattsplosion]

He’s correct

[@anwav-]

No doubt. Sucker MC's and The Bridge changed everything. 2 of the most important 12" singles of all time.

[@erminization]

Shan needs his flowers. He was a force!

[@cpiercejr]

Those were the days!

[@dr.clivejames4567]

You can tell Nas is an astute student of Hip-Hop and an avid Hip-Hop historian; genius level lyricist! The truest *GOAT!* 🐐 But he forgot to mention *‘THE MESSAGE’* by; Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, featuring the legendary MC, Melle Mel🎤🔥

[@marlonvarnell3098]

👍🏾💯💪🏾 NaS/Hit Boy:KD3/👑's Disease lll is Str8 💨n 🔥!!! NaS THE 🐐 BEEN DAT

[@spookyrookie]

shut up speak english

[@markmooney8055]

Fax. Big faxxxx

[@gilluminati-2042]

Major faxxx

[@do7hemath937]

Fo sho. I didn't know there was a 3 until the release day November 11 so I got KD 2 the same day. Nonstop rotation since that day.

[@damonjones1291]

Sucka MC's changed Everything🔥🔥🔥

[@dawolf856]

Yes it did

[@typressley]

Sure Did. Shaped the Culture. RUN DMC was a big deal...

[@FlyingImmortal]

It basically saved hip hop.

[@kevinscott59]

Produced by the legendary Larry Smith.(Hip hop's most criminally underappreciated producer.rip.) That song essentially invented the "boom bap".The New York sound.

[@damonjones1291]

@@kevinscott59 yes indeed! ... "Larry put me Inside his Cadillac".. 🔥 Changed the whole Vibe in NY when it dropped!

[@Aceofspades928]

Love hearing Nas talk about all those great Slick Rick records. "Long live the idols may they never be your rivals Slick Rick was like Jesus, G Rap wrote the Bible" 👑

[@kingofbloccs718]

King 👑 Nas. My favorite of all time.

[@jbwuzhere6819]

Great choices. I concur but I'm partial to The Show by Doug E and Slick Rick and also The Message by Grand Master Flash.

[@devondrickjeffers1258]

Thank you!!!! The message is the greatest hip hop song of all time. 40 years later, the message is relevant and the beat is STILL one of the toughest of all time. A GOAT level creation.

[@devondrickjeffers1258]

And the show is tough as fuck too

[@jbwuzhere6819]

@@devondrickjeffers1258 "is it real?" "Oh my god!"

[@jbwuzhere6819]

@@devondrickjeffers1258 Dude, I believe you've been looking in my notebook... word for word.

[@OnanX501]

The Message will forever be my #1

[@DC-YTC]

That is a grown man list

[@ColdJelly19]

I’m born in the 80’s raised in the 90’s and I couldn’t have a rap convo with my older cousins if I didn’t know these records 😂

[@JakeKoenig]

It's an OLD man's list. Give 80s hip hop its due respect, but at least 75 of the Top 100 rap songs of all time were from the 90s. Nas himself has a few of them.

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

Peace! That’s a Tuff list…just solid I could concur with Nas..

[@jamalshabazz9090]

Wow, it’s crazy when you watch legends show honor and respect to other legends!!! King shit!

[@countstacks216]

Road to the Riches - Kool G Rap Paid in Full - Rakim Shook Ones - Mobb Deep Memory Lane - Nas Dr Dre - G Thang That’s a pressure situation. Narrowing it down to 5. Damn.

[@thediaz07]

I Fs wit you list but I'd change 1 song .. Dead presidents by Jay-Z instead of Kool G.

[@WowDoodWuuut]

Memory Lane is my absolute favorite on Illmatic & that's a HARD pick. But that 2nd verse on there is way beyond incredible. Same with the 3rd verse on One Love.

[@spenser6353]

Sucka mcs has to be on any list or the list is incomplete

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Silent Murder/ I Gave You Power Nas Criminal Minded KRS Things Done Changed Biggie Rebel without a Pause Chuck D & PE Move the Crowd Rakim no order just to name 5 off the dome quick

[@rodneysavoy8768]

Excellent List Bro

[@einzelganger5290]

Nasir Jones = Student of the game. #ILoveHipHop

[@forgot37]

LL cool J Rock the Bells(Battle version 7min long) lyrical masterpiece. MC LYTE Paper Thin Rakim I ain’t No Joke Pete Rock #1 Soul Brother Mob Deep Capital P Capital H These songs have to be in my Top 5 because they stay in my Spotify yearly wrap ups!!!

[@duranuptown3040]

This was when hip hop was original and unique in all aspects and it was about having a cool time!!!

[@jibster148]

One plus one Nas and LP truly sticks with me

[@antoniziowallace2527]

I guess those are the best mc's ever. Not cause these guys are famous an have money or ur fav.. means everything out of there mouth is correct

[@nate8604]

😂😂😂😂 Slick Rick is definitely one of Nas’ faves.

[@jackmeehoff1524]

he never said they were the best mcs ever that wasnt what he was asked

[@lafonzmalone3813]

Interesting' for Nas thought he was L' at first..

[@kayleighllyn8253]

A legend naming legends🔥🔥🔥

[@davidwellard1342]

Got asked tonight if em was in my top 5, went through he wasn't even in my top 10 so many came before him and paved the way ,not saying em isn't up there but each artist had a reason to be there. That's why hiphop is awesome

[@freddyvelasquez4168]

NaS is so humble he didn’t even put himself in that Top 5. “Illmatic” is arguably Top 5 in most Rap fan’s lists. He was right about his list.

[@goodwillsphiweandTeam]

RAKIM + SLICK= NAS

[@flamboyentpromotions3471]

With Kool G Rap mix in an a sprinkle of KRS on top

[@jirrellj]

With a sprinkle kool G

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

Basically Nas is fusion summoned 😆

[@dominicfaison5889]

@@flamboyentpromotions3471A LOT of KRS-1 lol

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Nas Great Blend KRS/ Rakim, G.Rap, Slick Rick & Chuck D. Fusion of Eiite Rushmores

[@jonnyblaze5220]

Gotta put tha bridge in there..😏💯

[@Destrey34]

Nas the 🐐

[@1ofthemdudes]

It's hard to describe what it was like when Run-DMC, Sucka MCs first hit. There hadn't been anything like it to that point.

[@MaybackMusicGroup1]

Greatest hip hop song, the message Nas . 2Pac When thugs cry 2 legends. R.I.P PAC

[@Streetpharmasist420]

I was waiting for him to say " the message "

[@teknul89]

He probably has that song in his favorite too in his top 50 so he just said 5 fast he really like to listen too

[@2KILLAVILLE]

The Message was the shit! Silent Murder & I Gave You Power was dope too from It Was Written

[@pashanoble9359]

All 80s joints. I'm with you Nas. I'm an 80s head too.

[@stokesr08]

“The Message”, is my favorite.

[@bxi1547]

Nas is the GOAT hands down

[@TMoore123]

It's crazy how even today Run DMC records sound bigger than life

[@EricTheBroBean]

I saw Run DMC live back in 98, they also performed Sucker MC's. It was the greatest thing ever, "God damn that DJ made my day." RIP Jay

[@niaaston4854]

Love Me Some Nas ❤❤

[@SKI1333]

The Show by Dougie and Slick is the epitome of Hip-Hop!

[@squireboi318]

Ain’t it! That’s what I was waiting on!

[@marcelwatts3622]

Definitely

[@cpiercejr]

I was thinking n college back then, and when this played!

[@ceedee7647]

The Message....Don't Believe The Hype....My Melody.....Rappers Delight.....Fight The Power.....

[@DTS_I]

Nas unintentionally free-styling here

[@GoodFellah_22]

Real Hip Hop Head‼️🤞🏿💪🏿💯👑

[@oscarrobertson2257]

YES! The Rhythm The Rebel ,Without A Pause I'm lowering my Level .. PUBLIC ENEMY G.O.A.T ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@do7hemath937]

" I don't know what this world is coming to ".....then all hell breaks loose.

[@FlavorChefYani]

I Agree!❤❤❤❤

[@davidmateo619]

Nas The Message

[@Galatasaray71]

My favorite track

[@bartcapozzo4076]

First 10 could be off illmatic! Dude is Humble AF! Nas is a class act 100%!

[@JDivine]

Sucker MCs was the turning point.

[@donii7092]

For sure.

[@Snapbackboy22]

True student of the game! & he raps better than everybody in his top 5 but, just being a student & paying homage & giving respect to those who came before is great to see

[@spenser6353]

He raps better than rakim?

[@Snapbackboy22]

@@spenser6353 yes lol

[@spenser6353]

@@Snapbackboy22 not sure about that

[@WyteNikesNLazerLitez]

Gemstones - The Fruit.....my favorite hip hop song of all time

[@lolafalona115]

Yes Yes yes, he knows his hip hop history 4real!

[@NWA_Awol]

Ayo this dude is a legend bro..

[@Bars783]

I would put NY state of mind in my top 5

[@jayqsamo]

Right in this video I realized Franklin Saint from Snowfall, played by Damson Idris feel the same Nas in this video.. Both Virgo too.

[@PhillipMMylesJr]

True fan of Hip hop, Nas was made for music 🎵🎶💯

[@marcrobinson4907]

I saw that someone said he picked a bunch of NYC rappers. You have to remember he was a little kid when those songs were huge AND when he was a kid it was ONLY NYC rappers until MC Breed? I think he was the first non NY rapper that I was aware of. But anyway Nas is naming artist that had impact on his youth. Fast forward 25 years from now and you might see a rapper like J. Cole mention rappers and songs from all over the US that impacted his youth.

[@PuffinPass]

Yeah NY owned the scene for a while in the early days, wasn't until the mid-80s or so that the West Coast really came with it.

[@bblack6868]

It’s only right that he mentions only NY rappers because that’s where it started….without NYC there would be no hiphop , nowhere, period.

[@kincamell]

1988 and 1996 were the 2 best years of hip hop (musically) in regard to released albums.

[@10akee]

Facts

[@alchemistrpm82]

And a lot of good years in between …

[@gregmatic2861]

1994

[@alchemistrpm82]

@@gregmatic2861 Rite. And 1989. 1991. It’s hard to pick just 2 years

[@kincamell]

Too Short Life Is...Too Short February 17 Geto Boys Making Trouble February 23 Biz Markie Goin' Off March 29 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper April 17 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five On the Strength May 17 Run-D.M.C. Tougher Than Leather May 31 Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew The World's Greatest Entertainer Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary June 7 Audio Two What More Can I Say? EPMD Strictly Business June 15 J.J. Fad Supersonic June 21 Stetsasonic In Full Gear June 28 Big Daddy Kane Long Live the Kane Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back July 1 The Fat Boys Coming Back Hard Again July 26 Eric B. & Rakim Follow the Leader Salt-n-Pepa A Salt with a Deadly Pepa August 8 N.W.A Straight Outta Compton August 17 2 Live Crew Move Somethin' September 1 Sir Mix-A-Lot Swass September 13 Eazy-E Eazy-Duz-It Ice-T Power MC Lyte Lyte as a Rock Steady B Let the Hustlers Play September 20 Marley Marl In Control, Volume 1 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock It Takes Two September 28 MC Hammer Let's Get It Started October 4 Ultramagnetic MC's Critical Beatdown Then Slick Rick's Great Adventure dropped in November 1988.

[@user-hs2il5dj2l]

All picks were awesome and some of my All time fav’s❤

[@B1GJOHNSTUD]

it ain't hard to tell!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@venus8115]

we got the same taste nas 🙌🏼

[@jonathanblaze1648]

1. Pain 2. I Used to Love H.E.R 3. C.R.E.A.M 4. The Message 5. Shook One's Pt 2

[@leedza]

The Message definitely is iconic.

[@haydenphoenix3836]

Love that you have PAIN in there. That song is one of my favorite Pac songs. Very nostalgic

[@jojostieff9392]

Good list

[@felaforever]

1. Triumph 2. I got a story to tell 3. Nas is like 4. Fight the power 5. Scenario

[@haydenphoenix3836]

@@felaforever "I bomb atomicly....."😎🤙😛

[@toomuchcofeeman]

100% hip-hop knowledge

[@kaliefpurrier410]

He could have named any of his own songs, and he didn't. True humility.

[@dominicfaison5889]

He’s hella wrong though for not 😂 Guess there is such a thing as too much humility. At least two to three of the top 5 hip hop songs could arguably be Nas songs but he doesn’t even list one lol

[@danielo4720]

😂 you can't ask that type of question to anyone, it's gonn be really difficult

[@malikbronson1844]

My Guy Nasir!!!! LOL Facts

[@arroberson8796]

Fucking youngsters mad as hell right now.

[@NikMillie]

🎯🎯🎯NAS ‼️💯

[@nikobellic3856]

I said to myself that beat in the background should be in that list next minute nas mentions it

[@ltod2]

Nas is a legend,fan of hip hop yes sir.He's in my top 5 MC's all time

[@willisacademyofhigherlearn5327]

Sucker MC changed my like internally😂 hardest beat and best kickoff rap.. RUN is still King

[@JLSTKD12]

THE GOAT 🙏🏿🙏🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@funkcreep6230]

All 80's Hip Hop! A little surprised at that!

[@jlamar2]

Nas saying, "the bridge is over" is a top song.. respect.

[@jackmeehoff1524]

he said the Bridge.....not the bridge is over

[@onewardog1169]

Lol, no he didn't🤣

[@jlamar2]

@@jackmeehoff1524 You right.. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@east00]

Tupac Shed So Many Tears would definitely be in the top. Pac was more than just an amazing rapper. He could paint a story or emotions that ppl of all ages can connect with.

[@spenser6353]

This is more an old school list

[@mrdreloaded4049]

Nas spoke the truth! That first Run DMC album is one of the most important albums in hip hop history!

[@akshatjain1746]

even while he was listing sounded like man dropping bars, ether king!

[@llhaken]

Did not expect him to give mad love to RUNDMC. Mad respect!

[@spenser6353]

Why not? They were very influential

[@iamwarpath2863]

NASTY NAS IS A RAP GOD IN MORTAL FORM. ONE OF THE REALEST COOLEST CATS THAT EVER BLESSED THE HIP HOP UNIVERSE