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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@2ndAmmendmentAmerican]

Literally one of the best songs of all time.

[@Xiorrathetortured]

I just painted the ILLMATIC album cover. Please check out my latest reel yalllll. ❤

[@felixyukhnevich8979]

im boutta bust

[@POTATOBRAINZ-e1j]

Preach!

[@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

[@michelevigliani94]

​@@pogo8050😂

[@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.

[@EdwardPaduraru]

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

[@Craig161-c2r]

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

[@204august2]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@Mr.BMC2763]

The best song from the greatest MC = The GOAT of hip hop songs

[@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

[@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 ! 🔥🔥🔥💪💯🇹🇹

[@charlesadams8279]

its actually a fact though. The Bible makes it pretty clear that it is beneath us in a literal sense. There's so many hidden things in The Bible that you become aware of when you turn your heart to Jesus Christ. He gives people eyes to see and ears to hear

[@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

[@rayhova77]

This may be the best hip hop song of all time.

[@daraquesto2277]

I like "The World Is Yours" more

[@shinkano_]

May be ... but surely one of the best!

[@PAPAZUKl]

its up there. C.R.E.A.M and shook ones Part II>>>>

[@chimera_43]

It was voted the best song in his entire catalogue recently 🙏🔥

[@NotoriousNastyNas]

Best gangsta rap song imo is “Got Yourself A…” by Nas

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@VolcanoHotTub]

@@Niilo2.2 I take it to mean that there is more to survival than intelligence. Street smarts are inductive and intuitive. We can think ourselves into a corner and miss the point. The smarter you are, the easier it is to fall into that trap.

[@NohabloEng]

As Raekwon says, This is a Letter the amount if people this song touched was crazy

[@Exil33t]

more like the ones that wrote the lyrics, prolly someone from CIA

[@Niilo2.2]

@@VolcanoHotTub thank you

[@Mubarak-yp9yz]

You know it's a masterpiece by the legend Nas when 30 yrs later we still bumping this in 🇰🇪 Kenya, East AFRICA 🌍

[@Johnnyeditz2344]

I made a presentation on kenya its cool

[@Shambles99]

DJ Premier, Homey..all included

[@Shambles99]

Dj Premier, Homey...all included

[@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

[@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

[@screamingbanana4391]

Sleep 0% Lyrics 100% Beat 100% Flows 100% Legend 🐐 1000%

[@officialfayomi]

😂😂😂😂😂Sleep is the cousin of death

[@alhelireese2371]

HANDS DOWN

[@Alex-sx3yv]

Sleep -000000%

[@ArthurGreat-v6t]

Well said

[@Boxerfox714]

super dead on zero sleep

[@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

[@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

[@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...

[@Mario_2124]

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?

[@jonathanramos8414]

I'm a west coast guy born and raised but no one could ever top the East coast MCs holy shit those guy's are lyrical geniuses

[@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*

[@Diddy666-n9u]

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.

[@BabyfaceShell]

I don’t have to imagine I was born in 98’ and witnessed it all over again, perfect example joeybadass @ 17 yrs old dropping albums like 1999

[@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.

[@blondeepartygirl]

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

[@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?

[@mr.x90_90]

What a masterpiece. Unesco should protect this.

[@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.

[@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..

[@araydog]

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

[@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 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PerennialQuest]

​@@nabeelhasan8870😐

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@Dickey271]

This album will forever be a classic

[@nahyareli]

Heck yeah

[@kenyattatucker1279]

Saints Row 2 Soundtrack

[@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

[@vincentknight27]

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

[@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?

[@SMJ3000]

Real shit

[@rks5457]

I still listen to this and get so mesmerized by the lyrics that I forget that it's been a while since the chorus came. his verses and lyrics were so engaging that people aren't just sitting waiting for a hook.

[@bhka6423]

And that scratching part, you don’t hear that in new rap anymore

[@pjotr_317]

@@bhka6423 because people dont produce with physical samplers and turntables anymore

[@bhka6423]

@@pjotr_317 I know, they rather produce Pop beats

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@jonathanramos8414]

Im west coast born and raised but the east coast mcs were just lyrical Geniuses

[@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?

[@LongLiveTheKane47]

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

[@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

[@Parkerk234]

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

[@mikegee8345]

You can see as a kid he was absorbing all that energy from his neighbourhood, and he unleashed it in spectacular fashion with this one

[@Powwerfull]

Facts

[@xliennature]

🌴

[@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?

[@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

[@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.

[@rrrrenzo7967]

This is imo in the top 5 best hip hop songs of all time, the beat, the genius lyrics and just Nas' style... just perfect

[@terminator2601]

Might be the greatest in my book

[@aizawaisreal]

Same here! Everything about this song is just perfection and Nas is definitely one of the greatest MCs, not just in rap, but in general. He's so great at storytelling with his lyrics.

[@s1lentsh1nobi32]

maybe, for sure if you forget about the Wu-Tang clan

[@Renaissance464]

Here's my top 5: -Mobb Deep/ *Shook Ones part II* -Nas/ *NY State of Mind* -Ice Cube/ *It Was a Good Day* -Denzel Curry/ *ULT* -Nas/ *Purple*

[@klmcz]

@@Renaissance464 same except change denzel with pac - blasphemy

[@adoberoots]

Not just a classic of hip hop, but a classic of poetry more broadly. Pure genius.

[@Boogalyhu]

He did this in one take as well

[@yamaholic11]

truth

[@BaldZippy]

@@Boogalyhufr?

[@Boogalyhu]

@@BaldZippy kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJOupGmHZ7Csl8Usi=WNuieg9d07DQpoXx Yup, sourced from the man himself Primo.

[@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

[@bigantgamer124]

One of the best beats in all of rap. Change my mind.

[@سامينوراني]

Well i can't because your right

[@rm2401]

The fact that this track is so great at describing and bringing to life the streets of New York often overshadows how poetic and intelligent the lyrics are. “I’m takin rappers to a new plateau, through raps slow, my rhymin’ is a vitamin held without a capsule”

[@michaelzulu9212]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!

[@jonathanramos8414]

I'm west coast but no one can come close to NY rappers. Those guys were lyrical geniuses

[@acerhythm7026]

@@jonathanramos8414 East coast had better rappers, west coast had better producers. Most of the west coast rappers couldnt hold a candle to the lyricism of the east coast.

[@eyame9818]

@@acerhythm7026 no doubt, I’m west coast too but what made west coast rap so popular is the gang wars and beef, but East coast just did it better.

[@theghostwillis8649]

From 1994, we're still listening to this shit!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nioh9477]

theGhost Willis I was just 8 back then and pumped this joint all day. Remember the only way the hood knew about it was by word. No ads nothing. Just word to mouth

[@slyesco]

Forever!

[@lezzsalad8616]

1990 rules

[@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!

[@augustdreammusic]

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

[@Raven1180]

NAS my brother. Thank you for telling the NY story bro. I remember the south bronx and the crack epidemic. Me and my bro made it out and many others didnt. You are a legend my G

[@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

[@TheRubinho96]

One of the best rap songs of all time

[@yovanbidenovic4940]

La Flame on a Island Top 5 for sure

[@phobosslayer9203]

Lose yourself

[@undercoverjihadi9252]

@@phobosslayer9203 This is better than Lose Yourself.

[@ch.illmatic]

You're wrong, it's the best. The insane hard beat, the lyrics, everything is just so perfect about this song. At least, it's the greatest in my opinion

[@ch.illmatic]

@@phobosslayer9203 lose yourself is pretty goo, but nowhere near ny state of mind

[@jackaro2]

90's, the pinnacle of hip hop... the sound, the beats just sound perfect to my ear.

[@scinnyc]

If you miss that creative *90s* sound then ✔ out my tracks...I *specialize* in making old school-style hip hop...!!!👍🏾🎤🎧📀🎶💣🔥

[@smithyMcjoe]

People like Celph, rugged man, Esoteric, Apathy... hell just the Demigodez in general are doing a fantastic job of keeping Hip-Hop true

[@seansmith7462]

​@@smithyMcjoethey can't mess with Benny , J Cole or 38 Spesh

[@smithyMcjoe]

@@seansmith7462 who?

[@ntsitomaelane7486]

The reason Nas willalways be the greatest of all time.

[@miasanchez9757]

Agreed number 1 in my top five for sure! Respect 🫡

[@OMEGAxWARRIOR]

N.Y. State of Mind is as a standout track on Illmatic, it provides as clear a depiction of ghetto life as a Gordon Parks photograph or a Langston Hughes poem. DJ Premier’s production was designed to knock you right off your feet. Primo's knack for finding the illest piano loops and matching them to pounding beats was perfected in this track.

[@marshallsmith361]

The Weakest Baldwin Jay married B ! She keep his camel up yo ! Bas in the streets Son !

[@Mommahaiti]

Marshall Smith what made u write that🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@robertemerson9109]

gucci gang is better.

[@oh10brwngrl]

Primo and Nas

[@ercanyesiltas]

they found it together with nas. at the same time

[@Nezable]

One of the greatest tracks of all time.

[@louieboone7209]

As a Italian/puerto rican kid who grew up in he projects in NY this spoke to me and my friends, we didn’t have shit but the streets and music and balling most of my friends are gone now or in prison I did 18 years in the feds , when I hear this album it brings it all back the good and bad 💯💔

[@bk2active]

respect

[@SKATEGRAFFDANK]

Footage or BULLSHIT

[@pxpilucy6769]

@@SKATEGRAFFDANK LMAOOO don’t do him

[@zakke6851]

@@SKATEGRAFFDANK your a joke

[@personhuman2239]

@@SKATEGRAFFDANK Ah yeah because the man should have recorded his entire fucking life just for you.

[@ray45king84]

Happy 30th anniversary ...Time Is Still ILLMATIC

[@EDeeire]

People. Nas is the most important artist (living) to Hip Hop. Appreciate while we have him 🙏🏽✌🏽✊🏽

[@yeathatsright1034]

More than jay z imo

[@marshalgoatgod9482]

eminem - hold my beer

[@EDeeire]

chandrakant Borse Yo Eminem said you can have that beer, he’s getting back in line for one.

[@manub540]

Snoop dogg!

[@r26starr]

@@marshalgoatgod9482 they are both lyrical but they each have a different lane.

[@AnSTruckRepair]

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

[@JFloatin]

Miss this sort of rap, filled with substance, rhythm, simplicity

[@vickjr98]

The golden era of rap

[@LunaticTheCat]

There's plenty of rappers nowadays that have sick flows, they just aren't at the top of the charts.

[@hey-bf3ds]

there are still plenty of rappers with substance, rhythm and simplicity, you just need to look for them.

[@DresenDK]

@@hey-bf3ds wich is sad, apparently talent doesnt mean anything these days :(

[@TheBeginningOfTime]

"The city that never sleeps fill with villain that creeps" goddamn it

[@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

[@jimboliah4857]

This track will forever be a classic. Legendary

[@prasannaa8867]

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

[@user-fc3xc2ce9n]

One of the best tracks ever made.

[@aaadj2744]

6 The World Is Yours is the best track of Illmatic Album. This is 2nd best.

[@abdurrahmanakal8266]

It ain't Hard to Tell is also dope af. That chorus...

[@aaadj2744]

Abdurrahman Akal yes of course but The World Is Yours is a way more better because of the lyrical content and the message. That's why I feel like The World Is Yours is the best with the Jazz soundtrack on it. More relaxing.

[@RighteousFollwer]

Might be the greatest album ever made

[@simonubiri7881]

True...

[@Shambles99]

Duh

[@nelsonvalentin7602]

It was written

Tpab and madvillainy are better ngl

[@VyomRaina-pn8mo]

Gkmc better than tpab idk why I feel like it

[@dartacus.spartacus1988]

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

[@dartacus.spartacus1988]

@Gyrfalcon312 no lie, one take in and out

[@_Obi-Wan_Kenobi_]

Only the first verse

[@FMS7825]

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

[@LetsGetSerious-l9f]

One of the greatest hip hop tracks ever made!

[@Niilo2.2]

We still here

[@silasthefinest]

WTF AM I MISSING?@@Niilo2.2

[@pensivepenguin3000]

Proud to have given you your 100th thumbs up. Well-deserved

[@christalmeph]

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

[@100-x8i]

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)

[@Aaron-uc9vg]

Timeless classic. Don’t matter what the year it is. I’ll be bumpin this.

[@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"

[@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..."

[@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

[@3manuel116]

This the real NY anthem

[@teoblagan6687]

Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined...

[@luciferhellpitowner8449]

pompchock tellvme

[@luciferhellpitowner8449]

pompchock what he meantt

[@TheBegmen]

it is beyond human intelligence to understand what is the meaning of life.

[@teoblagan6687]

when I'm in the NY State of Mind.

[@suicideleopard9838]

TheBegmen i dont agree, but still a dope line

[@souls24]

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.

[@souls24]

@@5GTrevor shut the hell up

[@AA-qb7ni]

Illmatic makes us all feel like we're in New York. One of the best albums of all time.

[@prasannaa8867]

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

[@miccheck6478]

That murmur from the bass/piano sounds mesmerising The drum sounds like confident walking That repeating high piano note is keeping you focused The break in the beat sounds like danger be careful

[@alexspata777]

“life is parallel to hell but i must maintain” iconic 🔥

[@prasannaa8867]

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

[@schematicb5393]

Alongside the equally legendart “As the world turns, I learned life is hell / living in a world no different than a cell”

[@edfalconi5022]

I remember when this first came out. I'm 58 and when Grandmaster and the Furious Five started out I was blown away. Then when NWA came out the game changed. This song is perhaps the best of them all. It captures the grit that is the city of NY. Worked all those rough areas back in the day. FYI. I'm a metal head by nature. But, This was hard core feeling. Loved it all.

[@nicocurtis2632]

Fellow metalhead here. 17, also love gff and nwa. If you haven't seen I highly recommend watching the movie straight outta Compton. SO GOOD

[@clindsell6111]

i always loved how there was a decent cross section of people who loved metal and rap even at the time.

[@poxahigor]

@@clindsell6111 im a metal head and i have big hair and etc and i love rap with the same intensity

[@kingkilak40]

Most hip hop fans are metal heads (pause)

[@sicknaramu]

Its crazy this is like a movie scene in my mind

[@josephbriones5997]

Rs

[@josephbriones5997]

Ny story tellin

[@user-ty8xj1oz9p]

Thats what nas does. True storyteller

[@mrhyde112OI]

power of poetry

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Belly?

[@bharasiva96]

The best, the lyricism, pure perfection.

[@xgiancanax1749]

The most perfect beat ever made

[@vicentenicolas4474]

This and ALL CAPS 🤤

[@maneco9811]

Nas is like...

[@shawnbronson941]

Shook ones part two is a masterpiece aswell

[@mawandemdutywa2571]

@@shawnbronson941 The Start of Your Ending is better

[@kuldeepdas799]

simple yet satisfying

[@deathrow8286]

The Greatest hip hop song ever!

[@xGRlT]

Unquestionably top 10

[@hananaltaf3353]

Definitely top 3 along with changes and lose yourself

[@dragosmateirus5630]

@@hananaltaf3353 yes

[@dragosmateirus5630]

@@hananaltaf3353 exactly

[@hamiahsan4664]

Dallas Robertson that’s a good list but I would add shook one pt 2, still D.R.E and in da club

[@tobiasrecalde]

25 YEARS OF THIS MASTERPIECE LADIES AND GENTS!!!

[@Karim-vt1xb]

One of, if not, THE greatest hip hop track of all time!