Nas - Represent (Official Audio)

[@Yuvyhiphop1309]

Can't believe it this is 30 years old still sounds fresh this is the definition of old is gold.

[@SiddiqAlim]

Fr this shit is fire da old fuckin gold 😂

[@dankestranch8738]

Hip hop

[@frankwhite3782]

FACTS!!!

[@keithc497]

NAS needs to be inducted into the music hall of fame.. Petition officially started!!!

[@averyhill8013]

signed

[@toastedbreadmanjr.1656]

signed

[@MasterMarkShow]

signed

[@houseofshurri]

Signed

[@splssh]

Signed

[@coreybarnes3268]

Your a g if you still bump to this

[@HayahAwwanuyah]

Gz up

[@Ze_Moose]

Gz up, freeze up ⚔️

[@WarrenCoar]

2024 VISION . GZ UP HOES DOWN 😎

[@kelvinpierce469]

Imagine being a 20 year old and people twice your age telling you got the BEST rap album of all time This album is timeless

[@seekerundue]

Kelvin Pierce it's amazing isn't it. I'm almost 20 But I love OG Rap good stuff! Have u heard of K Rino MC Ren Chino XL AZ Big L big pun!

[@kelvinpierce469]

@@seekerundue Of course 90's rap is my favorite time for rap and always will be

[@seekerundue]

Kelvin Pierce ever heard these songs? K Rino - Feel My Flow Rakim - When I B on tha Mic MC Ren - Same Old Shit AZ - The Format Chino XL - Nahhh!

[@kevinscholfield4880]

And to remain so cool so composed so chill...Nas is the people's champion and it shows on this one!

[@SirSaintYaximus]

That's nas

[@caliboy7691]

Im from cali but , illmatic makes you feel like you in the quenns bridge projects.

[@Bryan-ks6cw]

Cali Boy word

[@nyckyle0806]

Queens

[@one7deep7savage7]

Agreed

[@tsm_mercy7858]

Yo g, as a person from Queensbridge this represents the daily life of teens crusin the blocks and oldheads chillin on the corner

[@matthewphillips1890]

Been in both

[@joshbehan8245]

I’m 17 and have been into 90s hip hop for a while. All my mates call it crap but they’ve never given it a chance. Respect this genre. It’s art.

[@leobarre1556]

sad bro your generation sucks

[@cym2605]

I’m 17 been bumping this shit for 10+ years nas was too hard

[@cafenero1164]

time for some new friends

[@davidpowers69]

I still have the cassette tape

[@Paul-mq5yn]

what they listening to?

[@grandmaster4521]

I love the first line. “Straight up, shit is real and any day could be your last in the jungle”

[@mannytaylor6923]

2022 VISION BIG FACTS 😎

[@BruceAlmightyMuzic]

right & dope how Fabolous flipped it on ‘Gone For The Winter’💪🏾🔥

[@VeesamYo]

every line from this to the last line is just perfect..damn

[@jasonh289]

No cap.. telling it how it is

[@dariuswilliams6683]

The hardest way to open up a rap song! 💯💯💯💯💯

[@warriwarrior5500]

This will always be a timeless classic

[@171TITO]

Anthony Utah My favorite song from that album

[@ariskleparis7164]

fucken oath

[@reubensingh1430]

Insane song nas is legend.

[@laurencalligy1697]

Absolutely , all the Queen's bridge rappers are amazing

[@Repeal-19thA]

100%

[@pierredevaughn]

The most under-appreciated and underrated track on Illmatic. Straight classic 💯

[@stefan5430]

Illmatic is still underrated even though its probably best hip hop album

[@MichaelTurner856]

​@@stefan5430 this album is not underated

[@stefan5430]

@@MichaelTurner856 nah i wanted to say that it is not that popular as like dr dre's the 2001 or eminem's albums even if it should be (no dissrespect towards dre and em)

[@TheElijah90]

One of my favorite songs on Illmatic❤️❤️❤️

[@Cj2raw106]

Fs

[@ZzapZzarap]

illmatic fresh as released yesterday

[@michelgoudreault7170]

ZzapZzarap fuckin rights

[@shady8045]

this album is the definition of perfection

[@kevinhamilton2932]

💯

[@blaisedunge162]

1000% agreed

[@faint8256]

fax but his mistake was making the perfect 1st album making him not be able to top it

[@trombonebeginner241]

@@faint8256 cough cough It was Written

[@shipshoptoolsoklama8172]

Magic too

[@ivanmendoza2643]

If ur here in 2024, ur a legend...

[@brianjrmseleku2664]

Legends only...

[@Heisenberg-zy8xp]

Most def

[@jennifermenigault4131]

Legend ❤ From France 🇫🇷

[@thelordofthecringe443]

Here i am

[@matteocastiglioni3514]

Legend from Italy!

[@ayoubnigga8188]

thank you god for NAS

[@sancho7863]

One nas verse or line outweighs everything that is drake

[@lazyworkaholic7011]

No problem 😇

[@patrickquinn5071]

NAS best of all time

[@patrickquinn5071]

He's the goat

[@JuneGrippin]

you're thanking nas for nas

[@eneakelo]

24 years later, still bumpin' this...shout out to the real hip hop heads....

[@imkyler2632]

Yessir👐 n shout out to u

[@mannytaylor6923]

2022 VISION STILL REPRESENT MY PEOPLE 😎

[@shawnstone1164]

We Still Here 💯

[@john_mwita]

@@shawnstone1164 ooh yeah! Representing to infinity!

[@AdamExploresBritain]

Same, brother.

[@leartkamberi7628]

After almost 30 years later, this song is still unbeatable

[@WyWid]

It was uploaded six years ago.,,

[@Ricemon58]

​@@WyWid1994*

[@dakota6050]

@@WyWidIt was uploaded to youtube by Nas in 2017 but the song was released on the album “Illmatic” in 1994 and has been on other streaming platforms like itunes, spotify, apple music, etc for longer

[@gtbxjay_yt]

Indeed it is,if only I would've been a 90s baby to experience this in its full glory, my generation of hip hop is ok, but 90s rap is just an experience

[@mrpowderog8778]

​@@WyWidbro this was uploaded to youtube then... this was Nas' debut

[@mrtruthhurts2307]

DJ Premier killed this beat

[@danielvillablanca8608]

PREEMO is pure fire.

[@erikf563]

,As always

[@reubensingh1430]

True fire

[@starofgideon]

@FuckingHateTwilight I like that! Motivated to push yourself to achieve a better version of yourself!

[@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK]

Idk if a bad premier beat exists

[@TheForzajuvexsempre]

Nas is New York

[@topshot2219]

JuventusScelta Divita no one but ny and the magnetic area will understand. white black hispanic this culture raised from the gravel.... Hope every ones doing REAL GOOD in 2019

[@RalphDaVillain]

Nas is from my blessed NY. On some real shit though, Nas is universal!

[@oliverrodriguezpregal9491]

Nas is life

[@amvrosiosmadouvalos9616]

Prodigy is from canada then ... -.-

[@CodyWasHereASMR]

Supreme team

[@kaszkietmelonik3456]

Nas is King

[@Jahfariinternational]

Nas sounded like some kind of street hero on this track.

[@felipeprado1583]

Street Savior

[@tochiRTA]

because the beat is magical. Some Prince of Persia type shit lmao. That's what makes Illmatic so fuckin dope - the crazy ass beats (and Nas murders them of course).

[@kevinscholfield2037]

There is a heavy but totally real quality to each of his verses, and an urgency too..probably more anger and rage and righteous knowledge all encassed and compressed within the entirety of the whole track, in response to the situation he and his crew and all the people living within QueensBridge were experiencing...this track and the whole album is how hip hop is meant to be done right done well with flawless execution on the lyrical front on the production front on the sequencing front....sound of the whole entire album sounds perfect too, with each track having its own unique sonic quality...one of the greatest works of music ever created ever conceived ever crafted and layed out on tape, that's for sure....

[@1995yuda]

@@kevinscholfield2037 Well said playa

[@leeon8731]

He is a street hero. After KRS destroyed MC Shan, Queens was on life support. Illmatic put Queens back on the map as an important place for hip-hop. Nas represented his hood hard in this album.

[@mastakilla_2k218]

RIP DMX. But let's give Nas his flowers whilst he still here!!! He a real hop hop legend

[@sneakersession6964]

FACTS we need to appreciate Nas while he still here.

[@CL-vn4yf]

Fr but rip DMX

[@alirezamodares5797]

The GOAT Nas 🐐🔥❤️

[@donnieprince1785]

Nas always been in my top 5 here’s the list in no order Jay z Nas Dmx Eminem 50 cent

[@non-expertguy9805]

Yeah hop hop legend

[@wrexet8246]

Gotta be one of the hardest first verse I've heard

[@shegara632]

Best album of all time, hip hop god !

[@ZE187CO]

XD

[@paulgarcia5835]

Hell yeah

[@Markosakan]

Bratino moja...❤️

[@kingphil4073]

Lol

[@lukamg7368]

Lol nah!

[@rizwanmahmud93]

Nas for president

[@AdilUzumaki]

Nas...the real NY state of mind.

[@anonymousneareast1246]

Half man Half Amazing

[@cameronphoenixrose882]

no doubt

[@alexthedio]

That’s what he’s like

[@PaulaDentro-rp6yl]

Nas is like the Afrocentric asian

[@YoMamasfavoriteDJ]

Big ups to the music supervisors working on the Ozark soundtrack. Including this was a raw power move. Props.

[@orsolyafarago2093]

Exactly

[@13hxvdb]

Love it

[@mandybellep230]

Fr!!!

[@HernanGrz]

Fr

[@shaunatully8687]

was thinking the same watching Ozark brilliant 👏

[@Tasty_Green]

Im a white boy from England but been listening to Nas since i was 14, 23 next week lets go

[@nomprenom9337]

the most underated track in the album

[@parix85]

Nothing is underrated in this project son. Not even the intro

[@abdoonyt9049]

No it aint

[@belindabarton4648]

Facts. It's my favorite joint. #thiefofbaghdad

[@dcolon8605]

Never underated! This flow 1 of the illest on the matic!

[@kurtfromMichigan]

@@parix85 the intro 👊

[@tayluc777]

Nas had phases. Street, conscious, poetical, grown man. He never was one way too much either. All his albums came together with all these elements. The greatest of all time.

[@xBIG_MO]

Been listening for years and this song still gives me goosebumps

[@carycunninghamjr.9577]

This Came Out In 94 This Still Fire in 24

[@miggy3735]

Agree! Nas has got an ear. Talk about thinking outside the box. Sampled this from a 1924 silent movie which is now 100 years old.

[@terrellbigelow5391]

Facts

[@RG-zw5wc]

Nas is the rebel of the street corner I'm from Cali. Bumping Nas all day

[@scaryhenski]

I’m from the East Coast living in California I rocked my timbs and listen to this great classic everyday.

[@calvinbrice.t2140]

@@scaryhenskisame here my guy. Which part of the East Coast?

[@scaryhenski]

@@calvinbrice.t2140 Bridgeport, Connecticut it’s one hour away from Queensbridge.

[@scaryhenski]

@@calvinbrice.t2140 Bridgeport, Connecticut the slums of Connecticut.

[@isaactv7798]

Represent!!!!!! Represent!!!!!! Represent!!!!!!

[@tomas23769]

Old school hip hop had AMAZING instrumentals. Not only are the bars packed to the brim but the beats are awesome, too. The low fidelity fuzz on the chill drum samples, the bass buzzing in the background, the push for synths, pianos, and woodwind type instruments- it's so good to get lost in

[@manolog205]

Arguably the best hip hop song i've ever heard

[@michaelwhack9124]

Gangsta Shit by Scarface. You are welcome.

[@МихаилГусев-ь5и]

Sing for the moment by Eminem. You are welcome.

[@999petterson4]

@@МихаилГусев-ь5и 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tomalphonso]

14 years of rap or dance with the devil

[@Name_lees]

@@МихаилГусев-ь5иnahh its good but nas is nas

[@zman19806]

I remember in 94 being 14 and using my allowance money and buying this tape, 94 was one of the best years for hip hop

[@jasonmontecalvo9574]

Might be the greatest rap song ever

[@ihonestlydontevenknow4359]

If it the best on Illmatic... best believe its top 3 AT LEAST.

[@souls24]

It is the best

[@LichttBach]

I’ve been listening to hip hop music since I was 12, now I’m 17 and Illmatic still go hard asf

[@BJJANDMTG]

Been listening for over 30 years, still a great track!

[@EverywhereAndNowhere]

​@@BJJANDMTG: Facts.👍🏽💯

[@ivenwieck4959]

Hey Nas, Thank you for making music, without your music I wouldn't be here anymore

[@dssin]

No expensive studio, big shot names, or womanizing verses, just raw simple sounds displaying that raw real project life, like a rerouted street light, 2 turntables diamond needles and lyrical serial assassin. Salutes from West Coast.

[@sekanoms]

This shit was made in a studio with large professor Q-Tip & fucking DJ Premier in it fuck you mean no expensive studio

[@p.capes1]

Amazin

[@SRR1213]

@@sekanoms Literally came here to say that. 😂😂

[@erdevon3257]

" no big shot names"? Only some of the best producers that rap has ever seen !🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevepog]

@@erdevon3257 one of out of three ain't bad I guess? Sure doesn't sound like a kid in their room with an eight track

[@swinno007]

Best era of hip hop 1988-2008

[@eetu54]

93-96 that's all you need

[@stephordless8876]

Facts

[@briangarcia6933]

Know question about it....best era....this new cat's ain't about shit straight up down

[@ReneRuiz-v4m]

Timeless music something todays hip hop is missing 😢

[@mikecrivillaro3966]

NAS one of the Goats. This is real NYC rap.

[@SORKTAG1]

Best of the best

[@Sakhile-gq7pl]

That's what I'm talking about. From South Africa ❤

[@tylers6611]

I'm from Los Angeles, but illmatic showed me what real hip hop is. It's like walking through queensbridge in 94. Epic.

[@thishaan1225]

Nas has no beef, no drugs, the man is just a hip hop legend

[@Laurie12SlimShady]

Bluestar T apart from jay z and weed ???

[@thishaan1225]

Laurie P You're absolutely right but jay z and nas are cool now which I love and everybody smokes weed, the shit is gonna be legal in Canada.

[@rightbackich213]

Bluestar T what do you mean by "no drugs"?

[@check-the-rhyme]

Bluestar T nas has had a lot of beefs, jay z and 50 cent to name a few

[@prasunsingh5293]

Thishaan 2pac , Jay. Beef shit doesnt make anyone a GOAT. I must say nas is the GOAT because he has the best album of all time and the fact that he has amazing lyrical power

[@raphsradio]

The defining track of the whole album for me. It puts the entire album ahead of itself in a very cinematic way.

[@enochshauli1078]

Nas is the greatest rapper of all time

[@zzz-ovidiu2015]

THIS IS KING KENDRICK LAMAR 🗣🗣🗣💭💭💭🔥🔥🔥🗨🗨🗨🤯🤯🤯

[@zack_deutsh9616]

No bro nas better than kendrick

[@zzz-ovidiu2015]

@@zack_deutsh9616 KING KENDRICK AND I MEANT IT MY POINT INTENDED IS RAW 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥💭💭💭🗨🗨🗨🤯🤯🤯🥶🥶🥶

[@444grt]

​@@zzz-ovidiu2015 kdot not evn top 10 wtf 😂

[@zzz-ovidiu2015]

@@444grt Now everybody serenade the new faith of Kendrick Lamar This is King Kendrick Lamar King Kendrick and I meant it, my point intended is raw Fix your lenses forensics would've told you Kendrick had killed it Pretend it's a massacre and the masses upon us And I mastered being the master at dodging your honor And the chapter that read at 25 I would live dormant like five in the morning They raid your spot while Kendrick's performing And if they take everything, know I got Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine Ay, Dre what's happening wit' it my nigga? Still I'm at it, peel the plastic off it, you can feel the magic Still I'm laughing at the critics talking, I can see 'em gagging When I'm back in the back of my city, back in the 'bach With a batch of them banging Dre Beats with me, look where I'm at It's the murder cap' and I'm captain at birthing this gangsta rap It's a wrap when I'm done and I come a long way from a hundred dollars a month To a hundred mil' in a day, bitch, I'm from Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine So come and visit the tire screeching, ambulance, policeman Won't you spend a weekend on Rosecrans, nigga? Khaki creasing, crime increasing on Rosecrans, nigga Kendrick Conan, nigga Where you sword at? Hand on the cross and swore that I do it big as Rasputia for them shooters Kama Sutra, scream, "Fuck your position" and make you hold that I'm trying to stay grounded like four flats But I know flats and Piru Crip tats Will swarm on me like a beehive Hop in the G ride From the West to the East side Know that's just how Compton roll And that's a given I pass the blunt then pass the torch of course that's my decision I crash the Porsche then you report that you see me in Benzes I must report that we import the narcotics you bought it Then talked about it when crack hit the speakers, the music business I blow up every time we throw up a record Depending on what you expecting, I'm sure it's bigger than your religion Perfected by niggas that manifested music to live in Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine So tell that gangster throw his set high Roll it up in a blunt, I'ma take you on the next high I did exactly what I wanted that's what made them checks fly In my direction, you never questioned when I said I Would be a mogul before I visit 2Pac and Left-Eye Eazy and Aaliyah when I see you we gon' test drive A Lambo' in heaven but for now I'm on the redeye Flying back to my city 'cause I'll forever standby Compton, Compton, ain't no city quite like mine Now we can all celebrate We can all harvest the rap artists of N.W.A America target our rap market, as controversy and hate Harsh realities we in made our music translate To the coke dealers, the hood rich and the broke niggas that play With them gorillas that know killers that know where you stay Roll that kush, crack that case, ten bottles of rosé This was brought to you by Dre Now every motherfucker in here say, "Look who's responsible For taking Compton international, I make 'em holla" Ayo, Just Blaze, good looking homie Just Blaze Ain't no city quite like mine, yeah In the city of Compton Ain't no city quite like mine Mom, I finna use the van real quick Be back, 15 minutes

[@membersonly807]

them youngins need to hear real hip hop

[@kierandaniels4035]

XXXTENTACION look at your name 😂

[@membersonly807]

i know ironic

[@kierandaniels4035]

XXXTENTACION 😂😂😂

[@italiancreamking1912]

XXXTENTACION mordern rap is shit

[@italiancreamking1912]

MoregankFreeman Yeah underground is good but like those "rappers" that can't rhyme, have shitty names, shitty songs, and look stupid

[@raynixv2]

Those “REPRESENT” chants so fire

[@vincentonyango104]

Premo in an interview said, Nas that day came with about twenty of his hood homies...and they were chanting represent

[@idontevenknow741]

30 damn years this classic dropped

[@KBdoubleE]

Most def

[@traviscarter1023]

30 years strong shout out to Queensbridge happy birthday Illmatic.

[@KBdoubleE]

@@traviscarter1023 No Question

[@TheGFS]

and it's still better than 98% of todays rap !

[@arshinsharma2137]

Still a classic

[@maylonzurita4122]

Escuchándolo desdé Ecuador

[@matthieucote2272]

Just watched Preemo's episode of So Wassup? where he explains how they changed the beat, and how it was recorded with a bunch of Nas' homies in the studio booth. All the background vocals were not scripted.

[@RayzorBlade]

Preemo would have to tell them to keep quiet while Nas was rhymin

[@aliceandrade815]

@@RayzorBlade aa

[@xTheParadox99]

@@RayzorBlade That wasn't at the same time

[@tbag7081]

you could tell it was a bunch of streets kids , just having fun...all real vibes

[@thbeam1239]

Premiere.....dopest producer all time....thats how you make a BASSLINE

[@TwonyTheProducer]

Actually The bassline is in the sample

[@thbeam1239]

But to put it to a rap song is what im saying he had to find it....Peace

[@stuartstogdill2406]

@@TwonyTheProducer the entire thing is a sample... Premiere didn't create any of the beat.

[@meschoui760]

More than 20 years later, this masterpiece still shines bright.

[@Repeal-19thA]

like the mf sun

[@SM-eq6uk]

Almost 30 years.😊

[@charlesjohnson536]

'I DON'T BELIEVE IN NONE OF DAT SHIIIT .. UR FACTS .. IS BACKWARDS' - 👑NAS

[@gregdabeast9752]

Nas is the definition of what real hip hop is

[@Closedeyewilly]

Pure Hip Hop..Telling our stories on a beat

[@ChrisP.Bacon.]

If released today, it’s still hitting #1. NAS the best to do it & still getting stronger.

[@ozgurbahadrofficial3420]

All I need is one mic 👊 Nas🙏

[@gordonjames9629]

From when a Red Neck like Ruth in the Ozarks is blasting this tune...Nas reaches all

[@rainh2o468]

Everytime I need to get creative about something I turn this song on. Something about it just gets the artistic juices pumpin

[@Dsaliou78]

This record hits different... 🐐

[@kehindeoyegunle8920]

Best line,'The school dropout, never liked the shit since day one' Premier on production. 28 years later we still here!!!!!!!!

[@avagantamos3]

Timeless. The older I get and the more I write, the more astonished I am by the ability Nas had at a young age. This album is a gold mine.

[@mercythemessenger6983]

"The school dropout - never liked the shit since day one." I relate to that line so much. Lol

[@FlipSkriptz]

That's my line bruh lol

[@peterduffy4040]

man I love that lyric disprepect as an art form

[@martinkachlik1645]

The way he put it in is heavy.

[@peterduffy4040]

it's a badass line also love "accelerator the type of brother whol be pissing in your elevator" deadly

[@laurieb.9555]

Haha

[@erdevon3257]

One of the best tracks from the best debut album in rap history

[@Repeal-19thA]

I put this over Ready to Die, The Chronic, Enter the 36 Chambers, over all of them...if ever an album could be called perfect it would be this one.

[@stelugud]

DMX released his first two albums in one year, both multi platinum.

[@erdevon3257]

@@Repeal-19thA All bangers but illmatic was the best of the best producing for the best rapper at that time...flawless

[@erdevon3257]

@@stelugud so? Record sales only equate to success for pop artists

[@ZelLink1]

This album is god damn brilliant I wasn’t even born yet I’m a 2000s kid but this shit is untouchable no rapper will ever get close to Illmatic period

[@realvo1ce633]

Used to spit this bar for bar when I was homeless. This was truly all i had at one point. Hit so hard I would cry. This modern rap shit ain’t it.

[@Scott-H-Town]

One love to my best rapper Nas always and forever

[@907AK8]

illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time, no debate. Nas' alliteration and rhymes schemes while creating a vivid picture is unbeatable.

[@troywitkowski3732]

Nas is straight 🔥

[@sleep6837]

Most underrated song on the album

[@tigbartman3324]

Best on the album

[@eyosyastebeje9555]

ny state of mind

[@sleep6837]

@@eyosyastebeje9555 dawg that is probably the most well known song on the album

[@ФилипКръстев-ш3з]

We Here To Represent For Don Esco Now And Always❤❤❤❤

[@rDnhey]

Let's make this classic trending! The best one

[@joelwidgins6329]

rDnhey thank you soley and I'm glad you liked it

[@XMsDJFurious]

Nas! Queens will forever love him. And a Mets fan for life !!!

[@eddiemurphyscouch3669]

#1 Nas track.

[@Andrey_SamZnaeshKakoi]

[Chorus] Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent [Verse 1] Straight up, shit is real And any day could be your last in the jungle Get murdered on a humble, guns'll blast, niggas tumble The corners is the hot spot, full of mad criminals Who don't care, guzzling beers We all stare at the out-of-towners (Aiyyo, yo, who that?) They better break North Before we get the four pounders and take their face off The streets is filled with undercovers, homicide chasing brothers The D's on the roof tryin' to watch us and knock us And killer coppers even come through in helicopters I drink a little vodka, spark a L and hold a Glock for The fronters, wannabe ill niggas and spot runners Thinking it can't happen 'til I trap 'em and clap 'em And leave 'em done, won't even run about gods I don't believe in none of that shit, your facts are backwards Nas is a rebel of the street corner Pulling a TEC out the dresser; police got me under pressure [Chorus] Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent [Verse 2] Yo, they call me Nas, I'm not your legal type of fella Moët drinking, marijuana smoking street dweller Who's always on the corner, rolling up blessed When I dress, it's never nothing less than Guess Cold be walking with a bop and my hat turned back Love committing sins and my friends sell crack This nigga raps with a razor, keep it under my tongue The school drop-out, never liked the shit from day one ‘Cause life ain't shit but stress, fake niggas, and crab stunts So I guzzle my Hennessy while pulling on mad blunts The brutalizer, crew de-sizer, accelerator The type of nigga who be pissing in your elevator Somehow the rap game reminds me of the crack game Used to sport Bally's and Cazals with black frames Now I'm into fat chains, sex and TECs Fly new chicks and new kicks, Heines and Beck's [Chorus] Represent, represent Represent, represent Represent, represent [Verse 3] No doubt, see my stacks are fat, this is what it's about Before the BDP conflict with MC Shan Around the time when Shante dissed the Real Roxanne I used to wake up every morning, see my crew on the block Every day's a different plan that had us running from cops If it wasn't hanging out in front of cocaine spots We was at the candy factory, breaking the locks Nowadays, I need the green in a flash just like the next man Fuck a yard, God, let me see a hundred grand Could use a gun, son, but fuck being the wanted man But if I hit rock bottom, then I'ma be the Son of Sam Then call the crew to get live too, with Swoop Bokeem, my brother Jungle, Big Bo cooks up the blow Mike'll chop it; Mayo, you count the profit My shit is on the streets, this way the Jakes'll never stop it It's your brain on drugs, to all fly bitches and thugs 'Nuff respect to the projects, I'm ghost, one love [Chorus] Represent y'all, represent Represent y'all, represent Represent y'all, represent Represent y'all, represent [Outro] One time for your mothafuckin' mind This goes out to everybody in New York That's living the real fucking life in every projects, all over To my man Big Will, he's still here The 40 side of Vernon, my man Big L.E.S Big Cee-Lo from the Don, Shawn Penn, the 40 busters My crew the shorty busters, the 41st side of Vernon posse The Goodfellas, my man Cormega, Lakey the Kid Can't forget Draws, the Hillbillies My man Slate, Wallethead, Black Jay, Big Oogie Crazy barrio spot, (Big Dove), we rock shit a lot, PHD And my man Preemo from Gang Starr '94 real shit y'all (word up Harry O) Fuck y'all crab-ass niggas though! [Nas' posse] Bitch ass niggas! Bitch ass niggas! You bitch ass motherfuckers! Come to Queensbridge, motherfucker! Yeah, yeah, let's bring it back That's just a warm up ‘Cause I can- on anybody, anybody

[@chtoyasdelal1990]

я вижу вы человек культурно просвещенный

[@Andrey_SamZnaeshKakoi]

@@chtoyasdelal1990 конечно же. Хип-хоп навсегда в душе. Лучшая культура из всех возможных, пусть и непонятная многим русским.

[@chtoyasdelal1990]

@@Andrey_SamZnaeshKakoi это да

[@maryserna2840]

Ufff 2p23.

[@ahmadwallace]

102 out of 10.😊

[@holidaystyles7952]

This was my fav track on the album when i first got it, then i was fucking with Halftime,then changed again to NY State Of Mind and right now it's Memory Lane, thats when you know you got a classic album

[@AntonioWhite-nr6qf]

Happy 30th anniversary to illmatic!

[@Toastard]

This track makes the crowd go wild LIVE.

[@Dominican1923]

Yeah it has that stadium flow arena rap thing the chorus just gets you amped up

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

Timeless.

[@joshuagregoire9504]

"Because if I hit rock bottom, then I will be the son of Sam" 🔥🔥🔥

[@OudPlayerHBY]

Honestly Nas put the bar too fucking high with this masterpiece, 9 songs and Intro all pure fucking fire. He had excellent albums after this one but still illmatic is on another planet

[@CreativeLaelAsif]

Illmatic is a perfect album

[@duckonquack6535]

@@CreativeLaelAsif 100% and imo greatest album ever but personally 3rd fav. Some others I believe that are perfect would be 36 chambers, liquid swords and Madvillainy.

[@CreativeLaelAsif]

@@duckonquack6535 my favorite is It was written that was the most creative

[@veesofficial9478]

Facts It was written is heavily underrated almost like it as much as illmatic

[@chicdaburghone8940]

Until this came out, my favorite albums were Paid in Full and Long Live the Kane! I never thought I would like anything any more than those. This is it! And definitely not taking anything away from Rakim or BDK of course. They birthed him lol

[@josemexable]

This is truly amazing. First album i ever listened to and i dont think ill ever get tired of it

[@pavelludan7282]

Yes u can follow my Instagram page old_school_hip_hop_albums and see how reviewed Illmatic. U can write me and I will review more old school bangers

[@dariuswilliams6683]

The BEST SONG on the album! 💯💯💯💯💯🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛🎛

[@costinmelniciuc9]

Romania it s here! Respect for the Bible of Hip Hop

[@joewin141]

Man I miss this era!!!!!

[@scinnyc]

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

[@traviscarter1023]

Happy birthday illmatic 29 years strong.

[@patrickharper-aucoin4413]

To date, one of the coldest tracks of all-time.

[@Blessedandforever]

Proud to be able to bless my ears with this real kind of rap / Hip Hop.

[@franklindias2228]

Nas 🐐 greatest of all time.period...

[@VetoPoisCrew]

i always get chills from this song its so good

[@kevinhamilton2932]

💯

[@jimboliah4857]

In Represent, he sounds like a street king that everyone follows. That is why Nas is the Goat. In songs like The World is yours and NY State of Mind, he sounds like he's just a kid from NY talking 'bout his Life. In It ain't hard to tell and halftime, he sounds like a maestro + Poet making art. Add to this list.

[@eviljesus6111]

Represent - Apathy

[@nomad4banter]

One of the greatest hip hop beats of all time period.

[@cleopatra1603]

And years later he still represents Hip hop .......the goat

[@walidahmed6213]

Nas is the goat 🐐

[@kendricmolo]

Legends only

[@VengefulHater]

Who bumping this in 2024?

[@antcif]

Jaylen Dunn they better be

[@OGGenesis_]

Happy 24 years Illmatic 🔥🔥

[@171TITO]

Jaylen Dunn maddd niggas still pump this whole album. You just not around them 😂

[@2xxtrouble583]

Me

[@jeremyfriendship3691]

shit you know i'm bumping this in the spaceship in Andromeda. this was made 2,000 years ago but i love ancient classical music.