I guarentee none of you lames are even going to play this shit again. I’m tired of Some of you dudes try too hard. I’m tired of people trying to justify subpar music by labelling it as “different” or so “deep” that if you don’t like it you’re a hater or “don’t understand hip hop”. okay retard…
The funny thing is yall will never even play this song again.
Yall on some rappers’ dick so damn hard you refuse to call a spade a spade based on your own personal bias against certain kinds of rap.
You got dudes saying they had to listen 20 times. WTF? in other words forcing themselves to digest it, Who does that reallY? Only a dick rider. Any song that requires 20 listens for you to “like it” is not worth it. Yall just try too hard somtimes.
no, what that means is that it’s a track with lyrics so dope that it’s got you hittin the rewind button multiple times.. remember those? yea, they’re rare nowadays but appreciate them when they come around.
Don’t confuse this with Nas. This is a Gil Scott-Heron track featuring Nas. Don’t get me wrong, this track is the shit, but this is exactly what rap needs right now: a kick in the fucking iced out chain. It’s gotten way too up its own ass and could use some new genre injections to freshen up the sound.
Nas is on some different shit now days. He is still my favorite living rapper, but I have yet to decide on whether I’m with it or not.
Remains to be seen.
nas spit, as you would expect. but this beat is terribly weird and wack. no my friends this is not on the level of rewind, 2nd childhood, the world is yours etc. I know this ain’t his song. And We all know nas always comes hard but By no means is this a classic.
Yo this track took like 20 listens for me to realize just how dope it is.
Listen to the combination of Nas and Gil Scott-Heron’s lyrics. Nas’ metaphors about movie frames/fast life in NYC… Cab Calloway reference… the picture he paints of broke women watching shopping on TV… dude stepped up his lyric game, probably because it’s next to a legend like Gil Scott-Heron
The best rap lyricist getting better with time?? I think so…
Nas never left that is for sure…the man is just so far ahead of his peers! On top of that he does not feel the need to over saturate the industry with dope lyrics just because he can! He is layed back! This is FIRE!
Forty-five in my waist, starin at my reflection
In the mirror, sittin still in a chair like my conception
When everything around me got cloudy, the chair became a king’s throne
My destiny found me
It was clear why the struggle was so painful
Metamorphosis, this is what I changed to
And God, I’m so thankful
-Nas
Lyrics kool not feelin’ the “negro spiritual” or the beat made me feel like i was on the underground railroad or sum shyt… Harriet Tubman wouldve given this shyt 5 stars
i kno gud muzik its not ignorance its a fact. jus cuz its nas doesnt make it great.. hell dr. dre can give soldier boy a beat that woudnt change the fact he sux.
yea his flow was str8 but like someone below said ill never listen to it again.. plz stop with the “real hip hop/intelligent hip hop” b.s. ppl are not not listenin to the music you feelin bc they dont understand it, they can comprehend it just fine…its just not that good…thats it…a nice flow doesnt make a nice song but a bangin beat can make a hit…thats just the way it is….some rappers are great at mixin the two, just so happens that nas is not…great flow, average beats at best and thats the majority of the time…
Why you mad at the beat because your favorite rapper could not do it justice like Nas did? You haters say the same repetitive lines about Nas’ beat selection and not even realizing that this is not even a Nas song! Nigga Nas beats are just fine… you niggas complain about his beats but yet you rock to the WHACK ass lyrics of these non lyrical rappers! Nas is an artist and guess what you damn right his flow is lethal and his lyrics are ill and NO ONE does it better tha NASTY NAS!!!!!!!!!!
Said it all!!!!! Jadakiss, Royce Da 5’9, Nas, Method Man.. Great Lyricist But Dont get bangers to often u gotta have the full pckg. lyrics, originality and beats y u think Pac Was the greatest. i luv nas but this fuckin song is Wackkkk!!!
This is Mama D. Sittin here readin the rhetoric back and forth on the convo with all the hate. Instead, I suggest that you ALL listin to the knowledge and the beats. Know your history before you dis. What is the history . . . Mother Bessy, Robert Johnson, The Duke, The Count, Dizzy, Miles, Bird, Coletrane, Cannonball, The Godfather (Get On the Goodfoot), Geroge Clinton, and Gil (he is a godfather). Give respect! Snoop knows . . . listen to the old school Cronic, He gives respect. Learn then comment, but have the knowledge — KRS One …. look it up.
Just because simin is neu don’t mean that it has no value. Maybe it is just something of which you are not informed. This is neither good nor bad. Don’t be a lemming to the dictates of popular taste. Be your own guide. Listen for
the knowledge outside your own awareness as long as its real.
We all got sumptin to say.
Nuf said … from Mama D
For more knowledge go to The Birth and Rise of Hip Hop FACEBOOK TOA@gmx.de
This is Mama D. Sittin here readin the rhetoric back and forth on the convo with all the hate. Instead, I suggest that you ALL listin to the knowledge and the beats. Know your history before you dis. What is the history . . . Mother Bessy, Robert Johnson, The Duke, The Count, Dizzy, Miles, Bird, Coletrane, Cannonball, The Godfather (Get On the Goodfoot), Geroge Clinton, and Gil (he is a godfather). Give respect! Snoop knows . . . listen to the old school Cronic, He gives respect. Learn then comment, but have the knowledge — KRS One …. look it up.
Just because simin is neu don’t mean that it has no value. Maybe it is just something of which you are not informed. This is neither good nor bad. Don’t be a lemming to the dictates of popular taste. Be your own guide. Listen for
the knowledge outside your own awareness as long as its real.
We all got sumptin to say. All about the love . . . not the hate
Nuf said … from Mama D
For more knowledge go to The Birth and Rise of Hip Hop FACEBOOK TOA@gmx.de
if they would have put a 3 bar blues guitar riff in this with a real bass guitar – it would have been fiiiirrrreee! sounds incomplete – bet it would be the shit live though
Classic Shit, Nas always come correct.
this is not classic shit you fucking dickrider. Nas came nice but the song is just fuicking weird. “classic” shut the fuck up.
a dumb fuck like jeremiahftw would say this is weird…he doesn’t understand hip hop.
its only “fuicking weird” if you’re musically close minded
I guarentee none of you lames are even going to play this shit again. I’m tired of Some of you dudes try too hard. I’m tired of people trying to justify subpar music by labelling it as “different” or so “deep” that if you don’t like it you’re a hater or “don’t understand hip hop”. okay retard…
The funny thing is yall will never even play this song again.
Yall on some rappers’ dick so damn hard you refuse to call a spade a spade based on your own personal bias against certain kinds of rap.
You got dudes saying they had to listen 20 times. WTF? in other words forcing themselves to digest it, Who does that reallY? Only a dick rider. Any song that requires 20 listens for you to “like it” is not worth it. Yall just try too hard somtimes.
@JEREMIAHTFTWW,
no, what that means is that it’s a track with lyrics so dope that it’s got you hittin the rewind button multiple times.. remember those? yea, they’re rare nowadays but appreciate them when they come around.
God damn. Nas is unpredictable and it’s great.
Nas > ____________
Don’t confuse this with Nas. This is a Gil Scott-Heron track featuring Nas. Don’t get me wrong, this track is the shit, but this is exactly what rap needs right now: a kick in the fucking iced out chain. It’s gotten way too up its own ass and could use some new genre injections to freshen up the sound.
It’s pretty clearly labeled “Gil Scott-Heron f. Nas” lol.
I agree with what you say though.
This song is DOPE….Nasir Jones!!!!!
Nas is on some different shit now days. He is still my favorite living rapper, but I have yet to decide on whether I’m with it or not.
Remains to be seen.
Nas proves once again why he’s the greatest in the real hip hop world…dumb fucks just wouldn’t understand…QUEENS!!!!!
For what it’s worth, as a spoken word/blues track, this is hot and Nas goes IN
nas spit, as you would expect. but this beat is terribly weird and wack. no my friends this is not on the level of rewind, 2nd childhood, the world is yours etc. I know this ain’t his song. And We all know nas always comes hard but By no means is this a classic.
GROW UP AND YOU NOT FROM NYC THAT’S WHY YOU DON’T GET IT
serious ish, wat! nas still has it….very original & unique sound, nasir always tryin to push the envelope when it comes to creativity…
Nas is so original, You never know what to expect
http://www.reverbnation.com/sav
Gil Scott-Heron IS A LEGEND! + NAS very creative!!
damn Nas!….dude is in a complete other level than any of these other rap ni99az….
this is the best thing i have heard in awhile
The Last Real Nigga Alive thats official
This song sucks
douche
nice
hot
nas does it again
Nas always picks bad/mediocre beats.
This is not a Nas beat…some people are so dumb!!!!! But the beat is hot Gil Scott Heron song!!!!!
cosign REALLY HIP HOP NEEDS MORE INTELLIGENT FANS!!!! lol,
this is a G.S. Heron song as is, that Nas spit ill verses over. and the song/beat is good
I agree w/ the two above me (“really hip hop needs more intelligent fans!!!!” & NEGRO PLEASE).
c’mon… it’s NaS! it’s got such a cool angle to it!!!
WOW!
TWITTA @TalentDisplay
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nice
Yo this track took like 20 listens for me to realize just how dope it is.
Listen to the combination of Nas and Gil Scott-Heron’s lyrics. Nas’ metaphors about movie frames/fast life in NYC… Cab Calloway reference… the picture he paints of broke women watching shopping on TV… dude stepped up his lyric game, probably because it’s next to a legend like Gil Scott-Heron
The best rap lyricist getting better with time?? I think so…
dope….
tuff
audio crack, different but crack none the less……..
audio crack, different but crack none the less……..
audio crack, different but crack none the less……..
nas is back i hope, fire on everything so far this year,
he never left…
Nas never left that is for sure…the man is just so far ahead of his peers! On top of that he does not feel the need to over saturate the industry with dope lyrics just because he can! He is layed back! This is FIRE!
Oh yeah………. Love it.
I could almost see this on Distant Relatives. I know that can’t happen cuz it’s a G.S. Heron track of his new album.. but it could fit.
Get Gil Scott-Heron on Distant Relatives! let him mix it up with Damian and Nas! still got a month or so!
hell yeah nas is the greatest ever and mixing it up with another legend like gil scott just creates a classic.
forgot to rate 5 stars
Forty-five in my waist, starin at my reflection
In the mirror, sittin still in a chair like my conception
When everything around me got cloudy, the chair became a king’s throne
My destiny found me
It was clear why the struggle was so painful
Metamorphosis, this is what I changed to
And God, I’m so thankful
-Nas
You’re Da Man, You’re Da Man
Love that verse…Nas is the Da Man! GOAT!!!
why are hiphop fans so stupid….lol
Lyrics kool not feelin’ the “negro spiritual” or the beat made me feel like i was on the underground railroad or sum shyt… Harriet Tubman wouldve given this shyt 5 stars
^^^^This type of ignorance being displayed in hip hop is a shame!!!!!!
I agree with you totally.
i kno gud muzik its not ignorance its a fact. jus cuz its nas doesnt make it great.. hell dr. dre can give soldier boy a beat that woudnt change the fact he sux.
dope record……
MAN DIS SONG LAME IT SOUND MESSED UP AND THE BEAT WACKED OUT.
I wouldn’t expect anyone called LEGALLYCUTE to appreciate this track
I just like the reply to legally cute’s statement.
DOPE 2011AND ??=== i really dnt kare wtf u say dude okkay my opinion is my opinion so see face to face wi it !!!
Gil Scott & Nas?!….Amazing. Track is too heavy!!!!
Nas …. enuff said…
Fresh!
his lyrics are raw, but i don’t really like his flow as much anymore….
… Nas reporting live from Queens! lol. Great record.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v6N3McqOI8
No.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc2z8y-NlNM
Nas is the best living rapper no doubt.
hopefully some young rapper will pick up where he leaves off, and get better than Nas, but until then he is the best to ever touch the mic
There is. I know youve heard of Fashwan right?
Fashawn is no Nas…sorry!!!!!
illmatic!
Asshole this is not a Nas song it is gil Scott Heron! so obviously you don’t know what your talking about! haters are the worst!!!!!
sorry replied to wrong post!
yea his flow was str8 but like someone below said ill never listen to it again.. plz stop with the “real hip hop/intelligent hip hop” b.s. ppl are not not listenin to the music you feelin bc they dont understand it, they can comprehend it just fine…its just not that good…thats it…a nice flow doesnt make a nice song but a bangin beat can make a hit…thats just the way it is….some rappers are great at mixin the two, just so happens that nas is not…great flow, average beats at best and thats the majority of the time…
Asshole this is not a Nas song it is gil Scott Heron! so obviously you don’t know what your talking about! haters are the worst!!!!!
Why you mad at the beat because your favorite rapper could not do it justice like Nas did? You haters say the same repetitive lines about Nas’ beat selection and not even realizing that this is not even a Nas song! Nigga Nas beats are just fine… you niggas complain about his beats but yet you rock to the WHACK ass lyrics of these non lyrical rappers! Nas is an artist and guess what you damn right his flow is lethal and his lyrics are ill and NO ONE does it better tha NASTY NAS!!!!!!!!!!
homie I had this downloaded and playin in my car immediately. so ya, ill be listenin to it
Said it all!!!!! Jadakiss, Royce Da 5’9, Nas, Method Man.. Great Lyricist But Dont get bangers to often u gotta have the full pckg. lyrics, originality and beats y u think Pac Was the greatest. i luv nas but this fuckin song is Wackkkk!!!
all you niggas are faggots whether or not you like that song you guys are still a bunch of dick pulling homosexuals who love to be e-thugs
E-Unit!!
That was a very rude statement young man, you represent your race very poorly with such language. What would Obama say about this ignorant comment?
This is fire…Nas the GOAT!!!!
nas has never really let me down…he in a league of his own!
nas iS the G.O.A.T.
check me out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lkbhyU2xEc
Hallo,
This is Mama D. Sittin here readin the rhetoric back and forth on the convo with all the hate. Instead, I suggest that you ALL listin to the knowledge and the beats. Know your history before you dis. What is the history . . . Mother Bessy, Robert Johnson, The Duke, The Count, Dizzy, Miles, Bird, Coletrane, Cannonball, The Godfather (Get On the Goodfoot), Geroge Clinton, and Gil (he is a godfather). Give respect! Snoop knows . . . listen to the old school Cronic, He gives respect. Learn then comment, but have the knowledge — KRS One …. look it up.
Just because simin is neu don’t mean that it has no value. Maybe it is just something of which you are not informed. This is neither good nor bad. Don’t be a lemming to the dictates of popular taste. Be your own guide. Listen for
the knowledge outside your own awareness as long as its real.
We all got sumptin to say.
Nuf said … from Mama D
For more knowledge go to The Birth and Rise of Hip Hop FACEBOOK TOA@gmx.de
Peace Out
Hallo,
This is Mama D. Sittin here readin the rhetoric back and forth on the convo with all the hate. Instead, I suggest that you ALL listin to the knowledge and the beats. Know your history before you dis. What is the history . . . Mother Bessy, Robert Johnson, The Duke, The Count, Dizzy, Miles, Bird, Coletrane, Cannonball, The Godfather (Get On the Goodfoot), Geroge Clinton, and Gil (he is a godfather). Give respect! Snoop knows . . . listen to the old school Cronic, He gives respect. Learn then comment, but have the knowledge — KRS One …. look it up.
Just because simin is neu don’t mean that it has no value. Maybe it is just something of which you are not informed. This is neither good nor bad. Don’t be a lemming to the dictates of popular taste. Be your own guide. Listen for
the knowledge outside your own awareness as long as its real.
We all got sumptin to say. All about the love . . . not the hate
Nuf said … from Mama D
For more knowledge go to The Birth and Rise of Hip Hop FACEBOOK TOA@gmx.de
Peace Out
if they would have put a 3 bar blues guitar riff in this with a real bass guitar – it would have been fiiiirrrreee! sounds incomplete – bet it would be the shit live though
Nas kills it, as always. Rep NYC.
Gil is the greatest
this is sick it reminds me of the old school nas