New York has so many great mc I would say that they don’t have king of ny. They need a commission,with all them heads coming together. U got 50′ nas, jay,fab, kiss, juelzv santannna, maino, camron, steles p, sheik, Lloyd banks, ado, az, papoose, uncle murder. They can help that new York sound flourish nation wide. Imagine the music all those dudes can come up with if they work together, creatively they would comebup with some shit.
This song sucks ass. Nas fell off since his first album. Only his stans cling to his new music even though it’s TRASH. His album is gonna flop, and I;m gonna laugh.
Lil Wayne Discography>>>>>>>>> Nas discography
You’re a dickhead. You don’t like Nas fine. But to say he fell off… ?!? You probably don’t even know illmatic and just give it credit because its a known classic. What about stillmatic? N? Stone cold dickhead!
Another person that knows nothing about hip hip. Lil wayne to Guccie didn’t make up hip hop fool. Nas is the only rapper who has gotten 2 5 mic albums. And everything after that has been 4 mics albums. Plus, Nas has platinum plaques for ever album inclunding Nastrodomus fool! hahaha. So learn some real hip hip history before you say bogus statements!
I bet you think lil Wayne can rap and baby too,hip hop is more than a stupid dance and a club beat with lyrics that don’t rhyme and mean nothing. Hip hop was about saying something and creatively using words that rhyme. Nas is a gifted rapper that delivers consistently. He gave us illmatic, it was written, I am, nastradamas, hip hop is dead, niggardly, gods son, stigmatic. Stop batting. I can listen to all of those. Records straight too.
LMAO @ at wanting to bring up a point and then only naming Stillmatic, which basically proves his point. Not that I would agree though. BTW, Wayne’s wordplay >>> Nas’.
Nas, hands down is one of the greatest lyricist in Hip-Hop history. There so many fucking stupid people in the world that listens to a couple of songs with a fresh beat and think its real music. Well, FUCK THAT SHIT! This is as real as it gets.
it sounds like his dream is God is asking him will he “take up his cross and follow him” or choose to entertain the world secular or kill somebody. and while his friend chose to kill some one he chose to be successful and he got the world in the palm of his hand… which to say he lost his soul? idk im kinda high
I agree, nas and eminem are overrated.But so is Pac. Most people are!There I said it. No apologies. I don’t care who hates me. If you knew me, you’d know that!
Pretty ironic posting this under a track where he’s using a flow that’s the definiton of basic. Not only that, I wouldn’t call Nas a crazy flower by any means, AZ and many others got him on that.
Its not his best but i can see it growing on people. but its not like its going on his album or anything. I think he just testing out different sounds to see how the fans react. but i can tell its deep so alot of people wont understand or can get wit it so they wont like it. but shit how much material is out thats hot these days. He woke but up and is going to give us a classic album
DX should note that this is a reference track for Diddy’s “Press Play” album. I think it’s a good thing not hearing Diddy spit this verse. He woulda sounded terrible.
Actually digging the beat and hook from Keisha but something about this flow doesn’t seem hungry or is missing something. But then again, doesn’t sound like a finished record so… maybe it’ll be better.
Laid back and smooth to the utmost… and the production is nice… Esco really makes you think when he delivers at this pace and with this depth
People need to make up their mind about criticizing this man… when the lyrics are on point [always are] the beats are weak… when the beats bang his lyrics are lacking… when the hook is tight his flow is off
Nas has faced the highest level of scrutiny OF ANY EMCEE EVER in the game since Illmatic… and people still consider him the GOAT… who else can say that? And look how he has maintained his level over 20+ years… Can Jay say that? Btw… this shits on OTIS
Well no MC, not matter how great is above scrutiny/criticism. It’s good people doubt and criticizes 1 of the greats because it keeps him on his A-game & it lets them know that we are listening and are dissecting their muzik… That’s a win-win.
Wow this shyt is dope..move Keisha from the verses though…of course keep her on the chorus but she get annoying shouting wen Nas is laying it down..IMO..beatz dope
Who put a talented R&B vocalist like Keyshia Cole on a song with no melody or rhythm? This trash ass beat forced an awfully dull and dissonant chorus.
not that it’s their fault, but the hook is just way off. Nas did his thing right and Keyshia Cole’s performance was good but the beat was garbage. The best rap verse and vocal performances from both of these artists wouldn’t have saved this song. it was more of an interlude/quick 16 or straight spitting beat than one for a singalong RNB and Hip Hop Collabo. Nas needs to fire his A&Rs and hire some songwriters. He was always a good lyricist but his downfall was always the musc and his song writing. Rap verses and melodies/harmonies are two different things. this track was a waste of both he and Keyshia Cole’s time. Choppy, no real melodic value, just bad music for artists of this caliber. no wonder hip hop record labels are going broke. They put premier artist on second tier music. They need to hire professional music writers to get back to what it was. They should of cut back their budget on talentless artists/gimmicks and hired pro songwriters and producers to develop and nurture those with real talent.We need to keep this hip hop movement strong but as is there is way too much talent being wasted and misguided. this song is the perfect example of it. this song gets a 3 because the artists couldn’t have been better than the music they were working with.
This shit ill!!! Y’all are hating hard on this man. I think people jus say the stuff about the beats cause they can’t say shit about his lyrics. You nerds always need something to moan about. The beat hot too…. and Keyshia. Stop hating on Nas
You can’t critique anything nowadays without being a hater in these people’s minds. Ever thought that those constructive criticism comes more than often from great fans? It’s to make sure that they’re continue to make great music.
I agree with this dude… This song is great. I thought it was going to be bad after I read the comments.
You guys hold Nas to a higher standard then other rappers and it’s not fair. This track is better then what 99% of the game is doing right now.
If this sucked, I would be the first to say, but this song is excellent. Check what other sites have to say about it. This is the only site that is saying it’s a bad song.
How are these rhymes “simple”??? Have you listened to Jay-Z or Kanye or Game or 50 Cent…Or any rapper? Who the hell is writing shit like this in the game? You people just don’t like the man personally.
Y’all can quit about the beat selection. Nas had nothing to do with it. This is a song that didn’t make DIDDY’s album back in 2006. So why blame Nas?? Either Nas penned this for Diddy or he was featured on it. So give the Nas picked another crappy beat a break. Diddy left it off HIS album for a reason.
Well, back to Ghetto Dreams btw…
“Update: According to Rap Radar, this track was recorded back in 2005 as part of the sessions for Diddy’s Press Play.”
wtf is wrong with you people, yall are all just brainwashed to being accustomed to the usual wack shit that play on the fucking radio. This is alright, personally i like the beat alot but i can do without keisha cole
its a refrence track for Press Play, Couldve been a very dope song on a Nas Solo thought
though*
Nasirrr Jones = Dopeness Period
CRACK LIKE 88 IN HARLEM YA DIG. nAS STILL ONE OF THE BEST FUCK ALL DAT WACK SHIT
DOPENESS
Strange beat, but me gusta xD
eveyone has gone autotune pop… But nas stays strong!!!!
10TH NIGGA IN THE WU TANG.
THE GODS CALL HIM THE 36TH CHAMBER.
PROPHETIC CYPHERS.
LONG LIVE NAS ‘GOD’S SON’ NAS, KING OF NEW YORK.
New York has so many great mc I would say that they don’t have king of ny. They need a commission,with all them heads coming together. U got 50′ nas, jay,fab, kiss, juelzv santannna, maino, camron, steles p, sheik, Lloyd banks, ado, az, papoose, uncle murder. They can help that new York sound flourish nation wide. Imagine the music all those dudes can come up with if they work together, creatively they would comebup with some shit.
Some of these names don’t belong on that list
dzs
A lot of great hip hop out at the moment. It’s funny – this reminds me why Nas is one of the greatest rappers alive. Is he the best???
This song sucks ass. Nas fell off since his first album. Only his stans cling to his new music even though it’s TRASH. His album is gonna flop, and I;m gonna laugh.
Lil Wayne Discography>>>>>>>>> Nas discography
You’re a dickhead. You don’t like Nas fine. But to say he fell off… ?!? You probably don’t even know illmatic and just give it credit because its a known classic. What about stillmatic? N? Stone cold dickhead!
LOL
REBIRTH.
That is all.
Nastradamus is worst than Rebirth.
FACE THE FACTS HATER!
Another person that knows nothing about hip hip. Lil wayne to Guccie didn’t make up hip hop fool. Nas is the only rapper who has gotten 2 5 mic albums. And everything after that has been 4 mics albums. Plus, Nas has platinum plaques for ever album inclunding Nastrodomus fool! hahaha. So learn some real hip hip history before you say bogus statements!
I bet you think lil Wayne can rap and baby too,hip hop is more than a stupid dance and a club beat with lyrics that don’t rhyme and mean nothing. Hip hop was about saying something and creatively using words that rhyme. Nas is a gifted rapper that delivers consistently. He gave us illmatic, it was written, I am, nastradamas, hip hop is dead, niggardly, gods son, stigmatic. Stop batting. I can listen to all of those. Records straight too.
LMAO @ at wanting to bring up a point and then only naming Stillmatic, which basically proves his point. Not that I would agree though. BTW, Wayne’s wordplay >>> Nas’.
Dude you are so right Nas cannot touch Lollipop or Prom Queen. Those songs are pure hip hop
Heat
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DOPE.
hes the greatest poet in the last 25 years
MJ of MC’s…
DOPENESS IS DEFINED….
Nas, hands down is one of the greatest lyricist in Hip-Hop history. There so many fucking stupid people in the world that listens to a couple of songs with a fresh beat and think its real music. Well, FUCK THAT SHIT! This is as real as it gets.
it sounds like his dream is God is asking him will he “take up his cross and follow him” or choose to entertain the world secular or kill somebody. and while his friend chose to kill some one he chose to be successful and he got the world in the palm of his hand… which to say he lost his soul? idk im kinda high
I feel ya bro. I’m kinda high too though.
Polished – nice collabo
This is wack. Everything nas touches is wack he is slightly wacker than eminem. two most overrated emo homos ever
Man get your hatin ass out of here. Shit is dope.
Fuck you and Tupac.
eminem and nas are the greatest ever while wayne is the gayest. all he says is fuck the world and make it cum hard. gay
I agree, nas and eminem are overrated.But so is Pac. Most people are!There I said it. No apologies. I don’t care who hates me. If you knew me, you’d know that!
banging.
Nas old stuff is better than alot of niggas new shit.
Hot one from Nas.
from a non-dickriding appreciator of nas i give this a 3 and a half.
Nas is in the greatest rappers alive!!!!! N lil wayne is not even close fuck dat lil wayne shit!
good track, woulda been better if the beat wasn’t so bland
Zzzz.. Just cause its Nas being deep doesn’t mean ya’ll gotta act like ya’ll like it… Big Nas fan but this is a miss… Very wack record
I feel like people are just too used to overly produced songs. This beat is mad cool.
without a doubt. give me a beat like syllables and im fuckin with it
Decent. Nothing Special. 3/5
Sounds like he wanted to copy some Cormega joints.
nice
I’m sorry — but I’m feeling this.. Yea yea.. the beat is laid back and smooth. Better production perhaps but solid effort. LISTEN TO THE LYRICS.
I liked it it’s not hard core bangin,but I can appreciate it
NAS ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER PICK UP A PEN… NOT MANY CAN FLOW BETTER THAN THIS DUDE
Pretty ironic posting this under a track where he’s using a flow that’s the definiton of basic. Not only that, I wouldn’t call Nas a crazy flower by any means, AZ and many others got him on that.
i liked it deserve 4 and a half but im giving 5 stars….coz nas is my best rapper
I’m Feeling This…. it’s not The Greatest But It is Still Good
THIS IS ONE BELOW AVERAGE
SOUND LIKE A LOCAL RAP OUT A LOCAL STUDIO
DID DUDE LOST IT SO AL PUT A 2 ON IT
Its not his best but i can see it growing on people. but its not like its going on his album or anything. I think he just testing out different sounds to see how the fans react. but i can tell its deep so alot of people wont understand or can get wit it so they wont like it. but shit how much material is out thats hot these days. He woke but up and is going to give us a classic album
My co-worker dont like him cause he dont understand him.lmao Average listener but loves Ace Hood and weezy….
its good music. no need to pick at it. let it ride. its honest music, comes from the right place.
tell them clowns to take notes!
what more can you ask for! Damn cole is fine as hell though. She need to do a joint with J.cole
Sounds like something that didn’t make the “HipHop Is Dead” LP:Still nice:
4/5
Not Nas’ greatest, but a good album filler if that’s what it is. The beat brought it down, gotta team back up with The Alchemist again Nas!
old song, dudes dont even read any more, or think even…dope still, 4
I can’t stand Keyshia Cole, but she’s chill chill on the track, like on some old Faith Evans shit. Dope joint though…
legendary status
DX should note that this is a reference track for Diddy’s “Press Play” album. I think it’s a good thing not hearing Diddy spit this verse. He woulda sounded terrible.
Nas is definitely a legend & one of the greats!
Actually digging the beat and hook from Keisha but something about this flow doesn’t seem hungry or is missing something. But then again, doesn’t sound like a finished record so… maybe it’ll be better.
Laid back and smooth to the utmost… and the production is nice… Esco really makes you think when he delivers at this pace and with this depth
People need to make up their mind about criticizing this man… when the lyrics are on point [always are] the beats are weak… when the beats bang his lyrics are lacking… when the hook is tight his flow is off
Nas has faced the highest level of scrutiny OF ANY EMCEE EVER in the game since Illmatic… and people still consider him the GOAT… who else can say that? And look how he has maintained his level over 20+ years… Can Jay say that? Btw… this shits on OTIS
Well no MC, not matter how great is above scrutiny/criticism. It’s good people doubt and criticizes 1 of the greats because it keeps him on his A-game & it lets them know that we are listening and are dissecting their muzik… That’s a win-win.
nas greatest rapper alive
Wow this shyt is dope..move Keisha from the verses though…of course keep her on the chorus but she get annoying shouting wen Nas is laying it down..IMO..beatz dope
love nas but way too many dickriders. yall probably gave this a 5 before you clicked play. bunch of actors. cut it out. this is average at best.
Your comment is average at best.
Who put a talented R&B vocalist like Keyshia Cole on a song with no melody or rhythm? This trash ass beat forced an awfully dull and dissonant chorus.
not that it’s their fault, but the hook is just way off. Nas did his thing right and Keyshia Cole’s performance was good but the beat was garbage. The best rap verse and vocal performances from both of these artists wouldn’t have saved this song. it was more of an interlude/quick 16 or straight spitting beat than one for a singalong RNB and Hip Hop Collabo. Nas needs to fire his A&Rs and hire some songwriters. He was always a good lyricist but his downfall was always the musc and his song writing. Rap verses and melodies/harmonies are two different things. this track was a waste of both he and Keyshia Cole’s time. Choppy, no real melodic value, just bad music for artists of this caliber. no wonder hip hop record labels are going broke. They put premier artist on second tier music. They need to hire professional music writers to get back to what it was. They should of cut back their budget on talentless artists/gimmicks and hired pro songwriters and producers to develop and nurture those with real talent.We need to keep this hip hop movement strong but as is there is way too much talent being wasted and misguided. this song is the perfect example of it. this song gets a 3 because the artists couldn’t have been better than the music they were working with.
Why don’t you send some songs to his peoples then? Yeah, thats what I thought!
Nas has SO many great SONGS not just raps
This shit ill!!! Y’all are hating hard on this man. I think people jus say the stuff about the beats cause they can’t say shit about his lyrics. You nerds always need something to moan about. The beat hot too…. and Keyshia. Stop hating on Nas
hating hating hating hating hating hating hating. man shut the fuck up already. everybody hating huh.
4.32 rating and you talking about hating? wtf is wrong with you ? are you serious?
You can’t critique anything nowadays without being a hater in these people’s minds. Ever thought that those constructive criticism comes more than often from great fans? It’s to make sure that they’re continue to make great music.
I agree with this dude… This song is great. I thought it was going to be bad after I read the comments.
You guys hold Nas to a higher standard then other rappers and it’s not fair. This track is better then what 99% of the game is doing right now.
If this sucked, I would be the first to say, but this song is excellent. Check what other sites have to say about it. This is the only site that is saying it’s a bad song.
Nas is the illest!
fuckin’ pop shit
I got enough from Nas’ simple ass rhymes. You can’t be the greatest if you always choose the simple way out.
How are these rhymes “simple”??? Have you listened to Jay-Z or Kanye or Game or 50 Cent…Or any rapper? Who the hell is writing shit like this in the game? You people just don’t like the man personally.
u idiot do realize it was unreleased for a reason?
So quit the hating.
nice
Y’all can quit about the beat selection. Nas had nothing to do with it. This is a song that didn’t make DIDDY’s album back in 2006. So why blame Nas?? Either Nas penned this for Diddy or he was featured on it. So give the Nas picked another crappy beat a break. Diddy left it off HIS album for a reason.
This was a reference track for Diddy’s Press Play album in “2005” so stop the hating and Hiphopdx please add that info to your article
Well, back to Ghetto Dreams btw…
“Update: According to Rap Radar, this track was recorded back in 2005 as part of the sessions for Diddy’s Press Play.”
It’s unfinished btw
Cool track!
what more can i say Nas the number one Mc in hip hop
R u saying that u gave up more then u should have for money and fame?
This beat is the…. Joe Budden – “Outcast” which he destroyed.
Nas is King, real Hip -Hop
, him Jedi Mind, Canbuis , Immortal Tech
BBoooring
wtf is wrong with you people, yall are all just brainwashed to being accustomed to the usual wack shit that play on the fucking radio. This is alright, personally i like the beat alot but i can do without keisha cole
Nasty nassssssssssssssss
Props to Nas a living legend
on a nother note I WILL BUST A FAT ASS NUT ON KEYSHA COLE!!
if you feelin that air it out on my video in the comments
real shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e42iKGVcPQ
nas, nas, nas , this is tha only dude that we africans down here can relate to….damn live long tru words
NAS with a illmatic classic picture joe buddens outcast merged with this song pure classic
super model sandwiches and suicide doors haha
Whaddup Nas
Decent
Like the song but keyshia singing just don’t sound that good to me. 3/5
Most overrated rapper ever.
nas needs ta tke a long vacation to nevercomingback land… men dis is pure shit