Nas - It Was Written - The Message

[MrMcmovez]

Negrodomus he predicts thing's

[XxplosiveAM]

they say that illmatic is nas's best album but i think it was written is better

[plutoplanet]

Great Sting cover.

[tundari]

I Dnt Believe He Is A Mason He Mentions Jesus,God Etc. In MOST Songs and Their Positive Things Listen To One Mic.

[kidcuddy6]

One of da best!!! Nas dat nigga!!! Lyrics dumb crazy!!!

[nedara3]

Hip Hop Masterpiece. Period.

[grazmusic]

I will never understand why so many people think Jay Z and Nas are so hot.. these guys are so overrated it's ridiculous... Jay's a little better than Nas... but, I keep going back and trying to listen to the work of both these men to see if I'm missing something and I just don't get it. They're flows aren't that good... lyrically these 2 are great... but flow wise... they're average.

[CraXk]

@grazmusic if you dont see the greatness in illmatic and it was written you just dont get what he saying.. lyrically he is god flow-wise he is fuckin smooth with it

[Timchang1]

@grazmusic then who is above average?



[koolxjames3]

this song makes me pumped UP =)

[wuer666]

najlepsze..;) a w tle illmatic.....nas ist nasz...;D

[bigT429]

best nas track hands down

[errrrrrNO]

I can't belive this is only a few quid on amazon :O

[speedballin13]

Zajebista Nutka ; )

[pasha134]

wat a brilliant tune! best music n lyrics...simple

[GoodFellaaaa12]

Nas's "As It was Written" was a fucking master peice and it lies above with the best albums in hip hop history.

[AIFRANCHISE1]

@GoodFellaaaa12 Illmatic has that position held buddy

[montanadrama4short]

one of the illest songs nas ever dropped real music 96 good year for queensbridge

[scott83fr]

Holy

[m4k4v31iX]

i never sleep sleep is the cousin of the death behide the intelligent life is defined

[mcmilljh]

This song was the first rap song I memorized when i was 11 years old. so tight...

[Juan124B]

man i relly love diz song...

[Beauxdeauxfinglok]

This song has been Epic to me since I was maybe 13. Hasn't lost its fire in all the years. People need to be hearing this album more.

[pacnasbig19]

It was written, one of the most underrated albums ever

[gioony]

:DDDgo in blacksun man.)

[kanyecheddar1]

@pacnasbig19 this aint underated by people that know hip hop. maybe by mainstream, but not by the people that actually matter.

[Edvance2020]

Love the accoustic guitar on this beat....the plucking is perfect. Nas comes mad lyrical on this joint.

Click on my name and get launched to my channel. You definitely enjoy my raps.... ED VANCE VILLAIN!!!

[MultiKadafi]

your momma was on my dick big poppa.

[hayzuz3]

u forgot andre three stacks

[auckinfunk]

all of you need to learn the difference between a mcee and a rapper

[futbolesmivida09]

what for nas is neither.... hes a intellectual poet

[ALSTONPOWERS]

my fuckin favorite, i used to steal cars to this when i was a buck!

[MultiKadafi]

unfortunately mos def last couple of albums haven't been as great as black on both sides and black starr when u look at ice cube his made great albums like amerikkka's most wanted,death certificate, the predetor,lethal injection.and for scarface the man has dropped around ten albums and is one of the most talented underrated and underappreciated rappers.

[MultiKadafi]

tupac destroyed biggie fucked his bitch and dissed him in his face biggie didn't do shit biggie a big fat pussy continue sucking his dick

[eriks49]

tupac was on biggies dick

[MultiKadafi]

piggie small balls was the most overated rapper of all time wouldn't even put him in the top 10 most of his songs wer bout girls partys and other bullshit.nas is a great artist and poet.Tupac was the most influential rapper.He was able to create movements thourgh his is songs his music was on the very fine line of public enemy and nwa. 1.Tupac / KRS One 2.Rakim 3.Grandmaster flash 4.Nas 5.Big Daddy kane 6.Scarface 7.Ice Cube 8.Mos Def 9.Kool Moe Dee 10.KooL G Rap

[pacocorona1]

u can make a top 10 without B.I.G. but how can u leve out big pun. greatest vocab ever.

[Stogs3]

are you serious listen to who shot yah , ten crack commandments , whats beef, suicidal thoughts, warning, dead wrong,, gimme the loot, ready to die, niggas bleed, notorious thugs, my downfall there is no way u can say all he raps about is girls and partying ur just saying that cause ur on tupacs dick probably show respect he is definately top ten without a doubt

[KebabKriger]

What ? Scarface and Ice cube over Mos def?? No way dude!!

[eriks49]

biggie killed tupac

[samualmonte]

Tupac is incredibly overrated, in my opinion, more overrated then Biggie. Top 3 should be KRS , Rakim, Nas, in any order as long as those 3 are in top 3.

[MultiKadafi]

no question that KRS and Rakim in the top 3 but KRS One was better in the 80's Rakim has taken decade to put out an new album. Nas is a top 5 and biggie is the most overated rapper ever only two albums in his career most of his song are bout girls partys and other bullshit he ain't top 10 how can u say tupac is overated when he is the most influentional rapper period his done three life times of work in a short period of time he was an activist and a actor.

[samualmonte]

Well it's great that he was an activist and an actor. But he wasn't as talented as Biggie was as an emcee, which is what I'm talking about at least. Also why is Nas not top 3? Hopefully you don't say Pac should be over Nas.

[MultiKadafi]

Apart from flow biggie was shit.Tupac was murdering these east coast rappers biggie,lil kim,mobb deep,chino Xl,LL,Nas,Jay Z.

[samualmonte]

I mean he really wasn't murdering anyone lyrically. Now Mobb Deep in "Drop a gem on em'" murdered Tupac lyrically. He was going at them but wasn't nothing impressive because it was all shit simple name calling and shit talking.

[MultiKadafi]

He was murdering their careers Tupac beat up two members of mobb deep and "Drop a Gem on 'em" was released after his death theres many tracks which Tupac released after his death which murdered Mobb deep and Biggie.

[MultiKadafi]

Tupac did more then name call he humilated Mobb deep Each of them weigh bout 100 pounds one of em got sickle cell if he saw Tupac he would have a seizure those fools are lil niggaz they ain't on pacs level Tupac get his lil homies to ride on them.

[samualmonte]

Yeah they lil niggaz, don't know how much you know about New York, but Mobb Deep popped shit. And don't think you disagree about Prodigy and Havoc being godly emcees.

[MultiKadafi]

Tru life stripped Mobb deep down in the studio took their jewels and money robbed them they fake ass pussies n u call them gods Onyx and Wu Tang they the groups on the east coast which R real true and hard.

[skelletonworld]

@MultiKadafi tupac wasnt big either? size is now a factor? christ the only big rapper was liek biggie hence why his names biggie....now theres big dudes but no one that is really that big in teh game

[MultiKadafi]

Yes biggie was three times bigger then Tupac. But Tupac was bullying the man.but it is not always down to size it can be a pyschological factor.whether your a large figure on not it depends on what you do with it.

[RashidSupremeA7]

Real shit P murdered pac wit actual facts

[samualmonte]

And yes, biggie did have really good flow. But I mean can't compare Tupac with Biggie so much, only because Tupac was more of a political poet. On the other hand Biggie just spit as a street emcee, but was really good at wordplay and with his metaphors which in my opinion shows some talent.

[IAMjnickz]

@samualmonte tupac awasnt the best lyricist. he wass the best rapper. cuz the things he siad was real..he had the original thug motivation. he talked about things that niggaz go thru every damn day, gave niggaz hope. he was inspirational. biggie's fat ass didnt inspire me wit songs like big poppa and that pop shit he had out wit diddy. pacs lyrics were filled wit soo much emotion, realness, conviction, and plus he was the don of the rap game. had everyone shook.

[grillaaaarv]

nobody can touch pac when it comes to the passion you feel through the way he delivers his lyrics. only good rappers left in my opinion are nas, maybe jay-z and eminem.

[MultiKadafi]

Yes The only greats left are KRS One,Rakim,Grandmaster flash and Nas.i wouldn't put Jay-Z,Eminem,50 cent in that category.

[thefuns]

@MultiKadafi defo not 50 but jay-z and eminem both deserve props.

[MrCoolGuy176]

@MultiKadafi i Agree But Em is one of the greats left actually Just saying

[souflondon1]

B.I.G was a better raper than pac fact and pac  couldent touch nas

pac was over rated FACT

[corkfield1]

genius......

[stylesz7]

sb3 u sound like a dum ass idiot gawd

[EasternSuburbs1]

dude pac is better get off nas dick

[Maxdamagnificent]

Dam I just shaved & have to shave again!!!!!!! this shits mad chilly!!!!!!

[SB3one0]

Nasir Jones can suck on my cack. too many wack new york niggas out.

[LionTheBarber]

wake up great music is just that, nomatter where the artist comes from. It amazes me how people limit theirselves & attempt to limit others. I just love hip hop..from pac, nas, biggie, mos, immortal tech, jay z, jay electronica,andre 3000, fontay, blu, common, lupe, scareface, z-ro, lauran hill, jean grae, etc....I can go on and on, all of these guys are great artist and they come from all over the world

[SB3one0]

First 3 rappers you named were koo. but all those other niggas havnt had the impact on hip hop like Some of the Frontline Soldiers that have come out. To many studio gangsters out there. And you started naming r&b artists.....Do you even know what your talkin bout. Nas is a good poet but every1 forgets that Pac was murdering this niggas career and then pac dies and all the sudden nas wants to say they were koo?? NASIR JONES is WACK. He is lucky Pac aint around to remind every1

[tgr128]

you don't know what your talking about ..how old are you...nas was, is , and always will be a street legend. pac and nas are not even on the same level when it comes to mc'ing. Nas is a better MC..pac was more of a personality. Newyork state of mind...that song right there is lyrically better then any pac song.

[Deejydeej]

ay shut yo bitch ass up nigga.

[tgr128]

lol...i see you have alot of heart...lol...online you do. i might be a bitch but homey you are gonna have to prove that im a bitch....anytime.

[M3agic]

Pac would never have been able to murder Nas. He would've got Ethered.

[conarym9]

u crazy he's one of the top three best rappers alive

[joshuamcneal1]

this is nas' best album by far.

[ocsspot]

You ever heard of Illmatic? This album is good, but common, better than Illmatic it is not.

[Visionary3rdEye]

I get into countless arguements with other cats about this, and im sure this post on here will be no different...but..

This was the best NaS album....I love Illmatic too, its a classic...but this shit, man his rhymes where just on some whole new shit...same for the production...he grew so much as an artist between Illmatic and It Was Written.

Both albums are classic from cover to cover, front to back....

"Take It in Blood"...thats my SHIT!

[M3agic]

Agreed.

This album had direction, an ill story, and had patterns most MC's couldn't even think to try.

[Lachdanan100]

silbovi, dont have on jay z, remember reasonable doubt, SiCkNEsS, but Nas is sicker!!!

[spudy85]

my fav nas album of all time..great beats great lyrics

[rippamz]

5 mics 4ever

[0056100]

one of the most slept on songs ever! str8 fire

[sILenTOutBUrsT]

Queens Get The Money and Nigger Hatred both go so much harder than this.....I guess its preference tho

[silvboi]

when did jay z ever make a song that ever touched this , never what the fuck makes that crazy ass hawiian shirt wearing , blow job lipped nigga , think he can diss any 1 in the game

[Shadapaga]

chilll.

[obifinest]

real shit and every hip hop listener must love and thats real.

[brooklyngirl11214]

sick song

[BeyondAllThings]

no doubt one of the best songs.

[yancyj]

I like this right here...not a real deep nas fan but this is whats up