Nas- Aint Hard to Tell (Original)

[warcrafter21]

Wtf r u guys talkin about, dis guy just talks at least Lil Weezy has a good voice

[xKidJordan23x]

best song ever created

[SickKnowledge82]

Blazin on this one, he killed it on the vocals and the beat is just plush.

[lucmondor]

ANTOINE "SKY" PARADIS

[ThumbsUpMike]

Nas must get this instrumental on his new album and make a new it aint hard to tell

[mosiyb]

this is so ill! when i came accross this, i had the bassline, with human nature in my head all day! long live real ill hip hop yall!

[gta21445]

The birt of one of the greatest RAPPER on Earth 4 many many Years.THANKS.LONG RAP S THE 90 s.

[danbower88]

Better than the original!

[hiphopheadzz1]

It ain't hard to tell that this matches the large professor version.

[ss2lakhan]

When I grow up, I wanna be just like Nas

[ss2lakhan]

@ss2lakhan except for the alimony

[daledenton1132]

The sad truth is, this will never make a comeback. Just relish the greatness, I suppose, that's all you can do.

[WakeUpYourselfNow]

German hiphop. Pretty dope!

[Kurotensity]

HOLY FUCK THIS IS AMAZING

[Heyde1979]

this demo is pretty hot

[TIP580]

Classic

[cHelsLeeR]

Wow that warcraft punk obviously doesn't know real hip hop. Give me Nas, Wu tang, old school Mobb, rakim and Capone all dayyy

[paramatar13]

2Pac + Nas = REAL SHIT

[aidenryu]

Haha Nas looked like a ninja in the thumbnail!

[steviewonder1213]

after lissenin to this its plain to see jayz doesnt even come close on a skill level and this is from someone who is brooklyn til the end born and raised

[adangme]

It Aint Hard to Tell that 1 person doesn't know REAL MUSIC!!!

[micoin1994]

I can't stop listening to this dope track. Nasty Nas & Rakim Street Disciples greatest lyricist

[micoin1994]

Hearing the Ghetto Monk Preach, G.O.A.T .

[shonha1]

This dude said ,"I can eat yah flava, but I'm not a candy lova",

[gemini4lyfe3001]

both these joints uses a Human Nature sample....

[crendonio123]

so sad when this song ended

[SirSeanDon]

@Warcrafter21 YOU ARE AN IDIOT. That aint hard to tell....Lil Wayne is nothing compared to Nas...Just keepin it 100

[CrazyTuneS818]

a black man caught by the clan couldnt hang with this " Clean!

[warcrafter21]

lol Nas sucks it's all about Lil Wayne. You guys don't know what you're talking about.

[Lisanty187]

@warcrafter21 I pity you kid. really.....your life SUCKS,your knowledge about music is null..grow up, not only in age but mentaly too.. GTFO of here kid.

[pitkane100]

@warcrafter21 u know your name warcrafter tells alot go back to WoW ugly troll

[KoolShubee]

This Rhyme could make an album

[gurmz820]

R.I.P Hip Hop. I miss u man.

[ganthierjoanne926]

I freakin LOVE this song!!!! (:

[applecrumping33]

as soon as time travel is possible i'm gonna go back to my high school years in the early 90's and stay there. i wanna be there again. memories of hot summer nights, listening to hiphop shows on the radio, taping them onto cassettes. first joints, firs t drinks, first loves.sigh! peace from australia!

[TERIQUEHALL1]

@applecrumping33 i appreciate that fam a lot of people these dayz just think hip hop i s wat plays today well i agree that it is rap but its not the spirit of hiphop it feels good to hear that come from another person in another country

[cursingsailors]

1992

[freewaykingscrews]

dont sleep cause you might not wake "-nasty nas!

[MistaChubbz1]

The way he raps here you can tell he was a Kool G Rap FAN! < Another Master Mind!

[cormegaful]

@MistaChubbz1 Real Talk!

[MistaChubbz1]

wow thank you!!! 

[cHelsLeeR]

Look in the Dictionary...and search for Hip Hop and within the Definition you`ll see this...NAS truly is God`s Son.

[MoonsOverTheWell]

It should be a requirement to take at least one demo track this ill into an A&R's office, when you try to get signed, or the A&R has the right to shoot you in the head. That would solve a lot of the problems in modern hip hop all at once, I say.

[freshgoodies]

He's the best . . . dat ain't HARD to tell

[ghetto300]

i can't even speak......this is omg....what has rap come to nowadays? Mane this is smooth

[shouldermissle]

holy shit. just damn. wow.

[TheDriaE]

can anybody tell me where I can find the instrumental for this?

[TheTerminator786]

tupac, biggie big l weere takin away we still got nas !

[Tulpenkrem]

nas is mozart of rap, that aint hard to tell...

[Godcaly123]

Soulja boy disliked this video.

[Escomann]

Whats up... i aint gonna come up here to tell what everyone says.. but i believe my tracks are real just like nas did it... I rap because of nas he inspired me when i was young.. so come check me out and subscribe thanx!!

[sexymonique17]

UNSIGNED ARTIST FROM SYRACUSE,NY BY THE NAME J-SERIUS,CHECK ME OUT & PLEASE SUBSCRIBE,THNX!!!!

[Nomorehataz]

most people my age bang out Wale, im whit nas on diss 1, this is creative rap and party music, what it used to be, why couldn't it remain like this?

[lyomarbor]

damn this instrumental is so sick...

[ChihuahuasLuvZac255]

i don't think Human Nature could have been better sampled (:

[holy0damn]

instrumental would be beautiful

[Moose9045]

@RapPwnage Mmhm, MJ is FTW bro.

This version I prefer over the official one.



[RapPwnage]

This is smooth. Sounds like Human nature in the background, is that right?

[bobbygnosis]

@RapPwnage Yes, it MJ. I don't recognize the sax, though.

MCing over awesome tunes - I believe this is one of the five pillars.

[ChihuahuasLuvZac255]

@RapPwnage yep...he sampled it (:

[arosario87]

How do I get the MP3 version of this???

[sunzmom]

i love this song

[KalibSA]

i bet krs-1 loves this track

[ChetLinkton]

Nas hasn't always had the best ear for beats.Its funny cus nas wanted this version on his cd along with the original version of represent, but both preemo and large pro remixed both to make them classics.

[ThaReaalness]

@ChetLinkton that's cuz Nas is Old school, imagine yourself as a MC of that era, what kinda music were you gonna like, this track is dope either way. I'm pretty sure a lot of people would have liked the song regardless of the beat changin.

[nikkidoom200]

even better than the album version

[ghetto300]

who disliked this video? the black man who was caught by the clan that still couldn't hang with this?

[schpleurton]

Kid. I think I prefer this to the proper version. Dope.

[MrBboyHP]

Nas is clearly one of the illest mc out there.

Damn, both version are such beasts.

[Mesmereyes]

A black man caught by the KLAN couldn't HANG WITH THIS - Nasir Jones.

God damn that line is harsh. I love this and I never get tired of hearing it

[chex505]

this shit is dope as fuck. best ever

[mbproject21]

How the fuck am I just hearing this in 2010??????

[mycahdbrown]

@mbproject21 you been sleepin

[khmaisik]

dude send m eh the lyrics nas is a fuken genuis escobar

[PUDDICOMBE1992]

Spend 3 days a week getting blazed to this tune.

[afrokillah]

there will never be another nas, fuck jay-z!!!!!!!!!!! (but am a jay-z fan tho)

[roughneticc]

yo in nas is number 1 mother fucker i dont give shit about these new rappers

[JEFFCLEVANDR]

"A black man caught by the klan couldn't hang with this" WOW Lyrical GENIUS

[Aliveray]

this song is pure classic and no other song can get better than this

[pookie45679]

Nas has Always Been The Best N Will Always Will If U dnt Think So Listen To his Lyric's

[typhitup]

He sampled human nature in this song

[jonasnkb]

/watch?v=u8rVQswCzKM

[Moniqtee]

damn this is ill! my fav Nas joint.

[MrTonyx187]

the best ever point,blank period.

[Canali305]

True MC'in like this has basically disappeared in the wake of a 12-15-year wave of southern crunk and commercial snap, so this pure NY sound is a true relic. This track just can't be touched, and in my opinion is absolutely flawless. Nas is the illest, more complex than B.I.G. and much better flow than Pac. Somebody PLEASE bring this NY sound back onto the surface so that people can learn what real Hip Hop is...fuck that ELECTRO HOP BULLSHIT....word is bond dunn.

[QBNYC525]

@Canali305 I feel you!!! Real talk!! Yo....go check out Juell Ortiz on Youtube and/or Amazon!! He is spitting something ridiculous!! He is a throwback to the Nas era!! Listen to how Juell 'attacks' the beat!! You should enjoy him!! But yeah, Nas is the BEST and that's not even a debatable issue!! He reps the streets 100%!! Peace!

[UloveM3h]

@Canali305 thank you!

[Therealkounsel]

@Canali305 Totally agreed. I'm the one, check me out. Search "Kounsel" on facebook and soundcloud

[keywii1]

one word for you fools... im bein R rated!!

[YOYOdaMOOSE]

"hold a mac 11 and attack a reverand" haha gota love that

[lezlethal]

Never heard this before. Nice. You won't hear rhyming like this again.

[aaltoiz]

Anyone knows if there's an instrumental off this in here? It would be even better to write to (= Strictly pure wisdom this song here....

[019haji]

wow!!!!



[pie579]

this beat is so tight.

[stickem721]

"I call you tattoo - you never come off"... whoa!!!!

[toobusah]

dam hezznaztee

[freefletch]

i luv fucken naS yll hear hea fuck all u haterz

[teradac2]

sounds hot .... but the other version sound like he found himself and sound a lot more confident and relaxed..... this is hard tho.

[p0rnaddict29]

this nigga said "you might as well be a singer but ain't harmin' Nas (Harmonize)...yea this version is lyrically rawer than the official version but he flows crazy on the album version. They both hot though

[mgs4snake]

this is the best version of this song

[aidenryu]

Imagine having to battle Nas back in the day! Lyrical Homicide!!!!

[holz0r]

I LOVE

[47trerock]

YO I THINK HE NEEDS TO MAKE JUST 1 MORE ILLMATIC AND NO 1 WILL EVER QUESTION HIM AGAIN......BUT DISTANT RELITIVES GO HARD TO (IT AINT HARD TO TELL)

[jackinthafreaks]

1991.....the shit

[Diceptagon1]

A black man cought by the clan couldn´t hang with this/

[loopn3rd]

fuk tha bullshit man nas need 2 drope a cd or LOST TAPES 2 of all his unreleased/unheard trax.. im amazed!!!

[cashville409]

Greatestrappereva

[vtaycur]

i prefer this version to the illmatic one, this shits just too soulful

[truekingdomhearts]

when i first heard this i was like da yo i need to fire up and blunt to this.

[aaltoiz]

Loosen up your soul and lissen.......... HIP-HOP <3

[fukwaynecampaign2]

agreed, this is one of the hardest songs u will ever hear period. The punchlines are off the scale.

[MultiWowwtf]

once upon a time kids..........This was what We listened to on the radio.

This is one of The * finest* examples of Tru-Hip Hop.

[macdaddy4591]

@MultiWowwtf hell yeah, back when there was doug e. fresh, biz markie, and big daddy kane.

[ginsengsniper1]

ill as fuck....say what you want about him nowadays, but this shit is pure gold

[NZTA80]

1992 year!!!!! nas was 18 or 19 :o

[DJDILLY09]

fo real man rappers nowadys needa take notes from dis song

man cant go a day wiout listenin 2 dis song

[ALLMIGHTYWU]

3 Verses of genius.

[lightmajor1]

@ALLMIGHTYWU PURE genious

[BlaZiiNxIIxGuNn3R]

@ALLMIGHTYWU its funny how just half a verse from nas makes lil gayne sound like celine dion

[topdollar28]

gay wayne and soulja fag need to take notes,

it's tracks like this that give hip hop a wonderful memory, cuz today it's off the respirator.

[NastyNasRules]

I agree with u 100% medmel. The illmatic version is awesome but this is just lyrically raw. Any1 whos heard this cant tell me that nas isnt the greatest ever.

[Slackerhouse]

"Your style is fake, snake, well dramatised

You might as well be a singer but aint harmonized

Here's the break, I'ma translate lyrics so well, I excel

It aint hard to tell"

So awesome.

[medmel54us]

OMFG..anyone has a audio copy of this, i looked on limewire and they have the illmatic version, def the best lyrically song i ever heard maybe the best rap song ever....OMFG

[scinnyc]

i think i've heard this before but i didn't really listen to this till now. Nas was a hip hop genius. he has soul about himself. i love the album version. i wrote part of my song called "Close Enough for Jazz" to this. you guys should check it out and tell me what you think of it. much luv

[sthelens07]

fuck me, this kills anything ever made, nas will prevail....

[Slackerhouse]

where can i download this?

[ambelle]

*sigh* i love this... and i thought the later version was the best... just doesn't get better.

[Slackerhouse]

the world became a better place the day i first heard this song

[Wilzehagawa]

Everyone on your list but sellout jay z should record an album together.

[NastyNasRules]

i cant think of a greater hip hop track than this

[lutijo]

Greatest rapper ever, no doubt..

[TehReal0wnage]

No shit it is.

[columni06]

sample inspired many hooks+ songs including this...

[columni06]

origin of : beautiful-damien marley - bobby brown ,melody from hook .

[ambelle]

ahh thanks for droppin that knowledge. I was wondering...

[Shadowmx1988]

Nas is a Legend, It ain't hard to tell.

Also this is my fav rap song, possibly fav song ever. (this version and the other as well; maybe the later more than the first.)

[thesouthrapsucks]

i put this against anything dead or alive.....north south east west>>>>>what.

[DCDirtBag]

Wow, I never heard this version before....

[fatpatlives1998]

kelis was a gold digger "it aint hard to tell" lol

[jizzy2sexi]

"you might as well be a singer but ain't harmonize (harmin nas)" lol damn

[phenominal123]

nas, one of the best to ever do it, this song speaks for itself, nas indeed prevails "your style is fake snake well dramatized, you might as well be a singer but ain't harmin nas" lol ill

[nas1on1]

Nas is the rapper with the most absolute style, and whatever comes good out of life.

This rap was recorded way back when and is still tite to death.

INCREDIBLE ! ! ! ! !

[watupange]

look up nas demo on youtube.. theres a guy with an account, i think its called eskimo with numbers at the end.. its something like that, but he has nas' demo for download.. it was from before he released illmatic

[assassinq8i]

dopest cut!

[frankwhite432]

dope as hell!! i gotta get this

[CINTERPOL]

theres a link bro or send me your email and ill send it to you

[mannehh]

so this is really the original track ?!?!?!

[RATH3RUNIQUE]

yep

[47trerock]

GREATEST

[Tha6l9]

This particular track sounds very very Rakim-influenced..Just his whole style is almost precisely like Ra's. Obviously the content and obviously the multi style of flow..But also how he performs the words, where some parts are lower pronounced and then abruptly slightly louder at the end. Exactly like Ra. Sick Raw as track.

[shonha1]

@Tha6l9 he actually sounds more like GRap on this track but your right, Ra nd GRap are who gave us Nas.

[Mada257]

Real Hip Hop right here. Nas indeed prevails

[rhinojjusa]

wow i really like this track

[eloahim9]

da illest

[kadeem121]

rip mj

[neji899]

I got this on Mp3 who ever need it hit me up .....

[kendellp17]

MEEEE!! Please

[Uknone]

May i get a hold of that mp3 thank you so much in advance

[ifalas]

Thanks 4 this crazy track ! I used to have it on a K7 :s

[AIFRANCHISE1]

crazy good

[MOSDEFINATEONE]

oww baby i lyke it raw!!!

[jaestreetz]

ima young nigga and i think this style of hip hop is the realest shit out there.

[IShltMyPants]

modern rap is bullshit these days