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  • im doing English in college and i have to analyse poems from the war and decode the whole thing. Learning that sort of poetry really makes you appreciate Nas, his english and poetry techniques are out of this world

  • I must be crazy jealous of my own baby infant....crazy

  • Check out

    nas - book of rhymes (nujabes blend)

  • "Im a armed emcee, nothing harming me

    Feel this harmony, when i get on a beat

    Im charming see, yall love my honesty,

    And how im constantly, playing it consciously,

    I strategically move make you immediately lose,

    My crew amuses a few dudes who usually snooze"

    Check "Book of rhymez" out id really appreciate it

    

  • Last verse is too dope for me.

  • @HeenbE BANANAS right??!!

  • "If money's your religion, sky's the limit live life

    Numbers and big business makes the poor live trife

    The glimmers of hope, provoke those without dollars to dream

    Through your existence, become wealthy, knowledge is king..."

    This bar alone can shut down about half of these rappers' careers, easy.

  • YO CHECK OUT

    Eli G - Hold You Down

  • just smooth nas, his flow is so smooth and his lyrics are amazing, resulting in him being the GOAT, even though eminem is my favorite becuz of his style, but i know he isn't the best rapper probly top 10 tho!

  • --->0:00<--- Replay Button.

  • #playitback

  • i want this beat...

    i got bars, check me

    BEN FAME

  • Damn, I wish I took more time to write...in my book of rhymes

  • jay z

  • nas killed ay z back in the day nas is the dopest eastcoast rapper the real king of new york.

  • ALC

  • this song, ether, and undying love are the shit FOR REAL

  • true poet ...his words are so fucking ill...my people be in projects and jails never harvard or yale

  • Luv this one

  • This my s#!%

  • this beat is so damn hype

  • best song of NAS

  • @Faustnbgd95 Lol calm down with all that.

  • everyone says if biggie and pac were still alive lil wayne would be flipping burgers. They are two of the best but nas is still alive! if more people still paid attention to him lil wayne would be

  • i think nas is really underated for some reason i think hes a top mc one of the best!!

  • Even his "weak" shit is nastyy

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  • addicts and fiends prostitutes passing for teens! Nas is epic!!! Wats understood shouldn't be explain!

  • "How can I trust you when I can't trust me?"

  • I think the nujabes blend beat suits the song better

  • nas is the bridge of underground and mainstream

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  • yeeeessssssssss siiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrr

    

  • Some niggas will conversate wit liars all day... time passes

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  • Best rapper alive is the best rapper ever NAS . and please don't bring eminem into this . sure he's made great music but how many shit songs has the guy made ? akes like 2 great ones then 8 shit ones

  • @fludklat Def could be him but can't forget about Big L, Tupac, B.I.G, Rakim, KRS One, D.I.T.C

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  • @Themilkman666 Yeah but nas is better than all of them . not about forgetting . he's too lyrical for them

  • @fludklat I think Nas would say Rakim and KRS are better then him. He has respect for the O.G's, those two guys started Rap

  • If you are here listening to Book of rhymes then you have great music taste, and i would appreciate your opinion on my 2 songs in my channel. One love

  • i dont think theres a "Best Rapper Alive" because while one person thinks Nas is the best or Eminem, or Jay-Z or whoever, someone else thinks they suck. lyrical talent is something you can compare but other than that its all personal taste. but Nas is straight ill

  • @MrYahtzee93 How dare you put Jay-Z on that list. Jay-Z isn't talented the emcees whose styles he stole from are talented.

    Jay-Z is responsible for the deaths of Tupac and B.I.G. Him and P-diddy wanted the spotlight. Jay-Z stole his flow from Jaz AKA The Jaz AKA Jaz-O. Jay-Z is a bitch

  • @Themilkman666 your gettin my words twisted. i never claimed jay was the best. he might be in someone elses opinion but im just saying who are we to tell someone who they can and cant listen to. i really hate lil wayne, but i dont tell people they cant listen to him. and i think saying that Jay-Z murdered biggie and pac might be far fetched. diddy sure i can see that in some sense but not jay. he wasnt big enough back then to have that kind of pull with people

  • @MrYahtzee93 P-diddy was the mastermind. Jay and P-diddy just walked by Tupac when he got shot the first time with grins on their faces. That's Tupac's words not mine. Diddy wasn't big back then either, that's why they killed off the talent

  • @Themilkman666 i still think thats a bit out of wack to say that. im not even sure Jay was there when pac got shot but then again i never looked into it. but still. my original comment was about peoples personal opinions and shit. just because you dont like Jay-Z doesnt mean people wont listen to him. its just human nature to do what we want.

  • @MrYahtzee93 Look up the facts man.

  • @MrYahtzee93

    Its all here. I just typed in Jay z Tupac Dead and I got it. I cant google shit for you

  • I'm so happy hes still alive.

  • @fridsade y wouldnt he b i mean really ur race shows

  • @fridsade I cannot agree with you anymore... fuck that legend shit after death... NaS is a living breathing GOAT

  • 28 peope queer dirty retarded illiterate people

  • Nas is definitely a lyrical genius and this beat is amazing in my opinion

  • @NoHomoIsSoHomo Guru's cool, but I think Rakim takes him apart.

  • @1992lance without question, Guru was cold with all due respect hes a legend in hip hop in his own rite, but Rakim is one of the top lyricists period, easily top 3 of all time, he was double rhyming before anyone else and is certainly a better MC , no quesiton. Rakim made every one else have to step up their game back in 87 like eminem did in 96

  • that beat sounds like my thought process

  • Nas's book of rhymes is the holy grail!

  • beat goes so hard!

  • NaS!!! Where is the Life Is Good album? We are waiting for you to drop your 4th classic man.

    Also people talk too much about the Jay-Z beef and they don't think about the poetry you make. We need your poetry again in the mainstream to let kids like myself and others think. We don't always need to party time to get serious. Throw some lyrics on em NaS!!!

  • this some real talk yall back during the nas and jay-z beef i had a click of niggaz it was 6 of us 4 of us my niggaz rode wit jigga during the beef my other potna was more a dipset nigga and i rode wit nas anyway my potna nem dey aint hate nas or nun they jus had so much love for the roc but dem niggaz was sittn in my living room one day i had dis playing nd 2 of my partnas converted to nas after listening to this and thats real talk youtube!

  • @BAMADUVALREPP LOL...fascinating tale my friend

  • watch?v=ckJK1jDNtyw

    CHECK OUT THE REMIX TO THIS IS CRAZY!!!

  • the last verse was the best!!!

  • THIS TAKES ME WAAAAAAAAAAAYY BACK.I think Alchemist is slept-on as a BEat-maker.He's one of the best.His manic-depressive synths are craaaazy.I cant BElieve people still dont give him his due. NAS went hard on this track.The concept:Losing his book of rhymes and finding it again and trying to fit on the BEat on the spot!!! The sh%t was sick.Even poking fun at himself.Great!

  • Glad I came across this song

  • nas and eminem are the best ALIVE!!!! and there both one of the greatests rappers ever

  • Nas is easily the best rapper alive, look at the creative aspect of this song, no one apart from Nas is deep enough to conceive this kind of concept.

  • I quite like thefirst rhyme nas did in this song, but i guess thats not surprising ;)

    

  • i believe he just spit dat shit it wadnt no book

  • Nas is a street profit in my eyes! A real M.C. I would love 2 work wit him. Real Talk! Truth:}

  • forever NAS

  • alchemist=one of the goat producers of hip hop/rap

    nas=one of the goat rap artist

    the combination of the 2 is incred..

  • signal loud n clear from the west, stay fuckin wit Nasty Nas

  • @niqqy145 nas is more lyrical and has a better catalogue than both

  • i feel like eminem is the best, but nas is right there with him, and i guess it depends what mood im in cuz sometimes i say nas is the best, but you cant deny it, he is one of the best of all time, and i would never get mad if you said he was THE best ever, cuz u can certainly argue for it...he is a lyrical genius and has always been so smooth!

  • @wheela25 I really wanted to tell you Eminem is clearly worse but it really isn't THAT clear. I think Nas is all around better lyricist better their contentis very different. If it's a rhyme about brutally murdering someone then Eminem is easily gonna win, and his other rhyming abilities is pretty good. Eminem belongs in the same class as Nas, Rakim, Dre, KRS, Pac, Biggie, Big L, D.I.T.C, Pharcyde all the real 90's shit.

  • @wheela25 If you think eminem is best then surely you have severe down syndrome and have no taste in music, I'll say eminem is good rapper but no where near the best rapper....

  • I held Nas' son Knight Jones today ! <3.

  • so sweet

  • NAS is far by one of the best rapppers ALIVE, being rap king and still do your underground shit. unlike the rest with their commercial bullshit but i dont judge them they make there money with their bullshit raps and more then us normal workers, but that doesnt mean they get respect, respect they get with the hardcore rap shit they been through like NAS

  • @PsykoSmokey alive? for me, hes the best rapper of all time.

  • @PsykoSmokey by far the best

  • Its hard to believe this shit came out almost ten years ago. Still dope. Hope he's got another album in 2012.

  • lyrical genius = nasir jones

  • EVERYONE look up Nas - Book of rhymes Nujabes blend. It's better than the original..

  • "Ghandi was a fool nigga fight too the death!" WORD IS BOND LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • look ups nas - book of ryhmes (nujabes blend) the other version is cool

  • after reading mr Truehoptunes post, i am 80% certain he said what he did JUST to spark an arguement. either that or he is very young, 12-13, & he just doesnt know any better. on a different note, i THINK that Gods Son is my favorite nas album, but its a tough decision between that and stillmatic. what is YOUR favorite Nas album everyone? btw the N**ger mixtape was DOPE. album was good 2, just not one of HIS personal bests. lets talk bout something that matters and forget bout the ignorant ones!

  • @TommyTrigga My fave is It Was Written, it's still in heavy rotation in the whip

  • PLEASE..if anyone knws this...please give a PAD ADN PEN to amongs the the following clowns:

    50 cent

    wiz amber

    lil boose and his crew

    cash money

    any white rapper(apart from eminem and devlin)

    and all amongs the similar clowns

    thank you

  • Tupac would of killed this beat. Every time I hear this song I just think he was made for this track. Nas as usual did his thing. Top 5 dead or alive. The concept for this song is brilliant. On another note I do beats. Stop by my channel and check em out. All feedback and comments are appreciated. One.

  • search Tone Bez my boy is the truth.

    young artist outta NEW YORK.

    Tone Bez

  • muppets the lot of you couldnt give a piss about your opinions, stay of the keyboards and listen to the tune or go buy a cd and shove it up your dumb asses a little knowledge is dangerous and spreading it wont get you famous you aint spitting verses your just spraying from your anus

  • why would you think that god son would abandon us in this mess! fool stay on point and fast more.....when you start to relieze you are years past your own birth age you will know you are a child of the the Enlil not a apperation

  • nas is the bridge of underground and mainsteam

  • @lbjoshbal the QUEENSBRIDGE* =]

  • @lbjoshbal the QUEENSBRIDGE* lol =]

  • illest mothafucka doing it!!

  • look up the nujabes remix to this, it's amazing.

  • nas is soooo real he can even diss himself on 1 of the greatest lyrical masterpieces ever made

  • The thigns that Nas did in a studio and how he touched peoples lives, will never be repeated. Nas WAS and STILL IS all that is Hip Hop.

  • best song ever wrote.... pierod

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  • shut the fuck up n listen to this dope shit

  • @pytlove123 Nah, I've listened to Justin Beiber before and let me tell you that his music isn't as good as Nas. I'd much rather listen to Nas than Justin. It's just a matter of taste. I bought Nas records and most of his stuff was pretty good...like God's Son and Street's Disciple including I Am...I'm just wondering if you've ever purchased a record from the store and listened to it in full. I mean, you sound ignorant telling me that it's pathetic to have an opinion.

  • who cares about who the best rapper is, there are only like 10 rappers on this world... the rest just shitting around, like on the radio

  • Nas>Tupac

    Tupac=overrated

  • @TheSeven45 wtf are u talking about..?

  • @TheSeven45 pac wasnt overated he was just the 1st hip hop artist that said real shit in interviewsand helped ppl out and started trends that still lives today in hip hop thats why ppl think hes better than every1 but lyrical no rapper will probaly ever touch nas i think nas is better but when u die ppl seem 2 respect u more lyk i bet if jayz died a lil bit after big l died ppl wudda been on sum tupac.>jayz>biggie>big l>nas or sum shit but now dey done seen nas body jay# ijs

  • @ROKINROD23

    Nas "Gave You Power" and "Rewind" songs beats everyone of tupac albums

    Big L a much better emcee then tupac to

  • @TheSeven45 So 2 songs beat all of Tupac's albums? hahahaha. And don't get me started about Big L, was alright but no Tupac, he was by far the most boring. No rapper alive is entertaining/powerful as Pac, most of these "real rappers" are extremely boring. Plus in my opinion "Me And My Girlfriend" is a little better than "I gave You Power".

  • @CounterStrike211 LOL at the joke this comedian telling

  • i don't like nas because listening to his music in cali got me hurt. i mean, come on, at that age i didn't know what to expect from people who listened to cali music. i mean, come on, you can't expect that all people will understand all types of music.

  • @jmsbfhs got you hurt? You don't like Nas because listening to his music got you hurt?  Lol. You're pathetic. Go listen to Justin Beiber.

  • Nas is legend but Tupac is the god.

  • Nas

    Tupac

    Big L

    Notorious B.I.G

    Jedi Mind Tricks

  • whooo produce him?? so sickk

  • @mcmarcelovideo Alchemist did this track.

  • ITs all about Mac Miller kids. he is the new tupac

  • @nemzz9st DUDE Nas is a legend. Talk about Mac on a Wiz video or something.

    AND there CAN NEVER be another Tupac!

    Tupac is way too deep to be compared to Mac

  • @mrDeffBeatz Im telling you mac is deep bro

  • @nemzz9st he's aight but nothing like Pac. Tupac is so truthful. Listen to trapped, changes, dear mama and so many tears. MAC just spits about weed and money like the rest of em.

  • @nemzz9st bang yourself in the forehead. Pac's the only him. tupac transcended passion on tracks, very few in rap have accomplished this. Think before you yap off

  • @jrred92 oh please i know more about pac than you, i got almost all of his cd's, know about the 7 day theory an all that shit

  • @nemzz9st that really identifies you as a pac fan...

  • @nemzz9st Joking? I really hope so

  • there is no best rapper there artist who express them self's through there lyrics and as long as poeple have opinions there will never be a best rapper just self expression by artist there no point in comparing wayne and nas or anyone else u say nas the best someone says waynes the best u get into a pointless arguement and stress your self over suttin even the artist probly dont even care bout in the end...smh

  • @kaborib very true man, very true

  • Thank you Nas for this song.

  • 9th came harder in my opinion on hes gods stepson

  • 26 ppl are lil wayne mainstreem fake ass hip hop fans

  • Pac and Nas made more influential music than Jay and Big

  • It's hard to be iced up with Gucci god; poverty's real...

  • 24 people dont hace a book of rymez

  • God son!!!!

  • I hate coming to videos with great music & having to see long arguments in the comments section. Mission accomplished to the guy hating on Nas because nobody is even talking about the music anymore.

  • Nas Intellect is 10x's better than MOST RAPPERS .

    but this type of music doesnt always sell " Stay Up " @Kinoshi44Htown

  • THIS IS DOPE!!!!!! YOUTUBE SEARCH "JAY JAY CHECK MY VISION"

  • Whats good Youtube? Nas inspires me and is one of my #1 rappers!

    ►CarmaMusic - Acoustic Rapper◄ Something different; guitar + rap.

    Appreciate any comments etc.

  • This song makes me feel emotional, its just SO true man, THANKS NAS

  • real rap

    

  • Jay-Z was never good

  • Your fuckin retarded if you say Wayne has passed up Nas. Just wow. People choose bullshit catchy tunes nowadays. Not true lyricism and meaning. Fuck Ross' fat ass and Wayne's dumbass. He acts like he doesn't know where he is half the time.

  • Achemist you're fff crazy Man thiz beat is fuckinn LEGEND + Nas on it

    ...can't get no BETTER than this niggas or bittch niggas

  • @truehoptunes go listen nas & damian marley; than you´ll talk otherwise

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  • @TrueHopTunes Dude are u for real? Who cares if Nas did a song with Rick Ross, he's still a rapping god. The reason Nas is not on the radio is because people have forgotten about real talent. Not only are u dissing nas ur also mentioning lil wayne who is not even worth bullshit...

  • @RedAssassin911 preach the truth brother

  • @RedAssassin911 All he did with Rick Ross was make Ricks shit better

  • @RedAssassin911

    Nas is on the radio.. I hear his single Nasty every day.

  • DMX is better hands down dmx the best ever

  • Im not so sure bout Nas anymore. He did a song wit a infamous drug kingpin turned rapper, Rick Ross. They did a song called Usual Suspects. Even Jay-z is still good. ppl aint checkin for Nas no more

    Nas time has past. Ross, weezy etc has past him up and are alot more talented then him now. Obviously they are cuz they all on the radio and he not. Plus all the fans listen 2 wayne so obv. he's better then Nas.

    why would so many ppl listen 2 them if Nas was better? cuz he's not

    *Follow @ ma_THT

  • @TrueHopTunes .... so you base skills based on who most people listen to? Therefore Bieber and Miley Cyrus are the best pop artists? Nas is one of the top lyricists ever, point blank period.

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  • @TrueHopTunes Ross weezy etc. are on the radio because they listen to and do whatever their corporate labels ask of them...not hatin' on them because that's what u gotta do to make money...just because Nas doesn't have a teenybopper hit on the radio now doesn't mean he's not as good as ross (who was a correctional officer I believe, not a drug kingpin) or weezy...if you just listen to lyrics, which is all you should be doing to assess what rapper is the best, Nas wins hands down.

  • @TrueHopTunes More people listen to Wayne and rick ross because they're signed by major labels. They rap about fucking bitches, spending money, and fast cars. That's talent? That's a joke. Compare any underground song to a mainstream song. You'll see what i mean haha.

  • @TrueHopTunes Thats not the real drug kingpin rick ross.dont bring up gay-z.weezy sounds like a 5 year old boy.n their only on da radio becuz they rap bout hoes n money.

  • @TrueHopTunes you stupid cock its cus they make pop tunes which are more appealing to 15 year old white girls who buy their music... its cus of them they sell so many albums and then they think their the 'best rappers'.. but if your a true hip hop head.. you know talent when you see it son.. Nas is the best rapper to ever do it.. BAR NONE!

  • @nastynaheemnas could not have said it better my dude

  • @nastynaheemnas everybody claiming one person is the best is just as ignorant as these foolish heads talking about modern rap, there is no best in anything especially not when it comes to an art

  • @nastynaheemnas I am with you on this, these so-called best rappers think that because they shifted the market to these kids therfore they are great. Nas is forever.

  • @TrueHopTunes woooow dude, really? nas is a hip-hop god, wayne obviously has alot of talent, but ross and the rest of them are complete garbage! but wayne aint touchin nas in terms of the quality of his music, there is a diffrence between popular rite now and legendary forever, and radio has nothing to do with talent, i mean come on dude, they actually play waka on the radio! they will play any garbage on the radio nowadays....

  • @TrueHopTunes You are actually retarded. I thought you were joking at first with your bullshit about Nas not being as good as wayne or ross cos he's not on the radio. Go listen to them, please. you don't deserve Nas.

  • @TrueHopTunes only reason why all them lames on the radio is cus all the true hip hop heads stopped listening to the radio. and all the people who fall for them catchy hooks and beats tuned into it. fuck the radio and what the band wagon likes. i fuck wit nas and some lil wayne songs. but in my mind lil wayne is wack and false claimin, but thats prolly to complex for u to understand.fuck outta here sayin no one check fo nas,then why u here? comments under this from hours ago..ignorance.