Nas illmatic-memory lane

[WOCDclan]

it's better than Drake

[snugglebear97653]

@WOCDclan anything is better than Fake 

[MalcolmXcellent]

"My intellect prevails from a hanging cross with nails. I reinforce the frail with lyrics that's real." OMG!

I wonder how many people know that a 19 yr-old kid from the Queensbridge projects made the greatest album of all time?

[uwsbr00klyn]

true to da game long as blood is blue in my veins

[iwishaniggawoods187]

fuck all 88 of you

[da133]

i know this song is good so im gonna listen to it

[gangland98]

Da greatest

[Slimshady2468]

Nas is my drug

YouTube is my dealer

Vevo is the police

[fourtwentysam]

This song never will get old

[abstractded]

@fourtwentysam forreal haha. i listen to this shit every single day like 6000 times.

[hoaxerrr]

@abstractded there is only 1,440 minutes in a day, what you are stating is impossible seeing as how this song is 4:09 min to hear it 6000 times in a day is not possible

[STG13freed]

i don't get what half his lyrics have to do with reminiscing though...

[blackezi3]

@STG13freed The first half is about how awesome he is at rhymin, the people he influences when he raps, kinda like why he wanted to start rapping. Then at the end of the first verse he says "Now that this shit is explained, imma take niggas on a trip down memory lane"... then the second verse is him reminiscing

[optimus212100]

Eminem will always remain my favourite rapper for many reasons however, Nas is better. you just cant deny the guys talent! i almost feel ashamed that ive only got into him properly within the last couple of years

[424Ben]

First heard this song when I was a twelve. Real classic and tight beats. Much luv from SFC to the NYC. Representin the Bay Area and its how you carry it and live it to the fullest, much respect to NAS!!!!

[stomperfood]

This is my bible. This is my religion. The spoken word of man is the strongest weapon in the world.

[Phl3xable]

Beautiful.

[JaidaFord]

#Dope

[GregoryAmezidiiiii]

illest

[ThePhunkyPharaoh]

Honestly one of the greatest raps in all of Hip Hop history

[TheDevilvsdemon]

eminem is better!

[88druman]

@TheDevilvsdemon lol no way in hell. He is lyrical as fuck though.

[ujellyorwhat8]

@TheDevilvsdemon ur stupid hes awful

[The12Jacob]

@TheDevilvsdemon Lol, no he's not bro, I myself am white but Eminem is not better than Nasty Nas i used to think Eminem was the greatest, until i expanded my Hip-Hop knowledge.

[BuildingManxXx]

@TheDevilvsdemon NO HES NOT

[BuildingManxXx]

@BuildingManxXx yeah he is

[miniprice31]

im 15 and illmatic is the only shit i listen to at school. ppl look at me like im crazy what is wrong with ppl

[BuildingManxXx]

@miniprice31 you do that to thank u everyone looks at me like I'm retarted i tell them this is real rap and guess what they say no you idiot lil wayne and drake is rap

[kylieluvr]

5 MILLION THUMBS-UP. REALER THAN ANYTHING ON MTV OR VH-1 TODAY........NAS = GOAT...

[jasonkirk1996]

mac miller stole lyrics what a fucken loser

[Ant1matt3r]

WOW first time i listen to this (i know im late haters)

[rrickrude]

@Ant1matt3r lol its ALL GOOD YOU GOT HERE!

[Smilelions]

@Ant1matt3r

No hate! One love!

[TUBESTEAKNIG]

GOT DAM this beat is hot

DJ premier ftw

[ri394]

one of the greatest albums to ever grace planet earth.

[grungyketchup]

only real rap songs are uploaded by users not companys

[nkelly1432]

@grungyketchup in 240p...

[deceptasean1]

@nkelly1432 do you really care? (no disrespect) youre here to listen to the music, and the music is playing for you.

and does the 240, 480, all that shit actually affect sound?

[nkelly1432]

@deceptasean1 yea 240p def affects sound just as much as video, but still sounds good enough

[NastyNas2801]

My favorite album ever. Just look at my youtube name.

[MrGraffitiproduction]

@NastyNas2801 I just put the cookie in the mail, it should be there in abit.



[hnoors]

@NastyNas2801 > @Slimshady2468

[azatbello1]

One of the finest moments in hiphop illmatic checkout my homeboy JimmyJames Hardcore Appeal video.

[WalkingSlick]

Pure poetry

[PiotrunioMode]

greetings from Poland again. If you r rap fan check Polish lyrics /watch?v=mbwe5XIMeIA

[darkgalaxystar]

worst song ever! now that i got ur atention, wat a brill song

[yohan110797]

Fuck You All, Wocka Flock is the best! Lol

[8282snowman]

@yohan110797 Fuck that dum rapper he sucks dick

[btkkilla1]

If you love this song and you love Nas..you will love this rapper coming straight out of queens ny..on the come up..needs heavy support from you guys..please give this artist a chance like you gave Nas when he was on the come up..just search lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice

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[shoshoni1985]

cant stop listeting this!

[masiyiateddymc]

the arguements on here are dumb to be honest to the faggot who is trashing nas please stfu Eminem is in my top 5 of my fave of all fucking time but so is nas they have different flows and different views on life can we agree they both Great

[ShookOnes92]

nas > any mc

[PhuckTheLaw5150]

i dont give a fuck about the east coast..but i like thiz song

[wataloopus]

FUCKING NAS AND ILLMATIC THIS SHIT WAS SO AHEAD, THOUGHT WE WUZ ALL DEAD

[kareemu13]

This song truly brings back memories.

[cajenspice]

my fav album if you gonna hate we dont give a fuck cause you'll never make music like this

[Ninjafushen]

don't get no better...hip hop



[Thefrenchiie]

stop debating over crappy shit, just enjoy the song...

[randay92]

Damn, this is dope as hell. People should also check out Elzhi's "Elmatic." He remade "Ilmatic." Fucking dope too!!!

[madclownace]

I like nas and eminem... is there anything wrong with that? I came here to listen to nas anyway, I don't wanna a eminem comment until I go to listen to one of HIS songs.

[kevinbranislavstanko]

@madclownace eminem fuck him i used to like him until he became a sell out and if you want some examples then here it is. Drake Feat Kanye West And Lil Wayne And Eminem. and also em ft lil wayne and again em ft lil wayne and em ft rihanna. is that not a sell out? PLEASE MAN COMMON

[cbarbour80]

@kevinbranislavstanko if your speaking of forever then thats a em feat drake track not the other way around..sell out?? whata sell out anymore??? i love hip-hop but totoday its just braggin and its getn back to the way it started with the dj and the mc is behind him.... sorry if got off track...one love

[kevinbranislavstanko]

@cbarbour80 sell out is when he is not kepping it real anymore em used to hate these kind of hip hop he dissed nick cannon and others för that but now insted of being like nas and not change he tottaly changed from hip hop to pop. you better recognize

[TheRapMagician]

@kevinbranislavstanko thats because no matter what he did he was always getting ropped in to that crowd so in the end i think he just gave up

[madclownace]

@kevinbranislavstanko lol wow what do u call Nas collaborating with chris brown on his new album then? And I guess it means nothing that he signed slaughterhouse..

[kevinbranislavstanko]

@madclownace slaughterhouse is underground bitch joel ortiz is in there and chris brown? so what if brown is just going to be a rnb voice then its not sellout but if brown does his own stile then yes but chris is going to sing just like he did in nas last track

[madclownace]

@kevinbranislavstanko So does Rihanna. Dude give it up you lost the argument nas was on Waynes last album and he does collaborations for rnb artist, which is the exact same thing you tried to discredit eminem for.

[XxsatsukiyamixX]

Nas is the Real, 5 years later he's got people comment on his music, not months ago, hours ago.

[asdasdsdgdfgdf]

if you self loath hate your self your taste in music will also be like that (eminem) all he spits is self loathing hate shit. but i have a higher refined educated taste i fucks with nas :)

[jazzefingers]

nas one of the best lyricists out there!...hes been holdin real hip hop down forever! his style is so unique and consistent! ...chek the group "INRG MUSIC - FEELIN’ IT" for real music

[theheightsboy100]

fuck who's best and worst rappers of all time. one thing you can count on, this track will take you back to the days. NaS the poet of QB

[shoshoni1985]

nas killed every haters grandsons grandson with this shit! only deaf and dumb people do not recognize and appreciate the force this song has!!! Nas SANDZAK je uz tebe!!!!

[DaTKidNamedJabb]

Damn guys... Just Enjoy This Shit.

[ProMagnon404]

Nas' Illmatic and Outkast's Aquemini are two of the greatest rap/hip hop albums of all time. HANDS DOWN.

[s3k0g0t5k1ls]

Why does people search for a song they hate just to write how much better other songs are?

The fuck is wrong with people? Nas is great btw!

[Wilzehagawa]

Big doesn't even come close to NAS. memory lane is greater than any sing Big ever produced, try putting up any of biggies work and try matching to this song. This is what Marcus garvey would have listened too; not dope peddling big lyrics, solidifying regans crack genocide of the disadvantages Americans of all colors.

[Wilzehagawa]

Let me just put it out there for you that is of Generation X and before that even back in the 90s lacked wisdom. Eminen is garbage period. He was forced onto us through dre by the mainstream. Their plan, to soften the only remaining musical art apart from gospel that left your brain thinking logically.

[HaletoExcile]

@Wilzehagawa FORCED? People weren't FORCED to like EMINEM. PEOPLE like Em because he has talent. I can argue that EMINEM is lyrically better than TUPAC AND BIG AND NAS put together. Eminem would end your career just with his lyrics. I would even say Eminem is up there with Pac. You all act like Pac and Big didn't sell out but the truth is they did, except they kept it real. Their music wasn't trash. This is exactly what Eminem did, KEPT IT REAL. HOW MANY RAPPERS keep it real today?

[HaletoExcile]

@HaletoExcile NONE which put Tupac and BIG and NAS and EM seperate from Jay Z, Little Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Kanye and everyone else. EM puts effort into his shit. SO DON"T BE COMING AT ME ACTING LIKE PAC AND BIG AND NAS didn't go mainstream either. Nas today is garbage.. his best album arguably is illmatic and after that what does he got? GOD's SON? I AM...? GIVE ME A BREAK.

[RelaxednCaIm]

@HaletoExcile illmatic, it was written, the lost tapes and stillmatic are all better than any em album. eminem is talented lyrically but he never made a great album to me. his shady ego ruins the majority of his stuff, and those funny tracks he does. 

[HulkHooligann]

@HaletoExcile man is eminem paying you to ride his dick so hard...?

[711DAS]

@HaletoExcile Jay z is cold..he just a hustler rapper, said it from the beginning

And Kanye is cold for a mainstream rapper......

Drake had somewhat potential, he just got with young money so all he rap about is pussy (fanbase)

[airborne4lf]

@711DAS all three of them can shut up and get out business

[711DAS]

@airborne4lf Reasonable Doubt?

.......naw

[airborne4lf]

@711DAS are you serious? they're all mainstream cunts that dont have anything to rap about

[DETmostwanted]

@711DAS Co-sign. Proof that Jay is down with the illuminati and Drake did have potential until he joined that Young Money bullshit.

[BIGMrighthere]

@HaletoExcile Eminem is better than Tupac, Biggie and Nas put together? Please dude, you ridin for him too hard.

[reljakool]

@BIGMrighthere Eminem is a fuckin faggot

[Usama600]

@BIGMrighthere when i read the first part of that comment, i got mad

[BIGMrighthere]

@Usama600 I thought he had brain problems.

[HaletoExcile]

@Usama600 EMINEM > NAS SON. ALWAYS EVERYDAY..

[gonotredame40]

@HaletoExcile Your a parrenial jackass. btw Eminem isn't as good as you think.

[HaletoExcile]

@gonotredame40 Illmatic is the only argument you got. Without Illmatic, Nas would be nothing.

[sIGHTcs]

@HaletoExcile joking right? you don't know shit

[HaletoExcile]

@sIGHTcs exactly cause that's all your fan boys argument have. ILLMATIC. and if nas was that great why he changed his style? Don't tell me his post "God's Son" albums was as good as this.

[gonotredame40]

@HaletoExcile umm it was written album, ether, he is lyrically the greatest of all time and could shit on your precious eminem.

[HaletoExcile]

@gonotredame40 ether? I could name a million diss songs better than Ether... frestyle and then some. Lyrically the greatest of all time? REALLY? LMAOOO Not if Pac has something to say about that. Eminem Freestyle > Nas's illmatic. Eminem don't need to write shit on paper to prove he's better than NAS. Just cause Nas took Jay Z on ether don't mean hes invisable. Hell even THE GAME could have a chance against Nas.

[robinhorulz56]

@HaletoExcile LOL @ THIS!!! Well trolled my man.

[Nomruto]

@HaletoExcile

nas#1 alvie no nuff said.

[JDRepyourhood]

@HaletoExcile how the fuck can you compare eminem to Nas? for one has is consistent and in a whole different league, of you really like eminem do rap a favour and go listen to lady gaga and all the other mainstream mugs

[HaletoExcile]

@JDRepyourhood Stop acting like Nas isn't mainstream. You don't hear his shit on the radio cause it sucks. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Don't be giving me some bullshit that Nas ain't meanstream.

[JDRepyourhood]

@HaletoExcile how is it shit, you obviously haven't sat down and listened to the album its what nearly 20 years since it was released and whenever i listen to it i still DO NOT skip a track man how can you say has is shit? bruh you know nothing bout music, all respect to 2pac and biggie but seriously, in my opinion the dons are Nas, Wu Tang, Grandmasterflash, beastie boys biggie, pac and ether is the best diss of all time, HE IS INSPERATION

[gonotredame40]

@HaletoExcile Name another diss song better than ether do it.. cause jay got shit on.. Btw aint nobody touchin illmatic EVER not even pac, you must be outta your mind.As for eminem after recovery came out it was a wrap, it was extremely overrated but mainstream blew it up that way for popularity. And just incase you are, you don't have to dick ride because hes a white rapper and (judging by your lacking hiphop intelligence) your white. Im white and i dont care for em.

[HaletoExcile]

@gonotredame40 Real Motherfucking G'z (Eazy E) King of the Hill ( Ice CUBE) The Warning (Eminem) 300 bars n running ( The Game) HIT EM UP ( Tupac ) ETHER was good, not the best. ILLMATIC has nothing on Pac dude, ALL Eyez on Me and The DON KILL more better than ILLMATIC. It's funny beause a white rapper is better than most black rappers who entered the game. A WHITE PERSON.

[gonotredame40]

@HaletoExcile Dude stop bitchin about whos better. Im not going to persuade you to be a fan of a very intelligent rapper like nas because your retarded. Your tellin me illmatic wasnt the best album in hip hop history that tells me all i need to know. ems good but not in my top ten, nas is a forever a legend in the streets and he is in my top 5. TRUE hip hop fans would agree with me on this. mark.

[HaletoExcile]

@gonotredame40 all eyez on me > illmatic

[KushPlants]

@HaletoExcile Both are dope. That's hard argument to make I my oppinion. I don't get why everyone has to rank shit over other shit. What matters is you're actually listening to artists like Pac and Nas. Not this lil wayne, rick ross YMCMB bullshit.

[gonotredame40]

@HaletoExcile Eli Porter > You.. stfu bitch.

[gonotredame40]

@HaletoExcile <<<Mainstream dick rider.

[sIGHTcs]

@HaletoExcile anyways illmatic > all of em's albumbs

[TECHProductions4u]

@HaletoExcile Eminem and Nas are both one of the best rappers ever no doubt. Hard to compare which one is better or worse. Different styles, beats etc...

[salah1323]

@HaletoExcile what the fuck you talking about hahaha.... idiot

[NeededBabyCakez]

@HaletoExcile Im guessing you are a white 10 year old.

[TruGouki]

I have known of illmatic since forever, but today is my first time listening to this song, and this is pretty much the best hip hop song i've ever heard

[jrldude]

biggie the best rapper ever nas 3rd but still illmatic best album i ever heard

[nickjohnsonsmustache]

I know Em is sort of a sell out as of now (he worked with lil wayne) but i feel like he and Nas could have totally came up with a great song(s) together back in Em's MM LP days. Too bad they'll probably never get together. Two of the best lyricists of all time. 

[InfamousAct]

@nickjohnsonsmustache Eminem isnt a fucking sellout NAS worked with Wayne too

[ofashodo]

I've heard this so many times now, I still can't press skip.

[On3Shot]

PS3GUY u must be the dumbest fuck ever -.-

[themainakid]

I like nas, but you can't beat the B.I.G

[EduzKanaal]

@themainakid Don't agree Nas has the better lyrics. Biggie has the better voice and their rap skills are even. A shame they never made a track togheter.

[neuronaut77]

@themainakid flow is arguable but lyrically nas is waaaay better than big and im a fan of big

[goodguyj]

Nas is better then biggie in my opinion, i styll fucks wit biggie though

[Dmoney185]

@goodguyj i agree but they are by far the best 2 ever

[Benjefwil]

Illmatic alone is enough to keep Nas in the GOAT debate for the rest of hip hop's existence.

[MrDfiguero]

the only rap album my kids will listen to.

[Dmoney185]

@MrDfiguero cant forget ready to die haha

[equanox100]

inspiration

[PucciPucci22893]

illmatic is the best rap album ever produced, and nas is the greatest rapper to ever come out of the east coast. ny for life.

[hiphoplegend1]

@PucciPucci22893 Nas is GREAT and so is Biggie, Rakim, LL Cool J, KRS-One, Heavy D, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Brand Nubian, Prodigy, Treach, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, EPMD, Canibus, Big Pun, Method Man, Ghostface, and a bunch of others...NYC is the GOAT of this hip-hop shit!

[Matt777shxt]

@hiphoplegend1 Fuckin right.

[Borough81]

@PucciPucci22893 best east coast, west coast, midwest, south, fuck he is the G.O.A.T

[VVaRGuEriLLa]

@PucciPucci22893 nah you wyldin tupac and big are the best to come out of the east coast

[muamerkarma]

@PucciPucci22893 NOTORIOUS BIG the greatest <3

[PS3Guy8]

I used to live on Memory Lane. Then i took an arrow to the knee.

[TJloc69er]

@PS3Guy8 Faggot

[Zipzap220]

@PS3Guy8 Those jokes died weeks ago..

[ArmyOfWalrus]

@PS3Guy8 There is no middle finger big enough. -_-

[MYviewMYview]

Nas is the greatest ever dont fuck about , no ones lyrics even compare to the content of Nas

[DreDaDon16]

Man ELzhi really did this song justice. I know nas is proud.

[Sadistic1993]

How does this even get 1 dislike? aint that sum shyt

[justinr714]

*-3

[justinr714]

This is fucking brilliant, fuck all this new school shit much love nas -3

[westside159]

as long as blood is blue in my vein

[westside159]

the most dangerous mc is come come come come outta queensbridge

[westside159]

THE SICKEST SHIT EVER SPIT ON A MIC , AND THERE IS ALOT OF SICK VERSES IN HIP HOP HISTORY

[westside159]

I drop the ancient manifested hip hop straight off the block

[westside159]

i rap for listeners

[bigdog533]

illmatic is the greatest hiphop album ever........there is nothing else to be said good day and enjoy peace!!

[jameshawkinson]

@bigdog533 Id say 36 Chambers ties fo first

[tim7650]

Great Song. Makes me wanna step my game up BIG time.

[luxster123]

this song is swag

[Usama600]

@luxster123 is fag

[jazzefingers]

the song is definately uplifting...agreed. nas is trying to save the hip pop era we are living in....alot of lyrics are just prostituted underneath club beats...songs like this keep good music alive! ....chek the group "INRG MUSIC - FEELIN’ IT" for some classy sounds

[scunnysum]

I fuck with alot of new rappers, mainly because they're real and can spit. like rozay, wale, odd future, asher roth, all these niggas, but Nasty NaS makes them all look like complete SHIT, and it hurt me to say that.

[mark51397]

@scunnysum shit at least youre sayin the truth 

[Roxasthesupersaiyan]

@scunnysum most of the new rappers are not real.

[scunnysum]

@Roxasthesupersaiyan yeah they are. You're just thinking of the fake ones. lol

[ironlakcans]

fucking fags

[MrDfiguero]

This album is all the Hip Hop I need.