Kanye West Feat. NAS - Classic (Dj Premier Remix)

[KRizmaTV]

Why is everybody hating on Kanye.....his albums before heartbreak 808 where obviously classics and his instrumentals where untouchable and he is a good rapper too.....I don't know what you hatin for

[Grnvolpe]

Im still glad I bought late registration when it came out. Good music is good music

[Dalleman86]

krs is the one who shouldve been out

[Enafable]

@Dalleman86 you really think that. There is a reason they all agreed to let KRSONE do the last leg of the race. Also he gave us the first rap battle with "The Bridge" so he is a classic a legend. And KnowledgeReignsSupremelyOverNe­arlyEveryone= KRSONE that is some deep shit.

[Dalleman86]

@Enafable its their opinion.. not mine.. hes just not sounding authentic.. not using the words the way I like it

[ihateslideshows]

fuck kanye west

[Ivsosy]

KRS#1

[sbdunksandjordans]

How is Fat Joe not in this song? thats a great sign of disrespect right there. fat joes been wearing up towns his whole life too, and has more exclusives alones than these guys have air forces.

[4242dre]

rakim's flow is...you get the idea !

[JordanTW420]

@4242dre nuff said..

[4242dre]

@JordanTW420 fuck you hater !

[chinpokoman007]

KRS schools these kids. good song all around

[TheM1r]

Replace Kanye with Mos Def.

[DannyDannsg]

@TheM1r That would be a legendary line up.

[BlajsterTV]

Classic............

[michalslahor]

DJ Premier just showed the world with the track that he is the CLASSIC and one of the BEST DJ'S OF ALL TIME!!! Thumbs up if you agree.

[razorfist10]

Kanye is hands down top 5 rappers alive today.

[00ULtRaKeBaB00]

FUCK KANYE!

[SuperAaazzzaz]

kenye s big fake

[xMILANISTA4LYFEx]

Classic!

[olefagerheim]

DJ PREMIER GOT THA SWAG BRO!



[michalslahor]

@olefagerheim Please don't use the word SWAG when it comes to real hip hop. That word is most commonly used wwhen 14 year olds press the the like a Soulja Fag video.

[olefagerheim]

@michalslahor *Insert comment where I really give a fuck*

[mckayr12]

where is that building?

[saigondakar]

KANYE ALREADY IS A LEGEND , BUT CAN'T BE COMPARED LIRYCALLY WITH NASIR AND RAKIM,OR EVEN THEM IMPACTS...

BUT I'M BIG KANYE FAN , 3 CLASSICS UNDER HIS BELT.

KRS FLOW KILLED ON IT

[kaleopar]

he means

NAS FEAT RAKIM & KRS 1 - CLASSIC :D

[CowardStern]

If Kayne wasn't on their level, they wouldn't have had him the track. For all you who don't know, he did have albums BEFORE Heartbreak808 and they're considered classics. Think I'm bullshitting? Look at the sales AND the critics reviews.

He will be considered a legend whether you like or not, so just fuck off and enjoy the track.

[DillonAilloud]

@CowardStern People that listen to true hip hop will never consider him a legend

[Th3RealOne]

This is real Hip-Hop.

[DpaKMusic]

Kanye is definitely on their level. People who don't realize that, obviously never heard him before..smh

[migueleato]

@DpaKMusic college dropout man, kanye was beast there...

[ceeloke]

These are the lyrics of KRS 1! 1! 1!....KRS ripped it up!!!

[luisadrian72579]

Great song. Love the beginning....Si primo is ca bomb!!!!

[Jomy1995]

i like it how people are hating on kanye because theres legends instead of him. their scared to admit that kanye is on their level.

[uLy310]

@Jomy1995 kanye's not on their level...

[Jomy1995]

@uLy310 if kanye is not on their level then they dont need kanye but he's in there right?? he makes more money than u and me so dont be a hater.

[uLy310]

@Jomy1995 im not hating, im just saying

[shoogo0565]

ビデオも合わせて最高のクラシック

[sh3rii68]

Dj Premier IS the best.

[OLLy77777777]

At 0:11.. is that a sequencer? what's that exactly?

[nibblebunny]

kanye is good in his own right..but his style doesnt mix with the Classics

[Moviewxpert]

@nibblebunny in music it doesn't matter about style. We accept all styles and we don't need a barrier or styles to keep us from making music with different people. The fact that they all have have the passion to make music is what makes them all classic.

[nibblebunny]

@Moviewxpert no i know what you mean but i just feel like kanyes tone/style doesnt mix or sound good to me imo. i like his verse...but it just doesnt sound right.. you know what i mean?

[Moviewxpert]

@nibblebunny yeah I understand, It's like tasting wine, you just got to get that right mix. And you can appreciate it a lot more.

[saigondakar]

SHIT, THE WORLD IS LOST ONLY 137,748 VIEWS

[saigondakar]

DAMN,PREMIER KILLED AND WE HAVE 4 LEGENDS ON THA MIC ! GREAT,GREAT RAP SONG!!

[Simfaceable94]

They all killed this!

[nimebeats]

I think nas could do better in this track. With rakim and krs-one both having great verses he should push himself a little more... And saying kanye should be replaced in this track is not fair... His flow is dope in this track.

[MoxicoMC]

Classic...BIG DADDY KANE should have been on this one...

[redskinscaps]

@MoxicoMC yeah instead of kanye!!

[818dancx92]

love the music vid... everythin about this is classic; from live studio sessions to the wall art!

[rruiz89]

smooth

[lukelibunao]

Rakim fuckin overkilled this

[STFilmy]

PREMO !

[IlginoPL]

Kanye, you are classic?! Ha ha ha...

[JayKayTee7]

Class IS permanent... end off!

this jam will be rocking for years to come......

[Rickylol45]

Rakim murdered this

[country307]

This is real rap. This is how rhymes are supposed to be done. Classic rappers spittin classic rap. Been rockin this for a minute!

[Schweissperle87]

Rakim could be TI´s father, look at their faces, total similar hahaha omg :D

[OldKrooX]

Охуенчик! наипестатейший олдскульный звук!

[timurkorolyov]

нормальный клип

[tjenis87]

Kanye is not needed here.

[griffmaister]

@tjenis87 Hes indeed not, but I do think he delivers here...

[michalslahor]

@tjenis87 There is a edition of this without Kanye, I saw it, no joke. Its out there, find it.

[michalslahor]

@tjenis87 Go to watch?v=mnl7Q_IBXbw to see the video without Kanye.

[tjenis87]

@michalslahor thx man

[MALKone1]

thats sick :DDDD

[MrThePivot1]

in order from quality of verse in my opinion

1. KRS

2. Kanye

3. Rakim

4.NAS

i feel bad for putting nas rock bottom but... he deserved it

[Oldschool58HipHop]

@MrThePivot1 dont talk shit nas is the king

[akstemp]

what the fuck about the others ? in order i would have put the names : Rakim (best classic rap), DJ Premier (best classic beats), NAS and KRS One (both good in different styles), and Kanye West (ok, not bad..)

[stackpofficial]

hardest hardcore hip-hop collabration ever much respect dj premier is the mad scientist to the beats

[82password]

Everyone killed this shit BUT Kanye's verse is one of the best Kanye verses i've ever heard and im not a kanye west fan.

[82password]

@beastish1 WTH are you talking about? You blow cock BITCH!

[mcmastermind]

Rakim bodied this track!

[beastish1]

Blows cock cant believe how much of a sell out nas became

[londondamage]

@beastish1 i luv how wen a rapper develops with the times an manages to remain a relevant artist hes called a sellout by idiots like u who think there hardcore hip hop heads because the blindly dis any new music but dnt even know shit about oldschool either

[84benfiquista]

kanie west ft nas??and what about rakim fucken idiot??

[101TheDrake]

instant classic

[yeaboymanidude]

lmao jesus christ it s way better than the original hahahahahaa

[fu2retroublez]

Please come check out my track, also titled "Classic", sampling this song here.. Let me know what you think.. Just looking to reach some new people and bring hip hop back from its bubblegum state..

[NasTiffany]

Nas is king!

[HybridDragons]

This is not a remix. But it's amazing!

[Pdmiles007]

thats not an opinion thats a fact

[Noodles7791]

Only Premo baby pa.

[itzillmatic]

DJ Premier killed it!

[Sl1ckM1x]

krs killed this

[boiigotsomany1]

see, when you collaborate with legends you spit the illest verse you've ever spit... definitly the best from kanye i heared, for a mile... still, the song is underrated and unlistened...100000 views is way to little for a masterpiece like this...more people should be listening CLASSIC shit, such as this one...

[zeimbo]

this video is alright but kanye west had one of the best videos of all time!!

[first2blast]

every verse in on this joint is dope! a rarity nowadays! I liked rakim's the most!

[quzzy21]

krayzie sucks dick

[quzzy21]

i like kanye when it was old school

[xXChrisBoneXx]

3:40 LOL at Rakim

[Sami76Bizerte]

And now for my next Number i would like to return to the ... to the.. Classic.. ( Dope )

[fresh224ful]

In my opinion DJ Premier is the best.

[gegeselte]

@fresh224ful I can agree with this! :)

[TheMinneapolis612]

@fresh224ful naw that's a fact.

[fresh224ful]

@TheMinneapolis612 agreed 

[TheXxxJohnyxxx]

@fresh224ful you stole my opinion. :(

[PS3xMedia]

is this on any album? cos i have a thing where i have to have all album artwork on my ipod haha.

i want this version of the song, but is it on an album?

[crsdraws]

kanye "classic?

[nessimanonga]

'Ask the teenagers, O.Gs and nasty kids what they definition of what a classic is; timeless so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth'

Can people get over the whole 'we hate Kanye West' thing or stating x, y or z isn't real Hip-Hop (the fact 4 legends chose to work with him speaks for itself on this one) and just enjoy these 'wordsmiths' at work.

[kustomkure]

@nessimanonga no, it doesn't speak for itself

[pozzog]

This makes me wanna pick up a MIC an MPC and some KRYLON.

[omair134]

7 people don't know what a classic is

[mugen524]

@omair134 yo i agree dey prolly in love wit skinny jeans

[lgc32090]

Yo what happened to kanye see how good of a rapper he was before he saw one too many daft punk concerts

[foreverblunted718]

fuck i want that akai 2000 mpc preem is rockin.. its too expensive to buy mann

[Locksmithbeats]

@foreverblunted718 thats a mpc 60 II, get your picture right.

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[foreverblunted718]

@Locksmithbeats true-- i just started out makin my own beats what MPC would u suggest for someone just gettin into it?

nothing crazy expensive, times is hard on the boulevard

[Locksmithbeats]

@foreverblunted718 You don't need an mpc to make beats. If you are just startin out, I would suggest you to see what feels best.

I've bought my first mpc after 8 years of beatmaking, my wackest beats are made on the mpc. That's because I am used to other methods.

On the other end, my friends their best beats are made with the mpc. So yeah. It's all preference.

Dont be misguided by dudes that are telling you that the mpc is the best for beats.

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[pozzog]

@foreverblunted718

thats not a 2000, its a 60. the 60 is the first mpc ever.

[robertozzagee]

How come Rakim doesnt finish the song in this version, Kanye shouldve started first since his verse isnt as good as everyonelses...............who agrees ?

[SeboHyatt]

@robertozzagee

I disagree the his verse is better in the position its in now, at the beginning. the other version doesn't start off well 'cause Kanye starts. I think they did a good job rearranging the verses.

[gemzzwhoa]

couldt say it any better @ #

ChuckmasterFlex

[tomaszeq1661]

because he is wearing NIKE !

[liteoner]

Kanye is nobody.

[seanhiphop905]

I like Kanye, but I don't think he belongs here..

[mugen524]

@seanhiphop905 i like kayne too but it was his idea to bring 4 legends together if it makes sense he brought nas, rakim, krs-one, and dj premier.....i love of love to see guru on there but at the time we all know he was battling wit cancer....R.I.P. guru, a true legend who freestyled in the studio

[heyho72]

really do like this vid

the dj is amazing

beats very well

and Kanye West and NAS of cours too

[JuraKez]

why everybody hatin on kanye??,i mean if he records a song with these legends, they accept him as an artist ,right??he raps since 1996 !!!pls ,he is a real rapper, he can freestylin', rhymin', and make dope rap beats,,,give him the tribute he deserves...

[perradoxx]

Rakim is unfuckwitable. Balances flawless flow with potent lyrics. LOL @ the Kanye hate though. Dude came aight to me.

[Jtownprice]

With the exception of Kanye, this is REAL hip-hop, son!! They shoulda replaced him with Talib Kweli and/or Mos Def!!

[RmonE27]

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[CensoredProduction]

7 people dont know the definition of classic

[niquelegotrip]

why is Kanye West on this?

[ganee6a]

@niquelegotrip he sucked premo's dick to let him in

[cdothedamnthing]

@niquelegotrip He isn't on this, it's his track.

feauting Nas, Rakim and KRS-ONE produced by Premo originally by Rick Rubin. He decided to get 4 legends together it would never happen if it wasn't for Kanye West. You would never have heard this track if it wasn't for Kanye West. And Kanye is a bigger fan of these people that anyone posting and knows classic hiphop better than anyone posting. That is why he brought his biggest idols together and made a song for the air force one anniversary

[Baiju900]

as much as kanye shouldnt be here, his verse is kinda catchy, but then nas rakim and krs-one rips it!! how many yall got criminal minded? you you you yall dont be blinded!!!

[ganee6a]

please remove Kanye's part

[sebooonio]

#$&^#@$% timeless

[NateZen]

This shit should be Rakim feat Nas and Kanye. Wheres the respect??? Or Nas feat Rakim and Kanye.

[knSnnajc]

hip-hop is international!!!!!! Premier is number 1 on whole world. Respect from POLAND!!!!!!!!!!! Kaenes

[knSnnajc]

hip-hop is international!!!!!! Premier is number 1 on whle world. Respect from POLAND!!!!!!!!!!! Kaenes

[ryanmxn]

the only thing this song is missing is will smith and dj jazzy jeff.

[ryanmxn]

I'm not a huge fan of rap, but this is one of the best songs ever produced in that genre.

[crewdos]

to the seven people that disliked this, thank you for showing how mindless you are =]

[TheDjazzmetazz]

real hiphop!!! dj premier is the best around

[tipoole]

gotta love it .mad respect premier

[kegsy86]

This song is "classic" Krs & Rakim rip this up. Nas is quality too. Kanye is ok i guess but would rather have had someone like Talib.

[zippo718]

The only reason Kanye is on this track is because he paid for it.

[kmayfiel]

This song is dope!

[Ratliff19]

Kanye West isn't a sucker MC! He knows where hip hop came from and respects it. He just does his own thing. And that's why you see the legends kicking out a collaboration with him.

[dhhs91]

@Ratliff19 More precisely, here's a list of the artists that have colaborated with this "sucker MC":

Jay Z, Talib Kweli, Common, Twista, Jamie Foxx, Ludacris, Mos Def, Adam Levine, Krs One, DJ Premier, Rakim, Lupe Fiasco, The Game, Nas, Pharrell Williams, Pusha T, Chris Martin, No I.D., Raekwon, John Legend, Madonna, Rihanna, Andre 3000, Jadakiss, Beyonce, Charlie Wilson, Alicia Keys, Elton fucking John, MICHAEL JACKSON.

[SanozNekGel]

@Ratliff19 In my opinion he is a legend...

He's a very good mc,and people should stop judging...he just does what he likes :)

[BalderOgBror]

@Ratliff19 what kanye west does is sampling. and he is good at sampling. thats his thing. but that aint rappin. and MY opinion is that kanye aint a real MC

[kyle7300]

@BalderOgBror all rappers/ mc's sample.... just because your running a table doesnt make it not a sample... The vinyl hes spinniing is the sample...

[KevinKronz]

@Ratliff19

dont think so homie they wanted some skrill thats why they did it. kanye is a fag sell out used to be pretty good. the version without him is way sicker

[larf06]

Hmm. i think its cool these days to say that Kanye sucks. Ill well thought out beats with old school vibe...plus hes pretty sick with the rhymes. I think people jus love hating.. He may be a gay fish but hes the illest gayfish ever. Think of it...every album he put out except 808's were very polished and almost no filler. Just listen to the shit...

[GabBling]

everything in this song is a classic except that kanye west dick

[blinkzone1]

"of course-we have blastmaster krs one" anybody know the sample of that line?

[fakkot]

i love this!!

[JDmohamed]

kanye west no klesik

[Gosu117]

Dj Premier IS Hip Hop.

And Kanye is overrated as fuck.

[2gatt]

Classic: "there's one life to live, so live it the best you can, the world could use one less man","Id like to be the wall that they toast upon, id like to see the fall, guilty for doin' wrong"

- "timeless, cos age dont count in the booth, and my flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth"

-"instead of broadcasting hoe we smoke dem trees, on the radio we need to hear more local MC's", "I got no jewels on my neck, why, i dont need em I got your respect"!!

And Kanye who?me,me,me,me!!So tiny....

[sputyi101]

kanye u aint got no PANCAKE MIX!!

[xJZ420x]

live, straight... classic

[Makadocious88]

they should've called Big Daddy Kane or Kool G Rap 2 replace Kanye!!!

then the song would've been a CLASSIC!!!

[FreeIndividua]

@Makadocious88 AMEN

Kanye suck

[genghisquan]

@Makadocious88 SERIOUSLY, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN FUCKIN' ILL!!

[Cylilbrium]

KRS rocked that shit, best verse i think..

[Cylilbrium]

Kanye's wack.. but you already know i be bumpin the rest.. oh... and fuck, Lil' Wayne!!

[fromvarosh]

і у сих суть покровці - блядь!!!

[08el1]

"...legend like nazis..."?

its seemed to me that kanye got not-for-90th-rap voice, i dunno

[madtoysayehaha]

@08el1 its like NAS-IS

hahahahhaa

[ChuckmasterFlex]

@madtoysayehaha HAHAHAH!!!! imagine if that was the lyric gaaaaaahahah

[Protozzz]

from what year is this track?

[djkonjmashupz]

@Protozzz Early 2007 or Late 2006

[seanhiphop905]

But kanye does drop some hot beats yo/

[InstantClassic947]

lol the songs about AF1's...but yet somehow a youtube argument never fails to start over some thing thats an opinion, so yes Kanye is a classic when it comes to beats... does anyone remember Blueprint, Dynasty or his first album... as a rapper no he's not...but he did give respect where it was due on this track

[recklessb]

"Don't you wanna hear more KRS on your radio station?" YESSSSSSSS!

[sgbyrd17]

rakim killed that shit