NaS - One Mic (complete with lyrics)

[FlippyIII]

1.Pac

2.Biggie

3.Pun

4.Nas,Eminem,Dmx(These 3 are fuking good 2 be betta then the other [= )

[lilstratos666]

1.Nas

2.Blu

3.Big L

[braedrums]

you my friend have a very good list

[lilstratos666]

yeah lol

[20emmet09]

1. biggie

2. dmx

3.2 pac

4. nas

5. eminem

[frank252]

Nas would murder j he already has.

[tamonique22]

Nas is one of the best alive period...I'd like to see him and jay-z have a freestyle battle I think that'd be dope

[bboibabyquey17]

first off

Nas is the Greatest still living

first its B.I.G.

then its N.A.S.

Big is the greatest

Nas is the greatest living

by the time he's gon though,

NAS will reign the greatest to touch a microphone,

period

.

[beaverboiable]

1 nas

2 biggie

3 pac

4 eminem

5 ice cube

6 ludacris  my favs

[JagGswagg]

Word up,

That shit was nasty.

[RJHmbk1]

1 pac

2 biggie

3 eazy

4nas

[laxfreak16]

BIG L

2PAC

BIGGIE

PUN

NAS

ILL BILL

[skrewall123]

1.2pac

2.eazy e

3.immortal technique

4.kottonmouth kings

5.eminem

6.necro

[johnfetu]

i use to go running to this song....

keep hiphop alive...

[miric8579]

the roots

de la soul

rappers delight

wu tang

nas

lupe

[Bosh718]

Big Pun

Big L

Eminem

Biggie

Pac

[whatsgoodinda]

Best lyricist ever period

[we7670]

top hip hop artist

jay -z

easy-e

nas

pac

[TNAsucksass]

1. Biggie

2. Tupac

3. Lupe Fiasco

4. Nas

5. Eminem

[420JAYLA420]

1 naz

2 big

3 pac

4 bone

5 eazy

6 jay z

[thelyracist1]

1.biggie

2. pac

3.cassidy

4.nas

[savvyroxz420]

i love this song

[LegendTupacRiP]

fuck you u fag, atleast i kno what in saying you fucking moron youtube gangsta fag

[DoWnEdByRiFlE]

Ugh, I hate how niggas be namein pac and big for good rappers like they dead no more songs for them. Yeah they was tha shit back then but think about now. Nas is keepin hip hop on it's last bit of life.

[LegendTupacRiP]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

pac wrote alot of lyrics and recorded..hes still gonna have alot of more songsx( id say game and nas is keeping hip hop alive aswell:/

[elantr123]

yo there are so many more rappers that are really good that are keeping hip hop alive. Pac and Big they were the shit, they basically started all the new styles of rapping, but dont forget guys like hova, talib, weezy, mos def, snoop, dre, em...

[FootballBoi815]

please take weezy off

[ChocalateBlackman]

Amen to that like everyone needs to accept there time has passed and its time for the new genration pac is good but hes gone now we need to stop worshiping dead people (accept jeasus :P )

[youngs1ncere]

Hoodrats, don't abortion your womb, we need more warriors soon

Sent from the star sun and the moon

[SoulYeezy]

Let's be real here, the only reason why Nas wasnt as big as Tupac is because he didnt get shot back then. You can't deny the fact that Illmatic is better than any album Pac made.

[mazski12]

why argue bout who is better??? there both great and what pac did a short amount of time prob be done never again by another rapper

[krazyluis69]

you pplz be hatin on my cuz im just a git who know dat real meaning of rap ='[

[HI101094]

see now this is what REAL hip hop not that shitty lil wayne, idk nowadays they talk about sex money cars etc. Nas Jay Z Ice Cube Cassidy Lupe etc. r the only ones that talks bout hip hop or talks bout life

[LegendTupacRiP]

+ pac, Game..? BIG?

[kimmiiebabiie16]

dnt forget kid cudi dnt talk dose topics eitha

[punjabinproud13]

no its a rap classic

[kreamteam6]

best song ever written. period

[kiarababe101]

nas is a passionate nigga all da words he speak r true shyt goin on n i highly respect dis nigga he leaves a strong message in da world

[krazyluis69]

nas,biggie,tupac,dr.dre,eazy e,and bone thugz are the true hip hop.like nas say"hip hop is dead".

[panacholo]

Much Respact 2 My Nigga Nas Yo Diz Is Real Hip Hop Yo Diz Is One Of da Best Rappers Alive Now Yo Any1 Who Sayz Lil Wayne Is Da Best Rapper Alive Listen 2 Diz Song Nd Compare It 2 A Song He Made Yo Nas Rapz About Lyf Nd Shyt Not About Stupid Shyt Ya Feel me Much Love Dawg Do It Big In N.y

[Slashtastical]

For life <3

[frontmoney21]

my top 4

tupac

nas

lupe fiasco

eminem

- nas is tied with lupe in my mind

i like all these rappers cuz when they rap u can feel the pain of hip hop

[jrodggg]

YES

THANK U

NAS iS MY #2 TO

RiGHT AFTER PAC

[shubaantaheri]

Everybody gotta die sometime; hope your funeral

never gets shot up, bullets tear through the innocent

Nothin is fair, niggaz roll up, shootin from wheelchairs

My heart is racin, tastin revenge in the air

I let the shit slide for too many years, too many times

Now I'm strapped with a couple of macs, too many nines

If y'all niggaz really wit me get busy load up the semis

Do more than just hold it explode the clip until you empty

There's nothin in our way - they bust, we bust, they rust, we rust

[shubaantaheri]

Best two parts

Seeds watch us, grow up and try to follow us

Police watch us {*siren*} roll up and try knockin us

One knee I ducked, could it be my time is up

But my luck, I got up, the cop shot again

Bus stop glass bursts, a fiend drops his Heineken

Richochetin between the spots that I'm hidin in

Blackin out as I shoot back, fuck gettin hit!

[jessicalady]

best song ever.....

[bigwhite3]

sound is good but it sucks when the beat stop for a time lyrics owns keep this beat up

[krazyluis69]

sorry, i ment to say"how" being a good role model to the young. not saying hoe.sorry:(

[krazyluis69]

hip-hop now they only talk about baby mamas,cars,money,clothing.but nas,man that the shit. talking about how life was hard in the streets,how niggaz getting kill everyday,drug& weed,and hoe being a good role model to the young...same thing with biggie small(r.i.p),tupac(r.i.p),eazy e(r.i.p),and dr.dre

[XonezIOIzenoX]

and bone thugs :)

[krazyluis69]

lol 4 sure

[iammuft]

most thug song

[SubZeroJoe]

This definitely is one the best hip hop songs i have ever heard. This is true hip hop. Not that garbage thats out now where its all about the money,cars and bitches. Much love and respect to Nas.

[MGgonzalez220]

of course nas is always true hip hop.

screw soulja

[LyricTo101]

this is the first song of Nas i ever heard, it made me start rappin myself,

5 years later its still my dream to, one day put a lyric together, that's a little bit worthy of the example, this song was for me..

im dutch, and our country Rap is a little bit different in style.. but maybe, one day.. it can be worth the time and practise i had

[2low4u87]

im white and i live in the suburbs where there is no such violence like hes talking about but this still speaks to me. i love nas hes sexyyy =]

[TonyGee495]

yo..

this song is real,

in every sense.

no other rapper has ripped lyrics in the same style NaS has, or ever will.

He's the realest, all there is to it.

[pigorbacon]

this song is deep..love it <3

[hiphopsavior101]

i like how he changes up someof the lyrics in his live show for this song. "see my name in the hieroglyphs like osiris and isis, parables written just like papirius" that shit is so fuckin deep

[dooline]

BEST HIP HOP SONG EVER!!!!

[LewisF1Legendary]

for sure !!!

[TimeSaver4]

All I need is ONE life! ONE try! ONE breath! for ONE man! What I stand for speaks for itself...

...All I need is one mic...

...All I need is one mic...

...I never make the same mistakes, movin with a change of pace, lighter load...

...All I need is one mic...

...This is crazy, I'm on the right track I'm finally found. You need some soul searchin, the time is NOW.

[LeGozDaFuTuR3]

nas is the truth.

one word = legend

[kingbozo90]

ROOOOOFFFLLLESSSSS

[TomGraves07]

says the fucking fanny with runescape on his profile and cant even spell rofl which isn't even a word.. Welldone knobend

[Valkeryu]

man this is music yeah man this is live what he is talking about its the thruth man gangsta life yeah

[cRaZyWoOd]

Too late to grab guns I'm blastin cause I'm a cool nigga

its goon nigga.

[kat8kit]

Nas is some of the last few rapper who write poetry and not just talk about bitches and money

[TheDCminor]

Classic

[jhoops410]

The last verse is ILL!! Real Talk!

[Phreestil3]

Whole song is iLL, he's best out right now.

FUCK MAINSTREAM RAPPERS.

[Uzaho2]

Nas is mainstream. He just hasn't came out with something (mainstream) in a while. A true underground rapper who's worth time is Immortal Technique.

[Phreestil3]

Nas is never on the radio, that's what mainstream is, if your real you can't be mainstream thats how media is now, it's stupid.

Immortal Technique is too known to be underground now.

[NaSeemAddus]

its the best and deepest line verse ever. Enough said

[TAgraduate06]

dis song is still like dat Jesus died at age 33, there's thirty-three shots

from twin glocks there's sixteen apiece, that's thirty-two

Which means, one of my guns was holdin 17

Twenty-seven hit your crew, six went into you<<<dats da line that set the whole thing on fire

[Typicalkid13c]

i love this song !

it riminds me of the hip hop crew that came here to Rankin Inlet Nunavut Canada!

[Miltownhusla]

what is the girls name at 4:04

[3fromwaydowntown]

NAS rap about dat real life, the hood life word nigga

[sabotaje19nrsg]

true thang NAs raps about true life

[LxRAK47]

hm, maybe where lil wayne got the idea for "let the beat build"?

[michaelrhea2]

I use to lisen to this song all the fuckin time!!

brings back mmrs....

[mrspooh18bb]

he did sum wierd math wit dat Jesus died at 33 nd wat not

mad random

[torkjoe]

sends shivers down my spine every time! Masterpiece!!

[linquolyn]

its where busta got the style for touch it

[raiderz101]

ur fkn retarded, touch it is a remix of daft punk, not even close

[MPizzal]

Best rap video (or at least one of them)

[EasyAs123ABCYouAndMe]

what does NAS mean?

[WeWantEazy187]

thats his name...its short for nasir...LEGEND

[justreg5]

dats true but Nas say it also mean Niggaz Against Society

[maliking]

well his full name is NASIR and that means helper,success and victory

[goalman74]

nas is friken amazing he says stuff through ways alot of people can understand

[feelipe93]

KING

[IamSE7EN]

Aight Jaredl8, I'll make it really simple... What he's saying is a plethora of things, but the main focus is that he's saying exactly that: he can talk about anything and all he needs is one mic to get his message out. That's the basic premise...dig?

And to insomniak08... I like what you said, but Papoose is Ass and Sticky and Eminem ain't made nothing current since like 2003.

[wizardcarlos]

yo you cant say eminem hasnt made anything great since 2003. the re-up some verses of eminems were just.. wow. he proved himself again.

[Shizzle1982]

nas is a genius.

[Wutuwankno]

word!

[jaredl8]

Can someone explain this song to me though. I have every Nas album but this shit is just all over the place to me. Is he talking about Police brutality, civil wars, or what. Someone needs to run through this shit for me.

[GODMANGUY6969]

1:50-2:02 damn that shit is deep.. respect for nas

[redbandana5]

Shit My Nigha Fuck Dat...Dis Whole Song 00:00-4:14 Iz Deep U Feel Me !

[EastLND]

nas is the greatest, if u doubt, u must be on coke...

[insomniak08]

damn i love nas so much but i am sick and tired of people saying that rap nowadays sucks! for 1 what u here on the fucking radio or mtv like soulja boy and shit IS NOT RAP! That is shitty pop music that only the most mindless of retards think is actually good. People like Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, The Roots, Jay-Z, Eminem, Xzibit, Sticky Fingaz, Papoose, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def and so many others is out there making good music today you just gotta keep ur ear open 4 it.

[FuerzaMexicana]

"Hoodrats, dont abortion your womb, we need more warriors soon." nas is ill

[danuttz17]

My favourite, thanks 4 posting the lyrics 2 cause I`m Romanian and I didn`t understand all the lyrics. Nas is one trully rapper !!!

[adaryl4]

whenever i squint my eyes at light i remember this song

[likenumber23]

No particular order.

Kanye, Nas, Jay, Tupac, Lupe, and BIG.

[hundredprizm]

kanye ain't even on that list dawg lol

nas pac lupe big rakim krs

[wizardcarlos]

dont forget big l and bizzy bone. they are fucken legends next to nas and pac. you cant forget eminem though, he changed alot of peoples lifes with his lyrics. he can make you feel good when times are rough same with nas.

[embozcada19]

nas the best alive him and tupac are revolutionary rappers....talkin about real shit not fake shit like dis pussies now adays rap about.....its educational rap realistic sit,

[whatupyeah]

This is rap(art)

[dappaARZ]

this is not rap song.... its art

[sensback1]

Like a cup of virgin blood mix with 151 one sip will make me flip those days are over. All I need is one life!

[DutchmanLx]

Nas is the best rapper alive... he talks about things that an usual rapper doesnot understand. persons like jay z or lil wayne get a headache if they read nas lyrics because they are stupid. anyhow Hip Hop is DEAD

[Goldensavoir]

As for Jay-Z I think he should just stop rappin

Lil Weezy got it though

It's all in the style

with certain styles you cant rap about certain things b/c it doesnt sound right

weezys style is like that

Nas's style wouldnt work right if he started makin songs like weezy ya know what im sayin?

[dchuckie2008]

weezy talks to much trash he is good though but not the best nas is

[WolfyCockTahoe]

weezy is fake. he raps fake shit. nas is true and raps about real shit. ya' no?

[k3n12ock]

Quit dick ridin'

[mahamoudou12]

lol

[psych22]

his rhyme is unparalleled, his wordplay is unmatched, the concept of his rap is golden, his style is celestial... Nas for me is a demi-God, a musical artist, a poet, a human being... this is mac24kobeshady... from philippines....

[SlawasXtreme]

He isn't raper. Nas is fuckin poet. All I need is... Nas in my CD player ;]

[32oz]

When hip-hop was real, a raper was a poet

[pinkbigtymers]

a true story... it's really

sadd i love this song it makes me cry how street crimes are like..

[jarhaim]

everybody gotta die sometimes hope ya funeral

NOTHIN IS FAIR

[kingpil1]

the lyrics r mindblowin

[jjkv1]

great song

[XoxFresh2DefxoX]

one of the best songs by nas!!!

i have done a shite msuic video of nas i can if any 1 wanna waste their tym!!!! lmao

[Uzaho2]

Jay-Z/Nas could be looked at in the same light to Tupac and Biggie. They're not as talented as the two, but Jay had the punch lines like Big, and Nas wrote about the real shit like Pac. Ironic, Nas was heavily influenced by Pac, so much so Pac had to tell him to get off his dick. And Jay-Z and Biggie were boys. I don't like Nas much but he is a good rapper, and I love this song.

[riwaj01]

Urm, i reckon Rakim influenced Nas alot more than Tupac

[Uzaho2]

True, but doesn't mean Tupac didn't.

[VirusZ0]

your a faggot jokeryo2 a

[FeliciaXXFantasa]

thats like really good. my likeie ^_^ and im the kid who listens to rock. wow! xD

[keypitup]

this is the hardest track ever

[tymoney]

Nas is better than BIG and Pac. BIG is ill but only has 2 albums are they really better than Nas whole catalogue?? NO

[heyitzthatfc]

The skill and creativity of a rapper should not be determined by how much he produces, but by the content of his music. After saying that, NAS IS STILL NUMBER 1 lol.

[philbo67]

Youre totally right bout the big comment but come on pac was definetly better than nas. He made so many classic albums while id say nas can be a bit hot and cold. Illmatic=best rap album ever, nastradamus? Your totally right bout big tho, he had 2 good albums but id say illmatics a much better album than either. Everyone overexaggerates bigs talents just cos he got murdered

[Chino2138]

ur right...but actually some of biggies songs were really good...

[philbo67]

im a big fan too but i think he was overrated. i mean juicy, mo money mo problems, kick in the door, brooklyns finest he was a very good rapper just not top 2

[jokeryo2]

philbo67 ur a dumb ass. i hate when ppl say the song has lyrics and then dont have it. jus so ppl will watch ur video faggot

[philbo67]

lol it does on the side where it says info on this video. just click on more info. NOW APOLOGISE lol

[jokeryo2]

LOL ok im sorry philbo67 ur not a faggot.. and it was my fault, im used to the lyrics bein on the screen.. haha no hard feelings? lol

[philbo67]

lol kl

[RatedRKO93]

Salty lol

[AfroNinjaX]

Thanks, I represent the strong Black men in the U.K, struggling to overcome oppression, and Nas's videos sums up how we feel about the System.

[100percenthood]

This is a hot song.Check out the live footage I got.

[gregnice25]

this beat is sick

[Xchrisbrowngirl4evaX]

man this song is hot i havent heard about nas in a while i hope he come back out he the best rapper and he was cute he was rappin abou the reall shit

[mantishandz]

Nas is lightyears ahead of Jay... and on at least the same level as Biggie and Pac...

[zezimaboy]

nas isnt better then biggie, the top 2 rappers r 1.tupac 2.notorious b.i.g

[SEXYLAYDEE69]

Woah, 1. Biggie 2. Pac

[timshady27]

naaa 1.pac 2.nas 3.biggie 4.eazy-e

[TI6ERdarapper]

not quite eazy e there, I'd say KRS One... but comparing MCs is kinda stupid... I mean you can say that's a good MC, that's a wack MC but you can't really compare good ones... my opinion

Every one of them master a different spot

[randbSANG]

nas is betta than jay philbo67!!!!!!!!

[philbo67]

yeah he knows what im talkin bout. i think nas is better than biggie and so did pac. on intro/bomb first it says "resources tell me a number of less fortunate rappers

have joined together in conspiracy to assassinate the character

of not only Mr. Shakur, but of Death Row Records as well.

Nas, the alleged ring leader of it, is furious at Tupac

excuse me Makaveli's verbal assault

on Mobb Sleep, Notorius P.I.G., and several other New York rappers"

[toreyki]

im sorry not better than jay

[razahtongue]

jay is good but not great. nas focus's more on real street shit, and problems that people like industry tycoons like jay sometimes cause. You won't see Nas creating pansy shit like "big pimpin" or "excuse me miss," there good songs, but One Mic is exponentially better

[heyitzthatfc]

razahtongue explains it all.

[sina2goosh]

sing ass song

[philbo67]

best rap song ever! nas is much better than biggie and jay.