If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) - Nas

[leppardfan15]

favorite nas song



[jeditight]

I know Illmatic was raw, but It Was Written was his best lyrical work.

[haizyhaze]

@jeditight no stillmatic was his best lyrical work

[miguelloz24]

you could have all the chips, be poor or rich, they still dont want a nigga to have shit

[Mink1087]

Wow I haven't heard this sing in forever. Mad props for vid.

[MrTalonK]

9 people haven't though about ruling the world

[lilnick2020]

(I SAID THIS CAUSE IM BORED) IF I RULED THE WORLD I KILL ALL YA BITCHES... IMAGINE THAT!!

[imnotfromyesterday]

i live in amsterdam, i love my life :)

[c1rcaninjaskater]

@ninjelka i agree omfg. Yeah fuck some of you, im white, i scooter. But atleast im not like 99% of white people which listen to shitty music.

[NinaJelka]

wish i was born 10 years earlier... cuz i never knew this kind of hiphop

[WawZombiesLol]

PICKLES

[TheDutchArt]

There can only be one king

[jokersman25]

GREATEST NAS RECORD

[tezzy1111]

miss these days

[askura90]

pac s troublesome is a bit better

[InspireVuDu]

Word up if Nas helped you through rough ass times. No dick-riding but I wish I could shake this man's hand.

[kokangsx]

what the fuck !!! tight ass song

[SouthyG]

is the first 30 seconds part of this song or is it another song?

Its sick and then it changes...

[bradleyblackster]

@SouthyG the song at the start is called the message

[R9G5V6]

one of the NY legend right here yo

[lal123ish]

he is the allen iverson in rap lol

[xyzxwv]

Nas flow's effortlessly, he was born to do this. PEACE GOD

[Guerooo1]

i was on high school when i heard this (1996) and still love this song

[cssSe7encss]

@Guerooo1 same ;)

[Unreal101]

I was young when I heard this... and this song just moved me man. Still my favorite rapper of all time 16 years later.

[lilzaack]

whats the first song?

[Unreal101]

The Message off of It Was Written.

[ionutuadi]

this is how i grew up with.... i fell it deep in my bones...

[dstupek]

good looken

[JoyceOnAcid]

is this the wrong song?

[checkfoldcallraise]

no its the right video it just starts with "the message" then the song starts.

[pcakeman]

you guys spell terribly! ps. a newspaper article proved biggie put a hit on pac.

[gixxer013]

@pcakeman

Newspaper??

I don't know which paper you were reading, but if it is, it is the first newspaper ever telling the truth....

[toybird21]

huh that's weird, did Craig David stole this beat?(background) listen to : Rise & Fall - Craig David.

Great song anyway

[getbakedtonight]

the beat is just like the original "friends" from 2pac

[timjnr]

u lot are stupid no1 apart from biggie and his palls and 2 pac will realy know what went on so stop going on about it for fck sake ........maybe if nas was dead hed be up there but as hes alive and a clown sometimes hes not .......

[skins4462]

im sorry but biggie didnt kill pac......AT ALL watch tupac assassination

[AnarcissusRising]

This was/is the realest Hip-Hop/Rap song Ever Written.

[jayr408]

idk about that xxquiarxx both is true lyricist biggie is just more brutal with the choice of words. nas more poetry. but both is ill as f*ck

[xxQuiaraxx]

Biggie was just a rapper... Nas is a true lyricist!! Nas got Biggie beat on ANY DAY!!!... Just my opinion ofcourse...

[mrbigthickdick]

biggie doesent beat nas but nas doesent biggie ethier they are both legends period thats the truth no opinion its fact

[Comrade2face]

nas is an ill conscience rapper, too bad he can be an asshole sometimes

[SOLDOFFORT]

Nas is as good as Biggie anyday.

[mdoc14]

i love rap. but this is how people died. over whos the best, who survived. who has the best vibe. ya;ll taking it all wrong. its all the same old song. you guys talking like you's know them. come on now they aint yo;s friend, did you guys call? ever spoke dawg? nahh i didn't think so. so SHUT UP HOES

[DoPeHauS845]

woahhhh dont compare nas to biggie ever ma dude, biggie is the fucking king best flow and a true lyrical god RIP BIG

[RebeldesInfierno]

Nas is just as good as Biggie man, seriously.

[livenbaro]

fuck biggie he killed 2pac so anyone who likes him is a enemy of 2pac and of his fans

[Teccanina94]

wat the fuck is u talkin about man

i luv pac and biggie and i kno dam well that biggie would never kill pac

biggie was tryin to help him and pac started to hold everyone around him responsible

[Teccanina94]

yo i hear shit that pac is still alive and stuff and im not gonna disrespect but i will love to see tupac bust some rhymes again,but if its not true than i bet biggie and tupac r in heavenright now slippin hennessy gettin high as fuck man

tryn to forget about the past cus the past was the reason y they got sent there in the first place

[ProkreatedThrash]

You take shit to oseriously. Plus, Biggie aint kill him. Tupac was just a paranoid, traumatized motherfucker after he got shot.

[mrbigthickdick]

your woulden't be worried or what bitch who would you trust after your ass got robbed and almost killed shot like 5 times

[ProkreatedThrash]

Yeah I'd be worried but I'm not gonna point the finger blindly at my friends.

[mrbigthickdick]

bro in this world you don't know who are your true friends people pretend to be your friend then talk shit behind your back plus in a life like biggie n tupac lived theres a shitload of envious snakes also how can you be sure biggie dident put a hit on pac im not saying he did but who the hell knows wat really happen all we know is that pac got shot n robbed period

[skylinemspecnur]

Dont u think its weird how pac states in his song Stearing Through My Rearview and tells the story about getting shot in las vegaS? i thought he died?

[camilo7789]

yea, weird as nostradamus, or jesus.

[sauce1234561]

nas is the pure east coast flow :D

[AnonymousTuga]

Sick flow!I think nas got a better flow than biggie

[RLadhani93]

hell yeah he does...but his latest album (the nigger tape/untitled) was kinda wack...he tried to keep up with the times with a mainstream album approache and it was wack...just like all other mainstream artists. i was disappointed. glad i didnt spend any money on it.

[ojaya15966]

I find Tupac more poetic. Not hating. I do love all these guys though. No homo =]

[EastsideRida559]

Am better

[Ease4Real]

Peeped AZ in the beginning! 2 of the best that ever did!!

[MANILSON10]

This is real shit!!!!!!!!!!!

[MANILSON10]

Nas the best rapper Alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beamaci]

NICE SONG !

[ronnellmacklin]

I knew lollipop looked familiar

[AiYPremo]

lmao word

[18ftp18]

the letter niggaas can never rule the world

[ChichaNask95]

Please can someone help me ?? Do somoeone knows the first sound name ??

Before the nas clap in the car .. Help me please

[pudge6420]

the name of the song is "The Message" its the second track off of "it was written"

[kosg90]

buy It Was Written

its the best way to know, plus you'll be getting an amazing album

[Rbrr]

i think you mean where the beat has come from?

if you mean that.. it's Sting - shape of my heart.

Holla back homie!

[triniranger91]

classic

[True2Swagg]

Ill Beat1 Ill Lyrics! Great Vocals by Lauryn! Fucking Great Song! Nas chikala mukali1

[dirtyemc]

this is a classic on top of a classic beat, Nas was the man when he made project windows.

[kingjustice777]

true, Nas is still the man.

[xXPatriceXx]

word!!!

[Nextronix05]

Timeless tune.....

[07210506]

This is the person that knows what music truly is. For he is better than some of this fools.

[JSSSLVVV]

naS has done enough for hip hop hes paid his dues

he'll always be one of the greatest

[pongy23]

this is a classic tune

this beat and flow it feels real

makes u appreciate old skool !!

[The3rdHiltonSister]

paris hilton's version is better....

[McDimoneY]

I ruled the World

[CameronRCR]

i see it ..i see hip hop

im 12 and i as lost for awhile

i use to like mainstream bull

but my eyes open

now i only lisin to underground and good artis

thanks nas

[ZDS373HR]

12.. hm, k!

Nas is really great though..

[Lebron1823]

good nice to see somebody realize what real hip-hop is

[darrenshy]

The beat is from Whodini-'Friends'.

[stoogalopicus]

I used this song for an english advanced assignment and my final exams in yr 12. It gave me mad marks

[TheShaolinMaster]

pacifictradewinds, i hope your family burns in hell for saying that. you'll never understand the true element of hip hop.

[mabbzzzblok64]

well there are 2 songs if i didnt made a mistake...first one is Friends (original version) and second is Troublesome,hear the basslines and melodyes and you'' ll see a conection...;)

[xxjokaripxx]

this song was first made bye nas 4get all ya

[HoneyRoasted420]

imagine smokin' weed in the street

without cops harassin' :)

it would be paradise like relaxin!

thumbs up if u feel me

[joshkirkcash]

@HoneyRoasted420 best.

[bliz029]

@HoneyRoasted420 i know i wish i lived in amsterdam

[joris172]

@HoneyRoasted420

Sounds like the Netherlands :)

[Newberator]

@HoneyRoasted420

i feel u i live in Amsterdam

[jeditight]

@HoneyRoasted420 Been to California much?

[mabbzzzblok64]

Nas took this melody and track from 2pac,he jus changed it a lil bit......But its good anyway...

[310thegame228]

what song is dat? just wondering

[michaellacayo305]

nas is the realest he is a true legend

[black242pearl]

Nas is da truth!!

[CMac455]

Gimme one shot I'll turn trife life to lavish.

[ZeroBacK00]

my favorite rapper..and def..one of the best..

this song is sooo damn good..

only be one king...peace

[pvtjoker90]

probably nas was first

[pvtjoker90]

I heard this melody in a dnb track,who copied of who =D

[18is45]

open they eye's to the lies history's told fowl but im as wise as the old owl

[borsche28]

plus the gold child!

[tyron302]

classis indeed!

[2hood4sixtys]

CLASSIC.

[sulecuki]

shit!!! every time i hear this song makes me high... one of the best ever!!! respect...

[krookstax]

yeaa the Q45 line was def ill...i still trip when i see a clean one on the street

[18is45]

open they eye's to the lie's history's told fowl but im as wise as the old owl

[Nigerianborn]

This is one of my all time most favorite Nas tracks! Great Song!

[tutani]

My all time favorite Nas tracks are the ten tracks on Illmatic. Simple. This is not bad but nothing compared to the them.

[mrhernandez81]

friends-how many of us have them friends-ones we can depend on, before we go any further lets just be friends whodini

[Raira20]

The video that made 2pac go after nas(the intro is from The message) and also to mention is Street dreams, where nas bit All Eyez on me. Although pac murdered nas on against all odds, but nas still one of the best

[J2theMillz]

he honestly didn't murder nas.  i've heard way better nas disses than against all odds, like the take over, and poetry. and nas ripped the all eyes on me beat better than pac did. plus pac didn't make the all eyes on me beat himself, he sampled a song.

[robelp91]

'the message' wasn't made for tupac at all...it to diss biggie!! get your facts straight.

[ciege17]

yeah your totally correct. it was made to diss biggie, not pac

[djCsyck]

CORMEGA 2:02

[albenski]

hell yea one of the tightest throwback jams

[holt3134]

its really sad these famous rapper today only wanna make quick cash in stead of putting substance in there music nas was ill its a shame everything on the rap stations blows.

[VitaNegern77]

Fantastic , i remember this from good old times

[hesusred]

wow lauren is a BEAN amazing voice

[westside346]

I dont listen to commercial raps anyone all i see is wack wayne.

[Heeey333]

This IS a commercial rap song dude... Top 20 song.

[westside346]

I mean 2008 commercial rap.

[mrcoolerthanu1]

im 14 nd dis song makes me think of all the great REAL rap song i missed out on cuz i was too young DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dannyrush82]

foookin tune.takes me bk way bk

[Daill3st]

<< also 19...i dont hear that commercial shit...

[Pinkspliffkitty]

Nas has some sick lyrics man. Love this track, such a fucking classic

[mannyfbaby303]

love dis song

[XxHustlerX007]

Tupac is the matu fucnn best rapper, but he's dead =( Nas is COOL-this song is fantastic, the beat are nice ^_^

[AskerSamet55]

Yeah Man u right!He has a thing what the other rappers doesnt have!

Nas-Best-Rapper-4-Live-And-Eve­r!!!

[BamaKid334]

Naw nas is not the best rapper alive..he is the best rapper EVER.

[keeshmnq]

Yes, and believe me, i totally agree, Nas is definently the best MC right now, hands down.

[emagen303]

2PAC FTW!

[emagen303]

how many ppl no where the beat orginated from?

cause i do

[CraCCs30]

Whodinni Friends

[emagen303]

thank god at least one person does haha

[CraCCs30]

werd im only 19 but i try 2 listen 2 the real shit

[fagaret]

where did the beat orginated from?

[emagen303]

whodini - friends

[AskerSamet55]

U 100000000000000000% Right Man!

[VitaNegern77]

Nas is the best rapper alive ! Not Lil Wayne i guarantizzle that .

[KINGOFKINGS611]

amen

[emagen303]

i 2nd that

[streetallstar]

absotruthly

[emagen303]

2PAC FTW!

[ZackOgZharp]

Superfine!

 LOve This Song ..

[tenor220]

i love lauryn hills voice, she's such a good singer

[balmori87]

The part between 2:17 and 2:26 is the best.

[midway51]

One of tha greats showin' how sick, his poet rhymes leave these punk rappers dead in the tracks of their ashes.!!!

[Hitched14]

sick

[gugs76]

one of the best uses of a sample. awesome beat.

[mrhernandez81]

if i ruled the world and everything in it sky's the limit i push a q45 infinite it wouldnt b no such thing as jealousy or be felonies strikly livin longevity to the destiny thought id never see but reality struck betta find out b 4 ya times out what the fuck.

[vaalon1]

one of bast Rappers

[RicardoElSalvi]

This is the Shit

[okiebamaman]

CLASSIC!!

[micimako]

best rap ever......oldschool^^

[SwiftStyles69]

the beat.. its simpley ill son..

[knwzee]

Maybe we'll see a better diffence to worldy conditions from a black man's point of prospective :) Time to make a change :)

[lonewolf906]

This is how REAL rap should be

[cassanova866]

even though nas is a great rapper but we all knw that hova is the best period!

[smakaho21]

nas the best rapper alive... all these atha rappers fell off

[brandencarstarphen]

i was 3 n 96' when dis came out im 15 now man this real hip hop not that lil wayne gay sulja boy stuff errbody had they own style back n tha 90's errbody sound da same now

[scarmarki]

damn right!! rappers today should learn from the ones in the 90's.

[piano12rodriguez]

you just gotta love it

[DogHeadedMonster]

this is one of my favorite songs, very different from the stuff made these days