Elzhi - It Ain't Hard To Tell

[YoungShocks]

Only if he joined Funk Volume.

[Cuyeful]

I like this version better than Nas'

[TheLastRealOne]

Damn Elzhi's on Vevo? Does that mean he's blowing up?

[DannyFakaCrew]

ELZHI >>> YMCMB



[MrAloo14]

YO EVERY1 GET THIS MIXTAPE OTS FREE MOFUKAS

STRAGHT CLASSIC

[MrXxZeldaxX17]

@Eziokilla9595 Never in your life have you heard a more intricate rapper than Nas.....? Nas is my fav rapper ever but he doesn't compare to artists like Aesop Rock, or Illogic in terms of intricate lyricism, its not even close enough to argue

[DillaSkateboards]

r.i.p baatin long live slum v

[MrWilliamtalbot95]

TRue, it ain't hard to tell!

He is sick!



[Ayplus]

Elzhi > Nas (let the argument begin. . .)

[rmsg120nsb]

@Ayplus LMAO why did you do that? you'll deal with some purists/hip hop heads with supreme knowledge who are always right and caps lock comments, i've been through it ahahahaha

[EseOtobreezy]

@Ayplus no argument Nas is better because nas inspired elzhi. Nas is the greatest MC ever, however Elzhi is 1 of the best right now

[Ayplus]

@EseOtobreezy Nas, has too many wack songs in his discography. For a legend he has way too many misses.

[Ayplus]

@EseOtobreezy Elzhi has no wack songs. Nas is a legend, but he tried too hard to go pop n watered down alot of his stuff. No excuse for that.

[Eziokilla9595]

@Ayplus As far as I'm concerned, Nas is responsible for Illmatic...He's easily the GOAT. Get over yourself.

[aDeletedTaco]

@Eziokilla9595 That doesn't make him the GOAT. If he died after Illmatic dropped people would probably see him as being the GOAT kinda like how people see Big L. But Nas' content now is nowhere near Illmatic =/

[Eziokilla9595]

@aDeletedTaco But, he's still one of the top tier MC's of all time...

[aDeletedTaco]

@Eziokilla9595 Agreed, I just don't think he should be given the title of "GOAT" over anybody else :)

[Eziokilla9595]

@aDeletedTaco Never in my life have I heard an MC with that kind of intricate lyricism.

[sooninspace]

@EseOtobreezy big L is the best mc.

[dmw613]

@Ayplus haha 

[sRonin79]

Get out my face lil wayne...

[ImScreamms]

The funny thing is Detroit has so many artists as good as him they are just underground.

[rmsg120nsb]

@ImScreamms actually, there's no mc in detroit and almost anywhere TODAY at the same level, just sayin'...

[ImScreamms]

@rmsg120nsb Lol ok...

[BACKBONEOFFICIAL]

check me out im from detroit too.

[podkoi]

ELZHI > YMCMB

[byTristen]

@podkoi Every one in the world > YMCMB

[protoma]

i bet nas is proud

[Boonader93]

Stand up DETROIT! 

[dafecool]

Is it me or does dude actually match up to Nas?

[IrtseDirts]

@dafecool It's just you.

[ThePrhymeElement]

@dafecool he does

[ProdSounds1]

Fuck Drake

[JayDeeAZ12]

people feel the need to state that Elzhi is nowhere near Nas's level or that anythin on Elmatic is nothing close to Illmatic because they feel Elzhi is some kind of threat... they all know he is that nasty... if you claim you love hip-hop and you hate on Elzhi you are a straight HYPOCRITE

[Ottow102]

@JayDeeAZ12 el been killin it for nearly as long as nas too...

r.i.b. dilla

[JayDeeAZ12]

@Ottow102 J DILLA FOREVER!!!! MAY HE STILLS SHINE TILL THIS DAY!! PRAISE THE LORD!!! AMEN!

[67Underground1]

Pretty dope

[ZzZzBENJIzZzZ]

fuck you elzhi, your dreamin if you think you'll be anywhere near the nasty nas bitch!

[GuillaumeZoeuf]

@ZzZzBENJIzZzZ

Nas has to be proud of this EP, it's the most valuable hommage to Illmatic, best hip-hop album ever.

[briankruse777]

anybody who thinks eLZhi is biting off of Nas is a fuckin idiot, this is a TRIBUTE!! A tribute, and a damn good one!

[HipHopEnthusiast1]

Nas's version is still better than this one

hands down, respect to a classic exactly.

[TheNaughty009]

i have a feeling that Elzhi is going to go mainstream :(

fuck it, he's gunna let the people know what real hip hop is..;D

[Niggyomama]

@TheNaughty009 nothing wrong with a good underground artist going mainstream as long as they don't compromise to go mainstream. shit mainstream needs some good hip hop artist on it.

[JayDeeAZ12]

@TheNaughty009 i think you mean "sell out".... Elzhi could go mainstream if he wanted but he's staying true to his music.. plus he is also waiting for the right deal to hit him... he's not gonna sign with a label thats gonna tell him what music to make

[iAmMetafore]

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[scodobo]

FUCK VEVO!! Catch up with all the latest Elzhi videos at ELZHIChannel: /user/ELZHIChannel

[justjulio123]

THANK YOU VEVO! For allow me to know of this rapper.

[Nate351]

"used to ditch class fo' bitch ass" Love that line

[Attack78Zach]

Elzhi and Kendrick Lamar

Ressurection of Hip Hop

[TheZinababa]

@Attack78Zach totally agree with you bro

[YMCAFL]

@Attack78Zach don't forget hopsin!

[miracleman2323]

@YMCAFL Don't mention Hopsin with Kendrick and Elzhi, there is nooo comparison. Hopsin is a gimmicky, temporary RAPPER. These dudes are ARTISTS. No hate, but seriously don't bring up Hopsin right now lmao. Kids these days...

[sh1zlEE]

WTF???????? IT'S NAS ALL AROUND WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS GUY DOING?

[notseriousish]

@sh1zlEE that's what i'm thinking but it's good to listen to this again lol

[sh1zlEE]

@notseriousish forget my last comment, he's making a album named Ellmatic as a tribute to Nas...

He's still being a copycat, but atleast he admits it lol

[Phl3xable]

@sh1zlEE Are you calling him bad because he made a tribute to Nas? What are you smoking?

[sh1zlEE]

@Phl3xable i'm not calling him bad, and i think he's pretty good.

but i mean... he's taking advantage of the success that Nas album had

sry for my bad english, not a native speaker

[TOOSLIMFORYOU]

mainstream listener EXTREMELY amused* :D this guy is amazing

[hoodooconjure9]

FUCKING FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!

[poreba15]

Damnnn this is Nas Song ... Very NIce ha :D ! !

[jdnewman14]

this deserves so much more then 300,000 views!

[EFFAYBEE]

This is what real music sounds like.

[053bulldog]

this is real shit hopefully this dude wont get too high in the industry an change like all the other artists stay real this is dope af!!

[FuckYeahPatMorris]

@053bulldog Do some research

[Techykabas]

D@mnn so many wins. I especially like the lyrics, flow and the michael jackson beat background.

[blackhawk224]

this guy has some great lyrics

[dnorse]

THANK YOU!!!!!! for bring hip hop back

[carrot5229]

classic flow diggin the beat kinda reminds me of my early graff days :D

[Oze855]

Sorry guys but real hip hop is dead but ima bring a new style of rap which i call boom rap..... the future of hip hop music that none has ever made

[Ducksexbody]

@Oze855 Is this boom bap without out the bap? Doesn't sound very good........

[astashasta1]

I Like the state of hip-hop right now and i don't realy like this tape cuz all it makes me want to do is here the original ya hip-hop does have to move on i feel theres nothing wrong with that the way its going

[dnorse]

@astashasta1 you spell hear is spelled "H" "E" "A" "R"......what you listen to now is NOT HIP HOP....that is why you can't spell now lol

[FuckYeahPatMorris]

@astashasta1 I bet you're an avid fan of Drake.

[smnmvl]

watch?v=fCUz9dUFc3­g

[mrbob2320]

its about time real music starts coming up again... shit goes hard

[thugenjoy]

297,782

MJ sample ? oooooooh noooo !

[irwinrar]

Anyone knows what brand the jacket elzhi is wearing is?

[camelclit]

@irwinrar who the fuck cares?

[1phreshprince1]

PEACE GOD ARM LEG LEG ARM HEAD, SPELLS ALLAH IF YOU DIDNT KNOW

[1phreshprince1]

I like how all the nas beats are thrown 

[IBreathHipHop]

FINALLY! Hip Hop, thank you LORD!!

[ShahinO5O]

Damn he sounds like Nas..

[KKeesee4]

illmatic was the greastest rap album ever. 

[602clicc]

KEEP IT OLDSCOOL, THIS SUM DOPE SHIT.. 

[kris1bl]

See my lyrics for Memory Lane

[BubblesArePeopleToo]

the background melody is stolen off of MJ. "human nature"

[aDeletedTaco]

@BubblesArePeopleToo Stolen? Do you know anything about music at all? It was sampled. Sampling has always been a huge part of hip hop.

[anthistamine]

whats sad is that he will never be more famous then waka, drake, soulja boy, lil wayne, etc

[McLovinMcNugget]

damn, i think will sessions out did the original beat

[hiphophooligan911ify]

who is soulja boy ?

[HantOOtnaH]

@hiphophooligan911ify WHo Is SOulja Boy!?!?!?!!!!?? XD XD XD

[msplayer08]

holy shit, im so glad i found this guy..

sickest rapper ive found in a while

[DaveDFFA]

@msplayer08 Check out Shad

[LongLivetheElf]

@msplayer08 elzi - "save ya" way better

[Eziokilla9595]

The second I heard the first line I laughed...I knew I was in the presence of the best rapper of our time.

[KnighthoodSociety]

No one is probably gonna read this,

Im just gonna write it any way because i feel at least one person will,

i'm a rapper. i kno deres like 100k of those in this world lol

But I'm different promise that.. if u give me a chance ill show u

I would love nothing more than to have a decent following on youtube from people

if anyone who reads this could press the "THUMBS UP" other people will see it

just a simple button press could make my dream come true Thank You

/watch?v=LXR6NQmAYIM

[crazyrj14]

This is like today's Nas

[PhairChild1337]

Why is youtube only showing how many times I viewed this video?

[ArgoBeats]

oh damn, this cat's a beast

[MrHIPHOPENERGY]

GOOD

[xMrPAINT23x]

ppl like elzhi j cole nas and even drake are the only reason why hiphop is not completely gone. big love to them, ur the real rap. fuck wiz mac and any bullshit fake ass rapper who only knows how to rap about weed and crimes that they are too pussy to do.

[michaelwpruett]

@xMrPAINT23x Elzhi, J. Cole, Nas yeah. Drake = Hell the fuck naw.

[michaelwpruett]

@michaelwpruett I mean I listen to Drake's songs every now and then but that shit ain't hip hop. I put that in the same bin with music like the Fray and some Elton John shit.

[SirGomez81]

@xMrPAINT23x drake? That fool is a disgrace to hip-hop/rap.

[xMrPAINT23x]

@SirGomez81 u could say that from his radio songs, but if u listen to his content and werent someone who has tunnel vision for hip hop, ud understand where im coming from. sure he sings, but when he RAPS, u cant deny he has talent

[jamesalpers]

Motown Music



[RapBrosProduction]

Arm, Leg, Leg, Arm, Head = ALLAH

[55OmegA55]

He's like lupe and Nas combined...so sick

[TheAgentFlappzilla]

The song sounds like a modify version of she ain't you, but it goes hard! 

[gmbrenzo]

all you fucktards who says he better tan lil wayne .. still didnt buy elzhi album

[MarshallMahtersIII]

2389832932923239 times better than lil wayne period

[lalasloves]

god this guy is amazing-real music is coming back!

[DwellingPromisedHope]

Anybody else not sure how to pronounce "Elzhi" xD?

[xxxwawawaxxx]

@DwellingPromisedHope its llike you say L's and then eye

[thewilliamwellington]

Mainstream listeners take notes... .this is how Hip Hop is supposed to sound..... If you have to rewind and write the lyrics down just to understand them at first... its ok... your ears will adapt to real wordplay soon enough.

[Shoujoboy51]

@thewilliamwellington Hip Hip should sound however the artist wants it to sound. The second everyone starts sounding the same, is the second Hip Hop stops being interesting.

[WoodKidFan]

@thewilliamwellington I've never had to rewind or write down lyrics to understand this guy.. his wordplay and lyricism is average, if you want real wordplay and lyrics I'd suggest Lupe Fiasco, this guy is good, but nowhere near the level of lyricism or wordplay where you should have to rewind, it's fairly simple to understand what he's saying.

[abod91lax]

@thewilliamwellington this could be the best reply i have eva read in youtube

[jogofwar99]

"Born with his (A)rm, (L)eg, (L)eg, (A)rm, (H)ead" (ALLAH < arabic for GOD) thas wuzzup Detroit niggaz know its real, yuaps

[KSTAR345]

Slum Village

[mlzpecialist]

elzhi looks like mario chalmers

[speedman576]

Life...

[Leezo2k10]

I bet around half the dislikers don't even know the original track. Thats how sad being a hip hop fan is these days with songs like Y U Mad blowing and this staying relatively unknown.

[qdtsmooth]

My nigga elzhi.......... 

[23SoMo]

shit brought hip hop tears to my eyes....Dope!

[Burn516]

I can't believe it, this is amazing.

[JCHS33]

he looks like von miller...its weird.

[Random3011]

This is dope, but nothing on Nas

[Ril3yIzBac]

People act like El is just comming out. He's been out since '97.

[0194D]

@Ril3yIzBac

Because nobody knows about him. It is a shame too, to be honest. He has been out since 97 and still is barely known. He is known well in the undgrground but it took him how look to get just the amount of attention? That is pretty sad.

For a dude with this much talent you'd think more ppl would look his way and more ppl would know about him. Man I kinda feel bad for him but didn't he say he wanted to stay underground or something like that?

[grimeyjefe13]

Elzhi looks, sounds like NAS, Elzhi is an MC making that REAL HIP HOP SOUND!!

[jmeyer113]

Detroit Swag.

[sbs0313]

this the new NAS!

[byTristen]

@sbs0313 Actually he made this in honor of NAS. Nas's album was called illmatic and Elzhi's album is called ellmatic. This is a remake of Nas's song. Except with Elzhi's words.

[smnmvl]

@aahabhbhhj Elzhi - The Preface that album is straight fire

[MoodMuzikFilez]

@aahabhbhhj go on his website.. Elzhi.com he selling Elmatic and his first album "Out Of Focus" that came out in 97 with 27 min bonus material... or go in Intunes

[yusufk1ll]

Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell

[cbarrt23]

y.u. mad? cause elzhi skills not recognised boi

[mierdaalamar]

i think its steve furkel. stop at 2:07

[prettyeric]

Im lovin' the Human Nature sample.

[youknowitsarjay]

0:01



[maagicaltacos]

I want to listen to Illmatic now ahah~!

[neiner20]

why is he not popular , hes amazingg so depressing how mainstream killed hip hop ex: wiz khalifa mac miller lil wayne

[byTristen]

@neiner20 Yeah but its the ignorant douche bags who listen to that stuff. They listen to those people just cause they're more famous. It pisses me off...

[mcyux]

is he muslim? because he says allah ?

[SangMarocain]

@mcyux yes

[sven0123456789]

Another wannabe nigger rapper

[dmw613]

@sven0123456789 you're stupid.

[KSTAR345]

@sven0123456789 Fool.

[DaMostEnigmatic]

@sven0123456789 another aspiring racist, be sure to attend klan meetings to perfect your craft

[jaybonez69kyd]

un fucking believable. real shit, needs to be more artists like this. keep it up

[boredz49]

damn ppl are finnaly startin to notice elzhi

[fivegirlsonevase]

this is so fukin dope fuck young money

[ReCre8PS3]

Respect brah

[Jayisiss]

The beat which "sounds like Nas" is a direct full instrumental remake of the original by a band called "Will Sessions" who remade all the tracks on illmatic for Elmatic and have a bunch of other solo and colab stuff yet fail to get a mention here by Vevo.

[divinedestiny305]

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[TwoTube2]

90s feel to it; clever lyrics and nice clean production. Nod to Nas. I love it :)