Nas - N.Y. State Of Mind

[YZtwostrokin]

How in the fuck does this only have 67,000 views?! One of the best hip hop albums of all time with one of the best songs.

[BeenaBee]

"I dont know how to start this shit" - the now or never moment when Nas knew he was going to be a legend..

[roobzsta7]

Cali State of Mind dislikes this video.

[whips8]

@roobzsta7 CALI STATE OF MIND loves this shit cuz its REAL

[gudangsuratimotman]

one of the best

[Lombardo826]

I'm having dreams that im a gangsta,

[ThaTalentedKid]

New York stand the fuck up man, BROOKLYN SON CROWN HEIGHTS this's our anthem

[TheNormalAccount]

1 person so far has un-liked this song, Bitch.

[mukkohaha]

BLACK PEOPLE FTW  YE ALSO JEWS GO GO ! WOOOOOOO RULZ RULZ

BEST SONG EVER YEIIIR !

[omeedtheking]

@mukkohaha your a gaycunt

[mukkohaha]

@omeedtheking Your racist ! im black, do you think all black people are gaycunts ? or just me, and the Jews ?

[omeedtheking]

@mukkohaha wow. you just reminded me how stupid some people are.

[mukkohaha]

@mukkohaha common dude :P Smell the satire ^^

[dominator90241]

such a good toprock beat

[eajustin06]

i aint the type a brother made for you to start testin

[megaman215]

I know this crackhead who said she likes to smoke nice rocks/ and if it'd good she brings you customers and measuring pots. Lol Nas is the realist

[rougefaced]

i gotta say this shit is to sick better than any new shit there is now

[mularkus165]

One of the best classics of hip hop recorded by NaS at the age of 19 (hints: I don't how to start this shit 0:20)

[mularkus165]

Recorded by NaS at the age of 19

[OnlyPhaze]

Normally i would say 1 person didn't like the video bcos they didnt like it!

But now im saying 1 person dislike this video bcos they seriously didn't mean to... aha

[YoungandUnashame10]

Justin bieber disliked the video

[KingGoose24]

@YoungandUnashame10 I like the Bieber - he aint gansta just fucking a sweet piece of pussy- while you use your hand

[wilodawg95]

This is deep, I never really listen to Nas music. Just skimmed through here to listen to the greatest there've ever been in the game.

[LOWLIFE7777777]

theres 1 lil wayne fan that watched dis video.. the disliker.

[gambino617]

hard to pick a favorite verse in dis track

[ButteryCommando]

1 person went to the dungeon of rap and never made it back

[RichskatebX]

Have to listen to this song everyday O_o

[freewaykingscrews]

"life is parallel to hell but i must maintain

[freewaykingscrews]

fuck!!!!!!!!!

[Hockeysniper21]

1 person hit the dislike button by accident

[iiPodGurL18]

songs like this make me not want to rap because it's just like.....It can't get any better than this...

[gsquizzared]

how many bars did he spit here? damn

[SuperChaosPhoenix]

Who disliked this?

[tr763]

@SuperChaosPhoenix a redneck

[danegilbert]

Nas and ATCQ for life

[therealbigmoneydub]

THERES TO SIDES IN HIP HOP.....THE REAL HIP HOP/RAP AND THE WACK ASS HIP HOP/RAP

[frankdude4]

@therealbigmoneydub Sir, you've spelled "two" incorrectly. Just notifying soon youtube will be giving tickets for spelling errors. GRAMMAR NAZI'S UNITE!

[clintmack28]

i think of crime when i'm in a trinidad state of mine

[itsmykylew]

Nas should include a delivery charge to listne to his songs he delivers like no other.

[yz66karabey]

yeahh 

[aenimalogy]

fuck yea

[ftpb1]

free the weed

[215animal]

THIS IS REAL HIP HOP NO GUCCI MANE!!!! GUCCI MANE IS SOME SHYT

[387babycakes]

Fake ass niggaz dont make it back ya heard ? j

[ghettobirder]

sad theres no views.

[bboydizzy69]

dudes just mad becausee this is one of the dopest songs in hip hop history

[Aier212]

The NYC ANTHEM.

[CORPORATEBITCH09]

Aw MAN! this was tha shit...is tha shit...and will be tha shit for times to come!

[HDibbles]

All hail Primo

[sofrimento92]

I walk to class blasting this song on my big ass headphones everyday.....still doesnt get old.

[mtrue12]

this is hardcore hiphop...if you dnt like it you wack

[maximo1195]

Saints Row 2.

[JoeJacksonable]

why does everyone hate on aretha franklin

[ybl12]

For people that are new to hip hop i think its a MUST to listen to this album and some other early 1990s ( thats my era) album to understand where hip hop is coming b-cuz hip hop aint about what you see on 106 and park today (just my opinion)

[RezComedy]

IDIOTS the Illuminati is a Mafioso sub-genre of rap and a lot of songs on this album brought up themes of the Illuminati (Ex. Nas' Scarface references) and so did Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt and The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready To Die

[PvtPackman]

SR2

[20Divine13Glock33]

luv this song, dont matter wherever im from

[chuckwagonism]

are u fucking retarded nas is not in the illuminati thats jay-z

[mooner7]

@chuckwagonism Killuminati!!! :)

[PlatinumBD]

@chuckwagonism: Nas found his way there too believe it or not. He even embraces it somewhat... I'm a fan too, but it is what it is you know?

[ThatIncredibleJordan]

@chuckwagonism nas too, haven't you seen that eastcoast west coast killaz video he was in?

[urdsi123]

dis is wat dem jews be listenin to ! lol

[billy0023]

@urdsi123 go find a gun point it at your head and squeeze the trigger

[urdsi123]

what is illuminati ?

[Aphasia17]

the mac 10 was in the grass, i ran like a cheetah with thoughts of an assasin, picked the mac up, told brothas back up... the mac spit, lead was hittin niggaz one ran... i made him backflip

[beawareofeverything]

iLLUMINATI rapper that is nas

[TreeManTM]

@beawareofeverything he might of once been associated with them, but he came out with the album God's son. I don't think any Illuminati would call themselves the God's son since they worship evil.

[beawareofeverything]

a name of an album dosent just make me think hes not sketchy

[Great0ne1]

New York State Of Mind>Empire State Of Mind

[xnickx29]

@Great0ne1 YES! empire state of mind was just blown up on the radio but this is more lyrical and goes way harder

[whatthehellvideos]

@Great0ne1 who gives a fuck that obvious stop with the fucking comparisons the beef ended years ago

[SaffronCicely]

@Great0ne1 Alicia Keys recorded this song with Nas as well on Diary Of Alicia Keys as a bonus track :)

[geordangundelfinger]

Nothing's equivalent to the New York State of Mind.

[anto1982]

I'ma addict for sneakers twenties of buddah and bitches with beepers in the streets I can greet ya about blunts I teach ya.

[julio8442]

"THE SMOOTH CRIMINAL WHEN BEAT BREAKS...NEVER PUT ME IN YOU'RE BOX IF YOU'RE SHIT EATS TAPES" hahahaha

[15erpent]

I'm trying figure this verse out, anybody can explain please?

[Acrimony01]

I NEVER SLEEP.. BECAUSE SLEEP IS THE COUSIN OF DEATH.

What a motif!

[thirdworldassassin]

word!!!

[charliebubblesoar]

sick

[mit181]

Yeah but the lyricism of Nas and IT imo is completely different. IT is intellectual, detached, reflective. You have to think hard about it. Nas is emotional, engaged, telling it how it is. You don't think, you FEEL the message. Respect to both

[rathyAro]

I don't agree with this at all. Tech's not detached and Nas is intellectual and even more reflective. Tech gets emotional too. They're very similar rapper's, but with different topics and Nas has a better flow and is more poetic.

[Patriotx84x]

holy moley.... some true rhymes are on it ^^

[Conceptskatemedia]

This is my favorite Nas song!

[Dresden1065]

"Give me a Smith and Wesson, I'll have niggaz undressin"

LOL....true, true.

[janeshe2]

Janeshe 2 says: what can i say Ilmatic is flawless

"I never sleep cuz sleep is the cousin of death"

damn!!!!

[31MillerTime31]

i heard that jay and nas made a track called "Empire State of Mind"

its gunna appear on The Blueprint III.

that shit should b raw as hell

since they used to have beef wit each other. jay sed that its his favorite track on the whole album

[bapes8]

hes not gonna put it on the album anymore

[31MillerTime31]

r u serious!?

when and where did u hear that?!

[bapes8]

ITS going to be alica keys instead of nas

[Pacman420]

Jay Z is such a bitch with little to no lyrical ability.

[31MillerTime31]

you have got to be the most idiotic person 2 say that. with little to no sense as to what youre talking about

[Pacman420]

I'll admit he has more ability than say Souljah Boy, but check something like the 7 Minute Freestyle. Jay-Z freestyling with Big L, and L fucking wrecks him. A majority of his songs make use of previous rappers lines, mostly the Notorious BIG, though he also rips off a bunch of other mcs from Slick Rick to Eminem.

[31MillerTime31]

"when i say a Big verse im only biggin up my brutha. biggin up my borough. im big enough to do it, im that therough. plus i know my own flow is foolish." "Jay z what more can i say."

whatever though, i jus got a lil mad cuz u doggin on my favorite rapper.

lol

nas is tite

[striderhiryu201]

yea thats true

[TheAkizo]

they already made it and its not nas on the track its alicia keys.

[31MillerTime31]

obviously

it came out like 2 weeks ago

[OgLOW45]

ah shit i feel diz bit

[rbyers09]

This is the most lyrical you can get! This albulm and especially this song. I've never heard and doubt if I ever will hear a better mix of lyricism, storytellin, flow, and delivery. Nas is the best lyricist ever. He would be the best rapper ever period if he had more cosistency but still he changed hip hop forever

[XXXXNanoXXXxxx]

@rbyers09 I will challenge u on this!? At the same time my 2nd fav rapper is Nas LOL!

This is about a mix of lyricism, storytellin, flow right !! here it is

Kool G rap- Cannon Life

Kool G rap- Hitman Diary

Big L - The Heist

Biggie Smalls - Niggas Bleed

Raekwon - Live From New York

2pac Hellrazor ------ This song wins!! LOL-- too much pain!! make u depress/story/flow/beat/everyt­hing

50cent 50 bars ( dont like him but count as story telling) LOL!

I could name 25 more songs owell !!!!

[XXXXNanoXXXxxx]

@XXXXNanoXXXxxx the first song is call cannon fire LOL! my bad

[BROOKLYN367]

this is by far the best rap album ever there is no question about it

there are just too many classics on this album

we would all be lucky if there is ever another album like this

[khalifquadir]

CLASSIC

[ShadowwarlockSeven]

wish lyricists like nas could return to making music.. i hope this new abominaton of hip hop will die, then maybe the underground scene will return, since when was soulja boy rap to begn with. rap is n longer rap, its just

retards

attempting

poetry

[Kentarules2]

cough*Immortal technqiue*cough

[ukraina95]

illmatic is tha best album eva!!!

[drdrefan4ever]

i dont have this album! so i have to buy it!!!

[coronachilla]

8,031 views? really? there are more ppl than this in NYC all of em shoudda heard this song by now shitt

[sabon125]

There is more then one version to this song on youtube.

[danthedonHBB]

there is also "NY State of Mind Part 2" from the album "I Am.."

[kurtangle4life]

nas is my favorite. not just favorite rapper, favorite person ever. accept jesus lol

[cardamone1212]

where does kurt angle fall on the list

[micshaz]

lol

[Ricardo6464]

this is one of the song i would blast to cover up the sounds of gunshots

[RAWRimatigermeow]

ONE of the best. not THE best.

[Calvin161]

best album ever fuck that u act like ther is only 1 rapper out ther now i aint hatein on nas hes pimp shit but he aint the best

[njirem]

Nas is unique, he's not the best (no one the best) but def. one of the biggest!

[DivineDynasty23]

yea i mean theres a queen of hip hop mary j blige but there really is no best and no not even lil wayne or there is no king of hip hop

[Kentarules2]

Lil wayne is trash. Immortal Technique is the king of hip hop.

[terps865]

the most ill shit of all time! this track and this album have no equals

fuckin genius flow

[FreestyleNIGGAbhyjgy]

sick

[vomming]

The best song on Illmatic, in my opinion :)

[chintansatyapanthi1]

sometimes i light up a blunt and think about where this shit went

I found it dead cuz so many rappers now a days just rap for the money and the fame

they ain't just real.

[Ricardo6464]

example lilwayne, birdman,

soulja boy<-faggot, 50cent<-super duper faggot

and all those fucking bitches that put 43"rims on a cadilac cuz thats not gangsta that just gay

[chintansatyapanthi1]

agreed man

except I only got 50 cent's first album the rest is just bullshit

I respected him but not now anyways he sucks

[coronachilla]

and i hate to say it...listen to sum of his shit now ..his mix tapes and disses are listenable un like that junkie lil GAYNE and tht faggot Kanye

[drdrefan4ever]

Kanye West was OK, but now hes making r'n'b-music like that Lil Wayne-fucker!!!! Kanyes first 3 albums were good

[theac26]

word, i still like yeezy, im hoping he come thru with a good album, and come back, tired of this 808 and heartbreak, sounded like a fag

[abugina]

one of three best rap songs ever

[meadnotebook]

Same here. This is definitely the best one in Illmatic. Probably his best album ever. Whach you think?

[DannyOisaren]

"Probably"? This is not only his best album,

I think it's the greatest album of all-time in the history

of hip hop, and I'm probably not all alone with that

thought, lmao x)

[sneakysnor]

Best hiphop/rap album ever.

Totally agree.

[xSYFHxM0NEYSH0T]

until the end of time or all eyez on me is the best album ever

[dondantata]

life is defined..i think of crime when am in a new york state of mind..classic! wat else cld 1 ask 4??????

[hunedman999]

What the F#$! are you talking about! If you think New York State of Mind sucks you ARE NOT a Hip Hopper. Some Hip hop songs in Hip Hop are indisputable. This is one of them. I've heard only 2 people make that comment. You and the other was a 30 year old female in 1995 or so who listens to music like Aretha Franklin. I.E. she was not a Hip Hopper. I take it you must be a 30 something year old female who listens to Aretha too. YOU GO GIRL!

[BLACKEAGLEPREDATOR]

yes dis shit offishoo. nastradamus. the remix w/ alicia keys and rakim even better

[MESALLIS]

@hunedman999

My aunts are around 35 and they listen to old school rap.. Why generalize?

[Deftoneskid1]

@hunedman999 lmfao, well said.

[LilRedRasta]

@hunedman999 lol that was funny as hell son

[WoWisalotoffun]

@hunedman999 haha you tell em, theres no way this song isnt hip hop, REAL hip hop at that this song goes hard

[davidpfp]

@hunedman999 who thinks this song sucks? he deserves to die!

[GueroSinFeXxX]

Bad Troll.

[WillieJ8]

1st, and this song is the greatest

[lancaster2luxury]

1st, and this song is great.

[gagoom22]

1st, and this is a great song