NaS - The Message (complete with lyrics)

[Dejimon458]

Instrumental from Sting - Shape of my heart. Those 2 songs are amazing.

[mrghetto69]

But uhh, a thug changes, and love changes

and best friends become strangers, word up

no one could have said it better

[WakaFlockaFlame251]

THIS SHOULD HAVE A SHIT LOAD OF VEIWS!

[Jtownprice]

One of the illest rappers EVER along w/Biggie, Pac, LL, Pun, & Jigga!! Fuck today's rap w/that Southern dominated and autotune shit!!!

[hanbal1]

album?

[harunDMC]

@hanbal1 It Was Written

[y0uNgBoSsEs96]

when nas raps, he goes into EXTREME detail so u can FULLY UNDERSTAND wat he sayin... nas needs to make some more shit so he shut these corny rappers these days the fuk up and show they suck at rapping....

[y0uNgBoSsEs96]

when nas raps, he goes into EXTREME detail so u can FULLY UNDERSTAND wat he sayin... nas needs to make some more shit so he shut these corny rappers these days the fuk up and show they suck at rapping....

[BowS500]

Nas ,tha fucking real big MC

[realfunnybunny]

#1 nas song

[0194D]

@realfunnybunny

Lol good joke dude, you wish he did, Em can't compare to to what Nas has done. Nas is way better than Em. Thats why Eminem bit Nas style(on his infinite album, and admitted), not Nas bitin Em.

[realfunnybunny]

@0194D wat the fuck r u talkin about retard.... i said this is the #1 nas song..... said nothin about em

[0194D]

@realfunnybunny

I accidently replied to the wrong person, Calm down.

[nankerphelge718]

.@0194D and nas "bit" the people before him, like rakim. nas is the best lyrically, but eminem tops nas in everything else. eminem has way better beats (dr dre), better flow, and more versatility. he's more musical overall. and infinite is horrible, SSLP and onward is when eminem went into his own.

[0194D]

@nankerphelge718

Lol I've never heard of someone saying that Nas bit rakim. If you'd like to state some stuff that proves so, plz do, Im not saying you're lying. As far as I heard some radio dj or someone like that gave Nas the nickname god'son after rakim, because Nas was so good that the only dude above was rakim.

And the beats have nothing to do with their rhymes lol, And Em's last 2 albums were trash in comparison to what he could do.

[cjzuhlke8988]

@0194D im a huge fan of both of these guys but r u serious that eminem hasnt done the things that nas has done?? haha i like nas but how can u say that eminem changed hip hop forever whether ppl wanna admit it or not look at his influence and his records and sales Em has had an amaizng career nas put out a cpl of wack albums

[xandshescreamedi]

@cjzuhlke8988 em put out a few wack records to though! I love em hes incredible but Nas is a different type of emcee and from that early 90's time. illmatic was a platform and studied by all the greats... even b.i.g.

[cjzuhlke8988]

@xandshescreamedi i agree they both did that i love them both they have bad and amazing songs..... songs like this here are rare im glad im one of the few who knows wut good hip hop is and im not bumpin wayne in my deck!!!!

[xandshescreamedi]

@cjzuhlke8988 true indeed!

[MoneyIzMyne]

damn how the fuk is Soula Boy get more hits than NASIR JONES that name alone carries more respect than wakka gucci soulja boy all dem could dream bout. Nas is the ILLEST man to eva bless the mic n 4 tht i thank him QB all day ima bump this till tim ends ill die bumpin esco thumps if u feel me

[Knockoutking15]

@shrimpzilla Em is still real just different, he matured, Nas is just like Em, there new shit is nowhere near as good as there old shit but I'd still rather listen to them then Young Money, they're both amazing lyricists, rappers, and artists.

[MIZ0217]

the chorus it self is fuckin classic ... ny state of mind is one of his best

[CardinalDynasty]

check out an artist on my page, michael barber, he worked with nas in the studio and is now a recording artist on Universal. my brother was in rehab with him, sounds kinda weird but hey his music is sick!

[Gabulon3000]

Nas has this year become my number 1 rapper, all things considered. He was running at 3 behind Big and Pac. Word to all the rappers spittin' the truth

[nankerphelge718]

@Gabulon3000 nas lacks flow and vocal power nigger.

[23MNA]

Eminem - Greatest Rapper Of All Time.

[GolfinMan7]

@23MNA you're ignorant as fuck

[nankerphelge718]

@23MNA 2Pac actually is

[dbg581]

best nas song

[whtballerking13]

I was just having an orgasim listening to One Mic and my friend had the nerve of saying that Dre was better than Nas. REALLY? "Jesus died at age 33. Theres 33 shots from twin glocks Theres 16 apiece, thats 32. Which means, one of my guns was holdin 17, 27 hit your crew, 6 went into you."

[firefightermook]

Em is a damn good rapper but he himself even knows he can't touch nas..He also said nas is one of the greatest rappers.

[TheBubsy1]

one of the best songs ever...hands down

[OfficialKANE]

rakim made everyone! he'll be your favourite rappers favourite rapper

[SOSTacoJohnson]

Only real niggas know NaS.

[JAMRIANNA]

HOW COULD YOU NOT LIKE THIS!!! CONFUSED.COM THIS IS A CLASSIC

[310thegame228]

bars nigga 

[alphamale227]

So much metaphors this shit is crazy...

[youngtoon8]

u right when pac seen nas he rushed him & nas backed down like a lil bitch cuz pac was on tat tuhg life shit 4real & when pac was locked up mobb deep was diss pac so pac called his boys up like go 2 there show in arizona & see wat da bout pac man's was screamin thug life & mobb deep got scared & hit feet & nas did diss pac y u think he said (fake thugs no love get the slugs) i want 2 listen 2 other rappers but all there nugas fake & pac had 20 different case in 20 different states BAD BOY KILLA

[therealhoi]

nas da best rapper of all time.. he ill pluss da maticcccc!

[GhostFlameGang]

GREATEST RAP SONG OF ALL TIME !

[lbjoshbal]

your "guilty for materialism. the blacks still up in the prison." - nas

[trayder29]

Nigga this shit is wack!! He aint talkin bout nothin. Just usin a bunch of big/fancy words. Week ass song. Cassidy - The Message. Thats music.

[MidwestKid616]

You didn't feel this? well that says alot about you

[TheAmityvillain]

@trayder29 Are you fucking retarded?

No seriously, are you?

Not even because you don't like it, because you can like whatever the fuck you want it doesn't matter, but you said:

"He aint talkin bout nothin. Just usin a bunch of big/fancy words. Week ass song."

Big/fancy words? You mean fancy words like..minumum? rofl oh shit bring out the dictionary...

[Osvaldohdz20]

just heard an epic song the other day. look up BLACK DOVE- SYMPHONY on youtube.

[NetworkProduktionz]

This song is 1 of the few shots Nas took @ Biggie becuz of da July 1995 Source Mag cover titled "The King Of New York Takes Over" which is why Biggie deemed himself Frank White. & why Nas says "There Can only be one king". "Prostitute turned bitch" was a shot at Lil Kim. And If You listen to the Affirmative Action Remix Nas ends his verse by saying he'll "Take the crown off the so called King of the town and Lock It Down" another subliminal shot due to da cover. Kick N Da Door Was Response.

[Renisance2K]

"Diamonds I flaunt it, chickenheads flock I lace em

Fried broiled with basil, taste em, crack the legs

way out of formation, it's horizontal how I have em

fuckin me in the Benz wagon"

WHOA!!! Never quite understood what he said there, until now that I see it in writing.

That's gotta be 1 of the ILLEST lines I've EVER HEARD in all my years listening to hip-hop. WHOA!!!

BTW, Thanks Philbo67!

[gtboy453]

Nas could make a song about a sandwich and have be a breathtaking lyrical experience. He effortlessly goes from dissing someone, to telling a story, and then back again several times. Nobody can do it liike Nas.

[lucasBF21]

nice

[ybelsakha2]

REALHIPHOP<3

Its hard to believe he dropped outta school in eight grade.

[backtwista]

@ybelsakha2 It's called doing a lot of reading cousin ,so much knowledge in books open your eye's to the real world

[TLDRNYOUNG]

I love this song; this song made me all of a sudden bust out with a little freestyle.

[MidwestKid616]

its a new year so lets finally be real about it nas always was a more lyrical versatile and all around better artist than pac. no disrespect to Makaveli but at first he was makin songs that encouraged us as a race to do better like keep your head up and brenda's got a baby but he let suge's punk ass influence him to the point where he was jumpin up and down talkin bout fuck the east and throwin up the west when he's ironically from Harlem. sorry but where im from thats what we call a sucker

[jc0503132]

Style is so eclectic I have a difficult time repeatin it by heart

[4203mike]

dis realll rap .. at its finest ....im tired of every1 saying lil wayne and dem other faggets suckkk .... they do suck compared 2 dis raw shit and in general.... timesss change all the rap now is bout money ,,,, bitchesss.. .. and flaunting der shitt .... rap is commercial now 2 the fullestt .... so u cant compare .. this rap ..... 2 shit now a dayz ... timesss different u aint guna hear shit like disss .that era is done....soo ders no rapp ne more .. juss the bullshit u hear now

[DizeeDnguyen]

The lyrics dissed Notorious BIG's title of "King of New York" at the time of the song's release. Biggie responded back on the track "Kick In The Door" from the Life After Death album.

[fhab525]

what part of this song he disses 2pac ? 

[Sp33dyMik3]

@fhab525 its said that this was a shot a pac subliminaley. fake slug no love. he thought pac was fake and shit, no one knows for shure if it is though. pac dissed nas first though.

[karmicsam]

@fhab525  Nas never dissed Pac.He was talking about Biggie .Pac was just delusionnal

[fhab525]

@karmicsam pac was delusional ? then why does everybody that tells me about this song says nas disses him on it, im just tryna figure out at what part of the song, plus nas was cool wit mobb deep, thats why pac almost rushed him when he caught him slippin but nas backed down and that beef was squashed before pac died, according to the outlawz

[miatru1989]

@fhab525 because everyone got they facts fucked up,,,,pac was dissin everyone after he got shot,,,half em didnt retaliate back,,,pac was a fuckin clown after he got outta jail

[fhab525]

@miatru1989 a clown ? all eyez on me =classic, 7 day theory=arguably the best hip hop album ever...yea he was a clown

[miatru1989]

@fhab525 yea a clown...his music stayed on point,,,but he was trippin and going against everything he supposably believed in,,,all that brotherhood shit he was on went out the window nd he was tryna diss every nigga east of cali

[iceblade070]

nas is sickk!!!

[Airaphat]

"One Life, One Love, So there can only be One King."

Real Hiphop Can't Die.

[DeezDaDon]

bet lil wayne cant make a song like this

[disconabisco2234]

"I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death"

Pure rap

[eielai]

Best song by Nas. This is rap not the new crap you hear now a days.

[KyMace]

@eielai NO this is HIP HOP; Rap is the commercial shit repping corporate culture. NaS is an emcee repping hip hop culture.

[Zachrydaman]

Yo this shit is so deep. Lyrical mastermind.

[crazyhorse66]

Maybe the best track ever composed. Full stop.

[PurpleHeart1]

Best Nas song, amazing flow

[jaboy567]

man i thought was one of those rapper who had sense ,but he sold out to the illumnati plus he dissed pac for no reason. . fuck this nigga

[TheBubsy1]

@jaboy567 he didnt diss pac u fucking retard

[aizazmasud96]

Nas Eminem Pac B.I.G thts itt...

[swishaking27]

how can lil wayne ever make anything like this

a actual hip hop song

best popstar alive

[merral1]

@swishaking27 he cant. lil wayne is not hip-hop. Neither are any of these other toons. Theyre just Broadway puppets. They just feed to the current status of this...Sick Sad World.

[iamgatsby]

check out jay gats

[mrosado8]

this is on the if i ruled the world music video

[eternalife1]

my niggas he is dissing tupac in this song not biggie..remember wen nas says.. talking bout you ran the island in 89..thats 4 ..2pac....and he also said got fucked and ate out thats 4 ..2pac..people say he got raped in jail.

[TheBubsy1]

@eternalife1 ...no biggie lived on a island...NYC.... stupid ass

[jjyeyo]

i didn't know i put this here until i was drunk yo

[mykebl]

Old em was raw but lil wayne and them is crappy

[tehroflcopt3r]

@CJAEY ?? fuck young money they're all terrible. but Eminem is one of the best

[InfamasSolja]

@CJAEY yup :] Rakim is sick too. some ppl say that Rakim made Nas, but im not sure :)

[bklynchicka994]

@CJAEY CHILL! Nas is great but u ain't gotta diss Em just cause Nas not getting the fame & respect he deserve. As for young money? ehh =/

[evannej29]

The Best Lyricks And Story Teller Ever....

[cathal3191]

fake thug is a biggie diss

[Canonall]

I think it's more like dissin all fake thugs and figgaz

[cathal3191]

no he said it himself, its a diis to biggie cus biggie said he was the king of new york

and theres another lyric in this were he says there can only be one king

[Canonall]

ok didn't know that

[OGSnacker]

Ya'll really want to know who the best five rapper of all time are? Well here it is,

1. Dylon

2. Dylon

3. Dylon

4. Dylon

5 Dylon

because I SPIT HOT FIRE!

[zweex]

@OGSnacker DYLON f*cking sucks everybody can f*cking ryme;)

[ChuckmasterFlex]

whatever man, HE SPITS HOT FYAH

[Canonall]

Cuz you is the baddest freestyler I know :P

[redwinakins]

overnight thugs, bug cause they ain't promised shit

Hungry-ass hooligans stay on that piranha shit

[killabeez108]

yeah yo , i always use that line, one of the dopest! esco forever!!!

[KBrizle]

yall need to stop makin hip hop lists refer to what the rapper says n whats goin on in yo life then that wil be the best rapper 2 u so err 1's will differ so it dont matter what no 1 says altho on my perspective lyrically biggie n nas are the top the rest are more hip pop type rappers altho the got some hip hop relevant tracks

[columbianrefugee69]

1.eminem(forever is enough proof)

2.nas

3.biggie

4.jay-z

5.2 pac

top five rapers of all time nothing any one says can change that best rapers alive

[BombSourDisel]

fuuuuuck noooo! nas and pac are the only good ones you mentioned lmao..

[0194D]

Eminem is one of my favorite rappers, but he aint touchin nas.

[Canonall]

that ain't true yo, eminem track is got tight beats,

melodys and some sweet lyrics

[0194D]

Eminem is hard and all, he is not as lyrical as nas though.

[Canonall]

You right, nas is a lyrical GOD, damn, I can't stop hearing this shizz! damn sweet

[nankerphelge718]

@0194D eminem rapes nas

[0194D]

@nankerphelge718

Lol good joke dude, you wish he did, Em can't compare to to what Nas has done. Nas is way better than Em. Thats why Eminem bit Nas style(on his infinite album, and admitted), not Nas bitin Em.

[whiitekimchi]

1. nas

2. eminem

3. big l

4. pac

5. lupe fiasco

this is my top 5 list

[xshortcake079x]

NAS is my papi chulo. So sexy.

[thekingfromcompton]

nas u r 1 of the kings

1-pac

2-nas

3-rakim

4-krs-one

5-biggie

[keke32191]

Actuall, in the 10 most influentail hip hop artists Nas is actually at #2 Jay Z is at number 1.

[BombSourDisel]

cool list but id replace biggie with L and renumber it,

1-Big L

2.Nas

3. Pac

4.Krs-1

5.Rakim

thats just me though

[2d181]

@BombSourDisel mainstream dick ryder... lyrically, big L only really has punchlines. he's a punchline god but when it comes to deep/real shit he's not the best. dawg, its more like 1. immortal technique 2. vinnie paz 3. eminem 4. biggie 5. pac or nas

[TheAdamj1994]

@2d181 u got eminem in there lol u dont kow shit bout hip hop then

[hwAbdiel]

@TheAdamj1994

NaS, Jay-Z, and Rakim all cite Eminem as one of their all time favorite rappers--I'm pretty sure they know something about hip-hop.

[Fr0stDude]

This is straight rap .. Nas - One of the last survivin' true rappers..

[RiotAngel13]

yeah you're probably right, some of the old school rappers changed imo.

But I still like ice cube and imortal tehcnique.

[MikeNJ27]

Nas is talking about tupac in this song u dumb motherfucker.

[amaljaalza]

Thats the most Illuminati controled music i ever heard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

Nas is controled, so are you people

wake op just listen to the song maaaaan,

"Blame God no love" what a text!!!!!!

May God help u all, brothers

KILLUMINATI

[kemubru]

hahah ur insane.

more education for atheists!

[jizzy2sexi]

you retarded piece of sheep shit theres no fucking rappers in no fuckin secret societies u dumb fuck no illumanti, freemason, skull & crossbones etc. and If you heard Nas last album untitled then he really shittin on the illumanti

[gator966]

watch the industry series before you open ur mouth again!

[kennboy1]

He said FAKE THUG, and illuminati is real jizzy listen to gator.

[loanmodman1]

your a fake thug

[kennboy1]

how? im not a thug in the first place.

[superbattle5]

Fuck Biggie--Nas is the illest

[theac26]

Word Up!

[kennboy1]

biggie is one of the best too.

[xshortcake079x]

"sleep is the cousin of death". In the case of MJ, that's true. He just wanted some sleep, ironically it killed him. RIP MJ!!!

[ProdigyRd]

oh shut up...

[egeek10]

eieai is a muslim faggot lol

[smitty20789]

Shit was nasty 2 bad niggas on that wak shit now this nigga make u visulize all his songs

[Np8sD0JX0xcZ7]

good Lyrics

[Skindoggiedog]

I think it's "I had the drop", not "I had to drop"

[twixx754]

2Pac is better, no lyric of Nas is better then 2pac he's

[dreznjak1]

who cares idiot, what are u gonna do listen to pac all day and ignore every other good artist that comes by

[twixx754]

Ofcouse, Pac for life

[bringbackevoution]

@dreznjak1 lol so true. tupacs my favorite rapper. but i also love nas

[milan024su]

KING

[TheJoeyd23]

Tears for Fears-1985-Songs from the big chair-Everybody wants to rule the world-

[TheJoeyd23]

Nenah Cherry-woman-

[LaSkiLLyaLL]

real Queens shit..only a real queens nikka can relate and noe wut dis dude talkin bout....real conversation for dat asssss

[Shneyd]

I peeped you frontin, I was in the Jeep

Sunk in the seat, tinted with heat, beats bumpin

Across the street you was wildin

Talkin bout how you ran the Island in eighty-nine

Layin up, playin the yard with crazy shine

I cocked a baby 9 that nigga grave be mine, clanked him

What was he thinkin on my corner when it's pay me time

YUCK!

[ebenderik]

just a moment

message

and

One Mic

One more Dance (mama tribute)

and

God Love us

are my fav. songs of ?Nas

[yousef995]

I fuCkiNn LuV SongS liKEe DiSs

[francescaemc2]

excellent writing.

[MikeNJ27]

we need more songs like this. just a moment is great.

[lesharney]

know this is hip hop.....if you aint never heard this you sleep WAKE THE FUCK UP

[randycash39]

a thug changes

and luv changes

and best friends become strangers

nasty nas!

[bxpupil]

Great answer to what is HIP-HOP. Many of the clowns that are out now will never enjoy such legacy. PEACE!

[tobyy]

if somebody ask me ' what's hiphop? '

i always tell em to play this song

[TLDRNYOUNG]

@tobyy I agree with you this song would give those who thought about freestyling that extra boost. This song is hiphop and Nas is an effin legent.

[Sk1pasz]

@tobyy

if someone ask me what is hip-hop i tell em that NAS is hip-hop.

[RohamK96]

@Sk1pasz except nas is alive...

[savorii04]

oh my lord them lyrics are too fuckin crazy ahah

[MikeNJ27]

i think nas was trying to get beyonce...i still would not have sold out for a girl like that. i like his music and the old nas.

[captaindisarray]

nas didnt seell out u ignorant guy, u obviously dont understand his music he not that type of person, trust me i kno, he knos, if ya'll cant relate fuck ya'll

[ThatFlyGuyBanks]

Old Nas? Their is only one Nas you dickhead, He is still the lyrical beast, droppin good music on these other garbage rappers heads.

[boibad12]

amen to that

[8nizzle]

The highlights of livin, Vegas style roll dice in linen

Antera spinnin on Milleniums, twenty G bets I'm winnin them

Threats I'm sendin them, Lex with TV sets the minimum

Ill sex adrenaline

Party with villians, a case of Demi-Sec to chase the Henny

Wet any clique, with the semi-tech who want it

Nasty

[masayoshi80]

isnt ''shape of my hearth'' by sting?? amazing song btw! Nas is cool like hell

[corkfield1]

u need to take a serious hip hop lesson.what 25 songs u talkin bout?

[masayoshi80]

wtf why? i didnt say any 25 songs

[sunnydnukka]

This is some real talk shit that im goin through

Contemplatin war niggaz I was cool with before

We used to score together, Uptown coppin the raw

But uhh, a thug changes, and love changes

and best friends become strangers, word up

[unsingedstillmine123]

is it conformed that Nas is on Detox??!

[Itachikidd]

Yes

[Matthew808x]

Fukin dope ass rappin

[franke17]

Well. then that's clear! thanks for backing me up!

Still its sad, Pac went into the beef and paid his life for it. He never needed to do this :(

[tigersleafspats]

i cocked the baby nine,

that niggas grave be mine, clanked him

what was he thinkin on my block when its pay me time..

fuckin dirty rhyme, nas is NASTY

[MikeNJ27]

the message and ether are nas best 2 songs. even if u dont like 50 cent...he has at least 25 great songs. 1 2pac 2 nas 3 eminem 4 50 cent 5 game 6 biggie........didnt make enough great songs died too young.......5 great songs.

[writeract]

But uhh, a thug changes, and love changes

and best friends become strangers

WORD UP!

[NewestThingAlive]

best rapper alive......

nas #1

[Bull3tEntertainment]

NOW THIS IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE!!!!

[Redkinglouie]

sike

[crackersnsoup]

yupp!!

[buckeyecrazy32]

agreed