Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell

[CaptivatingChrist]

too bad nas was only untouchable because of the freemasons he represents. jeez people, get the awe out of your eyes, nas isnt any different then pac, who isnt any different then you and i. they just happened to fall into the music industry, they are people just like we are.

[Dreatzemis]

@CaptivatingChrist Don't pretend you could ever create lyrics of the like Nas and Pac do.. fucking imbecile..

[glenlwjr]

Read his world. You when parents tell to write worlds u dont know and look them up.

[glenlwjr]

My World.

[douginamerica]

None of these rhymes really make much sense....but they are hot. I can't hate on Nas when rhymes like this...or use to.

[btkkilla1]

Rap artist from queens ny..on the come up..needs heavy support from you guys..please give this artist a chance like you gave the great Nas a chance for his music to be heard..just search lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice

[TheSuperfly1977]

I sneak everything in my army jacket lining

[EwaY83]

"Hit the Earth like a comet, invasion

Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half-man, half-amazin"

[musejuice100]

That's that jant!

[nwafan91]

It's amazing to see a 19 year old rise up and take on responsibility and overcome the fact he's a black man in America nas I salute you and I hope to rise from above one day myself

[hansgruber099]

Unbelievable rhymes and killer steady beats

[Phl3xable]

I love this song

[MrSuperflexxxxable]

The definition of real hip hop, Too bad It ain't like that anymore. Thumbs up

[cmwslw]

Chris Brown ripped off the instrumentals for this in she aint you. THUMB THIS UP PEEPLES

[KillerMatrix617]

@doughboyy617, he was 19

[doughboyy617]

nas looks mad young in this video

[hagemannwilhelm]

When this track went out I bought my first stereo, and this song went straight on my cassette mixtape.

[goodguyj]

only real niggas get what nas's is saying real talks

[rickochetproductions]

Imagine being in Nas shoes when this dropped.. 19 years old kid with sickest flow, lyrics and a number 1 album... THis guy was ice cold, and nobody could touch this....

[herashak]

@rickochetproductions except rakim

[JVO2004]

@rickochetproductions STILL IS ICE COLD

[InnocentSerb]

Thanks for all the dislikes, Now the Like/Dislike Button looks like a freshly lit joint.

[fullaflash]

lol sweet michael jackson riff bra!

[SneakerHustler]

easily one of the best....

[PeZmyNAME]

Make Music, Not Hate...

[Z1ng1s]

Immortal classic!!

[gotTrigga]

STILL BUMPIN N 2011

[jinp92]

Simply refreshing. A break from the SHIT that we hear today.

[kamichamaXcross]

LAWL~ he's a half asian and half amazing!!

[OshawaStateOfMind]

lol nas looks like pac at 0:35

[Jiggahlinn01]

What a FUCKING great tune Nas' rhymes should be locked in a cell IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL!!!!!

[idSuperego]

@yudesc nas is neither old school nor 80s

still amazing though

[CRUNKJOOSE2]

1994 the best year for rap/hip hop

[XxRegretzxX]

Fuck i love Nas

[TheHoffmanHouse]

every beat on this album is just relazing and chills you cant find better.

[XxRegretzxX]

"Feelin it like it';s Brail"

Nas is the fuckin KING

[GEO2DOPE]

No I know good hip hop I know goo artist but nas sets the bar

[rickochetproductions]

Beginning of a True HipHop King started here From 0:00 to 3:05

[GEO2DOPE]

It's really true he is half man half amazing and the last real nigga alive too

[colin4393]

@GEO2DOPE Last real nigga alive? I really don't think so, man...

You mustn't know alot of hip hop.

[angeriod]

This song is legend. His amazing flow, metahpor and feeling to it is undescribable in this new rap aira

[delas0u1]

what is the MJ beat song? in this vid

[TheAhmedicine99]

@delas0u1 human nature

[Solomonwantok]

This song has MJ's beat in the background...dope song

[delas0u1]

@Solomonwantok whats that song again?

[Solomonwantok]

@delas0u1 Human Nature by M.J.

[StashDaPoet]

watch?v=TXUHcn3WEM4

[yudesc]

Its so funny. in almost every oldschool/80's music video, lil wayne, lady gaga or justin bieber are in the comments. Its getting old now -.-

[TheHoffmanHouse]

@yudesc very old and annoying, like the comment over urs lol

[QualityServiced]

@yudesc why mention it? the people who do it have a valid point anyways. the above 3 blow ass.

[stilly784]

@yudesc true but it says something , that the artists you just named are wack compared to the artists of Yesterdayso yes it may be old but they all have a valid point

[mtoor1]

@yudesc you saying this is not helping

[yudesc]

@mtoor1 -.- i know

[infamousdnt]

@yudesc no doubt there names dont need to be brought up in every oldschool hip hop video and this is 90s btw ahah

[yudesc]

@infamousdnt oh 90's? my bad -embarassing much!-

[herashak]

@yudesc almost sounds more late 80s than 90s anyways

[FamilyBusinessMusic]

@yudesc They're every where.. Every second nba video has Lebron comments, haters are every where and bring up such random shit.. Justin Bieber one vid, drake and lil wayne the next.. What does this Nas video have anything to do with those cats.. No love around any more.. Just haters hating for no reason

[shayan12321]

@yudesc hey cause it's only natural for humans to copy one another and use the same thoughts and ideas. It's been that way since the beggining of mankind. The only thing it causes is a negative emotion from people like you that comment in the first place. You are tottally correct on your point Im not saying your wrong, but I think we should let it go and just let that faggot letitflo feel good about making a comment that thousands of other people have already made.

[Arsinekk]

@yudesc lol wtf? you think this is from the 80s?

[yudesc]

@Arsinekk loll. I heard of the 80s rap, I didnt grow up with it. So this song is like a typical sound of "old rap" which why I say oldschool. I'm not familiar with the differences between 90's and 80's rap. I familiar with the rap after 2000, it's the music of my time :P

[HHAZZA00]

CLASSIC NAS=REAL HIP HOP

[TheCrawler333]

It ain't hard to tell who are the quality artists

[Sun6Tzu]

Nas is corrupt. He is marketing material objects in males, similar to how females are being marketed every day. He sympathizes with the victims, but leads them wrong. He is a false prophet. Recognize what you envy. God is with us, recognize the voice.

[Sun6Tzu]

@MusicHollic7 We have transitioned our idols along with prophets into rappers and actors. Those who are fake are benefiting while those who stay real are under attack or dead. Long live MLK and Malcom X's words, he would be disappointed in Nas today.

[Sun6Tzu]

@MusicHollic7 Let me tell you what 2pac would acknowledge as well. He would tell you as I have noticed that the black child no longer has any good role models to inspire from. Sure, you can say Obama. But we all know you need money to campaign and politicans are a closed party. They don't let outsiders into their little game. Which makes average Americans impossible to become president. Nas has changed dramtically. He use to relate the struggle with action. But now it's material objects.

[Sun6Tzu]

@MusicHollic7 My truth is my expression. You don't like it? I don't care. I see Nas as false prophet and I will write what I want because, I like to hear other's reactions to my beliefs. Regardless if they are ignorant or enlightening.

[Sun6Tzu]

@MusicHollic7 Glad to see you corrected your mistake. Keep growing my brother.

[Sun6Tzu]

@Sun6Tzu What others believe is their choice. That's the freedom of expression. AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE I OWNED LIKE I JUST FUCKED YO WIFE NIGGA. HAHAHA

[ThatIncredibleJordan]

I wonder if Michael Jackson was a fan of nas

[CRUNKJOOSE2]

dammmmmmmn this nigga ballin he got his ass a mobile phone

ay yo i g2g my homeboy just paged me on my beeper

[OnJamesPlanet]

I <3 Old School.

[jayboom11]

nassavelli

[coolkid19901]

god flow

[letitflo]

I heard lil wayne on the radio and turned it off to listen to this.

[BestNarcissist]

@letitflo i dont like little wayne but that's the gayest comment i've ever heard.

[AxlSlash4]

@letitflo do you want a medal for doing what you're legally obligated to as a human being?

[marcusrote]

@letitflo i heard lil wayne on the radio, then i booted the fuck outa my stereo

[xwca1]

@letitflo i heard lil wayne on the radio, I strapped c4 to it, then blew it and put this on.

[dmke]

dont know why ya'll talkin so much shit

this is one of the best hip hop tracks of all time, just enjoy it..lol

why does EVERY comment section of ANY video have so much hate in it?

[cHelsLeeR]

nasir jones aka the untouchable....this song will forever bump...

[cHelsLeeR]

nasir jones aka the untouchable....this song will forever bump...

[MRBALLH4RD]

it ain't hard to tell that nas is the greatest rapper alive

[Putnegre]

WOW!!! 2 million some views... Do you mean to tell me that people are now going back to listening to some REAL HIP HOP???

[DaAwsomeful]

Illmatic is my fav album of all time, all the songs are flawless

[dennisrennis1]

Street's disciple my raps are trifle I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle Stampede the stage I leave the microphone split Play Mr. Tuffy while I'm on some Pretty Tone shit Verbal assassin my architect pleases When I was twelve, I went to hell for snuffin Jesus Nasty Nas is a rebel to America Police murderer, I'm causin hysteria My troops roll up with a strange force I was trapped in a cage and let out by the Main Source.... @ 17 live @ the bbq. Thats when he blew up so did we

[Kali4niaHighLife]

Thumbs up for True Rap/ Lyricists..

[MarsHabitat]

Lol for real, the only way you could NOT like this is if you're deaf and mad that you don't get to hear the god

[justflowsick]

Apparently we got 116 deaf people up in here

[yungac3]

116 People Couldn't Tell a Real Track from a Replica. Nas left trademarks all over the rap world and through out all it been through..I Have to say it's nice to sit back,listen to a clalssic & say Man i was born to fucking late. grew up with sum gud shit. but mostly wayne,drake,cam. but i rather be born in the 80's with that Real hip-hop

[titosnla]

big best flow? lol u mainstream chump. Pun has the best flow by far

[0wnij]

@titosnla nah biggie or big l.

[paulpaid]

@titosnla No disrespect to you young bro. Of course if u r Latino you r going to have a special love for Pun. Pun was my nigga and his flow was ill. Its all a matter of personal taste But....to say pun had the best flow "by far" is to imply that you think he was Much, much better than B.I.G? come on family. I won't repeat what you hear all the time, that "B.I.G was the Greatest MC of all time". But damn you have to say it in a way that will be respected by those who are Architects of hiphop

[crzyfak]

116 people on justin biebers dick

[olivier753]

golden years of eastcoast hiphop, we cant do this anymore because mentality, art of sampling and others aspects are strictly different from now...

[Muppet160]

Nas the Greatest lyricist an story teller ever!! Biggy has di greatest flow an is lyrically inclined, but real hip hop an rap is dead

[DaAwsomeful]

This is my fav other then ems infinite, its got the same style, sortof

Dope shit though!

[XxJustankxX]

Big l be repping

[MetalHead510]

Love old school shot like this.

[MegaMytube09]

there's no album out their that can test this album ask jay z if u think i lie!

[uknowwatimsayin]

116 PEOPLE FIND IT HARD TO TELL!

[nextupp]

@uknowwatimsayin

that's fucked i've never seen so many dislikes on a good song. every diamond gets downed a little but 116 times!?!?

[champagnealex]

fucking classic

[bigsmoke53]

that "Human Nature" sample put the cherry on top of this joint.

[malikcrawl]

YOUTUBE impala Leek- like a Robot or Deep throat A Cactus

LEEEGO

[Papito6901]

the original real deal ...when rap was real damn miss those dazzzz

[jvcforce]

His first LP was considered as classic, even before the release. Nas got NY's hottest producers at the time for the LP, and lyrics are top notch. The Source mag (before it become rotten) gave its first 5 mics. For some reason (I think the due to the fact that Dr. Dre & Snoop were getting more attention that time), the record sales did not match the greatness of the album. Now the album is considered a long-seller album, but it shows that good album with huge buzz doesn't always sell well.

[a6ty785u]

@jvcforce He did not promote the album, so it did not sell all that much.

[jvcforce]

@a6ty785u I don't think that was the main reason why the LP didn't sell well. It got good amount of attention from major media outlet as well (I remember even The Time Magazine had an article on Illmatic.) Interestingly, his 2nd album (which I didn't think it was great, especially after Illmatic) sold more than the 1st one.

[keywii1]

nas is right im still a soulja... ya u heard me u fkers this is real hip hop.. nas my brother

[KatideChaos]

@keywii1 lol

[mokeys1127]

nas the greatest

[EM0TI0NLE55]

what i miss most about the this type of music is how all the old school beats had jazz influence and all those beats were dope

[ls400ridin]

@EM0TI0NLE55 thank you finally someone speaking the truth................shoutout to ralph mcdaniels director and music box host.....much love

[RapPwnage]

thumbs up if you had this track on repeat my fellow nas fans!

[Leezo2k10]

@RapPwnage this and memory lane were my joints back in the day

[blackcapone187]

shiiiiit.he said "deep like the shinin sparkle like a diamond sneak a uzi on the island in my army jacket linin"

[hashbury09]

wicked

[MultiMuchacho]

Nas is the greatest Hip-hop Artist EVER Still living.An the only reason ppl don't call him the greatest is because he wasn't killed like Pac or Biggie. STR8!

[obieonepc]

@MultiMuchacho People don't say he's the greatest because he has put out a ton of garbage material.

2 words. "Streets Disciple"

[MultiMuchacho]

@obieonepc the songs he's made overtime have made him a legendary artist. Just because he's put out some crap from time to time can't destroy his place in Hip-hop history as The GREATEST

[obieonepc]

@MultiMuchacho Your logic: 1 incredible album, 1 good album and a bunch of wack shit with good songs here and there = you're the greatest?

How can you be the greatest with wack material floating around? And not just a fluke like one or 2 tracks. The entire Nastradamus album was abysmal.

Nas is that guy who can rap really dope that puts out really shitty music.

[obieonepc]

@obieonepc Don't get me wrong, if you like Nas. That's all good. Don't go around making asinine statements like he's the greatest though. There's a huge difference between who's your favorite and who's the best.

[0wnij]

@obieonepc You've got like 5 comments trying to convince people that Nas isnt the greatest... on a Nas video.

and all that stuff about Nas putting out wack stuff, he's put out some good music lately.

[MultiMuchacho]

@0wnij he's a clown bro.

[MultiMuchacho]

@obieonepc I'm basing my comment on his lyrics and his place in Hip-hop. He's Clearly a great in any true hip-hop fans top 10, an In my opinion he's # 1 on the list. Look at pac. so many people think he's the greatest. Was everything he wrote a #1 on the charts? No. yet so many give him the title. I should Slap you with his Nigger albulm so you see how sick he is. Stillmatic, God Son, The Lost Tapes, Nigger, Illmatic. Just a Few of his Albulms that are Un-Fuckwitable.

[obieonepc]

@MultiMuchacho

Here's the break down of Nas' career:

'94 -'96 Great music.

'99 Garbage Music, 2 wack albums in the same fucking year. I Am and Nastradamus = Basura

'01 = Stillmatic, People bought it for Ether and One Mic. Aside from the Joint with AZ and "Rule" the rest of the album = ZzzzzZZ

'02 - God's Son - Good Music.

'04 - Streets Disciple -- Nas is responsible for the worst double disc in rap history.

'06 Hip-Hop is Dead = Average at best.

'08 Untitled - Great album.

[obieonepc]

@MultiMuchacho Out of 9 albums, Nas is batting 4 out of 9 albums. That's a 44% success rate of music that he's released since he's been active in the game and you have the nerve to say he's the GREATEST?!

[iTzCiRcA]

@obieonepc I don't think he's the greatest but a lot of rappers don't have a good "good album to bad" ratio. Illmatic alone is enough to cement Nas' status as a Top 5 rapper, and some of his other stuff could be used to argue his GOAT status. I'd still call Rakim the greatest but you can definitely make a case for Nas.

[obieonepc]

@iTzCiRcA 1 album is enough to cement you as a top 5 rapper? If that's true than Snoop is a top 5 rapper because Doggystyle was fucking flawless.

Fuck outta here with that bullshit.

[iTzCiRcA]

@obieonepc I was clearly being facetious. Doggystle is a good album but the fact that you would even compare call it flawless, putting it in the same league as Illmatic and The Low End Theory, is a little insulting. Anyway, Nas is still at least Top 3, and Illmatic remains the best hip-hop album ever conceived.

[obieonepc]

@iTzCiRcA Comparing it to Illmatic or Low End Theory is insulting? How so? Because it's not a conscious album? So The Chronic isn't classic either?

[paulpaid]

@iTzCiRcA What you've made painfully obvious is that you were not even born yet when rap and hip hop was taking roots. thats fine. Me? Original B-Boy from the BX. I was fortunate enough to witness and take part in the foundation of hip hop. From a humble perspective , you make allusions to the criteria for talking about hip hop? please partner , let me assure you andre 3000 is wack as a MF. or would like to point out an example of his lyrical skills? I'm sure it would be good for a laugh.

[mnymatt]

@obieonepc hands down lyrically nas is the best and when it comes to beats so shut the fuck and bump this shit other wise get the fuck off the page nigga

[obieonepc]

@mnymatt Nas it the best lyrically? Sure thing... Nas isn't better than Elzhi or Pharoahe Monch lyrically never the less the best to ever doit. Shit Nas isn't better than Jay-Z lyrically.

[Sportingista18]

@obieonepc wtf? the only thing jay-z has on nas is record sales. all jayz knows what to do is sell himself better. nas was never with that. he just got on the mic and ripped it. he is the best lyricist to ever grace a mic.

[silentsnow760]

@obieonepc jay z better than nas HAHAHAHAHHAHAHQ

[obieonepc]

@silentsnow760 Both times Nas and Jay-Z did a track together, Nas got shit on.

Go back and listen to "Success", Nas' rhythm was so out of the fucking pocket they pulled the drums out of the mix so it didn't sound so fucking horrible.

[Miltonman100]

@obieonepc Bro..Nas ripped JayZ so bad,he made him cry on the radio.So JayZ being better than Nas is out of this conversation.

[MrThriller4life]

@obieonepc ahahahha that was funny..who is Elzhi and pharoahe monch sucks..who's list do they top? exactly no one fool there unkown so there not up for discussion if there better or not..Jay-z better lyrically? ahhahahah!! well when u bite rakim,big L and biggie lyrics of course..fuck off youtube and wax your ears..jay-z just brags..there's no passion,heart, or emotion is music

[obieonepc]

@MrThriller4life You don't know who Elzhi is? And you say Pharoah Monch sucks? I forbid you to ever argue hip hop music with anyone. You're forever banned from discussion.

[MrThriller4life]

@obieonepc ahahahah i don't listen to underground rappers much except brother ali,little brother,immortal tech,tech nyne is all...there not promoted very well so how am i gonna know who they are?

[obieonepc]

@MrThriller4life Last time I checked, everyone knows who the fuck Slum Village is. You're an asshole for not knowing the who fuck Elzhi is.

[lebello]

@obieonepc Haha you're such a dumbass bud. No one is a better lyricist than Nas. And everyone has their opinion about who the best rapper is, it all depends on what you are looking for. I don't think you can name a better lyricist than Nas.

[obieonepc]

@lebello The following MC's are better than Nas:

Black Thought, Mos Def, Common, Eminem, Royce Da 5'9", Talib Kweli, Elzhi, Andre 3000, Pharoahe Monch, Jay-Z, Rakim, Big L, KRS One, Kool G Rap. The list goes on and on and on and on.

[kennboy1]

@obieonepc Mos Def? Common? Em, Royce? Talib? 3000? Monch? Black Thought? Jay Z?????

[paulpaid]

@obieonepc well son, u were on a roll a far as voicing an acceptable opinion until you put 2 clunkers in your list. Andre 3000, Pharoahe Monch? no dis respect family , but damn you're going to have a hard time selling that one.

[obieonepc]

@paulpaid Did you listen to to Organized Konfusions "Stress: Extinction Level" LP AT ALL?!

Pharoahe's verse on "Bring It On" displays everything: multis, runners, breath control, punchlines, lyricism, and innovation in ONE FUCKING 16. He was doing shit in that verse in '94 that Nas can't do now.

Have you heard Nas' double time shit? It's fucking horrible.

3 Stacks is one of the best MC's to have ever touched a mic and a lot of your heros agree.

[iTzCiRcA]

@paulpaid Andre and Monch are "clunkers"? Lol, don't even bother talking about rap anymore.

[obieonepc]

@iTzCiRcA Real shit.

[MakaveliLivez0n]

@obieonepc None of those Emcees have been as relevant as Nas was/is/always will be. Nas will truly be (in my opinion) the greatest MC to walk the earth. If he died, he would be 10x more popular and everyone would realize how great he really was. Just like what happened with Tupac. When a true Emcee dies, their legacy isn't forgotten, it's amplified. But I respect your opinion, I'm glad you weren't saying Weezy/Young Money was better than Nas...one love my dude.

[tropicpenguin2]

@obieonepc

dude, you got to be fucking shittin me right now. the fuck outta here man, the list you said is respectable, but they not better than Nas. "The list goes on and on and on and on"............

dumbest statement I ever heard in my life. Seriously.

[IRAQrecords]

@obieonepc

Wait what?!?!?!!?!?

The only mc's you listed that are good and/or better than Nas are:

Big L

Rakim

Kool G Rap

Other than that your listed is complete garbage. Mos Def and Common are OK.

The rest = talentless

[MrWuTangly]

@IRAQrecords

Mos Def and Common are too ill homie.

You should look at some of my favorites.

There's some really dope common and Mos Def tracks.

[obieonepc]

@IRAQrecords

"Mos Def and Common are "OK" - Don't ever talk to anyone about hip hop music ever again.

[IRAQrecords]

@obieonepc

Common = resurrection - his only good album

Mos Def = black star - only decent album

that about sums up common and mos def. If you rank any of there other albums then you are plain fucking stupid.

[obieonepc]

@IRAQrecords Like I said, don't EVER talk to anyone about hip hop ever again. You're one of those assholes that thinks the world is flat, nobody cares about your opinion.

[ruslanio]

@IRAQrecords Someone is retarted?

[905bg]

@IRAQrecords HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA i just wanna laugh at how dumb you are i don't even need to say anything obieonepc pretty much summed it all up your just way too dumb to not laugh at HAHAHAHAHAHAHA......god i hate you

[Brackus2]

@obieonepc one of the best songs I ever heard, had it on repeat more than this tune, its 'common sense' 'soul by the pound' (the street remix)... if you find that song just 'OK' then I would like you to direct me to something you think deserves recognition.

[obieonepc]

@Brackus2 I never said Common was just "ok" someone else did and I was reiterating their bold statement. Common is fucking incredible and truth be told his catalog of music is batting way better than Nas'

[BestNarcissist]

@obieonepc this guy knows whats up. dont debate your lack of knowledge with him.