nas-purple

[soulintent777]

nas is an amazing rapper. im happy i know good music instead of just listening to new mainstream stuff like, Drake. although Eminem's recovery got me liking rap

[mvilla415]

i bought thisz lp on dvd thats funny nmo #beavis,, realchit

[MegaMacboy1]

One of the best hip hop songs ever made.

[bluntsmoka284]

SO GOOD SO HIGH RIGHT NOW !!!!!

[KaiiTheCamper]

@bluntsmoka284 HAHAH. Such a try-hard stoner, sad to see. "Bluntsmoka284"

You sound like a bit of a joker, mate.

[bluntsmoka284]

@KaiiTheCamper hahahah

[XxFourTwentyxX]

@KaiiTheCamper lol..

[ChiefBlackBull]

MAN FUCC EVERYBODY ELSE NOBODY CAN EVEN SEE NAS HES THE ILLEST.

[vrball3rl3git]

yo if ya feeling this purple by nas, i shows respect to the man on my latest track, come gimmie a listen and tell me what you think, Legit Ez, LET IT BE HEARD

DONT KNOCK IT UNTIL YOU HEAR IT

[KaiiTheCamper]

@vrball3rl3git I could troll you for your video, which isn't half bad, but the way you talk on facebook is like how lil wayne bitches on twitter. Don't pretend to be someone you're not.

[kbarnhorst]

they dont make em like this anymore :/

[villervillan87nela]

across the stomach spelled GOD SUN!!!!

[Ctemmis]

Nas word play is to strong for these cat n the hat rappers lol

[joeythemanduran]

i heard someone say the reason nas aint on the radio n lil wanye n n them fagits are is cuz they r better i was lik wtf?! they r no where near as good as nas nas speaks the truth lil wayne talks about money nas talks about life lil wayne talks about girls nas's songs are basicly poetry with song beats now thatsreal u can take the beats out of poetry n it still sound real take the beats out of 2days songs it would just be some dumbass talking about stuff they got n girls they get

[shaunfuck69]

nas you the illest, you stayed the truth, said the right wordz an no bullshit,,, stay fresh playa....

[Realestx]

This song to real i think there should be a law saying nobody raps over this beat after nas did this

[cmanIcool]

5 ppl dnt kno anything about rap!

[Rqubed]

whaats with these five faggots that disliked this, we hunt them down and make their blood mix purple. BARRAT BARRAT.



[bagoadam]

5 people are white and they can't understand what does Nas say!!! :PPPPPP

[bagoadam]

@bagoadam ok just kidding...but they really can't understand he

[l3054]

deep as hell how it should be

[steelcityweekly]

5 people have a mind state of pink..must be gay not to like this song or the usual message nas portrays in his music

[FaddyShaddy1]

respect dis here nigga

[andycl0324]

One of my fav Nas song! Nas never disappoints

[deeva56]

MORE YOUNGSTERS DYING AND MOTHERS CRYING.....LYING SELLOUT SPINELESS THE OBOMINATION BARRACK BIN WHATEVER ...

[EarthlyEclipse]

i don't like the way p. diddy did pac with different hitmen!

[hnordlaw]

i don't usually comment, but how could anyone dislike this? Is that you, cormega?

[NBA2U]

'Fuck it, it's just an intro

Hate it or love it, like it bump it or dump it."

-I fucking love it.

[NYGothamCity]

music that IS good vs music that SOUNDS good.......music that sounds good wins....thats why fools think lil wayne is the best rapper ever...smh

[FingersThompson]

@NYGothamCity i agree that nas is definately much better than wayne bro but music is subjective. Who are we to say what's good and what's not. that being said, i really dont like wayne.

[menndimm]

I'm new to this NAS thing but i really like this guy , just as I think I found the best song of him a find another one I like more , He is the kind of guy you have to stand up when somebody says his name . RESPECT

[MrFredHoogendoorn]

@menndimm You're gonna find many more great songs like 2nd childhood

[CPAClass2010]

"the hood love you but behind ya back they pray for the day, a bullet hit your heart and ambulance will take you away"

[cocoaball77]

this is a freestyle

[cocoaball77]

@cocoaball77 this is possilbly the greatest freestyle ever, if what i heard is true, 5 people told this is a frreeestyle so im not fully positive

[msstuart1131]

favorite nas song, so smoothe

[ChangeOfPaceHiphop]

Check my channel for a remix of this. Once upon a time

[Ace111694]

@ChangeOfPaceHiphop Imma check your out But Check out mine too

[benustiano21]

nas is the best lyricyst, why tha fuck jay-z hate on him?

[smacccityent]

@benustiano21 because gay z is a devil worshiping pussy

[hashiish13]

loveeeeeeeeeee <3



[tehnubster69]

deep shit, gotta love it 

[zeanonly7]

greAt beat

[harleyplummer]

i listen to this everyday, best beat.

[jksewre3]

when it comes to a song this good, youtube should disable the dislike button because it shouldnt be needed

[Showbeest1]

Listening it over and over and over and again again and again..

[devilpass1]

4 people are getting fucked by justin bieber..

Holla if ya hear meeee

[BluntMasterZero]

I hate how people disliked this :(

[swskateboard123]

Those two dislikes had to be accidents

[DemonRiku]

What Album is This Off Of ????????

[chu1111111]

@DemonRiku lost tapes

[sanjuancapistranorap]

@DemonRiku the lost tapes

[ThugIntellect]

The Nick James remix is stupendous. Especially screwed.

[LADYR0SE84]

word.i dont like/"how pdiddy did shyne"

[ThumbsUpMike]

Nas deep in poetry on this track

[32Lils]

one of the most lyrical real nigga to ever spit nas got me wanna to spit on this beat

[ADAtl11]

PUT BEAT IN REVERSE.

[Haider94Ali]

where is the video from at 0:34 (the song name ) ??

[Mrhiphop4life1]

everything you into is underworld related

you sell your man out, not even your girl is sacred

- Nas

so jayz does fuck wit illuminati...

[mcglee]

Right about now I got Grape Kool-Aid and my state of mind is all Purple.

"This is how I escape the madness, to much of anything will hurt you, So my state of mind's all purple."

~Nas

[connortheman95]

god this is out of sync

[ThumbsUpMike]

@connortheman95 no it isnt.....its called real hip hop where rappers dont bust a rhyme to the every fkn snare just to sound flashy

this is called just straight spittin a lyrical hysteria! which is how hip hop should be

[connortheman95]

@ThumbsUpMike no I get that, but what I'm saying is why have a video if it doesn't follow the song. It's just confusing and makes me think "what's going on" instead of "damn this is good."

[ThumbsUpMike]

@connortheman95 ohhh....i have no idea lol

[LWebb1000]

I never get tired of listening to this album!!

[steffdotro]

lol , 2 drunk haters pushed the wrong click , and now they are sorry :))

[Cal3000]

Having a purple state of mind is in reference to the book The Color Purple. In the book, the color purple is always equated to pain and suffering.

[Sacrifice4Paradise]

@Paintballer618 @SeeBBaaN

ino wtf! i just said it coz evr1 was thinkin it

[christopheergin]

fuck p diddy

[chrisiness]

N.Y or purple state of mind, pick one jk. just keep on keepin hip hop alive

[raficolombia]

0 dislike, thats how you know nas is the greatest.

[mike62649]

0 dislikes...speaks for itslef

[shonha1]

Everytime sun videos gets a certain amount of views they take them down wtf, y don't they take down some of the bullshit that we're already over saturated with on radio nd tv

[Ginga]

Lyrical fitness.

[jo2na2th8an1]

man i dont even know what to say this song is ill

[Eclyse88]

Escobar!!!!

[jezzadidit]

Nas = Perfection is what he does

[lrema30]

ain't no dope with a bigga scope.

[mascaranhas]

from album?

[j1ohno]

@mascaranhas the lost tapes

[Sacrifice4Paradise]

4 years on and no dislikes!! :)

[SeeBBaaN]

@Sacrifice4Paradise

just cuz u said it , some hoekid disliked it ,hahaha haters

[Paintballer618]

@Sacrifice4Paradise you had one kid dislike it b/c he thought it was funny to show u u what an idiot

[TEDDYZMAIN]

@Sacrifice4Paradise 2 dislikes from people who have a different taste in music

[acdcstein]

@Sacrifice4Paradise 2 people saw ur comments and decided to be dicks

[shakattak100]

@acdcstein defo a video like this doesn't deserve to be disliked

[tehnubster69]

@acdcstein Make it 6 now

[xxxMAPLEPLOXxxx]

@Sacrifice4Paradise See bow that u said that some dicks disliked it

[xxxMAPLEPLOXxxx]

@Sacrifice4Paradise See now that u said that some dicks disliked it

[lilplayboy98]

@Sacrifice4Paradise some disliked it just to be the first.! sucks.!

[slakbas]

@Sacrifice4Paradise and then 6 idiots came along!

[Kingsta2000]

Nas best rapper alive, voice of the streets.

[megadethandy]

MY NAME IS KIM HEAR ME ROAR!!!

my fav color is purple and this is the only one out of the three best rappers that is still alive .... guess who are the other two? :)

[7922jah]

Thanks for posting this...the other one got booted......most of us need to hear music like this...deep sh@#

[Undergroundhiphoop]

My state of mind is purple.

[seethroughshit]

Hey my name is Bee-Zee, I'm a South African rapper, I would appreciate it if ya check my channel out. My new song is "Bee Zee's insight", I got other songs as well. If ya don't wanne its cool but I bring something different to the rap game

[aaronalimfa]

I rapped on this beat & I killed it. U gotta check it out, its 2 sweet!!

[SAM1994Z]

nas is legend!!!!!

[074FaTiiH]

fuck the hatin&bitchin

just enjoy fine tunes and listen..

copy this if you're sick of the youtube comment box always referring to some you know who (fill ur name here;) )

[alirules94]

tu pac, nas, tech n9ne the real rap/hiphop

lil wayne, drake fakers and posers

[BrettGingy]

@alirules94 tech n9ne for real what bout kiss az mega

[559LOSO]

lil wayne now thats a joke

nas thats the truth!!!!!!!

[gbc187]

my fav nas joint right here

[jordanjumper23]

where did hip hop go ?

[tsarbomba01]

timeless

[23pax]

this song is so sick i cried

[8baller93]

It's amazing how he can be that lyrical, and be such a elegant story teller as well. Escobar the best to touch a microphone.

[FantabulousMe26]

@8baller93 yo i wish i could like this a thousand times cuz it's so damn true

NO one fuckin wit nas !!

..EVER! lol. i love j.cole n he's prolly the closest i heard, but even still he's eons behind cuz nas is jus that dude. <3 him

[On3Thought]

@8baller93 5 dislikes :/

[bobbydjd2015]

@MarkstallioN lol, is it that serious son?

[MrComicpro]

The absolutely realist MC to walk this planet. Stories to be tod to the listener that will listen!

[dothedamnthang2]

hotness

[tkwk1433]

nice lyrics, delivery..

i hope today's rappers at least make message in their songs

[KushKid44]

soooooo dope!

[Dnashful]

this tune is A fucking mazing, its just unbelievable

[youngdopeyz500z]

@kanicha617

[ADAtl11]

Repesent from Atl.....................

[gascoinetheory]

this was on lost tapes one of nas best albums in his collection he is a true lyricist and poet. hands down

[youngdopeyz500z]

whos da guy at 2:36?

wat song iz dat video from?

[jprez94]

I get mad tight when I go to my apartment roof, look at the nyc skyline and listen to this.....true hood music

[justin5686692]

u lucky ass hell to live where u live

[DjthugNiggah]

i walk to school everyday listening to dis

[diogopassanha]

One of the best! Thanks a lot for this post!

[Mittens2317]

Man, you synced the piano strokes at the end of the video to the music NICELY. Deserve props for that shit, let alone uploadin one of Nas' finest!

[Williamhooks13]

i agree

[godsonply]

wer the hell is i am thats a classic hands dwn hot 16 tracks

[QueensPrincess08]

this should have a million views nice video=)

[feartoilet]

this song is legit, he's talking about how smoking bud puts him in a purple state of mind. and purple is the color associated with our third eye. so weed opens his thrid eye.

[youngdopeyz500z]

@feartoilet fooreeal whered chyah git thiz info?

[feartoilet]

@youngdopeyz500z

go too google and look up light theory.

[mctroll89]

Nas's Album Rankings

1.Illmatic

2.The Lost Tapes

3.Stillmatic

4.Hip Hop Is Dead

5.Street's Disciples

6.God's Son

7.*The rest are tied at Seven*

[414boi08]

Good:)

[mctroll89]

some rapper's don't even come close, especially nowadays. nas is the dylan of hip hop :]

[keezydadon]

what and who is dylan why do people always say that.

[ChrisDuaneAutomatic]

Have you heard nas demo tape.....

its unreal that somebody is that good on a demo.

That should be up there on ya list

[mctroll89]

the one he made before illmatic?

[elemental12345678900]

@mctroll89 no it was written? gtfo

[mctroll89]

@elemental12345678900 can u read? i said the rest are tied at 7.....GTFO unless you're in a library retard. come back when you learn your alphabet

[elemental12345678900]

@mctroll89 you put hip hop is dead above it was written..you fail at life oktnxbai

[zooropa84]

I like this! I'm not a huge rap fan, but I'm happy with this track. I'm tired of listening to rap songs about money, women, and rapper hate rapper. I like rap songs with meaning. Anyone have any suggestions of other good rap songs?

[littleJBz]

i like Dead Prez's song ... there are tons of good rap song. i can't write down everything ... if u want, check out my favorites... there might be some of them.

[ASB1512]

Anything Little Brother or Jean Grae

[silents08]

if you like rap songs with meaning, check out a rapper called blu...it cum up under blu & exile dope

[iAustyn]

That's the ONLY song M did that was any good. I'll give him that much. But thing is I don't hear M on the radio. 2pac is still played on a daily basis.

[thedukel]

infinite is good , but even that song is very reminiscent of AZ's flow (which was before)....Em is a highly talented lyricist no doubt, but a different type of lyricist than Biggie and Pac. He may be a better lyricist than Pac but not Biggie, who was in fact mad talented.

[iAustyn]

Holy shit, are you for real? Kido, I know you just started listening to hip hop about 10 minutes ago. but next time, avoid posting some stupid shit like this on something you know NOTHING about.

[iAustyn]

how can all you clowns not include 2 pac or biggie in your top, go fuck yourselves, nas follows right behind , rakim is pure as the driven, people who originated deserve credit, not eminem and game, clown

[SamiJordan05]

Classical Rap

ma best song eva eva eva

non but love for ma homie nas

he aint just representin him self

but all of new york

holla

[Pensivechi]

since we doing list and shit

1.nas

2.rakim

3.Jay Z

4.Common sense

5.Canibus/raskass/blackstar/ch­ino XL

yea multiple tie

[Greggatron]

this is one of my favorite Nas songs

and when it comes to a list it goes

1. Nas

2. Eminem

3. Game

4. Lupe

5. Busta

[ChrisDuaneAutomatic]

game should not be talked about anymore. second album sucked

[trudon]

yh but lax was bangin

[rawmaster514]

ight then .don't jump outta pocket callin niggas "net thugs" and shit. thats when i snapped.

igght i see what you saying.i guess we missinterpretted each other then.

[rawmaster514]

lmao? internet thug muthafucka you don't know shit bout me and no i kno good and damn wel i aint no thug because i aint apart of that life and i thank god i aint gotta be like people niggas i kno do

ok tell me how you can listen to 2 legends in their own right and really tell who's better. hip-hop is a art not a sport.its all about preference and perspecttive.

[realrecogrealgirl]

1.Nas

2.Snoop

3.Lupe Fiasco

4.Krayzie Bone

5.Andre 3000

[rawmaster514]

snoop...are you serious...-_-

[rawmaster514]

hold on you lil bitch ass fucka.when it comes to rap, how the hell can you say "the best".Niggas still consider 2pac the best there was and lyrcially Canibus or IT maybe be better.The best is the person who gives 100% of themself to Hip-hop and never selling out, and thats more then one artist.dumbass

[sunzyu1]

top 5 ALIVE

1:nas

2:eminem

3:Andre 3000

4:Lupe Fiasco

5:Jay-Z

[ChrisDuaneAutomatic]

Same rappers just not in that order

[ChrisDuaneAutomatic]

Nas

Lupe

Jay

Andre

Eminem

[realrecogrealgirl]

Nas is fine and he keeps it real. Kelis is lucky. He talks about real things in the world that matter. He's in my top 5 of greatest rappers.

[rawmaster514]

lol? 1st off Nas isnt my favorite rapper, although he is one; however, i think he is the best rap artist alive.for me, its either him or eminem...

[bskov25]

nah nas is the greatest

[grambino420]

I could spend the rest of my life trying to write a song like Purple and still wouldn't come close, my job is to listen with amazement as a fan. I could write a wayne track tomorrow with no problem. Few slick punch lines with no basis/moral/point/story/overal­l purpose but to rhyme a little and sound edgy or something, problem is the majority of his tracks come right back to one thing:nothing at all. Nas has/always will serve purpose. Never on schedule, but always on time. Peace real hip hop

[jorgecds]

i cant control myself... this beat is crazy... like a beautiful so elegant woman. Im very in love with this music and sharp lyrics. Im from Mexico, and never imagined in my life to like something to different. its true... with music no one never knows. Thank you Nas