NaS - Life's A Bitch (complete with lyrics)

[romaica]

Fish Tank got me here :)

[Emman92]

Az's verse never gets the props it deserves because the Great Nas is in on it... Nas's verse is fucking Legit, but man AZ never got the credit he deserved for that Bar, one of my favorites of all time.

[TheTre369]

#1 Underrated rappers are between az and nas. I wonder why that is

[BtownSkeeYee]

Fuck who's the baddest, a person's status depends on salary, deep shit.

[jaredstauffer45]

nas is a nigger

[WetPurplePaint]

I would have never known this song if it wasnt for the film fish tank. I'm so happy i watched it now.

[FlamingLeaves]

@WetPurplePaint oh my goodness I thought I was the only one! Such a great movie :)

[SumikLokk]

This is amazing.

[professorshooter]

father and son 

[MrSupercar55]

Awesome rap. I know the Illmatic album came out in 1994 so it's now 18 years since that came out but hell it is true. Life is a bitch and then you die. Just what I need after a shitty day.

[asjnkdfhp]

seriously AZ is one of the greatest rappers of all time

[KKcupcakexD]

so foooood

[CuRiiSings]

Definitely one of the greatest rap songs (if not the greatest, rap song ever) && I love Nas but damn ..AZ went O F F .

[sirtristan01]

worst of the album i think

[chasingsnow]

@sirtristan01 are you fucking retarded?

[suvaloo]

This is one of the hip-hop songs i can really feel... btw who produced this?

[Mazin88S]

@suvaloo L.E.S

[ShadyTalezzz]

Nas Illmatic-GOAT

[malvavisco10]

They played this song at the end of "Fish Tank!"

[MrSupercar55]

I like this rap cuz it is true, bruv.

[brownpridehomes]

This song is the truth life's a bitch and then you die ...... so motherfucking true

[LuckyxTurtle]

i wish rap was more like this, all i hear on the radio is about boobs and ass

[illastate111]

Not many people over shadow Nas but AZ does it here

[35Dez28]

@illastate111 I disagree but AZ sure went hard as fuck.

[RedCrayonMan]

How old was AZ for this recording?

[TMBuxton]

@RedCrayonMan 22.

[marouaneUK]

@RedCrayonMan AZ was 21, almost 22 (he was born on March 9th, 1972)

[fourtwentysam]

my shyt

[NewBornJim]

Life's a bitch you can't fuck

[Tomern121]

@NewBornJim that made my day

[muthafuckindevilsson]

VVVV That's why we puff lye! Because you never know when your gonna go! VVV

[Ihavenomoney117]

Lifes a bitch then you die...

[12345orlmagic]

AZ verse is one of the greatest of all time to me

[Myshkin1980]

@12345orlmagic Fuck yeah, I agree, AZ ran this track

[madryan]

az sounds like wallace from the wire

[MyVoiceinYourHead]

AZ just nails this track

[arghydoodles]

Life's a bitch...

YOUR bitch.

[TheMrnate139]

Dis mine shit right here yo a classic ya hear me

[3therock3]

AZ's part was better damn yu must be sick to beat nas

[rakkesex]

life's is a bitch. and then we die...

[shymckay]

this is wut u so called wankstas call real music kget kget

[401reppintime]

cant wait to hear Nas and AZ on Nas' new album

[MrBmike888]

niggas slept hard on AZ  he nice mann BIGG UPS to nas

[Yo4v]

Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we get high

Cause you never know when you're gonna go

[CRSPK]

You never know when you gonna go.

[mantlepride]

Best. Rapper. Ever. Period.

[llJohnnyZll]

@denker321 "Visualizin the realism of life and actuality"

[llJohnnyZll]

LOGIC

[denker321]

@llJohnnyZll "how could sky be the limit when theres footprints on the moon"

[TMBuxton]

Best rap song ever. I will not debate this.

[TubeSteakNigga]

Did yall know that that's Nas's Pops playing the saxophone at the end...

[kilosnew]

@TubeSteakNigga Yep. Although I don't think it's a saxophone. I read that it was some other type of brass instrument that I've never heard of. It had a weird name...

[bttrahan]

@kilosnew The instrument is a cornet and its being played by Nas' father Olu Dara

[WingDeathscythe]

Goddamn, AZ murdered this fucking track. Look kids, that's what we call a good flow. Compare this to today's hip-hop and I nearly start to cry...

[goofymandan83]

best phawkin NaS cd eva!

[KaratCake]

Yall love QB hip-hop? Show it by having something that only 50 ppl in the world get a chance to have.

/watch?v=m_CTwTWvRNA

Get those offical QB shirts, Str8 from QueensBridge as you will see. Only 20 left dun!

[jbarkerhill92]

listen to this high

[corky541]

Nas + AZ= NAZ

[MrWonder0ne]

Fuck life. Lets just get high.

[lovepollystanton]

lyfes is a bitch then you die but that aint why we get high ? we get high coz we want to ! x

[SuperBrett89]

You say-lil wayne is the best rapper alive

I say-when did nas die????????

[ariespow]

A dude was talkin' to me about that "end of the world"shit and I thought of this song.

Fuck dat! I'm goin'for mines or die tryin'.FEAR IS SLAVERY!

[hatchman213]

great great song

[nydibiasse]

Keepin this wealth of lessons* inside us.

[professorKmusic]

@nydibiasse naw its Keepin this effervescent street ghetto essence inside us

[HScd1]

I love Nas but AZ tears it up !!!

[Carabinic]

AZ sounds like Flavor Flav. A bit.

[Vc1390]

AZ and Nas a dynamic duo

[POMED100]

ya know what im sayin lol

[Ammo888]

Cause you never knowwwwwwwwwwww when you're gonna goooooooooooo

[steve816100]

Jesus Christ... someone is arguing for Lil Wayne on this page. I think I'm gonna throw up.

[Mx5322]

Best hiphopsong of all time

[lalaman07]

god this song gets better and better everytime i hear it

[sumluvr2]

It always amaze me readn sum of these comments, you can tell these are kids postn

[Fallenstar37]

ONE OF THE MOST RAPEST SONGS EVER!

[MrDillythekid]

This pisses me off so much!!

How the fuck does this video only have 154 221 views

it should have 154 million views

illmatic is one of the best albums of all time and this song is a work of art

[jbarkerhill92]

the first time i heard this song i was smoking weed in the back of a car with my buddies, now it's one of my favorites

[jbarkerhill92]

yeah

[kanyewestpowerman]

Nas > Jay-Z

AZ > Eminem

Raekwon > 50 Cent

Ghostface Killah > Lil Wayne

[LilWayneTheBestMC]

@kanyewestpowerman No, you got your facts twisted it should like this :

Mobb Deep > 2PAC

Lil Wayne > Eminem

D-12 > Young Money >Wu-Tang > N.W.A

Wiz Khalifa > Waka Flocka

Big Pun > AZ > Biggie

Jay-z > Nas (P.S Jay-z killed nas with takeover and super ugly freestyle)

Drake > Rakim > Immortal Technique

[brooklyn560]

@LilWayneTheBestMC please try to keep ignorance to a minimum when one of Nas' works of art is present

[LilWayneTheBestMC]

@brooklyn560 Work of art??? you mean work of shit. For once people thought nas was the best, but in these times get it to your fucking head that rap game has changed. If I talk about facts there's always has to be someone opposing truth and it's the world.

[yopuful]

@LilWayneTheBestMC HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA YOU'RE SO FUNNY, THAT'S THE BEST JOKE I EVER SAW, HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[runescapesuckt]

@LilWayneTheBestMC I think your defenition of shit is different form mine. Shit = Lil Wayne.

.

[Yashiya24]

@LilWayneTheBestMC lmao you can't be serious sayin drake is better then kim and tech and jayz better then nas? and young money better than the WU?!?!?!?!? holy sh** i almost passed out readin ya comment ma nigga

[GregRK7]

@LilWayneTheBestMC your username has to be the gayest thing ive ever seen.....

[7forthewin7]

@kanyewestpowerman anyone is better than lil wayne

[videozlove]

I LOVE Saying AZs verse over and over

[naturaelanthem]

speaks the truth

[wu4ever1]

Nas .... One of the best to murder the mic !!! One Love !!!

[songotenz02]

I can't believe I still remember AZ's verse word by word...

[Africanslick]

Is Nas saying he lost his virginity when he was 20? Idk I read it somewhere

[SapphireSparta]

@Africanslick Who cares? He's still one of the best fucking rappers I know! Sexual status doesn't prove shit.

[Nas939]

@Africanslick He's talking in the past tense. People tend to forget he was 20 when he recorded this album! A 20 year old rapped that verse. Fuck.

[TeriMaDeTalashi]

@Africanslick cmon son. listen to what he's saying, he's saying he woke up early on his 20th birthday and he felt blessed to be still alive and now take on the responsibilities of being a man.

[XanderBBo]

'I switched my motto -- instead of sayin fuck tommorrow

That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the lotto'

G.O.A.T.

[patu8010]

Life's a bitch and I'm her pimp

[supadupagirl2009]

Tune.

[dajbrowwn818]

6 got people got their green card ripped when they were robbed

[orbitalchiller]

@dajbrowwn818 ROFL

[lemoncrime]

thts y we get high

[KingObould]

Hip hop before hip pop.

[nycmastermind123]

lifes a bitch but if that bitch ends your emotions goes with her

[hatchman213]

great great song rite here

[mrwalker107]

Life's a bitch and then you marry one

[Tropicanax7x]

@mrwalker107 Haha I'm female and I even laughed at that..

[Psychedelic925]

what is he sampleling?

[RakimFiend]

@Psychedelic925 look up illmatic in wikipedia it has all the samples for the songs listed.

[dajbrowwn818]

@Psychedelic925 The Gap band, Keep Yearning (cant keep running in an outta my life)

[crysta2k2]

This song still get HEAVYYYY playtime in the car!

[zack20626]

Story of my life. Stay puffin chronic my friends!

[asr84]

So this is what real rap/hip hop sounds like.

[DnnQns]

Produced by LES. Remixed by Arsenal.

[rekas69]

I wanna die listeniing to this song,

[mikki1490]

@gellycrock Me too, i loved that movie!

[GagasLitteMonster]

@gellycrock LOL I was about to say that xD I was litterally dancing to the credits

[StrikerSniper77]

To quote Aesop Rock:

"Life's not a bitch! Life is a beautiful woman

You only call her a bitch because she won't let you get that pussy."

[LilWayneTheBestMC]

@StrikerSniper77 Nas grew up in the ghetto so he might have a different perspective of life as how Aesop sees it.

[StrikerSniper77]

@LilWayneTheBestMC

Absolutely. I was just pointing out the irony. To me both songs are great, but this song is a classic few will top.

[KingGoose24]

@StrikerSniper77 Thats right, your Moms not a bitch - cause I get her pussy all day

[POMED100]

@KingGoose24 well then shes still Your bitch right? lol

[BlueseedzMusic]

Check the remix /watch?v=P5U4OGtqG2k

[heyitsthatcooolguy]

6 people just tied their panties in a knot

[yannacecechris]

Life is a bitch then you die aint that sum shit

[RJota15]

that's why we get haaaa!

[cen0322]

This song is one of the best on the Album which is one of the best in history.

[SwanginNBanginENT]

Az easily has the best line on this shit..... "Visualizin the realism of life and actuality

Fuck who's the baddest a person's status depends on salary"

[ayyyjay1]

what is schwepervesence

[SharukhFMAlolrandom]

Azs first verse on this song is probably my favorite verse of all time. Damn, Illmatic was so fucking good.

[OneRyt]

@SharukhFMAlolrandom I'm with you there.

[TheKidRony]

Life's a bitch and then you die

[goofymandan83]

@TheKidRony thats why i get high

[kalev76]

@TheKidRony Life's a bitch and then you marry one

[johnoXdamage]

@kalev76 life's a bitch and theres dumb fucks like you

[kalev76]

@johnoXdamage Pull your head out of your own friggin arse and then shut the heck up you arrogant fuck. Stop spitting piss into the wind...

[joejacksun]

Salute!

[showmustgoonson]

when Im coastin in purple frame / street dealings the way kings maintain / some might possibly send frivolous shots at my name / easy black lots of leeches is gay / whats the point if submit to a fool fake and lame / keep it most real until i no longer remain / in ya backyard boogie'n up original till the grain / so in no place could they say the boy played out in the game / only heat breathing vipers mistake royalty for fame / Im the mighty black prince lord one and the same / MICHAELANGELOGOD

[trademark1874]

6 People is living in complete darkness!

[thefury187]

Lyrically one of the realest songs ive ever heard

[23thedoom]

lifes a bitch and then u die thats why i get high R.I.P. Notorious B.I.G

[23thedoom]

lifes a bitch thats why i get high

[05tonytin]

this song introduced the world 2 AZ

[TwoLeggedBeast09]

AZ = UNDERRATED

[Rip2EazyE]

get lil wayne on the remix so everybody will realize how much he sucks!

[marcus7891000]

Keepin the schwepervesence street ghetto essence inside us.. hardest thing ive tried to say

[Xshinobi2k8]

Nas is easily my fav rapper. illmatic was flawless.

[AcousticAppeal]

***********Live For Today************

[Adriangrosvenor]

Yes thats all its about in this world, clothes, bank rolls and hoes, but then what?

[spideymayne]

@Adriangrosvenor AZ's performance on this is the definition of going in.

That said, I still prefer Nas's verse:

"Now it's all about cash in abundance,

niggas I used to run with is rich

or doing years in the hundreds

I switched my motto --

instead of saying 'fuck tomorrow'

That buck that bought a bottle

could've struck the lotto"

This is a deep song.

[claytoncarroll1]

Lifes a bitch and then you die. Thats why we get high.

Read the words, check the message

[MCDollarJas]

CHECK OUT MY CHANNEL PLEASE, THANKS

[chamberlain100]

life's a bitch..just get high

simple as that!

[jarbon5]

This right here is a classic. Both Nas and AZ go in on this, and that "Yearning For Your Love" sample that their spittin' on is bananas! Plus, Nas' daddy comes with it on the cornet solo at the end! One of the best songs in the history of hip hop!

[VuileTeef]

oh yeah! so that's where "life's a bitch n then you die" comes from

[CodysFavorites3]

AZ..........greatest flow of all time

[Delpiero10SLB]

this is real rap old school style not that bull**** that you heard these days

[SandStormPunk]

life doesnt turn how you want it then you die thats why I gett high.

[MrCoolj187]

AZ's verse on this may be the best verse of all time

[Stunnah05Babii]

fckinRAWW SHIT just spits Wat eva Tells wats UP

[spidurrman23]

fuck i had this album but it fucking broke! thank GOd for youtube! this is some realhiphop shit

[LMV209]

AZ's flow and delivery was ridiculous on this.

[614sFinestENT]

the trumpet ending to this joint is exclusive

[oldschoolbamf]

exclusive? who the fuck says that?

[614sFinestENT]

@oldschoolbamf people in ohio say that, idk where you're from

[No7oriouSx]

AZ is raw

[poriluk]

...and to that day we expire and turn to vapors

me and my capers-ll be somewhere stackin plenty papers

Keepin it real, packin steel, gettin high

Cause life's a bitch and then you die.

[bakerskate10]

thumbs up if you think wayne should stop doing what we called "music"

[marcus1ish]

@bakerskate10 i couldnt agree more hip hop has been ruined by all these new so called rappers hip hop has been ruined well it was ruined yrs back when all these fake ass niggas like 50 drake and wayne started rapping

[JoseRodriguez93]

@bakerskate10 if only we could double like this one!