Nas - Live Now

[serraesdad]

def one of the most underrated albums ever. i had to defend this album to people many times. i knew they were the crazy ones, not me.

[dirtnap4u300]

number one underrated albums of 05-11

[DoMiNaTeOLDErWoMeN]

how anyone cant hear the cadance, breathin, and rhythm in nas voice is beyond me, even as the outro rolls on... its nas rappin as scarlet jheeze

[rugby12rulez]

i hypothesize the the "female" be Nasir Jones on helium.

[felixfam06]

look forget google this is nas scarlett that was in the unsigned hype voice dont even match up smh. yu see thats the difference with every other rapper and nasir the creative poet family. years later u still wondering if scarlett is nas or not i know what you saying right now..... dam this shit is genius yea EXACTLY! lmao!

[felixfam06]

street disciple the album is just one of the reasons aint nobody touchin nasir jones

[bargified]

LOL what's with all the guesses on who the girl is. It is Scarlett. They had a unsigned hype article of her back in the day when this song released. She was supposed to be the shit, but it didn't work out for her. If you don't believe me, just Google the shit

[MrRugga09]

nas this streetz i got my syle from you

[412MELL]

If ur a hip-hop head u would know that the womans voice at the end is NAS had a aurgrement wit my homie bcuz he swears it was new chick about ta attack the game lmao smdh

[bargified]

@412MELL

He was probably misled by a hip hop mag. I remember when this album came out they had an interview with Scarlett in either XXL or Source and it actually mentioned her work on this album. I'm not sure what to believe anymore lol

[ZatoOW]

@bargified She isn't a real person trust me. It's just Nas voice sped up. Plus the style of rhyming she uses is Nas old style.

[SuperInternet11]

nas nigga one of the most greatest lyricist for ever

[Bobbylatope]

1:40 : the show must go on.

[Trekeisha96]

this 1st song should of played to da end da second song boring.....

[mobtownforeal]

anyone know where i can get theinstrumental for this song?

[talkdat4]

@dellb73 me too dawg

[bumrush57]

nas you a motherfucka ! lol..  cool shit here.

[20emmet09]

powerful song gd shit (belfast)

[smilez180ify]

NaS I got MAD RESPECT HIM (CHICAGO)

[akaAnarky]

Big up my big bro

Niggaz Against Society...

we OUT HERE.

[imstr8WC]

real talk nigga

[joedro914]

no1 liked this album cuz by this time most people sold out...Nasty Nas kept it funky

[Sensaye25]

This is a underrated album, I could never understand why nobody liked it. I loved it. I think it's his 3rd best album behind Illmatic and It Was Written.

[TheIntuitionist20]

@Sensaye25

Exactly!

[bstump06]

Lol, that is Nas rapping. He did it because he's a genius.

[mongoose100989]

this was a good cd at a time when rap had already long since become really gay.

[NBCskater]

yeah i agree man.

Took it back to the basics and focused on actual content. not just money hoes and diamonds.

[mongoose100989]

why does ever rap/pop/hip hop or whatever music pop now sound like completely annoying and like shit?

Its almost like they are TRYING to make it sound horrible and awful and as putting off as it can possibly be.

There used to be so many great sounds and melodies coming from those genres and now there are none.

[pearlnecklace86]

Scarlett is Nas. In an interview, he stated that the voice was altered to fit the purpose of the song.

[youngdopeyz500z]

@pearlnecklace86 forreal? y doez it say

i wud wife u if i kud wtfuzz? da thingz "scarlett" sayz makez it seem azz tho she iz her own person? y doez nas do thiz? thanks peepz 4 da luv n suport

[pastordisastor]

hahaha

[atlsexichick]

I lve this damn song!!!!

[mastarhetorician]

nas def is scarlett

[Arcade50]

I NEED THE INSTRUMENTAL !!!

[KB1444]

damn this song is the truth kid

[d1rdyd]

this shit is hard as fuck

[younghiphopsoul]

from QB TO MECCA. SO REAL.

[SVTCO]

Niggas Against Society. Nas my fav musician of all time.

[mickdahiphophead]

thats sick the way he made his voice sound like a womens

[NJSTaT3OfMiND]

how do u no thts him

[StutterinG123]

it is a woman

[dogooda]

this is my favorite song ever i luv it, i be listenin 2 this song over and over

[jlunke3]

earth wind and fire sample

[backLASH537]

the woman on this track is defo nas

[dogooda]

thats not him it some girl name scarlett

[xdazzillax]

you sure? sounds exactly like nas. i would say 99% that it is nas

[dogooda]

yes im sure,i have the album it says feat.scarlett.

[youngdopeyz500z]

@dogooda whoz scarlett?

[ItsROME1]

NAS IS SCARLETT

[dogooda]

some bitch i guess but it do sound like nas breath in some helium

[StutterinG123]

its scarlett on the credits

[hiphopsavior101]

nas is scarlett

[mckanine]

@backLASH537 yo. i never thought about it, but you're right. that's definitely a nas flow. and i've never heard of scarlett before or after this track. it probably is nas with a high pitch voice.

[leonmccollum1994]

@backLASH537 i think its erykah Badeu or laryn hill or somin

[mvdec]

@leonmccollum1994 Haha, nah horrible guesses. It's this chick Scarlett

[MrHeavyBladered]

@mvdec lol i think shes nas... the voice doesnt sound right

[jahwinter420]

if biggie nas and tupac all say the same thing they mean something completely different. Thats hip-hop, if you use someone elses words, and it means something more powerful when you say it, its respectable, not biting... biting is when a shitty rapper attempts to look legit by using a bigger rappers words. The difference between biting and vibing is that biting doesnt work, its bullshit, and vibing adds to the genre.

[RoundeyeJones]

It's not "bitting" it's called "paying respect" or "shouting out inderectly" you really think Nas "needs" to steal lyrics..

Jay has also done the same thing with lines from Big and Eminem.

..get it together

[shonha1]

"Big told me Rae was stealin mah slang, nd out in Shaolin Rae would do the same thing, but I borrowed from both dem niggas, Nas, Last Real Nigga Alive"

[jahwinter420]

hes a fox, hes not a nigga

[TheINfamous1231]

3:11-3:15

all respect to nas but wouldnt that be biting?lol cuz biggie said it first

[jmichaelflem]

naw 'cause he had lines way harder than that in the song

[TheINfamous1231]

but biggie still said it first

[jmichaelflem]

i know that. he's not bitting

[TheINfamous1231]

i swear to god if jay-z did that niggas would be saying something different lol

[jmichaelflem]

True

[westcoasthype619]

The female is Nas he used some voice effects to make his voice high pitch like a female. Crazy

[speedyrolls]

"all the planes I flew, niggas I ran threw"

nas got that from biggie's long kiss goodnight.

live now is a dope song though.

[TerrorAlertDaKillah]

if you can't tell this is nas you don't know nas' style lol just listen to the way he spits it

[Bklyn7l8]

who the fuck said this aint nas??? come on man wtf

[dynamicdesign101]

this album is underrated

[1deadlyweapon]

@dynamicdesign101 THAT'S THE REALEST SHIT I HEARD IN A LOOONNNGGG TIME..THAT'S SO TRUE

[KingCSimon]

According to wikipedia, it is Nas using voice effects to play the chick on the track.

[Bklyn7l8]

lmao get the fuck outa here

[princethomps]

this is one of ma fav though..i close ma eyes and picture maself there on the hospital bed..lol

[liquidswords1988]

lmao at anyone who thinks the second part isn't Nas...of course it is...It even sounds like him with his voice pitched up

[hypeshere]

its Nas All tha way threw the song with the recording program he workin with, he change his voice up to sound like a girl, for his verse of much meaning ... for me its straight versitlie

[grandlyrics]

nigga!! lol

listen and learn.. nas the great..

you gotta love it..

they jus waiting on him to die to say he was the best ..nigga he rite here crown the king!

feel me!!!!!

[hennylo68]

Damn I love this joint all I do is close my eyes and bop my head.............

[godsbastards]

honest to god the person who sed sumthin about videos, imagine nas stories acted out by professionals wit ill ass directors not no rap video shit. sum life movie shit like NIGGER TOO that shit is dope. NAS woulda been the illest and KNOWN FOR IT. so i respect that comment.

[123ways]

dog he deserves diamond no vids

dumbass ppl buy commercial sht

[Quadafi]

good shit

[KadeemSizThefuture]

he should of made videos for the stories, his shit would of went diamond

[SageofSorrow]

Nah. The thing that makes hip hop stories so unique(or particularly Nas' stories)is how he paints the perfect picuture in your head with his words. So you yourself as the listener can form a movie in your mind with your imagination as the director and you mind as a camera. It would just take away from the impact and presentation of the story if you see it on screen. Picture "Rewind" told on camera. It would look cool, but part of the brilliance of that track was picturing it in your head.

[LuSizzle]

well said..i have my own picture of how rewind would look but yea

[pursueyadreams]

thats exactly the way i feel when i listen to nas its like a lot of songs you can imagine in your head and play them out with your imagination

[elliot2die4]

nas the only artist i actually go out and buy everybody else is a fukin download and not worth my 15dollarz

[checkurself7]

after 1:40 i dont like the song man

it kind skrews up the whole song

WHYYYYYYYY ?!?!?!?!?!

that chick doesnt noe how to rap i hate it

[SageofSorrow]

That chick is Nas, and thats the main part of the song I like.

[checkurself7]

what the....

how is it nas???

[DaProlifik1reaLyrics]

No it's not, Nas probably wrote the verse though, it's his style. I forget her name but definitely not Nas lol.

[nickv11763]

he's sayin he fucked with his voice with some kinda program in the studio

[Bklyn7l8]

thats the best part of the damn song

[BlessThaHood]

This Is My Favorite Song On this Album, Hes FuCKing smart man, best rapper always man,

[shonha1]

Damn only 6,000+ recgognize the real.

[nasANTnas]

This song is crazy if you listen to the story being told!

Then again everything NaS has evr done is fire so who am i kidding!

[SMOOTHGROOVER7]

Love this.

Theres no promise of a second time around put it down would yas

[steelersbigben07]

if you can feel this you know what i mean...

[ledzppln45]

scarlett is def. nas

[locityking]

great song

[pimpmix]

yeah

[newyorkquina1]

always the best, and always will be.

Eventually he'll be back in business in the rap game on radio and wherever more often.

[shonha1]

Thought this was some ish I ain't hear yet, The title of this is LIVE NOW NIGGA!!

[zunniacumen]

I heard that Nas is doing the voice of Scarlett, with studio enhancements of course. Do you know if that's true? If so, that the most creative shit that has happened in hip-hop for a while; but of course with today's hip-hop climate, it wouldn't be appreciated.

[ruler1115]

it is true

[dawgie1234]

Yung Joc (unfortunately, it had to be him) does it on the song Pak Man, Big Boi does it all the time, and Cassidy battle-raps himself on his last album, and so does TI on the song "TI vs. TIP" off Trap Musik. Someone else did this with a screw voice but I can't remember who it was right now and it's killing me!!

[dawgie1234]

It's Twista on "Heartbeat". He also does this voice thing.

[Dontae86]

This is "Live Now" fool!