Kanye West, Rakim, Nas & KRS-One - Classic (DJ Premier)

[2xN]

"You went platinum, yeah that's nice.  Now lemme see you do the same thing twice, three times four times then a couple of more times"

Damn even when Nas is being a dick he's smooth as fuck.

[whatupmaaan]

damn i like kanye, but he's not very good in this song compared to the rest

[MrBoloify]

Claaasic ;D

[donnutsman]

atleast kanye as a good verse on this one,dj premier still kill it, and for the rest its just big hip hop!

[ty3691285]

Yall funny.since when does it matter who name is first?..haha.yall sound like some elementary school kids.and Kanye aint trying 2 be Nas, he is being Kanye.shut up and enjoy this CLASSIC.

[705th]

Sounds like Nas is talking to Kanye, oh you went platinum yea thats nice, now let me see you do the same thing twice

Kanye's been trying to be Nas since he started rapping

[masteruniter]

Thrasher

[jiujos]

krs one el amo del genero

[Eziokilla9595]

What I love about this number is that, you can make a case for every single one of these guys, claiming that they're the greatest of all time! Minus Kanye, of course.

[ROXAS10000000000]

Kanye's name is the first one on the video becaue people probably dont even know the last three since they dont listen to good hip-hop. A shame the greatest MC's dont go platnium in this world like they used to. Notable exceptions clearly are people like Eminem and 50.

[DagDegDigDogDug]

@ROXAS10000000000 Did you just claim eminem and 50 are good rappers?

[ddoggj1]

@DagDegDigDogDug are you implying they aren't?

[whatupmaaan]

@DagDegDigDogDug they are though... if you've ever heard them spit

[TheKilluminati714]

its still bugs me that kanye west is the first one on the name of the video

[TheKilluminati714]

at least kanye rolled with real niggas

[DimitrisGamingRoom]

Can someone tell me the magic box he is using at the beginning?

[MrJazzHOP]

Rakim is such a force - this brother always brings it, even if it's a feature spot on an album produced in Germany of all places, he always comes through with quotable lines that mince the most sagacious MC's. This is a classic joint, and when Rakim spits: Timeless, so age don't count in a booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth" - well, that's just dope!!! Recently he did this freestyle where he rapped" To me a writer's block is a good block to write on." Just sick!

[Oldschool58HipHop]

LOOK AT MY CHANNEL BEST CLASSSIC REMIX ; REALLY!!!

[MrMoloney92]

WE NEED MORE RE-UNITING OF TALENT IN THE GAME. This is what keeps the game alive.

[Xdelev]

CLASSIC

[hhazze]

Rakim killed!!

[NatosREekeiEinai]

what do it takes to be a legend like naaas is

[TheCarterEffect]

AHHH the classics I love it!!!! Nas killed it!!!!! THey should have had Jay-Z instead of Kanye West, but this is as close to a perfect song as you can get folks.

[machothekid]

CLASSIC...

[SuperWeedPower]

NAS DA BEST

[RUSSTRADAMUS]

PREEMO has had FEW & FAR BETWEEN CLASSIC BEATS the last 3 years but this was CLASSIC (*pun intended*)

[DeviLJoNN]

Better Than I've Ever Been..

[gangstarr38]

God Premier is so fucking tight especially with those 4

[MrJazzHOP]

Yeah, Rakim shredded this - damn best flow!!!!

[alfalazzlo]

classic,timeless,better than they have ever been.....they said it all i got nothing to add

[gottabemeallday]

LOVE THIS SHIT!!!

[TaNgoLeMa]

whats 240p mean? lol

[shortyca22]

sickest drop in history.

[alexthetoy]

240p sounds like mpc2000xl ;)

[djMICHAELBOWDEN]

Back when kanye was legit HIP-HOP, he really was the man. Those album with Lupe and graduation were tight and right! But now... R.I.P. real hip-hop kanye.

[pLaNbAKeR922]

@djMICHAELBOWDEN I Know right? I mean MBDTF was terrible. It only got rated a 9.4 by rap critics! terrible

[BroDovakhiin]

look up kanye's coachella 2011 performance on YouTube if you think he is lame, the dude is not scared in taking the culture of hip hop to new territories.

[nosoundize]

check out the dislikes!!!

[SuperIkhy]

rakim nas and krs classic

[TaNgoLeMa]

reckon kanye sounded all goods in hea dont know why everyones hating for

[Blackmuzic1]

Real G's listen to 240p

[onetwothree257]

Kanye held his own with all these legends.

[kotsos62]

I just can't believe it,even this kanye motherfucker sounds good on this track!

[lzochiodo10]

Thrasher Magazine anyone?

[MrJazzHOP]

"Ageless, so age don't count in a booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth." RAKIM= GOD MC!!!

[SAAVEDRAMAR]

@MrJazzHOP Rakim is a Beast

[donfeelip]

kanye here WTF ??? he anit no classic compare to rakim nas and krs.

[michaelbryant21]

cant find this on itunes someone help me

[drodude301]

kanye sounds like such a little faggot next to everyone else

[DjNeGaTiV]

@drodude301, yeah man, you're so right. What the fuck is Kanye doing on this song? How the fuck is he a classic? He's like a fucking bacteria compared to Nas, Premier, Krs and Rakim!

[olskoolrich]

If you don't have "Criminal Minded", "Paid In Full", "Illmatic", or "College Dropout" within 10 minute of your reach in your house...you're not really old school and cannot comment on this blog.

[xPizzaDoos]

Rakim killed it

[zSaiiNTx]

kanye who?

[RajaLH]

I FUCKING LOVE IT!

[Minibarf8]

240p makes this song sound that much better lol...makes it feel truely classic!

[FatJackieChan]

@crispykreamer Older rap had a lot of things, a lot of really good things. It had emotion, and it had feeling. It was honest. The thing is it only went as far as the performer was comfortable going, and none of them went too deep. They could talk political, social, TCQ talked religious later on. West had already by this point laid out an argumentative album against college, and on Late had the soul of family, of the game, of Kanye's darker side. I say HE'S THE GREATEST as a joke, but he's great.

[PerversePoster]

@FatJackieChan Sorry but the only reason "he's great" is because he says so himself, frequently. The music industry could do with a few less Kanye Wests.

[leprekhan5]

The only way this could have been better is if Chubb Rock took Kanye's place.

[oeyapo]

OL' SCHOOL MATHAFACKA

[al7omed8Ball]

Kanye is lost amongst 3 Giants of Hiphop

[Thetwotonedkid]

thumps up for thrasher

[conprolio]

Damn nice 

[OostDave]

Premier was, is and will always be the best producer ever!

[lukahitler]

@BasedProphet92 first..Krs 1 is better than any fuckin 1..he's a lyrical genius and his beats r sick!second..if Kanye is a fuckin musician then what da fuck is he doing with Rakim Nas n Krs 1 .. there r hundreds of rappers way better then Kanye...i mean .. Bone thugs,Method man,Redma, i mean whole Wu tang, Onyx,Dmx,Pharoahe monch,SLICK RICK,mobb deep,Warren G,MOS DEF,Flava flav,Ice cube .. so what da fuck is he doin' here???!!!!

[FatJackieChan]

@lukahitler Yo, Kanye is a lyrical genius! He's been making universal classics since 04; timeless shit that we go back to all the time like Jesus Walks, School Spirit, and We Major are the exact things that this song is talking about! Those songs are fucking killer! So while his raps may not be as fast or hard as others, they are clever and have nice flow. That makes a Classic last I checked.

[lukahitler]

@FatJackieChan :((((whatda fuck r u talkin' bout:(Fuck Kanye's voice his flow and his lyrics..u cant compare him to Krs1, Rakim and NAS!

[crispykreamer]

@FatJackieChan Yo FatJackieChan, Imma let you finish... but Kanye is only a genius when to comes to the later generations! Simply because people after 00's just wanted zesty beats, they didn't really care about lyrics after a while. People mistake comparing the the new lyricist from the old school, but when it comes down to it they had much smoother lyrics than those of today. Now a days, as long as it sounds great and you can dance to it everyone jumps on the wagon.

[MrTorontoPolice]

17 people dunt know the real hip-hop

[R3dN3cK810]

@BasedProphet92 That's a legitimate point. But I'd rather hear some strong ass lyrics than a poppy hype beat. Just a matter of personal preference. 

[R3dN3cK810]

@BasedProphet92 haha whatever. If you really think Kanye is better than Nas, Rakim, or KRS, then you have too much bad taste in music to argue with.

[R3dN3cK810]

@BasedProphet92 uh oh... looks like a troll fails again

[MISAMEscobar]

KRS-one and Rakim FTW!

[Barhuumi]

Kanye is on here because it's a bridge to mainstream - kanye = more views publicity etc... and also in a way breeds hip hop to manstream rap... But everyone including Rakim Krs and Nas know kanye can't compare to them

[MCPsychonic]

AZ should be on this track

[BeatsByShag]

Ya'll can hate on Kanye West as much as you want, but face it; he's the only mainstream artist bringing any of the true soul of hip hop to the mainstream in any fashion. He's definitely not on the level as the rest of the dudes in this track... but cut him some slack.

[rakimgstar]

my names rakim because my dad named me after him

[rakimthakore1]

@rakimgstar HEY ME TOO!...couldnt be prouder

[makemoneyspendmoney]

@rakimgstar

Your father is amazing and has a great taste in music.

[MrJazzHOP]

Rakim shreds wicked lyricism - so FRESH kiddies you can skip the main meal and go straight to the salad!

[romanmarvel]

I don't know why everyone hates on Lil Wayne . If you listen to songs like "Misunderstood" or "Moment of Clarity" or his verse in "Motivation" with Kelly Rowland or "6 Foot 7 Foot" , there's some genius lines in that . Lil Wayne's Carter 3 album went Platnium , that's a Million sales in the first week . He is an underrated genius . Real artists respect real artists .

[VKID88]

@romanmarvel Carter2 was the best..he is prtty good nd hated on..but who gives a fuck how much records he sold dont solve anything but hes a good entertainer..

[romanmarvel]

@VKID88 Your comment had absolutely nothing to do with what I was talking about .

[VKID88]

@romanmarvel haha i was high...anyways tho wtf u doin postin bout lil wayne on a song that has production from DJ premier nd a verse from RAKIM get the fuck outta here queer

[romanmarvel]

@VKID88 I was just acknowledging that Lil Wayne is not a terrible MC. The fact that you're ignorant and calling people names has nothing to do with it. Rakim is forever a legend and most rappers today will not touch him. Don't get it twisted here lil girl .

[MrMoloney92]

@romanmarvel Na, KRS-One is "Forever" a legend, Rakim hasn't marked the world with jaw dropping flows man, KRS and many others are lyrical cocaine. Just my opinion i guess. Peace

[KingColins]

@MrMoloney92 Jaw dropping flows? Rakim is probably the most classic person in this song other than KRS-One. The fact he became a legend in the game despite limited to mediocre success shows his raw skill. Rakim's flow and lyrics are classic. His rhymes are quoted and re-used in countless hip hop songs. You can have an opinion but at least have an idea of what you're talking about. Respect to everyone in this song though. Classic Premo sounds part of it remidns me of moment of truth.

[KingColins]

@KingColins I mean royalty not moment of truth.

[gsingh2]

as much as i love kanye.. he didnt have to be on this.. but the old him flowed nice tho i'll give him that.. and it is his track.. so regardless im happy he didnt say anything stupid on this

[elPAPIchulo613]

240p never sounded so dope

[iamDJFREAKY]

#CLASSIC.

[Stasio2212]

this is cool

[DistrictOfColumbian]

@mr1r it's a a single from nike

[TheM1r]

What album/mixtape is this from?

[Jstarrmusicpage]

2011 and im still bumpin to this shit (y)

[RobloxDude777]

i saw this on nike air force 1.com

[iSmokeKushDaily]

KANYE USED TO BE SO HUMBLE AND SHY,, NOW HE A COCKY IGNORANT FUCK

[iSmokeKushDaily]

THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE,,, MAKES ME SMILE, #REALRAP

[TaNgoLeMa]

this songs still gangsta in 2011

[7RUSSE7]

@TaNgoLeMa this song will always be G cause 3 of the best mcs are on it! guess whos the 4th who aint 'classic :)

[TaNgoLeMa]

@7RUSSE7 im guessing kanya but thats just me haha :)

[7RUSSE7]

@TaNgoLeMa nahh i was meaning nas....just kidding ofcourse its the gay fish :)

[theDolphino1123]

The last great mainstream Hip Hop song. What a posse cut

[bigmuffin1]

People dont get it, RICK RUBIN produced that beat

[KreemoBeats]

@bigmuffin1 nah..he produced the original though, the one without rakim

[tbgbrandstad]

The beat.... shiieeeet

[cbig22]

People hating on kanye is retarded, I have much respect for all the MCs and DJ Premier. With that being said Kanye is the only artist in this song to have went platinum with every cd hes put out. Respect his artistry!

[WTFSTRIKEZ3]

" O you went platinum , yea thats nice , now let me see you do the same thing twice." Damnnn

[Baiju900]

I'm not gonna say kanye is shit on this song, cause he actually kills it. But they shoulda put raekwon and ice cube on this. Ice cube, nas and Rakim need to do an album together with all sick guests on it!

[WTFSTRIKEZ3]

@Baiju900 indeed, ice cube and rakim in the same track would be the SHIT

[RYLU416]

**Definition Of Classic**

[DozerFam]

PREACH!! 2REALMusicPage thats whats up

[Stralle91]

240p so we meet again.

[crissfoo96]

krs-one's verse is SO fucking true man . and as much as i hate that kanye west fag , he did good . and the beat is sick , this song is just the shit man .

[1986SouthPaw]

Haha this is great

[SanmarFriesians]

i raped that replay button

[jtotherocB]

Legend in the making? Kanyes time is over he aint nothing in the making

[KN0WLEGE562]

this song is so fucking ill

[2REALMusicPage]

This Track is Proof That HipHop Is Still Alive!!! Artist just Need To Check them Self's Like Wayne/Soulja Boy/Etc....Stop Being Fake As Fuck And Drop Some real Shit Like This Bring It Back Instead of appealing to fucking jr high school's HipHop Music Should of grown Up Since The 90's Not Fucking Be Immature And Un-Knowledgeable HipHop is a way To Express Feelings And Life!!! R.i.p To The Deceased Legends I Bet there rolling In Their Graves Watching What HipHop Has Become Now

[Dub880]

@2REALMusicPage im with u thats what im trying to do as a dj and a producer

[PositivelyPoeticMc]

premier was the best on this with the beat,followed by KRS-One that's why he went last,then Rakim why he went first,then Nas then last is kanye west, but they all did good on this.

[scarface2510]

kanye definitely killed it! no doubt at all...

but people like nas, rakim, krs-one are fucking icons! though kanye ripped this shit, he does NOT belong in this category... legends like bdkane, kool g, q-tip, phife, chuck d, ice cube or rick the ruler should have taken his place.

[nastynas373]

i thought Kane retired like a decade ago?

[alex96loko]

I don't like it..... I LOVE IT !

[ClubGaudianello]

KRS-ONE E' UNO SCHIACCIASASSI CRISTO!!!

[MC2Eazy]

I wish a lot of other people would understand what this song is doing in my heart...

[DANSIH021]

Where's KooL G RAP and whats this kanye Bitch doin' over here

[SundiataOfMali]

G-Rap, Kane and Common are still around why the fuck they chose Kanye?!

[BALLERyassir]

@SundiataOfMali proly to have someone from the newer generation and to get the song more noticed

[TowableCrab]

@SundiataOfMali Respect those artists but I'd really love to have seen Masta Ace above those guys on this track.

[ruslanio]

@SundiataOfMali Cause he originally produced the beat... YEEZY!

[15xBrandonx15]

@SundiataOfMali cause back then kanye was dope now he sucks

he was peaking at graduation

[CURRENTLY2HIGH]

@15xBrandonx15 He's at his prime. His last album is a CLASSIC. 

[InspectahDeck23]

@SundiataOfMali

No one chose Kanye, Kanye chose them, this is Ye's track!

[MrOfficialDJ]

Classic

[KappoDB]

now... this is real rap!!!

[garnett4mvp8]

Classic

[pete20pedro]

rick rubin's version is dope too

[SuperHannibal11]

zadżebyste dżastys

[cdbrown480]

15 People Were Born After The 90's

[WeedMeatAndBeats]

theres a version of this song without kanye... i understand why they made it.

[Fatshit909]

@WeedMeatAndBeats why the fk u dissing kanye? he actually kills it in this song and u must be deaf cause it seems u didnt hear watch the throne his verse in no church in the wild, new day, who gon stop me, niggas in paris, hes still and always was a beast

[WeedMeatAndBeats]

@Fatshit909 i just said i understood why it was made, clearly you do too

he has alot of haters, who said im hating? you right.

[Fatshit909]

@WeedMeatAndBeats u realize u dont make sense lol..

[WeedMeatAndBeats]

@Fatshit909 omg the chewbacca defence, im fucked

[Fatshit909]

@WeedMeatAndBeats lmao dumb fuck

[drdlaad]

15 dislikes. What the fuck, how can you dislike anything with Nas and Rakim on it

[wildfan2000]

Kanye used to be dope. Then he sold his soul

[MADMOOSE26]

i love how all the reactions are Classic lol

[sebbee1231]

Classic means that it's timeless. Nas, Rakim, KRS and Premo obviously thought Kanye was good enough for them, who the hell are you to say otherwise?

Stop whining, sit back and enjoy instead.

[Kevin93til]

I really don't think ya'll understand what Kanye does for the game these days, I'm not always down with who he makes music with, but the fact is the cat has some serious lyrical skill and he brings a dope alternative element to hip-hop. Not to mention look at this dudes label, Talib Kweli, Common, Mos Def, Cudi, are all on G.O.O.D. Music. Kanye West is a pioneer of hip-hop no matter how big his ego is.

[OldPrishtinaSkool]

15 dislikes probable are : Jay-z , justin bieber, eminem ,drake , rick ross, lil wayne , soulja boy , chris brown , wiz khalifa ,50 cent .

[paulpetru]

@OldPrishtinaSkool when eminem was rappin you weren't born . you cannot say that eminem is not classic

[OldPrishtinaSkool]

@paulpetru EMINEM IS NOT CLASSIC FUCK EMINEM !

[paulpetru]

@OldPrishtinaSkool wanna bet ?

[OldPrishtinaSkool]

@paulpetru YEPP

[OldPrishtinaSkool]

@paulpetru YES

[lbiggins]

@OldPrishtinaSkool Why, how on earth did you come to that logical conclusion?

[OldPrishtinaSkool]

@lbiggins beacuse they are not rapper , even they not are classic too!

[makamaca]

@OldPrishtinaSkool you cant even say 15 rapers !

[OldPrishtinaSkool]

@makamaca I didn't remember !

[InchesNPK]

"When they do make the whip you like your chips aint right bythe time you can afford it the car aint important" - I can relate to this is soo many ways .. NAS is my favourite rapper man!!

[NasHipHop1]

i think kanye was good on this song but why is his name first? it should be Nas Krs-One Rakim Dj premeier Graffiti and then kanye

[569885235]

@NasHipHop1 yo man who cares whos first?

[butcherben82]

bitane amana hahaha beste !

[LoquaciousApe]

The reason everyone is upset that Kanye is on this song is because the theme of this song is "classic". Compared to the other rappers, Kanye is new to the game, and therefore his music can't be considered as "classic". He's out of place.