Nas - Represent '93/(Original) [Track 10 *added*]

[TheZigzach]

This is a sweet beat, speeds the song up I like it

[MastaAce496]

Premier changed the beat after he heard what Q-Tip did with One Love. I'm glad he did because Represent on Illmatic is amazing. This one's good but the Represent on Illmatic is outstanding.

[95PW]

Apparently Preem changed it because he thought it sounded too much like One Love or somethin

[HiphopForLife7]

the album version has a way better beat to be honest, but this is allright.

[pinguinruben]

i have a another version watch?v=UUu5SvtH09U

[raptore90]

i like it but i prefer the one on the album

[sbautista8732WID]

Original beat is so much better

[NiceRaps]

Who produced this track?

[exkimo64]

@NiceRaps DJ Premier he released the beat himself

[WanderingSpiritProd]

Nas never actually recorded to this, and its just the Accapella added to the OG unused beat so dont be fooled people

[exkimo64]

@WanderingSpiritProd An accapella for Represent has never been released (at least not in good quality). Where are you getting this information?

[WanderingSpiritProd]

@exkimo64 its the EXACT same vocals and arrangements as the Album version, which isnt right. Use ur brain people, no offense. He pronounces every word in the same way he does on the Album Version. This beat was only EVER released by Preemo on the Beats That Gathered Dust Vol 1,without vocals.

[exkimo64]

@WanderingSpiritProd And you don't think it's possible DJ Premier just took the acapella and mixed it with the new beat?

[WanderingSpiritProd]

@exkimo64 well thats exactly what im saying, its just the accapella from the album version mixed with the OG unused beat. He didnt actually record to this as evidenced in numerous interviews on the making of illmatic. The mystery is who actually made this mix...

[exkimo64]

@WanderingSpiritProd Ah. Okay. My money is still on Premo as he is the producer of the beat and can add in all the changes necessary to make the lyrics sound as though they were intended for the instrumental.

[WowThisWasntTaken]

not a bad beat, but would have been out of place on the album.

[Expliable]

that beat suck though newer one is dope

[ptahkanehisielbey]

Sound to much like a gangstarr track, one of the last tracks from that era... His shit sound way more hotter

[eyesmayshine]

@ptahkanehisielbey shutup

[josecahouse]

mmm so wear... this beat not sound like primo works....i have my doubts maybe Large Professor produced this version

[exkimo64]

@josecahouse DJ Premier released a 1.5 min beat on his album Beats That Collected Dust Vol.1 a while back. It is 100% a DJ Premier production.

[WillMillion15]

@josecahouse He did. Check the interview he did with DJ Vlad. He said that he heard Q-Tip's beat and had to re=produce represent because he didn't want to get showed up.

[4eyenigga]

the beat on the album is better..this beat type weak

[SeboHyatt]

How did you get this?

[exkimo64]

@SeboHyatt Magic. It's a really long story, but put short, I found a genie.

Naw I found it on one of those wordpress blog sites this one had a bunch of classic album reviews (The Source and such) and they also give downloads to rare stuff and demos and this was one of them.

[SeboHyatt]

@exkimo64

Nice do you remember the site by any chance? It'd be sick to hear some sh** from a bunch of people.

[Aliveray]

I this shits nice but i like tha other 1 better

[jed104]

dope but the MP3 is 96kbps...

[cgats777]

i actually like this version better than the album one

[projectmayhem79]

@cgats777 i know its your own personal opinion but better than the album version?no way

[oschino03]

NAS IS THE COSMIC LEVEL OF HIP HOP

JAY-Z IS JUST THE WORLD

[DClean]

LANKY DA KID

[exkimo64]

@DClean It's actually Lakey The Kid.

[DClean]

@exkimo64 Haha, really? Nice!

[Specktakool]

i prefur the 'represent' that made the cut to be real

[pozzog]

premier was sick on this

[KillerDiaguR]

fukin ill beat!

[adonb1989]

90's was the real shit

[FiswaT]

dope

[LemonAndYoghurt]

THANKS! been looking for this version for a long time.

[KhufuKhan1]

This beat feels good

[Flowador]

Who made this beat ?

[exkimo64]

DJ Premier

[xperienceths]

@exkimo64 did primo produce the whole mixtape?

[exkimo64]

@xperienceths No. Just this song.

[Thuging2myDeath]

That was like sooooo wack !

[DDracon]

are u fuckin gay?

[live4anarchy696]

no it wasn't?

[tommysuharto]

thanks for uploading ! greets from amsterdam!

[exkimo64]

Welcome

[sly17th]

oh (feel stupid)

even so how do i download it exactly?

[exkimo64]

Re-watch the video, it explains it in the video. just start looking for the vid. description (the blue "more info" button on the side)

[sly17th]

i cant this version anywhere !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[exkimo64]

You do realize I provided a download right.

[westsideforlife0]

big will was still living when nas wrote this track ????

[youngdopeyz500z]

DAYUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

[AntBallHarder]

r yu even from queensbridge cutbakkid yu kno wat yu should do stop dick riding now to yu lalaman288 your an idiot do your research yu fuckin cocksucker

[illmatic129]

u mad??

[VpdKilleRSsSs]

your a bitch kid

[nas1on1]

Nas is GOD

[AntBallHarder]

He Originally From Harlem Yea We Got The Best Freestylers...

[CutBakKid]

Come to queens bridge mutha fucka!!

[lalaman288]

nigga get ur facts str8 fool

[gingsss]

gom tra

[dawb86]

Proof that real masterpieces are never accidents. This is dope, but the first song I fell in love with on Illmatic was "Represent." I'd have liked this 2, but that Lee Erwin "Thief of Bagdad" sample just took the track 2 a whole other level entirely.

[vinnybkfam]

yo for real. this is a good track, but you see how important a beat is when it compliments. it has a totally different feel

[scarfaceJR13]

i like this version better

[MOSDEFINATEONE]

BOK  BOK FTW

[dpat2004]

Im glad Nas listened to Dj Premier and went with the version thats on tha album. Good call Premo cause i like the album version more. According to Prem Nas liked this version more.

[misfitmarx]

I liked this version better i guess it's virgo thing

[EAZYDUZIT95]

@dpat2004

Nas was the reason why this version isn't on Illmatic

[TheEazyDuzIt95]

@EAZYDUZIT95 So true mah nigga

[baltimoreblitz16]

i like this beat better doe.

it's sounds like some old 90's shit. but the real represent is cool too and carrys the same feeling.

[ginofrans54]

90's was the real shit , now there are only wanna be's

[VpdKilleRSsSs]

worrdd

[thisonerightMFhere]

Only up to a certain point homeboy.

[baltimoreblitz16]

memory lane (scary beat), aint hard to tell (i liked that one the most), nyc state of mind, one love and life's a bitch are the best beats on the record. but i think "rule" off of stillmatic was his best beat since i'm a tears for fears fan too.

"one time 4 you mind" and "represent" beats grew on me. but i had to listen because nas was speaking some real shit. that's the thing with nas..no matter how the beat sounds what ever he says you have to take in.

[relax1988relax]

"come to queensbridge mother fucker!"

[gdal]

this sounds like bhangra indian music

[duranward]

premier said that after he herd some other tracks that had been recorded for illmatic he had to change the beat. he said he just mixed nas's vocals on the new represent. then nas said that he liked the original better but premier convinced him to put the new version on the album.

[trizzooo]

i dunno which one i like more there both dope if u ask me,, nas is a ill mc soo he makes weak beats sound dope soo sometimes i dunno if its the beat or nas,, regardless thanks for the post ,,

[CowboyKilla89]

So, i guess preemo heard One love, and it aint hard to tell and then changed it.... right?

[fatboy226]

large professor did it aint hard to tell

[froggy2991]

this song is great but the album version kills it

Sooo much rawer

album ver. is just better

[wwkboss]

I remember when this leaked and then i got the CD and it was changed. I hated the new one even though it was still ill

Memory lane also changed and in both cases the original was better because that's what he wrote to.

[062082shane]

i like this one better

[jacob0809]

The beat is old skool and dirty def brv all the way

[impatientp]

apparently premo had to force nas to release the other version on illmatic.

[leunderground]

thanks man!! finnaly somebody did it!! i dont have the acapella! lol

[CINTERPOL]

hey man thanks for all of this man seriously

[exkimo64]

no prob. always good to share rare music

[CINTERPOL]

how did you get this man

[exkimo64]

there's a site the has a bunch of old Source articles and for almost every article there is a rare download. So for the Illmatic article it had this in full untagged quality

[f1xingmyself]

yo thanx for this ill post nie to hear some rawshit some katz just like ridin the HYPEdick but anyhow this made my day .1

[Escobar9300]

Its funny how much difference a beat can make. Exact same lyrics, but the song doesnt have half the effect as the album version does. The final version has that NY feel, but this beat feels VERY dated.

[StrapedWitMyGloc44]

just missing the crazy dope-premo production wich complemented the lyrics to make an untouchable classic..nothing beats the album version!

[exkimo64]

This is a Premier song, he did both.

[Lordsadler22]

this is the original

[LHR90101]

i fuckin luve this version! better than orgiginal IMO

[Alympik]

There wuz another beat between this & the album version... it was produced by Premier... but when he heard the other beats the album had he remixed it 2 the album version... I'm looking 4 that mix.. Big Nas!!!!!

[Cypherchat]

Seek ye first the kingdom of hip hop and all great music shall be added unto you...

ERU 1:1

thanks whoever added this..

[exkimo64]

you're welcome download link for the entire album if you want.

[Lordsadler22]

origianl one is better to me

[HoCAhrensburg]

whaat ^^ the original is better ...ah all his tracks rockZ

[corccey]

its not better than the original but this one is ill too.

[corccey]

im sorry i meant the version from the illmatic lp is better

[thedominio]

both good, but this is really outstanding

[wabenzi1]

which one is better shouldn*t matter ::...not at all ::....

its a rare demo ....the question is ...did u eva hear it b4 u found it in here .,...

[wabenzi1]

big up to u exkimo....u just saved diz boi day ...

bless u 4 uploadin tight stuff like dat :::..how can i get to ur page ....

u mber mi bout dat time when hip hop was called RAP.....am sure there *s mooo guuud stuff on ur page ...let mi have the link ::.

n sme peops should start to talk nonsene in here ..gotta learn to appreciate good music ...cos its toooo rare nowadays ...

!!!!

[theinfamouscamXXII]

I only like the illmatic beat better because Represent is the song that made me a Nas fan in the first place.

[ImmortalTechniQue2]

nah it aint

[lzmar25]

props to u exkimo64 always good to hear NASTY NAS

[porella2]

Thanks for sharing man, always to hear some rare nas....!

[cobenobo1989]

GOOD SONG! NAS IS THE BEST!

[cieszak4]

good track man ... zajebisty track

[Andrege3]

did this album come out in stores?

[exkimo64]

Naw. I just made the covers for it. Every song except this song were said to be on his demo (I looked it up on a couple sites), I found this one added it, since it was before illmatic and then I called the demo Nasty Nas (Demo) since that's what he used to call himself.

[thebiggk]

This is actually pretty great, in my opinion. But the album version is nuts, so I prefer that.

[Amino2]

This version is better, the primo beat on Illmatic is alright compared to this.

[exkimo64]

he did both, this is also his. He released the instrumental (it's somewhere here on you tube) on Beats That Collect Dust

[LPOSLA]

You are so wrong my confused friend!The Premo version on Illmatic is a million times better,harder,and innovative than this version will ever be...If you ask me this is the more boring version.Premo just took it and made more powerful to listen to if you ask me.

[Argyrakis]

premo made both versions, quite a stupid post.

[LPOSLA]

Im pretty sure Premo will tell you himself that the Illmatic version of Represent is better than his original version because he would'nt have changed it in the first place so get your head checked...

[Argyrakis]

so why would he release it on beats that collected the dust if he thought it was junk?

and who are you to judge if a beat is better anyway?

[LPOSLA]

damn dude if you like this version better than to each is own but I don't see what the big deal is...Truth is everyone gets hyped when they hear the Illmatic version of Premo's Represent.Even Kanye West himself got hype at a recent G.O.O.D. Music after party in the UK when Nas performed it so you must be the only one trippin if you think this version is better...Plus I did'nt say that this version was garbage.I just said it wasnt better than the Illmatic version...

[BenjaminFranklin2u]

Saying the illmatic version is "a million times better,harder,and innovative than this version will ever be"

Pretty much suggests that this version is garbage.

When you don't know what you're talking about (you thought Premo didn't make this beat) then you should Shut The Fuck UP!

[LPOSLA]

No...That means you Should Grow the Fuck Up before telling someone to shut the fuck up dumbass.I know premo did this stupid fuck but the illmatic version is still better and if it wasnt then why would Premo make a different version of Represent for Illmatic then.Now you Shut The Fuck Up and go find something better to do with your life...

[M3agic]

Or maybe this just didn't go with the flow of the album?

It wouldn't have fit.  Learn music. This is just as ill.

[LPOSLA]

Learn music you said?!!!#%!!?? hahahaha! No comment...

[NastyNasNY]

Nasty NaS = GOAT

[jaxbull234]

this is so wild

[Lucifer986]

anyone goe instrumenytal to illmatic version

[YoungMoment21]

I like both versions.

[LumiNiscentMusic]

THE BASSLINE IS FUCKING ILL

but the illmatic version is better,it has the real New York feel

[Mjunior65]

Which is better Nas Pre-Illmatic Demo or Illmatic?

[ShutUpCup21]

no CD in the world is better than Illmatic

[exkimo64]

But that just your opinion. Me personally I love many types of music and I think that Me Against The World, Illmatic, Enter the Wu-Tang, Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory, Food & Liquor, Joyful Rebellion, and 2Pacalypse & The Low End Theory are all great

[730inTheHead]

add some rare wu tang

[exkimo64]

what?

[730inTheHead]

add rare tracks from wu tang clan

[exkimo64]

Don't have any... though I have heard a track from there demo called Enter The Wu-Tang

[LumiNiscentMusic]

i dont really think food and liqour can actually compete with illmatic.

[exkimo64]

didn't say it does. It on a different level there the same style, just like you can't really compare the Rock albums with a the Hip Hop albums that I like. I was just pointing out that there are other CDs that are great in there own sense and you can't say they are better than Illmatic because they are great in there own sense

[Jonny89718]

you should be shot for even mentioning anything lupe related with, if your going to speak that recklessly atleast make it a g rap album.

[exkimo64]

That's your opinion I don't compare it too Illmatic or Nas, I'm just saying I really like that album.

[drumatic]

Premo krushin' the beat as usual!!

[kevbocometh]

is there any way to download an mp3/wav/wma of this song? this f-ing beat is so sick that i'm going to consider suicide unless i can put it on my mp3 player...help!

[exkimo64]

did you check the vid. description (the blue "more info" button on the side) or my site page they offer a link to the whole demo tape but in .m4a . and if you need a convert site check out the second link in the description where you can convert them.

[PedrosProductions]

I have heard a lower tone version of this posted by blitzy16 but nice work! i was looking for the download!

[USNpatriot82]

I'm sorry to say that blitzy16's account was suspended. It's probably the youtube abusers who flagged his videos.

[PedrosProductions]

That's pretty lame... I might post a lower tone version because I have software to lower pitch.

[Titanx78]

You should throw on the original The World is Yours. They even have a video for it here on youtube.

[exkimo64]

What do you mean? I know there is a Q-Tip Remix and the one from Illmatic I've never heard of the original version

[Titanx78]

Q-Tip mix came out before the actual the world is yours I believe. I believe it was how the song was originally made.

[exkimo64]

Oh... yeah I got that