Lets Talk About Nas. Specifically Rewind

[islandfeeling]

i *** with nas so hard. i have his whole discography but havent listened to all of it yet. what are yalls all time favorite verses? for me ive always thought the second verse on halftime was so tough. obviously every song on illmatic is classic. also i dont think theres a weak song on It Was Written. damn. as soon as I start listening its like it just keeps coming. dudes portfolio is ridiculous. love every song with mobb deep. not to d ride, its just no other rapper is as dope as Nas to me

 

[islandfeeling]

no matter how many times I listen to this song it still randomly makes me tear up. $%@#* too real

 

[thejrob]

NaSty NaS : the GOAT

I'll take I Gave You Power over Rewind though if you wanna talk about crazy concept songs

 

[airjordan jb23]

Originally Posted by Addict4Sneakers

Originally Posted by Shorty Doo Wop

Man I love Nas appreciation threads

He has some great unique story telling songs
Rapping as a:
Gun
Baby in his mothers womb
A Female (I forget which streets disciple song it was)
Letter to homie in jail
little kid staring out his window
his pops being unfaithful
The songs for his mom and daughter

Reminiscing on all his past chicks
A detective tryna find out who killed hip hop

plus he has all of the characters from over the years:

carolyn from maryland.
ike with the iverson jersey
tanisha with the blonde caesar
the girl that worked for fox news. it wasn't anything sexual b/c she grew up w/ his dudes
snook from Red Hook who was grimey
his man James that got married to the same girl he went to school with. nice girl, nerd with glasses. he was too stuck

the crips at the crenshaw funeral
the little mami with the slim body. from saudi arabia probably.

Not only the characters he mentions, but the characters he plays as well... Scarlett on SD

Killed Live Now

 

[sonoftony]

these tracks are the definite reason of why nas > hov

but these ********rs dont listen

Rewind is maybe my top 5 Nas songs. if he could rap the verses from the end of the song to beginning, itll still be hot.

 

[jfizzle330]

Mad love for bad definitely one of the best lyricist of all time

 

[launchpadmcquack]

Originally Posted by AIRJORDAN JB23

Originally Posted by Addict4Sneakers

Originally Posted by Shorty Doo Wop

Man I love Nas appreciation threads

He has some great unique story telling songs
Rapping as a:
Gun
Baby in his mothers womb
A Female (I forget which streets disciple song it was)
Letter to homie in jail
little kid staring out his window
his pops being unfaithful
The songs for his mom and daughter

Reminiscing on all his past chicks
A detective tryna find out who killed hip hop

plus he has all of the characters from over the years:

carolyn from maryland.
ike with the iverson jersey
tanisha with the blonde caesar
the girl that worked for fox news. it wasn't anything sexual b/c she grew up w/ his dudes
snook from Red Hook who was grimey
his man James that got married to the same girl he went to school with. nice girl, nerd with glasses. he was too stuck

the crips at the crenshaw funeral
the little mami with the slim body. from saudi arabia probably.

Not only the characters he mentions, but the characters he plays as well... Scarlett on SD

Killed Live Now

%%#? That was nas????

I stay slappin that album at least twice a month since release and NEVER knew that? GOD DAMN im speechless

 

[solarius49]

So uhhhh we just gonna act like he didnt BODY verbal intercourse? completely outshined Ghost and Raekwon...after Nas verse i dont even want to listen to the rest of the song!

 

[trappstar]

Nasir. That's my guy.

 

[seymore cake]

Originally Posted by solarius49

So uhhhh we just gonna act like he didnt BODY verbal intercourse? completely outshined Ghost and Raekwon...after Nas verse i dont even want to listen to the rest of the song!

CHILL GAWD... DON'T DISREPECT STARKS GATE LIKE THAT...

I'm Serious.

 

[greezee]

APPRECIATED!

The man rapped the song in reverse and nothing was out of place. It made perfect sense.

The smoke goes back in the blunt, the blunt gets bigger in growth
Jungle unrolls it, put his weed back in the jar
The blunt turns back into a cigar
We listen to Stevie, it sounded like heavy metal fans
Spinnin records backwards of AC/DC