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D123940

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D123940
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— 2 months ago

This is a nice song! Vote Obama!

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PliES GOAT

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PliES GOAT
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— 2 months ago

nas suck ass

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JayDice456

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JayDice456
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— 2 months ago

Nas Is Here To Save Hip Hop. Hip Hop's Hero.

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acestar

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acestar
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— 2 months ago

This track is fucking unreal, sick ass beat, with nas showing once again why his lyricism is unparalleled. Gotta love it support true hip hop cop "Nigger"

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The Dude

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The Dude
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— 2 months ago

Holy shit, every one of these Nas tracks have been nice as hell. NIGGER (or whatever the rename is) is gonna be the best album of the year.

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betyalyfe

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betyalyfe
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— 2 months ago

yo that beat is sick...i was gonna by the album just because of the concept but sice he changed the title i dont wanna hear all this political shit...if its just gonna be called 'Nas' i wanna hear the political nas and the gangsta side of nas, u know like the shoot em up shit too...that would fit the title better if he showed all his personalities since its called 'nas' instead of 'nigger'

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esheraz02

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esheraz02
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— 2 months ago

THIS IS UNREAL...BUY NIGGER! support the real mcs

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Hussain.UK

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Hussain.UK
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— 2 months ago

this beat is raw, this guy keeps shit strong for the past 15+ years.

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Crunchy Black

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Crunchy Black
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— 2 months ago

Forget about Obama, Crunchy says vote for Dennis Kucinich cuz his wife has a tongue ring. "Now let me see ya tongue ring, let me see, let me see, let me see ya tongue ring"

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G-Ice

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G-Ice
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— 2 months ago

This is fire. This is single material right here.

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metal24

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metal24
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— 2 months ago

good song album might be second best to T*O*S THOUGH!!!!

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charismatic

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charismatic
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— 2 months ago

Nas is THE greatest rapper of all time.. Period....

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charismatic

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charismatic
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— 2 months ago

EVERYONE,

Notice there is no dance to Pop, Lock, & Drop it or Walk It Out to, no repeating of the hook 30+ times before the track even begins, ... again, no goofy ass dance to hop around to..., no lame guest appearance, no adlibbing - talkin' bout, "Yeahhhhhh", nobody all in the background bein' goofy talkin' bout, "We the best", no shots at other rappers, and most importantly: NO VOCODER!

He's not talking about ice, cars, money, hoes, killin' niggas (I always seek to count how many niggas get killed on a track), huggin' the block, fuckin' bitches.... THERE'S A TOPIC... A CONCEPT.. AND HE STICKS TO IT THROUGHOUT.... He doesn't play around, ala Em (occasionally) or Lil' Tongue Taster....

This is what makes Nas stand out as the GREATEST OF ALL TIME: his charisma, his versatility, his current event "awareness", his ability to stay relevant, not sellout, and continue to drop the hottest lyrics of anyone who raps. PERIOD.

NAS' GREATEST ALBUM (I.M.H.O.) - It Was Written.... 10 mic CLASSIC!

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gethip313

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gethip313
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— 2 months ago

^^^ Co-sign Matic.

And its funny but just a month ago, before any of the tracks off of Nas album were leaked, most of you niggas was calling us stans!!!

Fuckas.

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xxAlbertoxx

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xxAlbertoxx
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— 2 months ago

Nas is truly the goat

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hustletrees420

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hustletrees420
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— 2 months ago

NaS is on some reall lets change the world shit, SOUNDIN LIKE A TUPAC STYLE HOOK THIS SHIT TIGHT

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cdeezy28

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cdeezy28
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— 2 months ago

NaS!! he's just getting better and better, deffinately still the best out.

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Psyber Kayos

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Psyber Kayos
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— 2 months ago

Actually charismatic, there is vocoder in this song... but only Polow Da Don does it, and it's only for about 6 seconds... so your point remains relevant.
I agree.

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Production

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Production
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— 2 months ago

"THE GAME NEEDS HIM"

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Kemi

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Kemi
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— 2 months ago

"My lawyers only see the Billboard charts as winning
Forgetting - Nas the only true rebel since the beginning
Still in musical prison, in jail for the flow"

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rbrt_leeper

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rbrt_leeper
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— 2 months ago

Charismatic, I remember how disappointed I was when I got It Was Written. I was heated because to me it was a letdown after Illmatic. Funny how now It Was Written is really one of the better hip-hop albums of my time. My top 3 Nas albums: 1. Illmatic 2. Stillmatic 3. It Was Written PEACE Check me out Friday mornings 8-10 on The Livin' Large Morning Show at www.clubmegamix.com Listening to "Only 17" by Jim Jones

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FierceSnake

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FierceSnake
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— 2 months ago

Realllll hot song, Lupe Fiasco should jump on this song asap

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Git Munny

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Git Munny
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— 2 months ago

08 is nas year... wrd i can c lupe jumpin on this cuz hip hop needs a nas & lupe collaboration.... nas raises tha bar every time... polow killed this beat 2....
nas = tha illest human being 2 eva use a microphone device

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FierceSnake

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FierceSnake
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— 2 months ago

nas = tha illest human being 2 eva use a microphone device
lol

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xxAlbertoxx

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xxAlbertoxx
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— 2 months ago

Nas and lupe collabo wud be sick

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CrazedHipHop

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CrazedHipHop
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— 2 months ago

the song is hot. im def feelin the beat. preeaaaaaaaach Nas!!! its gonna def be a hot summer.

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FierceSnake

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FierceSnake
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— 2 months ago

I cannot wait

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IAmMoney5

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IAmMoney5
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— 2 months ago

Nas' new album is gonna be a classic, like all his other albums NaS is the greatest rapper alive no question obama 08

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BookOfRymes

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BookOfRymes
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— 2 months ago

"What do it take to be a legend like Nas is?"

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bxhustla27

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bxhustla27
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— 2 months ago

NAS=FIRE

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50kingz

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50kingz
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— 2 months ago

nas is off his bullshit and back on his grind..dont you agree?

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G Stack

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G Stack
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— 2 months ago

am gettin da mixtape and da album..this nigga always releasin hits..he should feature az on da mixtape too

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GuNNIE GuNZ

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GuNNIE GuNZ
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— 2 months ago

STR8 GArbage

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scb5

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scb5
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— 2 months ago

fuckin faggot

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Napoleonblack

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Napoleonblack
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— 2 months ago

gunnie gunz this is trax is hot but you my friend is garbage....!!!! ONe Love and KILL the Illuminati>>>>>>

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G Stack

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G Stack
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— 2 months ago

D123940 it must have been a white boy dat trashed u cuz u said vote obama

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50kingz

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50kingz
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— 2 months ago

that nigga campaigning

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tg1617

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tg1617
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— 2 months ago

Fuck you not all white boys care you faggot.

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50kingz

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50kingz
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— 2 months ago

Best Rapper Alive

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Doct P

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Doct P
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— 2 months ago

"umma true livin legend....Im not 2 b question" dis nigga is number 2 behind Pac in my list...dis nigga is crazy

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nomoresoujaboy

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nomoresoujaboy
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— 2 months ago

polow da don always does his thing nas does too

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2Real

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2Real
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— 2 months ago

best political rapper of all time

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CrazedHipHop

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CrazedHipHop
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— 2 months ago

i'd say Nas and Crooked I are at the top of the game spit political and real shit

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metal24

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metal24
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— 2 months ago

sorry boys but we all no that EM has the political game on Lock!!! King Mathers Comin Soon!!!

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darkhiphop

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darkhiphop
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— 2 months ago

THIS SHIT IS FIRE KNOWLEDGE POLITCAL STREET NIGGER IS COMINING OUT STRONG GOD SON = COLDEST RAPPER ALIVE BY THE WAY THE WORLD BETTER BE SCARED

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darkhiphop

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darkhiphop
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— 2 months ago

DARK HIP HIP SIGNING OUT

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scb5

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scb5
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— 2 months ago

i wanna see a relase date for nigger a.k.a. nas ninth studio album.and an accurat fuckin tracklist

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scb5

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scb5
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— 2 months ago

i wanna see a relase date for nigger a.k.a. nas ninth studio album.and an accurate fuckin tracklist

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the true bovice

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the true bovice
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— 2 months ago

best rapper alive and 3rd best of all-time, in my opinion.

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achucka02

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achucka02
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— 2 months ago

dog i wish i could prop u twice for that comment for real.

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scb5

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scb5
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— 2 months ago

wait wait wait,so this is THE SINGLE correct?be a nigger to was i tho? can someone clear this mess up for me?

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faresl2

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faresl2
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— 2 months ago

this is the single but b a nigger too is in the album,; actually they are both singles

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reason 1

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reason 1
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— 2 months ago

bangs esco wud up

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2Much24Get

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2Much24Get
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— 2 months ago

Straight Raw......Nas Is To Real

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QuanDaDon

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QuanDaDon
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— 2 months ago

Ok i dugs it Nas

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younggunn4z

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younggunn4z
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— 2 months ago

Nas=Hip Hops Hero...This nigga makes RETARDED ass niggaz smart...He is on some Next shit..dead ass He ALWAYS comes correct there is NO SUCH THING as a bad drop from Nas....Its like an Oxymoron to use Bad, or wack with Nas in the same sentence

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scb5

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scb5
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— 2 months ago

cosign

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scb5
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— 2 months ago

cosign

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Sir Banko

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Sir Banko
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— 2 months ago

thizz dat guud shity

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Third Coast

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Third Coast
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— 2 months ago

Polow brought the heat, Nas destroyed the beat. Nuff said.

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luchiss15

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luchiss15
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— 2 months ago

u guyz r all dick ryders

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Chinakiss

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Chinakiss
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— 2 months ago

The first verse made me love it, I wonder what the rest will do. Hate to get off subject, but I read a comment somebody made about the Black President song and he said he respect Jay-z for his money but he respect Nas more as a person who stands up for black people and pushes them to do better or something like that. He basically made it seem like he want to just hear somebody talk about it than seeing somebody doing it, which is crazy. How can we advance if all we do is talk about what we gonna do, we have to make a move at some point or we won't get anywhere. I feel like if you respect Nas you have to respect Jay bcuz they are about the same thing. Nas talks about blacks advancing in this fucked up world and Jay advances in this fucked up world and he is trying to help other get there(giving annual schlorships, bringing new jobs to his city). So its like they go hand in hand. They are the best of both worlds and I don't see how you can she one more respect then the other. And people who think Jay is selfish won't understand what I mean.

~One Love~

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Chinakiss

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Chinakiss
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— 2 months ago

The first verse made me love it, I wonder what the rest will do. Hate to get off subject, but I read a comment somebody made about the Black President song and he said he respect Jay-z for his money but he respect Nas more as a person who stands up for black people and pushes them to do better or something like that. He basically made it seem like he want to just hear somebody talk about it than seeing somebody doing it, which is crazy. How can we advance if all we do is talk about what we gonna do, we have to make a move at some point or we won't get anywhere. I feel like if you respect Nas you have to respect Jay bcuz they are about the same thing. Nas talks about blacks advancing in this fucked up world and Jay advances in this fucked up world and he is trying to help other get there(giving annual schlorships, bringing new jobs to his city). So its like they go hand in hand. They are the best of both worlds and I don't see how you can she one more respect then the other. And people who think Jay is selfish won't understand what I mean.

~One Love~

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zaethatnigga

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zaethatnigga
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— 2 months ago

nas like pissed on this track jay-z need to get on this shit that would be like hip-hops theme song

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HempsteadNY

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HempsteadNY
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— 2 months ago

what alive rappers Overall are honestly on nasty nas level?????
i can only name two Jay ND EM.

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skillz

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skillz
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— 2 months ago

Nas with a Hot beat, then his lyrics to lace to track...God damn...

A legend at his Finest.

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cerver

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cerver
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— 2 months ago

Nas is by far a THE LYRICAL GOD. All people that come here and say that NAs sucks or his rap is wack, then you are NOT hip hop, NOT a fan of the music and certainly not a creditable voice to be heard.

-one

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mrgoodnight

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mrgoodnight
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— 2 months ago

Nas...

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DaKid23

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DaKid23
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— 2 months ago

DIS SHIT IS HARD AS SHYT NO HOMO and def copin dat album

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aKaDeMiKz

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aKaDeMiKz
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— 2 months ago

WOWWWWW its about time something like this comes out i dont care what anyone says this is the hottest track of 2008

Nas saves hip hop this shit is hott

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knalbi

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knalbi
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— 2 months ago

NIGGERS AINT READY

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KinG_HeavY

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KinG_HeavY
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— 2 months ago

NaS is the Truth ..

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Nmillz

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Nmillz
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— 2 months ago

NaS is gettin his greedy on this year.

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DrFabulous

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DrFabulous
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— 2 months ago

NO COMMENT......OK COMMENT GREAT DAY THIS THAT REAL MUSIC MAKE YOU WANNA JUST GOT OUT IN THE WORLD AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE GRINDNG HOMIE!!! NAS TRUE MC TRUE HIPHOP

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CorporateThug

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CorporateThug
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— 2 months ago

This is what the fuck I'm talking about!!! The beat goes hard and NaS absolutely MURDERS it.

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yaboysahustla30

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yaboysahustla30
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— 2 months ago

1.B.I.G.
2.2Pac
3.Nas
4.Rakim
5.Jadakiss

my opinion???

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aKaDeMiKz

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aKaDeMiKz
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— 2 months ago

i can agree with a couple of them i would have to lean more towards

1. Nas
2. jigga
3. Big
4. Big Boi
5. Jada

and thats lyrically i dont think pac did it with the lyrics
theres others u can add

common rakim styles p is comin up too

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Napoleonblack

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Napoleonblack
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— 2 months ago

yes your opinion ...pac....then big.....i love em but pac....thats all i can say...PAC me agianst the world and all eyez on me were the to hardest one two punch combo ever.......!!!period...man i was on youtube lookin at some pac clips and almost cried no homo we miss you PAC...One Love and KILL The Illuminati>>>>>

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Napoleonblack

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Napoleonblack
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— 2 months ago

my list
pac
big
nas
em
jay-z
dmx
rakim
scarface
then the rest i dont know....i leave the rest to yall....
honorable mention ...ghostface killah ....im just feelin tony...i know he anit in the top 10 but he go hard ass fuck...

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Loc G

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Loc G
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— 2 months ago

Rakim should be first, I don't even have to explain why, you guyz should know...

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badguy101proof

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badguy101proof
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— 2 months ago

best single ive heard so far..Nas doin his thing killin with the bars...

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Napoleonblack

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Napoleonblack
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— 2 months ago

co-sign......thats my nigga nas i dont care what people say...

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calibre101

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calibre101
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— 2 months ago

That beat is fckin insane

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skitzo

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skitzo
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— 2 months ago

herron straight up, but damn with all these leaks were gonna end up hearing the entire album b 4 it drops but any fukken way ill still go and get the o.g copy hope every1 does the same,instead of well u know cheap basterds

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EAzyy

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EAzyy
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— 2 months ago

NAs come thruu on this 1.....beat sounds alot like a dipset type shit
regardless my nigga nas did the damn thing on this 1.....but he sounded a lil bit like the game on this 1

I AM COPPIN HIS NEW ALBUM....JUST WISH HE LEFT THE TITLE "NIGGER", BUT REGARDLESS ITS JOINING MY COLLECTION

SILVERBACK APE

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valente

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valente
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— 2 months ago

he iz keepin it comin. im glad 2. real shit. im tryin 2get my boy n2 Nas, dnt no whatz wrong wit him. he dnt like his flo. i started 2smack his ass. dis shit iz iz.. i dnt even no. greatness

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Cyssero215

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Cyssero215
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— 2 months ago

NaS IS THE BEST TO EVER TOUCH THE MIC. I DONT GIVE A FUCK! Classic Illmatic & He about to hit us with another Classic. But dont forget his other albums. Stillmatic, I AM, Streets Disciple, Hip Hop Is Dead, Nastradamus,etc... He's a fucking legend. FUCK LL, NaS is the real G.O.A.T. Pollow with his unbelievable instrumentals. LIKE DAMN!!!!!!!

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50kingz

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50kingz
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— 2 months ago

Rakim or Tupac
B.I.G.
Nas
Jay
Em
Common
Andre 3000

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ScRiLLsTaR

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ScRiLLsTaR
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— 2 months ago

Damn this is like the most original beat ive heard for i minute... feelin it... Big ups to Nas he been murderin shit lately... Hip Hops savior

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B Rock

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B Rock
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— 2 months ago

In God's Son WE TRUST!!!!!!!!!!!

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drunk_monk

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drunk_monk
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— 2 months ago