If this video was a film, it would win Best Picture of the year. This was a masterpiece. The part with the kid holding an uzi and aiming it at the white guy was powerful in so many ways.
yo nas is the only person with the courage to do this...see how he made alot of the video black and white? i think thats a symbol...that shit really looked like a movie in the beginning...and the part where he pointed the uzi at the white dude was crazy cause i think it was tryin to show that black people overcame the oppression and all that shit
They plan was to knock me out the top of the game
But I overstand they truth is all lame
I hold cannons that shoot balls of flames
Right in they fat mouth then I carve my name
Nas - too real, Nas - true king
It's however you feel, g'head, you swing
Your arms too short to box with god
I don't kill soloists only kill squads
Fame went to they head, so now it's "Fuck Nas"
Yesterday you begged for a deal, today you tough guys
I seen it comin
Soon as I popped my first bottle I spotted my enemies tryna' do what I do
Came in with my style, so I fathered you
I kept changin on the world since "...Barbeque"
Now you wanna hang with niggas I hung with
Fuck bitches I hit, it's funny I once said...
If I, ever make a record
I take a check and put something away for a rainy day to make my exit
But look at me now, ten years deep
Since the project, ??? ???
I never asked to be top of rap's elite
Just a ghetto child tryna' learn the traps of the streets
But look at me now
For the young boys that don't know, when Nas said he "flow tight as Tootie braces", Tootie was the black girl from the hit 80's show, The Facts of Life. It was about these 4 girls at this boarding school, and Tootie was the black chick and she had braces for about 2-3 seasons. Her real name is Kim Fields, and she was bangin' before she went all afrocentric on us.
never been so proud 2 be a nigga..nas came through 4 me on this joint...dope video 2...i just wish he never changed the name of the album NIGGER
the king of controversy...."hip hop is dead" well not with NASIR JONES in the game
this looks like a show on tv that will have a next episode so am waitin on the next episode...damn video has got a message behind it
Shyt Was Definately That HEat And Sum Official Brain Stimulating Wordz. Nas Dun Started An Epidemic And Brought Bacc To Life Wut Is So Scary For Most To Speak An Address In A Powerful Confident Way(Props To Nas)..I Liked Tha Whole Thing And Wouldn't Mind Runin This Shyt Bacc!!!!!! SCREAM AT ME,1..
Nas Reminds U Why u Fell In Love With Hip-Hop in The First Place.... First He Claims Hip-hop Is Dead Now He Bring It Back Single Handly Nasir Enough Respect
Thats that truth right there son. When I seen your post of that verse it gave ya boi goose bumps. Everytime I hear it I just zone out and relize Nas is that nigga, NIGGER, dont matter.
But yea that "Ur the Man" joint is still bananas and killin 99% of these rappers out nowadays PERIOD!!!!!!!1
Big up 2 nas its like watchn the video made want 2 kill a cracka n im alredy racist against white males...i fuks wit white girls though but this is video of the year n it jus might lead 2 album of the year...unless ofcourse my nigga greedy Hov drops Blueprint 3 on niggaz
Oh yea i akmost 4got the video had the same concept as 99problemz and both directors work with with eachother
Brooklyn stand up...Bedsty, Nostrand is the ave...holla at me
Man i love Nas but he makes it kinda hard for a white male, myself to blast music. hahah ill stick to the edited version in public lol. right? ps the first part of the vid was ill
This what hip hop is all about. We (not all) fail as a nation of hip hop to deliver a message. So next time u pick up da pen or freestyle make your words worth something.
this is maybe the best rap video i have ever seen...as far as concept visuals and lyrical content..if you know a video better than this 1 feel free to tell me...nas has definitely managed to capture greatness as always
in what way? in what way is this not accurate? cause as the history books have it, and what I have seen and lived through... it seems pretty accurate to me!
How else is a song like "Be a Nigger too" supposed to be portrayed?? The video is supposed to reflect the song homie. You can't have a song like that and make a video about a chick grinding on Nas in a club, shit like that don't make sense.
Talk about a masterpiece of a video!
And Gbenga Akinnagbe(Chris Partlow) from The Wire & James Kyson Lee(Ando) from Heroes were both in it, definitely noticed them.
i don't evenn watch bet anymore becuz its nothing but bullshit shown on that channel.damn i miss when big tigger was in the basement/aj nd free on 106&park.
You should have been around when Joe Claire hosted rap city and 106 & Park didnt exist yet.
Niggas had to watch Video Soul for 4 fuckin hours before rap city came on!!! HAHAHHA.
That shit was so fuckin ill. That was the true golden era of this shit. Ghost and Rae would come on and kick a freestyle. Ghost with the mad different flavors of kangols and shit. Biggie would come on with Cease and crack jokes on that nigga Joe Claire. Method Man was always on the grimiest shit ever. And the nigga Nas was the undisputed illest nigga alive. Biggie and Pac BOTH knew they had stiff competition trying to fuck with Nas. This was like them 95 and around times. Jay-z wasnt even being felt yet. Nobody even knew who the fuck he was. Dead Presidents was a hot video but there was so much other shit.
I miss those times. This nigga Nas is one of the only ones left that stays true to that real shit. That true shit.
some smart rappers aint doin songs for mtv no mo, i like that.
they dont care about the sales, just the message and the average person doesnt understand these things, so.. they cant show it on tv because theyll see him as a racist
This my change hip hop as we know it. This may change how black people are viewed how the whole nigger, nigga word is looked at forever. I have no words desribe what i just saw this has to be seen and heard i dont know how they can make it happen but it needs to be done this is pure classic hip hop but at the same time so much more this can bring tears to your eyes this is a beautiful piece of music and the visual could not have been put together any better period.
my heart is beating fast. i got the chills. THIS IS HIP HOP AT ITS BEST. NAASS thank u. thank u. i listened to tha carter 3.it didnt satisfy my needs AT ALL> NAS THANK U> u are the ABSOULUTE BEST .end. of story. NIGA
what makes so many think that hip hop is dead or that it needs to be saved. in the past year weve seen great/ almost classic albums from common, lupe, kanye, jay z, and even wayne as much as most will disagree. nas is about to drop with another banger just like he always does, common is droppin another cd by the end of summer, LAX is gonna be nice, detox should finaly come out after 32 years of waiting and soo many others that i cant even name. not to mention all the other good ass albums that i left off.
just cuz we have a lot of sorry dudes tryna rap doesnt mean hip hop is done and over with, u gotta realize that shit aint hip hop and isnt meant to be true hip hop, that shit is meant to make money and promote.
they way i see it is that hip hop is strong as shit rite now and this year is looking great for true hip hop heads. so enough of this hip hop is dead shit that started like 2 years ago, cuz theres still real shit and dudes are still creating classic bangers.
hip hop is alive and well and will not die because the greats and those who acknowledge it will not let it die.
COMMENTS
i love hip hop
If this video was a film, it would win Best Picture of the year. This was a masterpiece. The part with the kid holding an uzi and aiming it at the white guy was powerful in so many ways.
On of the asian guys is from Harold and Kumar.
Word.. they had John Cho from Harold & Kumar in the video. I couldn't stop laughing when they had the mean close up on him.
I like how he used that 25th Hour concept
Yo th3kid what concept in the film 25th Hour do u mean?..I'm going 2 take a guess and say when they have the close up on every person?
yo nas is the only person with the courage to do this...see how he made alot of the video black and white? i think thats a symbol...that shit really looked like a movie in the beginning...and the part where he pointed the uzi at the white dude was crazy cause i think it was tryin to show that black people overcame the oppression and all that shit
They plan was to knock me out the top of the game
But I overstand they truth is all lame
I hold cannons that shoot balls of flames
Right in they fat mouth then I carve my name
Nas - too real, Nas - true king
It's however you feel, g'head, you swing
Your arms too short to box with god
I don't kill soloists only kill squads
Fame went to they head, so now it's "Fuck Nas"
Yesterday you begged for a deal, today you tough guys
I seen it comin
Soon as I popped my first bottle I spotted my enemies tryna' do what I do
Came in with my style, so I fathered you
I kept changin on the world since "...Barbeque"
Now you wanna hang with niggas I hung with
Fuck bitches I hit, it's funny I once said...
If I, ever make a record
I take a check and put something away for a rainy day to make my exit
But look at me now, ten years deep
Since the project, ??? ???
I never asked to be top of rap's elite
Just a ghetto child tryna' learn the traps of the streets
But look at me now
BEST RAPPER ALIVE NASTY NAS
DAMN!! NAS WENT ALL OUT. THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR. ACTUALLY THIS MAYBE THE BEST HIPHOP VIDEO EVER MADE.
GREAT WORK NAS!
wow that was a powerful video!!!Nas is on a mission with this cd that is clear!!!
For the young boys that don't know, when Nas said he "flow tight as Tootie braces", Tootie was the black girl from the hit 80's show, The Facts of Life. It was about these 4 girls at this boarding school, and Tootie was the black chick and she had braces for about 2-3 seasons. Her real name is Kim Fields, and she was bangin' before she went all afrocentric on us.
never been so proud 2 be a nigga..nas came through 4 me on this joint...dope video 2...i just wish he never changed the name of the album NIGGER
the king of controversy...."hip hop is dead" well not with NASIR JONES in the game
this looks like a show on tv that will have a next episode so am waitin on the next episode...damn video has got a message behind it
Shyt Was Definately That HEat And Sum Official Brain Stimulating Wordz. Nas Dun Started An Epidemic And Brought Bacc To Life Wut Is So Scary For Most To Speak An Address In A Powerful Confident Way(Props To Nas)..I Liked Tha Whole Thing And Wouldn't Mind Runin This Shyt Bacc!!!!!! SCREAM AT ME,1..
this guys music is so powerful, especially when he brings a vid with it.
Nas Reminds U Why u Fell In Love With Hip-Hop in The First Place.... First He Claims Hip-hop Is Dead Now He Bring It Back Single Handly Nasir Enough Respect
HEMPSTEADNY
Thats that truth right there son. When I seen your post of that verse it gave ya boi goose bumps. Everytime I hear it I just zone out and relize Nas is that nigga, NIGGER, dont matter.
But yea that "Ur the Man" joint is still bananas and killin 99% of these rappers out nowadays PERIOD!!!!!!!1
Big up 2 nas its like watchn the video made want 2 kill a cracka n im alredy racist against white males...i fuks wit white girls though but this is video of the year n it jus might lead 2 album of the year...unless ofcourse my nigga greedy Hov drops Blueprint 3 on niggaz
Oh yea i akmost 4got the video had the same concept as 99problemz and both directors work with with eachother
Brooklyn stand up...Bedsty, Nostrand is the ave...holla at me
Man i love Nas but he makes it kinda hard for a white male, myself to blast music. hahah ill stick to the edited version in public lol. right? ps the first part of the vid was ill
Nas is the shit
GREATEST VIDEO EVER!!!
This what hip hop is all about. We (not all) fail as a nation of hip hop to deliver a message. So next time u pick up da pen or freestyle make your words worth something.
this is maybe the best rap video i have ever seen...as far as concept visuals and lyrical content..if you know a video better than this 1 feel free to tell me...nas has definitely managed to capture greatness as always
This is the best video in tyhe history of videos
nas is the shit, that video is crazy. hip hop aint dead after all i guess.
NAS NIGGAS
I get chills in the opening verse before Be A Nigger Too actually starts...Nasty Nas is just doin it right now, classic in the making people.
QB!
For real, the piano in the background just makes it that much better.
Y da hell are yall trashin a true Nas stan?
Dis dude is reppin Nas...he aint dissin em"
this is a master piece
awesome.
LEGEND
2 bad this ain't goin to make in Mtv. Fuckin white corporate people.
btw this is a masterpiece
mtv this shit wont make television period and its ashame there going treat this like real media not shoing whats really going on
I ...wow....... speechless
best video of the year
God help us
in what way? in what way is this not accurate? cause as the history books have it, and what I have seen and lived through... it seems pretty accurate to me!
THIS CD IS GOING TO CHANGE AND MAKE YOU THINK
^^WTF U mean??
How else is a song like "Be a Nigger too" supposed to be portrayed?? The video is supposed to reflect the song homie. You can't have a song like that and make a video about a chick grinding on Nas in a club, shit like that don't make sense.
tg1617 if it was Like that then it would not be hip-hop. It would be...... I don't know. It would be some other shit......
man u are fucking slow
Talk about a masterpiece of a video!
And Gbenga Akinnagbe(Chris Partlow) from The Wire & James Kyson Lee(Ando) from Heroes were both in it, definitely noticed them.
Andre Royo (Bubbles) is in the Slave & the master part, too.
this exceeded my expectations
Ill video. I really love this track, hook is catchy...He should make a remix with Jigga, Lupe, Common, Mos & Kanye
those are the best in the game, but i dont think you can redo the track, its just too good
good video, great song, the hook could be better though
this video was hot song goes mad good with the video nasty nas the best in the game
DAMN DIS IS 1 OF DA BEST VIDEOS IVE SEEN IN A WHILE! NAS IS A G.O.A.T.
(Raises black fist)
Dope ass vid man
Bubbles my nigga Dee and the Zombie Master...
the illest video out right now
THIS IS POSSIBLY THE BEST HIPHOP VIDEO EVER MADE.
This fucking album is gonna be the best album of all time. Nas is finally picking killer beats. I can't wait to cop this and that LAX
nas beats are always tight...
NaS CAN NOT BE FUCKED WITH.. POINT BLANK PERIOD.
I'M GLAD THEY POSTED THIS VIDEO B/C THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL THAT WE'LL SEE THIS ON BET OR MTV, IT'S WAY TOO REAL.
i don't evenn watch bet anymore becuz its nothing but bullshit shown on that channel.damn i miss when big tigger was in the basement/aj nd free on 106&park.
You should have been around when Joe Claire hosted rap city and 106 & Park didnt exist yet.
Niggas had to watch Video Soul for 4 fuckin hours before rap city came on!!! HAHAHHA.
That shit was so fuckin ill. That was the true golden era of this shit. Ghost and Rae would come on and kick a freestyle. Ghost with the mad different flavors of kangols and shit. Biggie would come on with Cease and crack jokes on that nigga Joe Claire. Method Man was always on the grimiest shit ever. And the nigga Nas was the undisputed illest nigga alive. Biggie and Pac BOTH knew they had stiff competition trying to fuck with Nas. This was like them 95 and around times. Jay-z wasnt even being felt yet. Nobody even knew who the fuck he was. Dead Presidents was a hot video but there was so much other shit.
I miss those times. This nigga Nas is one of the only ones left that stays true to that real shit. That true shit.
Donnie Simpson was dat nigga doe!
i hope it get exposure..his album gona be fire
dis some real shit,certain ppl wont understand
im co signin 4 corporate thug, retro god n get money cuz yall all got strong points.... very very tru shit
and the best rapper alive award goes 2....Nas
and the video award goes to Nas
and the greatest rapper awards goes to............
simply amazing
the best, just because its Hip Hop and its so different
some smart rappers aint doin songs for mtv no mo, i like that.
they dont care about the sales, just the message and the average person doesnt understand these things, so.. they cant show it on tv because theyll see him as a racist
Video of the YEAR.....if not then Fuck MTV & BET
7.15.08 History In The Making
Co-Sign To the MathaFuckin' Fulliest. Good Shit Homie.
This my change hip hop as we know it. This may change how black people are viewed how the whole nigger, nigga word is looked at forever. I have no words desribe what i just saw this has to be seen and heard i dont know how they can make it happen but it needs to be done this is pure classic hip hop but at the same time so much more this can bring tears to your eyes this is a beautiful piece of music and the visual could not have been put together any better period.
This is greatness at its finest.
"I think he should make music and keep his views out of it."
Thats because youre a moron.
No brown, Indian people?
Video is fire tho shit is amazing.
my heart is beating fast. i got the chills. THIS IS HIP HOP AT ITS BEST. NAASS thank u. thank u. i listened to tha carter 3.it didnt satisfy my needs AT ALL> NAS THANK U> u are the ABSOULUTE BEST .end. of story. NIGA
If this doesn't Bring back Hip-Hop, nothing will.
I hope all these other clown rappers see this video take in the lyrics, and Realize how trash there music is.
Then go back and try to better themselves as a real Hip-Hop artist. Nas and Jay-Z are Hip-Hop saviros...
This Video is Classical.
what makes so many think that hip hop is dead or that it needs to be saved. in the past year weve seen great/ almost classic albums from common, lupe, kanye, jay z, and even wayne as much as most will disagree. nas is about to drop with another banger just like he always does, common is droppin another cd by the end of summer, LAX is gonna be nice, detox should finaly come out after 32 years of waiting and soo many others that i cant even name. not to mention all the other good ass albums that i left off.
just cuz we have a lot of sorry dudes tryna rap doesnt mean hip hop is done and over with, u gotta realize that shit aint hip hop and isnt meant to be true hip hop, that shit is meant to make money and promote.
they way i see it is that hip hop is strong as shit rite now and this year is looking great for true hip hop heads. so enough of this hip hop is dead shit that started like 2 years ago, cuz theres still real shit and dudes are still creating classic bangers.
hip hop is alive and well and will not die because the greats and those who acknowledge it will not let it die.
thats my piece and take on all that
peace
this shit hot!!!
Now THAT was well produced. Had me captivated in the video. GENIUS
wow everthing was on point but that intro was chilling...good shit my nigger..!!
this real shit
i got goosebumps
i got goosebumps
wow thats gotta be the deepest video ive ever seen. nas is the most inspirational, lyrical and political, and the best out
Ok. I watched this video at about 4 o'clock.
Then I went out and did my thing and enjoyed my night and shit and forgot all about it.
Then I came back home and watched it again so I could judge it with a clear view.
This is the best video Ive ever seen.
Its like a little movie.
*The rap at the intro to it is one of the best verses he's ever written.