Escobar '97. This list is my opinion on the 50 greatest songs Nas has made. It features guest appearances by Al Jarreau, J. Myers, RaVaughn, Swizz Beatz and others. But to hear the two music minds cook up a full project was nearly unimaginable. Fear Of The Black Man. 2" (1999) Album: I Am... Verse: Verse 1. Born as Nasir Jones, he hit the rap scene in the early '90s and changed it for the better. Street Dreams Lyrics: 2. Gangsta Tears. Well, to make it short its one of the best hiphop albums ever made. For over 20 years Nas has delivered Countless classic thought-provoking songs and several classic albums. "Black Kemet gods, black Egyptian gods/Summoned from heaven, blessed, dressed in only Goyard/Homie go hard like Stone and Robert in a stolen car/Shoot the ballot box, no voter cards, they all are frauds/Senegal's finest, minerals, diamonds/The earth is cursed but I survive many climates/Calm and thoroughly, they try to Hyman Roth me/John Fitzgerald me, the industry never bought me" —Nas, "To Catholics, Moors and Masons/John Hanson was not the first black pres to make it/Abe Lincoln did not free the enslaved/Progress was made 'cause we forced the proclamation/SWAT was created to stop the Panthers/Glocks were created for murder enhancement/For hunting men, circumstances/Edgar Hoover was black, Willie Lynch was a myth/Colombians created crack, the government made stacks" —Nas, "White kids are brought in alive/Black kids get hit with like five/Get scared, you panic, you're goin' down/The disadvantages of the brown/How in the hell the parents gon' bury their own kids, not the other way around?/Reminds me of Emmett Till/Let's remind 'em why Kap kneels" —Nas, "Stay tuned up and down your timeline/This fake news, people is all lyin'/Money is bein' made when a mom cries/Won't be satisfied 'til we all die/Tell me, who do we call to report crime/If 9-1-1 doin' the driveby?/It's certain things I can't abide by/I ain't bein' extreme, this is my side" —Kanye West, "A vet stylin' at Met Gala, tuna salad from La Scala/Black sweats, swallow a lot of reefer/God, it's hard to quit the bottom feeder, lobster eater/When I fast, I see Elijah's features/A million cash for a Nas feature/Nas cheaper, do it for free if you do it for me/52-bar verse if the beat is movin' me" —Nas, "Stumble through customs, coppin' Cubans at the Duty Free/Layin' on the most expensive beds, still I'm losing sleep/Next to Jet's Beauty of the Week 1993/Chin grabber, neck choker, in-her-mouth spitter/Blouse ripper, ass gripper, that dig-you-out nigga" —Nas, "You are an extension of what I've worked hard to build/You believe in your own lies, can't be real/And the odds is that what you love can kill you/Like a heart physician who dies from a heart attack/I know the consumer behavior, I target that/You impressed with what they wearin', I started that" —Nas, "It's kinda terrific/The product of Slick Rick/Somebody woulda told me then I'll come outta this shit rich/And start up a business/I woulda thought they was playin'/All them niggas I ran with, all that weight they was weighin'/A light bulb switched in my mind at the classes I cut/Just a spazz puttin' wax in the blunt" —Nas, "I should be more mature, sure, I'm spoiled/Hit up the South of France after tour, bonjour/How many girls pre-bate/Right before they date/So she can have restraint?/She still get slayed/That's ill behavior, want the whip matted/Want her ass the fattest/Beat it: Thriller jacket" —Nas, "Eat at selective kitchens, speak on our next intentions/Over-creamy Polenta, it come chef-recommended/Come through the side entrance/I arrive, bitches/Crackheads still owe me from '89 fixes/Havin' drinks in Vegas, my business/She didn't see me comin', now she's an eyewitness" —Nas, "Vacay share twisted, whatever happened missed it/Vacations I didn't like, put myself through a guilt trip/All these beautiful places, but the cities be poor/You wealthy when your kid's upbringing better than yours" —Nas, "All this money we gettin'/Could be gone in a minute/If we don't invest it/We long-term affected/Watch who you gettin' pregnant, that's long-term stressin'/I got a mil for every bump on your face, that's what I call a blessing" —Nas, "Dark boy, don't you cry/There's too much life left in those eyes/Don't you let that face go waterfall/Don't you learn to love your scars and all/Dark boy, don't you die/They're just human, let them lie/You just know your world and speak your truth/Let them come to you" —The-Dream, "When the media slings mud, we use it to build huts/Irrefutable facts, merciful, beautiful black/Beloved brother, you fail to embarrass him, harassin' him/To my life, your life pales in comparison/So go write whatever blog, messiness is not ever the god" —Nas, "Listen vultures/I've been shackled by Western culture/You convinced most of my people to live off emotion/That's why we competin'/Death by the chrome barrel, forgot the secrets/My Kilimanjaro bone marrow's the deepest/You can peep at the comments, but don't fall for that/We want freedom, I'm a scholar, an almanac" —Nas, "Who knew I would grow to meet presidents that respect me?/If Starbucks is bought by Nestlé, please don't arrest me/I need to use your restroom and I ain't buy no espresso/Soon enough, assume the cuffs, the position/Not new to us, since back on the bus sittin'/Said 'Screw that bus!' It has some of the best producers in hiphop working on it, and has Nas at his artistic peak. “The way to be, paradise like relaxin', Black, Latino and Anglo-Saxon/Armani, exchange the reins/Cash, Lost Tribe of Shabazz,free at last …”-. Don't Body Ya Self. 124. If you're a fan of top-notch hip-hop lyricism, chances are Nas is your guy. Dr. Knockboot Lyrics: 10. Restaurant May Help it Reop…, Rick Ross Urging Fans to Address Healthcare Needs with New Telehealth App. All albums made by Nas with reviews and song lyrics. He snuck in with no citizenship" —Nas, "I don't mean to be brass, even a genius asks questions in class/Supposed to know a love that'll last/Her friends, they don't mess with rappers, correction/I'm Akhenaten, King Tut's predecessor/I fantasize, and no mind him, I'm slick with words/Tell your girlfriend I flip the birds" —Nas, "Misogynistic monologue/What we dialogue/Yeah, I'm mature from the chest, and higher North/But below the waist, I'm a dog/Your girl in heat like cayenne sauce/She so sweet, but she kinda lost/Like me, African name with a diamond cross" —Nas, "Scientists told us how the Mayans lived/Highways are landing strips for planes to land/Before the Wright brothers planned aerodynamics/Now I am chilling 20 karats like a savage/Not embarrassed/Buy what I'm copping while I'm shopping out in Paris" —Nas, "D is for Dries Van Noten/Young niggas try to keep up with what I'm doing/D cups, tequila and blunts/Weed, women, and liquor/Depending on the day is a different mission/They not knowing, they wanna know what he got on/The QB Don went and got his Pete Rock on/Nas keep a fine bitch to roll his weed up on/My niggas in Mount Vernon keep it G'd up for him" —Nas, "Pulled out the barrel/Four-fifths rip through bone marrow/Make his toes spiral the dirt/While his feet kick up rock, he's a sprinter/Police agenda, lock up niggas for three winters/When I attack I'm faceless like a iron mask/They get away quick, traceless, lying back" —Nas, "My fate is highly favored by the father, love to all/Rest in peace to Zhanu, the barber brought cases/Celebrate and take us back to thought/The real New York, death to rapists and rats/The touch school to Brooklyn stories/The kings, the lifers, the lords of Queens/Or the stories on Puerto Rican righteous, I heard things" —Nas, "Some are caricatures, amateur boys/I'm like a classic pianist with a handful of swords/Bandages on my finger, still I'm managing chords/Like a live band, performing in a sand storm/Blinded, still hit the right keys, swift as a life breeze, dripping/In fear of God, scented in Diptyque fragrance/Some nights Creed flavors, I am motivation/I don't talk on the next man, I am never hating" —Nas, "This daily bread, holy bread/Alphabetical numerals, codes of red/What's more dense, gold or lead?/What's more expensive?/The OG said, 'No matter what it is, rent it/And never buy it, it's all temporary possessions/We don't own nothing on this Earth but our soul and that's the lesson'/Project apartment parties, rest in peace to Marley/Try not to get booked by Officer Laverty" —Nas, "Did songs with Chubb Rock to Chris Brown, switch styles/Yet to see any heavyweight make it to this round/This that pure champion sound, I wear the crizzown/Raw, one take, I don't even need a mixdown/Demure, not docile, volatile, I kick down/Amphibians, reptiles that make that hiss sound/They eyes change color, their pupils start to slit down/When I take cover, and I let off a fifth round" —Nas, See 20 of Your Favorite Rappers Naming Their Favorite Rappers, Meek Mill Faces Backlash for Giving Kids $20 for Water, First Responder Toy Drive Donations Down in L.A. Due to COVID, Celeb Support and Donations for Struggling L.A. Nas Is Like Lyrics: 6. Nas - The Best of Nas Album Lyrics; 1. The title was derived from a “NY State of Mind”. Nas Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings! Singer Ann Marie Arrested in Connection to Man Shot in Head, Jared & Ivanka Trump Reportedly Buy $30M-Plus Lot of Land in Miami, Trump Campaign Sues Joe Biden Directly Over Wisconsin Election Results, Israeli Space Official Says Aliens Exist, So Does 'Galactic Federation…, NASA Astronauts Get Holiday Resupply Sent to ISS, Fresh Fruit & Grub. From the famous “ If I Ruled the World” featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill to “Oochie Wally”. 1. Nas "NY State of Mind Pt. XXL sifts through the album to highlight 20 memorable lyrics from the album. 1. According to the Nasty Songfacts, as a teenager rapper, Nasir first went by the nickname Kid … The album is the product of a small ensemble of talent, including appearances by Puff Daddy, Kanye West, The-Dream, Tony Williams and G.O.O.D. His lyrics are art and sometimes go by you so fast you have to go back and listen to the track again to truly appreciate his expertise at rapping. Asante Samuel Says It's Time For Eagles To Bench Wentz, Go With Hurts! 'It Ain't Hard to Tell' The ingredients that make "It Ain't Hard to Tell" one of the greatest hip-hop songs … Quotations by Nas, American Musician, Born September 14, 1973. Asante Samuel Says It's Time For Eagles To Bench Wentz, Go With Hurts! Stillmatic. Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. 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