Credits. Nas is like; life or death; I'm a rebel My poetry's deep, I never fell Nas is like; half-man, half-amazing (C'mon) No doubt Nas is like; life or death; I'm a rebel My poetry's deep, I never fell Nas is like; half-man, half-amazing No doubt (Uh) (Nas is like) Sex to a nympho, but nothing sweet I'm like beef, busting heat through your windows And I was gonna throw it in the garbage, 'cuz it didn't look like it had anything hot on it. 1. The son of jazz musician, 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. Same time my man is murdered,/ the beginning and end" The song contains a combination of braggadocios and introspective lyrics over a choppy string sample. It was a ten inch record from a Lutheran church, and it was pink with a black fish on it. Listen to both tracks on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. DiBella of Allmusic justifies the success of "Nas Is Like" stating: "Superproducer Premier comes to save the day...["Nas Is Like" is] nothing short of Illmatic perfection. The song is the sixth collaboration between Nas and producer DJ Premier. It reached number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 14 on the Canadian Singles Chart and peaked at number 3 on the Rap songs chart. Listen to both tracks on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. These include: "I'm like a whole lot of loot, I'm like crisp money / Corporate accounts from a rich company / I'm like ecstasy for ladies, I'm like all races / combined in one man; like the '99 summer jam.". Jay was cold and calculated and it brought him to the level of success he's at today. Lyrics to "Nas Is Like" on Lyrics.com. Chris Read • 3 months ago. See more ideas about real hip hop, hip hop culture, hip hop. "Nas Is Like" was positively received on a commercial and critical level. In the 14 Deadly Secrets by DJ Premier,[2] Premo said: This shit is crazy : the day I made this record, I was at my house in Long Island, and I found this old record that I was gonna throw away. Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Cappadonna), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The song is also notable for featuring one of the most sought-after samples by cratediggers. ",[3] from their record Thoughts on the Carols. Do you know any background info about this track? "Nas Is Like"'s symphonic composition is the perfect complement for an MC of Nas' supreme vocal quality and precise lyrics."[5]. 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. The song's popularity caused various songs to borrow "Nas Is Like"'s beat, structure and lyrics: Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album, https://www.allmusic.com/album/nas-is-like-mw0000241048, "Nas > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles", Kendrick Lamar Freestyles on the Funk Flex Show [Video], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nas_Is_Like&oldid=997142546, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Lyrics from "Nas Is Like" were later sampled in Braille and, The song was included in the soundtrack of, This page was last edited on 30 December 2020, at 05:11. The song contains a combination of braggadocios and introspective lyrics over a choppy string sample. That's why Nas ethered him as hard as he did. Verified Facts and Stories. DJ Premier drops one of his best beats ever for this track and Nas' flow is flawless here. "Nas Is Like" by Nas sampled Nas's "It Ain't Hard to Tell". Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones ( /nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), better known mononymously as Nas ( /ˈnɑːz/), is an American rapper and actor. Nas is Like Lyrics: I told them that I'm the greatest / But they ain't believe it 'till I / Spat something that validated the reason / What I spat had aggravated a demon / So I slapped him then "Nas Is Like" by Nas contains a sample of another track. The track runs 3 minutes and 57 seconds long with a F♯/G♭ key and a minor mode. [4] M.F. The lyrical presence of Nas was clearly evident from the first lines: "Freedom or jail, clips inserted,/ a baby's bein' born In the third verse of the song, Nas uses similes to describe his prowess. Nas. Produced by DJ PremierFrom the CD Single "Nas Is Like/Dr. The song's music video, directed by Nick Quested, shows Nas rapping in the Queensbridge projects and features cameos by NBA player Ron Artest and fellow Queensbridge rappers Nature and The Bravehearts. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Listen to Nas Is Like by Nas, 459,937 Shazams, featuring on Nas Essentials, and Hip-Hop/R&B Hits: 1999 Apple Music playlists. The song also samples bird chirps from Don Robertson's "Why" and a vocal sample from Biz Markie's "Nobody Beats the Biz". It has high energy and is somewhat danceable with a time signature of 4 beats per bar. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Nas is Like Freestyle Lyrics: Yeah x3 / JaySing / Young Black and Genius / Ha, Flexing ! "You been on my dick nigga. A F#m Much success to you, even if you wish me the opposite G#m E Sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is [Scratched Hook] A "Nas is like" "life or death" F#m "I'm a rebel" G#m E "My poetry's deep, I never fell" A "Nas is like" "Nas is like" F#m "Half man half amazing" G#m C#m "No doubt" [Verse 3] A F#m "Nas is like…" It can also be used half-time at 95 BPM. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1999 Vinyl release of "Nas Is Like" on Discogs. 1"Download: http://getto.nolife.me/dj-premier-signature-sounds-vol-1-2004/I DO NOT OWN RIGHTS TO THIS SONG. However, it was later revealed that the track was actually John Rydgren and Bob R. Way's 1966 song "What Child Is This? Right after, the sample was identified as "Cantata of New Life" by John Rydgren. [Nas] "Nas is like.." Sex to a nympho, but nothin sweet I'm like beef, bustin heat through your windows I'm like a street sweeper, greenleaf reaper Like Greeks in Egypt, learnin somethin deep from they teachers I'm like crime, like your nine, your man you would die for Always got you, I'm like … You love my style nigga" The son of j…, Ice Cream (feat. "Nas Is Like" by Nas contains a sample of another track. It's why I always loved Nas more than Jay. Sadly, the rest of I Am couldn't be this good. Knockboots" (1999) It was well received by critics as it was a change from the more commercial and pop-oriented singles from It Was Written and Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album. It was well received by critics as it was a change from the more commercial and pop-oriented singles from It Was Written and Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album. Other than this, the song also contains scratched vocal samples from Nas' previous songs "It Ain't Hard to Tell" from 1994 and "Street Dreams" from 1996. [Nas] "Nas is like.." Sex to a nympho, but nothin sweet I'm like beef, bustin heat through your windows I'm like a street sweeper, greenleaf reaper Like Greeks in Egypt, learnin somethin deep from they teachers I'm like crime, like your nine, your man you would die for Always got you, I'm like … Nas Is Like (DJ Mitsu the Beats Remix) by DJ Mitsu the Beats (2009) Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B. Nas is like earth, wind and fire, rims and tires Bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver Planets in orbit, line 'em up with the stars Tarot cards, you can see the pharaoh Nas It's good enough to compare to most of the songs off Illmatic. Go directly to shout page. Nas. Lyrics to "Nas Is Like (Interlude)" on Lyrics.com. "Nas is Like" is the best track off of I Am and is one of Nas' best songs ever. 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