I am getting tired of the Rap that is coming out and want to switch more to hip hop because im sick of songs about nothing. I really like lupe's style and kanye and want more songs like theirs. What are some good Nas songs and some other good hip hop songs?
"If I Ruled The World" "One Mic" "Hate Me Now" "N.Y. State of Mind" "The World is Yours" "The Message" "Hero" "Made You Look" "Ether" Those are some of my favorites from Nas.
I always liked Revolutionary Warfare, Life's a Bitch, Thief's Theme too.... Oh, and who can forget the classic Suicide Bounce......
NY State of Mind Life's a Bitch The World is Yours Memory Lane Halftime One Love One Time 4 Your Mind Represent It Ain't Hard to Tell (basically all of Illmatic is great, just get the album) Street Dreams I Gave You Power The Message If I Ruled the World Revolutionarly Warfare I Can Nas is Like The Cross Book of Rhymes .... There's a lot more. Nas is God. Nas is great.
Ether is his best song. Read it here. He speaks the truth about Jay-Z. http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nas/ether.html
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Saying that you don't like listening to rap and would like to listen to hip hop doesn't make sense. Hip hop is the culture consisting of four main elements. Rap is one of those (along with DJ'ing, B-Boy'ing, and tagging). Just thought I'd point that out. As for songs you should check out, I think people already covered most of them. Listen to all of Illmatic, that is a must. He also has some great concept tracks like I Gave You Power (rapping from the perspective of a gun) and Rewind (raps a story from the end to the beginning). Then there's Black Girl Lost, Doo Rags, etc. ...and if you want some lyrical gems get: Cee-Lo- Big Ole Words (Damn) Benefit- So Sick Rass Kass- Interview with a Vampire Cannibal Ox- Iron Galaxy Chino XL- Nunca Common- I Used to Love H.E.R. The Last Emperor- Secret Wars
Definitely get all of Illmatic. It's a classic, and one of, if not the top hip hop album ever. I could listen to it front to back over and over again. Never gets old.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Legacy @ Jul 22 2008, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"If I Ruled The World" "One Mic" "Hate Me Now" "N.Y. State of Mind" "The World is Yours" "The Message" "Hero" "Made You Look" "Ether" Those are some of my favorites from Nas.</div> u hit it... all good songs from nas... and u guys ever here nas underground stuff?
Get Illmatic and It Was Written. Those define what Nas is about. ...and take in all the stuff that sunsfan listed.
My favourite Nas songs; Get Down Hip Hop is Dead It Aint Hard To Tell Memory Lane NY State of Mind The World is Yours Affirmative Action (the Firm) If I Ruled the World The Message Surviving The Times Rule You're Da Man Ether 2nd Childhood One Mic Destroy and Rebuild Just a Moment Hold Down the Block
