For clarification: This beat was given to both Nas and J Cole. J Cole was going to use it for his album but Nas beat him to it and put it on his album. J Cole later put out his own version of the song on a mixtape. This video is just the two versions put together.
@nokeeosa619 Nas paid No ID for this beat first actually so he put it on Life Is Good and Cole ended up.putting it on one of his mixtapes but both shined on this regsrdless!
Because Hip Hop is based on competition. It's not a bad thing to wonder who used the beat better, I'm sure each artist has listened to the other's version in awe.
Nas went in on this. Mad respect. J Cole did what he always do.. Killed it. Jazz + hip-hop = magic. That saxophone is too dope. Praying I get to see any one of them in Nairobi, Kenya. Hip-hop lives on in the +254
I discovered j cole when I was a teenager working at McDonald's before all the fame and his music still hits me the same I always knew he would be big. And nas is my favorite rapper of all time
that feeling you have when you know that person is gunna blow the hell up. had the same feeling when I hear "Simba" from j.Cole . plus we Aquarius brothers. lol
for those who don't know, J.Cole made the song first but didn't buy the beat and then Nas came in and paid for it. Cole said it was his biggest regret. it was on an interview here on CZcams.
+Alexander Seven "legit" or legitimately is synonymous to definitely or really. apologies for not understanding. forgot that many people don't have beyond a 5th grade education.
[Verse 1:Nas] Peace to the Five Percenters, online engine inventors Shout to them n***as Family men, bringing home dinners Watch out for desperate lonely women, hurt your happy home Miserable and alone Kissable, nice to bone She not the type deserving of a throne Her beauty is her curse She f** for shoes and a purse Make me a movie first Can watch you on my phone I shop in Barcelona I spend some nights in Rome Feel like a Knight from England That's what I named my son, Knight He was born to be one That's how my game was won White 740 Beamer Licked by an angel's tongue I'm living dangerous son She got a man, a famous one Honey be pocket watching, she got a lot of options Hard to make up her mind deciding which baller to rock with Hot to d**h, slim pickings but I'm not impressed She got the hottest s** So I guess I'mma just stay [Refrain] [Verse 2:Nas] Even though I don't like you Next Friday night can't wait to fight you Locked up I would knife you Don't f** with you Last month I even bucked at you, you got locked I felt bad, wait do I got love for you I might k** you but do I got love for you I want you dead under six feet of soil At the same time Want you here to witness me while you in misery We hate each other but it's love What a thug mystery Years ago they ate the hearts of a slain enemy We enemies but your hatred could never enter me Some seek fame cause they need validation Some say hating is confused admiration Spotlight on me I still look twenty Still get money, lady k**er Pushing a Bentley Maybe n***as could see too much of they failures through a n***a who realer I don't like you near bruh, but I need you to stay [Verse 1: J. Cole] You can drop a “Wet Floor” sign down for the tears God and my court date, the two things I fear Man, they tryna give a n***a years I'm tryna figure if I should even appear Or should I escape town? Catch a Greyhound Change my name, right - catch a plane flight Out the country, let them ma'f**as hunt me Come and catch me if you want me Know they'll lock me if I stay But where I'mma run to? I got a good girl, we got a son too And all we went through, we ain't see eye-to-eye But what you told me way back, you was a ride-or-die So if they give me one, or if they give me two Or if a n***a gotta sit down and do a few Before I go, baby, I gotta know, what would you do? Would you find someone new or would you stay? Like the hoes when they lay with me? Puppy eyes when I go, sayin' “stay with me” Aw, girl, you bad as hell and yet I'd love to But see I got a girl I'm really makin' love to Therefore I'm feelin' a lot more guilty when I rub you That's why I skip all of that kissin' when I f** you Flush the condom down the toilet then I skate I had you, but you can't have me, I never stay [Hook] Stay [Verse 2: J. Cole] Ha! Life in a hometown, ‘fore I could take a step I'm gettin' grown now And startin' to notice that I see the same hoes around Guess they had to go ‘round, my raps is profound I got the flows, but yet a n***a ain't got no sound Copped a beat machine, I'm cookin' up my own now Got my mind on the city where it goes down See, if I'mma get to where I'm goin' then I can't stay Although I love it here I'll be damned if I sit around another year Dreamin' dreams, hopin' somehow that they just appear The hardest part of leavin' is to know my mother here Oh, but I'm comin' back - oh boy, believe that Let's show the little n***as, boy, you can achieve that Got the city on my shoulders, piggy back Hello, my name is Cole and I'm here to stay
Man y'all needa stop this reminiscing before your time we all blind on the old times bs. Jus enjoy da shi, and trust mad people know bout this typa music
Furthermore dis typa music is what made people like you listen so that the talented ones could put out the next "back in my days" music for our future. In 50y trust a lot of our music will be legendary
"Got my mind on the city where it goes down See, if I’mma get to where I’m goin’ then I can’t stay Although I love it here I’ll be damned if I sit around another year Dreamin’ dreams, hopin’ somehow that they just appear The hardest part of leavin’ is to know my mother here" WOWOWOWOWOWOWWW
I LOVE this soothing, jazzy beat as well as the lyrics by these 2 rappers!! Very calm and puts me to sleep in a peaceful way. Nas- 1 of the greatest EVER and J. Cole- 1 of the newest & best today. #RealHipHop
I'm sitting in my room listening to miles Davis i can't believe it's been a year since I lost my beautiful mother as my queen wipes my tears last night I had a dream that you was still here i I'm lost without you can't believe I only had 19years with you rest in peace Andrea
I like j Cole but nas verses was more fitting to the beat... Very interesting how they come up with two different concepts from the same beat... Both good in their own way...
You guys are missing the point of what he means by continuing the story that Nas started. Of course Nas is the goat but J. Cole is on his way to following in his footsteps with his raw art of hip-hop and his sound which also tells a story in his lyrics and so they complement each other and he respects Nas.
Sini we all love nas but you can't call him consistent most people who truely listen to rap and analyze. We know that Nas is glorified for stillmatic and maybe 2 other albums so he has about 8 albums meaning 3 out of 8 albums generally loved by all peoples the great consistency. Me I personally love Nas but he can't be described as consistent
I don't know why people are saying Cole's verse was wack, I think his flow fits better with the beat than naz's verse. and besides he had a good story to tell too
Played my friends the tape before I left my city for university, I'm about to kill my final year next year and that last verse keeps me going. I'll come back to this comment after my graduation. All the best to me and to you reading this.
Love this. Song just appreciate to beasts and legends on the same track on this fire beat man. Learning on piano it's sound dope I'm mean if you wanna here cole on fire 2014 forest Hill drive is sick no role modelz and that is triple platinum WITHOUT FEATURE
Not exactly I listen to j Cole new album and he is my favorite rapper but Nas bodied him in this and flat out killed him in let Nas down but I think Cole will surpass Nas give him 2 or 3 years
Yo GOD just heard this for the first time GOD, PUT THIS OUT AGAIN, CATS NEED THIS KNOWLEDGE WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING,WOOOOORD TF UP DUN#BLUEGODNATION!!!
J.Cole and your adjectives are O so PRECISE!!! I'm up ALLAH NIGHT NOW, THIS IS A SOUND THAT MUST GO AROUND AND AROUND EXPEDITIOUSLY REPEATEDLY CONCRETELY,And so what I'm on 2 or a few, NO LOL ITHER...ETHER!!!
+Victor Rivera fuck nigga acting like u a fan of rap, mariachi band listening ass nigga fuck outta here don't type no dumb shit in my comments no more Pedro
One of the dopest collaborations I have ever heard delivery the message is out of this world no need to compare....Its Greatness enjoy and appreciate it.
For clarification: This beat was given to both Nas and J Cole. J Cole was going to use it for his album but Nas beat him to it and put it on his album. J Cole later put out his own version of the song on a mixtape. This video is just the two versions put together.
But why would the beat maker sell the heat to two different people. Is it against ethics.
@@nokeeosa619J Cole had the best first but he didn’t buy it. Nas did
@@neighborhoodka ok
@nokeeosa619 Nas paid No ID for this beat first actually so he put it on Life Is Good and Cole ended up.putting it on one of his mixtapes but both shined on this regsrdless!
@@tobyfoster5842so. no I'D sold it to another person after nas..... Is at it wrong?
In an Era when music isn't art anymore, it's nice coming back here🔥
I dont understand why people are discussing who went harder, listen to the art and respect the message.
+SBsteezy Human being have a morbid fasination with who is faster or stronger or better . sometimes it's best to enjoy the music without commentary
Very right.
Word every artist has his own personal palettes of colors. Forged mentality makes everything a race or competition. Hip Hop is a community.
Because Hip Hop is based on competition. It's not a bad thing to wonder who used the beat better, I'm sure each artist has listened to the other's version in awe.
Thank You
Nas went in on this. Mad respect. J Cole did what he always do.. Killed it. Jazz + hip-hop = magic. That saxophone is too dope. Praying I get to see any one of them in Nairobi, Kenya. Hip-hop lives on in the +254
jazz+hiphop is truly magic. beautiful combination
Yeah I played Nas shyt back just to learn from him
"Some say hatin is CONFUSED admiration"
Real shit
💪🏿💪🏿💯💯
Pspd
C
You just learnt that 😈 you one of them....
Spotlight on me, i still look 20, lady killa bushin a bently
I discovered j cole when I was a teenager working at McDonald's before all the fame and his music still hits me the same I always knew he would be big. And nas is my favorite rapper of all time
that feeling you have when you know that person is gunna blow the hell up. had the same feeling when I hear "Simba" from j.Cole . plus we Aquarius brothers. lol
8 years later and this still hit
Fr brotha
Only real people know about this joint 🔥
Love it!
its soul baby
9 and still hit.
You can tell how much influence nas had on Cole growing up. Their flows are similar and they sound the same. Love both of these legends.
Nas never fails to impress
facts
for those who don't know, J.Cole made the song first but didn't buy the beat and then Nas came in and paid for it. Cole said it was his biggest regret. it was on an interview here on CZcams.
legit just not true
+BillyBob Thorton how is it not true? Came from his mouth
biglex42 somehow it's "legit" but not "true" 💀💀
+Alexander Seven "legit" or legitimately is synonymous to definitely or really. apologies for not understanding. forgot that many people don't have beyond a 5th grade education.
+biglex42 saw that interview too. I think it could've been a "Rap Up" interview. Also regretted not taking a beat which later Rick Ross bought
[Verse 1:Nas]
Peace to the Five Percenters, online engine inventors
Shout to them n***as
Family men, bringing home dinners
Watch out for desperate lonely women, hurt your happy home
Miserable and alone
Kissable, nice to bone
She not the type deserving of a throne
Her beauty is her curse
She f** for shoes and a purse
Make me a movie first
Can watch you on my phone
I shop in Barcelona
I spend some nights in Rome
Feel like a Knight from England
That's what I named my son, Knight
He was born to be one
That's how my game was won
White 740 Beamer
Licked by an angel's tongue
I'm living dangerous son
She got a man, a famous one
Honey be pocket watching, she got a lot of options
Hard to make up her mind deciding which baller to rock with
Hot to d**h, slim pickings but I'm not impressed
She got the hottest s**
So I guess I'mma just stay
[Refrain]
[Verse 2:Nas]
Even though I don't like you
Next Friday night can't wait to fight you
Locked up I would knife you
Don't f** with you
Last month I even bucked at you, you got locked
I felt bad, wait do I got love for you
I might k** you but do I got love for you
I want you dead under six feet of soil
At the same time
Want you here to witness me while you in misery
We hate each other but it's love
What a thug mystery
Years ago they ate the hearts of a slain enemy
We enemies but your hatred could never enter me
Some seek fame cause they need validation
Some say hating is confused admiration
Spotlight on me
I still look twenty
Still get money, lady k**er
Pushing a Bentley
Maybe n***as could see too much of they failures through a n***a who realer
I don't like you near bruh, but I need you to stay
[Verse 1: J. Cole]
You can drop a “Wet Floor” sign down for the tears
God and my court date, the two things I fear
Man, they tryna give a n***a years
I'm tryna figure if I should even appear
Or should I escape town? Catch a Greyhound
Change my name, right - catch a plane flight
Out the country, let them ma'f**as hunt me
Come and catch me if you want me
Know they'll lock me if I stay
But where I'mma run to?
I got a good girl, we got a son too
And all we went through, we ain't see eye-to-eye
But what you told me way back, you was a ride-or-die
So if they give me one, or if they give me two
Or if a n***a gotta sit down and do a few
Before I go, baby, I gotta know, what would you do?
Would you find someone new or would you stay?
Like the hoes when they lay with me?
Puppy eyes when I go, sayin' “stay with me”
Aw, girl, you bad as hell and yet I'd love to
But see I got a girl I'm really makin' love to
Therefore I'm feelin' a lot more guilty when I rub you
That's why I skip all of that kissin' when I f** you
Flush the condom down the toilet then I skate
I had you, but you can't have me, I never stay
[Hook]
Stay
[Verse 2: J. Cole]
Ha! Life in a hometown, ‘fore I could take a step
I'm gettin' grown now
And startin' to notice that I see the same hoes around
Guess they had to go ‘round, my raps is profound
I got the flows, but yet a n***a ain't got no sound
Copped a beat machine, I'm cookin' up my own now
Got my mind on the city where it goes down
See, if I'mma get to where I'm goin' then I can't stay
Although I love it here
I'll be damned if I sit around another year
Dreamin' dreams, hopin' somehow that they just appear
The hardest part of leavin' is to know my mother here
Oh, but I'm comin' back - oh boy, believe that
Let's show the little n***as, boy, you can achieve that
Got the city on my shoulders, piggy back
Hello, my name is Cole and I'm here to stay
Salute, my G...⚡️💪🏼🔥🦾🤘🏼
That Nas verse! Just a perfect pen to paper!! He be giving us that knowledge!
🙌🏾 Needed
this is real music. my generation will never know
On god
Man y'all needa stop this reminiscing before your time we all blind on the old times bs. Jus enjoy da shi, and trust mad people know bout this typa music
Furthermore dis typa music is what made people like you listen so that the talented ones could put out the next "back in my days" music for our future. In 50y trust a lot of our music will be legendary
"Got my mind on the city where it goes down
See, if I’mma get to where I’m goin’ then I can’t stay
Although I love it here
I’ll be damned if I sit around another year
Dreamin’ dreams, hopin’ somehow that they just appear
The hardest part of leavin’ is to know my mother here" WOWOWOWOWOWOWWW
too relatable my nigga
Finesse Kidd way too relatable
my life story rn at this point
This hit hard
This shit is from 2009 and is relatable to this day. This is what real music is like which goes on 4L 4 ages like what pac did, COLEWORLD 4L
I LOVE this soothing, jazzy beat as well as the lyrics by these 2 rappers!! Very calm and puts me to sleep in a peaceful way. Nas- 1 of the greatest EVER and J. Cole- 1 of the newest & best today. #RealHipHop
Say my brother if you like this you would love my big brother he ain't out yet but shit is in the making
www.dropbox.com/s/c9gxevcts63f519/Formal%20Affair.mp3?dl=0
Tell me what you think
Darius Johnson Sounds tight bro!!!
Puts you to sleep? Isn't that a diss?
I'm sitting in my room listening to miles Davis i can't believe it's been a year since I lost my beautiful mother as my queen wipes my tears last night I had a dream that you was still here i
I'm lost without you can't believe I only had 19years with you rest in peace Andrea
Nas and J Cole both did it Love both versions 🔥🎶🔥
Could listen to this beat all day...nas n j cole both killed it!
2023 and I'm here jamming to this masterpiece 😫😊
This song almost makes you cry 🎵🎶🎤
Jcole verse is just🔥🔥
To me it doesn't matter who verse was the best just enjoy listening to both of them of the track
how the fuck did I never hear this remix till now I'm a big fan of both of them but I'm glad I heard it
damn this beats are from another world...
j cole is da bomb he really calm me down when i listen to his music
People will automatically say Nas' is better because it's Nas, however, J. Cole's version is way from 2009 and still sounds recent. Timeless.
But Nas is better lmfao
lovehoes09 .. I'm a huge Cole fan, but Nas bodied him on this track.
@@kingcoletheiii1399 This is a blend. This is a Nas song and they threw Cole on it.
@@AgainstDaMachine they both have a version of the song, and someone else mixed them together
It's just facts. His flow is just so naturally fluid.
I like j Cole but nas verses was more fitting to the beat... Very interesting how they come up with two different concepts from the same beat... Both good in their own way...
Nas' verse was better
Cole’s lyrics are basic and the flow doesn’t fit the beat.
because J.Cole's verse is a freestyle and this is Nas Song
This is from the warm up mixtape
That sax
On the same level as Cole nd NAS right!!'
mstroranges that be Stevie killing that shit.
+PuhPuhTime bro u followin me? lol im seein u everywhere
💯
Exactly
J Cole is definitely the modern day Nas u either feel em or fall asleep listenin to em
Tee Peterson yeah bro our people being sleeping for years
nas is the modern nas lol
@@elijahebbert6884 facts 🤣
J cole the modern day j cole
"still look 20 still get money lady killa pushn a bentley " - nas
cuz u no big man bars.!! spot light on me. Still look 20. straight 0g.
Yyyeess!!!
J coles first verse was magical
heidi montiel yes it was.
Still amazing to listen. Just a great song ❤️
hello my name is Cole and I'm here to stay! Dope
Keep it real hip hop. I love it its gonna be alright😘😘😘😘 legendary people NEVER die
J.Cole is one of the few new artists I really respect!
still jamming to this poetry
Some rainy day music here....
Damn shame how many people are too ignorant to know Nas & Cole didn't actually make this song together. Prob the same fools claiming to be day 1 fans.
To be fair stay and let Nas down are both better with the combined versus LOL
I’m sure the fans know lol
Both Nas & J. Cole were great...not jst Nas.
Nataliaa Big Krit - King 3... best stay...
+koreyp360 krizzle killed it
Still great Wym were lol
Facts
You guys don't even see that J Cole continues the story that Nas started smh
Cole made his first tho.. It's just a coincidence that it sound like that
he doesn't tho
Saint James Not even close to his lyrics Nas is Goat but I like both artists
You guys are missing the point of what he means by continuing the story that Nas started. Of course Nas is the goat but J. Cole is on his way to following in his footsteps with his raw art of hip-hop and his sound which also tells a story in his lyrics and so they complement each other and he respects Nas.
Godfrey Sakyi lol Nas was the original version. The Cole jumped on for his mixtape
Been listening to this song for a decade. Wow
i like this song mostly because it tells a story
#RealMusic
I just came hear to listen to a torch being passed. Literally 🔥
They both killed it but nas is a genius on this one and cole is a student who just got an A plus on nas exam
Word to Cole and Nas, make this collab happen, at least for us fans
Song still a banger to this day💯
2 of my favorite artists on one song 💕
the beat on nas' version sounds like it was remastered or something...sounds better but both are dope period
J cole killed this
This is one of the most beautiful beats ever...
her beauty is her curse
I’m stuck didn’t know this existed🤦🏾♂️😭
Sorry
6 years later, we still here
Cole laid down a nice verse . . . but Nas is consistent, y'know
Sini we all love nas but you can't call him consistent most people who truely listen to rap and analyze. We know that Nas is glorified for stillmatic and maybe 2 other albums so he has about 8 albums meaning 3 out of 8 albums generally loved by all peoples the great consistency. Me I personally love Nas but he can't be described as consistent
Cristian Renteria it was illmatic not stillmatic... your validity is lost
Belak nah he still right tho. Nas is inconsistent
Cole is the definition of consistent
@@ForeverHues he is inconsistent to what people want to hear
j cole is everything.
Big krit - King part 3.. nas-stay remix.. my favorite
We need more Rap God’s passing the baton back,,,they already resting on their shoulders!
I think Common would've been a great addition to this song. I just hear him rapping over this beat
David Mckinney exactly
yea you right about that
This is his kind of beat, he was gonna go hard on it
4 sure. Same flow
Facts
Classic Collaboration
6 years after & this song literally resonates with my soul #HIP-HOPISMYBLOODLINE
The instruments talkin to me, they tellin a story too.
The perfect duo
heard these two versions separately and wished somehow they could be combined
Someone must've heard my wish!
Good upload
one of the best collaborations to date
beautiful song man
This song just is officially my favourite cole song
That transition between songs gets me boy 🔥
I don't know why people are saying Cole's verse was wack, I think his flow fits better with the beat than naz's verse. and besides he had a good story to tell too
Absolutely love J.Cole but I like Nas's part better 😊
They are both legends
Wow, I never heard this - Nice! Thanks Papichulo
the beat it's fire asf mannn
Gotta learn the piano , and a saxophone .....dope track
Never knew it was a remix. The original was always on my headphones through my first year of college.
This nigga cole be spitting some real life shit. Have me the feeling I used to get cheating on my girl
Word, word. Got me thinking about the chick I used to see a few times a week. "Puppy eyes" she used to have when I would leave to go home.
Word, word. Got me thinking about the chick I used to see a few times a week. "Puppy eyes" she used to have when I would leave to go home.
Lol clown. Sucks to suck
Marr Tinnn lol fr
J cole is so underrated,!Drake, tyga etc aint got shit on ColeWorld.
Huge respect from Lithuania. I've been listening to you from day 1, keep it up
2020 and still bumping this. 💯❗🅱
Played my friends the tape before I left my city for university, I'm about to kill my final year next year and that last verse keeps me going. I'll come back to this comment after my graduation. All the best to me and to you reading this.
I assume that you have less than 2 months till your graduation
Hope you've been on the grind
2020 This where ima, Stay!
28.2.2019,5:10pm...still blasting!!!
Yo!! 2.29.20 5:53pm
This colab is the future. 💐
Az would of been fire on this! Him and Nas was a fire tag team!
Love this. Song just appreciate to beasts and legends on the same track on this fire beat man. Learning on piano it's sound dope
I'm mean if you wanna here cole on fire 2014 forest Hill drive is sick no role modelz and that is triple platinum WITHOUT FEATURE
Without nas I don’t exist
Pow. Js bars are so relevant to my life. Real talk.
When people trash Jcole's part i have to remember they are opinions everyone is entitled to one.
***** ye Nas is GOAT jcole is aight
Not exactly I listen to j Cole new album and he is my favorite rapper but Nas bodied him in this and flat out killed him in let Nas down but I think Cole will surpass Nas give him 2 or 3 years
i say all his albums are fire in 10 years there rap wit take a turn for the worst look where it going we need someone to save it
+llCasualDudell that album IS amazing
+Tkeyah Dennard fuck allat u cute af babygurl
Yo GOD just heard this for the first time GOD, PUT THIS OUT AGAIN, CATS NEED THIS KNOWLEDGE WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING,WOOOOORD TF UP DUN#BLUEGODNATION!!!
J.Cole and your adjectives are O so PRECISE!!! I'm up ALLAH NIGHT NOW, THIS IS A SOUND THAT MUST GO AROUND AND AROUND EXPEDITIOUSLY REPEATEDLY CONCRETELY,And so what I'm on 2 or a few, NO LOL ITHER...ETHER!!!
J Cole’s verse hit the heart I felt it. Nas always delivers 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
TEARS IN MY EYES ALL OVER AGAIN
One of the most Underrated songs in Hip-Hop!!
Grown Folks music
this is my favorite song in the album Nasty Nas, this shit is next level.
One of the best
yoooo you just blessed me man my night is made
so glad they brought this back
u wasnt finding it either?
this always gives me feels
whoever joined these two versions knows rap @Alex Rhodes
Only if hip-hop would stop comparing and start appreciating
I like Cole's part more but that doesn't matter because without either one of them the song wouldn't be closet as beautiful as it is now
you like Jay coles better than nas shut the f****** and get the f*** out of here with that dumbass comment
+Victor Rivera fuck nigga acting like u a fan of rap, mariachi band listening ass nigga fuck outta here don't type no dumb shit in my comments no more Pedro
+Victor Rivera take yo Virginia ass somewhere bro
i like coles part too but there both super great rapperz
damn I'm.just offended like why he gotta be from VA I hope that's not where he from😂😂😂😂😂 I love hip hop
Young Cole you made me proud u never let man down uk stand up. 🔼peace 👑 king
One of the dopest collaborations I have ever heard delivery the message is out of this world no need to compare....Its Greatness enjoy and appreciate it.
This song really hit home especially Jay Cole's part I can definitely relate to that