Nas "I Gave You Power" vs Pac "Me And My Girlfriend"

[JMD]

I Gave You Power is one of Nas best songs. The older i get the more i like nas, its weird. Ive listened to Nas more in the last 5 years the I have the previous 20

same here, always loved Nas but I appreciate him more now than I did in the 90’s

I’m just mad we never saw these 2 collab before Pac’s death, imagine a ‘96 track with them in their prime?

 

[Ya Sinning Mane]

Love both artists
But them shyts hard to listen to


They both dookie juice
I would listen to neither in my free time and change them if they came on whatever playing




Nas was lyrical miracle on that shyt.gtfoh wit this shyt

So pac got my nod

 

[darealvelle]

easily

 

[Knicksman20]

I Gave You Power & it's not even close

 

[FunkyFresh]

2 classics

Picked Nas

 

[WhoShotCha]

If one song influenced the other than it automatically wins in my book. It's the prototype. I hate when nikkas make me pick between Pac and Nas btw.

 

[I'm Blackman]

I gave you power is a top 5 Nas song
Me and my Girlfriend not even top 3 on the album

True.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

How you like me now? I go blaow

It's that shyt that moves crowds makin every ghetto foul

I might have took your first child

Scarred your life, crippled your style

I gave you power
I made you buck wild

Breh...the one thing that makes Nas storytelling tracks so compelling is the fact that he breaks it down for you. I Gave You Power got this aura to the track where you got to follow the shyt word by word to understand the impact of the overall track. Me and My Girlfriend is cool but suffers from the "OBVIOUS" appeal. If you didn't know he was talking about his gun after every wink wink nudge nudge, just listen to Jazz or some shyt

 

[oO J Smooth Oo]

same here, always loved Nas but I appreciate him more now than I did in the 90’s

I’m just mad we never saw these 2 collab before Pac’s death, imagine a ‘96 track with them in their prime?

Don’t make me reminisce

 

[CashmereThoughts]

I gave you power is probably the most impressive story telling track ive heard

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I ain't mad at anyone picking Pac's joint but I Gave You Power is just done so creatively. It may be one of the most unique songs in hip-hop history, so for that reason alone I'm picking it.

Both joints are dope. Very different vibes though.

 

[Zero]

i wish Nas didnt talk at the beginning...its like he was explaining the punchline

Worst part of the song, hands down

 

[Zero]

I Gave you Power vs Stray Bullet is a waaaaay better debate.

Monch destroyed this album

 

[MoneyBags]

Underrated pick is Prodigy's Gun Love

 

[Phlipside]

i really thought about this and respect to
both songs, but tbh the replay value for "me and my girlfriend"
has outweighed "i gave you power" over the years for me

i listen to IGYP for lyrical content but for a song i truly can play/listen to
over and over again the pac song gets my vote