Nas “You Wouldn’t Understand” Appreciation Thread

[H. Selassie]

This joint has that timeless vibe.


The Miles Jay sample is perfect. Beat gives you the feeling of ridin late night thru NY in the early 90s headed to the club in a Fila velour with a fresh fade

And of course Nas floated on it...



Still in heavy rotation for me. Easily the best Nas record of the past 10 or so years IMO

 

[mr x]

Should have had a vid shot in cannes

 

[KravenMorehead™]

In my mind, "Summer on Smash" is a speeding yacht party in the afternoon, and "You wouldn't Understand" is that same party as the vibe gets mellow and the sun is going down. I love both those records back to back

 

[spliz]

I always said AZ shoulda been a feature on this joint. Fire.

 

[Air Nikes N Hats]

One of Buckwilds best productions.......my favorite track on that album.

 

[ISO]

Make em clap to this make em make em clap to this

 

[No Homo]

My fav part

Now holla at a millionaire
Rollie, Hublot and Audemar, deciding which one to wear
Who to screw, what to drive, 550 with the cream guts inside
Or the Super Sport Range truck is fly
Diamond ring on my knuckles like fire, bytch
Gat's on us, I don't really trust these guys
Spend a couple bucks a night on bottles on cuties
If she beautiful, the lustful type, I'll hit it and bust inside
fukk it, I'mma die one day, they gon' probably make that day a holiday

 

[Genome]

I always said AZ shoulda been a feature on this joint. Fire.

AZ def should have been on the record. Reminds me of 90's hip hop

 

[IllmaticDelta]

 

[H. Selassie]

Nas seems to have solid relationships with mostly everybody he came up with...

“nikkaz mentioned on One Love came home with paper in hand”

 

[Izanami]

Nas seems to have solid relationships with mostly everybody he came up with...

“nikkaz mentioned on One Love came home with paper in hand”

Sonned Jeezy

 

[prophecypro]

I see you....I see you

 

[Pop123]

Yes sir, my favorite joint on the album, he was rappin rappin on here.

"Hudson River, rent a boat,
T-shirt with a dinner coat /
Or vintage Fila like I'm the ghost of Demencio /
On any day, gittin throat in a tinted vehicle / like a old BK gangsta, but I'm the CEO,
of Nasty Nas enterprises,
masterminds, made men /
my success symbolizes
loyalty, great friends"


The internal rhyming and flow on this shyt was A1

 

[Mike the Executioner]

You ever been on the other end of a robber's revolver?
Not me, call me Lucky Nas Castellana
Or been shot in the medulla oblongata
And survived and praised God with a bullet I never collided

Dedication, hard work, routine builds character
In a world full of snakes, rats, and scavengers
Never make choices out of desperation, I think through it
Break through walls like Pink Floyd
And drink fluids of all kinds of alcohol, y'all
Vineyards in France, yachts out in Cannes

 

[mr.africa]

love it!!