Nothing Lasts Forever by Nas maybe my favorite Nas song

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I love that last verse, some of the beautiful shyt ever said about individual growth and letting the past stay in the past along with some commentary on gentrification sprinkled in.

Worries of failure, when you're buried is your familia
Gon' keep your name prospering to the maximum?
You should live, there's only one life, that's the physical
Rich or poor or in jail, why the fukk should you be miserable?
Things happen for reasons, the clock keeps ticking
Love could have your heartbeat skipping, thugs turn to religion
The bytch you love could start to hate you
The shyt you used to do escape you
Things that make you laugh represent the past
Reminisce the block, gamble Gs on the floor
nikkas used to be the man, you don't see 'em no more
Your favorite restaurants and favorite stores, they tore 'em down
Turned 'em into shopping malls, the hood is like a ghost town
Haunted by souls who thought that time stood still
Just live your life to the fullest, never look back, it's real
 
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Yehuda said:
I love that last verse, some of the beautiful shyt ever said about individual growth and letting the past stay in the past along with some commentary on gentrification sprinkled in.

Worries of failure, when you're buried is your familia
Gon' keep your name prospering to the maximum?
You should live, there's only one life, that's the physical
Rich or poor or in jail, why the fukk should you be miserable?
Things happen for reasons, the clock keeps ticking
Love could have your heartbeat skipping, thugs turn to religion
The bytch you love could start to hate you
The shyt you used to do escape you
Things that make you laugh represent the past
Reminisce the block, gamble Gs on the floor
nikkas used to be the man, you don't see 'em no more
Your favorite restaurants and favorite stores, they tore 'em down
Turned 'em into shopping malls, the hood is like a ghost town
Haunted by souls who thought that time stood still
Just live your life to the fullest, never look back, it's real
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All of this. When this song first dropped, my family had just lost the house I grew up in and the old stomping grounds and landmarks I knew were all changing so rapidly. This song used to really get me in my feels. Nas borders Ghostface for me in that regards in his ability to bring out deep emotions with his pen game. This track and "My Way" both used to have me :mjcry: just reflecting on the past and the reluctance of letting go and moving on in life when entering adulthood.
 
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TEH said:
This album is S tier. Top 3 Nas album if you look at it like an album.
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Definitely.

The original I Am was gearing up to be better than Illmatic. I've been saying that since '98 and I still feel like that. But Lost Tapes, Illmatic and IWW are the Top 3 untouchable Nas joints. You can't go wrong with those. That's all day.
 
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