This one is incredible. Period. Before the advent of the internet, finding a quality copy of this rare gem was like attempting to find the Ark of the Covenant; it just wasn’t happening, and for good reason. Originally heard on a J Love mixtape (J Love, DJ Clue?, Tony Touch, Doo-Wop mixtapes, they don’t make em like this anymore), this lost NaS joint’s first verse was featured on Raekwon’s quintessential and timeless Verbal Intercourse. You can read the entire story behind this song with producer Chris Winston here. Hats off to Philaflava as well. Born Power (‘95)!
[*] This acetate rip (dubplate) is more than likely the closest we’ll get to a “mastered” version, being that an acetate disc is almost in the same vein as a master copy. Unless Chris Winston dusts off that DAT. The thing with acetate (dubplates, speaking from experience) is that they tend to have a limited amount of plays before they become unplayable and the sound quality degrades.
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Always thought this might be fake…funny how Nas was spittin a lot of recycled verses back then and was still killin it…still had the best verse on Verbal Intercourse and he wrote dat shit back when he was like 17 or 18 years old
One of Nas best songs…
Wow what a way to start of my bday
We come together every several year to sprinkle a little bit of heaven for your ears. Said in 2005, but fits to this.
classic.
Damn. This would’ve fit in just fine with Illmatic and it would’ve been just as much as a classic if not more of one than it currently is. Dope.
Takes me back looking @this photo!
That East Coast flavor!
here’s a link to my sh*t which no doubt should
be on this site 2dopeboyz already! it dropped 4-28-10
http://www.datpiff.com/pop-mixtape-player.php?id=mb4d946e
This is super ill. This is the type of stuff i like to see on 2dope. Keep on digging up them classic rarities.
really now……………..
Nas’ flow, lyrics, and attention to detail was a lot more vivid back then. He was far from preachy, but sent great subliminal messages all througout his tracks.
Honestly this could be one of the best songs I’ve heard this year.
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Please keep this series going.
Now if anybody can find a clear rip “Nas Will Preveil” and a clear no dj rip of Cormega & Kool G Rap’s “Thugs At Work”, they’d be a God.
That Vh1 website is hilarious. Ying Yang Twins?!?!? I wasn’t aware they were still a group act.
Yeah this track always was one of Nas’ illest.
Got any Nas and Big collabs in the vault KnowxOne? That pictures got me curious.
Nas best song
we’ve all been blessed.
“g-o-d-s-o-n they’ll been NONE after”
G.O.A.T.
THANK YOU.
you don’t know how long i been looking for a HQ rip of this masterpiece. god bless
This shit goes hard, some serious (2)dope shit right here.
this shit is dope as fuck
Aww hell yeah. I’ve got the shitty version of this song, this is amazing
Thanks for this KNOWxONE.
Man, this takes me back to a much simpler time in Hip Hop. Thanks for the post and keep this going. Great work as always. PEace and GOD BLESS
Keep this series going!!!
Heres a link http://www.getrightmusic.com/2009/07/16/nasty-nas-1991-demo-tape/ to this dope Nas 1991 demo tape including deja vu, nas will prevail…Check it out and maybe even 2Dope might post a better link.
WOW! I miss this feeling, after hearin a truly ill record. And somehow it still resonates in 2010 perfectly, IMO. NaS: Top5DOA. Hip-Hop needs this.
great much clearer
Tight work !!
never heard of this but I like this series
i don’t know KNOWxONE ,but you are makin my day postin this song.. .THANXS!!!
this voices flows and words.. .and this sample and drums.. .
w a o
Honestly this could be one of the best songs I’ve heard this year.
OGEazy said this on June 3rd, 2010 at 11:30 am
maybe,but for sure,is one of the best posts i’ve seen in a long time on 2dopeboyz ,no bullshitin,no sickly,just hip hop like i like
Thanks for KNOWxONE on 2dbz dude be posting illest post’s lately.
First time i ever comment, just had to say thank you. Seriously made my day with this. Im 27 and nothing compares to the hip hop i grew up with. NaS greatest rapper of all time.
how is this rare? i just listen to this song and i been having this song on my zune for mad long, well prolly because i do digging for good 90’s hip hop all the time and found once
There go the GOAT again. Shittin more pellets on niggas..
Nas – Dont Hate Me Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9DgTHHJal4
i love this song, you guy’s should download whole mixtape it’s called “Surviving the Times” mixxed by teddy king it’s full with vintage & rare nas stuff.
Look for Please Listen To My Demo. It’s a collection of Nas’s earlier work. It contains this track and actually sounds like a higher quality but isn’t as long and sounds rawer (sounds more like a demo).
good shit. keep it coming
this song is from Nas Demo tape “Nasty Nas” before he dropped Ilmatic
here’s the cover to the tape
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xGsU8qDW7YE/SgpRDS2R9uI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Si2xIJe6mY8/s320/Nas+-+Nasty+Nas+(Demo)+(Front)+%5BMADE+BY+EXKIMO64%7D.jpg
Tracklist
1. Understanding [feat. AZ & Biz Markie]
2. Life Is Like A Dice Game
3. Just Another Day In The Projects
4. Déjà Vu
5. Live At The BBQ [Main Source feat. Nas, Fatal & Akinyele]
6. Back To The Grill [MC Serch feat. Chubb Rock, Nas, & Red Hot Lover Tone]
7. Everything Is Real
8. I’m A Villain
9. Number One With A Bullet [feat. Kool G. Rap & Whiteboy]
Download it here —->
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ER6JF9C5
teach the children!
This is dope! Love old Nas. Anyone have a tagless version of Take It In Blood Part 2 (alternate lyrics)??
This is my favorite Nas track. The first time I heard it was back in 2000 when Limewire was getting big and underground hip hop songs were becoming available on the web. Ever since then, I’ve looked everywhere for a better version of the track. Thank you for this post!! You guys made my day!!!
BTW, is that a real picture of Nas and Big in the studio together or was that photoshopped?
This shit is too dope… I used to have a real lo-fi copy of this wit dj drops and half the song cut off… haha
holy shit
J Love is now a professor. He taught some program I was in and at the end he told us of his tape he had of one of B.I.G’s first interviews before he blew up. My peers and I couldn’t believe it. He said his college life was the shit because of his choice to be a radio host. He’s a cool dude.
this raw shit gave me a boner
“Nas’ flow, lyrics, and attention to detail was a lot more vivid back then. He was far from preachy, but sent great subliminal messages all througout his tracks.”
^^^^^^real talk, but he still one of the illest… i agree that his sound did get a lil more “preachy” but hes still dope n of course one of the GOAT
Its the real real
Snake niggas slither on their A-alikes
I ain’t a christian but I find that we pray alike
Never the one to ask all the time to a saint
a nine and a mask I think will make my problems sink
down a canal similar to how we drink
distinct diamond flooded sphinx shines on my links
Blunts, thugs, and alcohol what a mixture?
Just picture, your life as a whole judged in court they’d convict ya
they tellin you ya state of mind like you worthless
so he curses him mom’s saying bible verses
thats all she works with cuz miracles never leave the churches
instead it hits the pockets of the preacher just to purchase…
a house, with a swimming pool
labels me a sinning
im just a nigga who inherited a winning jewel…
to be a trend setter whenever subject to
respect this and all respect due is the essential…
to street life
Incredible. Thanks for posting this, looking forward to hearing some more classic stuff.
Ummm, this is from the T.R.O.Y. blog-
http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2010/05/nas-deja-vu-rare-acetate-rip.html
Thanks to DJ Mike Nice and his blog and to the guy blazedout who shared this on Mike Nice’s blog comment section, and also thanks to Andyman187 who spotted the link and shared it with the philaflava community.
And props to serch4beatz and dirt_dog for cleaning this up some.
if you like vintage Nas peep my NAS PLEASE LISTEN TO MY DEMO cd
it features many NAS DEMOS and is the only place youll ever find the demo version on WHO’S WORLD IS THIS direct from the DJ Hollywood practice session with unheard lyrics
I gotta say I love your concept of 2deep. Keep blessing us with those real hip hop cuts. I’ve heard stories of a cypher which involved biggie, nas and method man though I’venever been able to hear or see it.Hopefully you guys can. GoodLuck
“I DIED” THIS SONG IS SICKKKKKKKKKK! http://usershare.net/8ex5lowbc6iu REAL HEARTFELT HIP HOP.
this song is toooo dope
http://diptnyc.com/music-news/check-this-14-year-old-unreleased-nas-track-deja-vu/
Damn… just heard this. Shit is hot!!