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2844131, Does Nas have any great radio freestyles?
Posted by Amritsar, Sat Sep-28-13 04:06 PM
BIG and Jay had some memorable freestyle sessions at radio stations in the 90s
But i cant think of any for nas.
Post up some that you think are dope - ideally from his prime years
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2844134, There was the one on Stretch and Bobbito over...
Posted by mrhood75, Sat Sep-28-13 04:21 PM
Large Professor's "Gotta Get Over" remix. I don't think any of it was actual "freestyle" beyond telling Stretch, "Ya fuckin up, kid" after the record skips. I don't remember hearing the rhymes he kicked on that showing up anywhere else though. But it's been a while since I heard it.
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2844136, he got some dope Mixtape Exclusive freestyles though ...
Posted by QBoogie, Sat Sep-28-13 04:23 PM
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2844341, The Stillmatic freestyle was better than either Ether or Takeover nm
Posted by theeraser, Sun Sep-29-13 10:55 PM
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2844347, so this wasn't live then?
Posted by zephyr, Sun Sep-29-13 11:20 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwMdmH20MIk
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2844351, I guess this one is off a mixtape
Posted by Stringer Bell, Mon Sep-30-13 12:17 AM
Has always been a favorite though, over the Mobb Deep Eye for an Eye beat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccsciGmF5nI
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2844630, that was obviously written
Posted by Zarathuckya, Tue Oct-01-13 02:49 AM
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2844387, The Foulness
Posted by melmag, Mon Sep-30-13 08:33 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVcSFbezjr0
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2844394, Nas and De La Soul on the Tim Westwood Show 1996
Posted by NorthWeezy, Mon Sep-30-13 08:54 AM
Not necessarily great, but good.
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2844402, Thx guys. Def gonna check these out
Posted by Amritsar, Mon Sep-30-13 09:15 AM
Idk i guess i always just thought of Nas as more a writer than someone who can comee off the head
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2844491, There is a story of Nas freestyling in BIG's crib for hours
Posted by 13Rose, Mon Sep-30-13 02:24 PM
It got to a point where BIG said "I aint fucking with dude". The word was you could tell Nas was freestyling because he was incorporating stuff from the room they were in.
That said I've never found him to be a compelling freestyler, but an amazing writer... perhaps the best in hip hop.
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2844639, most radio "freestyles" are written anyway
Posted by soulmatic, Tue Oct-01-13 05:23 AM
just enjoy the lyrics. who cares if they are "true" freestlyles.
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