Nas - Y'all My Niggas Lyrics






[Intro Sample]
We use the word everyday
Now we don't know the capacity of this word
Are we headed for conflict or not? (Yes sir)
Because we did not break down the capacity
Of the same what (The same word)
Brothers and sisters, this is why we hung up the consciousness
We've been taught wrong

[Verse 1]
Find a room to lock yourself in and close the door
It's some heavy concepts that we gotta explore
We gotta strip the word down rugged and raw
The rhetoric of Martin King just ain't around no more
Du Bois ain't here, James Baldwin neither, they all were leaders
But they ain't help me get this Porsche two seater
A lawyer left the hood, he never looked back
To be a Forture 500 CEO and took rap
So what if my pants sag with my hat turned back?
The same swag got our merchandise flying off the rack
Marketing companies is hiring blacks
Fresh hip-hop lingo for your campaign ads
Controversy surrounds who could say it and when
Some niggas are full time, some play and pretend
So fuck that, no apologies on the issue
If it offends you it's meant to, it's that simple

[Chorus]
Tryin' to erase me from y'all memory
Too late, I'm engraved in history (I'm here my niggas!)
Speak my name and breathe life in me
Make sure y'all never forget me ('Cause y'all give me life!)
'Cause y'all use my name so reckless
Whether to be accepted or disrespected (And I love it!)
And I love it, especially when y'all do it in public
And I'm the subject
'Cause y'all my niggas

[Verse 2]
Yo, I was thinkin' a little bit
What would it take to authenticate my nigganess?
Ball ridiculous? 26 inches when I call up the dealership?
Aww that's some nigga shit
We only out for our own benefit?
We havin' too many kids? We Claudines? Welfare recipients?
The infamous free clinics is the sickest shit
Make me think what the hell they clean they syringes with
Everybody bleeding, the cops are the demons
Courtrooms full of goons, jail buses leanin'
Handcuffs squeezed too tight on youth life
If you fight they just give in, people used to do sit ins
They got Nigeria and Niger, two different countries
Somehow Niger turned to nigger, and shit got ugly
The problem is we started thinking like the colonists
'Til Noble Drew Ali started droppin' that consciousness

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
My father was not a banker, neither was my neighbor
When it came to gettin' paper who the hell was gonna train us?
Oppresion couldn't escape us through the ages
We changed the basis of derogatory phrases
And I say it's quite amazing
The use of ghetto terms developed out own language
No matter where it came from
It's celebrated, now people are mad if they ain't one

[Outro Sample]
Every word we use, it has a capacity
And if you don't understand the words you're using
And understand the capacity of it
You are using words that is creating a destiny for you
That you don't even know, or even conscious of

[Chorus]

[Chorus without Ad-libs]





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  1. I.... L....

    2019 n still listening to this song 💯

  2. W.... V....

    Moor/Indian, we are all the Native Americans... Aborigines, Indigenous,Autochonous...

    W.... V....

    That’s right. Afrika is an awesome place. However my recent ancestors are from the Americas. We have no psychological connection to Afrika our homeland is in America

  3. J.... T....

    Revisiting 2019 lets get it

  4. C.... T....

    try 2 erase my name 2 late im engraved in history, lm here my negus

  5. 1.... ....

    I see this film crew went up & down Crenshaw in my hood

    1.... ....

    1trl2 this video is not official.

  6. S.... H....

    Stumbled on this today, been a long time since I heard it. One of his best song, imo

    S.... H....

    Sam Haelterman albums too bro

  7. s.... ....

    hot song fasho! but until a person of any race can make a song like this & be accepted not bashed, our country has so far to go. lets be real. would people respect eminem if he rapped this or wanna kick his ass or get him fired?

    s.... ....

    The first part of your comment are principles the US is still trying to live up to, and I sure hope we can get there sooner rather than later. But the second part makes no sense, what reasons would Em even have to be writing from this prospective?

    s.... ....

    cool. idk exactly what reasons he would have, (because idk him irl) but he raps about virtually everything else. why not rap about "niggas"?

    s.... ....

    +shindogg Huh?...It's either you don't understand the concept of the song, or you didn't think your comment all the way through before posting it.

    s.... ....

    eminem & nas are different in many ways, but neither are afraid to rap about whats on their minds. the only difference really is that 1 happens to be a different race than the other. so eminem wouldnt make a song about bein black, but thats really about it. i think its a feat only a rapper like nas could do & do well.

    s.... ....

    oh. thats what that was. i just thought he was talkin about america bein run by corrupt whites. america is still fucked up but in some ways maybe worse than before. lol the idea of eminem rappin about niggas. that would be against the grain. way to really not "just dont give a fuck"

  8. g.... b....

    THE TRUTH!!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!

    g.... b....

    Facts King!!! "The problem is we started thinking like the colonist, Till Noble Drew Ali started droppin' that consciousness" #Food4Thought #StayWoke

  9. t.... ....

    I swear, the beginning of the song sounds like Terrence Howard

    t.... ....

    Who is tht

  10. L.... R....

    Numero Uno hands down. Aint any of y'all or any of them Crumbs better. and never ever will be. FACTS!

  11. I.... T....

    hiphop father nas alafia king

  12. F.... ....

    cant wait for a new nas to come around and preach some truth and watch the modern sjws try and eat him alive. we need some voices in this industry that have some intelligence again.

  13. M.... ....

    BLACK KING NAS

  14. D.... B....

    This is one of the most underrated hip hop tracks ever. 

    D.... B....

    Don Boscorelli yeah I think the album is his best ever 💯

    D.... B....

    That hook is crazy, that shit hype me up.

  15. T.... W....

    F   A   T      C   A   T      I      W   A   N   T      Y   O   U !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/131369263059

  16. I.... ....

    Til Noble Drew Ali started dropping that consciousness

  17. a.... ....

    I was thinking a lil bit, what would it take to authenticate my nigga-ness? Ball ridiculous? 26 inches when I call up the dealership? Aw that's some nigga shit.

  18. N.... F....

    thanks Nas for sharing you life

  19. D.... B....

    Absolute best song on the album other than Queens get the money.

    D.... B....

    Untitled aka Louis Farrakhan was one of my favourites and Black President

    D.... B....

    Don Boscorelli project roach

  20. D.... B....

    Easily.

  21. W.... ....

    adds on youtube are spoiling everything !!!

  22. T.... K....

    Nas is, was and will always be a prophet who is ahead of his time...he is very underrated and its so sad bc he could really be the voice of a revolution...its just unfortunate that the masses won't ever get a chance to appreciate his genius bc they are comfortable living in the matrix lol

  23. d.... ....

    touche

  24. R.... ....

    I think Nas is on the right track. Reappropriation is not weird or out of the question. Didn't we as a people redefine the negative definitions of "ill", "bad", "sick", and "nasty"? Considering how long the word nigger has been around in comparison to those, I don't think it's a farfetched idea at all.

  25. B.... ....

    Nah, I think intro kind of represents what most of the other races, mainly the white race picture a "nigga" as.

  26. D.... S....

    best song on untitled

  27. d.... ....

    Pt 2: ...word encompasses, then may be people will begin to discontinue its use. People understand that it is ugly, but they don't always know how ugly it really was. Others understand its how obscene the word is and yet they continue to use it as a form of rebellion.

  28. d.... ....

    Pt 1: I too agree that history should be taught accurately. Unfortunately, that is not happening. And while this word is indeed ugly, it also carries with it a past. A past that is not being discussed or "accurately taught." We can not expect people to discontinue the use of such a word on the basis that it is obscene, foul, etc...when they do not understand, as the preacher in this song states, the capacity of such a word. Now if people understood the capacity and the history that this...

  29. d.... ....

    In public schools, "social studies" do an injustice to true history. They give us the partial truth, or only provide what they think we can handle. And so therefore a portion of the history is never even being taught. The N word may be ugly, but it makes a nation never forget where it came from or what it once stood for. People want to forget, but what has happened should never be forgotten. The N word is the ugly truth that they do not tell us about in k-12 social studies courses.

  30. N.... ....

    3:04-3:22 so hard

  31. S.... A....

    Bill Oreily is a fool

  32. p.... ....

    one of my fav songs of all time.. and im white haha

  33. C.... K....

    @uniqueloves@NAS MY SUPA NIGGA!!!!

  34. J.... ....

    u can say watever u want as long as u dont mean it in a derogatory manner

  35. c.... ....

    00:2 that nigga from my city oakland,ca

  36. a.... j....

    Haha nice lol

  37. G.... M....

    Yea man, totally agree still. You would love the book: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins is in Zeitgeist, it's all about the 'March to Global Empire' I believe he puts it-- That might just be a Job for a Cowboy song but I digress- I watched all three Zeitgeists, and they were pretty legit, but I started saying prayers again after awhile. I don't go to church, but I still feel the positive energy surrounding. /watch?v=2_a-Yh5FTaE&list=PL707242D823F6314A&index=2&feature=plpp_video

  38. 5.... P....

    but dont you think its funny that they are the only places without a rothchild owned central bank and they are the 3 countries that are continuously in the news being made to look like fascist countries?

  39. G.... M....

    yea straight up... Ron Paul has actually escaped multiple assassination attempts... so he has to be doing something right... I also like that he strongly opposes foreign aid to this rich buttholes in third world countries... I don't know why you got spammed still... North Korea doesn't have any natural resources.

  40. G.... M....

    oh serious, no wonder I agree with about 90% of what you said... I liked this interview with PJ, /watch?v=tzdgHiYpLPI great documentaries, if we had the true free market, I feel like we would be able to have encompassed the Venus project technology already.

  41. G.... M....

    look it up dumbass, ACTIVE MILITARY, as in the ones getting their asses shot off while you remain ignorant and apathetic to the illegal wars America declares... enjoy your Kardashians, Jersey Shore, and Xbox

  42. 5.... P....

    im glad you have hope..i dont know how old you are but if you're under 25 you will see exactly what im talking about when you've been through this "voting" process a few times...im sure you've seen zeitgeist and zeitgeist addendum and capitalist conspiracy...if you havent they are really good docs to watch not a bunch of tin foil hat wearing bullshit. i dont doubt who is contributors are but i know this system...it has to fall before we can try to reform it.

  43. G.... M....

    see as usual I agree with about 90% of what you said... He kicks lobbyists out of his office, that's what I like. His main donors are the military... Like straight up. No establishment money, only honest money.

  44. 5.... P....

    i'll say this....it all sounds good when the lights and camera is on...to me its like pro wrestling..they come out on stage and yap and talk shit about each other and how one is worse than the other when at the end of the day you find out they are both financially backed by the same corrupt banks, both are rich and have no idea what the working class or poor need..i have known about ron paul since 1988 he's not new on the scene he is basically ross perot 2.0

  45. G.... M....

    I can tell your pretty smart cat, still. I was going for Obama, but shortly after I realized that he was full of crap and that I would never be fooled by idiot politics... (we have terrible choice in Canada).... but I found Ron Paul to be consistent with my ideals. As president he'll have power of the ground troops, and says he'll bring them all home starting the first day. I really would like you to look up Ron Paul and see what you think, watch?v=yCM_wQy4YVg&feature=player_embedded

  46. 5.... P....

    really?? the last president you voted for said he was bringing the troops home...the troops will never be fully home ever again, until you realize what the military industrial complex is about you will realize what is real and what is a myth. the commander in chief huh....then why didnt bush control any of that? you must think its still 1923 or some shit...get educated in political science and political ideology then come back...all you have behind you is FAITH...whiny? uh no i know the truth.

  47. G.... M....

    Well if you look up his record, it speaks for itself.
    The President, the commander and chief, controls ground forces. So bringing the troops home is the first thing he's going to tell his Generals. BRAP
    Man, I don't understand how you can sit there and gripe and complain like a 16 year old girl about how no one can do anything... look him up and quit being a little bitch
    Ron Paul 2012
    Ron Paul 2012

  48. 5.... P....

    whenever you choose to wake up the real world will be here...till then...sweet dreams kid..go do your history first...nothing is going to stop that multi billion dollar machine known as the prison industrial complex...you think one politician is going to stop that? you're a bigger clown than i thought. prison and military spending is here to stay the zionist control that....NOT THE PRESIDENT!..awe fuck it, you'll follow a politician to hell and back and make every excuse in the world for him.

  49. G.... M....

    Derpa derp, open your fucking ears... he wants to END.. the WAR on DRUGS....
    Ron Paul 2012

  50. 5.... P....

    locking up non violent offenders is how they make money...deal with the fact that this country is racist and fascist and all the politicians helped make it this way and KEEP IT THIS WAY...its been already written in stone that a "violent criminal" does not actually commit violent crimes...its a stereotype.

  51. G.... M....

    Hey Bill O'Reilly pappagallo/parrot, how about instead of locking up non violent offenders, we could put those resources to catching murderers, and rapists, and pedophiles... instead of a teen with a joint... wouldn't you agree that catching violent criminals is a much greater use of resources?
    Ron Paul 2012
    Ron Paul 2012
    Ron Paul 2012

  52. 5.... P....

    end drug enforcement? dude stop living in the land of OZ..wake the fuck up!!! you're blind to the fact that ron paul is 1. a racist and has a history of it and 2. has no chance of being the nominee...one day you'll stop believing in MEN.

  53. 5.... P....

    you think they have your best interest? you're a bigger fool than i thought, the military and police forces are here not to protect you but to protect rich landowners. go back to shay's rebellion and look at why the military was created...this is not for you this is for them, and you're just getting in the way. your vote means nothing, you think its a coincidence that barack's opponents are morons? its another landslide fool.

  54. 5.... P....

    "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [i.e., securing inherent and inalienable rights, with powers derived from the consent of the governed], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." --Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of indepedence..in other words get busy!

  55. 5.... P....

    ahhhh not true...thomas jefferson the so called father of this country said it is our duty to overthrow a corrupt regime....what do you mean "try" THEY ALREADY HAVE FOOL! they have always been puppets they sold the presidency to the bankers in 1913..like rothchild said "give me control of a nations money i care not what law it makes" who the fuck you think runs shit? they dont care about the constitution if they did the patriot act wouldnt exist neither would the NDAA bill.

  56. G.... M....

    lol, I see where you're coming from... I'm trying to wake people up that there is the one candidate out there fighting for us... you can't complain if you didn't vote, so quit being apathetic and stand for something you whiny baby... of course they're going to try to screw him over with voter fraud.. and yes they are both puppets most of the time, but I you gotta give him a look over and see that he's at the very least consistent with the constitution, minus the slave part lol

  57. G.... M....

    hahahah... not voting is apathetic stiiiilllll.... he's trying to get rid of the drug war..... not like Obomba

  58. 5.... P....

    naw i made out with yours...

  59. G.... M....

    that footage is from 2003, the producer was just caught in the street on San Diego publicly masterbating... that's right, you're backing a public masterbater

  60. G.... M....

    that's great, you make out with your mother with that mouth?

  61. 5.... P....

    fuck ron paul and all politicians..

  62. J.... F....

    Never
    Ignorant
    Getting
    Goals
    Accomplished ill always be a nigga

  63. C.... K....

    MUCH LOVE

  64. N.... N....

    KONY 2012

  65. b.... ....

    @agentslapshocker I prefer The East but I'll blast some 2pac and NWA any day of the month. Kendrick Lamar is great too.

  66. G.... M....

    Next Ron Paul Anthem

  67. I.... S....

    i usually don't do this but
    I am aspiring artist
    and would appreciate it
    if ya'll come to my page and listen to my
    Open Mic Performance.
    Thanks =)

  68. M.... ....

    Like this comment if you thumpin this in 2012.

  69. a.... ....

    This song... the lyrics, the instrumental... It's so epic. I'm loyal to the West Coast but, damn, Nas is the best!

  70. S.... ....

    @Jaay1000s Actually I take that back... I thought he was there because it looked like the same square with the Launderland and everything but it doesn't look like that. He's from the Town no doubt about it but IDK where he's actually at in the video. Maybe LA?

  71. S.... ....

    @Jaay1000s Yeah he says he's in the Town (Oakland). He's standing on High Street & International by the Mi Pueblo.

  72. A.... M....

    @DAB3ARS245 Sing that shit. Nas is referring to you as a nigga in this song. All of us.

  73. d.... ....

    @DAB3ARS245 Don't ever let color stop you from speaking of the injustice done to others.

  74. A.... D....

    i want to sing along but... i'm white..

  75. S.... S....

    Real shit fa real

  76. T.... R....

    Im his Godson..This is real Music..aye y'all we gotta take the game back

  77. L.... ....

    @tappedcat untitled

  78. H.... ....

    it really is all about the context you use it in to me a nigga is someone who has been born into negative and surrprassive enviroments

    when i say my nigga that's someone is above friends and just below family

  79. G.... ....

    @shindogg Wrong dead wrong You gon say that shit around the wrong person and get hurt

  80. G.... ....

    @cashville409 catching a cold from someone is contagious A word is not contagious That shit you typed
    "this word so much that it accidentally becomes contagious" was a fail attempt to understand us

  81. G.... ....

    @mondeezy707 you must be non black fuck around and say that shit around the right person and get hurt

  82. N.... ....

    probably my favorite son from the "untitled" album. the beat is fantastic and yet nas manages to bring the intelligent heat as always

  83. l.... ....

    @DjCashMoney5 david so?

  84. D.... ....

    holdd ma dickk :D

  85. J.... ....

    Oh nevermind I'm reading comments now lol yea I can hella tell

  86. J.... ....

    Is the guy in the beginning of the video in Oakland, California cause he sound just like a bay nigga

  87. A.... C....

    Why does this have so little views? did some google exec go and delete all the real rap video not linked to advertisements?

  88. W.... A....

    Easily the best song on the album, and placed perfectly in the sequence. But I don't think he built the concept enough for this song to truly pay off like it could have. J. Myers does good with some subtle Ummah vibes behind all the foolishness.

  89. C.... L....

    nas may not be the best rapper but he the realest and talks real shit BIG UP NAS much luv n Peace to all races fuk racist cunts...

    C.... L....

    Cobie Lucas name a rapper who is lyrically better I'll wait

  90. m.... ....

    Inspirational and very true.. But what Nas said at the end, about ending all racism and prejudice, I don' t think that will ever happen in this world.

  91. D.... P....

    Nas showed fox news up with this track

  92. D.... P....

    @lilman21lilman Greatest of all time

  93. J.... B....

    @60microphonemajesty im sorry but what does that stand for???

  94. K.... L....

    @iGotBanks69 ive bin noticing the, smart amd unblind people are underground and the dum and blinded are mainstream, nas killed this song, he is speaking the truth through the whole song, its sad that the young dont know wat real music is, just plainy shows money has corrupt the music industry, but there is still some hip hop artists getting bigger now

  95. Y.... T....

    This is the least viewed song thats better then most mainstream rappers. Its terrible how many people are dumbed down, crying over rebecca black giving her ocver 135million views. But Nas, this song is amazing and only gets 133,369 views. Im sitting here like wtf?

  96. T.... .....

    NAS = knowledge power respect intelligence LEGEND

  97. C.... L....

    dis song has a sick beat!

  98. T.... ....

    @ESCOadrian92 now thats a real nigga

  99. l.... ....

    this dude's lyrics are intense why do i never hear about him?