Now That's Classic

Rarely do you get true heavyweights of the same genre to come together for one song. Well, listeners have been blessed with a primetime lineup of MC’s for the song “Classic”. It’s technically a “Kanye West featuring” song, but he spits the worst verse. His verse is actually quite good, but the other three men (Rakim, Nas, KRS-One) are on another planet when it comes to lyrics. One could argue that Kanye doesn't even belong on this track, but I'm not mad at him... He gives a valiant effort. On top of these four premier rappers, you’ve got DJ Premier, argurably the greatest DJ ever, mixing the track.

The song is a breath of fresh air in rap. All four are on top of their game and are speaking big-boy, grown-up rhymes.

Kanye: "If it’s classic, it’s gonna last forever then. I’m everywhere you’ve never been and better than I’ve ever been."

Nas: "Perserverence. See the fake hustler rapper, to them, it hurts to hear this. Oh you went platinum, ooh that’s nice. Now let me see you do the same twice."

"When you do make the whip you like, the chips ain’t right. By the time you could afford it, the car ain’t important."

KRS-One: "This is the difference between an MC and a rapper. Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal. MC’s spit rhymes that uplift they people. Peace, love, unity, having fun. These are the lyrics of KRS-One."

Rakim: "Ask the teenagers, OG’s, and ask the kids. What they definition of classic is. Timeless, so age don’t count in the booth, when you flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth."

Please listen to it, the beat is hot, the message is hot, and argurably the crunkest part is they give mad shoutouts to the most classic of kicks, Air Force Ones.

And watch the video. It’s beautiful, from the people doing the crazy graffiti on the streets to seeing Rakim and KRS-One back in the booth to watching Premier going crazy on the beat.

Enjoy.