Books + Bars: Nas, “It’s Secured”

Sports Motivation Podcast

Niyi Sobo

Soccer, Football, Basketball, Crossfit, Mindset, Sports, Psychology, Dominate, Business

4.8 • 755 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2017

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Nas is hands down one of my favorite rappers to date. The grittiness of New York’s streets of crime can’t be better explained than through one of Nas’ many flows. His first album Illmatic is timeless man. If you haven’t heard it yet, well… you know what to do. Let’s take it to his most recent verse on DJ Khaled’s latest album. On “It’s Secured” (featuring Travis Scott), learn to become PRINCIPLE-DRIVEN. You feel me??

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sports Motivation podcast, Books and Bars, breaking down books, excerpt from my favorite books, bars from my favorite tracks. You don't know what a bar is. It's a lyric. Yes, I love hip hop. If you don't, I apologize. Well, actually, no, I don't apologize. You need to listen to hip hop. And today's Books and Bars episode is hopefully going to drive you in that direction.
0:23.0	One of my favorite artists of all time is Nas.
0:26.4	Nas.
0:28.6	NAS.
0:29.0	N-A-S-N-A-S.
0:31.0	New York rapper.
0:33.5	Illmatic.
0:34.3	Stillmatic.
0:35.6	It was written.
0:37.5	Definitely one of the most respected rappers in the game.
0:39.9	I think he's like 40-something now.
0:42.1	And I know he's got an album coming out soon.
0:44.6	It's going to be crazy.
0:45.5	So every time I hear a new Nause joint, I get excited.
0:48.4	So of course, when DJ Khalid dropped his new album just a couple weeks ago called Grateful.
0:55.3	And it's a song called It Secured featuring Nas and Travis Scott.
0:58.9	By the way, I love Travis Scott as well.
1:01.8	I was juiced.
1:03.2	And I clicked play.
1:05.9	And I was going crazy, man.
1:07.9	Like, I'm like a kid when new rap comes out.
1:12.5	So anyway, I want to break down a couple parts from Nas' verses in this, some parts that just really stood out to me
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