Nas - One Mic (official Hd Video) < AUTHENTIC >

A vessel for every emotion and thought in his mind, suggesting that a single microphone allows him to move masses and "wipe away pain" with his voice. Nas - One Mic (Official HD Video)

These historical scenes are interpolated with modern imagery of police harassment, urban poverty, and incarceration in the U.S.. Nas - One Mic (Official HD Video)

The ability to speak his mind and have the world relate to his neighborhood's reality without "sugar-coating" it. A vessel for every emotion and thought in

Produced by Nas and Chucky Thompson , the song was inspired by the atmospheric tension of Phil Collins's " In the Air Tonight ". The video mirrors this "rollercoaster of emotion," starting with a quiet, mellow intensity that crescendos into a "pulsating frenzy" of imagery. Produced by Nas and Chucky Thompson , the

Director Chris Robinson used innovative techniques like opening the side of an Arri 35mm camera while shooting to create "angulating light streaks" that sync with the beat.