Back in 2017, Nas sat with a Harvard poetry professor and peeled back the layers of It Ain’t Hard to Tell — and that clip is making the rounds on IG again.
If you missed it the first time like I did, it’s a gem.
He dives deep into the metaphors, even breaking down that line “wisdom be leakin’ out my grapefruit,” and talks about how his lyrics come straight from how he really lives.
It’s one of those rare moments where a legend slows down and dissects his own pen, giving you a front‑row seat to the mind behind the bars
