I dominate break loops

from Nas – It Ain't Hard to Tell Lyrics on Rap Genius

This song was recorded back when people still used “breaks”, meaning the percussion-heavy instrumental interlude of a song in between main parts

From this line until the end of the verse, Nas rhymes over a break loop: there are no background instruments or voices, just Nas and the percussion

Nas is proud of his a capella rap capabilities; he also calls himself “the smooth criminal on beat breaks” on “NY State of Mind”

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