The fact that everybody ain’t on their feet during Rakim’s performance is a disgrace to the culture, this man is a legend. There would be no Jay, Nas or Biggie without him.
OMG!!! I was thinking the same thing. I was like wth wrong with people now days!?!?! That was mad disrespectful. They was sitting there like a bunch of kindergarten kids
All you keyboard activist are funny as hell. You couldn't even make it there and you're in yo house telling people in the crowd how they're supposed to react.
I hate to be an old fogey but I gotta be an old fogey. The level Rakim and LL Cool J brought it was DIFFERENT. NO RAPPING OVER VOCALS. Breath control, presence, energy. Even with Ra being laid back it still felt like a moment. Live band, DJs. Plural. Just ... man. This is how it should be done. They styles are identical to NONE.
The audience didn’t deserve this performance! Everyone shoulda been standing up! I’m disappointed in them. This was a top tier performance! Others should take notes. THISSSSS is how it’s done!!! I woulda lost my damn mind if I was there. Salute to hip hop! The real hip hop!! Nothing against the new generation. But I’m a 80’s baby! And this is what I grew up listening to! Peace and blessings! 🖤
They were mesmerized by real hip hop. They literally had to absorb real art and not that trash the new generation is putting out. I would have been the same way. ❤
They need to have a questionaire before these clowns get in... I'm serious. A catechism of hip hop. You can't answer or finish the bars or name the album, you can't come in, period.
LL like many other legends that came from era performance delivery was mandatory. Not on only lyrics & beats was important but you had to rock the crowd or else you will get booed off the stage
LL dont play with his performances, you can tell he looks after himself. That high kick at the end was the truth. A true living legend and icon. Also Salute the God Rakim...I dont think some of the audience realised what they had just witnessed. Some people really should study hip hop history. Brilliant from both icons👌🙏🏽
Ra & Uncle L, 2 Greats on 1 Stage showing the world that real hip hop is more than just an art form, it's a culture and I'm proud to have grown up listening to them 💯
OG James Todd carried hiphop on his back for a decade. Much respect is due to Rakim who without him a lot of rappers wouldn’t have been inspired to move the crowd. Happy 50th HipHop!
The last 2 years who ever has been over the production of the BET awards have been cutting up. This is real hip hop at its highest. I can't do anything but smile while watching this
Back when the art form had soul and flavor. What a treat watching Mr. LL perform _Mr. Good Bar._ 1990's _Mama Said Knock You Out_ is one of the reasons why I cannot turn Hip-Hop loose. We all know how Mr. Rakim get down on the microphone. Great performances, fellas. Shout-out to Mr. Marley Marl. The work he put in over the years is simply excellent.
Now this is real certified and justified Hip Hop. No mumble rap here. Straight rhymes and lyrics. I actually understood every word they said,and this was a live performance. I give this set by the "old school" 2 Thumbs 👍🏽 Up!🫡😎🧐💪🏾🙏🏽
I'm a millennial. Let me just say that ll cool j was considered "old skool" hip hop when I was a kid. I'm a full grown man in my 30s. The fact that he can still rock the crowd like this almost 40 years later is incredible. I'd urge any young person to study the history of hip hop. It's a rich art form. Highs and lows but it speak on our struggles as a black people or anyone who grew up in an urban environment. Every era has something you can learn from it.
@@CheeseGOATEDbut that’s when it got washed down there should be parameters on hip hop it’s almost not hip hop anymore art is inclusive yes but hip hop is trash now
Everything about this performance was so iconic. It always great to see these two legends graced the stage to honor another Hip hop pioneer. Both of them still have great breathe control for their age. This performance was very needed for new generation, y’all needs to see the blueprint and what Hip hop truly comes from. Both of them killed it.
Alot of the newer acts will disappear in a year especially the women..... too much soft core porn not enough substance.... nobody is buying there albums and they cant even sell out shows, no classic albums, just a quick pay day, here today and gone tomorrow
Let's just be honest most of the new artists probably ain't been grinding long enough it shows from the content of their music, from the way they record,down to how they perform that's why hip-hop is dead, this microwave music don't hold weight compared to artists of the eighties and nineties and earlier 2000s sad.
Jemilli I'm from golden era of hip hop LL,Rakim knows how to move the crowd seen both live back in the days.Unlike trash like Sexy Redd,City Girls please
I just feel like when we have OG Hip Hop Legends on stage, the audience NEEDS TO BE STANDING UP! Especially at a Hip Hop Award show. Regardless if you don’t know their music word for word, stand tf and vibe out, pay that respect !
I cant tell how old you are but maybe you only said that because you see sexxy redd on the same stage as rakim and LL COOL J up here right? Smh please dont ever forget Kendrick lamars "to pimp a butterfly album" or this mr.moral and the steppers album. Thats Definitely real hip hop carried into the future....yall trippen 🤨
@@pareeshaslaughter6798 I'm talking about what's being promoted especially from the female side of things since it's so many of them and it feels like they are actually running hip hop....... every music video or performance you see of them it feels like your watching softcore porn....... I mean for every trina, salt and pepa and lil kim, you had mc lyte, queen Latifah, missy elliot , foxy brown, eve, rah digga, remy martin, da brat And even then none of those chicks really came off as ratchet...... You always had balance
@pareeshaslaughter6798: "To Pimp A Butterfly" & "Mr. Moral And The Steppers" are only 2 albums. 1988 produced well over 20 classic albums in that 1 single year alone & 1989/1990 it was almost the same. It's hard to get 20 classic albums out of this century alone. I just turned 52 & i cosign what @chasenickles260 is saying. Rap/Hip-Hop went from being a beautiful amazing artform that we called the Black CNN to a bunch of degenerate, ratchet bullshish! Most of these new aged rappers can't sell records or sell out shows. Rap/Hip-Hop is in serious trouble & nobody wants to admit it. Instead i get called a hater & an old head by young rap fans.
This just made me so hyped! Nostalgia at it's best! LL-G.O.A.T... Shame on all those who weren't on their feet for Rakim! That man is legend! One of the Illest MCs of All Time!
ikr I was so mad like why ya just sitting there like ya don't know who rakim is but they knew who sexy redd was smh smh this new generation don't know what real hop hop is I come from that era I won't be watching this show again people so ignorant
Absolutely what you said! And, no one has ever come close to dethroning Uncle L... Not even the outstanding pioneer; Kool Moe Dee. Word up, L.L. Cool J is hard as hell! 💥
Rakim is my idol and he's been on a tear this whole year , he even tore up a show for 1199 down in Albany 🎤👑. But one of all time favorites LL has been playing with fire on stage as of late 🔥🎤..... Nobody from the 80's can f√ck with him on stage right now 👑👏
For me Rakim is up there in top 5 all time with Big Pac Nas & Jay. One of the most naturally gifted rap voc's ever & doesn't even have to try. Living Legend Rakim..!
William Michael Griffin Jr. and James Todd Smith on the same stage??!! TOGETHER!! That there alone as legendary itself!! Iconic hip-hop icons!! 🫵🏾🫵🏾💯🎤🎤
LL's performance was lightyears better than Rak's. Stage presence was all he needed. Legends in the game, yes. But nobody touches LL in live performances @@Giselle_Glam594
LL out here kicking invisible opps. But he has dominated anything he touches. Def one of my all time favs. Like he aging backwards his movies too tv. My guy is that guy. ❤❤❤.
@Giselle_Glam594 Rakim hasn't battled anyone lately. RAKIM IS A GREAT LYRICIST GOD MC. BUT LL IS THE MORE VERSATILE RAPPER. ANYTIME THAT LL HAS BATTLES SOMEONE HE HAS DESTROYED THEM AND DESTROYED CAREERS! LEBRON IS AWESOME. BUT JORDAN IS THE GOAT 🐐 . AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE NIGGAS IS SAYING LL IS A PROBLEM. TALK OF THE BARBERSHOP THE OTHER DAY!
@@tonyreid3188 That’s dope! See I was born in 93 but I’ve always had an old soul and loved old soul. I remember when I first got into doing my research on my hip hop I listened to a lot of Eric B and Rakim.
I love how the icons got center stage tonight and at other award shows throughout the year in honor of 50 years of hip-hop! This was great, LL is a legend and the So-So Def performance sent me to another place and time!
Cool j man, I came to America in 82 English my second language, he is and was so cool and his lyrics beats was a revelation to me. I still play his music all the time
I nearly cried when i saw dababy and sexyredd opened the show,and then i saw the nominations for the best upcoming artist. I said mann I'll be back later. Thank god these OG's showed up and saved the awards show.
😂😂😂😂.da baby sexy redd are complete garbage. I don't even look and these generation of rappers no more.i thank God that who will call rappers the old G showd up.rahkim and cool j.
Not for nothing this is their time. We had our time. I come from the black moon era of hip hop therefore today’s music is not for me and i fully understand that. I can’t say that today’s music is trash just because my musical taste doesn’t understand it.
Rakim delivered street rap with sophistication and education. None this mumble shiii. LL hanged out with actual gangsters and weight pushers, but the funny thing is: not one time did he ever rap about being a thug.
You can see LL enjoys what he does, he's a professional, he makes sure he gives 100% - he works that stage haardd, he's a true performer, not lazy, never complacent no matter what - definitely the real OG and deserves, the title of The Goat, Icon and legend! Rakim is also a true hip hop legend & icon...he just smooth wid it...respect to both. Amazing
How is Rakim on the stage and these folks still in their damn seats??Man I was gonna watch whole show but that just upset my soul that his set was so short and these people seating down!LL did his thing ,he still got it!Glad I grew up in tha era of hip hop when it wasn’t so commercial,everyone sounded different had their own theme!When u had to wait till after ten o’clock to hear it on the radio,and had ur cassette ready to record by pressing down the record ,play and pause buttons down at the same time! Waiting for video music box to come !Good times! ♥️🖤💚✌🏽
LL putting in work for NYC.♨️♨️ Showing them young Boyz how it's done.. str8 lyrical skills at it's best.. Way to rep for the Old School hiphop heads.. BLESS!
And lyrics u can understand, not that mumble mouth “ rapping “ I don’t knock anyone that’s rocking the mic but when u right the mic pleeeeez rock the mic 🎤….right !!
The fact that everybody ain’t on their feet during Rakim’s performance is a disgrace to the culture, this man is a legend. There would be no Jay, Nas or Biggie without him.
OMG!!! I was thinking the same thing. I was like wth wrong with people now days!?!?! That was mad disrespectful. They was sitting there like a bunch of kindergarten kids
All you keyboard activist are funny as hell. You couldn't even make it there and you're in yo house telling people in the crowd how they're supposed to react.
@@alexogbalu5918 😅......true
There would’ve been a Biggie and Jay. Nas is the only one you mentioned that’s cut from Ra’s cloth.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT BUT THOSE WHO KNOW WHO RA IS TO THE GAME ,WE ALL SHOW MAD RESPECT TO THE GOD!!!!!!!!
These two men are 55 years old and rocking the stage like it's still the '80s. This is what longevity looks like.
FACTS ❤
None....AND I MEAN NONE...of these current fly by night "artists" will ever have this kind of longevity! 💯💯💯
@@MistaIncognitoNever!!!!!!!!
@brandonthomas633Are you serious?😂😂😂 She can’t hold a candle to these legends.
😂😂😂
U don't think they'll be able mumble in 40 yrs
Eric B. and Rakim needs to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year. It's long overdue.
WAY overdue.
💯
Rakim should have gotten more time
THIS!!!!!!!!
They don’t have enough work..
Rakim is the OGs favorite rapper
WOW LL COOL J's energy despite his chronological age is UNMATCHED!!! 😲👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Rakim took Bars to another level🔥🔥
I'm glad to grow up with Hip Hop 🔥
Yesssssss Real Hip Hop🔥
facts
Yuhhj
Real headz know 🎤
Yes Real Lyricist 💯...no gemics
I hate to be an old fogey but I gotta be an old fogey. The level Rakim and LL Cool J brought it was DIFFERENT. NO RAPPING OVER VOCALS. Breath control, presence, energy. Even with Ra being laid back it still felt like a moment. Live band, DJs. Plural. Just ... man. This is how it should be done. They styles are identical to NONE.
These young artists wish they could
Speak it 💪🏽💪🏽
Faaacts
🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The youngin's today get paid to be a damn fool.
The audience didn’t deserve this performance! Everyone shoulda been standing up! I’m disappointed in them. This was a top tier performance! Others should take notes. THISSSSS is how it’s done!!! I woulda lost my damn mind if I was there. Salute to hip hop! The real hip hop!! Nothing against the new generation. But I’m a 80’s baby! And this is what I grew up listening to! Peace and blessings! 🖤
Not at all!! It's because it was down south and you know they're major haters!! Didn't matter tho greatness as shines above all!! Uncle L NYC ALL DAY
They were mesmerized by real hip hop. They literally had to absorb real art and not that trash the new generation is putting out. I would have been the same way. ❤
They stood up when ll came out
80sbaby /90s kid here... And you aren't lying ‼️
They definitely should have gave Rakim more love!!
LL Cool J’s stage presence is everything.
U shudve seen him when he was in his 20's one of the most excitin performers u'd ever see!
Rakim was the pioneer of “Flow”. This culture owes him so much. Instead they’d rather argue chart positions.
They don’t even know how blessed they are in that crowd. Man
I swear they don't!🤔
They need to have a questionaire before these clowns get in... I'm serious. A catechism of hip hop. You can't answer or finish the bars or name the album, you can't come in, period.
Big facts
Real Hip Hop has no expiration date💯💯💯💯💯. 50 years and counting!!!
Yes indeed!! 🙌🏾
LL & RAKIM tore this stage up better than all of the youngins around today. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Facts 💯
Performing live with no lip syncing.
FACTS 💯
Give the new generation their respect
@@anthonygilbert5138 Why? They don't deserve any!
LL is still killing it on Stage in his 50s
LL had a masterful stage presence. Ra was masterful with his laid back flow. They both did great!!!
LL been on a tear this year with these performances he's putting on.
For real💯
When legends say when LL speaks you listen he ain’t never lie
Fact
LL cool j is hard as HELL
🫡🫡🫡🫡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Those who know....know. Salute to classic hip hop
Two of the cornerstones of hip hop. Rappers around the world owe LL ,Rakim and Mr. Marley Marl a gratitude of thanks.
When I say LL had a whole mini concert of his own 😂 he tore that stage Tf up!!
He always does
Love LL man, performs like hes in his 20s still.
LL IS THE GOAT YOUNGINS NEED TO STUDY THE WHOLE STAGE PRESENCE!!! VERY IMPORTANT
Been the GOAT bruh!!
He was not even out of breath. Talking in between songs in a normal, sincere tone.....amazing!
LL like many other legends that came from era performance delivery was mandatory. Not on only lyrics & beats was important but you had to rock the crowd or else you will get booed off the stage
This is what makes LL dangerous. Stage oresence should be in GOAT debate! Why, I put LL in a class by himself !
@wakeupstopsleeping6300 This is what you call and Emcee. LL performed in front of crowds while in High School and on the block and house parties!
LL Cool J just demonstrated how to actually control and rocked the crowd. No hype men or dancers. Straight Emcee status. This isn’t my era by the way
I also noticed the DJ did not interrupt LL when spitting his lyrics like he did Rakim
@@double2706 True too!!
Facts
That’s a powerful statement
That man is awesome
Rakim and LL....true G.O.A.Ts of hip-hop
Rakim needed a standing ovation like L.L. did, I don't respect dat ish, rakim is the GOD
@@Giselle_Glam594
The Thing with Rakim is: When The God Speaks, Everybody Listens when he drops knowledge
Rakim the playback GOAT. He should stay with playback, because here you can see how trash he is live.
LL dont play with his performances, you can tell he looks after himself. That high kick at the end was the truth. A true living legend and icon. Also Salute the God Rakim...I dont think some of the audience realised what they had just witnessed. Some people really should study hip hop history. Brilliant from both icons👌🙏🏽
They knew, just bored of his tired performances.
Ll cool j murdered this performance no gimmicks just straight raw hip hop 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
LL COOL J KILLED IT
YES, HE KILLED IT!!!!
He ain't effin wit RAKIM, RAKIM WILL DESTROY HIM, L.L. is commercialized
@@Giselle_Glam594 Yes, he is!
@@Giselle_Glam594. They are BOTH great.
@@Giselle_Glam594You think Rakim ain’t commercialized ? Bro Please. No need to compare them. Rakim is on LL’s Tour this year.
Marley opened the doors for so many producers, his style of sampling, looping beats took hip-hop to a higher level.
An eternal salute to one of the great production & D.J. spirits of HipHop! 💥🙏
And don't forget about the 'Cold Chillin' days - he produced hits for Big Daddy Kane, Biz, Craig G, Kool G Rap, and Masta Ace
LL Cool J and Rakim true Masters of
Ceremonies showing how to do it
with no playback. Respect 👏🏾
Ra & Uncle L, 2 Greats on 1 Stage showing the world that real hip hop is more than just an art form, it's a culture and I'm proud to have grown up listening to them 💯
Facts!!!
💯💯💯
OG James Todd carried hiphop on his back for a decade. Much respect is due to Rakim who without him a lot of rappers wouldn’t have been inspired to move the crowd. Happy 50th HipHop!
Whoever did LL’s sound check deserves a raise.
I was thinking same thing. They sound great.
Paid in full is one of the greatest songs in Hip Hop History!!!! It will never get old to me! None of these classics will ever die🔥🔥🔥
The last 2 years who ever has been over the production of the BET awards have been cutting up. This is real hip hop at its highest. I can't do anything but smile while watching this
Definitely agree!
Yeah
Fat Joe has been a consultant for a few years now.
LL Cool J!! He's so good! He's been my favorite for years!
Yes!
Yes, me, too!!
LL has always been and will always be the main character.
L L's introduction was absolute platinum.
Back when the art form had soul and flavor. What a treat watching Mr. LL perform _Mr. Good Bar._ 1990's _Mama Said Knock You Out_ is one of the reasons why I cannot turn Hip-Hop loose. We all know how Mr. Rakim get down on the microphone. Great performances, fellas. Shout-out to Mr. Marley Marl. The work he put in over the years is simply excellent.
Mr. Goodbar might have been my favorite song they've collaborated on
Facts queen
Listen to the way I slaaaaaaaaay 😂
ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!!!🔥🔥🔥🎤🎤🎤🤎🤎🤎
Now this is real certified and justified Hip Hop. No mumble rap here. Straight rhymes and lyrics. I actually understood every word they said,and this was a live performance. I give this set by the "old school" 2 Thumbs 👍🏽 Up!🫡😎🧐💪🏾🙏🏽
The two GOATS, Rakim and LL. This is what longevity looks like the younger generation needs to take notes.
It's over their heads. Only a small few smart enough 2 realize & appreciate ✨
They will never!!!
I'm a millennial. Let me just say that ll cool j was considered "old skool" hip hop when I was a kid. I'm a full grown man in my 30s. The fact that he can still rock the crowd like this almost 40 years later is incredible. I'd urge any young person to study the history of hip hop. It's a rich art form. Highs and lows but it speak on our struggles as a black people or anyone who grew up in an urban environment. Every era has something you can learn from it.
Blessings
Well said 💯
It's actually very accepting culture. It's not just black. Its inclusive
@@CheeseGOATEDbut that’s when it got washed down there should be parameters on hip hop it’s almost not hip hop anymore art is inclusive yes but hip hop is trash now
@@cyyrious happy birthday hip hop
LL IS TIMELESS, THE HIGH KICK AND FULL JUMPING WHILE RAPPING. THIS MAN IS THE STANDARD.
The rock of hip hop ll cool j
Word upppppppp 🔥
Everything about this performance was so iconic. It always great to see these two legends graced the stage to honor another Hip hop pioneer. Both of them still have great breathe control for their age. This performance was very needed for new generation, y’all needs to see the blueprint and what Hip hop truly comes from. Both of them killed it.
Hell no! Rakim was disrespected & they were all seated, until L.L. came on stage....that's disrespectful
Anybody notice a difference in stage presence, delivery, & performance between this & sm of the other newer acts? Showmanship! Its different!
yes a HUGE difference.
Alot of the newer acts will disappear in a year especially the women..... too much soft core porn not enough substance.... nobody is buying there albums and they cant even sell out shows, no classic albums, just a quick pay day, here today and gone tomorrow
tempo. It's not rushed.
Let's just be honest most of the new artists probably ain't been grinding long enough it shows from the content of their music, from the way they record,down to how they perform that's why hip-hop is dead, this microwave music don't hold weight compared to artists of the eighties and nineties and earlier 2000s sad.
Jemilli I'm from golden era of hip hop LL,Rakim knows how to move the crowd seen both live back in the days.Unlike trash like Sexy Redd,City Girls please
Two men in they 50s still rocking the mic no background help really spitting that heat live
Exactly! Shout for the back to here. I miss this era. It’s nostalgia for us and brand new to them.
Nobody rocks the stage like LL Cool J. I seen him in concert in the 80s, the atmosphere was unreal.
I'm so jealous I was too young grew up with him as a young kid/teen😢😮
I just feel like when we have OG Hip Hop Legends on stage, the audience NEEDS TO BE STANDING UP! Especially at a Hip Hop Award show. Regardless if you don’t know their music word for word, stand tf and vibe out, pay that respect !
ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!!!💯💯💯
period
I wish LL Cool J would have performed “I Need Love” 🙌🏽
Hip hop in its truest form right here......... its crazy how we went from this to pound town.....smfh
I cant tell how old you are but maybe you only said that because you see sexxy redd on the same stage as rakim and LL COOL J up here right? Smh please dont ever forget Kendrick lamars "to pimp a butterfly album" or this mr.moral and the steppers album. Thats Definitely real hip hop carried into the future....yall trippen 🤨
@@pareeshaslaughter6798 I'm talking about what's being promoted especially from the female side of things since it's so many of them and it feels like they are actually running hip hop....... every music video or performance you see of them it feels like your watching softcore porn.......
I mean for every trina, salt and pepa and lil kim, you had mc lyte, queen Latifah, missy elliot , foxy brown, eve, rah digga, remy martin, da brat
And even then none of those chicks really came off as ratchet......
You always had balance
@pareeshaslaughter6798: "To Pimp A Butterfly" & "Mr. Moral And The Steppers" are only 2 albums. 1988 produced well over 20 classic albums in that 1 single year alone & 1989/1990 it was almost the same. It's hard to get 20 classic albums out of this century alone. I just turned 52 & i cosign what @chasenickles260 is saying. Rap/Hip-Hop went from being a beautiful amazing artform that we called the Black CNN to a bunch of degenerate, ratchet bullshish! Most of these new aged rappers can't sell records or sell out shows. Rap/Hip-Hop is in serious trouble & nobody wants to admit it. Instead i get called a hater & an old head by young rap fans.
Pure hip hop, the skill of word play on a hard beat. I have to shed a tear 😢 , so beautiful.
This just made me so hyped! Nostalgia at it's best! LL-G.O.A.T... Shame on all those who weren't on their feet for Rakim! That man is legend! One of the Illest MCs of All Time!
ikr I was so mad like why ya just sitting there like ya don't know who rakim is but they knew who sexy redd was smh smh this new generation don't know what real hop hop is I come from that era I won't be watching this show again people so ignorant
We had some 80s classics
man, LLcool J a legend! He killed it!
Yes, he is! Yes, he killed it!!
LL's showmanship is top tier!!!!!!!!
Its been for years !
See this real hip hop, when a song is over 30 years old and people still rocking it Please bring back real music 🙏.
It's crazy how a 55+ year old still has more stage presence than a lot of these new artists smh
They are real artists.
They are professionals!
That’s facts youngins sitting on their cell phones and gaming they are their own joke
LL is the. True goat case closed
Absolutely what you said! And, no one has ever come close to dethroning Uncle L... Not even the outstanding pioneer; Kool Moe Dee. Word up, L.L. Cool J is hard as hell! 💥
Sometimes I hate being old but growing up listening to these 3 legends makes it all worth it💯
Rakim is my idol and he's been on a tear this whole year , he even tore up a show for 1199 down in Albany 🎤👑.
But one of all time favorites LL has been playing with fire on stage as of late 🔥🎤..... Nobody from the 80's can f√ck with him on stage right now 👑👏
Rakim is a lyrical aassassin, that crowd was seated while the GOD MC was rapping??? Str8 disrespect
For me Rakim is up there in top 5 all time with Big Pac Nas & Jay. One of the most naturally gifted rap voc's ever & doesn't even have to try. Living Legend Rakim..!
He needed a standing ovation, like they were all sitting down and acting dead...but L.L. had a whole standing ovation...everybody camera was out 4 him
RAKIM IS THE REASON MC'S FLOW
I'm from the South I'm swiping Scarface with Jay Z, the rest of your list unmovable
LL
When rap music was clean, topic-driven, and positive. 👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
That leg kick was crazy!
I’m a hip-hop head .. but as a kid .. I knew who this guy was and his music was moving and inspiring
I love the old school vibes forever 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
William Michael Griffin Jr. and James Todd Smith on the same stage??!! TOGETHER!! That there alone as legendary itself!! Iconic hip-hop icons!! 🫵🏾🫵🏾💯🎤🎤
I love the way the audience are reciting the lyrics like they being transported back to their youth.😂😂😂
Yes i ways def taken back with these two
They were dead in that crowd, not respecting the legends...rakim was disrespected by that crowd, plain b.s.
LL's performance was lightyears better than Rak's. Stage presence was all he needed. Legends in the game, yes. But nobody touches LL in live performances @@Giselle_Glam594
The Funky Drummer break....Marley was and still is a genius!!!!
LL brought the fire launcher with him. What a stage presence at that age. Damn!
LL been going crazy with these performances this year 🔥😂
LL out here kicking invisible opps. But he has dominated anything he touches. Def one of my all time favs. Like he aging backwards his movies too tv. My guy is that guy. ❤❤❤.
Proud of my guy too
LL is the best to ever do it
Hell no😂 RAKIM WILL DESTROY HIM LYRICALLY, rakim made all of them step their lyrics up...L.L. is commercialized, rakim is the GOD MC
@Giselle_Glam594 Rakim hasn't battled anyone lately. RAKIM IS A GREAT LYRICIST GOD MC. BUT LL IS THE MORE VERSATILE RAPPER. ANYTIME THAT LL HAS BATTLES SOMEONE HE HAS DESTROYED THEM AND DESTROYED CAREERS! LEBRON IS AWESOME. BUT JORDAN IS THE GOAT 🐐 . AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE NIGGAS IS SAYING LL IS A PROBLEM. TALK OF THE BARBERSHOP THE OTHER DAY!
LL still brings the same energy that he ALWAYS has! Shout out to him🗣️💪🏾🙌🏾🏌🏾♀️😍🖤
This the music I workout to every day in the gym
The god Rakim the goat of hip hop period
Now this is Hip Hop!!!!
YES! Bring this music back! I’m 27 and this is the music I listen too! 90s baby!
I'm so glad I came up during a time of real hiphop
me and you both
Same man
Rakim will always be one of my favorite lyricists & MCs but LL Cool J stole the show. Unreal the energy that he brings at that age.
My teenage years flashed before my eyes! Great memories
That was fire! They don’t make MCs like this anymore!
This gave me chills man. It’s just something about seeing our legends perform and receive their flowers while they’re still living. 💐💐💐
AS A MAN WHO GREW UP WITH THESE BROTHERS (VICARIOUSLY) I FULLY AGREE,BRINGS ME BACK TO 84 ALL OVER AGAIN!!!!
@@tonyreid3188 That’s dope! See I was born in 93 but I’ve always had an old soul and loved old soul. I remember when I first got into doing my research on my hip hop I listened to a lot of Eric B and Rakim.
Rakim wasn't celebrated with a standing ovation like L.L. was...DISRESPECTFUL
LL COOL J IS HARD AS HELL!!! 😎
I love how the icons got center stage tonight and at other award shows throughout the year in honor of 50 years of hip-hop! This was great, LL is a legend and the So-So Def performance sent me to another place and time!
Cool j man, I came to America in 82 English my second language, he is and was so cool and his lyrics beats was a revelation to me. I still play his music all the time
LL showed up n showed tf out!!!!
I nearly cried when i saw dababy and sexyredd opened the show,and then i saw the nominations for the best upcoming artist. I said mann I'll be back later. Thank god these OG's showed up and saved the awards show.
Same...I literally felt the same. But glad I hung in there to see real Hip-Hop on stage.
😂😂😂😂.da baby sexy redd are complete garbage. I don't even look and these generation of rappers no more.i thank God that who will call rappers the old G showd up.rahkim and cool j.
That show is trashy and rakim was disrespected by that crowd
@@Giselle_Glam594 Yes indeed!
Not for nothing this is their time. We had our time. I come from the black moon era of hip hop therefore today’s music is not for me and i fully understand that. I can’t say that today’s music is trash just because my musical taste doesn’t understand it.
Sad the crowd was sitting. Like the greats should be celebrating by a standing ovation during their performance!!!! Salute 🫡 to 50 years of Hip Hop
One thing about LL is he’s gonna put on a show fr…good breath control 👏🏽
That's what I was thinking. All that dancing jumping and moving and he didn't miss a beat!!! 😳🔥🔥🔥
2 legends with the magnificent Jazzy Jeff
That's Murder Boy
Respect to these hip hop GOATS
Ladies Love Cool J! The theme of LL COOL J. stage name.... He's coming hard as hell, and I'm waiting. The roll out, we get-it!🥊❤️👊
Old school hip hop is the best!! Thanks to the pioneers!!
Crazy how underestimated Rakim is 😢😢!!
The Greatest of All Time. Every Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper.
I don't know about! MCs during Rakim's era credited him for making them step their game up or go home.
I hated that crowd
Rakim delivered street rap with sophistication and education. None this mumble shiii. LL hanged out with actual gangsters and weight pushers, but the funny thing is: not one time did he ever rap about being a thug.
exactly
Hope this performance helps the new generation see what real rap is all the importance of keeping it alive with actual lyrics and story telling. ❤
LL still has it!!!! 👊💯
You can see LL enjoys what he does, he's a professional, he makes sure he gives 100% - he works that stage haardd, he's a true performer, not lazy, never complacent no matter what - definitely the real OG and deserves, the title of The Goat, Icon and legend!
Rakim is also a true hip hop legend & icon...he just smooth wid it...respect to both.
Amazing
How is Rakim on the stage and these folks still in their damn seats??Man I was gonna watch whole show but that just upset my soul that his set was so short and these people seating down!LL did his thing ,he still got it!Glad I grew up in tha era of hip hop when it wasn’t so commercial,everyone sounded different had their own theme!When u had to wait till after ten o’clock to hear it on the radio,and had ur cassette ready to record by pressing down the record ,play and pause buttons down at the same time! Waiting for video music box to come !Good times!
♥️🖤💚✌🏽
LL is really a legend!!!!! Hits after hits!!!! We need an award show with all the legends asap!! I wish Run DMC performed
LL the goat point blank period
Yes he is
LL putting in work for NYC.♨️♨️ Showing them young Boyz how it's done.. str8 lyrical skills at it's best.. Way to rep for the Old School hiphop heads.. BLESS!
Long live the goats 🐐🔥💯
Can't even lie, LL Cool J had a Hell of a Run
80s, 90s, 00s unmatched 🐐
Thank you . L l cool j killed it respectfully. Rakim the goat
Rap never elevated past these 2. The DJing, MCing, actual beats you can dance to. Pure Rap!!
And lyrics u can understand, not that mumble mouth “ rapping “ I don’t knock anyone that’s rocking the mic but when u right the mic pleeeeez rock the mic 🎤….right !!
LL Cool J in the "House of Rappers" Tight fit still Rockin it🎉💯👑🎶🎟🎫😎👏🏼🫶🏾that "Beat" brings.....🎉
Man, these yung’ins of today could Neva. I’m leave there. ❤❤❤❤