I’m 43. I can’t remember where I put my keys, placed my phone, or what I walked into the kitchen for but I remember these lyrics from damn near three decades ago 🧐😂
Still fly in 2022. I still got this CD. Fellas from just up the road in Fayette Nam. Damn long time ago. Better world. Sooooo much less hate. Thought we had all won and moved on.
These brothas were far ahead of their time in the game! Dres should be on the top list of any trade as one of the best lyricists of all time! The beats by Mista Lawnge were all original and organic. Pure artful legends here.
Trip down memory lane ! Must 've listened to this album at least 1000 times in high school...Rap with a message, great lyrics, funny, and all that without saying "fuck" or " bitch"
I am so glad this was my music as a teenager and young man! I know I’ll sound like a crusty old man but there is just no comparison between the trash today and this beautiful art! Music as it should be! And hip hop at its true essence!
chozen knight i think this is the original song to the beat but its just so out of place and what they talk about. Im sure if someone else sampled this it would of gone way harder.
"Bubble Gum Machine" by The Senate ... made in 1967 www.whosampled.com/sample/2427/Black-Sheep-Flavor-of-the-Month-Bubble-Gum-Machine-I-Wonder/ And the drum beat came from "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrel . . . made in 1974 www.whosampled.com/sample/15036/Black-Sheep-Flavor-of-the-Month-Joe-Farrell-Upon-This-Rock/
In my humble opinion... Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is STILL THE GREATEST PURE HIP-HOP ALBUM EVER MADE! It's unfortunate that Black Sheep never had longevity in the hip-hop game because they could've been truly special in the music history and more importantly, in black history
You know what is so awesome about hip-hop in the 90's era? Those guys actually had story telling skills, real substance in their rhyme skills. They looked more polished and professional too. Black Sheep and many of those in that time-frame were classic.
I love that this video was made waaay before this tiktok bs... imagine running up in someone's flock and being like, 'yo I am the Black Sheep' and the shepherd is just jamming in the background, uncredited. ❣❣❣
+Dannot101 ...the video was shot long before hip-hop lost its direction. More recent tracks and videos only give oxygen to a certain trope - a clear case of "he who pays the piper calls the tune".
Remember hearing this on the Saints Row 1 soundtrack way back in 2006. Recently replayed that game for the first time in years and heard this song come on, immediately hit me with the nostalgia. Can't believe how long ago that was
Funny thing that, Im playing original Saints Row for the very first time right now 😂 it was one of those games I simply overlooked back then as "not for me/ looks like stupid GTA clone"
I probably played with you on xboxlive at like age 11 or so lol 😂. I believe it was just online Vs saints row 2 that had co op. My mom got so mad when my dad bought me this game at age 11. 2006 ? A game before halo 3 which I was aloud to play.
Hard to believe that this song is 25 yrs old. Still sounds fresh to this day as it did back then. If they played this song on the radio ten times straight, wouldn't bother me one bit.
@@borgona362 Man I can't describe it to you... Those were the days! The music, the baddies, the nightclub scene around the world at that time - priceless!
Pioneers. Beautifully simplistic use of imagery in the video and crisp lyrics from dres really solidify why 1991 was one of the best years in hip hop. One of the last good ones honestly and that’s the year I was born
Had to wait a while But the while has been waited Never gave up hope in myself, nor debated Didn't shed a tear when I wasn't picked Cause I got a cone now, want a lick? Til this very day that is such a dope way to end a verse. And the double meaning was crazy.
@@UFCxRAMPAGExPFC Hope I am not over explaining, but here it goes.... The entire song is an Double Entendre on it's own. The title of the song itself is called *"Flavor of the Month"* which is a known term or euphemism that means to be adored or favored for a short period of time....like a *One-Hit-Wonder* or a partner you have sex with that one time but had no interest in them afterwords. The subject matter consist of Dres trying to make a come up in an environment that constantly dismisses him due to superficial reasons. His talent and craft was undermined, but he persevered none the less, and now he is at the level he worked hard to get to. So the song is simply about striving for success while maintaining your identity. Bar: *Had to wait a while but the while has been waited* But now (or at least at the time) that the spot light is finally on him, his style and talent is being discredited as a short period of great popularity ie *Flavor of the Month* Bar: *Never gave up hope in myself, nor debated* If you dissect the idea he follows this theme all through out the song. The analogy he uses with different flavors of Ice Cream is to paint a visual picture to capture different styles that are seen as consumable, *Marketable* to the mainstream public. sugarcoated. So if you notice, at the intro when Mr. Long lists these different flavors and turns to Dres and asks, "Which flavor are you?" Dres simply replies by not telling Mr. Long his flavor at all, but instead breaks down why he is so different from the rest of the flock. Hence the name of the group *Black Sheep* which is another term that is a metaphor to explain how they stand out from the rest of the sheep.....but anyway. The visuals (The video itself) also has a lot of sexual innuendos that mirrored some of the subject matter on the album. Now that Dres has his *cone,* which is a symbol of his success and even manhood to a certain degree. He taunts his haters and disagreeable critics by asking in a condescending way "Wanna lick?" Basically saying "Fuck all you that doubted me in the first place" Bar: *Didn't shed a tear when I wasn't picked cause I got a cone now, want a lick?*
"Cause I got a cone now, want a lick?" still got me cracking after nearly 30 years. My girlfriend is always annoyed by these and tries to prevent me from listening to some Black Sheep songs when we are in the car with our kids :-P
this reminds me of times when i was little riding around in the car with my older brother listening to this cassette tape its one of my earliest hip hop memories
I remember dancing to this back in 91 when I was 7 years old. Magical time period. The 90s was the joint, plus 91 kicked everything off. Jordan won his first title, hip hop was dope, fashion was incredible ❤. Commercials were great , tv shows........tv shows were the bomb, man. And the variety of stuff to get into.....wrestling was awesome. Miss those days.😊
Exactly what I'm always telling the younger generation. In order to appreciate the genius of late 80s and early 90s hip-hop, you've got to have some jazz education in your spirit
I’m 43. I can’t remember where I put my keys, placed my phone, or what I walked into the kitchen for but I remember these lyrics from damn near three decades ago 🧐😂
Yooooooooooo! That is some realness. Just turned 42 today and have all the same symptoms but can spit lyrics from when I was 11 flawlessly.
Yes! I'm 45, woke up with these lyrics in my head and had to come jam it out
Same! 43 and know all still know these lyrics !!
1991 ....Hampton U. This is OUR era. The Golden age.
Age and memory-ditto
I EXTREMELY miss this era of Hip Hop. This Music will forever be cool to me.
I wish I owned a time machine!
AGREED
90's Baby
Still fly in 2022. I still got this CD. Fellas from just up the road in Fayette Nam. Damn long time ago. Better world. Sooooo much less hate. Thought we had all won and moved on.
Look up punk tactics
I miss this real hip hop.
me too
Slept on Classic. 🙏🏿 Classy, Elegant, Jazzy, & Artistic, but still Hip-Hop. 🎨 🎙🎶
The beat is like a time machine that taking you back to 1991.
This that era when I was literally GLUED to the tv watching hip hop videos. Memories of my youth
so underrated
this deserves millions of views.... 2023 still sound fresh and full of hip hop spirit ...
one clip on tiktok and it will happen
Jeeez this track is so perfect.
Truth
Takes me back to my high school days. I miss the golden age of hip hop and r&b...
These brothas were far ahead of their time in the game! Dres should be on the top list of any trade as one of the best lyricists of all time! The beats by Mista Lawnge were all original and organic. Pure artful legends here.
Facts bro
This inspired Raekwon - ice cream. Period.
The ep he recentlyndid with stu bangas is dope theres a couple real bangers on it.
I love this beat
Definitely facts! 💯
Not a curse word in the entire song. 🙌🏽 Dres
Tony L Brown Yes but if listen to whole album they have a song thats only lyrics is fuck u. It's actually very good
Trip down memory lane ! Must 've listened to this album at least 1000 times in high school...Rap with a message, great lyrics, funny, and all that without saying "fuck" or " bitch"
apart from "u mean im not" surely?
You must have forgotten, "for those who slept."
lol I think you missed a few tracks on this album. There are three extremely raunchy tracks on this album. Definitely a great album though.
You know who else doesn't curse in his raps? Will Smith. And look what happened to that guy. Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck fuckity fuck, bitch.
Same here my man......
Best era of real hip hop
Dres - one of my all time favourite emcees. When you look at Native Tongues as a whole he is and was the standout emcee. And I include Q-Tip in that.
Hmmm better than those De La boys? Really?
I am so glad this was my music as a teenager and young man! I know I’ll sound like a crusty old man but there is just no comparison between the trash today and this beautiful art! Music as it should be! And hip hop at its true essence!
Check out *Fox Teeth* by *C.GEANE* -She writes/produces everything by herself + she isn't ratchet.
Dres always had a unique rap style! I'm surprised I don't hear more people talk about him.
word..
Because unfortunately , he didn’t make enough songs
flavor is the right word love the lil girl dancing at the end lol takes me back i miss thoes days
Genius use of sampling, perhaps one of the best beats created.
hahaha i was thinking the exact same thing this song can go so hard with the right lyrics.
What was the original song this beat came from?
chozen knight i think this is the original song to the beat but its just so out of place and what they talk about. Im sure if someone else sampled this it would of gone way harder.
"Bubble Gum Machine" by The Senate ... made in 1967
www.whosampled.com/sample/2427/Black-Sheep-Flavor-of-the-Month-Bubble-Gum-Machine-I-Wonder/
And the drum beat came from "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrel . . . made in 1974
www.whosampled.com/sample/15036/Black-Sheep-Flavor-of-the-Month-Joe-Farrell-Upon-This-Rock/
finisher3x Thanx! That was a sweet as mix.
Takin me back to the fall of 91'. Classic hip hop will live forever!
Good old days love it different style of rap kool smooth players, happy fun at same time great combo
The best. Unmatched.
In my humble opinion... Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is STILL THE GREATEST PURE HIP-HOP ALBUM EVER MADE! It's unfortunate that Black Sheep never had longevity in the hip-hop game because they could've been truly special in the music history and more importantly, in black history
Every time i hear this song it makes me miss playing saints row
Yup good times
Damage I Rembert when did droped
Were you dropped on your head?
+ColTrane Crowley me too
+Ron Oneal you need to quit with the fake names
Maff Hoffa interview brought me here. Classic Hip Hip
Super black sheep
You know what is so awesome about hip-hop in the 90's era? Those guys actually had story telling skills, real substance in their rhyme skills. They looked more polished and professional too. Black Sheep and many of those in that time-frame were classic.
I brought myself here because I’m a true hip hop head✨
WORD!!!!!
I'm old
This. I got here under my own steam, multiple times.
Me too. 😃👍
That lil girl with the dress kills it !!!!!
Ahhh...the last of the Golden Age of hip-hop! How I long for the return of such talent.
I love that this video was made waaay before this tiktok bs... imagine running up in someone's flock and being like, 'yo I am the Black Sheep' and the shepherd is just jamming in the background, uncredited. ❣❣❣
An Alfa Romeo Spider instead of a Bentley in a rap video.
That says it all, these guys had taste !
Amen, I love Alfa Romeos... I love the power in my 91(funny, when this song came out, lol) 164 Sportivo... very fast at 165mph top end. lol
Real talk
+Dannot101 ...the video was shot long before hip-hop lost its direction. More recent tracks and videos only give oxygen to a certain trope - a clear case of "he who pays the piper calls the tune".
boofdfast And a sensible budget
RIGHT!!!
Man how i really miss those days ,i wish i could turn back time ⏲️ 😪
I honestly enjoy this more than "The Choice is Yours"
PeediSigel Me too.
+PeediSigel Yo, I feel blessed to enjoy em both the same.
Totally agree. both are hip hop classics
Maybe it's the fact that TCIY was played incessantly at the clubs...
I always did also.
Classic hip-hop album.
B🙏🏾SS LINE 🔥
Epic track from my youth! Still holds its own today.
People don't overstand how he just snapped on the 1st verse
Yea that first verse was some shit
"So yes I guess I must confess you can get down to serious business with this..." The finest moment in rap delivery history.
Remember hearing this on the Saints Row 1 soundtrack way back in 2006. Recently replayed that game for the first time in years and heard this song come on, immediately hit me with the nostalgia. Can't believe how long ago that was
Funny thing that, Im playing original Saints Row for the very first time right now 😂 it was one of those games I simply overlooked back then as "not for me/ looks like stupid GTA clone"
I probably played with you on xboxlive at like age 11 or so lol 😂. I believe it was just online Vs saints row 2 that had co op. My mom got so mad when my dad bought me this game at age 11. 2006 ? A game before halo 3 which I was aloud to play.
Old Skool in the house!!"Native-tongue Hip Hop"!!
REAL HIP-HOP!!!
This is when video concepts were original and dope.....
I miss this...
To me, Dres was and still is one of the best lyricist that the game will ever see!
That and one of the most underrated
His solo joints were real good but never got the marketing he deserved
@@platinum_knowledge was dres half Spanish he had such a unique look?.
I agree.
Nahh nah that's a reach
No cussing sagging straight flowing black sheep goats
Hard to believe that this song is 25 yrs old. Still sounds fresh to this day as it did back then. If they played this song on the radio ten times straight, wouldn't bother me one bit.
even "this" Generation likes the jam..
@@borgona362 Yup. We love that shit lol
@@borgona362 Man I can't describe it to you... Those were the days! The music, the baddies, the nightclub scene around the world at that time - priceless!
One of dopest rap song ever, also that whining guitar sound is sick!!!
I really miss this style of hip-hop. Guess Hip-Hop had to evolve to what it is now??
Cant call that evolution. More like regression...
GDub96 depends on where you look
It evolved to some f'd up sh't..so sickening...
Jersey Boi- It revolved into trash
More like De-volve
Dammm legends i miss this music
A taste for the fine art of hip hop
Checkout Behind That Suit for the review.
Reminds me of back in the day skating with my homies, still skating. Ahhhhh
Still goes as hard in 2021 as it did back then!
Dres is a lyrical MONSTER!
Pioneers. Beautifully simplistic use of imagery in the video and crisp lyrics from dres really solidify why 1991 was one of the best years in hip hop. One of the last good ones honestly and that’s the year I was born
Old school hip-hop black sheep flavor of the month music 🎶
Someone should do a documentary of extras in old music vids. What’s up with Lil’ Bo Peep from this vid? She was getting down man! Good spirit 👍🏽
ahhhhhhhh SHEEP!!! in my top ten hip hop LPs of all time
The whole song is a Hip-Hop quotable.
Wooooo... the memory lane embrace my mind.
Off one of the best albums.... they had it goin on
Every line he spitting is bomb dropping then an still N 2021
32 people lack flavor..lololol
🤣
My favorite from them. So smooth 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Had to wait a while
But the while has been waited
Never gave up hope
in myself, nor debated
Didn't shed a tear when I wasn't picked
Cause I got a cone now, want a lick?
Til this very day that is such a dope way to end a verse. And the double meaning was crazy.
What double meaning?
@@UFCxRAMPAGExPFC Hope I am not over explaining, but here it goes....
The entire song is an Double Entendre on it's own.
The title of the song itself is called *"Flavor of the Month"* which is a known term or euphemism that means to be adored or favored for a short period of time....like a *One-Hit-Wonder* or a partner you have sex with that one time but had no interest in them afterwords.
The subject matter consist of Dres trying to make a come up in an environment that constantly dismisses him due to superficial reasons.
His talent and craft was undermined, but he persevered none the less, and now he is at the level he worked hard to get to. So the song is simply about striving for success while maintaining your identity.
Bar: *Had to wait a while but the while has been waited*
But now (or at least at the time) that the spot light is finally on him, his style and talent is being discredited as a short period of great popularity ie *Flavor of the Month*
Bar: *Never gave up hope in myself, nor debated*
If you dissect the idea he follows this theme all through out the song.
The analogy he uses with different flavors of Ice Cream is to paint a visual picture to capture different styles that are seen as consumable, *Marketable* to the mainstream public. sugarcoated. So if you notice, at the intro when Mr. Long lists these different flavors and turns to Dres and asks, "Which flavor are you?" Dres simply replies by not telling Mr. Long his flavor at all, but instead breaks down why he is so different from the rest of the flock. Hence the name of the group *Black Sheep* which is another term that is a metaphor to explain how they stand out from the rest of the sheep.....but anyway.
The visuals (The video itself) also has a lot of sexual innuendos that mirrored some of the subject matter on the album. Now that Dres has his *cone,* which is a symbol of his success and even manhood to a certain degree. He taunts his haters and disagreeable critics by asking in a condescending way "Wanna lick?" Basically saying "Fuck all you that doubted me in the first place"
Bar: *Didn't shed a tear when I wasn't picked cause I got a cone now, want a lick?*
@@ronaldeatman6603 Oh, I see. The song is deeper than I thought. Thank you for your in-depth response.
@@ronaldeatman6603 you broke that ish all the way down...
@@ronaldeatman6603 You should seriously pursue a career where your intellect and strong cognition can be rewarded . If you havent already
"Cause I got a cone now, want a lick?" still got me cracking after nearly 30 years. My girlfriend is always annoyed by these and tries to prevent me from listening to some Black Sheep songs when we are in the car with our kids :-P
3:13 Girl on the right: "My back hurts"
this reminds me of times when i was little riding around in the car with my older brother listening to this cassette tape its one of my earliest hip hop memories
that little girl cracks me up
I just love this flow. Everything about this is so mellow
What You Look For In A Good Hip Hop Song.
Love these brothers. you dont hear music like this anymore. thanks for posting!
0:07 that's a hell of a shot 😋
"had to wait a while but the while has been waited" pure genius lyrics here
i thought it was just me.... but every time i hear that part , i piss of laughter..
The only hip hop I would ever listen to
I was only 11 when this came out, I copped it that year and loved it ever since! Damn I had good taste for a little kid lol
Same!!!! I think I was 12 or 13
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I remember meeting them in the club in East Orange back in the day of 1988...
I remember dancing to this back in 91 when I was 7 years old. Magical time period. The 90s was the joint, plus 91 kicked everything off. Jordan won his first title, hip hop was dope, fashion was incredible ❤. Commercials were great , tv shows........tv shows were the bomb, man. And the variety of stuff to get into.....wrestling was awesome. Miss those days.😊
Lol on the wrestling. Agreed lol. Back when it was family entertainment and not a raunchy sleaze Fest.
Saints row one i remember bro ... I still have it
Riding around in Stillwater with this tune on is like love.
Dres was mad nice. My favorite joint from them.
Real heads know 💯
Dres was ahead of his time. Lyrics for days on this track... RIP Hip Hop....
Amen to that. It's so nice to find people that have the intelligence and the feel to recognize this.
My jam of SR1
Swag at it's finest!
Dis is dat Stuff !!! Man dis take me back a few ! I Love it !!
Today's generation can't compete with this!!🔥🔥🔥
Nevah. Because they don't understand jazz.
💯🎯
They was boppin 🔥🎧
Thank you Saints row 1
I can't get enough of this song.
It pains me that theae "alternative hip hop" groups really didnt massively take off. This group really made me fully take notice.
THIS right here is HIP HOP!!! Not an alternative hip hop group. Study up 🙌🏼
This album went platinum.. they did take off, but the sophomore jinx did them in.
not like the 2nd album was bad either the label just didnt market it at all
I love the Herb Alpert sample in the hook
My favorite era of hip hop :) I guess because jazz is my favorite genre, which the 90s did a wicked crafty job of incorporating it in their songs.
Exactly what I'm always telling the younger generation. In order to appreciate the genius of late 80s and early 90s hip-hop, you've got to have some jazz education in your spirit
Now that's hiphop!!!
Y'all know that thick black chick is Mona love the producer of love and hip hop
Heard it on the radio in Albany, NY at like 12 am
Back in the day when rappers dressed up in videos.
I still like this video after all these years.
The tempo & the rhyme pattern, the pocket of the flow...amazing!
Unmatched in history.
Best song amerikin from Dominican Republic the best time
3RD STREET SAINTS IS THE BEST!!!
Shout out to Herb Albert and native tongues
Classic cut.
takes me back to different dimension.
😞😞
Takes me to stilwater
@@listentocky1 lmao