LL COOL J - Going Back To Cali (Official Music Video)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 15 чер 2009
- Official video for Going Back To Cali by LL COOL J.
Subscribe For Updates: LLCoolJ.lnk.to/YTSubscribe
Stream LL COOL J: LLCoolJ.lnk.to/BestOf
Follow LL COOL J:
Instagram: / llcoolj
Twitter: / llcoolj
Facebook: / llcoolj
TikTok: / llcoolj
Rock The Bells: rockthebells.com
#LLCoolJ #GoingBackToCali
ONE OF THE DOPEST BEATS IIN RAPS HISTORY!!!
Fo sho...
everone used this beat at this tme
Fa real
Also beastie boys paul revere.
Who r U sofe tom
He had better lyrics at 18 than a lot of people had in their entire lives. Just an irreplaceable part of rap's history.
foe sho
I agree Jared 🎵
Right on. Sometimes he got a little corny IMO, but the hooks, beats, and delivery were always so on point that it just all worked. The bass is just *sick* on this track. Rock the Bells melted my head in junior high, and Mama Said Knock You Out while in college. So much goodness from LL.
@@Wundernuts He’s won Grammy’s, has a star on the Walk of Fame, was honoured at the Kennedy Centre for his contributions to American culture, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, and numerous nominations and wins at other prestigious festivals.
Not to mention 14 seasons so far on NCIS:LA and numerous other television and movie appearances. He is the GOAT!
@@downhomesunset don’t forget how he took down an intruder in his own house 🤣😵💫😵🤩😎😎
THAT BEAT !!! STILL HITTING IN 2024.....
MY ERA IS UNDEFEATED!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
ANY FREAKING DAY OF THE MF YEAR!
This video is a work of contemporary art, no doubt.
For sure.
(2:37) "Bikini small, heels tall, she said she liked the ocean" Simple lyrics from LL & memorable beats from Rick Rubin. Classic track!
DJ bfad.... Yes!!! Totally!!
Oh that beat 💛
Rick Rubin true beast of the music!!!!
See how young Rubin was in the video..wow
Genius artistry! Every frame, angle,lighting, casting,editing… the production is flawless. A director and artist decades ahead of their time.
This Is an amazing video.
You are so right. I actually never appreciated this song until recently this video came up on MTC Classics and it blew me away with its film noir style. It better have won some awards!
This video was art af, and most people dont even realize it. This was some French noire shit. The composition, So good
🤮
This is killer baby❤❤💯☘️💃🏼
Yes it is.
Lmao, on my first deployment in the Navy - we were heading back to home port San Diego CA and the Captain played this over the all hands microphone system (1MC) at 3 AM to let everyone know we were heading back home.
Lmao this is dope, wish ours did that now.
Shit I used to be based at Miramar. Late '80s early '90s.
That must of been the coolest thing.
@@KermitRice Man, the partying we did at Miramar in the early 90's... Omg! I lived in Port Hueneme.
I knew I should have joined the Navy.
Did the first swear in should have went back to meps
Another Rick Rubin classic. You can hear that rock influence he had in hip hop during this time. Never gets enough credit for being one of the better producers during the best era of rap (1986-1998)
Did you see Rick in the video playing cards?
He gets credit from his peers.That song was actually used for the film less than zero.
he was responsible for that soundtrack, all time!!!
The man won eight grammy's how much more credit should he receive. Everyone knows he was the man at Def Jam, he also produced excellent music for RHCP as well as many other artists.
all cool j going back to Cali biggie smalls going back to cali
Who’s here in 2024?
This is such a canned response.
Me
Better question... Who still has this on tape?
Never left, B...
Me!!!!From Roma!!!!
I haven't been back to Cali since 1998.
Heading back tomorrow.
Bruh.
I was in Cali in 1999. I live in the Netherlands.
I'll never grow tired of record scratching.
I hear you, neither do I!
I was just about to comment on this!
Sad it had to end.
S Walters LAKERS.
Kwamay Brown four lyfe....
I love the originality of this track. Still holds up well 28 years later!
One of the sickest beats in hip hop history.
FaCTS!!!!
Paul revere. Beastie boys
No but nice try small hat bots
Paul revere.
Courtesy of the legendary Rick Rubin.
The 808’s hit better back then .
Can we all agree on how great that video is? The perspectives and overall camerawork are ace! RIP Ric Menello!
Yup! The shot compositions are excellent!
Yes ! I was just thinking the same. Masterpiece level here !
Every shot is so on point and meaningful. End result is timeless.
Nothing compared to your average rap clip...
Shame on me, I'm just coming across the the name of Ric Menello... he definitely deserves more recognition... RIP
I totally agree! It's a superb video. Has a slick, cool film noir feel to it.
Yep. Way ahead of it's time .
Facts
Pure hip hop will always stand the test of time. Classics never go out of style.
This whole album is a masterpiece 😅
That’s why I’m here at the age of 24 feels like 64 inside my soul …..
@@FuckSlowShitThe songs age well with morden PA systems at concerts too. I'm 21 and saw him live in Memphis two weeks ago and The Roots were backing him, adds a timeless quality to the songs. Juvenile, Big Boi, Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick, Mc Lyte, Jadakiss
True
This is rap bro
that beat was beast,,
Great video. How about that beat? The confidence with which it draws you to pay attention. The samples, the slooow scratching, the build up. The lyrics. A masterpiece.
Two years ago my mom surprised me to a trip to LA for the second time. She played this song while showing me the plane tickets! I cried tears of joy for hours! It’s one of my favorite memories.💕💕💕
Epic!! Mom's knows what's up ✌️
to bad cali has gone 👎 the last 5 yrs i think
Your mum has taste
😂 😂
@@Hardstyler981 move out then that's what I did
In another 30 years, this video will still be dope
But will Cali ?
Still jamming to this slap in 2058
Facts 💯
Another hunded
@@ayf1983 yeah about whatever percent San Andreas leaves behond
1988 was my sr year of high school. Can’t tell you how revolutionary this was. Yes, we dressed and did our hair JUST like this!!! I’m 53 now - WOW!!!
I played this on my way to Cali for the first time. I love Cali. The best place ever!!!!! Now when I go. It's like another home that I have.
Cali ain't what it used to be in 1987. lol
You can't play it the first time lol only repeat trips
Classic hip hop from the heart. This is why LL is the GOAT.
The tight horn section over that thunderous bass backbeat....legendary!!
You can thank Rick Rubin for that.
Hell YAH!!!
Rick Rubin beats hit so hard!!!
If you hear the horns………you know it’s good.
Man!!! i jus commented on that SAX!!!
Such a classic
Iconic. Young musicians have not paid homage or tried to sample which is sad. The visuals are crazy.
I’m selfish. I don’t want anyone to touch this! Lol 🥰
the argentinian band soda stereo sampled the trumpets part,they were really eclectic
@@may0naise975Which song? Ty
@@glendaleon739 paseando por roma
@@glendaleon739 and look more into his discography,his music is terrific
I miss music like this 😭
🎯
im 12 and i miss it too:( music is not the same its all boring now:/
@@miaunknown2641 keep up the good work! Don’t follow others !
He dissing Cali
Favorite rapper as a kid and I'm 45 🤣🤣
One of the Greatest of All Time.
Always liked LL
How much swag did LL have in this video?? Unmeasurable
It oozes through the screen
One of the smoothest hip hop tracks ever. That opening is one of the best.
This song still hold up 30 years later. This was the jam. 'she said she likes the ocean' chooka chooka chooka....
Nice, I never new how to spell a record scratch until now! :D
Love your sound effects!
I love this it always makes me jam ❤
Even though We don’t Say ‘Cali’ In California, We still look at this song like a homage to us from out of towners
Califas homes!!!
@@rolandledesma-de7qd Yes definitely
Bahaha 😅. Cali SUCKS...REAL SHIT HOLE...FROM TEXAS WITH ❤️
@@user-rx4it2bz5d Actually Texas does with all of those snakes and other creatures out there and nasty hot weather
This song has to be played full blast. Bad ass bass
for real everytime it shows up on gta 5 i bump that hoe
PERIODT
Big FACTS
Classic. Shit made me book a flight.
TheDreamhouse2010 lol
TheDreamhouse2010 I’m leaving tomorrow for California
Do the women really look like this in Cali?
@@chillpill1590 Used to. Now it's all FUGLY tattoos, duck lips and faux tan from a bottle.
@@CC_Marauder Dude, do you know how much it sucks being fucking 31 right now I really feel bad for the new guys growing up into whatever the fuck it is we are in shit I'm tired of pretending like we don't live in a freak show of someone else's design...
America has had the most beautiful women in the world and each different section of the US even (pre plastic era... disgusting nonsense)
I remember being about 15 yrs old in high school when I stumbled onto this video on mtv back in the day - i was not at all into hip hop or rap then but this track and the video stuck with me all these years and since then now at 49 i’ve grown to love a lot of the old school hip hop and rap from the 80s and 90s - funny how a lot of the rappers from then segued into acting - if you’re creative at all you tend to be multi talented
It's the complete opposite for me. I use to listen to LL cool J, RUNDMC, Beastie Boys, etc... now even though I still love these guys, I'm listening to more rock of the 80's.
This track was such a different pace and feel at the time even the video seemed odd 😂 but it was definitely ahead of its time and it shows one of Ls classics
The greatest scratch of all time.
Should have featured this song at the SUPER BOWL. Wouldve rocked the whole stadium
The definition of irony: LL doing this song, and fast forward a few decades later. He's staring in NCIS: Los Angeles 😂
This shit never gets old ...California is #1
Tax high and number turds
There's never quite been a hip-hop tune like this before or since.
Right?!?!
Truly 1-of-a-kind hit.
Nothing like feeling the subwoofer of this song jostle you around as you go 80 on the highway
Never forget the first time hearing it I was " wow this is different"
@@clemenza24 that first 30 sec tho...monster!
It's on a class all its own! Me and my BFF used to blast this back in the day. I love how funky and classic it is. there's so much vibe to it. And I am not an LLCJ fan, but this song does it to me like no OTHER!! I fucking LOVE it!!
This is pure class and the scratching is ferocious....
DAAAAMN PEGGY
Laquesha need not apply for an LL video.
That beat!……👍👍
Mr Darrell A Hamilton.. Please to meet you...
3:45 3:45 3:45
From a time when MTV actually played music. This type of rap/hip hop is far better than today's. In the era of The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and anything that Rick Rubin produced.
MTV in the 80s mind blowing! Everything from Duran Duran to Yo MTV Raps 🤩
Agreed.
He was so popular that everyone forgot he was ONE OF THE GOATS!
The term GOAT literally comes from the name of 1 of his albums!
we used to test car systems with this track, bass is so clean
Oh my god, this song bumped! This always reminds me of freshman year when all the seniors left the parking lot after school. Mini trucks and bass.
LL killed it Back in the day ! I had the loudest Stereo in the SF Valley 1991 and this was the Song ! 2 -18' kickers ! 2- 12' JBL Rivera"s and some EV horns you could hear me and LL 2 miles away ! hahahahha to be young again !
"pop in a cassette and push play" 😎🔥
Those were the days.
A bottle of wine 🍷❤️😂 fucking Classic
I still ❤it as much as I did back then.
DA DA DAMNNNNN PEGYYYYY
Not a Shinquinta in sight!
32 years and I remember the lyrics... But don't remember yesterday's lunch... Legendary
Perhaps trashy mumble rap was playing while you ate yesterday’s meal hence your inability to remember the meal.
Easily the most artistic rap video I have ever seen, the sax is great, shot in black and white sheer genius.
❤ that Martha Quinn pose is everything
Cut Creator is a genius
this video is pure art.
💯
the eye in the sky was about to say the exact same thing.
This is one of my favorite music videos ever. Very minimalistic with an 80s flavor.
You are wimming! PERIOD. Mic Drop!
I like dancing to this in high heels 👠👠
Back when rappers actually had talent, LOVE IT!
Kendrick Lamar doesn’t have talent?
you call this talent 😂
I was 14 when this came out! I thought it was the best song ever!!
It was cutting edge. jazzy
johnny odom it was that crazy ass bass this track has😱
Gift of gab ra the rugged man
johnny odom. Me to
johnny odom it is
Even The Rain Beautiful cries Beauty 😻😍
Not one mumble line!!! The best!!!!
Probably the pinnacle of hip hop. The video is sheer art.
I miss this era of hip-hop.
Goin back to cali❤❤❤
Legend! Here bumpin in 2023 💯🔥
They need to make LL icon for hip hop because he actually changed the game. This why he is the GOAT.
agreed 100 %
This video was his tribute to WHITE women!!!
@@jonothandoeserhow so
So?@@jonothandoeser
LL Cool J was so FINE!!!😊
Recent learned an old friend of mine past away. He loved this album. R.i.P my friend.
Use to work in Oregon and North Cali, originally from the East but play this for memories of my childhood and work now...😊
Bought a ce vett new 6speed manual nothing could touch it dang these was good times
People don't understand how iconic ll cool j was in the 80's, he was equally what amigos are to the 2000, iconic we are among greatness,living legend.
😂 this whole comment broken
How you gonns contradict yourself? It ain't nowhere near the same. The.masses appreciated the art of music more then, there wasn't a million actors and rappers, people were invested more in celebrities, they weren't as disposable. He was actually iconic and worked for it. It's not the same as every viral video rapper being a trend for a year and being forgot about. Years from now people will still know L.L. you didn't even know migos name rn
Who are migos?
@@tobe1207 couldn’t have said it better
What amigos?
Only 10M views on this classic is just criminal.
and counting
So put them in jail.
Why do people write stupid comments like only 10m views? Ok lol 😂 how many views do your videos get?
I know right . . .
@@justines1919 At worst, the assumption behind the "why are there so few views" comments must be that, somehow, the videos never existed before UA-cam.
It's Friday ,,🎶🎶🎶🎶✈️😎
My favorite song of ll cool j. The beat is awesome! ❤❤
The early days of 808 bass.. love it
This music video was mind blowing when it first came out!
That trumpet is 🔥
Saxo
LL Cool J for President
LL Cool J did go back to California. LOL HES ON NCIS Los Angeles!!
Underated comment yea uh-yea
Great answer Captain Obvious!
Yup!😊
Irony...lol
Exactly! In fact, he might as well have Oscar winner Linda Hunt on the roof shaking her booty on the phone booths with the rest of those hootchies.
Another masterpiece production by Rick Rubin
Hip Hop ,Rap ,Rocks Welcome to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame@☮🦇☯️
This was pure avant garde...straight classic!
Most beautifully shot music video ever.
The bass line in this song is so damn hard. I used to blast this on the 4 15"s in the extended cab of my S-10.
Goat
Just the beat God damnit. Then Him🥰💯😎🤗
Absolute classic.
one of the best scratches there ever were to this day.
LL COOL J
When I first set eyes on LL cool Jay I was in love then 🥰 and 35 years later I still am. Nobody was more hotter 🔥 then he was.. and he's music was classic
The Music Video That Took Hip Hop To The Next Level ... Still A Masterpiece !!! + Less Than Zero Movie was The Coolest Movie of Its Time .. Robert Downey Jr was Amazing {"Going Back To Cali" was on LESS THAN ZERO Movie Soundtrack} ..
LL COOL J Hip Hop Legend!!!...
nothing like old school
this isnt old school
ALivingBeing
why isn't old school...
Originally old school hip hop ended in 1984 and then started the new school. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-school_hip_hop
Originally old school hip hop ended in 1984 and then started the new school. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-school_hip_hop
I would like but it's at 69
WHAT????? I CAN HEAR YOU OVER THIS BASS!!!!!🤘🏽
This dude dissed us and we bumped this