a humble and honest man, who appreciates his life. Refreshing. Not rich, but not dirt poor , either. Remember how expensive new york is before you judge. Its Yours is an influential recording from 1984. Helped create Def Jam by Rick Rubin. T La Rock is a thankful man, who appreciates his roots.
Why are so many people in the comment section concerned about how he's living. That big house, car and jewelry shit has folks screwed up about life. The man has a smile on his face showing you around his not cheap I'm sure NY apartment. He's sharing his collections and sharing a little about his life and all some of you can do is make comparisons to others and WHAT YOU THINK his life should be like. People are getting more dumbed down and shallow as time rolls on.
It's depressing such a Hip Hop Legend living in such humble surroundings. For his impact on hip hop in Lyricism he should be living in the lap of luxury forever. Shame on you Russell Simmons, P-Diddy, Jay-Z, at least one of you could of at-least gave the man a job at Def Jam. This mans music made millions, but in those days all the money were stolen from the artists. There's no way if I had the power to change lives would I ever allow a Hip Hop Legend to live like that. I would do all I could to get this man job in the industry. Much Respect Tla Rock.
The way I see things is that he is careful with money and lets not forget he has three properties in NY so I wouldn't say he is doing that bad at all. What is a bachelor going to do rattling around in a mansion, wasting thousands on upkeep for show?
re: "Shame on you Russell Simmons, P-Diddy, Jay-Z, at least one of you could of at-least gave the man a job at Def Jam." re: "What is a bachelor going to do rattling around in a mansion, wasting thousands on upkeep for show?" interestingly enough, you both make good points.
The average humble Manhattan apartment like the one in this video costs about a million dollars and generally has about a thousand dollar per monce maintenance fee. not a bad lifestyle for someone who hadnt really worked on 20 years.
Living Legend!!! I never get tired of this song. You took rap to another level by the ingenious way of compressing words and flow in space and time of 4 bars. I was like a non-lawyer reading a legal document and had to turn to my lawyer and say 'what this mean?'. Every word, syllable, flow, word count you used was so dope that dictionary sales probably went up that year! Legend!
let me quote the first line of rhyme I ever heard of T la Rocks... "commentating illustrating description giving adjective expert" THAT is hiphop, letting the camera into your small-assed bathroom(with pride) THAT is Hiphop, at 6.12 opening the door for a mother and child THAT is Hiphop, respect sir
Absolute legend with complete humility, refreshing to see! An absolute gentleman who remains positive, upbeat and thankful for the life he is having! An inspiration! :0)
The best one of my favorite when i was a young kids i rock his music a lot is rrcord is bad whit mantronix whit thiso fresh beat word up shout out t la rock
oh man, t la rock , you was and still are one of the best mc's out there, still listen to your albums , rap will never die, back to burn g......................keithman 2010
Man I keep coming back to this joint. TLA man, you make me miss NYC so much bro. I still Got Lyrical King on Wax with You and Greg Nice acting a fool in the studio. Insane stuff. I remember the 1st time hearing "It's Yours" driving from Queens on the Grand Central Pkwy - the version WITHOUT the crowd cheering in the background....we almost wrecked. That's when cats were still tagging "Dump Koch". hahaha. Respect, wealth and long life good brother. Peace!
Whaatt!!!Tla Rock.This You tube is a brekthru in time!Nice to see this.I signed up just for this video..Tla,Mantronik,truly ahead of their time!This is great.Cant wait to hear or see new material.Keep on Tla rockin.1-2-3-4-5 BreakDown.
"I'm the notorious fear inflicter, I'm the mongoose, you're the boa constricter; I'm good, you're garbage, we're easy to distinguish..." 48 from Chicago, T La Rock that dude!
T la rock rules! Don't listen to the BS T la rock. You were one of my favorite rappers growing up. Sorry about your accident. You never got the props you deserved. I would love to visit NY one day and take you to lunch and chill with one of the baddest to touch the mic.
Great to see this a real true lyricas of his time , underground Hip Hop Culture Emcee brother. Bless Brother G Beats England's Bristols very own and finest.
Big ups to T LA ROCK!! Much love and respect.... I'm from the 90's era of HIP HOP, but I've been listening to hip hop since 1989! Much props goes out to the old schoolers and founders of HIP HOP MUSIC and CULTURE!! Much respect to guys like T LA ROCK and a bunch of others from the 70's and 80's that paved the way for my 90's era of hip hop! It's 2011 now and 2012 is just around the corner and hip hop today is not the same. The glory days of RAP are gone but I'll always remember the good ol days!
Am I the only one who feels so sad to see t la rock, the once great rapper , getting so old, and it seems like he became poor. Very sad how youth is so fleeting and short lived
Much respect from Haiti to T La Rock so I thought LL was first mc who signed in Def Jam so ll sound like him too so love ll cool j too much respect to LL
Still have old school pics of kk, & you before all of this 167 st / grant ave , BX , Zonk is good ! I love hip hop / but hip hop did nothing for the ZONK , and doing well, peace and blessings to all ..looking at TV or listening on the radio , just brings a smile to my fce .
bring on the movie, saying people of the universe this is yours. i hope this movie gets made to show llife after hip hop AND BEHIND THE SCENES, AND IT'S ABOUT HOW YOU LIVE, YOU CAN ALWAYS STAY IN THE GAME SUCESS WILL FIND THOSE WHO ARE PERISTANT AND PREPARE FOR IT.
I loved his music before when i was a teenager and still love it today. Early rap with its mixing and scratching, and hard beats and percussions sounded so much cooler and funkier than today's rap. Rap started to go downhill when they stopped mixing and scratching and replaced with wack sounding female singers and weak rock type beats like in white music.and rap started to glorify black on black murder and violence and drugs etc etc. I miss old rap I cant stand to listen to th ed rap they play on the radio nowadays. Its sounds so ugly and stupid and its mostly all nonsense
One of the best emcees to ever rock a microphone.
Yup
100%. Way advanced and ahead of his contemporaries. Took a bit for others to catch up.
a humble and honest man, who appreciates his life. Refreshing. Not rich, but not dirt poor , either. Remember how expensive new york is before you judge. Its Yours is an influential recording from 1984. Helped create Def Jam by Rick Rubin. T La Rock is a thankful man, who appreciates his roots.
John Santa Cruz 1 of his 3 cribs....not bad for a guy who’s life was nearly ended trying to break up a fight!
Amen!!
True those apts be like 500,00 for one to buy
Plus, this was from over 13 years ago. So it might also look bland, compared to today's "standards" or expectations.
L.L.owes T LA Rock dearly always been a fan of mantronix &T LA Rock
Truth.
Way before his time... The lyrical content and delivery style was unmatched at that time.
@Nextlevel Fort Lauderdale indeed
His brother Special K was. He wrote that song. Not T La Rock.
Why are so many people in the comment section concerned about how he's living. That big house, car and jewelry shit has folks screwed up about life. The man has a smile on his face showing you around his not cheap I'm sure NY apartment. He's sharing his collections and sharing a little about his life and all some of you can do is make comparisons to others and WHAT YOU THINK his life should be like. People are getting more dumbed down and shallow as time rolls on.
Yeah bro said he got 3 houses in NY....$$$$
I mean.. It looks like he lives in a nice building. Not sure what's the problem?
This dude's a legend. This Beat Kicks!!
I'm a big fan of this legend I lose my mind wen I hear it's YOURS
Thanks T La Rock...for everything!
I grew up with your music .....always a fan of your style god bless you T-La Rock you a nice down to earth guy.
one of the hardest rappers ever.. I lived in Bronx during 74 - 90 best years in history
+gil vaz LOL I envy you and pity you at the same time!
Yup
@@afonline2004 😅
Its Yours....one of my favorite hip hop hits!!
T rockin the old skool full length joint.
Its a shame that pioneers like T don't have Jay z money....smh
Jay z sold his soul
T la rock didt sell his soul!!! I'm happy for him , I still listen to his music, more than any other def jam artist
@@closgreen70 Bingo
Some people arent willing to do anything for money
Was just listening to some of his tracks yesterday. One of the most underrated and underappreciated emcees of the game.
It's depressing such a Hip Hop Legend living in such humble surroundings. For his impact on hip hop in Lyricism he should be living in the lap of luxury forever. Shame on you Russell Simmons, P-Diddy, Jay-Z, at least one of you could of at-least gave the man a job at Def Jam. This mans music made millions, but in those days all the money were stolen from the artists. There's no way if I had the power to change lives would I ever allow a Hip Hop Legend to live like that. I would do all I could to get this man job in the industry. Much Respect Tla Rock.
The way I see things is that he is careful with money and lets not forget he has three properties in NY so I wouldn't say he is doing that bad at all. What is a bachelor going to do rattling around in a mansion, wasting thousands on upkeep for show?
re: "Shame on you Russell Simmons, P-Diddy, Jay-Z, at least one of you could of at-least gave the man a job at Def Jam."
re: "What is a bachelor going to do rattling around in a mansion, wasting thousands on upkeep for show?"
interestingly enough, you both make good points.
The average humble Manhattan apartment like the one in this video costs about a million dollars and generally has about a thousand dollar per monce maintenance fee. not a bad lifestyle for someone who hadnt really worked on 20 years.
Mack Peterson And a MILLION RATS RUNNING THRU THOSE APTS!!! SAD BUT TRUE 😭😭😭😱😱😱😱
I agreee. he deserves Ludacris numbers for his day..and deserves 12 bathrooms lol..seriously a genuis and pioneer
Living Legend!!! I never get tired of this song. You took rap to another level by the ingenious way of compressing words and flow in space and time of 4 bars. I was like a non-lawyer reading a legal document and had to turn to my lawyer and say 'what this mean?'. Every word, syllable, flow, word count you used was so dope that dictionary sales probably went up that year! Legend!
One love T La Rock the lyrical KING! Eternal respect and gratitude from Australia!
let me quote the first line of rhyme I ever heard of T la Rocks... "commentating illustrating description giving adjective expert"
THAT is hiphop, letting the camera into your small-assed bathroom(with pride) THAT is Hiphop, at 6.12 opening the door for a mother and child THAT is Hiphop, respect sir
This is after his brain injury right?? im very happy to see hes alright again. Love you T La Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIGHT!!!
Absolute legend with complete humility, refreshing to see! An absolute gentleman who remains positive, upbeat and thankful for the life he is having! An inspiration! :0)
I just saw this brother on 168 in Washington Heights, what a legend!
Respect to you T. I met and discovered you through youtube years ago and I thought it was great like meeting a true hip hop legend
The best one of my favorite when i was a young kids i rock his music a lot is rrcord is bad whit mantronix whit thiso fresh beat word up shout out t la rock
oh man, t la rock , you was and still are one of the best mc's out there, still listen to your albums , rap will never die, back to burn g......................keithman 2010
was blessed to see this legend perform
The best! As I said in my post on facebook, he should be traveling all around the globe spreading his knowledge and experience. Hope it happens!
A living legend .. and what appears to be a very nice chap also.
Awesome Lyricist I remember being 13 years old 14 years old listening to his song it's yours he helped me incline my rhymes
Man I keep coming back to this joint. TLA man, you make me miss NYC so much bro.
I still Got Lyrical King on Wax with You and Greg Nice acting a fool in the studio. Insane stuff. I remember the 1st time hearing "It's Yours" driving from Queens on the Grand Central Pkwy - the version WITHOUT the crowd cheering in the background....we almost wrecked. That's when cats were still tagging "Dump Koch". hahaha. Respect, wealth and long life good brother. Peace!
he should have a run dmc sized house. he deserves it.
run dmc is illuminati , that's why they're paid. like that trash t.i. .
Plus Run brother owns the label of course he would be straight
U heard him tho he has 3 cribs tho what if he just didn’t want that big of a house
Seems like such a good dude. Too bad he never got his due.
Whaatt!!!Tla Rock.This You tube is a brekthru in time!Nice to see this.I signed up just for this video..Tla,Mantronik,truly ahead of their time!This is great.Cant wait to hear or see new material.Keep on Tla rockin.1-2-3-4-5 BreakDown.
Some of y'all missed when he said " one of three houses."
people say hes broke but dude said he had 3 cribs wow
An there in New York , an you know what them joints cost
T LA rock 80s old school hip hop
"I'm the notorious fear inflicter, I'm the mongoose, you're the boa constricter; I'm good, you're garbage, we're easy to distinguish..." 48 from Chicago, T La Rock that dude!
SALUTE to the Legend T LA ROCK!!!!!
Great uplifting and positive rapper. Love most of his stuff but breaking bells does it for me everytime. The dub is sublime too.
Thank you T. I truly appreciate all you’ve done for hip hop. You’re a true pioneer and a legend. God bless ya my man.
CLASSIK DUDE!!
T LA ROCK !!! THA BEST !!!!!
T la rock rules! Don't listen to the BS T la rock. You were one of my favorite rappers growing up. Sorry about your accident. You never got the props you deserved. I would love to visit NY one day and take you to lunch and chill with one of the baddest to touch the mic.
t la rock is the real deal in hip hop !!! not like the crap you get today !!!!! true school rapper !!!!!!
I was smoking blunts spining T La Rock It's Yours back to back in 1984!It is nice to see something on him.
THE LEGEND
Great to see this a real true lyricas of his time , underground Hip Hop Culture Emcee brother. Bless Brother G Beats England's Bristols very own and finest.
Sharing your mighty talented soul to your color brothazZ all around the world!👈🏽in a good way 🤘🏻I am glad that i shaked hands with you 👉🏼❤️👈🏽
*T LA ROCK DEFINITELY A LIVING LEGEND😊👍🏾*
It's Yours made my Popping Ability off the chain. 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊💯💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dope!!🔥🔥
"I dont really know but somebody said that musical rhythms can mess with your head" - what a legend this guy is
Man wat een dope docu, bedank ervoor, hebt zijn optreden in de Melkweg jammer genoeg gemist
Big ups to T LA ROCK!! Much love and respect.... I'm from the 90's era of HIP HOP, but I've been listening to hip hop since 1989! Much props goes out to the old schoolers and founders of HIP HOP MUSIC and CULTURE!! Much respect to guys like T LA ROCK and a bunch of others from the 70's and 80's that paved the way for my 90's era of hip hop! It's 2011 now and 2012 is just around the corner and hip hop today is not the same. The glory days of RAP are gone but I'll always remember the good ol days!
t LA ROCK YOU ARE A LEGEND LIVE ON!!!!
T La Rock. One of the greatest EVER !
T La Rock, time to change the battery in the smoke alarm.
Unsung for real.
this is how it is.
the sad thing is that big artist did'nt drop some of the money they made to support a rap god
Lord Weston McAlister Real Talk!!!!
Am I the only one who feels so sad to see t la rock, the once great rapper , getting so old, and it seems like he became poor. Very sad how youth is so fleeting and short lived
Silver Sword Don’t feel sad. He’s alive and seems happy and comfortable.
Hes not old hes seasoned
You can't own 3 cribs in NYC and be poor...
LEGENDARY
Hope a movie or documentary is made.
I remember Ms. Keaton from PS 129!!!
Much respect from Haiti to T La Rock so I thought LL was first mc who signed in Def Jam so ll sound like him too so love ll cool j too much respect to LL
God bless you T LA! 🙏. My prayers go out to you
I thought LL was T La back when LL first came out.
i would for shore see a t la rock movie
Peace to TLA Rock..🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
T LA MOTHAFUCKIN' ROCK
MUCH RESPECT
Devious Doze: "New York, the capitol of Hip Hop."
tops on my list as one of the best of all time.
"Next month, January 27th, I'll be on this corner 40 years..." - I'm not gonna touch that one.
This nukka right here was the meaning of str8 up basement hip hop! baboom bab pat... baboom pat! Folks dont know nuthin about this shyt! '80s nukka!
yo t i dont know if you remember me Im James from 167 & Finlay Ave Do you remember?
He was already awesome in my book but seeing a kung fu collection! Seems like a humorous, laid back dude! Great video
all respect!!!!!!
that lady at the end was funny but random af too lol
Absolute legend - but can someone explain the mirrors? 😇
Still have old school pics of kk, & you before all of this 167 st / grant ave , BX , Zonk is good ! I love hip hop / but hip hop did nothing for the ZONK , and doing well, peace and blessings to all ..looking at TV or listening on the radio , just brings a smile to my fce .
Dam I am glad I watched this because rock the bells in its yours dam sure sounded alike to beat I found out they was both using the 808 drum machine
And Rick Rubin produced both tracks...
❤🎉 legend
This is the shit real M.C.'s real people.
ESTIVE COM ELE EM 2010 AQUI EM SÃO PAULO BRAZIL W W W .DJRIC. TK
FEZ 2 SHOWS IN SÃO PAULO
bring on the movie, saying people of the universe this is yours. i hope this movie gets made to show llife after hip hop AND BEHIND THE SCENES, AND IT'S ABOUT HOW YOU LIVE, YOU CAN ALWAYS STAY IN THE GAME SUCESS WILL FIND THOSE WHO ARE PERISTANT AND PREPARE FOR IT.
at 4:37-min mark, what mixer is that?
@noahsxm Just-Ice and Mantronix way ahead of thier time you can bump those joints today
I didnt know it was streetwise/ partytyme records. That means arthur baker had his hands in russel and ricks pocket too besides new edition. Damn
ITZ YOURZ!!!!
I hope he's still doing well
i dont know.... is it true?
i'll leave it up to you?
These are The kings of New York....
🤴🏿 yeah !
legend
dope. And nothing wrong with cleaning for man or women - your space is clean it feels good
Change the battery in your smoke alarm, T!!!!!
Un gran MC
After all the tupacs and Dres' and biggies and diddy...this guy still here living and loving life.
I loved his music before when i was a teenager and still love it today. Early rap with its mixing and scratching, and hard beats and percussions sounded so much cooler and funkier than today's rap. Rap started to go downhill when they stopped mixing and scratching and replaced with wack sounding female singers and weak rock type beats like in white music.and rap started to glorify black on black murder and violence and drugs etc etc. I miss old rap I cant stand to listen to th ed rap they play on the radio nowadays. Its sounds so ugly and stupid and its mostly all nonsense
change has come! and gone!
Selling my whole collection of rare old school hip hop and funk, mainly original vinyls from the 70's and 80's. List sent by requested Pm.
Washington heights is very expensive