Its interesting state of things. When proper hip hop has center stage the proper cats are getting paychecks. When it drifts back underground it recoups purity. Its honestly a win win situation. I know it doesn't feel that way when the radio plasters useless ass shit over the airwaves, but understand friends its all a cycle. Real shit will have its day again.
Wow man i remember first listening to this shit back in highschool. this is the same time i discovered old school Em, virtuoso, insight jedi mind tricks, aesop rock, benefit and a few others i cant think of at the moment. Man this brings me back to when hiphop was in its golden era. Listening to songs like this today makes me feel like im at hip hops funeral listening to a eulogy. Hip hop where art thou. Only present day rappers that are keepin up are Slaughterhouse.
@@666sk8erguy Jesus fucking Christ I made this comment 14 years ago. I'm a 40 year old fart now. How I feel about hip hop now? Honestly I don't really fuck with a lot of shit out there and keep to my old head/classic shit. The versuz series during the pandemic was fire as fuck, and I love seeing Harry Mack the god tier freestyler do his thing. 2018 was a great fucking hear for hip hop. Pusha T roasted drake, Styles dropped a fire album, Jcole dropped, Royce Da 5'9 dropped, Em dropped and Nas. There was some other shit, but I don't remember off the top, but that was the best year in hip hop in a long while, and there was a lot of good Sway freestyles too. R.A. the Rugged man dropped that heat in 2020, so there's some gems I guess. Wrote a book here, but yea that's my old head take lol. Peace homie and thanks for reminding me about this song.
@@Macsimus007 can’t believe you even replied man lol! Respect! But yeah I feel largely the same. Not as old as you at 28 but still agree 2013-18 had some dope shit. Peace ✌️
It's not only the same sample, it's the same exact beat. This was on the B-Side for Mr. Lif's 12" for Triangular Warfare/Arise that came out in like 1998, Sage's cut is on a mixtape that came out later. Sage is just rapping over the Lif/Akrobatik beat.
more ppl have to be aware of this shit! AHH i just wanna flip a table over everytime i hear this!!! "we stand lines above your highest point, 93 million styles above your flyest joint"!!!!!!!!!!!!!ahhhhh "LIF and akrobatin always blowin the spot, cause' we do the type of shit the average human cannot, spand the globe on foot, in a day in-a-half, go back in time and tell Confusious that he don't know that MATH hahahahahahahah yesss!!!!!
hip hop will never die. its getting so much better. it kills me 99% of it is undiscovered by the general public. oh well. who gives a shit. i got the music, i like it, and i had to find it myself so im set
Akrobatik brings the closest thing to lyrical perfection When I extent my tecs send spiritual conections Never catch me lounging in the ignorant section Kill emcees for my profession, with the lyrical (invection?) injection
![Mr. Lif - Because They Made It That Way [Original Video With High Sound Quality]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sJWBJsBRJYA/mqdefault.jpg)
I remember watching them live in Boston performing this in 1999, fuc#ing great!
Still amazing! Precise lyrical ability and verbal symmetry! Shout out to everyone who knows the great feeling you get from rhymes like these
One of the best verses ever by Akrobatik and Mr.Lif
Lif and AK just stomped all over that beat like some god damn gigantors!!
Still bump this still 2018
Know this of by heart, old school shit
had this on a cd back in 2003 and could never find it. googled "akrobatik brings the closest thing to spiritual connection" and here it is a classic
great new find
Summer 1999 I believe this was the underground hit.
Back here again, this song still gives me the chills.
Its interesting state of things. When proper hip hop has center stage the proper cats are getting paychecks. When it drifts back underground it recoups purity. Its honestly a win win situation. I know it doesn't feel that way when the radio plasters useless ass shit over the airwaves, but understand friends its all a cycle. Real shit will have its day again.
been listening to these guys since early 2000s two of my favorite artists shout out to boston
This will forever be the greatest hiphop song of all time.
you got caught up ina lyrical heist !
Love this beat.
This is dopeness personified
My fav track from Akrobatik,and produced by my lif,the beat cuttin and sample are too ill,bboy shit at it's best!!!!!!!!
dope track homie
Wow man i remember first listening to this shit back in highschool. this is the same time i discovered old school Em, virtuoso, insight jedi mind tricks, aesop rock, benefit and a few others i cant think of at the moment. Man this brings me back to when hiphop was in its golden era. Listening to songs like this today makes me feel like im at hip hops funeral listening to a eulogy. Hip hop where art thou. Only present day rappers that are keepin up are Slaughterhouse.
How do you feel about hip hop today? Lmao
@@666sk8erguy Jesus fucking Christ I made this comment 14 years ago. I'm a 40 year old fart now. How I feel about hip hop now? Honestly I don't really fuck with a lot of shit out there and keep to my old head/classic shit. The versuz series during the pandemic was fire as fuck, and I love seeing Harry Mack the god tier freestyler do his thing. 2018 was a great fucking hear for hip hop.
Pusha T roasted drake, Styles dropped a fire album, Jcole dropped, Royce Da 5'9 dropped, Em dropped and Nas. There was some other shit, but I don't remember off the top, but that was the best year in hip hop in a long while, and there was a lot of good Sway freestyles too. R.A. the Rugged man dropped that heat in 2020, so there's some gems I guess. Wrote a book here, but yea that's my old head take lol. Peace homie and thanks for reminding me about this song.
@@Macsimus007 can’t believe you even replied man lol! Respect! But yeah I feel largely the same. Not as old as you at 28 but still agree 2013-18 had some dope shit. Peace ✌️
@@666sk8erguy Peace!
same
Akrobatik fuckin snaps on this shit
For real he killed it
Damn still nobody has been put in to this smh!
I'm here. Mr. Lif and Akrobatic are the greatest. They got so many amazing tracks like this
"If they thought rap was dead tell the heads shit is resurrected.
Battle royale, you won't last a second." Dope DoD
It's not only the same sample, it's the same exact beat. This was on the B-Side for Mr. Lif's 12" for Triangular Warfare/Arise that came out in like 1998, Sage's cut is on a mixtape that came out later. Sage is just rapping over the Lif/Akrobatik beat.
more ppl have to be aware of this shit! AHH i just wanna flip a table over everytime i hear this!!! "we stand lines above your highest point, 93 million styles above your flyest joint"!!!!!!!!!!!!!ahhhhh
"LIF and akrobatin always blowin the spot, cause' we do the type of shit the average human cannot, spand the globe on foot, in a day in-a-half, go back in time and tell Confusious that he don't know that MATH hahahahahahahah yesss!!!!!
Hip Hop!!!!!!
That souls of mischief sample tho
that's dope yo
get well soon Ak!
The Beat
Those Scratchez
Insane BARZ
That Real....rappaz runnin the fuck out....under 3 min shittin on mofos discographies...
hip hop will never die. its getting so much better. it kills me 99% of it is undiscovered by the general public. oh well. who gives a shit. i got the music, i like it, and i had to find it myself so im set
I can imagine this song behind a fight scene in Afro Samurai or Samurai Champloo or something..
Flexin wit Da Pen 💽🖋️
this song is so fuckin tight son!! boston stand up!
yo this is mad next level shit
Thank u TnTWarrior. Peep Dos one if u think hip hop is dead. Thats just 1 out of a million dope mc's that i can think of.
I used to scratch up that “ak ak akakakakak” when it starts
God damn. Beautiful.
That must've been so fucking ill. Out of Ak or Lif, I honestly don't know who's better. They're both so fucking sick.
this beat was also used on Sage Francis' Narcissist
Memories :)
R.i.p Big Herm
who is Big Herm?
@GoldCoastRep A Legend
love it
Amazing
Too True, Too True!!!
Perfect
@Quake2815 I'm now a fan.
crazy!!!!!
the joint
Akrobatik brings the closest thing to lyrical perfection
When I extent my tecs send spiritual conections
Never catch me lounging in the ignorant section
Kill emcees for my profession, with the lyrical (invection?) injection
Yeah....
same sample as Sage Francis- Narcissist.. >>> /watch?v=rngNdVn3iSk
You got caught up in a lyrical heist
All Lif fans NEED to check out "Live at the Middle East"
respect
Lol some dude messaged me and said Mr. Lif isn't from Boston.
He's one of the best but he's not at the top. I'm glad I'm from Boston like him though, maybe I'll get a chance to meet him xDD
only dig deeper!
Siik
ill shit!
what is the sample?
Opio cut.
@bakedgood420 wack ass lyric website. my bad lol
i think people would get A's in school and change the world. haha
@ClassicGameMaster oo
2024 anyone?
yo this is mad next level shit