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  • Опубліковано 3 січ 2025

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  • @РеверАртём
    @РеверАртём Місяць тому +80

    Near 2025 and i still can't complain against 🔥 this banger giving. Bless my childhood music

  • @willentertainu
    @willentertainu 9 місяців тому +84

    Bob Marley : one good thing about music when it hits you feel no pain

  • @Kilroy_86
    @Kilroy_86 8 місяців тому +163

    Never gets old... Get fired up.

  • @MikeyBAmazing
    @MikeyBAmazing 9 місяців тому +31

    This hit different in 2024..👀💣

  • @FlexRabanyan
    @FlexRabanyan 2 роки тому +455

    "one thing about music when it hits you feel no pain" might be the most classic verse opening ever.

    • @MH-nc5jd
      @MH-nc5jd 2 роки тому +56

      Bob Marley bruh..

    • @OdinsRaven5
      @OdinsRaven5 2 роки тому +31

      Bob Marley quote

    • @grxkolego
      @grxkolego 2 роки тому +27

      @@OdinsRaven5 doesn't change the fact that it's fire with that flow, i don't see a problem with opening verse being a quote.

    • @OdinsRaven5
      @OdinsRaven5 2 роки тому +11

      @@grxkolego not at all. There isn't much that can ever distract from the quality of this album

    • @whlewis9164
      @whlewis9164 2 роки тому +18

      trench town rock respect

  • @philgomeze1814
    @philgomeze1814 5 років тому +2507

    "TALKIN BOUT HOW MUCH MONEY THEY GOT, ALL YALL RECORDS SOUND THE SAME" 20 years later still so true

    • @GarageBandRemakess
      @GarageBandRemakess 5 років тому +39

      Real iz real. Time doesnt matter

    • @Thenobleone81
      @Thenobleone81 5 років тому +21

      Man their music just be in history books

    • @toreytownsend4705
      @toreytownsend4705 4 роки тому +6

      Truth!!!!

    • @pyral514
      @pyral514 4 роки тому +17

      Why are you surprised that it's still the same? it's been the same for 6000 years.

    • @justinchapman4010
      @justinchapman4010 4 роки тому +12

      Nah Bro Listen don't just hear the tune, Money just a bi- product oppression x captlism. That's not them

  • @bigcitydreamz4444
    @bigcitydreamz4444 9 місяців тому +18

    It crazy they was ahead of their time and the messages in this song apply today....

  • @JUSTGOE
    @JUSTGOE 11 місяців тому +1032

    2024 what’s good.. who rocking with this still real OGs

  • @MikeyDjFixie
    @MikeyDjFixie 2 роки тому +1949

    My best friend and I memorized every lyric in grade school, he passed away suddenly last year and everytime I play this song I feel like he's right beside me singing the lyrics word for word with me.

  • @lisawatson1186
    @lisawatson1186 2 роки тому +896

    One of the most incredible, unparalleled, intelligent pieces ever created. And yes sir, the best bass line ever.

  • @namesareirrelevant7358
    @namesareirrelevant7358 Рік тому +779

    One of the most iconic Baselines in music history for sure

    • @matthewbeamer3978
      @matthewbeamer3978 Рік тому +16

      Yup....Chapelle's into....instrumental ofcourse

    • @AikonikBoy
      @AikonikBoy Рік тому +3

      @@matthewbeamer3978 was watching random memes earlier and the beat was scratching my brain. Thankfully homie could point me straight to the sauce because I knew I'd heard it before years ago..

    • @ToneSoCooL3
      @ToneSoCooL3 Рік тому +11

      I think that bass line is on a moog keyboard. If you are hip hop producer and don't have a moog, you are sleeping.

    • @justinhamilton2477
      @justinhamilton2477 Рік тому +2

      Wow where hip hop went nowadays 😢

    • @DmonDhaBoss
      @DmonDhaBoss Рік тому

      Moog ​@@ToneSoCooL3

  • @jalaniz9204
    @jalaniz9204 Рік тому +86

    Now this is REAL Hip Hop!!! Clear rhymes with a message.

    • @jolandafrijlink6103
      @jolandafrijlink6103 3 місяці тому +1

      There is a dude that used the first part in a mash up, his name is Ren and the band is the Big Push he can also rap rap.

    • @toracedunlap8020
      @toracedunlap8020 2 місяці тому +1

      COOL G RAPP

    • @nicholasmcnamara8768
      @nicholasmcnamara8768 2 місяці тому +2

      Exactly what I was thinking. Hope everybody’s having a great night…

  • @francoisobasi1310
    @francoisobasi1310 Рік тому +313

    Lyrically a masterpiece that stood the test of time.

    • @danielike6395
      @danielike6395 Рік тому +3

      AGREE 💯

    • @stephencox8723
      @stephencox8723 Рік тому +5

      Absolutely. Substance always ages well.

    • @lilblue04
      @lilblue04 Рік тому +3

      Right! Song is almost 25 yrs old and lyrics are still very relevant

  • @twatts1523
    @twatts1523 2 роки тому +179

    Am I the only one who can never seem to just listen to this track once? It’s like an immediate, have to hear it again, because my mind is blown every time! I always have to play it at least 2 or 3 times to comprehend the brilliance.

    • @edisonnieto5563
      @edisonnieto5563 2 роки тому +2

      Welcome to the club

    • @2_wicked
      @2_wicked 2 роки тому +2

      There is another great video that uses this Dead Prez instrumental : When the Smoke Clearz ft. Taalam Acey, by Guerilla News Network. You can find it here on YT.

    • @gordonmerrick
      @gordonmerrick 2 роки тому +5

      this comment made me listen to it again. always again.

    • @gwegoss6645
      @gwegoss6645 2 роки тому +2

      We’re with you in this man…

    • @bobbyvest152
      @bobbyvest152 2 роки тому +5

      I got 2800 watt stereo in the explorer every one listens to this with me

  • @yesyesandyes4848
    @yesyesandyes4848 7 років тому +223

    i miss this type of music... we lost it these days... One love dead prez !

    • @StopSelfDoubting
      @StopSelfDoubting 6 років тому +3

      Aristóteles Silva Which is exactly what they’re talking about in the song.

    • @Snanna47
      @Snanna47 3 місяці тому

      Man I'm 7 years late but you should look up maxo kream you'll never find the best artists at the top imo

  • @christoaz7865
    @christoaz7865 7 місяців тому +69

    Props to Americans for leading the way to freedom with Hip Hip . From Nigeria

  • @edwinjeff7751
    @edwinjeff7751 4 роки тому +311

    “Its bigger than hip hop”. Hip hop is just one of the tools we can use to empower and enlighten the mass. Real conscious music here.

    • @edwardseleme1868
      @edwardseleme1868 3 роки тому +3

      I am going to quote you

    • @RawDogTV
      @RawDogTV 3 роки тому +12

      Sad that most of it now is out of control and brainwashing the youth

    • @withinyouwithutyu1324
      @withinyouwithutyu1324 3 роки тому +6

      @@RawDogTV the last thing our government wants is intelligent rappers speaking the truth. They give all the fame and money to these dumb ass rappers.

    • @francisagu3474
      @francisagu3474 3 роки тому +1

      Spot on fam, no need to add anything more to your statement. Shalom to you brother Ed, bless you. All the way from Nigeria. 😇✌🏾✊🏽💪🏾

    • @lakajaksin
      @lakajaksin 3 роки тому +1

      Hip hop is just a tool.
      It can be used used to empower and it can be used to dumb down the masses.
      It seems the dumbed-down hip hop is the mainstream hip hop now.

  • @JambonJovii
    @JambonJovii Рік тому +179

    This song gets more relevant the deeper into the 2020s we go...

    • @Junubiah
      @Junubiah 7 місяців тому +3

      Especially after this INCREDIBLE battle!! Been celebrating since 😌

    • @ojstoical4044
      @ojstoical4044 5 місяців тому +4

      Ain't nothing changed! This song is 24 years old!

    • @JaredConnell
      @JaredConnell 5 місяців тому

      The whole album. Hell, their whole catalog.

    • @SanchoPancho979
      @SanchoPancho979 5 місяців тому +1

      Correct. At the same time, this comment says more about you, than the song.

    • @IrvingMorales-lp7br
      @IrvingMorales-lp7br 5 місяців тому

      I think so 🥳

  • @xaviergutierrez4382
    @xaviergutierrez4382 Рік тому +491

    It's 2023, and my car speakers still haven't forgave me for playing this on repeat 😥😥😥

    • @marissabreunig9698
      @marissabreunig9698 Рік тому +6

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @toemaytoe-toemahtoe7689
      @toemaytoe-toemahtoe7689 Рік тому +8

      Keep blasting this classic out yo speakers bro! I will too!

    • @Bennybey123
      @Bennybey123 Рік тому +5

      And it don’t stop till we get the po po off the block! 🔊🔊🔊

    • @millsshumps1968
      @millsshumps1968 Рік тому +4

      What I don't get is how they were killing it with this tune, to making sh*t tunes today.

    • @Bennybey123
      @Bennybey123 Рік тому +4

      @@millsshumps1968 money (the route of all evil)

  • @JoshSearle-j3o
    @JoshSearle-j3o 4 дні тому +1

    Happy 2025 to anyone that see’s this
    Hope whatever is holding you back, you defeat and be the best version of yourself so far!
    Love from AUS xx

  • @HankyPanky44
    @HankyPanky44 Рік тому +191

    This song has been my benchmark for setting up stereo systems the last couple of twenty years or so!🎶

  • @craigsmall
    @craigsmall Рік тому +93

    That bass was next level when this track dropped

  • @SonBrimmer
    @SonBrimmer 5 років тому +415

    It still blows my mind that a group like this was able to penetrate into the mainstream. Groups of real substance don’t usually get heard on this level.

    • @trevorpokela6962
      @trevorpokela6962 5 років тому +20

      most of the hiphop music back then was this good, regardless of talking about cars or freedom like this one!

    • @bl2528
      @bl2528 4 роки тому +14

      Loud Records pushed a lot of great street hip hop to the mainstream.

    • @kid5042
      @kid5042 4 роки тому +11

      Trevor Pokela No it wasn’t. Most hip hop when they came out was bubble gum trash

    • @gregpuryear8163
      @gregpuryear8163 4 роки тому +6

      @@kid5042 maybe by today's standards but back then the underground hip hop was this dope not all of it but at least 70% of it

    • @kid5042
      @kid5042 4 роки тому +2

      @@gregpuryear8163 Yea but mainstream was terrible. D4l Soulja Boy Franshise Boys etc.

  • @AyoShonaiyaTV
    @AyoShonaiyaTV 10 днів тому +2

    No.1 Hip hop beat of ALL TIME!!!!!!!!

  • @craigjohnson4271
    @craigjohnson4271 3 роки тому +269

    2021 and still gives goosebumps when the bassline drops..
    They were years ahead with the face coverings.

  • @pheonixxfirereloaded
    @pheonixxfirereloaded Рік тому +100

    THIS TRACK WILL NEVER GET OLD..........FIRE

  • @Jay_Kayy
    @Jay_Kayy 2 роки тому +510

    Take notes younger generation, this is real hip hop. This is what people want to hear.

  • @nephythechamp8604
    @nephythechamp8604 3 місяці тому +4

    God is The Greatest...Bigger than everything

  • @nattylox
    @nattylox 5 років тому +473

    The message is maybe even more relevant now than ever!

    • @VanPageXOXO
      @VanPageXOXO 5 років тому +11

      nathan kidane definitely

    • @Jame6999
      @Jame6999 4 роки тому +9

      Maybe? It's always relevant for the black community and hip hop industry. Unfortunately majority will never listen

    • @WOR159
      @WOR159 4 роки тому +3

      james riley it’s bigger than hip hop... Talking about the systematic abuse!!!

    • @bl2528
      @bl2528 4 роки тому +8

      The way this nation structured, the message will forever be relevant ✊🏽✊🏿

    • @chace7595
      @chace7595 4 роки тому +2

      TIMELESS

  • @patricksullivan9256
    @patricksullivan9256 Рік тому +94

    This song is a piece of art of the highest order.

  • @TaroutCommodore
    @TaroutCommodore Рік тому +39

    See how they're not mumbling?
    Because they're not trash
    In fact, they are linguistically talented
    And that's why I'm jamming to this is 2023

    • @icantollie
      @icantollie Рік тому +1

      If you have something to say and you're so passionate about what you're saying that you want people to hear your message, then why would you mumble smh

    • @Theodiorr
      @Theodiorr 7 місяців тому

      Mumble rappers aren’t actually a thing

  • @g.brooks5866
    @g.brooks5866 Рік тому +11

    Timeless masterpiece... the messaging, the lyrics, the delivery, the BASELINE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿

  • @HzPjtvHYom4991
    @HzPjtvHYom4991 7 років тому +1004

    I remember when this track dropped every dude on the earth with a subwoofer was bangin this tune in the ride.

    • @Dirkspage
      @Dirkspage 7 років тому +43

      Global Undertow yep I had an 15inch subwoofer called the earthquake this song shook the shit outta my car lol

    • @johanesambroseochieng44
      @johanesambroseochieng44 6 років тому +5

      hahahahahaha

    • @plebianprole7716
      @plebianprole7716 6 років тому +7

      2 12" kicker xpl's

    • @alexandervanas2551
      @alexandervanas2551 6 років тому +14

      popped a back window with that tune back in the days....

    • @satnav1980
      @satnav1980 6 років тому +15

      Not me. I can fart this bass line.

  • @DanDanCOYS
    @DanDanCOYS 6 років тому +34

    The line: “these record labels sling our tapes like dope, you be next in line to sign and still be writing rhymes they wrote”.
    One of the best bars I’ve ever heard.

  • @damon19751
    @damon19751 5 років тому +28

    Came out in 2000, I was 25 back then. Real hip-hop will always stay relevant. I listen to them every week.

    • @dukejason
      @dukejason 5 років тому

      This came out in 2000, are you for real?

    • @damon19751
      @damon19751 5 років тому

      @@dukejason yeah man, look it up

    • @damon19751
      @damon19751 8 місяців тому

      2000

  • @freesancocho
    @freesancocho Рік тому +8

    ONE THING ABOUT MUSIC WHEN IT HIT YOU FEEL NO PAIN

  • @ToxicBruhh
    @ToxicBruhh 2 роки тому +625

    2022 and this still goes hard ASF 🔥🔥🔥

    • @mausplays7101
      @mausplays7101 2 роки тому +9

      Yeah Indeed ✌️🐭

    • @keronfarrier2198
      @keronfarrier2198 2 роки тому +7

      This shit absolutely slams....man brings back memories

    • @ToxicBruhh
      @ToxicBruhh 2 роки тому +4

      @@loveplurlovemolly 😍🥰🤙💯

    • @Bundas30
      @Bundas30 2 роки тому +4

      Yeah bro😎

    • @alvarveigalima5474
      @alvarveigalima5474 2 роки тому +3

      Hell yeah I grew up with this in miami 305 in the 90s

  • @wushukungfu9881
    @wushukungfu9881 Рік тому +20

    As me and my friends listen to this 20 years ago we was so on fire really. We all jumping around. Listen the whole day the dead prez album. The whole album is absolutly great. What a bomb and they where all the time underrated. Like Mobb Deep and all of them

  • @charlesbr7684
    @charlesbr7684 Рік тому +113

    20 years later and it's still a banger!!! That's certification of classic, Timeless!!!

  • @lashonnawallace8689
    @lashonnawallace8689 10 місяців тому +3

    One thing bout music, when it hits you feel no pain 💪🏾 Its bigger than Hip-Hop!

  • @donaldanderson6408
    @donaldanderson6408 4 роки тому +273

    I wish today's youth would listen to this
    This is Real Hip Hop

    • @Ikiguyy
      @Ikiguyy 4 роки тому +15

      I do, I'm 16 and this shit is good

    • @s21bwadboicrew53
      @s21bwadboicrew53 4 роки тому +3

      I’m 16 n still bangin dis tune goes hard cuzzi

    • @jhussain4782
      @jhussain4782 4 роки тому +6

      teaching this to my 12 & 9 years old

    • @jeromeahchee6730
      @jeromeahchee6730 4 роки тому +3

      I do, I'm 15

    • @jeromeahchee6730
      @jeromeahchee6730 4 роки тому +6

      9th wonder, wu tang clan, j dilla, mos deaf, pharcyde and A tribe called quest
      Any suggestions

  • @andreassocratous5760
    @andreassocratous5760 3 роки тому +685

    The sad thing is these lyrics are still relevant and the message STILL needs to be addressed. The lyrics, the video, the message, the movement hits HARD.

    • @tomtrotman6176
      @tomtrotman6176 3 роки тому +8

      this beat is sick innit

    • @nickholt752
      @nickholt752 3 роки тому +3

      This man gets it

    • @mikekohnholdt7670
      @mikekohnholdt7670 3 роки тому +3

      You have all the words, thanks

    • @ronmartin1375
      @ronmartin1375 3 роки тому +12

      No it’s not sad. It’s a message. It means to fight on and be about what’s right. Be about truth, be about moving forward. Trust me, I don’t feel sad, I feel motivated. 1A2A

    • @rolandmask4317
      @rolandmask4317 3 роки тому +4

      that is not sad fren. this is HOW IT IS! Listen to what they are saying and go past the lyrics. They throw so much game at you, it is insane. Nothing to address there. It is how it is and will always be. You keep it real and you are moving. Up. Always.

  • @BurningMadMads
    @BurningMadMads 4 роки тому +141

    My parents blasted CD when I was a kid and now, 20 years later, I'm here. Great shit, just wish we weren't still fighting these same battles.

    • @SunQueen365
      @SunQueen365 3 роки тому +2

      @ruin. my.manicure Lol!! I had the CD when it first came out. My 19 yr old son remember this song as well😊 We had way more conscious rap back in the 90’s. I hate that now all you young people hear is music about drugs, sex, violence, etc. 😕

    • @noelsucram
      @noelsucram 3 роки тому

      Keep fightin then!

    • @hbg99x
      @hbg99x 3 роки тому +1

      Good parenting makes ALL the difference in the world.

    • @oxhdmgui
      @oxhdmgui 2 роки тому

      Your parents did good by you. Peace

    • @thomasgriffin2326
      @thomasgriffin2326 2 роки тому

      Neat.

  • @RKKDesign
    @RKKDesign 3 місяці тому +2

    I'm glad that every else is as blown away as I was when I heard this on BET and MTV in 99? This is a incredible album . Change my whole attitude and perspective.

  • @carlbinkley4723
    @carlbinkley4723 2 роки тому +36

    One of the hardest tracks ever made

  • @MrFox-qb1jx
    @MrFox-qb1jx 6 років тому +44

    The problem with this video is that it doesnt have more views and this is one of the most honest songs since public enemy

  • @jamaallittle7309
    @jamaallittle7309 3 роки тому +18

    This song was so underrated, the "Powers That Be" didn't want this type of music played, this is one of the songs that actually woke me up

  • @Aleakwe
    @Aleakwe 2 місяці тому +3

    👑 “would u rather have a lexus or Justice. A Dream or some Substance. A beamer, a necklace or Freedom? See I don't play or hate... Hip Hop, 👑💛🖤💚

  • @dutchessdioji9368
    @dutchessdioji9368 4 роки тому +39

    I understood every word without having to look it up. No mumbling, autotune, just straight rap. I miss this!

    • @corylackland8377
      @corylackland8377 4 роки тому

      IKR!✌🏾
      ua-cam.com/video/f3a_si4A1vQ/v-deo.html

  • @edwardcm9175
    @edwardcm9175 7 років тому +837

    the most slept on record ever

  • @aboutthemetal8783
    @aboutthemetal8783 2 роки тому +25

    Man, now more than ever we need hip hop and rappers like these guys .
    Music with a message that's real , not bull*hit about drugs,cash,pussy,killing etc .
    I remember hearing this for the first time on the Tim Westwood radio show .

  • @darrenryan1161
    @darrenryan1161 9 місяців тому +1

    Coming from the streets if don't get realer from one of the realest dawgs in hip hop music aficionados ❤

  • @mzking72
    @mzking72 3 роки тому +13

    One of the coldest beats ever... Classic hip hop!!

    • @djb5841
      @djb5841 3 місяці тому

      Don’t you think it’s funny that people use both ‘fire’ and ‘cold’ to describe the same thing?

  • @lifeismusikmusikislife4684
    @lifeismusikmusikislife4684 7 років тому +426

    "You rather have a Lexus or Justice? A dream or some substance? A Beamer, a necklace or freedom?" Unfortunately, most will take the former rather than the latter.

    • @jeremysears4263
      @jeremysears4263 5 років тому +5

      @@Ynotnow9900 BOOOOOOOOM! Drop the facts bruh. Except both parties are sold out to Israel and Zionist-Devil worshippers

    • @jp-yc7hv
      @jp-yc7hv 5 років тому +6

      whole verse is absolute 🔥🔥

    • @nikosparano2990
      @nikosparano2990 5 років тому +5

      I remember when i first heard "beamer benz or bently" it struck me as a sick perversion of that line...

    • @seancoonery2559
      @seancoonery2559 5 років тому

      🇺🇸

    • @4516n41
      @4516n41 5 років тому +2

      Phreew Maintaining a Lexus or a beamer costs more headache than skipping it ;)

  • @prencesst1971
    @prencesst1971 4 роки тому +89

    Dead Prez was waaaaaay before their time...Classic Rap Verses & “That Beat”🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @pauldowning3245
      @pauldowning3245 4 роки тому +4

      if you understood the song than you know he is right on time

    • @PLEASANTGIFFT
      @PLEASANTGIFFT 3 роки тому

      Timeless!

    • @dylanplays_yt4531
      @dylanplays_yt4531 3 роки тому

      These and public enemy have aged really well and group with a real message seems too

    • @J.0.E.
      @J.0.E. 3 роки тому

      Kanye to the!

  • @souprememc
    @souprememc 6 років тому +141

    If you a fighter, rider, biter, flame-ignitor, crowd-exciter
    Or you wanna just get high then just say it...
    But then if you a liar-liar, pants on fire, wolf-crier, agent with a wire
    I'm gon' know it when I play it

    • @TexicanMr
      @TexicanMr 5 років тому +4

      Did Outkast have a similar style? That part makes me think of Outkast.

    • @LaxerFL
      @LaxerFL 5 років тому +6

      Best lines in hip hop ever!!

    • @rocaw
      @rocaw 5 років тому +3

      TRUE BARS

    • @grahamcreese5665
      @grahamcreese5665 5 років тому

      Well this song is kinda the everest of hip hop tunes

    • @twentyfivetolife7976
      @twentyfivetolife7976 5 років тому

      LaxerFL he’ll Nah it’s hard to crown one as best cus it’s so many good ones, like k rino - ultimate flow or people under the stairs - hardcore

  • @robertbogert8257
    @robertbogert8257 3 роки тому +676

    One of the greatest hip hop tracks ever ! Period.

    • @HangmanSwe
      @HangmanSwe 3 роки тому +5

      Legendary Track!

    • @mathewbaldwin5277
      @mathewbaldwin5277 3 роки тому +3

      No. 2 would be animal in man

    • @rikinine
      @rikinine 3 роки тому +5

      Pulllll up🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @elzhifrancisco6724
      @elzhifrancisco6724 3 роки тому +4

      That whole album was something else, the industry heard that shit & shut Loud records down

    • @JacobAaronGeller
      @JacobAaronGeller 3 роки тому +1

      And albums!

  • @DeadHandX
    @DeadHandX 3 роки тому +12

    Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is a masterpiece!

  • @hannahhoward7386
    @hannahhoward7386 19 днів тому +1

    This is a jam that will never die.

  • @shoqwavebeats8745
    @shoqwavebeats8745 6 років тому +133

    This album makes more sence in my 30z than when I was a teen, the msg still relates with today's problems, awaken ppl

    • @drdread9896
      @drdread9896 6 років тому

      💯

    • @Francis_Abe
      @Francis_Abe 6 років тому +1

      meaning the problems in society and hiphop has not only persisted but is thriving

    • @supreme-ot7gd
      @supreme-ot7gd 6 років тому +2

      when in our 30's already? lol. damn time flies and hip hop was super dope back n the day. right before the turn of the century. '02 was prolly the end of dope hip hop..90's hip hop was the best yo!.

    • @bilshot
      @bilshot 5 років тому +1

      Same here bro! And 90's hip-hop definitely the best 😁👊

    • @lordvader748
      @lordvader748 5 років тому

      2)3rds will be DESTROYED!

  • @kristopherjohnson4374
    @kristopherjohnson4374 8 років тому +835

    "I'm sick of that fake thug R&B rap scenario all day on the radio same scenes in the video monotonous material". I've been thinking this same shit ever since I was a kid!

    • @aCoolHHChannel
      @aCoolHHChannel 8 років тому +6

      me too

    • @younlion08
      @younlion08 8 років тому

      petitions.moveon.org/sign/repeal-the-telecommunication-1

    • @younlion08
      @younlion08 8 років тому +1

      legislation is not incremental you talk about revolution and fail to realize all revolutions are political. Sign If you want. Don't sign I don't care.... I mean I can't make you drink.

    • @younlion08
      @younlion08 8 років тому +1

      I feel you man but you have to have Martin and Malcolm. I hate the system as well which is why I try to bring attention to things like these petitions. As far as net neutrality goes Im pretty sure they've already pissed on that concept., but I can see where you would be wary of things like that.

    • @younlion08
      @younlion08 8 років тому

      Thanks, You to man.

  • @rickmitch8999
    @rickmitch8999 2 роки тому +15

    This is REAL Hip Hop!!!!! Goosebumps!!!! Neck rocking!!!! 🎤🎧🎛️🎥😎

  • @rickjames21
    @rickjames21 Місяць тому +3

    Might be one of the greatest songs ever recorded....

    • @Pacebeats
      @Pacebeats Місяць тому

      def one of the best beats ever made

  • @sambell9516
    @sambell9516 6 років тому +15

    It dont.matter the era
    .this will bang forever cause its the truth.

  • @MzMary801
    @MzMary801 2 роки тому +3864

    I'll never understand how we went from hits like this, to the trash today

    • @antoninlepine8394
      @antoninlepine8394 2 роки тому +93

      Sad Indeed

    • @Lvwl3ss
      @Lvwl3ss 2 роки тому +107

      Laziness

    • @theminer49erz
      @theminer49erz 2 роки тому +92

      went from smooth lyrics carrying the track to "all about the beat", but even then the beat sucks and the kids cant spit worth a ___

    • @justchillin420
      @justchillin420 2 роки тому +146

      @@Lvwl3ss nah more like radio plays. No radio stations will play music like this because its anti government music and at the end of the day whoever runs these radio stations gets their license from the government.. so they have to follow the rules no matter how biased or morally wrong the rules are

    • @zacconway4047
      @zacconway4047 2 роки тому +13

      @@justchillin420 exactly right my man

  • @fpshooterful
    @fpshooterful 6 років тому +67

    HOW THE HELL this song doesn't have more then 1millions view just boggles my mind. I mean i remember listing to this song in my late teens, and man it was sooo big back then. AND STILL IS, since i am STILL listing to this at 2018, JUST shocks me that this video doesn't have more then 1 mill views. It should be more then 10million views at least. This song is just soo epic.

    • @tochiRTA
      @tochiRTA 5 років тому +1

      because it's real ass edgy music. When has that ever got a ton of views?

    • @tejanpillay8245
      @tejanpillay8245 5 років тому +2

      Awesome that's it now 4.3M views just 11 months after you posted that. Deserves nothing less than exponential growth

    • @GOD-fc4cr
      @GOD-fc4cr 5 років тому

      O.G's

    • @fpshooterful
      @fpshooterful 2 роки тому

      @@tejanpillay8245 Hey, its 2022, crazy how time just goes by. 20million and going strong. Nothing but happy. Well deserved for this song. If there was ever a national athem for Hip Hop. Well, this would be it.

  • @backseatsamurai
    @backseatsamurai 10 місяців тому +1

    One of the best hip hop songs of all time. Real talk. The message is the medium.

  • @Scene_of_Crime
    @Scene_of_Crime Рік тому +11

    It's not just the baseline, this is THE base line for everyone to mimic. Incredible

  • @rolandoborden5784
    @rolandoborden5784 5 років тому +26

    Who still listening to this in 2019-20?!? Still dope then, now & forever. ✊🏾

  • @waitforit6524
    @waitforit6524 Рік тому +18

    Dead prez will never die. Bumping right now in 2348. The time traveller's cosign this.

    • @shan80luvs
      @shan80luvs Рік тому

      Hahaha

    • @Amonoyos
      @Amonoyos Рік тому +1

      Who still bumping this in 2000

    • @oun6661
      @oun6661 11 місяців тому

      2024 still bumping!

  • @lwamainsamushinge381
    @lwamainsamushinge381 5 місяців тому +1

    Music made with a purpose, passion and message.. You can tell which artists really care about the craft and those in it just faking it, trying to make a quick buck!

  • @jimbo6519
    @jimbo6519 3 роки тому +43

    This whole album is under appreciated. Some of the best shit underground hip hop has to offer.

    • @shawnnelson3194
      @shawnnelson3194 3 роки тому +3

      I have this on cassette tape still!!!!!

    • @theyz1morpheusb.r.o.658
      @theyz1morpheusb.r.o.658 2 роки тому

      The yz1 Morpheus 3yes & 3ars
      ua-cam.com/video/dN6iHY8e8I8/v-deo.html
      Phoodphor4hought meets Wu-Tang

  • @bugr9392
    @bugr9392 4 роки тому +15

    This is hip hop at it’s purest breath of fresh air from what’s out now adays

  • @RaoulFel
    @RaoulFel 6 років тому +56

    The greatest hip hop song ever made

    • @jim191185
      @jim191185 5 років тому +1

      Hell Yeah is their best one. Video is brilliant too.

    • @facestick541420
      @facestick541420 5 років тому

      On my top 10 for sure

  • @RealTruth-yj2un
    @RealTruth-yj2un 4 місяці тому +2

    Best and realist hip hop group ever !! Mad Respect for spreading the RealTruth.. your lyrics are energy for the brain and a wakeup call for all.. for 25 years!! Lets get free album best hip hop album ever!! And brought out 24 years ago. And now all facts and happening!! Dead prez your the Best!!💯🫡

  • @jareddubach1940
    @jareddubach1940 3 роки тому +139

    They do a great live version of this on Dave Chappelle's Block Party DVD. Also great performances by Talib and Mos, Common, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Roots, Kanye and Fugees reunion.

    • @HoonAgain
      @HoonAgain 3 роки тому +2

      I gotta find that dvd I know it’s somewhere in my garage

    • @jeffswain6926
      @jeffswain6926 3 роки тому +5

      Bro! I saw that in the theater ! It was just me and my friend Cj. I totally forgot about this. You just unlocked an old memory.

    • @s.b.2921
      @s.b.2921 3 роки тому +1

      Only caught the tail end but Holy shit i need to see the whole thing. Seen mos solo, kweli solo, blackstar, the roots multiple times, dead prez live was epic

    • @jar8505
      @jar8505 3 роки тому +1

      @@s.b.2921 You can buy it on UA-cam for not that much

    • @charlesnelthorpe9252
      @charlesnelthorpe9252 3 роки тому

      love that special, the only shitty part is the sound mix is way too live for the location, if like... fuckin chris martin or james taylor was on stage itd be fine but that was not a great spot for bass with buildings so close on every side

  • @fauxshow2256
    @fauxshow2256 4 роки тому +17

    My definition of HIP-HOP.
    Healing
    In
    Progress
    -
    Helping
    Our
    People

  • @DangerCats69
    @DangerCats69 3 роки тому +69

    Real Hip Hop, these are the artists that unite us as people and bring a real message to the table.

  • @briandennard2445
    @briandennard2445 Місяць тому +1

    True life Hip-hop ALUMNAE loves u Sic!

  • @rawtec7396
    @rawtec7396 6 років тому +21

    Back in 2000 MTV listening this track first time.. No words to describe that feeling... Legendary.. And in 2018 I still got it in my "Best Rap Music Ever" Playlist. haha Peace

    • @stonner2k
      @stonner2k 6 років тому +2

      wats your playlist?? wouldn't mind having a listen to it.

    • @BuddyCorp
      @BuddyCorp 6 років тому

      churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    • @MintRobin
      @MintRobin 6 років тому

      As someone who listened to Rock back then, and since gave up on music (because Rock is for skool kidz) the fact I'm googling for this song specifically means something.

  • @rubski-ds9yc
    @rubski-ds9yc 7 років тому +69

    the world back then wasnt ready for dead prez

    • @brianpenner2755
      @brianpenner2755 7 років тому +1

      100

    • @intalectmusic7485
      @intalectmusic7485 6 років тому +7

      rubski 1978 still not ready

    • @1Flyingfist
      @1Flyingfist 5 років тому +1

      We were ready, then 9/11 happened 🤔🤔🤔

    • @wushukungfu9881
      @wushukungfu9881 5 років тому

      No ! We listen to dead prez as is came out. Greetings from Germany

    • @corylackland8377
      @corylackland8377 4 роки тому

      Truth. And still not ready.✌🏾
      ua-cam.com/video/f3a_si4A1vQ/v-deo.html

  • @brittlyle3523
    @brittlyle3523 Рік тому +8

    This is, whithout a boubt, is one of the best songs/videos ever made. These Brothas are as real as they get!!!!

  • @tristenpaul808
    @tristenpaul808 7 років тому +5441

    Still the best bass line ever.

    • @leedza
      @leedza 6 років тому +62

      Retarded Bass and phat bass. Simple but classic

    • @ryanespo1465
      @ryanespo1465 6 років тому +56

      For real that shit hits...

    • @YourInvestmentAdvise
      @YourInvestmentAdvise 6 років тому +26

      Then you've never heard Geddy Lee play bass.

    • @liddwa
      @liddwa 6 років тому +17

      Best instru ever!

    • @DoomNerd67200
      @DoomNerd67200 6 років тому +15

      Great bass indeed, but y'all probably never heard of the Hip&Hop beat instrumentals I've heard of :) and the Annuity Slayer to be honest with you, you're offtopic.

  • @megalodon7938
    @megalodon7938 4 роки тому +45

    This should be blasted in every community

  • @jacobasuncion5749
    @jacobasuncion5749 7 років тому +238

    This is when rap and hip hop had a real message

    • @PieroGasoline
      @PieroGasoline 6 років тому +2

      And no autotune ! :D

    • @TT_Escobar
      @TT_Escobar 6 років тому

      You think it’s been lost now?

    • @nolsova1140
      @nolsova1140 6 років тому +3

      it's so tiring hearing people say this...not all hip-hop during this time was "woke"

    • @cashnelson2306
      @cashnelson2306 6 років тому +2

      @@phillyfansufferer lol not too bright, are you

    • @Hyndergogen9
      @Hyndergogen9 6 років тому +2

      You say that like K Dot ain't making music

  • @FreedomandRights4US
    @FreedomandRights4US 15 днів тому +1

    This is an eternal banger

  • @nancypineda1578
    @nancypineda1578 3 роки тому +33

    The beat is still hard as ever and the whole album speaks truth, social change is a must!

    • @MyUserTubeAccount
      @MyUserTubeAccount 3 роки тому

      no, social change has done nothing but ruin The West. nowhere, and i mean nowhere, does "breaking down societies conventions" improve anything...

    • @twvlvtheog7334
      @twvlvtheog7334 Рік тому

      Power to the people brother or sis ! An amazigh said it 😁

  • @juliensandiford9506
    @juliensandiford9506 4 роки тому +2156

    This has aged unbelievably well. The lyrics are as relevant as ever in 2020, and it still sounds great.

    • @vsingh8078
      @vsingh8078 4 роки тому +42

      For sure! Actually the whole Let's Get Free album is super relevant. Even on the topic of health - check out "Be Healthy"

    • @wise_shaggy
      @wise_shaggy 4 роки тому +9

      Yeah

    • @highxperformance
      @highxperformance 4 роки тому +9

      Feel it

    • @NoshK123
      @NoshK123 4 роки тому +20

      *3030 you meant 3030. We still listening to the soul of the earth.

    • @tomsimo9272
      @tomsimo9272 4 роки тому +26

      They were kids. Never forget the power of Youth.

  • @craigdavis5407
    @craigdavis5407 Рік тому +12

    This Is True Hip Hop For Life Man!!!

  • @irareads2005
    @irareads2005 Рік тому +2

    Found this song, after REN sing it 😻

  • @tylernicholls917
    @tylernicholls917 5 років тому +145

    It's over half way through 2019 And the lyrics have never resonated so vividly than they do now

    • @jeremysears4263
      @jeremysears4263 5 років тому +2

      Truth....

    • @jez4969
      @jez4969 5 років тому

      what has the date got to do with it???

    • @tylernicholls917
      @tylernicholls917 5 років тому +5

      @@jez4969 Because this song was released in 2000 and his lyrical intellect and knowledge is very relevant in today's society

    • @jez4969
      @jez4969 5 років тому

      Thank you for the explanation thats very true.

    • @redeagleheels86
      @redeagleheels86 5 років тому

      Facts!!!

  • @hoffmanscarab2010
    @hoffmanscarab2010 4 роки тому +15

    I was 2 years old when this song got released. I’ve heard it a million times. Always thought it was so dope, mostly because of the beat and the facts my older siblings and friends loved it. It’s 2020; the lyrics almost bring tears to my eyes. So fucking raw.

  • @FreddyJordaan
    @FreddyJordaan 5 років тому +297

    40 Year old white boy still bumping my head to the best hip hop sounds EVER! Only 6 mill views? Underated AF!

  • @WilmontGibson-w7c
    @WilmontGibson-w7c 3 місяці тому +1

    THIS CAMEOUT IN THE YEAR 2000 WHEN I WAS 23 YEARS OLD. TIME DOES FLY WHEN YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS.

  • @yerkoyutronich
    @yerkoyutronich 6 років тому +31

    This is pure energy.
    Love from Chile, southamerica

    • @NahuelAquilesMDFK
      @NahuelAquilesMDFK 5 років тому +1

      Ayeeeah vengo x mi dosis diaria de dp

    • @nf5011
      @nf5011 5 років тому

      Valpo aquí representandoo!

  • @jahhnahh13
    @jahhnahh13 3 роки тому +32

    Dave chapelle show! Timeless classic. Still as hard as the first time I heard it 💯💯

  • @MrHavq83
    @MrHavq83 2 роки тому +19

    This track is still pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥 and even more relevant than before!

  • @superfreak19770331
    @superfreak19770331 4 роки тому +9

    The Lyrics and Beat🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 awakens the Warrior within. 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

  • @litebread007
    @litebread007 6 років тому +13

    Real revolutionary music with a message!

  • @Touchcinity
    @Touchcinity 5 років тому +8

    If hip-hop is a nation, these are Governors senators and presidents. Appreciate you Brothers this shit never gets old