Sly? Yes. Adaptive? Better word. Genius? That may be the most loosely used word in the English language. He had something, though, clearly. Something that Lyor Cohen saw that made him convince Jay to leave Dame so he could teach him the ropes. Rap wise, I'm shocked Jay has not had this pulled off UA-cam. This was in 1994 when Nas dropped illmatic and a year before Ready to Die. Two peers of his who, significantly younger than him dropped magnum opuses while he was trying to get someone to notice him spitting this remedial nonsense. Seriously, look up the lyrics. 😅
Daydrian Flores nope. Jay-z and his mentor were already rapping fast in the late 80's and early 90's. Search a youtube video called the originators and also the evolution of jay-z.
I don't know bout other dudes but I'm not a hater. I lived in that era pac and Biggie had classics that live today. He changed his style because they stole it from das effect. If anyone think of Biggie and pac lived he would be were he is either from Marcy or delusional.
This is when Pac had Brenda had a baby, keep your head up, troublesome. Came out the same time. Nobody saying j wasn't nice but be foreal. Born to die came out same time. I'm 46 and telling y'all nobody was checking for this dude. Nas dropped same time. J can't see those dudes
Was a legend but that's just my opinion. Just listening to this and what he has been producing the past 10-15 years there is no comparison, he choose the path of money and lyrics value went down slowly but surely. He is still an amazing artist there has been some bangers along the way but i just think he lost something on the way. No hate here just my honest opinion.
Now this is the Jay-z I remember. Man do I miss this era of hip hop culture but I am glad I grew up during time when all music had that edge and soul to it. Peace one Love.
I was a little kid when this came out! I like this Jay-Z better than the modern day one! This is the flow and lyricism that set him apart from other rappers and solidified his place in rap history!
Nah nah he got this fast rhyming from busta Rhymes they were tight back in the early 90s. All good though. This flow is still my favorite ice berg slim💯
niggas really don't know the history, jay was rapping like this in the 80s before bone fu schnickens and das efx were out, and he didn't bite nas style, he just slowed his flow down by reasonable doubt
Nope. Jay-z and his mentor were already rapping fast in the late 80's and early 90's. Search a youtube video called the originators and also the evolution of jay-z.
He still got it..of course the old jay z is going to be the best but as time goes by rappers have to evolve because some flows..subject matter etc. starts to get old
Dude is a flat out fucking genius. Period. I like the different delivery. It's beyond catchy, even being different than the stuff that made him famous.
Jay had a lot to say back then and now.. More then other rappers. Even back then for his fast flow, he was still kicking some real shit. He had to slow down so everybody could catch what he was saying.
Over 25 years of flowing at the top of the times. Then-and this is what distinguishes him from all others- being able to adapt to the changing times and change up his flow/rapping style accordingly to be at the top of the game.
Jay was the shit back when he was hungry. After he got money he went in the studio, banged out a cheap verse in one take and whatever came out made it on the album. That Reggie Miller jersey though, I can't be mad at that.
In my opinion he WAS a good rapper with his old style (like in this video) but I no longer respect him or call him "the truth" because he's now just a billionaire street gangster and crack cocaine dealer. You think that truth is a crack cocaine high school drop out making it big? Woow...
This man rockin' a Reggie Miller jersey in the NYC during the height of the Knicks-Pacers rivalry as a native New Yorker... Bold 😂 Serious note, young Jay was lethal!!
Verse 1] Straight to the track my lyrics is phat I rip it the fuck down More than a fluke I'm regularly wreckin this shit so what now So many brothers be bitin' they tongue to detect who I be Well check out the J check out the A check out the Y.... Z Original rap I'm makin it slap I'm hemmin it up like that Stringin it, slangin it, swingin it fat, bring it back I be that nigga with a gat boom-clack Don't ever sweat it when I go, I zoom back Better than ever, never better, you better, whatever I suggest some Ex-Lax and that'll get your shit together I give you a snotty nose from body blows Nobody's safe at a party even Gotti goes adios I got-got-got Flav-flav-flav-flavor so save yours One verse and it's a hearse I played and I slayed yours Get it, got it, ready to flip, I doubt it No need to prolong, Jigga the man, gone! I'm out The next nigga never get no rest you're livin' with stress Cause just around the corner be the best nigga You're fearin my clout if weed got you runnin' your mouth You better blow that shit out The Jigga's back you niggas are flat I'll amaze the way that Jay rap now how in the hell did he say that? You diggin' me the epitome of rippin' it raw You kiddin' me no nigga that rap gettin' bigger than me Although ya niggas are wettin' my style I'm still thristy And we all gotta fall off but you first G I'll be the last it'll be a cold day in hell Before you see me Sauce and Jaz chillin with your wack ass We break shit and harmony like Take 6 While you niggas double pumped off the fake shit Our Roc-A-Fella never sell-a-out Brothers who don't have the heart you better tell your mouth nigga. Verse 3] Listen I don't kick it I punt it I'm so wicked you want it? My tongue's just tired from lickin' my fingers and countin' up hundreds So I bought a money machine and it goes A tat-tit-trrrrrrr-at-tit-trrrrrt-at-tit-tit-Git-Dough How many styles I gotta kick to prove I'm def? I can even-kick my--rip that-shit-and catch a breath I'm nicer than a bitch, ask this nigga Dash Now he don't count cause I'm makin his ass rich This nigga's nothin but the truth Many view Jay-Z as a threat to they loot.. fuck 'em My shit is tight, can't slip, gotta grip Like a pit in a dog fight my shit is aight I ain't checkin' for you 'less you my peoples And just in case you didn't know peep the steelo It goes one dime for your mind And two bone crushers for your spine Cause none of ya game is rougher than mine
Y does this go so hard???? I had very low expectations for this song tbh, I never really like the old "iggity" flow he used back then prior to Reasonable Doubt, but this truly jus proves how great Hov was, he could adjust his flow with such ease, its Amazing, for ppl to not say he's a top 10 emcee they're freaking idiots
The EVOLUTION of a rapper supreme, this guy goes from this $5,000 self-made video to a business-man worth 1/2 Billion. This guy is genius.
Update 2billion now
Sly? Yes.
Adaptive? Better word.
Genius? That may be the most loosely used word in the English language.
He had something, though, clearly. Something that Lyor Cohen saw that made him convince Jay to leave Dame so he could teach him the ropes.
Rap wise, I'm shocked Jay has not had this pulled off UA-cam.
This was in 1994 when Nas dropped illmatic and a year before Ready to Die.
Two peers of his who, significantly younger than him dropped magnum opuses while he was trying to get someone to notice him spitting this remedial nonsense.
Seriously, look up the lyrics.
😅
@@BProof HATE? YES!
well as gayyag HeeH
You gotta start somewhere jay never stopped grinding
I wanna see jay z rapping like this in 2019
qiyu shen facts will definitely change rap again and bring it back
qiyu shen unfortunately it’ll never happened because not a lot of kids are exposed to this ya meen!
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Thats a dream for twenty nineteen naamean
93
That old Jay flow tho...
Vic.Invades no that big L flow
Daydrian Flores nope. Jay-z and his mentor were already rapping fast in the late 80's and early 90's. Search a youtube video called the originators and also the evolution of jay-z.
Quel Mr.Wondafu wrong it was Biggie
This nicca stole my ryhmes
Cllllaaay
jay-z was so sick back then
really wish more people knew about this. jay-z's masterful flow is on full display here
dope cut, even shot out dame, though he later dissed.
I been up on this since 94' when it came out. Jay has been killin' em' for years!
Does tupac knows jay z ?
Old, but GOLD!
Early Jay Z was up there. All the best golden era mcs had a unique style. No one else sounded like this.
It's a shame people view Jay-Z videos just to hate. smh. Dude is a legend.
I don't know bout other dudes but I'm not a hater. I lived in that era pac and Biggie had classics that live today. He changed his style because they stole it from das effect. If anyone think of Biggie and pac lived he would be were he is either from Marcy or delusional.
This is when Pac had Brenda had a baby, keep your head up, troublesome. Came out the same time. Nobody saying j wasn't nice but be foreal. Born to die came out same time. I'm 46 and telling y'all nobody was checking for this dude. Nas dropped same time. J can't see those dudes
@@trevorminniefield3568is good iiiii for my
Was a legend but that's just my opinion. Just listening to this and what he has been producing the past 10-15 years there is no comparison, he choose the path of money and lyrics value went down slowly but surely. He is still an amazing artist there has been some bangers along the way but i just think he lost something on the way. No hate here just my honest opinion.
@@energy_frequencyvibration9868once u said was a legend everything u said after had to be some idiotic nonsense
This video is the shit who still here bumping this song 2024?🔥🚬🔥🚬🔥🚬🔥🚬🔥🚬🔥🚬🔥🚬🔥
Why he's a goat. Can flow. Any tempo any beat any era. Who else?
bwahahahahahahahaah hahahah ha
Damn jay snapped on this
he did
howto42 I like how big L killed jay z on that radio freestyle and those Dj's were STILL on jay Z dick.man i fixing can't stand his voice.
howto42 that for is unrelased
Michael Luther stop hating jayz is top 5 dead or alove face it
Crazy how much worse his lyrics became
This flow is so amazing
"If weed got you running ya mouth... You better blow that shit out"
That was a Jamie Foxx reference
Story???
+muzikman81 it was from a jamie fox stand up special back in the 90s
+urbanflavorz "You made it a hot line..."
LOL
2:22 My favorite part in the song 😁
Great song by Jay 👍🏾🔥
Yeah man. That bit's fire.
This is the perfect translation of flow
Ya this ain't yo dumbass yung thug rap
I gotta say, I wish Jay had a whole album before reasonable doubt with this flow.
yeah I was just thinking it'd be cool if he dropped some new verses flowing with this style.
this is what you wished for ua-cam.com/video/6hjTjTZHhCY/v-deo.html
True dat
To me this era & prior is what makes him one of the illest dopest mc's
why this was boring trash
@@Zmoneeey another man's trash is another man's treasure buddy
damn this vid makes me wanna go grab some jean shorts and some timberlands. I remember lookin' like a carpenter was the style back in the 90's
Broo the flow!!, Literally searched up the oldest Jay-Z track and this doesn't disappoint 🔥🔥
We all wish we could have a whole album full of songs with that incredible flow
Now this is the Jay-z I remember. Man do I miss this era of hip hop culture but I am glad I grew up during time when all music had that edge and soul to it. Peace one Love.
hip hop is so shit now.....
Lyrics,the style, the message, the sound of his voice, quality of tracks eg great sampling and background beats/tunes
This song is DOPE!
I was a little kid when this came out! I like this Jay-Z better than the modern day one! This is the flow and lyricism that set him apart from other rappers and solidified his place in rap history!
Too bad no one paid him any mind until he toned it down and got with the times.
He’s more lyrical now tho.
At that time this flow wasn’t that original…he was actually following trends
Nah nah he got this fast rhyming from busta Rhymes they were tight back in the early 90s. All good though. This flow is still my favorite ice berg slim💯
@@mjathisbestandteachingskil6980What are you even talking about ? 😂😂😂😂
niggas really don't know the history, jay was rapping like this in the 80s before bone fu schnickens and das efx were out, and he didn't bite nas style, he just slowed his flow down by reasonable doubt
whatthehellvideos hell yea, paced himself and made his bars harder
man Jay Z was dope back in the day
selling*
The way he used to rhyme back then is extremely unique
This is so addicting
both the beat and the tongue twister flow
ikr
I don’t kick it I pawn it... that part is addictive
Addicting is not a word
I LOVE When Jay-Z Raps Fast... Thats His Best Flow To Me...
Classic flow ....take notes youngsters from us old heads
AMEN
this shit is ass unc
Damn he was really looking like Reggie Miller skinny as hell in that Jersey!
For some reason, I feel like jay has always known that he would be the king of hip hop...
"If weed got you runnin your mouth... then you betta blow that shit out" haha- Jay-Z's a Living Legend
Original Jigga Flow...
Da Graveyard - Big L
+Zyxeos da graveyard 1995
this song 1994
8 iz enuff...
Glav Ent He stole Big L flow eventually
Nope. Jay-z and his mentor were already rapping fast in the late 80's and early 90's. Search a youtube video called the originators and also the evolution of jay-z.
He still got it..of course the old jay z is going to be the best but as time goes by rappers have to evolve because some flows..subject matter etc. starts to get old
@BrandonRoss Exactly. You have to keep evolving because stuff gets old.
@@UcheIfeNwabuoku if evolving turns out to be trash then whats the use for? So it really depends with something badass
yooo this Jay Z song alone just schooled the wack out of me. So much swagger, flow, and rhythmic intellectualistic genius in this piece
Never been a big Jay Z fan, but its amazing how he went from rocking NBA jerseys to wearing 10,000 Dollar suits
Jay's og flow right here 👍
Dude is a flat out fucking genius. Period. I like the different delivery. It's beyond catchy, even being different than the stuff that made him famous.
This is some of the best jay-z I've heard.
Ductur Platypus you just aint paying attentiong. Hes some slicl shit here
@@eddieflores3382 Old rap is classic
supreme flow!! it's a pity he doesn't rap like this anymore these days
Jay z the Goat 🐐
man, this flow is insane 🔥🔥🔥
Jay had a lot to say back then and now.. More then other rappers. Even back then for his fast flow, he was still kicking some real shit. He had to slow down so everybody could catch what he was saying.
this beat is dope
Who listening in 2020?? 💪💪
Legend from Marcy to Hollywood still living strong HOVA !! God bless
Hollywood? Dude doesn't do movies
Over 25 years of flowing at the top of the times. Then-and this is what distinguishes him from all others- being able to adapt to the changing times and change up his flow/rapping style accordingly to be at the top of the game.
If rap was still like this it would have never evolved into the 10 billion dollar company it is today, and you can thank jay for contributing to that.
What a dope flow!!!
His voice changed and flow changed. The evolution of Jay Z.
This beat is still tight
real hip hop like this never dies
THE INCREDIBLE JAY-Z 🔥🐐
first comment of 2017. 23 years later this is still hot
The earliest Jay-z song was from 1986.....amazing how people can grow and improve by the tenth year....
Jay wearing a Reggie Miller jersey in 1994 is wild. Go Pacers!
thanks for uploading this
Been a fan since day one, and im glad he upgraded his flow
"...So I bought a money machine and it goes
A tat-tit-trrrrrrr-at-tit-trrrrrt-at-tit-tit-Git-Dough..."
from streets to billionaires
Classic!
This flow was crazy pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
JAY Z GOD OF RAP
GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME
ha good one, jay has some good songs but greatest of all time? i dont think so
@@King-gr3zvyou wish he wasn’t the goat.. this bozo said some good songs 😂😂😂😂😂
Sick flow, sick lyrics= classic.
you are a legend for puttin this up!!!
My man’s flow went down .5 in playback speed per year for 30 years straight 😂
Jay was the shit back when he was hungry. After he got money he went in the studio, banged out a cheap verse in one take and whatever came out made it on the album. That Reggie Miller jersey though, I can't be mad at that.
1994 Marcy shit Jay found his flow
Jigga 💯🔥
I didnt know anyone else listened to this , soooo glad, didn't know itd be on UA-cam, was just hoping .. hella grateful
Jay Z was the truth then, and still the truth now. The greatest rapper ever!!!
In my opinion he WAS a good rapper with his old style (like in this video) but I no longer respect him or call him "the truth" because he's now just a billionaire street gangster and crack cocaine dealer. You think that truth is a crack cocaine high school drop out making it big? Woow...
Jay Z can spit
This man rockin' a Reggie Miller jersey in the NYC during the height of the Knicks-Pacers rivalry as a native New Yorker... Bold 😂 Serious note, young Jay was lethal!!
It’s fashion yo … not about where u from
@@largegod77 Was saying that in jest. Wasn't all the serious as the emoji kinda points at
This is my my top 5 Jay z song 💪💪🔥🔥🔥🤯🎶🎧💯
the music is alright, but the flow is SICK.DISGUSTINGLY BEAUTIFUL. love it
he said "we all gotta fall off but you first G, I be the last" prophecy jay new he was headed to the top yall hear lyrics but don't listen
That old school 90's baller type essence 💯 real player type vibe to this music video.
Dam i can't even keep up and ive been listening to this for 20 years. Lyrics are insane still
Don't argue over other men. This is raw hip hop. Ain't that why you here watchin in the first place?
wearing a reggie jersey in NY , Jay has balls
Tony plebrano no it’s just everyone respects him in NY that’s why no one cares
Nobody ever cared in the first place LMAO
Earnest Jefferson yeah that’s true 😂
That was the style Indiana pacers jerseys went perfect with the construction Tims , everybody wore them
Reggie Miller was the shit. That jersey was the hot shit back then. Everybody wore reggies jerz
I was 16 when this came out. Now in my 20s and still hits different
This came out in 94...you stayed in your 20s for 30 years 😂😂😂😂
@@dsg3053bro found the fountain of youth 😂
Your math is not Mathing bro
One of the few Jay z songs i like. This one is fayaaaaa🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Verse 1]
Straight to the track my lyrics is phat I rip it the fuck down
More than a fluke I'm regularly wreckin this shit so what now
So many brothers be bitin' they tongue to detect who I be
Well check out the J check out the A check out the Y.... Z
Original rap I'm makin it slap I'm hemmin it up like that
Stringin it, slangin it, swingin it fat, bring it back
I be that nigga with a gat boom-clack
Don't ever sweat it when I go, I zoom back
Better than ever, never better, you better, whatever
I suggest some Ex-Lax and that'll get your shit together
I give you a snotty nose from body blows
Nobody's safe at a party even Gotti goes adios
I got-got-got Flav-flav-flav-flavor so save yours
One verse and it's a hearse I played and I slayed yours
Get it, got it, ready to flip, I doubt it
No need to prolong, Jigga the man, gone!
I'm out The next nigga never get no rest you're livin' with stress
Cause just around the corner be the best nigga
You're fearin my clout if weed got you runnin' your mouth
You better blow that shit out
The Jigga's back you niggas are flat
I'll amaze the way that Jay rap now how in the hell did he say that?
You diggin' me the epitome of rippin' it raw
You kiddin' me no nigga that rap gettin' bigger than me
Although ya niggas are wettin' my style I'm still thristy
And we all gotta fall off but you first G
I'll be the last it'll be a cold day in hell
Before you see me Sauce and Jaz chillin with your wack ass
We break shit and harmony like Take 6
While you niggas double pumped off the fake shit
Our Roc-A-Fella never sell-a-out
Brothers who don't have the heart you better tell your mouth nigga. Verse 3]
Listen
I don't kick it I punt it I'm so wicked you want it?
My tongue's just tired from lickin' my fingers and countin' up hundreds
So I bought a money machine and it goes
A tat-tit-trrrrrrr-at-tit-trrrrrt-at-tit-tit-Git-Dough
How many styles I gotta kick to prove I'm def?
I can even-kick my--rip that-shit-and catch a breath
I'm nicer than a bitch, ask this nigga Dash
Now he don't count cause I'm makin his ass rich
This nigga's nothin but the truth
Many view Jay-Z as a threat to they loot.. fuck 'em
My shit is tight, can't slip, gotta grip
Like a pit in a dog fight my shit is aight
I ain't checkin' for you 'less you my peoples
And just in case you didn't know peep the steelo
It goes one dime for your mind
And two bone crushers for your spine
Cause none of ya game is rougher than mine
thanks i suscribed
I had to subscribe just cause u looked out uploading dis joint its da roc
a lot of people don't know about this
song wish he would have stayed the same
Wen jay waz jay i prefer his old songs than dis new ones
jay z have came a long way
He look so Young!
Cant never say jay z isn't hip hop man this dude is really legend
I dont give a fuck this beat go hard. And Jay Z was better back then
jigga in the shorts and timbs is classic! WOW!
Very catchy song and that beat is dope...
Y does this go so hard???? I had very low expectations for this song tbh, I never really like the old "iggity" flow he used back then prior to Reasonable Doubt, but this truly jus proves how great Hov was, he could adjust his flow with such ease, its Amazing, for ppl to not say he's a top 10 emcee they're freaking idiots
This dude was worth a few dollars back then... now he is worth $500 million... damn B
Alkid Lala facts
Probably 100k before rap cuz he was also selling drugs at 16
1 billion now. Greatest rapper alive.
I meant richest rapper alive.
He said 99k at the time excluding his assets and money he already blew
The grind is real! 💯
Yeahh JaY-Z kicksAsss :) Grew up on theseeee
thumps up for real rap!! love it!!
"no nigga that rap getting bigger than me" - Jay Z