*sigh*....ok ummm...*pinching the bridge of my nose*....turn the volume all the way down and play the video at 1:31...is it just me or is my by common pleasuring the mic?...im jus sayin
neptunes beats never go well with common...........this footage should have been a warning for him NOT to make Universal Mind Control with pharrell...
@tumyslamma No. What I'm saying is mainstream hip hop is dead and died with Big L and that is why it moved underground. Your crazy if you assume that I believe that Eazy E, Biggie, 2Pac, etc are not good. You just named 3 of the most influential artist if all time.
I know this is probably a waste of time, but I'm a 15 year-old singer/rapper who works hard on my verses. I don't curse, I don't talk about sex, or drugs, or whatever it is artists talk about now. I talk about real problems and things that matter to me. If you have just 3 minutes or less to listen to one of my verses and give some feedback, it would mean the world to me. I know I'm not the best, but I think I have something to offer. Thanks (:
DAMN STOP TALKING BOUT LIL WAYNE AND SHIT :) LETS STOP TALKING BOUT WHAT WE SONT LIKE :D THIS VID IS BOUT COMMON LETS SPEAK ABOUT COMMON THE LTRICS AND STUFF LIKE THAT :D HIP HOP DONT SUCK TODAY --' ITS THE COMMENTS THAT SUCKS A LOT --'
you shood check this kid named Relly Rozzay i think hes kooler than this dude ....hes underground tho. might be able to find a freestyle or somethin if you search for "Relly Rozzay " hes a underground west coast rapper. pretty young. kinda different tho. idk tho....
all u people talking about hip hop being or not being dead are gay get a life and listen to your music and don't give a fuck if its the current fad or not ...
What can you say that’s gonna be original, that’s gonna be true to you, it’s gonna have some creativity and imagination in it, that’s what Lyricism is about.
Lyricism sparks the minds of the listeners and I think hip hop is always about sparking the people. Lyricism ties in to that inspiration, we need lyricism in hip hop. We love it.
hip hop wasnt left in their hands, it was stolen, reminisce about the days of golden, the real hip hop era, i still hold true the old cats who taught me, i'll bring back what it means to be a REAL MC
@emcee4CEE A bar is a measure... which is 4 beats if you are using a 4/4 time signature. People do rhyme outside of the 4/4, but it's usually during a bridge that fits nicely with the structure of the song.
you can't say that hip-hop is dead just because people have a different style of music. you can dislike lil wayne or gucci mane's stlye. thats fine, but dont disrespect them just becuase they have a style different than what you prefer. but answer me this, by what you say is proper "hip hop," how can you say drake dosnt fall into that catagory? he is almost the epitome of what your opinon of "hip hop" is, and he is in young money!
in hip hop a bar is every 2 beats. 16 bars is a general verse. Sometimes rappers don't stick to the general formula. I've seen 32 bars at once and maybe even 40. In pop music and many other genres a bar is every 4 beats and a verse may be 8 bars. Music Theory 101
@markpete100 what? lmao a bar regardless of style of music, in western music, is 4 beats. i'm not sure where you get your information from but it's totally incorrect.
Hip hop hip hop..real hip hop comes from the inside..what does it mean when it comes from the inside? it's natural flow, a feeling that means no bars, no numbers, just rythym, soul, and yourself. That's hip hop. So if you're counting bars to get flow, sorry to say but you're not real!
@YgryegaO Lol man you're half right. It does come within, but the counting of bars is also important. Because whether you rap to just rap or rap to make songs, the rules are gonna change. When you rap just to spit, sure you just go until you run out of thoughts. but control is a far better than raw talent. If you control your thoughts and spit one cohesive 16 without being sidetrackm that's way better than rambling on for 32 plus bars.
to me every album common did from Resurrection to Findinding Forever was classic, some more than others. Universal Mind Control just ruined his streak....and it didnt even sell which is why he dumbed it down..
@jacobroodenburg Lol. Defiantly YM is the Darkside. G.O.O.D. is the Light Side. People think hip hop is a team effort...nope, you gotta spot the phonies from the homies. Lol. GOOD MUUUUSIC
Hip hop is not dead but the fans choose to ignore the real rappers. Look at lupe fiasco for example, this guy is hands down one of the best lyricist in the game right now, but hes still getting over looked. Soo if people choose to listen to soulja boy waka flocka, its really not the artist fault. Hip hop is dying and We must take the blame, not blame the artist
@liltib3 Yeah I totally agree withya, check me out, I'm a young rapper, trying to make good lyrics, don't listen to L.I.U. that's soulja boy style. I'm making my own beats too. Check tears and fears, that's more my style, as ya want^^lololol
Its nice to hear a real freestyle for a change. You can tell this is real unscripted material its a shame weezy, jeezy and people like drake are calling hip hop today.
i dont respect lloyd banks just for having shitty content and being in g-unit. and pharoahe monch is super under rated, he has so many styles depending what kinda beat you give him. obie trice is underrated too
@MyDogBrownie It seems like there's no end to good hip hop coming out. In 2010 alone there's been Death is Silent (classic album), How I Got Over, Robots & Dinosaurs, Somewhere Beyond the Moon, Li(f)e, TSOL, I Fucking Hate Rappers, Antihero Begins, Tragedy & Dope, To All My Friends EP, The Confessions of Mr. Modest EP, Devil May Cry, and Mic King & Chum WERE Cool-Aide. Even My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was good. You're looking for hip hop in the wrong places, it is alive and well.
@hiphopisdead34 i'm glad you feel that way but thats not hip hop, thats "rap music". Real hip-hop involves intelligent lyrics, more like story-telling, and not just rapping about the things they own, the women they sleep with, or the bad habits they participate in.
@MyDogBrownie Hip hop is a culture, with rap being an element. Until The Message, it was just fun lyrics. Have you heard ANY of those albums I listed? Some of those releases were from the label QN5. QN5 has been endorsed by KRS-One, Masta Ace, and DJ Kool Herc himself. So you can argue with Kool Herc, who as I'm sure you know is recognized as the father of hip hop that those albums aren't real music. Devil May Cry was endorsed by Marley Marl. All of those albums have intelligent lyrics anyway.
@hiphopisdead34 how could i when u didn't say the names of the artists?Nobody heard of any "Kool Herc", He's def. not the father of Hip Hop. To you maybe, but everybody know's thats The Big Daddy Kane or Grand Master Flash. Nobody has heard of QN5 record label, in fact i'm starting to question whole argument. These things might be significant to you but what does this mean to me?What does it mean when you tell me the lyrics are intelligent when we don't have the same brain function?
@MyDogBrownie 1. You talked about the music as if you heard it. You have google. It's very easy to find these albums. 2. Yes, QN5 is not well known. That's why I was trying to introduce new music to you to show you hip hop is not dead. 3. If you don't know Kool Herc, we're done talking. Grandmaster Flash called Kool Herc one of his heroes. Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster, and Big Daddy Kane were all pioneers in hip hop, but Kool Herc is accepted as the originator. Peace.
@hiphopisdead34 why is it a coincidence that almost no one has heard of this man? So what if he endorses QN5? Does this man have even have any songs of is own? I can't find any. What does it mean for him to say "these albums have great lyrics" if he may have questionable lyrics himself? This means nothing if a man with a large title has nothing credible to speak of besides having a large title.
@MyDogBrownie Woooooooow at a guy who acts like he knows hip hop but thinks that Kool Herc is a nobody. You're like the epitome of a sanctimonious poser.
hip hop ain't dead, the ones that are sayin its dead are the ones "on top" in the game. they're sayin that cuz they want u to believe its dead that way they can be the last ones that did it. make all the cash and be remembered as the legends of HIP HOP, JMT AOTP R.A the rugged man and many many more are ones breathing and livin real hip hop
@photonut69 someone dun' told you wrong, cuz the only ones sayin it, (besides true Hip Hop Fans thereselves) was really the people who are ALREADY Legendary, Such Nas (of course), Hov, Dre, and Snoop. These Veterans need not spread foolish ideas like that, they are admired greatly and they know this. I believe that any rapper today who raps about the things they own, or money, they are sell outs. Hip Hop is rappin with meaning, not the same shit that anyone can rap about.
@MyDogBrownie I agree with everything you said, except for the fact that they are veterans and dont need to spread lies, think about it if they are already legends in the game then why not proclaim its dead so they can be immortalized as the last true legends of hip hop. but i dont even feel they're hip hop to begin with. so i guess we could say we're on the same page just have different ways of getting to the same conclusion. peace, love and hip hop its always nice to have a healthy debate
I think it's because people's view of hip hop has changed. Hip hop is about intelligent/witty lyrics, good flow, sick beats, and speaking your mind and the truth. Somewhere along the lines, hip hop lost it's luster and became all about shitty rhymes, women, money, and how great you are. The music you talk about (young money, brick squad), loosely using hip hop as it's base, is a completely new genre of music.
@MyDogBrownie Hip hop aint dead man!? its exactly the same as it was! You just dont hear the good shit on the radio, but when ever did you hear good shit on the radio? :P Thats been dead for a LONG time lol You just aint lookin in the right places
@TheEnigmaStyle No nigga Hip Hop has long since been dead, you just been brainwashed by all this pretend hip hop in the air. Hip Hop used to thrive, now its all descreet, overshadowed by this B.S.
@MyDogBrownie Lupe fiasco, Common, J.Cole and kid cudi are ALL keeping hip hop alive lol they aint nothin compared to the wu-tang-clan, tupac, Mobb Deep, Rakim etc... But they still bring similar elements to the table. Lil wayne and all that are shit, but he is from down south, and south rappers have never been any good
@TheEnigmaStyle So you think that FOUR people are keeping a whole genre alive? Lets be real, Common hasn't had an album in a while, a good percentage don't even kno who J Cole is, and people are not hip to Kid Cudi OR Lupe just because theyre style is too complex for black people to handle.
top ten underrated mcs in the game(not in any order) Common Black Thought Mos Def Lloyd Banks Jadakiss Lupe Fiasco Raekwon Busta (yes even Busta) Talib Kool G Rap
@Allidoisdis yeah man I feel ya, but I reckon Pharoahe has to fit in there somewhere, that man is a walkin thesaurus, his shit is intelligent and he has an amazing flow that goes with it. Idk bout Lloyd though, he's thug yeah, but as a a lyricist I'm not sure he'd stack up against those typa peeps.
Mine would be:
Pharoahe, Common, Cee-lo (From his Goodie days), Thought, Big Boi, Lupe, R.A, Aesop, Bun B, and Jadakiss. in no particular order
@chasindacool Ah man I don't think 3 Staxx is underrated at all, I mean he's respected as one of the most talented and intelligent musical minds of the past 2 decades. As a lyricist Andre is respect so highly amongst his peers, so his name didn't really spring to mind, Big Boi came coz he's always sorta been in 3 Staxxx's shadow, despite having the ability to show up some of the best out there in lyrical diversity, intelligence and flow.
HELLA MORE THAN 16 BARS but this is a real hip hop legend ! :)
BigDreamerKellykellz 1 week ago
Oh..Im sorry Drake, what was that? You want some of this? *silence* Yeah I didn't think so!
ovaness01 2 weeks ago 2
Vato you wont beleive what i saw, i saw these pack of guys and they act real hard,
what they do?
They twisted fingers and said you know who we are
he said i dont give a fuck im snoop doggy dogg
they keep talking and it went to far, so snoopy went to the trunk of his car,
and what he get?
he got his gun, and they started runnin hard,
he started shootin then he just charged
POWWWW
jackowacko45 2 weeks ago
what a fuckin boss
ilovehiphop6 1 month ago
Yeah he did more than 16 bars, IJS
KapRiKoRn16 1 month ago
my favorite lyricist of all time
funkmex75 1 month ago
BETTER THEN DRAKE!!!!!!
Youngfreshkid101 1 month ago 8
100% art , love you always and most appreciated
MegaBatman2323 1 month ago
People don't sleep on common ↓ idiot
ShenronOne 1 month ago 5
yeah and dudes sleep on common, why? I HAVE NO CLUE! SICK FREESTYLE!
CC25Y 1 month ago
I luv the way he finished this :) Comm knew he just shut the lights down ot them :)
Straxil89 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
what beat is this?
shortyrookz 2 months ago
@shortyrookz Snoop Dogg - Vato
PapaNoahful 2 months ago
True refreshing unwritten freestyle. Doesn't have to be jaw dropping, just original.
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INIT4THEMONEYENT 2 months ago
Common is Hip Hop.
BlackStarKeepShining 3 months ago 3
that was not 16 bars
soundsofnewjersey 3 months ago
wat a lot of ppl dont no is wen a real freestyle goes on the beat talks 2 the mc and the lyricist listens and interprets
YungMalThaKid 3 months ago
New Malcom X bruh here!!! Love my common sense!!!
chluckey 4 months ago
*sigh*....ok ummm...*pinching the bridge of my nose*....turn the volume all the way down and play the video at 1:31...is it just me or is my by common pleasuring the mic?...im jus sayin
77vices 4 months ago
I can't even hear the song all i can hear vato you won't believe what i saw i saw these pack of guys and they act real hard...
6jas61 4 months ago 2
Can anyone tell me the name of the first beat (before he raps)? I used to freestyle on that one all the time, I'd like to find it again.
ChickityChoice 4 months ago
@ChickityChoice dats David Banner's Like A Pimp
g2ridah 4 months ago
I love the fact that he's a real freestyler and he didn't have his bars written like most rappers do. however, that was way more than 16 bars lol
AnonymousKid119 5 months ago
the beat really is not for Common.. all the kanye, j dilla type soulful beats suit common waaay better
naikou4lyfe 5 months ago 3
neptunes beats never go well with common...........this footage should have been a warning for him NOT to make Universal Mind Control with pharrell...
fivealive2 5 months ago
@ginaninabina97 hey sup. I be searching to improve my rap delivery. U think what dis guy did good? Sounds a littlr bit emotionless doesn7 it?
BergDox 5 months ago
Common is a lyrical boss., his flow is brilliant. :) ilovehimm!.
Ginaninabina97 5 months ago
where his blackberry? LoL YMCMB. jk
robertbils 6 months ago
Common is one of da best in the game... people like lil b and birdman need to go away because they're corrupting hip hop
jkidd9396 6 months ago
@jkidd9396 what lil b is ill bro are you serious
360blunt 5 months ago
@360blunt if the illness is aids then yeah lil b is ill
Nickl245 5 months ago
@jkidd9396 i like common and lil b, lil b is dope!
Pai001 5 months ago
Uhhhh..This is Hott and Waaay more than 16 bars!
pointblizzy 6 months ago
Common is one of the few rappers that didnt sell out and can rap 4 real!! damn this freestyle is insane!!
karzymimi42 6 months ago
more than 16 bars this int it? haha
joeskeltonbro 6 months ago
nice flow
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yoboydream 6 months ago
ahhhh nice
BrolySMASH 6 months ago
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chrispydogs 6 months ago
@tumyslamma No. What I'm saying is mainstream hip hop is dead and died with Big L and that is why it moved underground. Your crazy if you assume that I believe that Eazy E, Biggie, 2Pac, etc are not good. You just named 3 of the most influential artist if all time.
chrispydogs 6 months ago
dang, I forgot when the album was comin out. lol, Common sense = The Truth
o2slick4u5133 6 months ago
Hell yeah. HELL yeah.
ItzhakRoxMySox 6 months ago
Easily one of the best freestylers in the game, so over hip hop artists using lyrics from albums when put on the spot or in a booth
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I know this is probably a waste of time, but I'm a 15 year-old singer/rapper who works hard on my verses. I don't curse, I don't talk about sex, or drugs, or whatever it is artists talk about now. I talk about real problems and things that matter to me. If you have just 3 minutes or less to listen to one of my verses and give some feedback, it would mean the world to me. I know I'm not the best, but I think I have something to offer. Thanks (:
DanielBreland 7 months ago
Common is real hip hop. One of the few talented artists around today.
WuBrother1No 7 months ago
when people say hip-hop is dead they mean mainstream, there is still great hip hop just gotta know were to look.
Enclave12 7 months ago
He killed that shit
Hip-hop ain't completely dead look up tech n9ne he's a underground rapper from kcmo he's the best that's still alive
4GottenJaMz 7 months ago
@4GottenJaMz Tech hasn't been underground for a long minute man...
lcpoplockin 7 months ago
this video deserves so many more views..
pumaman4eva 7 months ago
YOUTUBE>JOHN BOYE KILL ON
YOUTUBE>JOHN BOYE KILL ON
ohiounderground1 7 months ago
Beat is= Vato-Snoop Dogg
abezrao 8 months ago
Hip hop ain't dead. Drop by The Underground for underground and old skool hip hop
KillΔWatt
chrispydogs 8 months ago
Common represents Good Hip Hop 4real
fostermichael90 8 months ago
A LOT more than 16 bars :)
ZingBingChing 9 months ago 19
this is a real freestyle 100%
TheNamesMillen1 9 months ago 48
what is this instramental
djgspartan117 9 months ago
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@djgspartan117 snoop dogg - vato
KazKatoch 9 months ago
@djgspartan117 Snoop Dogg - Vato is the instrumental
KazKatoch 9 months ago
Common killed that beat
PacificDark 9 months ago
Common is too real , I wish he would've gotten bigger
RoketJose 9 months ago
@RoketJose lol How much bigger? he's doing movies.
FilipinoNino 7 months ago
DAMN STOP TALKING BOUT LIL WAYNE AND SHIT :) LETS STOP TALKING BOUT WHAT WE SONT LIKE :D THIS VID IS BOUT COMMON LETS SPEAK ABOUT COMMON THE LTRICS AND STUFF LIKE THAT :D HIP HOP DONT SUCK TODAY --' ITS THE COMMENTS THAT SUCKS A LOT --'
fnd2k7 9 months ago
Can anybody tell me why snoop stopped making albums and started going on Nickelodeon? Didn't anyone learn from Nick Cannon?
tehrsdude12076 9 months ago
hip hop didnt die out, it was murdered!
chrisdann92 9 months ago
12 people are Lil Wayne fans
BakedGoodsINC 9 months ago
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you shood check this kid named Relly Rozzay i think hes kooler than this dude ....hes underground tho. might be able to find a freestyle or somethin if you search for "Relly Rozzay " hes a underground west coast rapper. pretty young. kinda different tho. idk tho....
TheThetruthiz 9 months ago
common favorite rapper ....
Tgodjets 9 months ago
lml thass more than 16
StrayBone 9 months ago
lml some kid came up to me when i was listening to hip hop and he was like wtf u know rap is a retarded version of poetry i was like lmao wtf?
TheShadowmimic1 10 months ago
So many of you people have no clue what your talking about.
MyshakyBR 10 months ago
all u people talking about hip hop being or not being dead are gay get a life and listen to your music and don't give a fuck if its the current fad or not ...
twojaek 10 months ago
12 people have no common sense
pensfan1484 10 months ago
DY$FUNCTION@L54 top 5
1. Method Man
2. Redman
3. Eminem
4. Common
5. Andre 3000
The MC's who are true to the game
dysfunctional54 10 months ago
@dysfunctional54 gotta disagree with you, you forgot cudi, bob and wiz
Elsas14 10 months ago
@dysfunctional54 What about Nas
BxLxUxExxAxNxGxExL5 9 months ago
Hip Hop is not dead I hate Nas even brought that about even if it was true to some extent it wasnt fully..
MizzYungMacMar 10 months ago
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SuperMpare 10 months ago
What can you say that’s gonna be original, that’s gonna be true to you, it’s gonna have some creativity and imagination in it, that’s what Lyricism is about.
Lyricism sparks the minds of the listeners and I think hip hop is always about sparking the people. Lyricism ties in to that inspiration, we need lyricism in hip hop. We love it.
- Common
thefugitivemaster 11 months ago
@thefugitivemaster yes we did all watch the video
badskag 10 months ago
What song is this ?
worrell21085 11 months ago
@worrell21085
16 BARS :)
watermelonlope 11 months ago
@watermelonlope MPARE
SuperMpare 10 months ago
@worrell21085 the beat is vato by snoop
Nickl245 11 months ago
hip hop wasnt left in their hands, it was stolen, reminisce about the days of golden, the real hip hop era, i still hold true the old cats who taught me, i'll bring back what it means to be a REAL MC
emcee4CEE 11 months ago
@magicool69 a bar is 4 beats, 1 2 3 4, snares usually fall on 2 and 4 so that should help keep count
emcee4CEE 11 months ago
@emcee4CEE A bar is a measure... which is 4 beats if you are using a 4/4 time signature. People do rhyme outside of the 4/4, but it's usually during a bridge that fits nicely with the structure of the song.
ChickityChoice 4 months ago
@ChickityChoice I plea ignorance, what exactly is 4/4 time signature?
hammerman2006 3 months ago
@hammerman2006 its a four down beat measurement of time in music
jugghead317 2 months ago
"I don't watch American Idol, I'm too real"
Amen to that.
kallenfranchise 11 months ago
10 people that do not know hip-hop
camtheman5line 11 months ago
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drake sold out wit everyone in young money.. common is real hip hop
NVskywalker 11 months ago
drake sold out wit everyone in young money.. common is real hip hop
NVskywalker 11 months ago
@MyDogBrownie
you can't say that hip-hop is dead just because people have a different style of music. you can dislike lil wayne or gucci mane's stlye. thats fine, but dont disrespect them just becuase they have a style different than what you prefer. but answer me this, by what you say is proper "hip hop," how can you say drake dosnt fall into that catagory? he is almost the epitome of what your opinon of "hip hop" is, and he is in young money!
noodlesFTW25 11 months ago
yee
PureCents 11 months ago
REAL HIP HOP IS PURE COMMON SENSE!
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So this is real hip-hop??? yall dont know wat yall talking bout lol i could freestyle doing better shit than this
rotcheeld100 1 year ago
in hip hop a bar is every 2 beats. 16 bars is a general verse. Sometimes rappers don't stick to the general formula. I've seen 32 bars at once and maybe even 40. In pop music and many other genres a bar is every 4 beats and a verse may be 8 bars. Music Theory 101
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markpete100 1 year ago
@magicool69 in hip hop a bar is every 2 beats,whereas it's every 4 beats in pop music and many other genres. 16 is a general verse in hip hop.
markpete100 1 year ago
@markpete100 what? lmao a bar regardless of style of music, in western music, is 4 beats. i'm not sure where you get your information from but it's totally incorrect.
emcee4CEE 11 months ago
Common is such an ironic name, seeing as how his lyrics are so distinguished from today's mainstream rappers.
TrentJMiller 1 year ago
some of the comments made by these doofuses are just unreal dude
enatomx 1 year ago 2
@magicool69 every four beats
DarthMonkey180 1 year ago
Hip hop hip hop..real hip hop comes from the inside..what does it mean when it comes from the inside? it's natural flow, a feeling that means no bars, no numbers, just rythym, soul, and yourself. That's hip hop. So if you're counting bars to get flow, sorry to say but you're not real!
YgryegaO 1 year ago
@YgryegaO Lol man you're half right. It does come within, but the counting of bars is also important. Because whether you rap to just rap or rap to make songs, the rules are gonna change. When you rap just to spit, sure you just go until you run out of thoughts. but control is a far better than raw talent. If you control your thoughts and spit one cohesive 16 without being sidetrackm that's way better than rambling on for 32 plus bars.
seandarookie 1 year ago
@magicool69 every line.
jdrush92yo 1 year ago
you right keep doin ya think common & keep it 100 you shit go hard
MBIZZLEHIPHOP 1 year ago
THAT WAS SICK!!!!! THERES NOTHING LIKE HEARING A TRUE ARTIST GO TO WORK!!! BEST FREESTYLE IVE EVER HEARD!!!
boxofficedeath 1 year ago
to me every album common did from Resurrection to Findinding Forever was classic, some more than others. Universal Mind Control just ruined his streak....and it didnt even sell which is why he dumbed it down..
nastynas373 1 year ago
I miss Common's classic era.. LWFC, Resurrection, you know, the good stuff.
AdrUnltd 1 year ago
If this was a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away...Common would be a Jedi.
Doza8791 1 year ago
@Doza8791 hahahaa, true, true. bet man we are still here on earth. would young money be the dark side then?
jacobroodenburg 1 year ago
@jacobroodenburg Lol. Defiantly YM is the Darkside. G.O.O.D. is the Light Side. People think hip hop is a team effort...nope, you gotta spot the phonies from the homies. Lol. GOOD MUUUUSIC
Doza8791 1 year ago
Why doesn't Common record tracks to these kinds of beats? Is he too "deep" for it?
kotnkoane 1 year ago
Real Hip Hop #ThatisAll
xNakedTruth 1 year ago
Hip hop is not dead but the fans choose to ignore the real rappers. Look at lupe fiasco for example, this guy is hands down one of the best lyricist in the game right now, but hes still getting over looked. Soo if people choose to listen to soulja boy waka flocka, its really not the artist fault. Hip hop is dying and We must take the blame, not blame the artist
liltib3 1 year ago 46
@liltib3 Word! Lupe is an animal but he is over looked by people that prefer Gucci mane and Lil wayne, its a shame
ToXiCIzCr4zY 1 year ago
@liltib3 Couldn't agree more. Music consumers vote with their wallets. Buy Lupe, shut that waka flocka shit out.
deadmanjard9 8 months ago
@liltib3 Yeah I totally agree withya, check me out, I'm a young rapper, trying to make good lyrics, don't listen to L.I.U. that's soulja boy style. I'm making my own beats too. Check tears and fears, that's more my style, as ya want^^lololol
BergDox 8 months ago
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chrispydogs 6 months ago
@liltib3 you're funny. Cause Lupe got nothin on KRS, Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung, Common, or Eminem.
advantagehiphop 6 months ago
@advantagehiphop true but you get the point
liltib3 6 months ago
Its nice to hear a real freestyle for a change. You can tell this is real unscripted material its a shame weezy, jeezy and people like drake are calling hip hop today.
momo125v 1 year ago
was that more than 16 bars, seemed really long
thamastaofCOD 1 year ago
@thamastaofCOD 16 bars is the name of the DVD he did it for :/
QwarterZ1 1 year ago
Hip Hop isn't dead it's in a coma..
miracle2k7 1 year ago
@miracle2k7 its on life support ....
Dhilan100 1 year ago
Gucci went to college to pick up a girl from spellman.
ChefGaryB 1 year ago
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Common is great! I started rapping check out my channel guys and tell me what you think!
TheRikoshayy 1 year ago
COMMON IS THA SHIT
burnitdown2 1 year ago
In my opinion, Common's the best freestyler in this world.
bigfatdick5000 1 year ago
@bigfatdick5000 there are better, like eminem, canibus and big l.
Gezim911 1 year ago
i dont respect lloyd banks just for having shitty content and being in g-unit. and pharoahe monch is super under rated, he has so many styles depending what kinda beat you give him. obie trice is underrated too
nastynas373 1 year ago
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PriceLessBoy99 1 year ago
dats wasup...........
TheMapinduzi 1 year ago
We left hip-hop in the hands of the wrong people (young money, brick squad etc.)Hip-Hop didn't just die; it practically suicided itself.
MyDogBrownie 1 year ago 67
@MyDogBrownie Hip hop's not dead.
(Ignore my username I just made that back when the Nas song came out.)
hiphopisdead34 1 year ago
@hiphopisdead34 Care to explain your opinion?
MyDogBrownie 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie It seems like there's no end to good hip hop coming out. In 2010 alone there's been Death is Silent (classic album), How I Got Over, Robots & Dinosaurs, Somewhere Beyond the Moon, Li(f)e, TSOL, I Fucking Hate Rappers, Antihero Begins, Tragedy & Dope, To All My Friends EP, The Confessions of Mr. Modest EP, Devil May Cry, and Mic King & Chum WERE Cool-Aide. Even My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was good. You're looking for hip hop in the wrong places, it is alive and well.
hiphopisdead34 1 year ago
@hiphopisdead34 i'm glad you feel that way but thats not hip hop, thats "rap music". Real hip-hop involves intelligent lyrics, more like story-telling, and not just rapping about the things they own, the women they sleep with, or the bad habits they participate in.
MyDogBrownie 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie Hip hop is a culture, with rap being an element. Until The Message, it was just fun lyrics. Have you heard ANY of those albums I listed? Some of those releases were from the label QN5. QN5 has been endorsed by KRS-One, Masta Ace, and DJ Kool Herc himself. So you can argue with Kool Herc, who as I'm sure you know is recognized as the father of hip hop that those albums aren't real music. Devil May Cry was endorsed by Marley Marl. All of those albums have intelligent lyrics anyway.
hiphopisdead34 1 year ago
@hiphopisdead34 how could i when u didn't say the names of the artists?Nobody heard of any "Kool Herc", He's def. not the father of Hip Hop. To you maybe, but everybody know's thats The Big Daddy Kane or Grand Master Flash. Nobody has heard of QN5 record label, in fact i'm starting to question whole argument. These things might be significant to you but what does this mean to me?What does it mean when you tell me the lyrics are intelligent when we don't have the same brain function?
MyDogBrownie 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie 1. You talked about the music as if you heard it. You have google. It's very easy to find these albums. 2. Yes, QN5 is not well known. That's why I was trying to introduce new music to you to show you hip hop is not dead. 3. If you don't know Kool Herc, we're done talking. Grandmaster Flash called Kool Herc one of his heroes. Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster, and Big Daddy Kane were all pioneers in hip hop, but Kool Herc is accepted as the originator. Peace.
hiphopisdead34 1 year ago
@hiphopisdead34 why is it a coincidence that almost no one has heard of this man? So what if he endorses QN5? Does this man have even have any songs of is own? I can't find any. What does it mean for him to say "these albums have great lyrics" if he may have questionable lyrics himself? This means nothing if a man with a large title has nothing credible to speak of besides having a large title.
MyDogBrownie 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie Woooooooow at a guy who acts like he knows hip hop but thinks that Kool Herc is a nobody. You're like the epitome of a sanctimonious poser.
FYIRBetter 4 months ago
@FYIRBetter How dare you reply to me about some shit i posted 9 months ago? i'm no poser but you sure as hell are one lifeless loser.
MyDogBrownie 4 months ago
@hiphopisdead34
Haha irony
MrAfromusic 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie
hip hop ain't dead, the ones that are sayin its dead are the ones "on top" in the game. they're sayin that cuz they want u to believe its dead that way they can be the last ones that did it. make all the cash and be remembered as the legends of HIP HOP, JMT AOTP R.A the rugged man and many many more are ones breathing and livin real hip hop
photonut69 1 year ago
@photonut69 someone dun' told you wrong, cuz the only ones sayin it, (besides true Hip Hop Fans thereselves) was really the people who are ALREADY Legendary, Such Nas (of course), Hov, Dre, and Snoop. These Veterans need not spread foolish ideas like that, they are admired greatly and they know this. I believe that any rapper today who raps about the things they own, or money, they are sell outs. Hip Hop is rappin with meaning, not the same shit that anyone can rap about.
MyDogBrownie 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie I agree with everything you said, except for the fact that they are veterans and dont need to spread lies, think about it if they are already legends in the game then why not proclaim its dead so they can be immortalized as the last true legends of hip hop. but i dont even feel they're hip hop to begin with. so i guess we could say we're on the same page just have different ways of getting to the same conclusion. peace, love and hip hop its always nice to have a healthy debate
photonut69 1 year ago
@MyDogBrown
it aint dead, its underground and non corporate.
fuck the mainstream.
FRR333SSSSHHHH 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie Thats real talk. But come on man. SUICIDED???!!!! lol.
JayPleezer304 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie Thats real talk. But come on man. SUICIDED???!!!! lol.
JayPleezer304 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie
I think it's because people's view of hip hop has changed. Hip hop is about intelligent/witty lyrics, good flow, sick beats, and speaking your mind and the truth. Somewhere along the lines, hip hop lost it's luster and became all about shitty rhymes, women, money, and how great you are. The music you talk about (young money, brick squad), loosely using hip hop as it's base, is a completely new genre of music.
fragfestchampion 1 year ago
@MyDogBrownie Hip hop aint dead man!? its exactly the same as it was! You just dont hear the good shit on the radio, but when ever did you hear good shit on the radio? :P Thats been dead for a LONG time lol You just aint lookin in the right places
TheEnigmaStyle 10 months ago 2
@TheEnigmaStyle No nigga Hip Hop has long since been dead, you just been brainwashed by all this pretend hip hop in the air. Hip Hop used to thrive, now its all descreet, overshadowed by this B.S.
MyDogBrownie 10 months ago
@MyDogBrownie Lupe fiasco, Common, J.Cole and kid cudi are ALL keeping hip hop alive lol they aint nothin compared to the wu-tang-clan, tupac, Mobb Deep, Rakim etc... But they still bring similar elements to the table. Lil wayne and all that are shit, but he is from down south, and south rappers have never been any good
TheEnigmaStyle 10 months ago
@TheEnigmaStyle So you think that FOUR people are keeping a whole genre alive? Lets be real, Common hasn't had an album in a while, a good percentage don't even kno who J Cole is, and people are not hip to Kid Cudi OR Lupe just because theyre style is too complex for black people to handle.
MyDogBrownie 10 months ago
@MyDogBrownie well, yeah i see your point... hip hop does suck...:(
TheEnigmaStyle 10 months ago
@TheEnigmaStyle I kno rite. Its a shame.
MyDogBrownie 10 months ago
immortal technique goes hard too no homo
poophyphy4 1 year ago
@poophyphy4 yeah he has great lyrics... but bad beats that go with it :(
poopheadIII 1 year ago
fuck 16bars haha
HommyMuzik 1 year ago
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mrmarcusdmorgan 1 year ago
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NITTYGRITTYMUSIC 1 year ago
This man is a genius!
Commonsense!!
86nLSD 1 year ago
omf, i love his voice. so sexy. and so brilliant.
baconator437 1 year ago
@Graphmega the beat is Snoop dogg - Vato
Maasan1 1 year ago
anybody know the name of this beat?
Graphmega 1 year ago
@Graphmega snoop dogg feat b real vato
linos13 1 year ago
Allidoisdis 1 year ago
@Allidoisdis agree with all but Lloyd Banks?? Come on dude he be so wack! Other underrated mc's= GZA and Big L
huxwaks 1 year ago 2
@Allidoisdis yeah man I feel ya, but I reckon Pharoahe has to fit in there somewhere, that man is a walkin thesaurus, his shit is intelligent and he has an amazing flow that goes with it. Idk bout Lloyd though, he's thug yeah, but as a a lyricist I'm not sure he'd stack up against those typa peeps.
Mine would be:
Pharoahe, Common, Cee-lo (From his Goodie days), Thought, Big Boi, Lupe, R.A, Aesop, Bun B, and Jadakiss. in no particular order
Mcleod2daMax 1 year ago
@Mcleod2daMax
Big Boi true!!...Lupe should be #1...but where's Andre 3000???
chasindacool 1 year ago
@chasindacool Ah man I don't think 3 Staxx is underrated at all, I mean he's respected as one of the most talented and intelligent musical minds of the past 2 decades. As a lyricist Andre is respect so highly amongst his peers, so his name didn't really spring to mind, Big Boi came coz he's always sorta been in 3 Staxxx's shadow, despite having the ability to show up some of the best out there in lyrical diversity, intelligence and flow.
Mcleod2daMax 1 year ago
he may not be the best, but hes for reals
in this day and age, thats a hard rapper to find
respect
rheoguq 1 year ago 2
@rheoguq not really, your looking in the wrong place
jimevs07 1 year ago
why u people trippin he ain't trying to be no ledgend he's just doing him. if u can't give him propz for his abillities u are dumb
dman1600E 1 year ago