The alchemist ft prodigy - Hold you down

[BuckT0WNUSA]

2012 And I Still Listen 2 this. Talkin bout Holding you down.

[skeletorphd]

Feels like some old school Rawkus.

[ffboy212]

classic

[XXXXNanoXXXxxx]

Whos beat was this first? Isnt this Jay-Z beat? 

[lojhk010]

@XXXXNanoXXXxxx alchemist made it

[MrJourneyman1986]

this tune is all about love 4 the homeboys..i like the last guy he smashes it..

[manidafonz83]

"...I don't care if it's the president, I'll cock my shit, for you I'll lay a n***a down..." I like that verse... Fuck the new world order!!!

[pavlabel1]

haha dj premier in the video. thats sick. that is a deadly combination

[Money2222100]

2011 And I Still Listen 2 Thiss : )

[MrSlik25]

@30MFLORES DoooooooooooooooooooooooooooWN­.

[Oracionn]

GTA IV + HOLD YOU DOWN = BEAUTIFUL

[greyprospect]

Alchemist gets respect any where he goes. He knows hip hop plus he's like the dealer and the rappers are the fiends because he got that shit all rappers want which is dope beats.

[smoothrasin]

NICE! Plus those twins are cute.

[mcast95]

6 people wasnt held down

[2005chevyimpala]

This is real hip hop music!  Disgustingly underrated

[TheGrgoljblaster]

frbi volim te najviše♥

[mottave2]

yo the bar is as great as a full battery on yo fone :) n dis song go hard

[gp5]

These new clowns that talk shit about sampling, let it be known that CLASSICS were made through sampling. Hip Hop is sampling, if you're knocking sampling, you should bury yourself.

Hip Hip is not that new keyboard chicken plucking shit these clown ass "producers" make now a days, anyone can pluck a few keys but not everyone can take a 2 bar sample and make it a hit or a classic. Learn mothafuckas!

[yungbiggz21]

This is da shit old shit ya dig

[BrooklynMob22]

When was dis made, cuz they don't make hip hop like dis anymore.

[xXInfiniteyXx]

@BrooklynMob22 the album was from alchemist called the 1st infantry and that track was featured in the album it was realeased in june 29 2004

[eminent27pag]

song goes in



[boligrapho]

nothing wrong with sampling

some of the finest hip hop from 90's was sample nwa, premo, pac they all had hits that have been sample

[MrDaZe5]

All you faggots think that sampling is easy and requires no skill or talent?FUCKING TRY IT!!!

[bartjuhh12]

i cant see why people hate sampling. to make a good track by sampling requires way more creativity than just using synths n shit.

[frijol3ro1]

5 dislikes, hmmmm?

they dont know what real music is !!!

[Docdesaster]

I just wanna say that this video is amazing first of all its representing very well the the beat which is going. Then i mean the idea of paying for all the things with music is amazing.The two female singers are great they truely feeling the music 0:05, 1:11 just great amzing voices. to see the producer and the artist together in the video is also awesome. Makes me sad seeing the video having 100000 clicks when other videos with female strippers and money throwing artists got way more

5/5 awesom

[69sarahbabe]

HE SO SEXII I LUV ME A WHITE MAN SUMTIMEZ

[QuantumThermo]

you know, it's a great, great song ... but come on, there's only one 'prodigy' .. as in, prodigy the group... you know, the ones who produced those amazing songs like Firestarter & Smack My Bitch Up ..

[boligrapho]

@QuantumThermo

lol 2 totally different genres of music

[crewup11]

damn when this nigga comin home

[qBzFiNesTBiGsB1]

4 ppl are qay this sonq is real prodigy and alchemist ill duo

[lilchicks418]

4 people dont know real hip-hop

[BabySkinCondom]

WHY DOES THIS SAY EXPLICIT THEN HAVE CURSE WORDS CENSORED?

FAIL ASSHOLE UPLOADER

[MrCouture24]

Luv this song, & what happened to my girls Nina Sky? They were sync.

[RubenPandyOffical]

i was 13 when this came out,this shit still goes hard as fuck

[MrBakkiepleur]

Mobb Deep



[BUCKSHOTBLACK00]

OLD DOG SNIFFIN KANE COULDNT FUCK WIT THA DAMAGE THAT I DO TO A BASTARD KEEP PLAYIN AROUND WONT B NO BODY STONG ENOUGH TO HOLD YOU DOWN

[potorico1]

@BUCKSHOTBLACK00

O-Dog.................a reference to the character in the movie MENACE TO SOCIETY.

[beckton11]

i cant believe i was only 17 when this track was out i remember this track what happend to the twins nina sky because them girls could sing

[yaaaaowa]

oh yeah props to alchemist. dope beat but shoulda had someone better than this goof

[yaaaaowa]

man fuck prodigy hes garbage lyrically unless ur into that gun rap bullshit thinkin ur hard or whatever..all he had was dope beats " nigga beats carried your ass most of your career" - joe budden  quit rap prodigy thumbs up?

[rafaxx365]

very good good good this sound

[junkrat1]

hahaha classic clip, ill song

[lilbigadizzle]

ALC !!!

[GraffitiSlammer]

1:50 DJ Premier chillin' to some good music I see.. :-)

[bassthumper]

man..this is bangin,,,classic forever lasting real rap rite here....i dont care whoo made the beat.l with them fine twins and prodgy and homie held this down!!!...

i love this~

BASS

[cGEchoe]

prodigy is wack now......... he used to be the best rapper alive back in the days and now look at him. what has happen to u P!!!!!!!!!

[LethalInjectionAK47]

@cGEchoe he aint wack i think theres something wrong with your ears go see a doctor

[cGEchoe]

@LethalInjectionAK47 Listen to his lyrics and please tell me that aint wack

[Grafhoofdd]

@cGEchoe His lyrics are more then fine, you just want look cool that you dig the 96' stuff, well I bang the 96 and on from P. P has so wack beats last times but lyrics are fine.

[LethalInjectionAK47]

@cGEchoe i do listen to his lyrics

[cGEchoe]

@LethalInjectionAK47 and you think they're good? If so, compare any song after '96 to "Shook One Part 2"

[JerZkyd]

@cGEchoe dude to be fair, no song can compare to shook ones 1 and 2! haha

[iLLmatic240]

@JerZkyd nigga what chu mean his shit is wack now... this nigga been in jail since 06

[JerZkyd]

@iLLmatic240 im not saying his whack, prodigys my favorite artist ever, im just saying nothing can compete with "The Infamous". And he was sentenced to 3 1/2 years and started his prison term in 2008 so i dont know what ur talking bout

[skigh45]

most of my friends got murdered and dam i feel lost.

[thatunit995]

prodigy is the illest 

[thienly]

is he paying stuff w/ not money but cd's???!!!

[b16a2y]

ALC album is the new chas?!

[SuperInconspicuous]

BIG TUNE

[adammagic19]

oh yea this tune is groooooooovy..... i must admit that this this beat mooooves me

[ryanmack24]

Alchemist is from Beverly Hills. Love his beats but he is no thug.

[militaryminded85]

sweet... so if you make big dolla dolla bills yall...you dont have to pay for a thing...i dont get it...if you strugglin THEY hold you down.. but if you rich everythings free waaaaaat...phat beat tho love the mobb/alc

[hiphoplives87]

loving the alchemist beat if you like real hip hop check out my videos and channel.

[WhtMike2006]

Always wished Hav was on this instead of illa ghee though...

[WhtMike2006]

@VIKTOR, this song came out in 2004. It was the single from producer/rapper Alchemist's first album, 1st Infantry. This song was actually like the Exhibit C of 2004. It got a lot of exposure on mainstream TV and radio. It helped 1st Infantry sell a lot of records.

[ThaSwedishWonda]

CLASSIC !!!

[youngStep18]

Love dis shit.... Tha alchemist in the flesh!!!

[jbotex]

@viktorhat It's originally a Mobb Deep song and they remixed it.

[angelicax3]

this is one sick song [;

[hansolr]

yeah man...them some fine butter-ricans, harmonizin'

[skoolyrat]

man... nina sky is sooo damn hottt :P

[dplafore]

About 4 to 5 years ago. If you like this, check out purple city and other Mobb Deep shit, like hell on earth

[LanceTh101]

@viktorhat around 2001 i think its not new

[JHajjar89]

classic song the beat's sampled from a jay-z track "soon you'll understand"

[Nycetrees]

Alchemist is too sick

[CwalkThugLife]

oh man this is a fuckin classic song

[PrinceEnYcE]

goes back. ohh man, i was like in 6th grade gawd

[MrFanta76]

hold you downnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[CaniacTiLLIDie]

classic song, M.O.B.B.

[BlackRadical001]

damn P head nappy az shit

[UrbanCrunkMovement]

The sample actually says "Hold you stand". If you don't believe me listen to Jay-Z Roc La Familia album

[somalisulja]

he might sampled it but alchemist perfected it...dis shit is way harder then jayz shit.

[StrosB4Hos]

beat wise.. yea.. but jay shitted on the soon youll understand joint though...

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its crazy though cause the original record never says "down".. alc used the "stand" from understand and made it work... its really saying "hold you stand"

[WhtMike2006]

@ Stros, if you wanna go further, it's actually chopped at "..tand". The fact Al fooled people with that alone makes me like this beat better, I love the chops and the clap snares on this. I like Jay's lyrics more, but I like this beat better. I'll try to find you a link of Alchemist talking about the creation of this song if you send me a message. Also, peep the street version on youtube before Nina Sky got on the joint!

[spyder851]

Nabeelmehmood....You sound like a asshole for saying some shit like that.

[fxush]

hot shit...

[pellepellecorps]

lol anybody could rip this shit betta.. prodigy lyrical level isnt a threat

[pellepellecorps]

i agree.. prodigy sucks.. he messes up every beat.. i would rather havoc be on this ..

[ninexx]

prodigy kills this shit. i bet you could of ripped it better though...

[nabeelmehmood]

prodigy fucks up this track, his lyrics dont suit the beat

[theoneandonly3nasty]

is alchemist white? NO h'is green LOL

[niarn]

No, hes just a very pale black guy

[Ajaxjood91]

whauaiuauahauuahauhauahuxd

[MasonBizzle]

@theoneandonly3nasty he's?

[KlashaB12]

@theoneandonly3nasty i think his mexican

[theoneandonly3nasty]

@KlashaB12 i think his just good producer

[dizzy8izzy]

@KlashaB12 yur fkd

[Spigot89]

Yeah, I think he might be Jewish.

[caseykruger]

1:03

[hiphoplove25]

clockiminator your opinion means shit and its gay u faggot WEST Connect game foo.

[clockiminator]

my personal opinion is.. that hip hop was born in new york.. and only rap from new york is real.. mobb deep fucked tupac up even when he was alive..

keep it real NYC for life !

[meboswell1]

I agree NYC hip hop is the realest, and this song is official!

[fukkkk054321]

haha nyc fell off even though i agree it was born in ny it doesn't necessarily mean it is only real there hip hop is a lifestyle i know i live it but im not in the east coast im on the west coast and besides the point ALC is from the west coast.

[jeanetdun]

i remember this shit

[nyzinfam0us1]

the girls you are talking about is Nina sky

[CuzImaRaiderXRaidX]

"if u think u know who it by & if u think u know wat the of song" plz tellme thanks =) "reply back" thanks =)

[DDeDokter]

nvm lol

[CuzImaRaiderXRaidX]

can some1 help me out plz =(( i been looking for this song for ages =(.. idk who it by & wat the name of song =( its a sad song its about a guy got shot in the car. the girl was singing with a piano ohh& its was a latina girl idk wat year =( 2003-2007 plz help.

[SouthSho450]

brap brap !!!

that pretty shows how the game is...

[RAW1776]

Damn The Alchemist got it like that paying for shit with music.

[DDeDokter]

haha that's right

[Gunrutilthadefjs]

Man, Word this is tru in my life!

My niggaz hold me down and they thoro, Niggaz a buck for me in a minute no promblem, Plates of food,Loyalty,A L for the pain, Shout out to my nikka kee when you come home I got you nigga! Free Aceo and Free Gary

[justcommenting54]

the alchemist should get more reconission as a producer. Dr Dre, alchemist, scott stortch, timberland, are great producers. Dr dre mah favrote rapper and producer

[SouthSho450]

man you fail.....no doubt

Dre fav rapper......uuurrrrkkkk

hes a ''good'' pop producer.....and a crappy MC....the last verse he dropped that's worth listenin to was with NWA on NIGGAZ4LIFE album.....

evrythang else sucks.....

everythang he produced for eminem sucks.....EVERYTHANG !!!seriously DRE is way too much over-rated.....

Fuck DRE DAY anyway

NYC ALL DA WAY ALL DAY !!

[fukkkk054321]

haha timberland scott storch ? those are gay mainstream producers. how about preemo 9th wonder rza and offcourse dilla?

[Cramu12]

both scott stroch and timbaland are talented producers man so dont hate..

but obviously Rza preemo and dilla are legends

[goldfya]

damn straight!

[Lildressabc]

this is sampled from jayzs song~soon youll understand

[Smoko100]

Nice Nice Nice Beat Alchemist 4real cum to DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA we fuck with dis REAL HIP HOP 4EVA

[OfficialBenz]

Love this track..

[15xIKuShKiDx7o6]

damn i loved this song when i was lil and it still sound good

[Joker5555234]

at 0:29 he lookslike will smith

[badLuckrapp]

beat is crack

[svcreeper]

nina sky

[iamnathan2002]

Deep!!!! the Alchemist

[360Caliber]

big tune

[BobbyNewb]

The girls sound incredible on the hook, and the sample is sweet, as well.

[MYAHSUGA]

i love this ish

[sneakergeek23]

i love censorship

[beauitfulbaby]

i love this song

[trainbomb]

0:24 Lookin like Killa Cam

[KeyLowGeezie]

hell no u trippin

[Eddie0ne91]

this is like a perfect combination, alchemist on the beat, and on the track, nina sky, chorus... prodigy.. don't know man, they really killed it :D

[fdyfgyh]

love this shit!

[226044]

This shit goes...

[dietrichdearis]

oh baby i like it raw

[jigityjay]

hey dirty, baby i got your money don't you worry

[skymunro]

yo this vid alwaysreminded me of madhattan in the 90's...when the garent and drug game ruled all...BAF HFL...357...ol school NY gritty....

[LADYCLUMSY213]

Dis soNG is DA sHiT.. i LuV DA BEAT DAT sHiT is TiGHT & NiNA sKy KiLLED iT WiT DA CHoRUs

[gunthypunthy]

so raw

[RapOfficer]

keep playin' around

[bamaballer1221]

All around great video. Nina Sky on the chorus sounds amazing.

[AceDotCosta]

I understand that prodigy is dislike by many, but you can't deny that He knows how to make some classic sounding street shit!

[ruby81272]

never take teh stand on my fam i'm silent first...... i love that line

[beurself95]

yo this song is straight up dope son MObb Deep 4 life with the ALC on the beat dunn

[millerjoe90]

i agree with "sociopathiclove". sick verse within a sick instrumental equels a crazy song.

[Cedros91]

sick beat ;]

[Jiggaman3225]

k alchemist is juss too DANGEROUS!

[lightmydank]

nina sky...r my bitches

[williedarko]

this song is fuckin coo...ight...

[Sicklysamantha]

P killed this.

[damien262]

big

[NBAkidd16]

the girls are sooooo hooooooooooooooooooooootttttt!­!

[jedskee80]

this is that hot sh!t. i'm not a real big mobb deep fan but this sh!t is fire. did you know that the sample came from jay-z's "soon you'll understand" itz really saying "hold you stand". go check it out for yourself. i'm a hiphop producer myself.

[gibbers82]

Original sample is Al Cooper - Love Theme

[jedskee80]

yeah. i have it. i just wanted the hip hoppers to be on point because rappers sample eachother too. thanks.

[jkidd1987]

word you got a myspace page

[jedskee80]

yezzir! google JDonald the Torch or DoKToR JaY LLP2. i have 2 of them. the first one's my music page and the other one is just a regular one. holla!

[jkidd1987]

word you got a myspace page

[killakej]

i like this shit

[sexximble25]

this shit powerful music my nigga classic shit piru 4life

[SteFanChiLLin]

yeah nice rap song

peaceout!

[onebadpenguin13]

hold me down baby