CL Smooth - Smoke

[SimonJimenez90]

His first lines; "ive been in this game for years, it made me an animal"'s been used by biggie aswell, coinsidence or did anyone get influated by the other?

[zantesh]

@SimonJimenez90 yh i knew i heard that in crack commandments

[dijufos]

Man CL this one is a bangerrrrrr!

[ievelen]

if i would get 10 dollars for each pixel i would still be a poor man..

[luster481]

CL is one of the most slept on MC's ever!

[drfranksy]

C C C C C C C C CL SMOOTH

[emile1914]

Keep that flow coming!!!

[Sinyreki]

Found him through Nujabes, keep it coming fellas!

[jahkusa5]

@Sinyreki R.I.P.

[gopragmatic]

CL is WAAAAAAy 2 smooth

[lissm91]

<3 CL SMOOOOOOOOTH !!!

[SMokRenaissance]

i good listen SMok french thks

[RyanLikeDrums]

Pete rock is dropping 1 album with c.l. smooth this year, and c.l is dropping 4 more this year without pete

[DJMakeWay]

he just aint the same without pete

[rejee123]

@omhat yess big up guru true legend RIP

[boyle924]

insane beat

[Shaft2k6]

@boyle924 killa!

[robertoalmazansales]

D WUEVOSSSSSS

[hollywoodsfinestsc2]

killer beat is killer

[mesk1oc]

top 5 dead or alive.......What happend to hip hop?

[thatruth731]

thatrtuth731

We still out there making good MUSIC!!!!

[twist2g22]

This is one of the many things that keeps me motivated.

Show some support just finished my first novel "memoirs of a lyricist" release date early NOV 2010

[chiefthethief]

@twist2g22 yo good luck to you, for real. Peace.

[boomshika11356]

my cuzz fucking nice with the lyrics deadass ima start reading the dictionary thts how he did it lol

[laserbeak43]

@boomshika11356 lololool

[noze007]

PETE ROCK AND C.L. PETE ROCK AND C.L. !!! C.L.,... PETE ROCK,... well you guys know the real deal!

[RichyJA]

I hope he bring that 92 feeling back

[laserbeak43]

@RichyJA I agree with you, but i don't see that happening, unfortunately.

[DoctoriNc]

CL SMOOTH...THATS RIGHT!!!GO GO GO!!!

[alecboi84]

NYC STAND UP>>>>

[WatkinzDaGeneral]

SALUTE CL SMOOTH

[RebelOnyx]

This shit got a heart. It's aLiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiive!!!!

[youknowwwmysteez]

ho. ly. sht.

yes please

[evil999]

anyone know where the horns are sampled from

[DEXSTERIZM718]

DOPE ASS JOINT !!!

[juliejo22]

this shit is hott

[noodiTHEboss]

C.l Smooth = Most Underrated

[DAI3792]

@noodiTHEboss fuck yeah cl smooth is so underrated!

ha when you listen to cl smooth its like a treasure that mainstream assholes can never produce

[bkboogie18]

big up

[rucksta100]

BIG UP

[Ballsinger]

i can't feel this....sorry cl i tried. its too generic where's that classic cl soul?

[slimthejim]

gross beat

[Bryantsreeves]

Great track.

[fuckwhalley]

just great.....

[TruheadzaNo]

He`s at his best with pete rock.

but still ill

[ESSENCEOFEACHTHING]

@TruheadzaNo

His new material doesn't take a back seat to anything that he did when he and Pete where together.

[gamepacc]

@TruheadzaNo And vice versa I would say

[omhat]

@TruheadzaNo gangstarr rip guru, big l, rakim, pete rock, cl smooth, biggie, nas old school, 2pac, krs one, erick sermon, best lyricists of our time along with big pun and ice cube.

[4ss0nFire]

@omhat

u forgot very important people.....

the Wu-Tang Clan

[SimpliDopeOfficial]

@omhat you forgot jay-z bruh

[shaswords]

Honestly I feel this is below CL,he is tryin to reach a new generation.I mean its good but.....

[JahGuidanze]

Yeah i feel ya on that one

his new lyrics are more me me me me me im this im that

his flow is still ill tho

[sonnycease]

CL got lyrics neva cursing ! intelligent spittin that venom!

[MFSilverOxide]

Read transcripts of his intreviews; 10% of the text would have to be blocked if it were to be censored.

He and Pete Rock spit the N-word about a dozen times on The Main Ingredient.

They also curse on songs they did exclusively for soundtracks.

[boomshika11356]

@sonnycease yep thts my cousin right there jus read the dictionary since he was yunger

[laserbeak43]

@boomshika11356 knowing what a word means is nothing if you don't know how to put words together.

[kaoss0515]

@sonnycease can you believe that cl actually came out on some gangsta shootin shit? but like the best of emcees he made the right adjustments to his rhymes to keep it hip hop

[MrUndercover1990]

wacko

[MrFreddan74]

hell yes

[AOTPwinti]

Hell yea!!! thas wassup smooth

[joind112]

hee keeps tha fire burning

[HollieLuxx]

love CL Smooth.

[ryan3169]

CL still Smooth, this is fire.

[rappingproducer]

So dope. C.L. Smooth is one of the best!

[seydevilchick8]

fuck yeah

[LonEDrow921]

he has such a distinct voice

[MrBluntRap]

imo he sounds slightly like redman in "ayo"

[WayneRuinedRap]

wen did this come out? i remember the first line in this was in b.i.g's ten crack commandments too..

[LonEDrow921]

Smoke in the air, gorilla's in the mist.

[AussieTemplar]

first line, a tribute to biggie?

[Mr4evafly]

right on nemisis700. that aint that long ago. where these kids b dissapearin' 2 !?! is Ra and Raekwon the only older MC's that feel they can still get it ? in the current watered down market, this would b a great time 4 the legends 2 drop some fire on that ass. even if they had 2 finance they own joints, they'd recoup EASY! its a win-win. im'a rephrase that, specially if they financed they own joints.

[nemesis700]

no doubt most of those cats are on independant labels like raekwon...whose on his own label...so even if they dont sell millions they'll actually make millions

[harry202020]

they would not re-coup easy, that is a vast over-statement. the products are out there, but people just aren't buying, otherwise once great rappers wouldn't be considered independent artists anymore.

[hakayobeq]

C.L been in the game before HIV

[godzman7]

you gotta be one of yacoub's seeds.

[ingsss13]

put ya hands up !!

[trublmakuh]

thats not crazy...Bun and CL sound similar

[Mr4evafly]

call me crazy but, im pushin' 4 a bun b c.l. smooth collabo. check the 1st verse 4 similarity.

[Mr4evafly]

straight dope!!! what year dis from??? i damn near 4got about kid.

[nemesis700]

2006

[deeveedee5]

this song crazy hot...but this video look one of them b.e.t uncut videos lol

[JStyle10]

H-O-T !!!

[80baruch]

"You see the birth of real gangsta taste it and smell it flip it and sell it live it to tell it this is my theme music to enter squeeze till i'm empty C.L. pop on out crowd in a frenzy"

These are what lyrics from a true Legend sound like boys and girls. NYOLDSCHOOL4LIFE!

[80baruch]

It's funny how everytime i listen to this track in the morning before work i always make it on time. Just a hype anthem that makes me feel damn good.

[42oSupreme]

oh, thats nice. (said like cleveland brown)

[7PietroNe1]

Legend!!!

[pfaustmusic]

who produced this?

[Eddie5012]

dope ass music man this is da shit

[gameAap]

I always thought rakim had the nicest flow around, although.. cl smoothe is one dope ass mofucka

[TBphilly1219]

rakim and cl smooth got the best flows ever by far they make it sound so easy

[villersvillage]

I totally agree !

[CeMurder805]

CL smooths flow is clean. hes always on point

[zacht112]

i like CL hes got squeaky clean flow but lyrically he ain't that special imo.

also i blame him for the break-up of the pete-CL combo

[Trackstar159]

cl most consistent rapper title since ghostface fucked up with doing a song with ron browz.

[arya721]

cl is the best

[VOFS]

mobb deep sampled this on smoke it

track is fya big up

[lukeda21pisrack]

good song

[thelibs213]

●/ You say Soulja Boy, I say N.W.A

/▌ You say T-Pain, I say Tupac

/ \ You say Lil Wayne, I say Biggie Smalls

●/ You say Flo Rida, I say Wu-Tang Clan

/▌ You say Akon, I Scarface

/ \ yo dont forget dead prez

Copy/Paste if you still listen to real hip

hop, 4real true hip hop

[mr559]

You guys should all check out one of CL Smooth's latest track...."Sky is Falling".

Its a collab with japanese producer Nujabes.

[itzbriantea]

legiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiit

[MFSilverOxide]

That track has been out for a year; but most of his 2008-2009 tracks have been lyrically on point.

[LifeOfAnOutlaw]

Dahm thats crazy, Nujabes is incredible

[timduncan69]

Cl Smooth is still a heavy weight

[deville75]

i need that instrumental,

[mpcJ5]

to bad they got beef now days

[supbarker]

shits reel man CL Smooth speeks the truth son

[kmershorty]

him and Pete should do collabos again!

[Chrik13]

is there any other song like this?

[Chrik13]

dopest ever

[mjalex]

i cant find this one limewire!! can someone send me a dwnload link

please thnx

[cl0ckw0rx]

just rip it off youtube...

[mjalex]

shit go hard

[Pauly7819]

Constant beat and lyrics that actually make sense

If the beat were different the base of the song would be ruined and mess up the whole song

[drtraktor88]

its from the "american me" album, tho the full name of the track is "smoke in the air"

[blacksmith84]

been meaning to get this but just havent gotten to it. Just got the new Q tip Joint. That shit is nice though

[Ragzz1234]

What album is this off?!?!?!!!!

[str8upbgirl]

holla at me when u find out aki

[Pauly7819]

Damn son this brotha can rhyme like nobody eva did!!!!!

[dropwon]

He's a Soul Brotha !!!! One of the most dopest artist that ever lived the history..  one

[Nattyloc707]

" Cuz Im Not Here To Fit In Im Here To Get Right In This Is A Take Ova .. Rap Needs A Make Ova

[willierouge]

dope shit here good to see ya son peace...

[thegnik1972]

one of the nicest MC's in rap history!! way ahead of his time!!!!!

[Nekkidj]

anybody know who produced this song??

[kingofextreme007]

THE ONE AND ONLY"PETE ROCK"

[Nekkidj]

huh its just that you think they would list it as such, seeing as it used to be "Pete Rock & CL Smooth"

Great tune though especially the beat.

[MicHollywood]

the truth old head aint lose a step sharp as ever.

[sundiatasoulbefree]

WORD! you right!

[saulberg]

CL SMOOTH IS GOD

[Cheffus]

love this beat and rhyme style !

[STackKsBundLes]

CL Smooth still spittin better than most of the faggots out

[mejiaeric99]

Glad to see that the legend still has it. Keep making this crazy muzik.

[southjamaica]

i'm glad to see hip-hop where it is, finally dudes/ladies getting they money and they props/due. ey yo some of the old school dudes are still tight and i'm glad that hiphop dont fade,like rockand roll so dont hate and get ya issue.

[OgamiDonno]

A REAL MC can nice up any rhythem!

I didnt really did this rythem but the Lyricks are irresistible!

CL Smooth is 1 of the greatest MCs to bless the MIC.

[oglockwood]

glad to see that there's still some good rap these days

[troydawg47]

nice song, man wish he & pete would get back 2gether

[Dat808dude]

dont we all...

[80baruch]

Who flows smoother than C.L.??? Nobody, that's who! One of my favs! Gotta have MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER in ur catalog!

[imtaken2021]

My real brother from another mother,C.L.Smooth you did your thing on this track.THIS IS YOUR LITTLE BROTHER Mr.McCoy(same Father)holla back big bro....Brooklyn 2 mount vernon

[realisteee]

no he's a rapper thats it. But you have to act gangsta thats how it always been. Black men are mis understood even in life

[justicebf2s]

Real hip hop yo

[paulusmariaandreas]

this is great material...

[KiwiBro26]

How old would C.L be now?

[sup3rmunky]

close to 40 i think...

[JoeRush91]

i still prefer Cl over a Pete Rock beat..

but hell yeah this is tight too!

[Zaidoon123]

does anyone know is CL smooth a gangsta?

[maximiliaahn]

your mama is a gangsta

[medes252]

he's a respected dude always has been

[Zaidoon123]

C.L smooth = best rapper alive!!!

[Kevinjamesprojects]

Did Havoc sample this song from mobb deep "smoke it". Just listen to the beat, now i know who created it 1rst.

CL smooth is tha best. Kid is mad nice.

[Beller1992]

yup he did .. both gr8 songs

[Discothek49]

dope song, nive beat! real hiphop!

[kaziu1945]

Cl Smooth is the best!

[muneter]

CL STIIIIIIIIIILLL NICE wit it after all these years!!!!

[Chrik13]

This is Dope...

[djbjam]

he remained real...now that's something,he's the man

[mrtranswiser]

i wish ay its sick

[mrtranswiser]

i wish ay its sick

[vash19122]

is there a instrumental for this

[cashmoney110]

WTF??? He didn't change his style. If anything he went back to the first album. He also comes off like this on AZ's Final Call and some of Pete Rock's solo stuff.

[wgbarnes101]

this is a tight track but its a surprise to see him bang out a hardcore track.

[newyrsbb]

WOW. Thats all I gotta say. I'm so glad this song is in my lifetime

[mrtranswiser]

best song ever. i dont know wtf this is doing without honors and such

[aaaazzzzaa]

damn, hw changed his style on this one, guess you gotta do what gotta do to try and keep your name in this "so called" rap game

[chotaguy]

your a fuckin idiot, CL has ALWAYS been gangsta listen to the main ingredient and mecca and the soul brother, hes an educated gangsta though.

[thehoodspecialist]

One of the greatest MC's of all time- CL Smooth

[mochaman1972]

i can't belive this,did sumbody piss him off or what??

[chillhood]

hell naaaaaaaaaah !!! this is not the cl smooth I know !!! ;-((((

[MFSilverOxide]

Pete Rock and CL fell out. CL just found producers who could imitate, yet never emulate, Pete Rock's style on his American Me album.

[carlycmo]

Where has all the good s**t gone? Nice beats and phat lyrics. Lovin' this track, makes me feel young again (LOL). Time for a domino party...

[ShiekNasty]

grown man shit all the way.

[CzarN18]

dis track is ice coldddd! love hip hop wen it sounds like this! ORIGINAL!!

[Marcelitodu13]

U can't fake it, U cannot mistake it.