Keni Burke - Risin' To The Top

[lb4rb1]

Valentines, casual shoes, no socks, branded t-shirt - UK clubbing at its best.

[MtaBus5102]

Reminds me of back in the days...

[lilybelleb]

pure class.top tuuuuuuune.xxxx

[wortism]

I broke my neck to this jam right here.

[wortism]

Listen to that snare drum. You know that shit is Poppin!  Makes the fuckin track. This is it right here. Check those chords. You know you love it!

[wortism]

damn this cut is dead nice!

[PRADA12011]

PURE CLASS...........Turn back the hands of time Keni...xxxx

[Addiskrilla]

What year is this anyone?

[xhy20]

@Addiskrilla it was May 1982. I remember vividly hearing this for the first time.

[Marcsafon]

Hattie Cursey brought me here

[stoneyslackson]

im so sure i hear slum village keep it on??????

[PHAYMUS25]

Old Tuneeeeeeeee

[whyyoulidl]

OOOPS, I meant the mary jane girls lol!!!!

[whyyoulidl]

HAHA, thumbs up if the bass strumming reminds you of "all night long" by the jones girls...GO ON, HAVE A LISTEN :-)

[MrKenndawg]

When You Create a Track Such As This...You Only Need One!! CLASSIC/NOW FOR ALL TIME.

[a78man]

my pops fave tune rapped over by my fave rapper skyzoo, mirror mirror 2 dope songs

[SmoothBivens4]

O'l skool in the House,Smooth,Stylish,Sexy,Jazz­y real Music.Steppers can Groove on this Classic.Keep Givin All U Got.

[MrJohnea]

Real music i love it

[ArtiztikAA]

Hey, er. Thanks RZA, ODB n Ghostface for sending me here. R.I.P - O.D.B

[cornfritter376]

im pretty sure madlib - pyramid sampled that synth

[MsSalenai]

is that a coogi ? lol, love this sample, original and all remixes !

[buzzcut101]

He is one of the original Five Stair Steps

[WayToLongUsername]

Vice City, sunset, Cheetah

[MrJazzfunker]

this track is prob one of the best of its time mellow grooves and will never get sick of listening to it either one of me favs :)

[jamar815]

kenne got swag. u see the picture he aint got NO socks on like f**k it im kenny B

[termenatorX]

All Night Long (Waterbed) by Kevie Kev (1983) Hip Shaker by Two Hype (1985) I Pioneered This by MC Shan (1988) Hot Day's Burning by Hot Day (1989) Fat Rat by Grand Puba (1991) How to Roll a Blunt by Redman (1992) The Basement by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and Heavy D feat. Deda, Grap Luva and Rob-O (1992)

[nix4pool]

just the dog's, great track , timeless.

[kinstube]

Doug E Fresh ("Keep Risin To The Top"), Big Daddy Kane ("Smooth Operator"), LL Cool J ("Around the Way Girl"), Pete Rock & CL Smooth ("Take You There"), Mary J. Blige ("Love No Limit"), O.C. ("Born 2 Live"), Sean Price ("Sabado Gigante") and once again by LL Cool J for the song "Paradise",

[Tact52]

@kinstube

and dont forget the mary jane girls with all night long. among a big handful of others.

LL sampled it before Paradise for an earlier hit of his, 'around the way girl', from his mama said album. :)

[kinstube]

@Tact52 TRILL SPILL (VERY TRUE)

[blacklily624]

@kinstube i totally forgot about the pete rock cl smooth song... boooooyow!!!

[kinstube]

@blacklily624 I LOVE THAT TRACK.

[kinstube]

MASSIVE CLASSIC !!!

[ReminisceTheSankofa]

L.L. Cool J - Around The Way Girl (1990)

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Basement, Take You There (1992, 1994)

[mige79]

Juice - Ti si ta

[thecrutel]

MY JAM HARLEM PLEASE STAND UP!



[overjam1]

This song belongs in the "Kick back Hall of Fame" with a select few! Much appreciated!!!!

[7hanger]

CRUCIAL CRUCIAL MR KENNY THOMAS . WHO LOVIN THIS TOON DJ RUSSIAN

[originalmaskedman45]

got dis choon big folks tings seen

[GameBeats]

SUPER DOPE!!!!!!!

[MENINBLACK20101]

Keni i still blast this out on my car stereo man sounds good after you have been on a night out

[mackdanny170]

Disco Fever Classic !!!

[NeonSolar]

The bassline in this sounds very indentical to the one in Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long ..

Nice upload.

[jont0n]

@NeonSolar this came out before that song.

[NeonSolar]

@jont0n

I know, I actually once confused the other song for a remix because of the bassline lol, quite astonishing how so many tracks have similarities.

[mackdanny170]

@NeonSolar Rick James Bit the Beat for the Mary Jane Girls.. All Night Long. This Song was a staple at the Disco Fever (Bronx) in the early 80's.

[01tnql]

@mackdanny170 u are right about rick copying this...the primary bassline is identical, rick just added a couple of notes.

[BASSREEFLEX]

Rise to the top yes !! Feel this from bk in the day - Ezee !!!

4 the Very Best in Progressively Addictive

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Trance, Techno, & Deep Acid.

Breeze by & Checkout the BASSREEFLEX Channel.

[s1ipns1ide]

Classic tuneage..

[4lphz]

MISSCLICKED THE LIKE BUTTON OMG

[Skyway71]

This brings back many memories... good times with some real soul.

[briang931]

A great steppers relax glide song!

[krzak95]

check out polish hip hop remix : molesta ewenement - wiedzialem ze tak bedzie remix

classic polish song with that great beat ! <3

[backupaka81]

I hope this man kept his royaties

[alexdu95140]

les 2 personnes qui n'aiment pas, vous devez avoir de la merde dans les oreils, autrement ce n'est pas possible! ;)

[Mint147]

JUST MAKES ME WANNA DANCE

[DJANakaFujiNext]

最高です！

大好き！

[danielrfkn]

2 people arn't ridin to the top

[memyselfandi2311]

Aaaah thanks fellow Youtubers,Paradise by LL Cool J was the song I was tryin to find. And I could just eat my brain right now if I hadn't found it.

[3333fatboy]

shot out to mary j blidge

[Shaolin913]

Sampled by EVERY FUCKIN BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know his royalty checks is FAT!!!

[honkyschlonk]

@Shaolin913 ur wrong buddy if an artist just samples less than 20 percent of a song/instrumental the artist dont have to pay shit.

[Shaolin913]

@honkyschlonk aw well uh...... that sux for him then. So much for that plan :-(

[happycake3]

Keni is playing at Band on the Wall, Manchester, 19th February 2011 !!!! Can't wait!

[jamasterjamie]

@happycake3 Sorry been on the strong lager tonight so ignore that comment . check out my channel anyway!!

[happycake3]

@jamasterjamie not sure what you're talking about?? maybe its the strong lager you've been drinking???

[57beigefoxx]

chillin with my baby with some nice brandy

[oyoshe]

SAMPLED BY OYOSHE FEAT OGEMELL-N'AZZCà

[eastvillagepeeps]

Still got this badboy on a casette tape from 1983 when I recorded it from my vinyl 12" long play. We had the best music then!

[jadapa2]

Love it. For all the newbies, this is the song that Pete Rock & CL Smoothe (Searching), Mary J. Blige (Love No Limit) and countless others sampled.

CLASSIC!

[ReminisceTheSankofa]

@jadapa2 That's "Take You There" by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, also "The Basement"

[emc50001]

I want that sweater

[mnc221]

GTA Vice City Stories :D

[213koolaid]

2 people clicked the dislike button

[snapjenk]

I macked 5 bitches to this song just last night

[gcoppo77]

@snapjenk

Bollox!! haha.

[AveIvy]

@snapjenk You cocky mothafucka you!

LMAO! Handle ya business.

[digitalurbanstyle]

@snapjenk I believe you dogg! This is mack music!

[zomhby]

orgasmatic

[wallychamp100]

this jam was on gta vice city stories

[JonnyOneEyes]

this wasnt on gta vice city, it was mary jane girls very similar song but better :o)

[sod0m]

@JonnyOneEyes You're kidding, right? Mary Jane Girls better than this? Fucking joke...

[ratballbag]

ohhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyy

the basssssssssssssss

[takemeback2]

Slick, very slick tune.

[TheVillain365]

boy, keni was really killin em back in the day

[104Nn1D35]

I playthis every morning getting ready for work.

i play this to start a party

i play this to chill

probably play this at my funeral

thanx for posting

[ANITJAY]

@104Nn1D35 I love it!!!

[haroldr100]

Once again the best of the best !!! - Swa-ga Lee!!!

[MsCupid719]

..omg!! Had no idea that this was keni burke from the Famous Five Stairsteps.What a jam .......

[Daafsel]

1:35 is sampled in another song but i cant remember which one

[assyrian2NV]

@Daafsel LL Cool J feat. Amerie - Paradise

[Daafsel]

@assyrian2NV thats it :) thanks

[gattiward]

@Daafsel I can think of three songs that have sample that specific part

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Take you there

OC - Born 2 Live

LL Cool J - Paradise

[treeZon1]

@gattiward and me... my beat "Classics up on the shelf"

[mihailelisabeta]

@gattiward lets not forget the most important

Redman- How To Roll a Blunt =D

i cant believe non of y'all mentioned him -.-"

[barnesfam]

The 2 people that didn't like this, I'm coming to murder you.

[37GEEKY]

Notorious B.I.G - Rap Phenomenon (prod by Dj Premier)

[leelaw5050]

2 people have diseased ears n shud be transpoerted into gta vice city to be ran over by me!!

[woosh2010]

still a tune 2dai!

[JohnnyCesc42]

O.C - Born to Live

[swim0000]

Pyramids- Madlib

The Basement- Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth

if you didn't know these two (amazing) hip-hop songs sampled the chill synth pad in the background. Great renditions of the same sample, but an even cooler original version I'd say.

[Fioneenacockeen]

Oh thank you for uploading this beautiful classic track

[JACK46147]

i got to get one of dem jumpers man ! far out

[Budalaad]

YES! nice pure beat, this is what is about music.

[musiclady1972]

Simply the best

[Thefunksoulbro]

pure class

[tljones9]

An old school classic from an original old schooler.....a little trivia here.....this is not Keni's first hit.....he's was a member of the Five Stairsteps in the late '60s and early '70s.

[MsBailey70]

Love it brings back good memories thanx

[HeavyJ318]

@paullemonidis Love it man thanks for that

[LUMBAJAKMUSIC]

This one right here! YESSIR!

[paullemonidis]

Stunnung to this day! Brings a tear to the eye evry time I hear it. Many, many thanks for the post.

[TheGreatMozeek]

CUZ WE'RE THE GET FRESH CREW! lol

[HeavyJ318]

Can anyone recommend more chill songs like this, preferably ranking high on the smoothness scale? I just love this stuff..

[paullemonidis]

@HeavyJ318

Hold Me Tighter In The Rain - Billy Griffin

Nights over Egypt by the Jones Girls.

If you like those too let me know and I can point to you to stacks more.

[JACK46147]

THE TUNE IS CLASS,THE JUMPER IS NOT!!!!!!

[happycake3]

@JACK46147 no need

[DanoneDialJaouda]

Wow, I'm feeling old. Love this track

[cobo4]

This song beats R. Kelly or any music of 2 day. Keni Burke know he be keeps my head nodding!!!!

[melonnell123]

You can do almost ANYTHING to this song! Ride a bike, drive on a motorway (in the fast lane or stuck in congestion), ride on a bus and swing hips along with bus-brakes, push a trolley around a supermarket (sometimes you pick bloody useless items though), get through housework gliding along, deal with nasty people at work and, make sweet sweet luurrve - my man knows when I play this, I'm putty in his hands! Who needs lubricants when you've got this gem! Great stuff.

[motownsoulnights]

One of the best Soul tunes from back in the day man ! Love it,my singer JD does a good cover of this.

[megacrab]

This is the shiz! No wonder LL sampled it. This has made my day!

[millemont1967]

TUNE !! A REAL KICK BACK TO THE 80`S CARLTON CLUB IN WARRINGTON REMEMBER KEV EDWARDS KICKIN THIS TUNE OUT

[geordiejohnson]

@millemont1967 Wow..the carlton club..sundays will never be the same, some serious tunes played there, me and my mate Pete Briscoe from whitehaven loved this venue i used to buy all my 80's stuff from kev edwards at hot wax records down the street, ive still got my membership card safely stored.

[Ahouseisnotahome]

I can still play this today and enjoy it as when it was first released back in the days of good music.

[DjPremier91]

du son bien smooth comme on aime,bien funky smotthie ...yeahhhhhhhhh

[mogulhopper]

Brighton all dayer ... Showstopper productions ..... Soul Mafia ....... 1982 ...... awesome

[semajb25]

classic joint.

[hardcorehouse]

One of the best most soulful grooves I've heard in my life. Period.

[arnola88gt]

THIS SONG IS THE SHIZ! EVERYTIME THIS SONG CAME ON WHILE PLAYIN GTA VICECITY STORIES, I USED TO DO THE BIG CAMERA JUMPS ON A MOTORCYCLE LOL

[KyzerxX]

Bad tune

[WARRIORPARK]

soooooooooooooooooooo many samples

[Jamil131millz]

@WARRIORPARK too many

[johnnycoolb]

last tune at camden palace the nights over lets go to the next rave x

[maddmanmurf]

We Gotta Keep On Moving!!!

[maddmanmurf]

This One here Is The Queens Anthem NYC...., IN LOVE OF MEMORY OF TERRY "TJ" SANDFORD STAY FLY PLAYBOI.... GRAND MASTER VIC TAKE US OUTTA HERRRR!!!!

[OneManDynasty81]

@maddmanmurf Exactly where I first heard this joint as a young one from GMV when he use to dj in the park in 40p in south jamaica queens.

[caramella831]

soundtrack to summer, right here

[spunkertube]

thats how u kill a cop, thats how u kill a cop, lets all kill a cop and get locked up

[Wykesidefruitmachine]

@spunkertube This second paragraph might make you laugh!

[saiyahog840]

It's easy to confuse this song with Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long

[maddmanmurf]

@saiyahog840 There One And The same before Sampling it was call "Pitch Speed" with a li' minor arangement in the back ground effect!!

[OneManDynasty81]

This is the summer block party jam

[spurs51]

Anyone who loves this music and lives in London town needs to come down to the Soul Shack events, which are usually every 3rd Saturday of the month. Near Liverpool Street Station and just a wonderful evening. Good, good vibe, great tunes and people from back in the day, when music was just that.

[Avitable44]

AWESOME SONG

[TheCalebson]

This is my jam! Thanks for posting it!

[SebastianAndrew1]

google mp3iffy to download this song from youtube.

[eddiematrix1]

hmm hmm hmm lawd have mercy what happen to our music like this

[RenewEDee]

Used to dance to this with my dad. I'd be standing on his feet and we'd get it!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...good times, good times!!

[eazye07]

can you say chi-city?

[mariobrosninjaturtle]

This is the kind of jam you would hear when your crusin' down the highway or just relaxing at home :D

[letmeseee1]

Again...The good ole dayz....good music!!! How I miss the dayz!!!

[stagnacja]

i am going to hit another 16.000

[slownrusty]

Keni Burke's Risin' To The Top is one of the most influential songs for modern R&B and Hip and Hop. The vocal and musical production is absolutely incredible...everyone from LL Cool J to Biggie has sampled various components of this song. This song truly gives me "one of those hair raising at the back of my neck" moments.

Keni is a very accomplished and talented musician, song writer and vocalist. Modern music has sadly and really lost this type of beat and staying power.

[chillhood]

born 2 live - o.c.

[Thefunksoulbro]

Im seeing the man himself in London in October looking forward to that one.

[Katilungu]

This Is The True Essence Of Jazz/Soul, The Lyrics Are So Inspiring And Uplifting To My Soul.

[martinenicholson]

bentleys sunday night !

[cmalata36]

break that break odb rip

[RFSA88]

CHOOOOON!!!

[anita606]

Great song...never tire of it...

[Mocharain]

Who had the beat first, because the Mary Jane girls beat sounds ALMOST like this one?

[jermclearfield]

@Mocharain this song came out in 1981 and the mary jane girls song came out in 1983.

[MegaChicity]

Keni Burke was once part of the family group The Five Stairsteps Chicago's very own!! CHITOWN STAND UP!!!

[loren755]

This Is My Shit!