Gang Starr - Step in the Arena

[robmcdonnell1]

This song would be perfect for the upcoming "Hunger Games" movie.

[nickelodeon8911]

R.I.P. Guru (Rap In Paradise)

What the fuck am I sayin'? Fuck that! Legends never die!

[DatDudeWithTheFace87]

As sampled by 2pac's I Get Around

[MrGMan1877]

I used to jam this joint when I was in the navy. Got me through some tough times.

[BrownMan59]

the sample in the beginning, its from another song too, which one?

[koala381]

@BrownMan59 InI feat Pete Rock, Step Up ;)

[BrownMan59]

@koala381 ah, only a true hip hop fan would have known that! thanks a million

[koala381]

@BrownMan59 glad I could help (:

[foreal1992]

@BrownMan59 Check out the song "Step Up Front" by Positive K and "Bumpin Bus Stop" by Thunder and Lightning

[Expectnomercy316]

@BrownMan59 2pac i get around!

[GhettoBlaster100]

Holy shit, cant beat early 90s/late 80s hip hop

[riceater87]

No matter how many times I hear that small drum fill I always lose my shit. Guru and Premier made the most ingenious hip hop duo ever

[0mment0]

this aint pacs beat?

[Razzle5000]

@0mment0 This came out in '91, I get around by Pac came out '93.

[ArcadePerfect]

R.I.P.

G.U.R.U.

:D*

[SouljaAli810Flint]

Hey Please everyone search for Jon Connor. He is a real music artist from Flint, Michigan and he is a real music artist. I believen he sign with Nas. But I just want you to support him. Soon i'll be coming up.

[danynumero6]

@SouljaAli810Flint yo I just checked him out he's pretty dope.

[TheXatabyc]

Damn, stop putting those idiotic comments about lil wayne everywhere people. From like 20 90s hiphop videos that I reviewed today, in like 15 of them top comment was about how stupid lil wayne is. Just forget that fag and listen to good music that Guru dropped for us.

[H2oRiz]

@TheXatabyc You're right, why bring up lil wayne? that doesn't even make any sense cause he's not even hip hop. That would be like talking about elton john on this video

[TheXatabyc]

@H2oRiz Well it is hard for us to admit, but wayne is a rapper even if he is a shame of hip-hop. But that don't mean that we need to always and everywhere mention him.

[H2oRiz]

@TheXatabyc yeah, it's funny how so many people say fuck lil wayne. But the thing is, he's successful and that makes him the embodiment of pure evil. That is to say, to say fuck lil wayne is to say fuck contemporary cRAP music and the industry that polluted it and the government that tried to kill it, e.g. Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. all that bullshit can be summed up in two words: lil wayne.

lil wayne is right now and right now sucks

[TheXatabyc]

@H2oRiz You are right bro.

[Butterxxxzzz]

Skate 2

[KingRob1998]

@Butterxxxzzz and skate it.

[goldass96]

This song never gets old

[Matygate]

35 people sucks



[IggyDaKid]

This is the first song from GangStarr I ever heard....I use to tape Yo MTV Raps and Rap City back when I was kid....had this one on there....RIP to the dude Guru, real rap

[UMMD1]

@IggyDaKid damn right I miss those saturdays with Fab-5

[ChronicGod420]

Shock G sampled this for Pac's I Get Around joint.

[LPSmasonry]

da oriGinal UFC

[PimpLSRP]

35 people like Lil Wayne and Rick Ross

[mostdope42o]

@sega145

make it 35 then cuz i like both gang starr and lil wayne

[TheTaistelukala]

Skate 2 OST.

[kiidbv]

J Cole just made a song with this song as a sample My favorite hip hop duo

[Raincitywarrior]

35 people wouldnt step in =side the arena and got GOT

[mecca521]

Guru did great music with Solar too

[ghost2101]

@mecca521

fuck solar!

[switchconotech]

@ghost2101 agreed, gods and earths and gays...

[RegularOrDie]

(yoda voice) gang star beast yess

[fukwaynecampaign2]

Isn't that Lil Dap from Group Home fighting in the cage...

[grafftown1]

Rip Guru from SWEDEN!! how did hi died? :'(

[HittinThatPurp]

@grafftown1 i think heart attack

[CanPutThatJointDown]

@HittinThatPurp @grafftown1 Guru had melanoma and had a cardiac arrest while in hospital then fell into a coma and later passed on :(

R.I.P Guru

You bring True Words of wisdom and inspiration to us all !!

[bigsneakertees]

better than anything iv heard on the radio in years

[leshia1ful]

This is dope Oh 2Pac I get Around

[milasto2]

Anyone?, SKATE 2!

[TheMegaTronKwam]

Guru had the coolest mustache in the industry.

[bausplaya]

this was a sample to 2pac - i get around

[mitchellscool44]

thumbs up if your still listening to this in 2011 ;)

[SaxiLilLady]

One of the most wise men ever!!! legend, teacher,leader & master GURU!

[MexiMex13]

lemonade was a popular drink and it still is. words to live your life by XD

[Rudebway827]

I was born 95, i got 2 keep it old school, my father was one of the first in Gothenburg, Sweden.. Peace! THIS IS REAL HIP HOP!! R.I.P Guru...

[ipwnsnoobslikejake]

Great sampling by DJ Premier, especially the "step up" scratching from Thunder and Lightning.

[Madbadjokeerz]

2007? when was this song releaseD?

[TheXatabyc]

@Madbadjokeerz 1991. its written below the vid

[lakaiskate86]

This type a shit is what i skate to

[DerkleineMannRap]

truely the cooles Bassline of all Rap-Tracks. Many days i have this bassline in my head. Veeeerrrryyyyy coooooollll. Greetz to da brothers

[omhat]

gangstarr up there as one of the best with nas and 2pac.

[biakgraffiti]

que manera de empezar el temita Bravo! Q.E.P.D guru !

[TheSonsofHorusx]

to bad he died

[danthedonHBB]

awesome, never knew there was a video for it.

[IRISHFELLA2010]

yeah "good tune when your stoned"

[Laylaontop]

I GET AROUND.

[EdnaLjubovLegijata]

R.I.P Guru

[youngwun446]

here is for the time when rappers were poet gods rip guru

[youngwun446]

here is for the time when rappers poet gods rip guru

[MrManuel2611]

wow re aspero

[TheAmarDK]

R.I.P

Keith Edward Elam (Guru)

From Denmark!

[came12311]

@ratheruggedmanfan lol thats funny. the friend at apple is like my only succsesfull friend LOL

[came12311]

@ratheruggedmanfan oh that sux i got mie for free from a friend at apple, i hope to get the i pad too

[fukwaynecampaign2]

Today in the manipulative and pathetic music industry we have people calling themselves DJs and dont even mix or scratch. I am a chef by heart so it would be the same if some lame bum out there warmed up a tv dinner in the microwave and claimed that he's a chef, those people are cold-blooded individuals and they know it, they've created an artificial barrier in hopes of hiding their true deceitful nature, you aren't fooling anyone but your selves, your time will come too, will you be ready..?

[60microphonemajesty]

In the arena or forum, weak MC's I will floor 'em 'Causing mayhem, I'll slay them and the blood'll be pouring Furthermore, I implore that as a soldier of war I go in only to win and be the holder of more Trophies, titles, and triumphs 'cause I dump all the ?(slicers)? I never choosing to lose my spot not once For the mere idea of an opponent that I fear You're foolish utterly, I mean but none'll be Trying to toy wit a destroyer of many You shitted your pants cause you can't figure any

[SADMANMUSIC35]

premier really caught my ears on this one wit all tha jazzy,grimy samples meshed together to make headnodding beats for guru to drop his street knowledge on. not to take anything from No Mr Nice Guy but on Step In The Arena premier wuz showing he is truly gifted not just on the turntables but on tha production tip as well. rip guru

[DonKapito]

R.I.P. GURU FROM GERMANY

[changeablemarsh]

Interesting pic. I've only seen her with the frost-blond wig. - Naked Lady Gaga. C0000M - -

[MyJunior1975]

I find it hard to believe that I still have "Step In The Arena" on vinyl after 20 years, and it still looks brand new!!!

[MRRWJ2]

Best disc scratching I ever heard.

[sisterellaful]

yeah! check out my site 4 more real hip hop

[radukjei]

breakdown at 1:31 blew my testicles apart..

[villemoilol]

i was born in 1995 and i listen to oldschool and underground hiphop. Rest in Peace Guru.

[TheChillking69]

@villemoilol i was born in 1990 and same here

[ssanei]

@villemoilol Hiljaa helmeri

[sega145]

34 people like lilwayne

[gunneddown213]

Gang Starr

"Step In The Arena"

Step In The Arena

1991

[djnisti]

DJ NISTI - GHETTO CALISTHENICS

[decevioj]

GO C DECEVIO AND NEW WEST ORDERS MUSIC ON YOUTUBE 2012

[JbEuMbIuO17]

classic !! 

[cadanmccann]

that intro's fucking dope

[MrHiphop929]

@cadanmccann I agree with you 5000%.

[whyozdemir]

34 people like lil wayne

[came12311]

i heard this song on the mobile app ''skate it '' on my i pod touch, i would really reccoment this app its really good once again its called Skate it and its only 99 cents in the i tunes app store

[cheapcape]

Just heard this on Backspin, had to replay this dope song!

[basehead617]

If the beat was a princess, I would marry it <-- probably the best lyric ever

[chad1419]

If you enjoy articulate and intelligent hip hop, check out "C. Str8 - Life is a Joke Freestyle"...this is the type of music that needs to be disseminated throughout the hip hop community

[sethinator8]

1 of the best rap groups ever

r.i.p guru

[sethinator8]

i farted

[sethinator8]

34 people r stupid

[sethinator8]

34 disney fans

[alexroman1341]

R.I.P. Guru {R}ap {I}n {P}eace 

[BooshyFTW]

hip hop at its finesttttttttttttttttt yo

[duncantoms]

that “Step up” vocal sample [from Thunder & Lightning’s “Bumpin’ Bus Stop”] you cut up may have actually stolen the show – just the way you did that made the shit sound confrontational.

DJ Premier: Yeah, that’s just my creative side of me. You gotta always strive to be creative in order to be different.

[swissspace]

I was born in 1992 but I listen onyl Oldschool from the 80`s and 90`s

Keep it Real!!

R.I.P Guru from Switzerland

[linguistic76]

@swissspace don't limit yourself its cool you like it but to say you only listen 80s and 90s kid you might be missing out on what is happening in front of your eyes.

[kayoh310]

@linguistic76 sadly hes not missing anything

[sethinator8]

@swissspace i was born n 1805

[pnQuw]

@swissspace jea guess if ya an idiot who cant find out the good releases and must wait 30 years to recognize a good joint, then ya doomed to live in the past... fuck TV and radio, everything they play you can throw STRAIGHT into the trashcan, its pop man... what ya expect.... you need to get ya own sources of new dope releases... i hate people turning on empty-v and then sayin "oww man new shit these days SUCK" ..... thats just ignorance speak...

[Mechacelzi]

@swissspace me too homie.

[DaneSupreme]

@swissspace

Also born in 92 and Old School is also the only real thing for me.

I wish I was born in the late 70's so I could experience these defining moments of hip-hop live!

R.I.P. Guru

Peace from Denmark

[Darkcorazone]

@swissspace coolstorybra

[TheFlyboyumar]

@swissspace So what ? im younger

[viniskat]

@swissspace except "the cronic 2001" by dr D.R.E

[gugioren]

@swissspace

ich au man geile siech..aber ich bi 94er ;)

keep it real Grüss vo Bade

[EchoBoyTRD]

@swissspace  Still the Exactly The same Here Boi .. !!

[OverTimeeeee]

@swissspace I'm '95, and too, Swiss. You shouldn't listen to 90's and 80's only, Hip Hop is still alive, underground. Peace from Tessin/Ticino.

[ssanei]

@OverTimeeeee ..Nobody gives a shit about your age, just shut up and enjoy the song.

[OverTimeeeee]

@ssanei I was answering swisspace, because i thought it was cool to see somebody from the same place where i'm from, which is really rare. Also, he's pretty young, just like me. I can see how it pisses you off seeing people posting how old they are, that pisses me off too, but i just wrote it because i wanted to tell him he shouldn't feel too special about being '92. So chill, as guru says, stay with Positivity. ;)

[OverTimeeeee]

@ssanei I was answering swisspace, because i thought it was cool to see somebody from the same place where i'm from, which is really rare. Also, he's pretty young, just like me. I can see how it pisses you off seeing people posting how old they are, that pisses me off too, but i just wrote it because i wanted to tell him he shouldn't feel too special about being '92. So chill, as guru said, stay with Positivity. ;)

[ssanei]

@OverTimeeeee I bought Full Clip(Album) when i was 6.

95' aint special.

[OverTimeeeee]

@ssanei Cool, really. If you'd actually read my first answer, you'd know that i don't think i'm special, being '95. Stop acting so ill, fuck you.

[ssanei]

@OverTimeeeee Mad kid

[OverTimeeeee]

@ssanei Sucker, piece of shit.

[ssanei]

@OverTimeeeee So mad...

[1205Abyss]

@swissspace I also come from switzerland (geneva) and I listen to Oldschool rap everydays! KEEP THE MOVMENT!

[WORDUPproduction]

@swissspace "Step in the Arena" (1991) :)

[TheMethodMan95]

@swissspace me too, but in 1995 :b

[sharkkilla40]

@swissspace IM FROM 93

[IceManLikeGervin]

The real hiphop is ova here!!

rip

[211bill]

UFC fighters will get their asses kicked in this arena.

[crookstyles]

anschauen und genießen!!!! ! /watch?v=AXTDwE-8Qig 

[MsNikki11]

Rest in Peace, Guru. I long for the lyrical creativity & energy that flowed forth from that period of time. You never appreciate the true gems until you look up 19 years later, & they're gone.

[j2brolic77]

RECOGNIZE!!! 2:33 BEGINS ONE OF THE ILLEST FLOWS IN THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP, SPIT FIRE GURU!!!! DAMN I LOVE HIP HOP!!!

[Mrbrklyn212]

'TRU HIP HOP LIVES WITHIN US, AND TRU HIP HOP WILL NEVER DIE'!!!

[dannybinaz]

Classic dopeness.....Guru = true lyricist!!!!

[texasheat2003]

We comment about Lil Wayne because he puts it out there that he"s the best Rapper ever. He seems to think he's the best that's ever done it. So we comment because his lyrical skills are that of my 5 year old daughter compared to these monsters like Guru, Wu-Tang, Krs-One, Ice Cube, Rakim and so on...

[HippieGoddess142]

34 people got knocked out of the arena

[badcolt944]

Number one reason 2010 was Horrible Guru died fuckkkk

[crazytattoos1]

this is real G shit not this new age bitchs yippin bout their bling

[fukwaynecampaign2]

Women need rights but the rights they give them are fucking stupid, think about how the political correctness is killing your nations morale, you cant even say fireman or firemen because women will get offended lol, beyond retardation, and for a fact, dont try and compare US poverty to third world countrie's which they placed in that position through their infamous involvement and foreign relations. You understand war only from an offensive standpoint because all you do is invade.

[MariosLasagna]

Nothing better than this album Guru and DJ Premier went ballistic on this one.

[fromyou10]

music like this lets guru live forever

[fukwaynecampaign2]

not many can relate to this, however I bet you they can relate more to the modern garbage so thats what they follow, it all has to do with your surroundings. That kid below is glad GURU passed because every time he opened his mouth, it sent shivers down that kid's spine, what can I say, truth hurts...

[Mr1brownprid3]

Who the fuck thinks real hip hop is gay this right here is real motha fukin real shit, so y dont u fukin haters do me a favor and shoot ur selfs in the head cuz u know real hip hop still clowns on todays piece of shit so called "hip hop"

[Rastafari440]

type gift before youtube.com

[RealHipHopSucks93]

im happy guru is dead

[Greatmurderer]

@RealHipHopSucks93 Huh? Why?

[bombangle]

@RealHipHopSucks93 You are a goof

[PieMasterX13]

@RealHipHopSucks93 if you don't like him why come to videos that he is in makes no sense man stop ya trolling

[haitianrida1804]

Classic hip hop! that's what I'm talking about!!!

[MariosLasagna]

LOL Guru sounded funny when he said "you shitted your pants cuz you couldn't think of any"

[davidWgruUP909]

2 thumbs up ! ! 

[619shyguy]

They put this song on skate it

[KTrap2000xl]

Priceless!

[yanfrom1987]

SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD

[RAYZE1ER]

Hate is dealing with emotion's like bitche's, just dont like muthafuckers or shit like I do!

[Anafleksh]

Big L-Guru rest in peace..

[jzhelqpgh]

guru krs & rakim thats it!!!! anything after that your claimin is played out!!

[lysykolo]

great classic

[MrAdan509]

Digital Underground sample this song to create "I Get Around" for 2pac (r.i.p.)

[mkenny44]

EVERTHING PRIMEAU TOUCHES CANNOT BE RE PRODUCED OR RE PLAYED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF DJ PREMIER !!

NOTHIN !

NUMBER ONE !

REST IN PEACE GURU !!!!

[ccrazymexicanboy420]

I like the very beginning

[fukwaynecampaign2]

@ccrazymexicanboy420 yea its called Street Ministry, an actual track that is rather short

[HeinreichVonDooff]

@fukwaynecampaign2 get a life wayne, god damn it

[fukwaynecampaign2]

0:18 an MK1 Cabriolet Golf, fucking priceless lol, these brothas got good taste in cars

[TheLoclocloc]

i also saw lil dap in jus to get a rep the kid that grabs the chain and gets popped at tha end

[TheLoclocloc]

0:40 melachi the nutcracker ?

[suneelj93]

awesome

[gooches78]

gang starr's flow on this song was perfect . just listen to the way he put his rhymes together .

[HellolzEveryone]

@gooches78 you know gang starr is 2 people right?

[KillaBeesOnDaSwarm]

Melachi the nutcraker fighting in the arena??

though you can see the group home walking with them at the begining

[boahplayer]

2 pac used a sample for i get around from this song