Hard 2 Obtain - L.I. Groove

[OldirtyKubi]

pure soul, outerspace, DOPE!!!!!!!! KILL all the new Bullshit!!!!!!!!!!

[noirnoticvibe]

Shout out my Uncle the DJ of Hard2Obtain... DJ 6'7

[canibusnj]

1994 WAS THAT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bowwow73]

@canibusnj you ain't fuckin' lyin'.......

[lalalilil]

ILL! Can you fell that dope nigga

[theDogsWater]

This is how a hip hop video should look.

[odogdajam1]

melvin sparks ft. jimmy scott

[brennanthebrown]

bring me back to the 90's :(

[Mookaron]

Classic

[verax24]

A FUCKING MASTERPIECE, EVERY DAY, EVERY TIME I PLAY THIS SHIT

[burdfucker]

give it to em whoooo

[ASTstoner]

Locked up they wont let me out,, listen L.I. Groove feel fine,

[JO6614]

need a joint... now!

[kingziggzag]

i wonder what these dudes are doing these days.

[ANTLIFEACADEMY]

Always loved this joint!!

[jj237]

this shit's dope.

[lyricalgod100]

I can't help but groove to the break on this song, takes me back to 13 years old, I miss the golden era

[blackthought95]

Finally found the original sample which was also sample by the Family Of The Year who Advil used for their commercial.......

Melvin Sparks feat. Jimmy Scott

If You Want My Love

[bigbrydog]

When Hip Hop was actually FEEL GOOD music. I love bein a 40 year old white guy rockin this. My teenage daughters kind of get it but they're stuck with their "hip hop", which is full on wackness...

[GLOKD]

1:16 Ohhh! So unexpected but so in the pocket. Love any hiphop which mashes up great beats with old funk+jazz samples and poetic vocal talent.

[tsantez]

Classic Track kids

[Headderking]

From 0 till 2011 only the era of 1984 -1998 is called Music RIP [If you dont like new Shit dumbs up ^]

[TheCanadianPrairies]

@Headderking

There's a WHOLE lot more to music then the 90s and 80s, man. Broaden your horizons!

[Headderking]

@TheCanadianPrairies LOL IMO <-- I know there is a lot of other music but this is my fav Musik wich is @ the era of 1984 - 1998 Dumb Crackhead

[TheCanadianPrairies]

@Headderking

I figured you were going to insult me, lol. You said: "only the era of 1984 -1998 is called Music" and shat on everything else? That makes YOU dumb, doesn't it?

[blackthought95]

When I first heard the advil commercial this joint came to mind instantly. 99% of hip hop uses samples especially back in the 90s. I'm pretty sure it was a sample, I've been searching for the original with no luck.

[rmaynard626]

"The View" Lakeview.... 8th block... Whaddup Lo, Warren, Dink, Terry... Tanglewood, Suken City, the Heights... Whaddup...Whaddup!!!!

[rmaynard626]

@rmaynard626 Parkside Connect...

[coachgeneralcarter]

I could never remember the name of this group. All I remembered was the hook. This was the shit back then.

[Blazemess]

damn I remember this shit

[sohcsarewicked]

I love advil

[jessd423]

Now this song is a hippie advil commericial

[DarkAngel8698]

@jessd423 Lolz

[dell4bq]

@DarkAngel8698 yeah if I were Hard 2 Obtain, I'd be suing Advil as that is a direct ripoff of this song from 1994. L.I. Groove was hipper than the commercial and it was 16 years before even.

[sohcsarewicked]

@jessd423 Wat u sayin? Gansters don't use advil?

[jessd423]

@sohcsarewicked

no that's not what I'm sayin at all.. I'm just saying what this song is NOW.

[bdscavenger]

it sounds like they are saying, i don't care, in the beginning instead of, wide open.

[asjking]

Remember people saying this was wack because the dude sounded like Puba!?! Clowns. This sounded amazing back in the day and still sounds fresh now. A GD A GD!

[BlueberryUphill]

This song was (and is) causing me goosebumps... glad I bought the CD back in the days! :) Yippy-ay-yo from Germany... :)

[TheBillykiller]

94 Is the top of the Mountain

[morpheusxnyc]

There's an Advil commercial in 2010 that uses a song called "Chugjug" by a group called Family of the Year that uses almost this exact same melody and hook (even similar sounding lyrics in the hook).

[wtfx0xbabe202]

@morpheusxnyc music is bound to sound the same. theres only so much you can do. its been around forever. jesus.

[Dmiato]

What's up Dj Six Seven, DL and Taste this is Mishawl from Silver Spring MD it's been a long time. Hit me up on FaceBook Mishawl Dmiato. I'm feeling this song!!!

[TheTBAP]

"to se nevrati :(" I wish there were more tracks like that these days.



[BobbitoDigital2007]

Production is beautiful! Superb song!

[JuiceWithSoul]

old skool beamers , so nostalgic

[tfewell73]

takes me back.

[bdscavenger]

long island, a very beautiful suburb. i really like roosevelt mall. lots of rappers from LI, like epmd, de la soul, public enemy.

[synistr]

loved this vid...had the album, these guys were talented but the problem was they didnt have their own identity....at the time Grand Puba was the shit and I thought dude was tryin too much to mimic him

[LIxNYxFLY]

LONG ISLAND STAND DHA FUCK UP!!!!!! 631-516 BRENTWOOD, HEMPSTEAD, WYANDANCH, ROOSEVELT,CENTRAL ISLIP,FREEPORT,A-VILLE,UNIONDA­LE,HUNTINGTON STATION,LAKEVIEW,RIVERHEAD,NEW CASSEL,NORTH BELLPORT,ELMONT WERE EVAH YHU AT IN LI LEZZ G0O0O0 GET DAT PAYPAH BLUDDDD

[naptown317jl]

ill shit from back when

[kevhar12]

Hip-hop at it`s finest. Alot of the old songs are like classic gems that represented hip-hop at a level that will never be repeated. Especially during hip-hop`s golden era (88`-96`).

[HipHopApostles]

i am the creator of the "HipHopApostles" group on facebook and would like to share the real hip hop with the people who give respect to it

[schoaskopf]

my favourite hip hop track of all time

[techxdabruiser]

Still got my CD ! My sister was livin in Hempstead back then off Nassau Rd, that was her jam. Shout-out to ;Hempstead, Freeport, "Da Velt", U-Dale, Brentwood, Central Islip, Wyandanch, Wild Westbury , all of L.I. !!

[uncle8119]

MAN!!! So glad I found this video! Brings me back to some good times. Miss the 90s!

[muzikfrk75]

Wooooo this shit right here!!!! Oh and it's on my ipod lol

[JAMIRAH718]

I thought L.I. was straight Burbs until I met these Dudes! LO... SixSev... Taste... The REALEST!!! We was SuperStars in VA!!! Much Love From the 16 Block!!! Ain't Nothing Like Early 90's HipHop!!!

[noirnoticvibe]

@JAMIRAH718 6'7 is my uncle..LI.. has so much history with HIPHOP, Rakim,EPMD,Public Enemy,Keith Murray, DeLaSoul, Leaders of the New School, Craig Mack,Biz Markie,...and of course H2O....

[QueenRosiePosie]

For all of you who have bought this back to life, on behalf of the 12 block massive....THANK YOU WHOLE HEARTED....This is djsixseven and we never knew that 16 years later this would still hit. the SD50 and all the engineers at chungking studios and green street studios did their thing not to mention Taste and LO...Keep on doin that real 2 reel shit...1ne! This is my daughters account and she likes us too...peace.

[RELEASEMANAGER]

@QueenRosiePosie much love son and many thanks for contributing to what I consider to be real hip hop. Over 57000 views which means you can't be wrong in your contibution

[bowwow73]

@QueenRosiePosie Peace to you DJ Six Seven, this song is so hard to find, y'all got to try to rerelease this I was 20 years, in my prime, driving with hit, polo down and feelin good

[altaariq]

Man, the good ole days. We used to rush the t.v. after work and flip back and forth between Rap City and MTV Raps

[171TITO]

This was my SHIT!

[weedie78]

good ol' dayz:) shout outs from Poland

[raditty]

this my jawn for years............

[djkaseone]

The Real Deal...ill

[istheemcee]

There's an irresistable charm about this track..

Big joint, lovin' the kicked back flava...

[KalmQuest]

Anyone know the sample used in this? I really want to learn how to play all of is on piano/bass

[HardcoreHipHopNYC]

Long Island always had ill shit... proud to live here...

[MrBitches175]

Nassau County Stand up

[illagen1]

LI holds it down.this was a real ill album, 90s shit shit used to stay on repeat in my whip.

[JUSREEL1978]

I remeber i used to have a shirt like dude rapping at the basketball court the one with the long stripes green and black,, loved that shirt..

[dapluva1]

yea they at it again yeah they at it again!!!! classic shit the south has spoken!!!

[stoenyce]

REAL HIP HOP

[erich8571]

This was my joint!!!!!

[cesarbaca]

Here in Cali (Daly City, Bay Area) We used to bump this on the reg. Yellin L.I. Groove. Drinking 40's watching Rap City when it was the thing to do/After cuttin school. Bust a groove.

[CheebaSkam631]

long island all dayzzz nigga 631-516 we been holdin shit down since tha 80's bruh riverhead to wyandanch to hempstead to elmont across tha map L.I gettin it in, if yu from tha island throw L.I cuzzo

[illagen1]

@CheebaSkam631 L I SON STAND UP!! riverhead all day playa!!

[oscardy]

Remember seeing this on Video Music Box..... this is some ill ish

[Junior1luv]

I love visting my cousins in long island during the summer from Bklyn.The

green grass,the nice beaches the nices

houses.

It was the first time i witnessed

my older cool ass cousin and his honchos makin a beat on a MPC

in the basement while my uncle

was out in the yard cutting the grass.

being a little kid from Brooklyn witnessing this and being new to America Long Island left an impression on me.The girls out there were fly and friendly too back then yo.

[Junior1luv]

Yo back then niggz was rollin 20 deep,nothin but philly blunts and

ciphers yall new catz done missed

the golden era.I wanna cry when i

see such gems.

[Xpl1zitPB06]

yoo ne 1 know wat town these niggaz is from?

[dareal05]

Lakeview.

[HeadToucher]

Ism & Blues was the best produced 94' album. I stand by those words. What made H20 so unique was that they had a simple east coast style of flowing that kinda makes them sound little west coast.

[Xpl1zitPB06]

illl shit niggaz

[djbeama]

aaah shit... flashback!

thanks for the upload, luv this tune!

[damdra]

i remember these dudes... they had another joint called GD(ghetto diamond)

[cualpha06]

Rough enough to break New York from Long Island!!

[mcknowledje]

good old days

[ucladb09]

Let me tell you this song was made all the heads nod back in the day. Even though their carrer ( Hard to Obtain) was short lived, LI groove is a true Hip Hop classic!!

[marselus88]

damn, this is NY finest shit! straight hiphop! love this joint!

[robrien4]

Love this one. Sitting in leather chair rhyming while drinking a 40. Hip hop.

[StreetNative]

@robrien4 Shit I'm doin that right now.lol It's kinda sad how 40's identify so much to old hip-hop in general, but I grew up in that era. I cant think of nothin fresher then sittin in a leather chair drinkin a forty!

[robrien4]

@StreetNative .... Hey dude. You know. I don't really think it's sad. It's just part of the good time vibe of this video. I grew up at that time too and drinking 40's (underage :) in the schoolyard was part of the fun of this. Used to play the tape in my buddy's jeep. It's all good man. I need to track down this CD. I've been listening to other cuts of the album this morning and all of it is pretty good. Peace.

[weedie78]

good ol' dayz:) shout outs from Poland

[RMAYNARD219]

The view (Lakeview, LI) is wit the groove!!!!

I remember when they shot this video up at Lakeview park!!!! Joint is still fiyah!!!!

[erich8571]

People slept on this joint. Not me though. I wore this tape out.

[tsantez]

A True Classic. Kid

[whosane7]

i ve been looking for it for the past 9 years

[BrutesWayy]

LI allday

[mattyelz]

A hidden jewel! Loved this one. Sounds kinda like a Pete Rock joint with the horns and assembly...

[face6iny]

Long Island stand up!!

[pataah01]

The production was unparalled

[rocdablock78]

this waS THE SHIT I LOVE THIS FUCKIN SONG WHER DID U FIND THIS SHIT

[hasansito]

i am the 90's king of hip hop knowledge, and i did not know about these kats man...dig it! thank you much VintageHipHopSeattle for expanding my knowledge "15 Years Later"; Hip Hop Lifestyle 12 Producer - DJ Nastee Label: Atlantic Released: 1994.

[Eksacto]

You can be the XX's king of Hip Hop Knowledge but always there will be one group or MC you have never heard about.

In case of 90's im pretty sure there are thousand of groups/MC's you have never heard U^^.

PD: I feel in the same situation bro.

[jotbot76]

"i am the 90's king of hip hop knowledge" .. sure.. =P

[hasansito]

yO `jotbot`, its just a figure of speach duke, dont take this internet shit too serious! i take your `76` to be your year of birth, which means we are both 33, so your from the golden age as well! but on the real, spend more time talkin internet shit on blogs, not youtube...aight! be easy on that garbage

[else3573]

This hook was catchy as hell...

[RogueFellaFam]

yo check out vakano if you haven't heard of him

[TheGreatMozeek]

THANK GOD FOR YOUTUBE!

[ziplc7]

this beat is crazy...still sound ill after 15 years...

[jotbot76]

The break is sooooo bad..

[bg95210]

siiiick shit

[DBOBoneswell]

yes yall

[101bananaz]

Classic........thats all I got to say yo!!! This is when M.C.'s were mad nice on the Mic and the beats were even nicer. Peace to the headz out there NYC BABY!!!

[Penlager]

great stuff

true rap buried by hip hop politics nowadays.

Rap is no more, now it's a business not passion.

rare that anyone takes demos anyomore

[BOX5]

@Penlager 110% networth my equal yell

[jotbot76]

@Penlager - hip hop politics?

[TaziqBeorBorn]

I'm from B-More and these niggas made me wanna be from LI! B ust a move with the LI Groove. I had this single! I love this niggas. This is one of those obscure mid 90's Rap City gems that Yo! played just to keep up. Whoever posted this shit is a true head. I rock this s\hit in the whip like it came out last week!

[spliffone23]

man I just smoked out 2 this wow I loved this song back in the days what happened to Hip Hop

[drrodgers]

I art directed this video with shady perez directing....Good times.

[SeptemberGroup]

Great job man...Classic joint...stuff like this shaped people's perception on 90's East Coast...priceless...

[alwaysbringinudafunk]

Freeport Nd Roosevelt All The way !!!!!!!!!!!

[alwaysbringinudafunk]

Strong Island !!!

[catch3000]

Bobbito Garcia is in this video. He's the only light skinned guy on the court trying to crossover...lol I still have this video and many more on VHS. I missed listening to underground hip hop in NYC circa 90's.

[chukilo]

i'm not a fool,i took my tool out ma top draw ...n bust a move with the groove.......worrrd!

[truemastah]

ayo word iz bond this joint was the hip hop anthem for strong island

[nermedin]

the shezzzllllllleeeeeeeeeeeee

thanks

[tera1320]

Thanks A lot

Real Hip hop!

[real934]

LI hip hop has always been mad underatted... Some of the best hip hop come from Strong Island esp. Suffolk County like EPMD , Public Enemy ,DeLa Soul ,Tribe Called Quest ,Craig Mack,BiZ Markie and even K-Solo to name a few.

[rametep100]

U've got a good point!!! But tribe is from queens, but they all ways shout out L.I. Can't 4get Rakim and L.o.n.s!!!!

[cdubkush]

hands down one of the greatest chorus's i have ever heard. the beat is amazing. love this song

[hillsidecartel]

i wish i could find this tape,god damn..the fuckin joint

[Godzproperty2010]

THIS IS MY BROTHER dl

[jabron1973]

Wyandanch stand up!!!!!

[almightymain]

Damn, never though i'd see this joint again. Props.

[aintNathanNice]

the nigga kneelin down at 5 seconds got my jordan 8s on hhaahhaaha

[cdubkush]

love this joint, love from the bay

[assholemaster0000]

Repping Lakeview hahahahahhaahahhahahahaahahaha­hhahahahahahaha

damnnnn i love MHS

[BrotherOmi]

word

champion sweaters and ciphers...

[NASAROK1]

HELLLLLLLLLLL YEEEEEEEEAAH.

youngins put that other garbage down..better off w/the classics

[Jimmbo4000]

I rememberwhen Rap City used 2 play this...I was only like 5 or 6...I gotta find this on vinyl...This is my joint

[Myheadisaballoon]

I still love Ism & Blues, best time in Hip Hop. I remember buying this on import back in 1994 and just listening to it over and over for weeks. Still sounds far more fresh to me than all the commercial Shit Hop around these days.

[Bips69]

Parkside!

[Horyzeson]

Lakeview L.I.

[clef103]

Reminds me of the Stretch n Bob days....

that's when I became an insomniac....

I wouldn't trade it for the world....

Get on the groove & don't get left ya'll....

[densilb]

Yeeeeaaaahhh boyyyyyyyyy. This the jam. "stick it to em large"

[thedominio]

da golden shit from the best time of hip hop

[chukilo]

down with the groove...from L.I

[selectoh]

That´s my joint! hard 2 obtain,what´s happen with those boys? classic! yes yes yo!

[truemastah]

this is True mastah reppin Crown Heights BK all mutha fukin day, and I'm a put it to youz

cats like this... I got love for some of the these current rap cats thats in the game,

but fuck what ya thought, on this track? on this track right here nigga??? Hard 2 Obtain WENT IN!!!! nuff said,

shout outs to my Brooklyn Zoo Niggas, We In the Buildin!!! an all ya'll scary, sensitive,

studio thug niggas gone move!!!!!

FUCK OUTTA HERE!!!!

[hasansito]

I CAN DIG THAT!

[Pirate7X]

Lina, Muskli's correct and it comes from the 'Cornbread, Earl & Me' soundtrack. Starring Laurence Fishburne & Jamal Wilkes.

This was the jam back in the day!

[khemist1]

I got this album in uk when i heard ghetto diamond- was a bit expensive at £15 back then from tower records.

[cicely88]

Huntington/Wyandanch stand up! strong Isle! yeeeeeeeaah boooyyyyeee!

[ubacdafucup2]

used to chill to this in bristol england early 90's love this shit lost the l.p years ago... yes ya'll

[mentor318]

I've been asking heads about this joint for years. Finally it's posted on youtube

[phantom12311976]

OMG. This was my classic jam...Thank you so much!!!phantom

[rollituphomie]

yeah!!!!

[linamorganfreeman]

yo! i can't remember the name of the song in which is sampled at the 1:17!

could someone help me?

thanks!

[musklianis]

Wilford's Gone - The Blackbyrds

[Jimmbo4000]

Compton's Most Wanted used da same joint 4 "Def Wish" Classic joint

[TOTHADEATHSON]

love that shit

[TOTHADEATHSON]

the drums.the drums n horns!!

[cocho75]

ONE OF THE BEST SLEPT ON ALBUMS!!!

[grovelhog]

Blessed are the days ,when hip hop n` rap weren t all about smokin each other,50cent or

cracked out bitches in fuckin` pools!!