Roots and Tribe Called Quest freestyle on Lorna's Corner

[DieRuggedManDie]

This is the greatest thing on youtube.

[jogarms]

for real This is Hiphop...and thats how hiphop has to be!!! ...keep on flowin worldwide

[dbdakid]

9 dislikes... REALLY!? Come on now.. If a 17 year old can recognize and appreciate the epicness in this... then the rest of you should be able to as well... THIS IS HIP HOP

[resevoirdog2]

Black Thought = The best that ever did it!!

[Noops89]

who is up first on the mic?

[StickyCal420]

It don't get no better than that......well maybe, where was my man, Malik B???? Still...Classic!!!!!

[MrThencg]

Is that dude in the yellow hat Kanye's boy, Consequence ?

[lornascorner]

@MrThencg Yes that is the Cons

[MrThencg]

Is it me or does the dude in the yellow hat look like Kanye's boy, Consequence ?

[Machsonic]

@MrThencg That's Consequence everybody, he was featured on like 9 of the song's on Tribe's LP Beats Rhymes and Life. He was making much way before Ye, but just didnt release an album until much later.

[MrThencg]

Is it me or does the cat in the yellow hat look like Kanye's boy, Consequence ?

[elbowmjc]

Rahzel, roots and a tribe called quest, what can be better? classics



[The808Prophet]

that beat was tight!

[mikebiketrike]

oh my god i love phife. he's probably my favourite rapper

[thorbergurk]

@oRuTRa45

record company people are shadyyyy

[sanchessko]

with Rahzel?!?

[lorenzoinnabenzo]

Use your noodle!

[seboufdu59]

and Tip say the truth, like always.

[shawn9254]

lmao

[jeffneff25]

is this like an actual song cuz when cons was rappin phife or black thot were rappin along with him. so like is it a freestyle or are they just that gud that they kno wats comin up next in a free? damn...

[Guayo510]

@jeffneff25 there just that good



[kenyonr]

Phife ripped and this all I gotta say.

[DionDJVJ]

THIS IS COOL

[bc146]

thought really off the topped that

[daranj99]

She wack she diss tip!

[1984bandito]

it's the Con's fool!

[no40]

"and I hope everybody out there supports people doing things positive because when the record companies see dollar signs, they don't care what you sayin', positive or negative but positive is more important to our community"

[TropicalPriest]

?questlove is like damn :(...haters.

[waitingformusic]

That is the Black Thought we know!

" person - al - illa del val " -

Styles.

[Zangel1982]

this issss da besttt!!!!

[FunSubaru]

Tribe Called Quest - one and only. Unique.

[dudewhyfi]

black thought's shit at the start where he ended with r double o t s..that's just genius, man, so fuck u if ur down with this

[LATQueens]

6 foot 4 Questlove looks out of place here lol

[eatsrappers]

this is so dusty and fun

[n1colo]

BLACK THOUUGHT!!

[Liban2na]

Phife rips the mic apart as usual!

[SuperMpare]

M P A RE!!!

[legendaryicecream]

V. igorous I. ce B. lue E. yes

is a hip hop duo, one of us makes the lyrics, the other the melodies, and we are trying to improve our music

so if you have a spare 2-3 miuntes, check us out if you'd liek to :)

and feel free to stay

thanks :)

[obeytheory]

Damn....this cypher was mad ill! My new favorite video on YouTube.

[gl514]

and it looked like q-tip was mad high and i think he didnt feel like spittin

[gl514]

phife dawgs flow is one of my favorites of all time

[tiKaaliK8]

@gl514 yyeeeessss that dude is so raw i love phife dawg man



[mikerasta84p]

insane shit like u no like an epic moment... gr8 post man!

[VityaALONE]

уууху, вообще нормально!!!

[cazaresgirl]

The whole time i was trying to hold my breath when he beat boxed. dudes got some lungs

[PurpleHaze1824]

The Roots AND Tribe Called Quest? Thats the two realest groups together in one room, too much hip hop for this shitty camera.

Cat's really don't understand that Black Thought may possibly be the best rapper on the globe right now.

I fucks with Black Thought, besides that he a Philly cat, but because he's real conscientious and talks about real shit.

Search Eddie Pesos "North Of Death" Puerto Rock kid from PA droppin' ill joints on the mic.

[KoolSkoolRadio]

Consequence smashed it, glad he's back!

[wetwillies7]

this is definitely the coolest video on youtube

[garayzion]

Black THOught one of the last ones left.. hEy new Generation !..PAY ATTENTION !

[d3daiM]

why didn't Q bust?

[cresplove]

ah yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaah!!!!!

[raslion22]

Classic Shit !!!

[XXXlux1992XXX]

whats the name of the beatboxer? is it rahzel?

[blazed12many]

use your noodle america

[illestligit]

the six people that "disliked" this video are obviously a part of the new wave of "radio cRAP".. dont be afraid of the wisdom/knowledge

hiphop is love

[macedonianwolf]

Where did the real HIP HOP DIE?

THANK YOU FOR THIS...BACK TO THE ROOTS!!!

[bonzodrums0]

phife has such that ill jazzy flow... wish tribe would make another album

[Metamophisis]

Realness no doubt yo

[imPulse1919]

wht upp? im a 15 yr. old artist from NC! ive got some dope music on my channel, and i want YOU to stop by my channel n check the rhymes!! lol, ive been told i sound like Q Tip but check it for urself :)

[ChocoaNuggetz]

Damn.. the nigga spittin the beats goes with their flow so steezeycheezey.

[pcrdh]

is that jean grae?

[prime15able]

Questlove and Q-tip :D

[davidptapia1]

black thopughtsd a beast

[BORNFORWU]

DAMN I DIDNT KNOW CONSEQUENCE WAS AROUND BACK IN THE DAY WAS HE WITH ANY GROUPS OR HAVE A ALBUM IN THE 90'S?

[Americonflation]

Consequence is wack.

he sounds like any other ny emcee you ever heard rhyme at an open mic night.

[multipoly210]

you on point phife?

[alanzo44]

mhm if u tell me wat u hear near comes close or should b called rap or hip hop u my friend is crazy

wat we hear today is sub rap lol

except eminem

[alanzo44]

this my friends its rap in its purest form

u got ur beat boxer and u got them niggs who throw down

[aidan21]

nice

[wutangbiz]

HartBEAT!!!!! all day!

[Pirate7X]

Tariq is THE ILLEST. Bar none.

[stabbyj09]

how can I download this!!!?!!??!?!?!!?!???

[Mamal2]

YOOOO this song is sooooo DOOOOOOPE...u know i miss stuff like this...but when you got God and real love involved then you have a record....word up....

yo check these people do this vid man...they were so DOOOOOPE...I CAN SAY THERE THE NEW LOL...TYPE IN "2/6 of good vo" and listen to the joint they made to j dilla's track...word

[Lucy5D]

you got the interview anywhere?

[danielkucin]

Phife is the shit hands down but Black Though and Q-tip are the most underrated mcs in my book. No one does it like the do it, unless you put common or talib in the same category...

[imcurtis206]

Doesn't get much better.

[arock27]

CONNECTICUT

[YusufCawthon]

Lemme tell you how real hip hop is.. This shit is 13 years old, and looks and sounds like it was recorded today. The gear is still on-point in 2010, and the swagger and flow is timeless..

[beuz2006bis]

so true

[Yesiilikedrumso0]

i love how oldschool hiphop had so much love. They never rapped about beef, just a group doing what they love and loved where they came from! I say bring this back, we need it =]

[Yesiilikedrumso0]

i love how oldschool hiphop had so much love. They never rapped about beef, just a group doing what they love and loved where they came from! I say bring this back, we need it =]

[Yesiilikedrumso0]

i love how oldschool hiphop had so much love. They never rapped about beef, just a group doing what they love and loved where they came from! I say bring this back, we need it =]

[Yesiilikedrumso0]

i love how oldschool hiphop had so much love. They never rapped about beef, just a group doing what they love and loved where they came from! I say bring this back, we need it =]

[kern0099]

Black thought doesn't belong in that cypher, he's too good for them..

[Jsrich99]

first time seeing this.. missing the good old days.. what ever happen to the cypher?? guess it went away with the 90s

[WuTang069]

yo questlove is mad tall

[kimo90]

is that consequence in the yellow hat ?

[88OHA]

damn, phife came in HOT! shit was ill

[melara111193]

phife killed it...the five foot assassin

[mikey0892]

black thought is too good

[mvdec]

2:28-2:40 is what it's all about

[estonal]

UOCHHHHHHH SEVERI VIK EL DE RAZHEL ... NI TAN DIFICIL PERO SEVERO ¡¡ ¡UNICOS .. A TRIBE CQ. AND THE ROOTS.. ¡¡ SEVERO QTIP

[reggaetrini416]

lmao @1:09

"like the hot one station, comin' thru ya' place station

[MeloMaloPaulino]

let me find out Phife Dogg ripped the free

[RapGuru21]

@MeloMaloPaulino

WHEN Does Phife not rip the freestyle?

[oRuTRa45]

Honey said, "...I hope everybody out there supports people that are doing this positive, because WHEN THE RECORD COMPANIES SEE DOLLAR SIGNS, THEY DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING... positive or negative."

Still true. Industry Rule #4080.

[mariyasdad]

hell naw,Consequence!!!

[7fofo]

haha phife dawg is the man, o n the beat is perfect

[sunshineandginger]

teach the little ones right. we need this again people.

[HappyBirthdaySANTA]

the beat box is wacked to much emphases on the last beat in the bar!!

[methodman12100]

this is real freestyling and real rappers

[DRGgang2]

THat's HIP HOP !

[xperienceths]

use your noodles

[bc146]

black thought is better than all of them, then and now. no one touches him. fact

[MVCmediaHH]

nice that tip knows how to back up the "freestyle" of cons hahaha

[Ali3343]

black thought bagged this

[dailyoperations]

BLACK THOUGHT!!!!!

[gomeseon]

OH Man! Black thought once agian did not let me down. He shows here why his skillz are not to be messed with. Hands down one of the greatest if not the greatest! Crazy mental ability!

[gomeseon]

OH MAN! Thought once again did not let me down. He shows here why his skills are not to be messed with. My favorite rapper of all time. HANDS DOWN one of the greatest if not the greatest!

[Oasisones]

nice... but not a freestyle tho...

[TheWesOne]

NICE MATERIAL!!!  LUVIN IT!!! THX!!!

[TheWesOne]

this is some fine azz hip hop material!!! thx for sharing!

[TheWesOne]

as hip hop was real... thx for sharing!!!

[88OHA]

damn..phife came in HOT!

[MrbertjeS]

Lol the afro of the Roots drummer! :D

But nice video, thanks for uploading this kind of hiphop, and hiphop will live on for ever.

[xinsectoxurbanox]

@TheSonsOfLight that's true man, a freestyle was actually a rhyme about nothing in particular. It was later that it became something off the top. Either way, there are very little people carrying the torch nowadays..

[kamikuzu]

Like it!

[BishopCQ]

wtf? this shit was ILL, but why didnt Abstract go in? i was waitin for him to anchor the whole thing then homegirl jumped in & start throwin her 2 cents in....but other than that, this whole cypher is hip hop in a nutshell. thought killed it tho, as always.

[lornascorner]

@BishopCQ Abstract wasn't going to rhyme!!!!!!!!!!! He was dying to make a joke! This was after a lengthy interview and he kept telling me he wanted to do something funny. So "homegirl" had more sense than to cut off a freestyle.

[BishopCQ]

@lornascorner

didnt mean nothing by it luv. i just was expecting Tip to go in. but i do envy you in some respect, you were surrounded by LEGENDS. keep doing your thing, stay up.

[OrdinaryRhymeFellow]

he got cut off he was down to spit it...then he got his two cents about the hip hop game at the end haha

[abcdefghjklmnrst]

that beatbox is too sick

[FIGJAM1218]

consequence!!

[daggakid90]

This is not alternative rap this is HIP HOP

[olskoolrich]

Phife dat dude!

[iRockRhymes23]

Damm, This is Fly!!!

I love it

[funketelechy]

Fresh.......................pe­ace!!

[lensj]

ah yeah! use your noodles!! :)

[ahmad312]

this is straight up gold you realize that?!

[ahlvinf]

pure hip hop

[AUDI500A]

Beats Rhymes, and LIFE

Hip hop Eternalist

[Dnashful]

ahhh i love real hip hop and non of this modern money making hip-POP, not once do they mention whores, guns or crime whch is as it should be

[Slugula]

@Dnashful faggot idiot.

[008fox]

Black Thought is the most underrated MC of all time.

[88OHA]

man, love how phife came in, that shit was ill.

[DRGgang2]

that's real hip hop

[mcfubb]

AHHHHHHHHHHH HOW CAN SHE NOT LET Q TIP GET ON THE MIC ahaha

DOpeness still

real hiphop

[lornascorner]

I keep informing y'all that Q Tip was not going to rhyme. This was done in the middle of an interview and he was cracking jokes throughout. HE HAD ALREADY SAID THAT HE WANTED EVERYONE ELSE TO SHINE. He was trying to take the MIC to crack a joke OK!

[onyando3000]

BOOOOOO!!!

[MoYoisDope]

did you right this to see how many thumbs down you'd get?

[lornascorner]

I keep informing y'all that Q Tip was not going to rhyme. This was done in the middle of an interview and he was cracking jokes throughout. HE HAD ALREADY SAID THAT HE WANTED EVERYONE ELSE TO SHINE. He was trying to take the MIC to crack a joke OK!

[lornascorner]

I keep informing y'all that Q Tip was not going to rhyme. This was done in the middle of an interview and he was cracking jokes throughout. HE HAD ALREADY SAID THAT HE WANTED EVERYONE ELSE TO SHINE. He was trying to take the MIC to crack a joke OK!

[Revolt714]

damn... i love simple beat boxing. simple steez

[svevia]

Use your noodle!

[babynova88]

Check out Baby Nova On Point

[Borough81]

i wish q-tip woulda got in on this

[mdossantos047]

It's always crazy to me how long Consequence has ACTUALLY been around

[VIPoole08]

@mdossantos047 I didnt even realize it until this video...like damn

[brianesams]

i cant believe she didnt let Tip freestyle!! im mad :(

[wardisan5008]

this is hip hop at its essence i hope hip hop gets back to this, just having fun with it at the same time have somethin witty to say

[daryl2280]

SLAMMIN!!!!!

[bobsledkid]

mad good

[namreh72]

Hip Hop at its rarest form baby...bump this commercial cramp (little wayne).

[Skateboredomx]

the freestyle was AMAZING and the end of the video made me feel great about how hip hop was. You can clearly tell those are some geniuses

[Soldier13]

The nigga started off with "yo it's that snake the informer, come through make the corner hotter than a sauna" Good lord. Off the dome black thought is a monsterrr. Yall shoul check out the freestyle he did on the roots Rising Down Album, the hidden track. bananassss

[NEOnikolas]

uh huh.

If there was ever a practiced a line, that is one. study up kid.

Your fascination is bananas.

[flashtak]

black thought is the illest off the top. you can bet none of that shit was written down.

[joshuacarter2005]

classic cypher rite here.....they hard but i like black thought better

[NEOnikolas]

Riiggggghhhhht.

Phife is way doper.

[afn33282]

I hated to realise it, but if somebody in the background is saying somebody's punchlines along with them, that means they had used this rhyme before--thus: not freestyle. Not off the top. Super-nice, and I got respect for Conse, but damn! I hate it when an mc tries to pass off a written for freestyle. ..tho kinda it sucks to his cousin Q-Tip blowing his cover. You can almost see Conse's face fall when Q-Tip starts rhyming along.. Ah well. Much respect to Consequence, still.

[bunksional]

yea is was a verse

[chucktheflamingninja]

That's true but different people have different meanings for the word "freestyle".

For them, it could simply mean jamming with friends, saying lines from different writtens, switching it all up.

But in truth I totally agree with you, I think it means to come off the top of the head, and spontaneous.

[afn33282]

Freestyle means off the top. Period. Like what Black Thought is doing right here. It's an art form in itself, and MCs who can bring it should be respected. People have different meanings for it, but only one is the real meaning.

Anybody who says they're freestyling when it's a written are disrespecting all those MCs who come off the top, and diluting the word.

[pito201]

The freestyle we know today didn't always mean what it does today. Back in the day, a freestyle was a written rap that didn't make it to a track, just a loose, or "free" verse. Those that couldn't write, would just rhyme off the top and that was seen as worse than spitting a written (b/c off the top couldnt be criticized as hard)

[TheSonsOfLight]

freestyle doesnt mean off the top and never has. Kids today think it does thats another reason hip hop is dead. Rakim & Big Daddy Kane were considered Freestyle mcs back in the day. Check Rakims "Lyrics Of Fury" He says in the hook " A furified freestyle" & it was written.

[SakurabaSan]

How did he try to pass it off as a freestyle?

There's nothing at all that indicated to me that he was trying to pass it off as a freestyle.

[ADAMOisMAD]

i love this.

if only it was a legit freestyle.

[djSpinege]

use your noodle...use your noodle...

[Bob42jh]

NEW UNHEARD roots demos on my page

[SNorTOb]

Definatly. That album is a must have in your collection. track on there Stressed Out ft Faith Evans is off the hook

[TiSter6]

that album is aight but its the weakest out of all the tribe albums. the beats are hot though

[flavourgusted89]

true hip hop

[Baseballlegend5000]

Very similar groups right here

[5starchef]

Ay the yellow is Consequence....I didn't know he was kicking it wit them like that back then.

[chris45322345]

makes sense if he's Q tips cousin eh

[BASSone59]

Shit that's totaly insane ^^!

[jizmstain]

thats insane dope but not a free

[kmsone]

it's not?

[rottenpoop23]

yea it is, homeboy thats sayin all his stuff is just that nice that he knows what hes gonna say

[shaqling]

haa quest looks jokes

[jacob7207]

This is hip hop, none of that nonsense that dominates today. Miss this kind of vibe.

[nozzlemaster]

This is way better than lil wayne and soulja boy. Wow rap has been commercialized and really sucks now. but this shit is great

[Psuedah]

no1 can rock an afro like questlove