Lords of the Underground "Faith"

[hudson2441]

This is what I miss in hip hop. Those mellow jazz vibes and flowin about real stuff that speaks to how we feel. Every track doesn't have to be head bangin and every rhyme doesn't have to be fast paced. I wanna hear realness, not a lyrical race. Rhyme quick when IT MAKES SENSE.

[051290ma]

I miss hearin about he struggle in Hip Hop.Money, cars, and blothes isn't everything. You can't be that dam happy all the time.

[damea4348]

Cause God will Never leave Me !!!

[keonta81]

i like how they sampled it an actually used denise williams on the song and video

[lafara2002]

I place all my faith in God

[tigmon0000]

one word.................CLASSiC



[elplaga25]

this shit makes me sick i miss tha time when this shit came out wen i wuz yung

[MrPloxDa3rd]

Here Come the Lords and Keepers of the Funk; two of the best albums in hip hop ever......

[HSzach]

prefer mic geronimos use of the sample. but this song is still DOPE 5/5

[LOOPWHOLEBEATS]

WHY DOES IT SAY LORD FINESSE HIP 2 DA GAME ON THE OUT CREDS?

[LOOPWHOLEBEATS]

SUPREME.

[acegotflows]

1995 the best year...

[xxwhetumarama]

Music's good, pity about the pixelated video.

[Chaosga]

I love this band. No shit man, I'm not a rap fan, but you can't deny the way LOTUG's beats and lyrics just get you. It transcends genre. That says a lot.

[yungcarl22]

@NuwaniDenubianla: they have palm trees in jerzey?

[blackthought95]

Is that Denise Williams is the video??

[myaangeline]

@blackthought95 yes its her:}

[yasin810]

Jerzeeeeee stand up....real Hip Hop mayne......

[12prez]

now this is music not the water down shit

[TheKulez]

zip

[AbbottSupreme]

This track is FRESH, blessed with the vocals of Denise Williams! That's actually her hit single "FREE" Word up!!!!...

[AbbottSupreme]

@AbbottSupreme note to self lolxd...my bad "Deniece Williams!!!!.....

[namhtran]

The drums on this one is hard as hell, better than Mic Geronimo's Shit is Real

[DankDro]

I love how they are praisin' god in this song, then listen to a track like steam from da knot.

[babyoil1]

the intro with the singing isn't on the LP.. i dig that part

[SamWil500]

This song came out in October of 1994 and was featured on the Keepers Of The Funk album.

[bow2urepnoy]

denice williams baby!

[hughgallop]

wicked tune. shame they're totally deluded. there just isn't an all loving, all knowing God looking over us. it's better to strive for understanding of the universe than to place all your faith in a fairy tale being, however comforting it may be.

cue angry Christians.

[yserrant]

Prove it.

[hughgallop]

Prove it? How about you prove the existence of God! Haven't seen any evidence to suggest He exists.

[aktivenatrraktiv]

prove he doesnt, even if i could prove it to you it couldnt be n words you would have to go threw something and discoverr him for yourself, but since i cant prove to you he does and you he cant prove he doesnt better to give the benefit of the dought after all if im right think of the consequences lol :)

[Dado75]

Do you have proof that anything actually happened in history; 1700s? 1800s? 1900s even? All you have is written documents, and what, b/c they're taught in school you believe them, right? Well, The Bible is written documentation of what happened in those times.

So what is it that makes you so sure there is no God when you have no proof whatsoever to say that? One question, how did you and I come to exist? Seriously, there is NO logical answer except for us being created by God. Period.

[hughgallop]

dont even try to compare historical documents to the bible. the bible deals with spirituality and miracles e.g. the creation (which is obviously bullshit - 7days? no!); walkin on water; rising from the dead; the nature of sin; stone homosexuals to death etc. this isn't like documenting a war or a king's life. i don't need proof, i use reason! it is totally unreasonable to suppose the existence of a loving god just because life is an unlikely and wonderful thing.

[Dado75]

So let me get this straight; your reasoning is that we should not compare history to the Bible b/c the Bible contains spirituality, miracles, and homosexuals getting stoned to death?

Does that mean we should disregard historic writings b/c they too include ppl getting stoned, hanged, and tortured? Thanks to you, I guess reasoning no longer requires logic to back it up. Congrats bud, you're a pioneer!

Oh, and your little sperm met egg story was cute, and slightly funny... but not really.

[hughgallop]

so how do you explain it? some evils can be blamed on mankind (hate, murder etc), but others are the work of god (if u believe He exists). He has a plan right? so natural disasters must be teaching us something, right? and disabilities? how do you explain a loving God allowing pain on his people who he loves so fucking much? reply!

[hughgallop]

btw historic documents DOCUMENT things, they do not command you to stone homosexuals to death or tell you that you will rot in eternal torture unless you accept the true one messiah as the son of God, saviour of mankind etc. that was my point. now fucking reply!

[Dado75]

Although God has ultimate control over any- and everything, He gives us free will.

You do realize that humans, with our "intelligence" come up with inventions and ideas, ie. pesticides (this is just one example).

Pesticides, as we all know, cause birth defects, but many times we forget that we are fully responsible for our actions and we choose to blame God for those terrible outcomes; even those fools who don't believe in Him. Kind of contradictory, huh?

Both God and the devil DO exist.

[Dado75]

People insist on blaming God for not stopping evil from happening, instead of hating the devil for pushing people to act out in evil ways.

If we were all created through scientific principles (ie.the same process) then we would all be emotionally the same, acting at least relatively similar to one another with little variation. But more and more ppl are becoming "evil", as the Bible shows; killing their parents, children, innocent ppl. It shows we go much deeper (ie. spiritually) than science.

[hughgallop]

Right, so the devil is responsible for earthquakes. Now I definitely believe in God. Genetic mutation is responsible for birth defects, and sometimes that naturally occurs (and sometimes its agent orange etc). Did the devil make that naturally occur as well? Is everything bad blamed on the devil and everything good caused by God? Is that what you believe? It seems too simple to me.

[Dado75]

No that's definitely not what I believe. Here is the last thing I'm going to say b/c I can tell you like to misconstrue anything I say:

If a good person dies unexpectedly, human capacity cannot comprehend why. To make any sense of a situation like that you have to believe in Heaven and Hell.

So, why would someone good die? The world we live in is an awful place of murder and evil. They are better off out of this misery and into heaven.

[hughgallop]

it was good to debate. you didn't convert me tho. maybe one day i'll accept it - i'm not totally in against the idea of a higher power, just really not convinced by lots of the bible... good luck to ya with the rest of ur spiritual quest.

[Dado75]

hey bud, it was a good debate lol. i'm not necessarily trying to convert you (although it might seem that way); just giving you my opinion on certain things. so i expect you to take it as nothing more than one man's opinion.

good luck to you as well man, keep rocking the lords of the underground ;p

[nakabar]

get the fuck out of here with your god bullshit. go ahead and believe whatever you want, but if you come preaching your shit, shoving it down people's throats, i'm going to have to break it to you that god is not real. you are obviously a delusional bastard. people don't blame god for anything, because they know he is a fictional character. you are a poor sad piece of shit, to be so weak that you need to believe ridiculous fairy tales to help you"understand" who and what you are in this world.

[nakabar]

man, you bible thumping fucks really make me mad. i came here to comment on some ripe old hip hop, and am greeted with a debate about the legitimacy of stoning homosexuals? can't you fuck off? do you know how many closet homosexuals are religious? from many religions. do you really honestly believe that the earth is only 4000 years old? and that there is a big, invisible dude in the sky spying on yours and everyone else in the world's single move? you're like fucking infants.

[Dado75]

hey man, it's all good, you're entitled to your opinion as i am to mine. sorry if i came across as someone hate-filled, trying to shove his ideology down your throat; it certainly was not my intention. i try to love absolutely everyone (that includes gays, murderers, etc.), love is the only thing that will make this crazy world go around.

i can understand why you hate those so-called "bible thumpers". i for one don't agree with the concept of religion b/c it separates rather than unites.

[hughgallop]

sperm met an egg. dont think god was around wen that handicapped kid got created.

[aaltoiz]

"I place all my faith in God, God'll never leave me, he won't decieve me, believe me!" word.. This is for real the most important thing in my life.. There's just no other way o/ Keep on keepin it on!

[notoriousboy6]

this beats ill yo... *****

[MegaBlank1]

wat r these up2 these days???

[damyne77]

MIC GERONIMO shit real

[BRINGI]

@damyne77 yeah mic rippd this beat, also another joint by tha twinz from long beach "eastside LB" real smooth shit

[NuwaniDeNubianLadyIE]

@BRINGI yes! i love the twinz joint it reps my city reminds of the 90s how it was sunny days palm trees the breeze and sleeping next to my radio before a man.

[LeShiznit]

@damyne77

Deniece Williams - Free!

[drewali7]

thank god allah for this here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[boolap1]

THIS SONG IS CALLED "THE FRESHEST MC" to whoever uploaded it

[WoodyWood0122]

Classic Joints Never Die!

[marselus88]

reminds me real rap..

[woopis]

@marselus88 this is real rap

[marselus88]

@woopis what? you don't understand man, reminds me of the best times, isn't that shit the fuckin BEST? is there any Lords straight of the underground shit nowadays? mainstream. fuck mainstream man, this is real and reminds of real rap, not nowadays shitty acting

[davidbey40]

@marselus88 man these times were the best....period

[okcbrotha]

this song was nice and smooth rather you liked it or not.

[Chaosga]

This goes down as one of the bands that has influenced my style of music over the last ten+ years. Although I'm not a straight up Hip Hop musician, I am completely mesmerized by the beats, lyrics and all out style of this band. I wished they were more consistent with their albums. They also need to play out more!

[MindForceGathering]

imo this album was their best..

real hip-hop.. i recommend listening to Apathy..

this guy is one of the best lyricists i've ever heard..

[Clandestinokid]

this beat is hard!

[BonethugLady]

Deniece Williams - free :)

[BonethugLady]

yes it is!

[nitrosamurai15]

i don't know if anyone notice but the beat is a mix of The Twinz-Eastside Lb

and Mic Geronimo-Shit is Real

[RGEE1979]

Yeah bro, I was just thinking "this is Eastside Long beeeeeeach, beeeeeeeeeeeach". But for me Eastside LB is one of the best tunes ever, so this sounds kind of second rate in comparison; lacks the finese and that awesome G-Funk sound.

[vanedogg]

good call...

[jaymillaman]

yeah thats what i was sayin once i heard it im like what the fuck was this mic's shit first??? i like his shit better

[jamesoverend]

It ain't "a mix" of either, it's just based on the same sample ('Free' by Deniece Williams). This was the first, in 1994 - Mic Geronimo and Twinz both came out in 1995.

[thadon707]

dopeee sick ass east coast video 95 !!!

[drewali7]

the best year ever!!!!!!!!! that and 94!!!!!!!!!

[imwezl]

When I heard the beat I was expecting:

"It's Misses Jones and Ron G..."

[socrstreets]

how the hell does "lords of the underground" sound like a gangsta rap group??????????????????? i dont get it.

[zorro192]

Go see a shrink or some brain doctor then...

[vaughn113]

The still of the towers is crazy.

[yungadizzle]

shit is harder now than the times before when music like this was CREATED so why hasn't the music progressed?...makes sense don't it?

fuckin corporations took our shit and then started to decide what was hot...WE DEFINED THE TRENDS NOT THEM!

[kiurim]

True the difference, like you said, is that creative control has been taken from the artists. This is true of big labels, but raw shit is still and will always be created, it's just harder to hear it in public. One has to dig deeper...

Foreign Exchange, Zion I, Shadowhuntaz,

Stones Throw label, Mr Lif etc... Like Dead Prez sez "Turn of that radio!!"

[buggeazy]

who you think rocked this track the hardest mic was better then funky but i give it to do- it- all he smashed it

[jessejotastic]

dang this is the jam.

[bondzo]

yeah its the same sample taken from "gotta be free" by minnie riperton

[Jahbril30]

Deniece Williams

[Phokhotic]

niecey herself she's jazze phe's mom

[treezin]

this sounds a lot like mic geronimo "shit's real"

[steveygee1]

how would "lords of underground" imply violent gangsta rap? more like every rap artist is implyed to be gangsta no matter the name

[floevera]

i dont get it, how does the name; lords of the underground, imply it might be violent gangsta rap... its not the least bit controversial if it was the warlords of the underground then okay...im just sayin

[steveygee1]

ha ha weird i just read what you said after i typed that

[cpman1987]

This track is sick like the flu! I can totally identify with this song, I happen be in this position of being ignored by phony people, but now that I have "blown up", they'er all up in my face asking me to put them down, but they couldn't get a job where I work at anyway!

[MattOofRenton]

Dope!

[SoulSurvivorX]

i like the album "keepers of the funk" it was great, marley marl on some records

[Majickninja]

is ok is all,

they have much better,

I prefer the real rippin' it choons.

[chacashark]

never saw this videos since 1996 til now.....cool..!!!

[SBACRU]

Nice track. There's a Filipino rap group that adapted the beat and chorus, Urban Flow

[agent7788]

You mean stole the beat.

[floevera]

hey whats the title of that song by urban flow?

[SBACRU]

Its "Baleleng"

[blakcincymuscle78]

Is that Denice singing? I love this song! I was almost outta high school when this came out! Thankyou for posting this!

[ez0429]

OMG!! I never knew they had a video for this.

[negostoso282]

esse aqui e show

[eysoe]

j-live....like this anna...like that anna...haha...nice joint..

[Aevincripwalk]

did they stole the beat from the twinz (from the track:eastside longbeach) or did the twinz stole it? xD

[Damanik3]

its not 'stolen' its sampled

[JRock424]

Is that Niecey singin the hook?

This is my first time watchin the video, and I didn't know she sang in the song (Always thought it was a soundalike)

[LadyRBlues]

I love this song. What a cool band. I'm no teenager but I love the beat and play it often.

[bucs2003sb]

this was one of the lords of the underground songs not as big of a hit as the others, but i really like this song alot... it was one of my favorite on the album... they need to make a serious comeback...

[FLCL7]

this was the beat used in the latest happy slip video. haha.

*episode 3 i believe.

[potkansvk]

respect

[9iine]

Tha Twinz - Eastside LB sound like this

[js83]

same sample

[9iine]

i think so .. but the baseline and melody are the same

[84uther]

please have a see on Mic Geronimo song named Its Real

[ALBooGie00]

Ahhh.... yes!!! Breathe of fresh air when I listen to this... this was the official spring/summer jumpoff... good lookin' on the post!

[95classof]

Love this song, brought me back to my high school days.

[uptownsaturdaynite]

when your feeling down this will do it

[diegonorambuena]

hueon, estas canciones la lleva, son muy geniales, me gustaria haber nacido años atras. para haber vivido todas estas grandes epocas.

esta es una mierda de vida ahora, la mierda se tomo el mundo, puro reggeton...

guacala. que asco

i really love this song, it's the first time i heard it.

love lords of the underground, cypress hill and all that awesome shit.

saludos

[bow2urepnoy]

i place all my faith in god

[Pimpdaddy992k]

wow...i almost teared up jammin dis one. it took me back to 4th grade!

[thardygcp]

i will never 4 get this one!!!!!!

[goldentrophy]

Didn't know there was a video for this deep tune