ArtOfficial "Big City Bright Lights" Music Video

[firescroll]

nice beat, and great hip hop

[sexmidavid96]

the sax player is my band teacher lol

[MARDSN]

@MrSavior42 AO isn't bad? This  band is the greatest to happen to hip-hop.

[Laoraaa]

still bumpinn' to this in 2011 !

[MrSavior42]

I've heard much better hip-hop then this but AO isn't bad.Their fun to see live..

[074FaTiiH]

gifted. nuff said

[Billstiller23]

i thought these guys were black but i dont give five fucks!

[neverender4155]

No lie, they are 100 times better live. Just an amazing show every time.

[ScrewstonNikka]

Heard them on Latination last weekend. I just had to check them out

[MrLukii2]

£oVe iT<3 music from straight from da soul!!

[ToxicRockShitt]

Some True Tune-age.

[LTATSTICKWITHITPRO]

yall cold as hell..........................­...

[persecutednana]

nice sound smooth cool notes,here heard this for 1st time this morning,on store radio,just made a favorite nice!

[CalicoatMaker]

Wow, you fucking retarded dumbfuck wigger poser shitfucks. Fuck off and die. Eat a bullet, PLEASE

[Billstiller23]

@CalicoatMaker Dude you have a lot of damn hate who cares if theyre white? they represent underground hip-hop just as well as any other rapper. Your probably like to suck eminem and lil wayne's cock dont you?

[THEREALSIDGUY]

this is fucking sick, nice chill beat and absolute flows!

;)

[CalicoatMaker]

@THEREALSIDGUY Sick is right. Like AIDS sick.

[NinjaLocc]

@CalicoatMaker Quit hating behind the computer fag. Lucky you don't say that to my face..

[TheCubaM]

Great sound!!!! Real good music!!!! 

[TheCubaM]

Real good music!! I saw them live on Miracle Mile, in Coral Gables last Sunday!!! Great sound guys!!

[lesty215]

omg saw them live at the apple store sumwer in america luv em got the cd and a sticker!!!!xx

[rodricks8]

This is real music. Real Hip Hop. w/ live instruments

[gpowsang]

Can't believe it's been 3 years already. I remember you guys premiering this on our school news network years back. Grats on all the success.

[fickifickii]

the whole album is a eargasm collection!!!

[TheAndick]

this band is sick !

[daviscolli]

great music

[dewfish]

excellent song

[VeryUniquelyAverage]

I discovered this two days ago and haven't stop listening since.I went and listened to all their songs.I like their vibe,real mellow and smooth.REAL HIP HOP!

[richieb983]

I dig this!!!

[AdidasSkate09]

EPIC♥

[stokelycarm]

how the F does this song get 107000 views yet some of their other classics cant hit 1000?? im confused...but happy for their success..they deserve millions of views

[074FaTiiH]

you guys are a 1000 times more talented as the main industry these days..i ask myself alot why these artists, who respect the music and drop real shit not for the dollar, are not more listened to. you made another listener think. Peace!

[VanDub]

@074FaTiiH

because most of what sells are those who sell out

[DualElFrente]

Cracks!

[Trowerblues]

Man, these lyrics are just astounding.

[Fresh9998]

damn!!!!!That's crazy!!!!!Dope true hip-hop!

thankz!

[moshero]

niiiice!!!! good work!!!

[cil16]

미쿡인이었네 ㅋ

[PureS0u1]

Everyone listen to the Shin-Ski remix of this its also good!

[ArtOfficialMusic]

Thank you all for the love! You can check out more videos on our channel and you can also download our FREE project "The Payback" on our website!

[frankie1089]

For those who love hip hop bands

look up the Pocket Dwellers

[exkimo64]

It sucks that this entire album is only sold in Japan because I would speed to get this album (I downloaded it to hear it).

And their new FREE album they put out on their website is equally dope with an unbelievable cover of Don't Sweat The Technique.

Aaaand being Canadian I love the K-os song "ELEctrik HeaT - the seekwiLL" reference at 1:52 -1:54

[elelcoolel1]

You rock ,keep the flame,(from Bulgaria) :))))))))

[guy12343456]

I'm glad I found a rap group who uses actual intruments.

Kudos to you, Artoffical!

[frankie1089]

@guy12343456

look up Pocket Dwellers

[Bobbatax]

how did it take me so long to find out about these guys?! so dope!!

[paulmorajoshua1]

The guy on the tenor sax sounds so sweet!

[robinhelmde]

its an alto sax

[HaloXboxGaming]

Cooper being a BoSS

[royalsteven]

I have their EP and album. Their one of the best hiphop bands I know. Better then The Roots even. But ofcourse less known.

[KmegaDude]

Nice mix of Hip-Hop and Jazz. :)

[crackapolo]

heey this is what hip-hop is supposte to be

[cdevarona]

new artofficial video coming out monday, 2/22/10

[drunkenstyle]

@cdevarona can't wait

[PIGURAPSEYER]

mi sueño es un ft con ellos

[ArtOfficialMusic]

thanks for the love everyone...you can check out alot more vids on our channel!

[machertel]

really good music

respect from italy

[kevinsfrocs]

the coop is a beast at the sax. he does play around everywhere at clubs and other places. he even played for obama one weekend before he was president. and he does like teaching. his class is great and one of the most fun classes i've ever taken.

[rubytuesday2626]

cooper played for obama? i didnt know that...and i had his class last semester. hes the best!

[TheDutchMushroom]

He really plays the sax dope. He's too good to work as a teacher, he should earn is money with makin' music. Unless he likes to be a teacher. Like this song just like all the others of ArtOfficial.

[counterhit121]

that saxophone is so fuckin money

[zeroSk8r4lyf]

yeee the guy playin da sax is a techer at me skool

but sick ass song cant wait 2 hear more

[hellgod666]

MR. COOPER I was in his class in my seinor year 2008

[OddManOut420]

What The FUCK!

[noobz0r]

Sooooooo sleek

[J52425]

smooth

[trgerrild]

Does anyone know what the lyrics of this song is or where I can find the lyrics at?

[wontonwarrios]

@trgerrild just listen closely mate play it enough times

[ronfarvay]

very beautiful song, and great vid too match, I gotta check more of these dudes out.

[RighteousNuts]

amazing song, love the jazz and sax combine with good flow

[pzycoo]

Amazing......!

[gojedason123]

COOPER IS A BEASTTTTT

[ArtOfficialMusic]

thanks for the support everyone...you can watch more live vids on our channel...spread the word!

[Zeppelin305]

so good, this is music, your the man COOPER!!

[joeyiscool777]

the guy on sax is the band teacher at my school..mr cooper is a beast. he plays alot of instruments

[murcielagosegunda]

this is sick! im tellin ya!

[bluebush56]

god sooo goood

[theemceemurdah]

Real music!

[JamesIsMyNamo]

Awesome!

Jazzy rap and old school rap are the best kinds

[JamesIsMyNamo2]

@JamesIsMyNamo Hello, 15 year-old me.

[CaleHawkins]

the bass player is dope. sick lines and a mean tone

[lowcleff]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!­!!!!!

lol @ (the lupe and talib comment)

about the busta comparison....man, your chewin' wayyy too much peyote.

[crazygoug]

second guy sounds like busta rhymes

[egyptianballa92]

first guy sounds kind of like lupe

[SophieOonk]

would more say kinda like talib

[zet168]

His flow is kinda like Lupe's but not his voice.

[jrocadam]

Dont forget about DIGABLE PLANETS who been spittin real shit who r also on that JAZZ. GO CHECK EM OUT!!!!!!

[sirdude114]

MR. COOPER!!! lol the sax player is a teacher from my old school

[densjovefisk]

not a very good video, but a brilliantly perfect song

[usaaok]

this is a great song!

[Davidsbeenhere]

I heard they won the Florida Grammy showcase and like $25,000

they comin up!

[xxgoalie99xx]

they won they got first place and you get to see them play a set after seeing that they won on youtube. look up artofficial social and youll be able to find it. COOPER is the man! he be destroying the sax in that video and all the time!

[EekeeGreen]

that second verse was reaching out! Dope.

[ausar02]

just found out about this group today from someone's blogspot, this song is really dope as is the whole album, much props to them I love feel good hiphop.

[cdevarona]

whos blogspot?

[ausar02]

the blogspot is called hiphoplongplay

I'm a deejay and I feel silly I've never heard this group before, very nice album. Big City Bright Lights, Gone, Clockwork and Rewind are my early favorites.

[sirlordmasterdeath]

i found you guys from a friends blog recently, was quite surprised that i havent heard of you guys, but its sick. His blog is called Chronic Music. chronicmusic . blogspot . com :D

[TimsMusicTube]

@ausar02 TheLukieBoi?

[ausar02]

@TimsMusicTube - I forget which blogspot

[IMILLMATIC]

nothings better to listen to on a sunday morning ! i'd wish my girlfriend would hear this kind of music!

[nemesis700]

cut that racism shit out...hiphop aint color coded

[GW2493I]

I just loveee this song and tayottt is absolutely right! They bring hip hop back to its roots, with amazingly good jazzy instruments!

[tayottt]

rilloudmother is the reason why MFdoom wheres a mask... ignorant.... I like these artofficil guys... they are taking hip hop back to its roots... fresh.

[SyKchO]

Live instrumentation.... man I can not stress enough of how much of a difference it makes...

[cdevarona]

shot with hvx200 w/ PS Technik and Zeiss Primes

1 Day shoot

[rillloudmother]

idk man, these cats too white...

[scrappy172]

Who cares what color they are. Are you racist?

[rillloudmother]

their rapping is too white. and musically i am racist.

[jadplaya]

your a retarded idiot rap is rap there is no racial type of rap

[rillloudmother]

there is white rap, you are just too retarded to realize it. it's cool if you like them, i personally prefer my rap to be a bit more ghetto. but then again i'm from nyc....

[zardak111490]

the whole world doesnt revolvd around  "the ghetto" i hate when u guys make excuses where everything revolves around the ghetto u still got it better alot of ppl at least u aint dying of hunger an shit , fuck sake ghetto this ghetto that u guys havent seen POOR ppl.

[birinbirinbirin]

Im black and im saying blacks are started to suck look at lil wayne, t pain and fuckers like that messin shit up. These guys are white and they are bringing it back. So shut the fuck up.

[rillloudmother]

just shows that race doesn't mean you have soul...

although i respect everyone's right to like bad music. y'all would prob not like a lot of the old jazz and funk i listen to.

[lilrock96]

Dude seriously shut up. Your making yourself look like a jackass. "Raping white"? They're using jazz instuments you stupid fuck. And alot rap actually sounded like this in the 90's. A person like you should'nt be aloud to listen to hip hop. There is no official rap genre called "white rap". Please realize how retarded you sound before you reply

[rillloudmother]

nah, your inability to understand the distinctions i am drawing does not deter me from having them or expressing them.

and another thing: i never said anything about 'raping' white, i spoke about lame white 'rapping.'

[lilrock96]

Please do explain what "white rapping" is rillretardedmother? So many black rappers have music like this. Talib Kweli and The Roots to name a couple. If you like other styles thats fine. But its ignorant to call something "white rap". It makes it seem as though blacks can only rap about certain things. And these people dont look white to me anyway. And please dont tell me your really a mother because i'd hate for your children to be the same way

[rillloudmother]

its not ignorant to call something white rap when the dudes doing it are white, and when the bands groove is pretty obviously white. yes it is jazzy, but it lacks a certain rhythmic feel which is present in abundance on an album like do you want more? by the roots.

i have been playing music for many years, and i am aware that laymen sometimes miss subtleties that pros take for granted. perhaps i shouldnt be posting these things where people who are ignorant of musical nuance can read it.

[lilrock96]

Actually the ones rapping are cuban,feel stupid? I could really care less how long you've been playing music,i dont know why your telling me. And as long as keep thinking "white rap" is a music genre im not ignorant one here

[rillloudmother]

cuban is white, i'm half cuban.

as long as you think of music in terms of genres, you are buying into mtv's homogenization of music. and that my friend is ig'nant.

[lilrock96]

I knew you'd say that. Cubans and the whites your thinking of are very different. Especially in music. So dont give that bull because you know you were thinking about regular american whites. Im black btw. Im done,i dont know why i didnt just ignore your retarded comment knowing you were probaly also retarded. While your at it why dont you classify everything else into race like houses,plates,trees,etc. Bye,your a dumbass,and if you reply i wont read it so suck it

[rillloudmother]

i will definitely continue to classify music according to whom and from where it comes. that my friend is the basis of ethnomusicology :)

[JumpyAssasin]

I really can't hear the difference, and i think this is way better than a lot of rap ive heard coming from black rappers.

[rillloudmother]

that's what makes music great, everyone has their own tastes and ear.

don't get me wrong, i don't think all black rappers are good. these guys are definitely very good, it just isn't my taste.

[JumpyAssasin]

im just pointing out that it does not lacking any rythmic ability, its just less influenced by known rap

[rillloudmother]

it's not rhythmic ability i'm talking about, it's rhythmic inventiveness; especially on the part of the band and most specifically the bassist.

[funny0boy]

dont care if its black,white,yellow,red, or GREEN! song is great. gives a good vibe.

[vxnzmbiie]

@funny0boy c'mon now, red, green, yellow. we gotta draw the line somewhere

[funny0boy]

@vxnzmbiie world is full of interesting people

[drunkenstyle]

for a musician you really do sound ignorant.

music is expression, not a category of races.

i.e. you don't call jazz as "black music." you call it jazz. anyone can play jazz, anyone can appreciate it.

[rillloudmother]

come to ny, i'll learn you ignorant.  :D

[GeneticBlend]

Amazing work on the video. What do you shoot with?

Love this song too. Reminds me of a club in NYC we used to go to to see a band called Contribution. Sick Acid Jazz/Hip-Hop Group and so are these guys.

Great video all around. *****/Faved/Subbed.

[IMILLMATIC]

only one who have blended hip hop and jazz better is Guru, and he is like the inventor, so no shame in being second to him!

[chasna]

all i hear is MUST DOWNLOAD ALBUM lol

[pslopez7]

jazz & hip hop...

is there a better mix?

[Meleski01]

You'd struggle to find one.

[binyam247]

SIIIIIIIICCCCKKK!!

[Noxcer]

This is pretty dope..

[ns4sl]

lol @ lil wayne talk on a hip hop music video.

lil wayne isn't hip hop. he's nowhere close.

lil wayne's an incredibly ugly black man with a high pitched voice who tries to rhyme about money and shoes and god knows what else (i've only listened to 25 seconds of one of his songs, because he's so dreadful).

[pap232323]

i like this better but don't kid yourself these guys will probably never make lil wayne money. these guys do it more for the music, at this point anyways. if i got paid for selling shit i would be taking xlax right now and lil wayne sells what people want.

[cdevarona]

whos lil wayne

[kitsuneswordsman]

Wow, this is just GREAT! Jazz blended with hip hop, definitely my kinda style, & it fits my agenda so nicely!

[ajaysrinivas6]

yah, this is sick as hell

[WKaliberr]

this is good shit nigga

[serranoserg]

big ups to band and crew

[MCPKHIPHOP]

This song is Hip Hop

[keedvin]

this is better than what they play on the radio most of the time.

lil wayne and artofficial are two different genres...

all lil wayne raps about is sex, drugs, and violence.

IMO, this over lil wayne anyday.

[cmelo456789]

Lil wayne is trash yea he's got good punchlines but he's been rapping about the same thing for years. And all he raps about is sex money drugs he needs to switch his flow up. And just because he says he's the best rapper alive he's not he's one of the worst rappers alive 1. because he doesn't even write his own stuff gille does 2. he raps about the same stuff 3. he cant even compare to og's like nas, jay z, rakim , krs one, 4. and some new guys like lupe fiasco and kanye

[cmelo456789]

amazing

[XnBlooh]

Very good !

[drumaboy8]

Man this shit is tight. neone know if they got an album out and about?

[framil54]

yessir..their "Stranger" EP is on itunes

[cdevarona]

keep an eye out this year for their U.S Release

[Sahyeh]

Good tune, I much prefer Shin-Ski's remix though.

[BobbitoDigital2007]

dis sucks dick

[lgr5570]

this is dope!!!

[seanster321]

check out inverse they're pretty sick to. go check out their myspace. its hard to find them on youtube.

[Insanityiscool]

And who ever said they don't make good rap no more?

[mokis81]

alto sax !

[cgporto]

anyone know what sax he's usin?

[keithcsax444]

this is the sax player from artofficial. i play a 1959 selmer mark 6.

[skibearcreek]

you guys are awesome

[cgporto]

im thinkin it's a mark vi

[jkbezo]

Wow a lil refreshing.

I hope you make it big, Im tired of the crap on the radio these days. I want my kids to listen to the HH like when it was good while I was coming up. : )

[blgSenia]

hip hop is alive!!!

[Q124R]

dooooooooooopppppppeeeee!!!!

[davidinfa1]

Know bout them for some years! Still Great Music!

Got some of there videos on my page peace!

[imkilling09]

love it smooth,and something to relax to.....this is what real hip hop sounds like ;P

[SilentBombr]

sounds good to me

[dankpurple]

good song.

[FinalFormKing23]

It's Cooper!

[WKaliber1]

are there a lot of Cubans there?

[AfroTits]

LOL i was learning about that in spanish class

[xXSc0peXx]

Sounds pretty damn dope. Where they from?