Mantronix w/ MC Tee - Fresh Is The Word (12" Version)

[bembry409]

14 years old, thinking I was grown, with my gold door knocker earrings , my tan sheepskin from Delancy Street, my Lee's and Izod shirt. Sitting in the stairwell of Edgemere projects in Far Rockaway, Queens@ 11pm smoking that Sez and sippinng Cisco and wanting  soooo bad to be the Earth of this 5 percenter name Knowledge (Peace to the Gods!)

[skyjuiceification]

@bembry409

wow,it was like i was there with u. no sheezy.

[d7j28c68]

Intoxicating like a forty of beer........

[pitoski777]

wow

[skyjuiceification]

MANTRONIX SOULSONIC LIKE A LIONS ROAR!

[909sug]

THE 5 DISLIKES'' THEY AINT ''FRESH''!!!!!!

[nystmind]

fire !!!!

[TheLdc23]

kangol-u'll!

[gronlaf]

DOPE

[AAKoolDre]

5 people need to be deported

[rarafrom215]

i was 9,but i like this jawn.

[lgreene1204]

RICHMOND VA 85-86 "CELLAR DOOR" 18 and under club on BROAD ST!! Getting drunk in the hardees parking lot (mad dog 20/20 i was 15 don't judge me!! lol) across the street!  HENRICO COUNTY !!

[orangemooneb]

I agree. It will never be this fresh again. Mantronix was ahead of their time. I was 10 years old hearing this for the first time in 85. I'm a 36 year old white woman from LA...blessed to have been exposed to Mantronix.

[rsharrieff]

shell toes with fat laces, Lee jeans, john wayne shirts, waves with Dax hairgrease, polo cologne or drakar noir, practice my B-Boy stance in the mirror. Now I'm ready to go to outside and chill. No party, just hanging with the homeboys. Man, I used to be fresh just to hang outside! 1985, 15/16 years old... Word.

[CaptainKubla]

Think I'd break me fucking neck if I tried to break to this again.....I'm getting too old lol. Happy days man, FRESH IS THE WORD.

[sea8boys9]

love this version but u need to put fresh is the word 88 on youtube. from the rap pack 2 complilation. trust me it's fire.

[hankseptember]

hip hop anthem!

[pablosux1]

dope stuff bros born 1965

[155DJJ]

Because Fresh Is The WORD!!

[sram0hadi]

Hooooooo!



[MPA2000]

LOL! I bought their album during my first duty station in the Army over 25 years ago. I had no idea who they were, I just liked the way the album looked. Every since then I was glad I did.

[jimhatter]

Old Skool Monday ! YEEEEEaaaa !

[Getreal2011]

NYC Summer Jams in the park. Oh as of 3/20/2011...3 people do not understand that "FRESH" is the word...because they can't read.

Thumbs up if you had a pair of shell top addidas with fat shoe laces. LOL :)

[pablosux1]

@Getreal2011 I had fat laces,white boy who got my boombox stolen by sum black dudes lol!

[MRAJE1129]

This is HIP HOP not RAP there is a difference.

[soufsydemedia]

@MRAJE1129 HipHop--is the culture, rap--is the music* Peace--ZULU Nation STAND UP!!!

[oldschoolbx1970]

One of the most reallest rap joints ever.

[NYOLSKOOL]

@oldschoolbx1970 my man..u know it

[oldschoolbx1970]

@NYOLSKOOL Word.

[Gregory7200]

This shit make a mf want to breakdance...

[usomon]

HAD TO HAVE LIVED THROUGH THIS ERA TO REALLY SPEAK ON IT...REALSPIT!!!

[NYOLSKOOL]

@usomon no doubt.

[MrDADSCAB]

808 on 47Sec made my fillings fall out, and in-case you wanna know Capricorn's my sign :-)))))

[sensualwisdom570]

lol!!! awww shukkks my brother at 2:00...lol...

[dengler2009]

3 people are not fresh

[insanelook]

Got tons of original old school joints from the early 80's for sale, hit me if interested.I also have this for sale.

[str8outtatexas1]

the 3 motherfuckers who gave the thumbs down were flocka waka flame,gucci mane, & souljah boy. let me tell all you youngsters who fail to realize what substance,creativity,passion, and love is, this is real hip-hop. you mean to tell me we went from this classic music in the 80's to rapping about getting your dick sucked,guns,beef,shooting other rappers,bitches,cars,bling,str­ip clubs,dissing adults and law enforcement? call me old all you want, at least i know what the word quality means.

[dabadbwoy]

@str8outtatexas1 word up :) old skool will neva die.

[Fourtwnty420]

@str8outtatexas1

Well, ya gotta admit, NWA was good. Not the same, but i feel they were pioneers in their own right. Plus it was funny as shit.

[1asotspla]

SO MUCH DARKNESS AND SOUL, MAKES ME WANNA GO DO A BURNER.

[djzedx]

The 3 who disliked this one here, just don't understand the history of hip hop music...They're confused, so they lose...

[teeosupreme]

i wonder who were the three idiots that diliked this classic. Probably some lame ass.

[eddie6pez]

One of the old bass masters!

[davg2269]

I agree it will be the best hiphop shit ever

wwwOlscool80$com

[Khultan]

 Little Crazy Legs.

[sensualwisdom570]

hey oh yeah!!! awww shukkks...nice off to work musik!!!! thanks my ummm...yea...Fresh is the word...haha..yea

[jaybizzile]

dam i miss my old fisher boom box this shit would hit so hard on it

[The1200tech]

I got the cd single for sale if anyone is interested.

[fewsion4orce]

i will buy this tune....

lol

love mantronics

had a friend who was in the bassline video...

e mail me

raistrickt@aol.com

thanks...

s

[fewsion4orce]

i will buy this tune....

lol

love mantronics

had a friend who was in the bassline video...

e mail me

raistrickt@aol.com

thanks...

s



[HIMisILove]

Mantronix was def 1 of the best to do it! no question! Reminiscing damn!

[lilyr270]

KILLER! 

[klovejgd1]

mantronix cool calm collective thats all i got to say!!!!!!!!

[REGINALD0205]

Every Lunchroom in the hood had someone playing this beat on the table while someone was tryng to freestyle. This was when you could hit the table and play a beat with your hands and everyone knew what song it was you were pounding on the table

[smoothpants]

@REGINALD0205 - Long before every song sounded the same. Every "rapper" sounded the same, and Autotune descended on us like a plague.

If I had 1 million thumbs to put up for this comment, it STILL wouldn't be enough. Thank you for the lunchroom memory. :-)

[tacticalbattledroid]

trying not to upset the neighbors with this one but playing it as loud as i dare LOL';-)

[ocgg92841]

Jam to the beat.

[zulukidd]

"my rhymes in it's prime like the name on your plate">>>>>Whooooohoooohooo...­

[GyptsyKing]

this is one of da fav's

[R9G5V6]

DOPE

[wordup1]

Jamaican/Haitian group...HAHA ya'll aint know dat

[sruth123]

bit missing from the end....I've got the original 12" too....; ) great track......!!

[uzipolo]

Mantronix signed with Capitol Records in 1987 after 2 albulms, in what was one of the first 7figure deals for a hip-hop group, and released In Full Effect in 1988 which was the first album to be mastered from DAT instead of reel-to-reel tape.reaching #18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart Mantronix's highest showing for an album. In Full Effect marked the last Mantronix album with rapper MC Tee, who left the group to enlist in the United States Air Force

[str8outtatexas1]

real hip-hop all you fucking thugs and disrespectful clowns.stop talking shit about music from the 80's is garbage and you guys are old and all that non sense.this is the "newcleus" of hip-hop.rapping about your dick,bitch,strip club,car,money,gun,beef & other stupid shit is'nt rap it's crap.i don't wanna hear that shit about every era has it's own music,because this new shit as of february 2010 is not hip-hop.lil wayne,gucci man,souljah boy, give me a break man repetitive garbage.

[suggizza]

@str8outtatexas1 I agree to lack of talent and true artistry rappin bout that wack material shit.

[OKrepresent]

"... and to prescribe some game for the ladies BECAUSE!!!....." CLASSIC hip-hop track, 5 stars!!!!! The real sound of the streets, the Big Beat hittin, NO MELODY, no music at all!!! Pure beats and rhymes!!! Crime Master Tee is so dope, his style is like a male Shante with the pitch, and E Double with the pronunciation. LOVE THE BREAKDOWNS!!!!

[KeysdaGod]

Dominant as my Color!!!

[ceplea]

I could never understand what the hell MC Tee was saying lol. Nevertheless one of my all time fave rap duos

[liferasta1]

@ceplea

I agree, he sounds like hes got a lisp or some sort of speech impedimant but he flows to the beat, Chep Nunez (King of the Edit) & Kurtis Mantronik one of the all time great producers

[dexorcist]

@liferasta1

i thought it was omar santana who did mantoniks edits?

[lanceishiphop]

i was fourteen years old when this came out. i rocked to it then and i still rock to it. this is timeless. long live true hiphop.peace to all the b-boys and b-girls in the place to be.

[vegastyleever]

ohhhh yeahhhhhs

[DJMIKE244]

This Real Hip Hop!

[toneysalsa]

Yeah boy this was the shiznickkkkkk fresh

[shayndudley]

I feel so happy when I hear this kind of music. Wow, I was a happy kid!

[MegaLaidback]

True Hip Hop

[iknowtheledge]

this was just my song back in 85 and crime master t was the illest

[speakyatruth]

mantronik so sonic like a lion's roar

[moneyonitall]

Pimp Shit Maan!

[DADDY2U4EVER]

This old fo life! Who got they cut "walk like sex"?

[rpj1]

Thanks for posting....just got a chill down my spine....when i hear the harmonizin...."Mantronix is the crew."....DAMN!!!!!!!! i remember all the GREATS HARMONIZED.....Thanks again

[tacticalbattledroid]

QUALITY CLASSIC';-)

nuff said';-)

[lowski65]

classic!! 1 of my favorites!

[seratt]

Oh man. Been lookin for this song for so long. Favorite growin up years ago, but for the life of me I cound't remember the name or who sung it.

Great fuking day today. lol

[buffmypylon69]

there's no better feeling in my opinion, even better than sex which probably says a lot about my love life haha. i've found so many of my forgotten classics since this website started, god bless youtube!

[djsnatchandgrab]

This still sounds good

[reflections209]

this shit is hard

[smideysaks]

old school baby!

[Frodo01]

So great

[olskooljunkie]

FuckinG NICE!

[gurudelanoche]

Fresh is DA word! if yall noticed at the end its a one two by biz markie!, if anybody would please uploaded, me and im sure a bunch of over 36 crowd would appriciate it!

[thatsh]

it will never be THIS fresh again

[YFLOInternational]

@thatsh Actually, it can be THIS fresh again if humans change their ways and have consensus to go back to square one in the world of music with regard to old school theory as the standard. In fact, if you read my previous comment, you will notice that if you follow Einstein's work, things will indeed be the fresh again because the past really was/is the future and vice versa... bet

[CaptainKubla]

@YFLOInternational Word up, YFLO.....You recognized the Professor of Freshness that Einstein truly was, as well as almost making me fall off my fucking chair laughing! Its funny, because its true.

Galileo in Crescendo, with Darwin too,

Bringing Fresh new theories

To the Mantronix crew

LMAO.

[YFLOInternational]

@CaptainKubla indeed. 1

[luvindogadis411]

@thatsh. Hell no!!! Real Hip Hop has been ruined.

[muggledon1]

@thatsh WORD!

[wizeallah]

@thatsh peace. you could be right.

[shellagrl]

@thatsh

I could not agree with you MORE!!

[ultimatechorus]

Remember when this came out, everybody was playing this. Got to give up to Hatian brother Mc Tee and my Jamaican brother Mantronic.

[buddylee281]

the youngsters dont know about real rap a good dj and mc not a just stupid repetitive hook and a stupid finger snappin dance

[jrok1978]

E-40 sampled this beat .....that cut with Turf Talk..i was wondering where it came from........Thats fresh! old school hip hop rules.....rap now is sad :(

[dtrain1200]

King of the Beats!!!!!

[DaveEnsor]

the best use of a cow bell in all of music :)

[skipsch]

the blacks puerto ricans and the white people too

[drewmc01]

Man, I can't count how many times I made the mistake of putting this one on at a party and the TT was still on 33, LOL. This was/is a GREAT jam!

[ratesforless]

This song was only meant for boom boxes with some REAL bass. If yours weren't carrying at least 100+ watts, you didn't bother playing this song outside your house because someone else would show up with theirs and drown yours out...

[lunupe83]

This shit use to crank! Mantronix and my man MC TEE, T La Rock "It's Yours"!

[johnerictownsend]

I had the instrumental slowed down (chopped and screwed now) back in the 80's.

[tres0dad0fat0rob]

me too, where did that shit come from? i'm too old 2 remember! It's like the backscratch Roxanne by UTFO...they jus appear.

[drok1000]

this was my shit back in the day. Classic. Great post playa.

[lafleurmario]

i used to love and dance tis song,old school rap that bring memories,i never know if he's haitian

[speakyatruth]

long live sleeping bag records...

[bimma123]

hear that 808 drum machine kicking the beats, mantronix was a master!!! and mc Tee could rap, the flare of the original old skool lives on!!!! well done funky for post this toon!!!! big up!

[cheetie72]

Loooooooooooooooong live ol'school hiphop. This is where it's at and nowhere else. This is 7000% authentic hiphop in your face all day and fucking night you newschool bitch. All young bucks just sit back and take notes on what real hiphop is.

[giraud74]

Mantronix is Music Madness!!! Word!!

[Therealanimale]

Well back in the days MC Tee and Mantronix ended their togetherness becaurse of differences in opinions that couldn't be overcome... But they set a whole new standard in the Hip Hop scene, especially Mantronix with all the other artists which he also did and made big dance hits for the clubs from wich quite a few also hit the mainstream charts. :)

[rw196666]

I had the TAPE of this!!! LOL Was the shit for back then.... LOL what ever happend to them?

[Befnall]

Old skool hip hop man.

Needle to the groove got me into Mantronix years ago, and I still love em.

Bring back M.C. Tee

[kjsix9]

Hip-Hop in its pure form... 88.3 Saturday nites with the poor signal and the cassette tapes recording everything they played...

[daddyeyze]

Real hip hop ya'll! This dat shit!

[triplenippel123]

mantronix's voice is a godly gift made for fast raps

[BigBeatsInc808]

Ultimate old school hip-hop. I still bump this in the caddy.

[clj16]

CRIMEMASTER T WAS VERY UNDERRATED

[clj16]

BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE

[cagf70]

I feel bless...whatta tune, after 25 years i can listen it again, Yo ENCORBREAK, That radio station MAGIC 102 FM in Houston, Tx.

Men I used to listen it on nights with a poor signal of course because, I live in Tampico, Mx. is almost 900 miles far from your town, great memories. Peace Y´all.

[blackitalian37]

this was the shit!!!!!!

[igdiuwa]

How can you not nod your head to this?

[madamecarroll]

Bye ya'll. I'm going back to the 80's. See ya!

[ESAEONE]

yo encorbreak i hear what your sayin growin up in downham[uk]it was all jungle/hardcore/garage i used to get cunted off for likeing rap/breaks but now its the [in] thing my how the tables have turned

[EncorBreak]

Growing up in Houston with a red-neck dad. A white kid gets dissoned. It was worth it. Thanks to Magic 102 FM- This song changed my life. 5 Years later I was goin to school with a clock around my neck singin "Bring the noise" and "F--k-The Police" Ah the memories. This song made me want to not be the sterio-typical white guy. Thats what it meant to me.

[cstyle10]

I Love You..That was Hip Hop

[blackitalian37]

you just hdme dying laugfing

[tres0dad0fat0rob]

i wuz in da 6th grade when dis came out. a dude use to ride throu da hood bumpin' dis with 6x9s tweetin', it wuz da shit.

[djcoral]

Mantronix best beatmaker of ALL time IMO!

Helped Set the Standards for beat production.

His ideas concepts and styles are implemented to this day.

On the Ave this song bumping from a car caused all b-boys to take their stance,

In the club, this song instantly spawned break battles,

I personally love the 808 BUMP, and the cowbells, MC TEE is the shit and a perfect accent to theses flawless beats!

For the time the complexity of his beats were groundbreaking!

Long live MANTRONIX

[sylph124]

...gotta love that 808 cowbell - mantronik - on the very short list of TOP hip hop producers...

[houseofjrk]

mantronix and just-ice held sleeping bag records down

[sylph124]

While I will not disagree with the contributions of Mantronix and Just-ice, technically while Mantronix was on Sleeping Bag (the Koala!), Just-Ice was on FRESH records. Perhaps for marketing reasons, seems that the "dance"/freestyle acts were more so on Sleeping Bag, and the Rap acts were on FRESH- 6 in one hand, half a dozen in the other :)

[LGKids]

Breakin and rap battles come to mind when I hear this timeless classic! Thanks for posting one of the groups, who should be put in the Hip Hop Honors sometime in the near future! Peace to all music lovers and real hip hop lovers!

[darrylbanks]

Bond is my word, this is some hott shitt!!

[673cree]

Thanks for postin' this classic!

[GiselaNYC1]

Love this jam. Back in da days chilling hard at the clubs.

[oldschoolfella]

the record i had, had a yellow label...hmm.....

[denisdeepspace]

1of duh top early songs of its kind!!!!!!still fresh2day nd dats hard2do!i roll dwn duh street nd bump it now n c ppl reactn2it YES!i jus smile n roll on

[e1870]

All time classic jam, timeless. Everyone in the Town was bumping this, every car that rolled by. Ah mayne those were the days...1

[Lovafunk69]

sexy hip hop vinyl

[1coupe1]

BLOWN WOOFERS!!!!!

[aprilvallen]

nice dude thnx!

[polilua04]

I grew up with this...Man. Sweet!!

[ockness1]

this use to the song i played when i battled...the loudest car systems....the bass is off the chain...ockness1

[buttlikewat]

" In case you want to know, Virgo the sign"! this was the sh*T.. haha

[venosf]

Full length...now that's what I'm talkin' about!