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  • Dat shit be crankin

  • YES LAWD!!!!!

  • fuck what u heard he is a monster on the congos

  • i cnt keep up with his hands where they at ???

  • Mickey is #1 hands down niccas! However, Smoke is the FASTEST!

    

  • LLS Yung this never get old. No touchin my man SAM

  • mickey has the best rythym smoke is faster but I like mickeys groove better.

  • this is some sick crucial shit this nigga blind folded still hitting the pots hell yeah my nigga

  • Mickey--the Godfather and the best over all. He can play regular and south paw equally well! He has a lot of reverb on his congas when he solos but he's still fast and puts together sounds you've never heard.

    Smoke -- probably the fastest hands, he does have a couple of peices to his solo that you know he's going to hit every time but he smacks super fast and rocks the highs.

    Wink -- absolutely the best groove conga player. He's going to lock that joint and rock the lows all night!

  • Damn Smoke...seem like he start smackn em harder with the blind-fold on 2:27.

  • This nucka is ill

  • Everyone knows about the legendary 3/31/96 joint but look at Lil Sam smack these joints harder than Buggs' crackpipe. Dig-Dug, Ra-Ra, Hug, Dave- Northeast Groovers

  • I seriously don't think Smoke or Mickey can be mentioned without talking about Wink. Wink holds pockets better than Mickey and Wink. They all have their strengths...Smoke is the fastest I've ever seen or heard, Mickey started tight combinations with speed and Winko just holds pockets like what! So that's my 2 cents...lol

  • @cbmuzik aye slim ur right winko is second in my book of top congo players after mickey. I got smoke after winko becoz I got that tape winko Vs smoke and for a second smoke was hanging with winko but then winko did that waterdance pocket and that was it for me but there is a video on here where smoke says he just tries to do what winko and mickey does.

  • @sgs6330

    Yeah. I've had the privilege of seeing all of them play and they all get off. But Winko kills pockets. Me and my man used to go to JY shows and just stand back and watch Wink kill em...and there's a huge difference in speed and holding a pocket. The younger go-go gen wasn't around for the epic congo battles back in the day to see how it all grew to where it is now. And then a lot of times, it just simply comes down to who you like more.

  • @cbmuzik Well put playboy! I came up with Mickey, when I was like 12-14 but then it was JYB and NEG for me!!! I just want that pocket!!!

  • Whatttttt!!!!! Young Mickey ain't faster than Smoke listen to Smokes rolls and the way he has no pauses in his solo's Mickey will give you a laid back old man solo..but that is tight don't get me wrong...Mickey CAN work out.I just think Smoke is faster I am sorry.Even tho Smoke do a lot of the same solo's everytime....

  • @cees3500 lol

  • Ok there we go. WTF...Smoke is faster than Mickey....SGS6330 whats up dogg I see some haters in this joint. Mickey is the man but Smoke got the speed young fellas.

  • Smoke faster than Mickey. Are you serious slim. you need to look that Mickey solo up when they outside and they go into that samba beat at the end. For real Sam is mean BUT.... Do your homework pimp.

  • Or even look at that Peety solo from Denos in 94. Sam would have a problem with him. Similar style.

  • Hey listen mickey is not faster than smoke mickey rollouts are not faster than SAM ROLLOUTS PERIOD mickey is the best becoz of his versatility on those skins period but smoke main thing is speed period..........

  • listen its a joint on here with sam and peetey going at it and I couldnt tell really who won but really it just depends who u style u like the best period...........

  • @sgs6330

    I know exactly the joint you talkin about, I think it was at Deno's.....and that's the only L smoke ever took.....Petey won that joint by a swig.

  • @keena302 aye thats not the only L smoke took there is a joint on here peetey vs smoke at the W.U.S.T 2/24/93 and there is that classic battle winko vs smoke at the W.U.S.T 5/14/93 that I know smoke took a L that night from winko and that 3/31/96 at the IBEX winko vs smoke could go both ways too winko or smoke but for REAL any of the TOP CONGO PLAYERS COULD GIVE IT TO EACH OTHER ANY GIVEN NIGHT...........

  • why my comments ain't showing up wtf.

  • How do y'all think go-go conga players stack up against caribbean ones like cubans playing their own style of music. It's hard to say because you know these dc dudes probably don't have any formal training but it seems to me like they are more skillful. Any opinions?

  • I think any one that plays the Congo's has skill, regardless of what style music they play...its not like the drums or any other instrument because you cant learn and study off of sheet music...congo's is a very unique instrument, with that being said, i think the gogo players are more skillful

  • DerrickHair nigga u wrong as hell thinking mickey is faster than smoke if u knew anything u would know that smoke has a faster rollout than mickey period.....

  • I'll put it like this, we would tear them up in a Go Go style battle, and they would tear us up in a Caribbean style battle. Two different styles of music, and both are good. But everyone knows the truth, for the most part if a caribbean conga player hit at any Go Go event everybody would be looking at him like what the heck is he playing, because he would be playing the wrong style of music, but put Smoke, Micky, or me up there (LOL) and it would be a different story. CRANK!!

    Old School Tree

  • All ya'll failing to realize that this video is from 17 years ago. Check out the Bj and Smoke video from last year. Mickey's son Bj got next my niggaz!!!

  • I meant to say I am not going back to 1954 young. @SGS6330 nobody said Smoke wasn't fast wtf are you talking about....everybody in da world knows Smoke is fast and what.....you not saying nothing dogg.Ok Smoke is fast big deal.

  • Listen @ cees3500 I wasn't talking too you I was talking too to @WhiteMonkey he replied to me saying don't forget about buggy and sauce and sauce was already on your list of top congo players and the congo player he named like Rock Steady and Peety hasn't been on those SKINS since almost 20 years but there good congo players what I was talking about was the active congo players out now and I agree with jungle boogie being number 1 becoz he still plays for RE at the REUNIONS!!!

  • @WhiteMonkey I got Mickey in my list dogg what are you talking about. I don't need to name every conga player in da world dam...everybody cranks but I have my own list...Rock Steady and Peety and all them are good but I am going back to 1954 young lol. Just the main dudes dogg.

  • I said it all depends on who's listening.

  • tha way i look at it is these niggas all bad as shit depends on who you like

  • @cees3500 what is this nigga WhiteMonkey49thpl talking about we all know that mickey is the best congo player hes like going on about random shit wtf we all know bj got next he got taught by his father soooo that aint NO SUPRISE he act like he is the only one that knows about gogo...

  • This was from VA State homecoming 93". Jungle Boogie was the jive like originater but Mick took that shit to another level period. Nobody still not fuckin with him. As far as a list goes it's a toss up for second place. Some say Wink some say Peety and some say Smoke. It all depends on whose listening. It was a time when you couldn't tell Hot Sauce from Mick as far as a socket beat. Solos though Mick then whoever. Smoke cranks his shit hard though.

  • @sgs6330 thanks dogg i just gave you thumbs up young....i just think that when wink really gets down he will take smoke.....Smoke just has the solo's.......cause he is fast on da conga's.

  • Gentleman listen to the smoke solo's almost 90% of dem joints are all the same. The same rolls and he plays the double barrell shot gun on all of them go and listen young. Hey little smoke you all by your self...the same shit dogg pound.

  • That shit crank though.

  • this is my list beacuse i go by who was playing go-go first so...This is only my nigga's yal in this order.....JUNGLE BOOGIE....MICKEY.....WINKO....­..SMOKE....AND HOT SAUCE.....THAT IS MY order...I know yall are gonna say what winko better than smoke....hell yea jyb was out before neg gentlemen.Follow the order bands came out...hot sauce plays the roto-toms more than he plays the conga's....byb is not a conga band 80% of there stuff is roto-toms and dope jams ya digg. BEAT UR FEET IS PURE TRASH.

  • @cees3500 yeah ur right byb is not a congo band anymore but if u catch them playing that old school crank thats when sauce use to warm up with a crucial pocket back in the days of the IBEX,Metro Club and Icebox they use to hit joints like the FUNKY drummer. But I mostly agree with ur list of congo players butttt smoke and winko could be a toss up but when I heard winko hit that water dance I was like ok winko got smoke.

  • You forgot the Buggy -n- Sauce.

  • Smoke is the fastest on them skins period.... THE REAL BILLY THE KID!!!!

  • Mickey dog. You had to see the Bj and Smoke video. Youngan sounds just like his father. Don't get me wrong, I'm a groovers junkie to the fullest, but I gotta keep it 1000. I don't listen to no other gogo but NEG my nigga.

  • Listen mickey is not faster than smoke mickey is the best becoz of his versatility on the congos and his pockets are one of a kind and I saw that bj and smoke video u act like everybody doesnt know that bj got next thats nothing new he got taught by his father whitemonkey49pl tell me something that I dont know.

  • Mickey way faster

  • DerrickHair mickey is not faster than no damn smoke in your dreams thats the only thing smoke has over mickey other than that mickey has him beat dont get me wrong mickey is the best period..........

  • thats why he is the best, he has the dastest hands in the business....dont get me wrong, smoke is my second favorite congo player next to mickey, but he is definately not the fastest.....i have seen mickey do things that i havent seen anyother congo player do.

  • Listen DerrickHair ur wrong about this one dogg trust me smoke is the fastest thats why RAh RAh use to call him the REAL BILLY THE KID AT SHOWS u can even ask that nigga evusu on here or gogo jesuz them niggas no that smoke is the fastest period mickey is THE BEST becoz he is the best when comes to being versatile hes the total package but smoke main thing is speed thats what his best at period smoke set the standard at the 2005 reunion as far as speed goes NO ONE IS TOUCHING HIM ............

  • Listen DerrickHair go to the video of 20 minutes Sauce and if U scroll there is a comment by MonkMonk1974 he said (Smoke is a raw pocket man, and as far as hands speed there's none better) end of discussion!!!!!!!!!!

  • Look man...we can go back and forth all day....its pointless...until i hear GoGo Mickey say that smoke is faster than him, or see them actually battle against eachother, thats what imma believe....im done with this convo....be easy slim

  • You forgot Rock Steady and Peety. And Mick son be Crankin too.

  • Mickey is the best percussionist...... Smoke is vicious but Mickey is still the the Jordan of congos. G.O.A.T.

  • Dats right dawg!

  • @madcat2372 are u serious nigga so mickeys rolls go harder then smokes rolls come on you on clown ass nigga represent the DMV

  • I remeber when smoke hit this socket beat... OMG!! This joint was so crankin' man. Goodness memories boi.

  • LOL LOL young as bands sit back and enjoy some real go-go. Gothy you funny that was a good one dogg.

  • jungle boogie then mickey gentlemen

  • Jungle Boogie is Dr J

    Mickey is Jordan

  • Right!

  • Young ass bands sit back and take notes!

  • What show is this? It gotta be from 93-94

  • jungle boogie and smoke are tied hand's down the best

  • Smoke will tell you himself that Mickey is the BEST!!! PERIOD!!!!!!

  • That's all about respect. Once I got my weight up and some air in my chest and my pops got older, I figured I had a good chance of takin' him, but since I had that TopMan love and respect for him I'd never even try it... and I still think that he was the baddest MF walkin'.

  • NIIICCE !!! And please dont front on smoke dogg.

  • i go to crossland but smoke betta

  • Smoke or Sauce? Now that is a close one. I wasn't sure about that one!!!!!!

  • Man that is so easy! What the heck did u just see man? What the heck did u see? SMOKE ALL THE WAY POTNA!

  • Aye Sonofdarighthand havent talk too in a while but wassup would u please tell this dude DerrickHair that smoke is faster than mickey when it comes to hand speed dont get me wrong mickey is still the best in my book but as far as speed smoke got em!!!!!!!!!!!

  • You must be smokin dat sauce!!! LOL

  • I'd like to see a solo session where Boogie leads it off, then hands it off to Mickey, who cranks and then hands that joint off to Smoke who closes the show - a passing of the guard type of joint. That sh!t would be sweet!!!

  • WOW! Now THAT would the the shit!

  • I like that idea bro!!! Is there any videos of Jungle Boogie here on youtube because I can't find any?

  • smoke nice him and boogie head to head would be something nice

  • I got much respect for Boogie but Smoke got 1 up on him now.

  • This dude is a beast and if he's the best then good; but you can't take a thing from Boogie, Mickey, Spanky, or any of the rest. Every great teacher wants the student to surpass his own accomplishments, just as the father wants his son to be better than himself. So it ain't about discrediting any of the old heads. Mickey said he learned from Boogie, Smoke said he learned from Mickey... and the next bad ass youngin' gon' say he learned from Smoke.

  • ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!

  • this dude is a fucking beast..... damn i thought mickey was the shit. damn... i grew up on mickey.... damn smoke.

  • Mickey WAS da beast of HIS era...after that, NOBODY has been able to catch Smoke.....N.O.B.O.D.Y.!!!

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  • Check out the bj and smoke video. Mickey son a animal!

  • you need to get the northeast groovers joint from da Met or Dino's for you youngstas from 1998 on Mickey b-day. If dat don't change your mind then you just riding.

  • SMOKE, DON'T HURT'EM SMOKE! Loubanga is still in the building! Crossland 93, I see you lilMama!

  • ALL DAY, BABY!!!

  • smoke is a monster....4 all that don't agree eat a dick...

  • Smoke is absolutely the best go go conga player there is, hands down. Mickey who? Jungle Boogie who? Rock Steady who?, etc. None can compete with the style or versatility as smoke. I grew up a rare essence fan, but my nephew turned me on the smoke and the NE Groovers, I can't stop listening to their pockets and comparing it to Essence. If I was to rate just the pockets, NE Groovers are the best.

  • That towel over his face shit is crazy.Lil Sam still crankin

  • DESHONNET

    I have never actually seen this youngin live but I remember go-go from the very beginning. EU had a dude by the name of Smoky that was just as good if not better than Jungly Boogie. I have seen all the old heads on the congos and I give it up where its due, this youngin is the best I have ever seen. His hand speed alone is faster than Boogie's. Ive seen Smokey, Jungle Boogie, Mickey, Howdy Doody, Shorty Tim, GoGo Eric, Spanky, Rock Steady and more. This youngin is 'Da Shit!"

  • that is just sick! i am crossland representin! 88'

  • Crossland '93! Smoke came out in '92.

  • BLACK

  • GO-GO Mickey is not even da best you young clowns don't even know about JUNGLE BOOGIE he is the best then Mickey then Winko then smoke you no go-go listening kids.All these congo players were out before smoke think about it.Yes Smoke is a beast but the best yall need to leave them drugs alone.Sign the go-go man.

  • nigga givin dap ND playin blindfolded....Rah_ 'he a beats man, i told ya he a beast..' lolz

  • Crossland just be pumpin out like that, I can play like that too! hahahahahahhahahahahah! Mickey was the best of his Era but after him Wink---Smoke and now its just smoke.

  • I'm whicha, all accept them bama-ass skin's COWBOYS'S 4-life! LOL. Smoke is Sittin' on the throne til' the "next" Youngn' out there take from him. And just like all the great's before him, he will have to take a backseat to his "Match". ya figga deal me?

  • Oh my god said Oh my God! Why Northeast they crank so hard????

  • this nigga is sick on them congos his all over them the best that ever did it mmmyyyyyy mannnnnn smoke sauce aint got nothing on smoke

  • DAYUM, SAM! Vicious!

  • REAL GOOD SHIT

  • AY LIL SAM, YOU ALL BY YOSELF!

  • this shit is ridiculous that boy smoke DAMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

  • thats smoke maybe the best out here

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