Mad Skillz - Move Ya Body

[mdk757]

skillz the best out of va. this was my theme song to get me ready for the night...va rep all day from norfolk portsmouth va beach cheaspeake hampton newport news ..757

[blacksultan85]

1996 springtime!!!!!!!!!!

[outlawstarr417]

"So please act like you got a Siamese twin and think again"

Damn.

[and313]

biggie should be the bouncer

[SeasonMuzik3]

that's the same nigga who was on Timbaland's "Clock Strikes" and "Wit Yo Bad Self"

tim from norfolk and skillz from r-mond

[BigL2502]

copped this album today! such a rare find! £25 but so worth it...some bangers on here, peace

[thefriendsociety]

so hes basically rapper who sounds like big l...

[nexttopcomic]

love this video maybe because i was in it :) shout out to all of those peeps who got in the move ya body video back in he 90's oh those were the days mad props to skillz

[nebdirty]

95 baby, gettin' it in, beautiful times brah.......

[blackistheword7]

How in da world you can't look @ this on mobile phone??? That's wack_!

[omizfoshiz]

back when people weren't gettin shot every fuckin weekend

[thefriendsociety]

@omizfoshiz i think they were...80s was the real era of all that rap-crime shit since crack had first hit the spot...

[lahzeee]

Travis Porter and Soulja Boy fans, listen to real Hip Hop .

[kayomndeni]

every body move ur body!!!! dope shit right there!

[IsmaelterVeer]

Jeru and dj premier!

[versgbos]

@IsmaelterVeer cuz aint no fiends comin in between me and my dream

[ShadowXFX1]

After this track comes another classic on the LP...Street Rules...If you ain't heard of it check that shit out....

[Phantom20fo]

whats the song in the beginning

[dn157523]

i learned from this song that this guy makes shady deals that record companies don't come through with

[svendiamond]

Jeffrey Osborne - Only Human

[051290ma]

track sounds fresh. lyrics is nice. why cant niggaz make club tracks like this instead of some gay ass techno beat

[ImaazeDa3th]

YEAH Preem sampled that line

[SintaxOne]

The feelings I get from hearing this track is unexplainable......Memories! If I could rewind the time back to 95-96 just to party for the weekend..........

[aalcazar707]

@SintaxOne I feel you on that! I was like 22 years old gettin' it in every weekend! Tracks was on point back then! Miss them 90's!

[jiggaracci]

@SintaxOne I feel ya

[IceManLikeGervin]

Butta!

[statsmusic]

hadn't heard this in a minute

[naturefreedom]

Google "Skillz" name = underrated!

[KOBEBRYANT8AND24]

i wished he and big L would have did a track 2gether

[djcoolcliff]

This dude is one of the realist MC ever in da game and has wrote songs for other rappers too! Skillz put Richmond on the map. He made it easy for the world to take us serious with our musical talents. Richmond got some serious talent esplly from that era. Mad, Lonnie B, Danja Mowf, Chew, Freak, Currency, Mr. Melody, MC Ruff, Mystic, Duck, Cliff, Harold Lilly and Pro, La Ma Rie, Stuneak, Shawn Chapelle, JPS, Organize Confusion and my dude D'Angelo! A hott bed of talent!

[SurgeCess]

Watch my shit leak.

[Sensaistar7]

On the real; this song got me laid!

[dinozor1able]

the good old time!!!

[slikk1025]

THE 1ST AND ONLY VIDEO I WAS EVER IN!!! MAD FUNN!!

[DudeNDC]

@slikk1025 - yeah me too, 1st video for my debut

[ShirlockJonesRF]

Lol Clark Kent always producing gems. Skillz last two albums have been in my rotation. He's very underrated as an MC and as a songwriter.

[4TheLoveofMichael]

This was my song

Richmond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bengijo242]

3:24--3:28 VERY FUNNY......

[Bengijo242]

GTREAT MEMORIES....AND MY FAVORITE BY SKILLLS.....!!!!!!

[gattiward]

Holy Shit!!! I'd heard this beat on a Majik Most mix album and always wondered where it was from. Looked up the hook sample for Jeru's Me or the Papers and here it is. So fucking awesome to finally find this.

[mayena]

One of my favourite lines from 1:46 to 1:51 'I see that tape you are listening to thinking that you hard'. Sometimes you get these simple minded people who listen to hardcore hip-hop or rap then they act like they are street thugs or wannabe gangstas. Mad Skillz From Where??? went under the radar on its first release (13/2/1996).

[rodney1b]

this takes me back'' 95'' baby!!

[TOOREDEYES]

goin' 2 V.A. 2day....let's set it off wit the ghostwriter

[SUNNYTUFF7]

Peace Skillz! This was actually the first official video shoot I attended... SALUTE, Sunny Tuff

[bdds14]

"ain't no fiends comin in between me and my dreams, see what i mean black?" so classic

[t2v3illen]

@bdds14 same, love it. and hooked in "me or the papes" gives me chills

[puffinh2o23]

-__-

[deejaybonez]

fuckin legend

[aalcazar707]

He sure was! Comin' from the West, he was definitely on point! Miss the real effects of "lyricism"!

[nobodyhouston187]

what song is at the beginning of this video?

[kurth83]

thats the intro of the album "from where ???"

[ChampDance2010]

watch me and my bffs video please ! and comment!

[RasXcellent1]

beat iz soooooo chill!

[heebrew313]

definitely slept on but he is getting that ghost writing money trust....

[heebrew313]

He spit that verse to a faith evans beat on power 99 fm in philly back in 93 on the radio active show .... shout out to colby colb and Dj ran

[tremega72]

most slept on MC......period

[dightmin]

jeru sample!!!

[metrogroovefm]

The sample is Jeffrey Osbourne - "Only Human"

[1kiakia]

Mad was hella sexy too!

[sleptonclassics]

Hey iluvmusiq7 if you love this track try these:

mic geronimo - masta ic

grand puba - i like it

az - sugar hill

oc ft yvette michele - far from yours

big l - mvp

all smooth tracks and way underrated

[iluvmusiq7]

i heard the big l jont....and i love big l no homo....butt ima check it all out man...thanks for everything

[sleptonclassics]

iluvmusiq7 here's some more classic joints: royce 5'9' - hip hop big l ft shyheim - furious anger immortal technique - you never know sabac red - i have a dream beatnuts ft big pun - off the books souls of mischief - 93 til infinity luniz - i got 5 on it binary star - honest expression ditc - tribute (to the legend Big L after he died) krs-one - step into a world redman - time 4 sum aksion

[heebrew313]

casual- That's how it is

[heebrew313]

casual- That's how it is

[Kanientakeron]

@sleptonclassics

The B.U.M.S - Lyfe n' Tyme (Whole Album)

Lord Finesse - Do Ya' Thang

Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game

Black Moon - Ack Like Ya' Want It

Smiff N' Wessun - Stand Strong

CL Smooth & Pete Rock - T.R.O.Y.

Common - I Used To love H.E.R.

And scope thaa' whole DITC scene

[goldentrophy]

@sleptonclassics Rashad Smith,Buckwild,Clark Kent,Trackmasterz and DJ Slip were delivering those smooth production in the early to mid 90's.

[iluvmusiq7]

love this track.....takes me back

[peteralma74]

LYRICALLY UNDERRATED!

[rekTHEirrational]

i just got the....Northern Exposure LP, shit is fucking sick.Mad skillz and unpaid bills in early 90's

[delirious44]

He was 100 percent better back then , But the yearly wrap up's are hot

[exzotik81]

@delirious44 I agree.

[BIGMAK17]

sounded like biggie on the hook

[1974KRS]

DOPE

[MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

I keep hearing people say Kanye, Skillz and other are 'cocky'. Well damn, that kind of comes with the territory doesn't it?

When was the last time you heard someone get on and talk about how "average" or sub-par they are?

Looks around (wth)

Skillz is NICE and thank God for nice Emcees.

[1974KRS]

DOPE JAM THUG NIGGAS JAM

[mpplaya87]

Nostalgia!!!! I remember this joint when I was a lil shorty that scene where dude is dancin had me ROLLIN!!!!

[calexn2007]

Im from Richmond, Va, i met this cat mad times. He cocky as hell... but on this track it should've been talking about a shorty, not on some ol'battle shit... everytime i hear this cat spit its about battleling someone. thats whats stalling his career up he has no diversity. he can ghost write all day, but he needs to come out with a track about some reality, something that people can relate too. nah mean....

[islandbee]

That is the whole nature of hip hop. Back in the day it was all about the freestyle battle.  I wish there were more MCs like this cat....cocky or not.

[poinone]

wat did he do that made u think he was cocky?

[Ynot707]

0:56 - 0:59

Jeru Tha Damaja - "Me Or The Papes"

[MikiMonyado]

all the shit he brought after wasnt good that all like this bang hit right damnnnnnnn ...move ur bodyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

[jonesbunny]

Real Hip Hop!!!! Clasic!!!!!

[mhoussel]

Skillz had us all boppi'n our heads back in '95 and '96. Listening to his flow is like sitting in ENGL 1102. Great lyrics and tight metaphors with play on words like Jay-Z and Biggie. I knew him when he was just Donnie Lewis back in Fayetteville, NC before he moved to VA. Very underated artist and ghostwriter. One of the best that didn't get a fair chance to shine like Big L.

[masterofva]

skillz.....only if va showed him more love he would have blossem......but noooo gotta be haters.Its funny how people diss him down VA but want him 2 give up all his connects to blow up.....well i got every thang he made even shit he lost so guess what i got his connects.Now im on my way.HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA­HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH­AHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA­HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH­HAHAHHAHAHAHH

[olddirtymo]

nice song.....90s

[rkeidgames]

biggie sample!

[rkeidgames]

from where?!?!??!

man good lookin on whoever posted this.. can't find mad skillz (skillz) o.g. album... not even on any of the wires!...

I had this on tape.. but wore that mess out!! some one hook a kid up!..arc@de c/o 97!... i dont fake jacks son you know i bring it to you live!

[callumbrowns]

90's hip hop was so funky.

[2XRATED4U]

yup

[BIGDELPHILLY]

FUCKING CLASSIC. THANK 'S FOR THE POST

[ZDubx]

did he sing fasta then krayzie bone

who's da fastest rappa

[bendersuny]

jeah i hear this dope track since 1998 it s ten jears ago but it s still a burner

[DHAJAE]

Only Richmond nigga I ever liked!!!!!

[diggy64]

Yeh, but do any of you remember the Mop Top song by the same title? Keep diggin' crates yo.

[revgotti12]

(804)

[sleekandlavish]

"I got to keep it tight like seams/

cause ain't no fiends coming in between me and my dreams"

MC's I wish would've blown up more:

Mad Skillz, Tash (as a solo MC), A.L.

[06alwilliams]

dont forget canibus

[cozmoG]

This dude got slept on for real...I was a fan backindaday. I can't lie, I use that 'Benson/Jeffery/Belvedere' line from time to time still! Man I miss hip-hop.

[madrinkandmy2step]

any song that samples frank white is sick

[justtrippin820]

never heard of this guy but he's chill. sounds a lil like mr big l

[hjb1000]

Massively underrated MC!

"See I don't get writers block, yo I block other writers"

[SHOCKEDKAT]

"please act like you got a siamese twin and think again"

wow...

[ms0487a]

LOL. I remember this song. Back in the day I actually felt kinda bad for 'ol Stroke Williams, because nothing goes his way on that night. From getting played like a sucker at the bar, to getting kicked out of the club. He just couldn't win. LOL. Good lookin' out hendope!!!

[jman2004]

Yeah - I was like give the man a chance...he wasn't hurting anyone. Not that I would try to front like him, but I'm sure there were times we all tried to fit in, feeling like everyone else was part of the clique.

[crastimatic]

raw...

[tjmack010]

Damn man, he's iight now but he was even better back then, The Million Dollar Backpack is still a dope ass album right now.

[quiverbacca]

What I love about music is hearing things off other peoples knowledge or opinions. I was a fan of Mad Skillz back in 96 and didn't know he had a new album. Thanks for the word. But as you say he was better back then.

[CobraLord]

damn i love his album, doin time in the cypha was dope, buckwild is my shit, although imo the track could of been a bit stronger.

[coldthenamug]

this was raw. I remember this. They slept on dude

[lbtln]

I remeber this would always get the party jumpin. He came out on the worst day in soundscan history..... He came out when All Eyez On Me came out and I think the Fugee's The Score.

[StoicTwo]

Oh fuc that why he didnt blow up damn, he took a lost for real....:o(

-StoicUNO!

[LukAway21]

he was fine......

[Chanchowlee]

so many niggas on my dick i feed them semem sandwiches what the fuck

[madrinkandmy2step]

this is some super-smoothe old school skillz.. i wished he still flowed like this

[imgr0wn]

dannnng; he look like Big Chris in this video[thats his brother -btw-] I know his fam real talk they like fam to me.

[VDubShawnC]

Aww mann...The 90's....When music was real. Other than the Nod Factor, this is my favorite classic.

2 Up 2 Down V A

[rantanamo]

gotta be ill to mix a Jeffrey Osbourne joint. On the serious, this was one of my favorite CDs in the 90s.

[1kiakia]

I love this joint by Mad Skillz!! Brings back hella memories!! This was one of his classic joints...maaaaan I miss the 90's era hip-hop music & R&B.

[dj4monie]

DJ Clark "Superman" Kent!

[MHollaNJ]

skillz is one of the best lyricist of all time but he chose to stay behind the scenes. n get money from otha ppl.

[tpriest1914]

'95 this wuz my shit!!!!!!!!!!!

[sdubs29]

i dont care what nobody say, MAD SKILLZ is one of the hottest rappers out. so underated.

[StoicTwo]

He was slick with diss'in pac lol!

-StoicOne!

[ansomthebeboy]

he did, when?

don't tell me he was one of those people edited on "ghostwriter"...

[CharlieAftermath]

hey retard. hes the one who did the song "ghostwriter"

wow.

[ansomthebeboy]

hey back to you retard, i know skillz did the song "ghostwriter", i was talking about when StoicTwo said that skillz was "slick with diss'in pac".

[darkarts79]

classic mad skillz.

[Billytok97]

From Where???? was a great CD. The best tracks were "The head nod", "Va. in the house",and "Toungues of the next shit". This brings back the glory days of chillin out with blunts and 40's! People in thier early 30's know exactly what I'm talkin about!

[aalcazar707]

Hey, I'm feelin' what you sayin'...The "tape" was a classic.

[1kiakia]

Hahaaaaa...no doubt!

[exzotik81]

THID JOINT BRINGS BACK MAD MEMORIES!

[Twizzledoc187]

DANG I missed this cut. This song made me get into dj ing during my military days. I remembered waiting eagerly for my two CDJ 500II's to arrive in the mail. Got sick of those wack dj's in the clubs. Ahhh, 1996

[idealinsight53]

cut your hair get your name on your stomach...I'll still find ways to make your whole rap career plummet...!!!

rappers nowadays need to take heed

RESPECT the Classics

[keijimuto]

Mad Skillz is and was one of the BEST Freestyle Battlers of all time.

[udaman38]

he was ill for the hook!

[mochaman1972]

how can nobady remember,this this was a club banger this song would get anyone on the dance floor.......this was an still is the jam

[victornewman06]

'96 classic!!!! I love how he flipped that Jeffrey Osborne, "Only Human" sample.

[moltisanti76]

i remember this proper.i have on vinyl,wicked track.

[eric21GA]

man what a classic video..loving the get up with the long hair lol funny shit

[JtreyScott]

I want to battle rap Mad Skillz

[masterofva]

you will die doing that ....he don't really rap good on albulms 2 most people cuz skillz like the old hip hop sound and doesn't rap 4 money.....rap battle he's more dangerous than probly anythang moveing...

[TripakaBlankman]

wow... i had no idea they made a video for this... crazy... one of my fav. joints off the album... so damn chilled and mellow

[revgotti12]

804!!!

[Tharman2108]

This video was missing from youtube for some reason. Thanks for the re up.