Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Searching

[kickthetv643]

still golden all these years after it's release. how many artists can boast that these days.

[sipotiyo]

Probably one of the most underrated duos in Hip Hop.

[WhenYouHigh]

chart music of today: putrid grape juice

music like this: classy precious wine of good vintage

[mosaicmovement]

CLASSIC.

[gmoneee75]

I got goose bumps word up 90's hip hop the shit dam I miss them days

[LacruzHD]

Roy Ayers - Searchin

[reptilliantoker78]

shit is so nice kit so fronts

[reptilliantoker78]

@reptilliantoker78 no fronts gotta have that up front kit

[Pavleshka92]

great video quality!

[max19169]

until dis day this and the original song from roy ayers still sounds dam good does anybody agree with me ? I could play this song over and over

[desertdetroiter]

@max19169 Yep...the original Roy Ayers joint is definitely a cruise control banger. I still listen to it all the time.

[DenoJoe2Def]

@XCL90 Pete Rock made all the beats 2.

[ChocoaNuggetz]

just wondering..Who made this beat? &who rapped over it first Proof or PR&CL?

[XCL90]

@ChocoaNuggetz Pete Rock made the beat and CL spit all of the verses...

[Fdawg18]

@ChocoaNuggetz Pete Rock & CL Smooth made this beat and they spit all of the versus, but yes there is another version with Proof and it's produced by J Dilla. It's called Searchin' - Proof

[LilDogg12]

@Fdawg18 Love that version, it's awesome, true hip-hop. Wish Proof hadn't died though, good combo him and J Dilla.

[desertdetroiter]

@ChocoaNuggetz Roy Ayers made it first...then Pete looped it. The J-Dilla thing came later. But this is the original dope right here as far as hip hop goes.

[SuperHoseb]

i didnt just stop my porn but i pulled my pants up for this

[redd7188]

Pete rock + c.l. smooth + roy ayers = eargasim

[gmoneee75]

relaxing



[wabenzi1]

bambarassclaaaaaaaaaaaat:::..m­ad shit ::::

[cye0111]

such a smooth track....much respect to real hip hop.....

[bpnification]

so smooth..

[bestman200]

damn it man..i can't stop listenning to this..

[KryptonDaVillain]

Jazz-rap is amazing.

[nishani3]

This cover along with Amerie's "Rollin down my face" is classic. Never grow tired of listening to this. Roy Ayers... a master!

[Heightenself]

old skool reppin the west,, yes yes yall i got my fingers in this pie.

[Argyrakis]

0:28 LOOL

[humbug102tf]

@Argyrakis wut?

[Argyrakis]

when your'e high @ 0:6 i feel like im melting

[HellolzEveryone]

god that sp 1200 makes some great beats

[compibart]

@HellolzEveryone No, Pete Rock does...

[HellolzEveryone]

@compibart well put

[MegaJazzy18]

i love everthing they make...... carmel city and center of attention are classics !!

[IFrameRodger]

They dont make them like this anymore

[Questbx1]

Classsssszzzzzzzzic!

[Demonman26]

Whenever my iPhone is looking for reception, this song pops into my head. In the upper left it says "Searching..."

[Brinah]

@Demonman26 LMAO i like that! :)

[rickylascaze001]

"I'm thirsty for your love, sugar can I get a sip? Well maybe just a taste in the place that make your face bend".

[ptky8]

Pete Rock is tha grandmaster. if you dont like him, you dont like true hip hop.

[kpapoose1]

5 Elementz - searchin

[spetsnaz5]

@kpapoose1 Produced by dilla.

[EliteJino]

This would've been a hit if they didn't break up when this came out. 

[bamfan151]

BLAKE KILLED THIS BEAT

[JSeaman2099]

Pete Rock and CL are hip hop legends who's run of popularity should've lasted longer.

[emmettk]

Originally sampled from Roy Ayers-"Searchin"

[TheILLTechnics]

5 elementz!!!!!!!!!!! 

[BXspecial]

10474 WHERE IT AT?SEARCHING, SEARCHING, SEARCHING

[TheTMoney87]

The 80s and 90s real rap when they talked about real stuff todays rap is about making money Todays rap is garbage

[DaLatinAbstract]

searching ... searching... searching... foound it! True Hip-Hop!

[RaiptYou]

im having this on replay for hours now!

[mercedesshalay]

Lupe Fiasco- Paris, Tokyo :)

[miro11912]

@mercedesshalay that's exactly what i was thinking

[MrJets214]

6th letter brought this back, nigga timeless. 6th Letter ft. P. Blackk-Timeless

[Raptification]

Searching... I found it; good music.

[bamfan151]

@zorro192 "blake - searching" the kid is so talented

[bamfan151]

@HoltLax28 dude hell yeah! tht kid is phenominal. ppl need to spread th word about him. too much talent to go un-noticed!

[zorro192]

How's the remix with other lyrics called?

[HoltLax28]

Yoooooo!

LOOK UP "Blake - Searching"

crrraazzzzy good remix!

[OFWGoblin]

@HoltLax28 Yo I checked that shit out, Kid has crazy flow.

[trone1084]

Love Viniia Mojica's voice. Mind Blowin is hot to by Pete Rock

[FloatyEuphoria]

@trone1084 YES !! Love that song -- MY FAVE -- I played the drums to that song over and over again until I had it NAILED. Tried to get my buddies to learn the bass and guitar parts - too hard for 'em. The song "mind blowin' decisions" by HEATWAVE sampled in there. LOVE VINIA MOJICA.

[MrGreglet]

hiphoppppppp



[alldayjay167]

1 person dont know how to search

[MalikAsSixSix]

for the grown and sexy crowd

[dglskeough]

At first I thought the sampled song also had to be the same from Lupe's 'Paris, Tokyo'. I was wrong, but all four tracks are groovy!

[Updehill]

It's a summers day, the roof is down, the wind is in your hair.... with this song playing does it get any better???????

[Mrhiphop4life1]

im glad i bought this cd

[Rephreshment]

@Mrhiphop4life1 Im about to go buy it myself lol. New to the music style but im already hooked, this is great.

[Mrhiphop4life1]

@Rephreshment yeah go buy it I'M NOT PLAYING, you wont be dissapointed. I mean im glad i bought it

[dlyrik09]

Classic sample from Roy Ayers!

[trueone34]

I've had this on repeat,as my cell ringtone and as an alarm clock for a year....and I still can't get enough!

[thenewageriseth]

REMEMBER GOING TO THE LOCAL UNDERGROUND RECORD SHOP AND BUYING TAPES

[tommy1001000]

this is  some fly shit.

[tommy1001000]

this is so fly shit.

[Menace075]

if u dislike kill urself



[GreggersFTW]

1 person gave up and used google.

[dragonxop]

if we only still had rap like this maybe i would still have a car radio to listen to who agree's ?

[Mrhiphop4life1]

@dragonxop word

[Justice777Allah]

@dragonxop Do what i do. Burn CDs of all the music you love. There is still good music out there, its just that you have to search real hard for it. Real Hip Hop will never die, you just won't hear it on the radio. I feel you though.

[KickBack90sBeats]

@Justice777Allah or you could buy as many classic 12" and LP's as possible. preserve the art of wax kid!!

[retrified]

my boyfriend sent me this

love him.

[thesnobsupreme]

roy ayers yes

[darnellpt]

93 was the second best year for hip hop the best year was 89 ........i miss them days

[macnastee]

@darnellpt No doubt! Those were great yrs for hip hop. My personal favorite yrs for hip hop were '92, '94 and its a toss up between '97 n '98. I just think as each year passed, rapper's lyrics just kept gettin better and producer's beats kept gettin harder n harder. On the real tho, I think '94 was truly my favorite year. Main Ingredient, Ready to Die, Hard to Earn, Illmatic etc. I think rap peaked in the late 90's after everyone got their gold n platinum plaques.

[mumsdawerd]

@macnastee doe or die by AZ or it was written by NAS? I think those years were just as good. I don't have 1 particular favorite year. I think from the mid to late 90's was best for me. I'm a little more open minded when it comes to hip hop because from 1992-2002 there were a grip of honorable hip hop albums that were released. 2005 is really the year when hip hop plummeted down the toilet for me, but in 2011 i'm just grateful that we have producers like 9th wonder, mphazes, & damu fudgemunk.

[drmorena25]

@mumsdawerd I agree post 2005 has been horrible for hip-hop. Im 28 soooo I came up on Biggie, Pac, and Nas. Not to mention the Pharcyde, Lords of the Underground, and Black Moon....

[mumsdawerd]

@drmorena25 word up man, that was the best hip hop there ever was. 70/80's rap was only the icing on the cake. When the 90's hit, hip hop had evolved into something much more with a lot more meaning, substance, and spirituality. I'm 26 so i know exactly where you're comin' from homie. I was big into BootCamp Click when i first started really gettin into hip hop. BlackMoon, heltah skeltah, o.g.c, cocoa brovaz, that was my shit. :-)

[mochic32]

@drmorena25 man people really 4get bout The Pharcyde......Labcabincaliforn­ia is one of the most underated rap cds of all time.....it never gets mentioned, but i dont know anybody that doesnt like it.....just ask around and u will see......too bad they couldnt mend their differences b4 it was too late

[kimera808]

@mochic32 What Pharcyde is dope & definitely brought it in the early nineties them dudes were talented & unique it's a sin they dont still come together for tours there up there with tribe man might not say it but we all pretty much had love for em.

[69aznboi]

@drmorena25 Whats this muthafuckin rap game without L? --> post 2005... get the picture? the big picture?

[TheFlyestDutchman]

Yo, i was 'searchin' for this song... Get it? ha-ha?

no? okay, i'll just go stand over there...

[D1rtyDuck]

@TheFlyestDutchman It was So Funny I Forgot To Laugh

oh I see you're dutch, so I can say what I Usually say

Het was zo grappig dat ik vergat te lachen :P

[colenbrak]

@TheFlyestDutchman great username my dutch brother

[TheTMoney87]

I miss songs like this

[ddawk1019]

This track is just simply... .F.R.E.S.H

[mercedomenech68]

this joint hooks :P

[MrDavePhilly]

I don't want to dis dilla. I mean, he was the best producer in his lifetime and maybe still today. but pete rock's *seaching* beat is way more complex. touches me more

[flood612]

@MrDavePhilly just because pete rock's original touches you more does not make his beat more intricate, both have diff styles, and both are genius. Comparing them to eachother is like comparing apples to oranges. Both diff flavors, yet both are still sweet.

[esk8r62]

is this really the roy ayers samplee??????but i needa figure out how to get that kinda bass in my tracks!!!!!

[jjpc225]

As much respect as I have for Dilla, this has gotta be way better than Proof's

[DCLbeats]

J Dilla sampled this track, it's called Searchin - 5 elementz, it features proof of D12 :)

BTW this track is banging too ^^

[Nazaret99]

@DCLbeats he didnt sample it, he sampled the original Roy Ayers track.

[DCLbeats]

@Nazaret99 Yea I figured out later

[Nazaret99]

@DCLbeats nice!

[1lovelysmile]

This beat is ...omg smooth...I love it! =)

[JohnJrJohnG]

Good Lord, who's the 1 dislike???????

[GAINGREENCOKEWAVE]

class!k

[rippy40]

classic material

[Dschaylizy]

this version is different. from where is it from?

its really a grea track....it hits the soul ..shit iz real!

[KarlBonner1982]

Also totally loooovin the style of dress in the photo above. Fits perfectly with the chill music without looking too pants-on-the-ground...today's culture just don't make baggy fashion like they used to, everything's all tacky now.

[MrDirtdevil91]

@KarlBonner1982 well now people wear ball huggers

[KarlBonner1982]

@MrDirtdevil91 Ain't it funny how we went from one extreme to another? Just about what year did the trend toward tighter looks begin? The impression I had was that baggy jeans slowed way down in the late 1990s but then came back a few years later.

In the places where I've recently lived (Oregon), baggy jeans are still kinda popular, though less so than in the past. I wonder if this is a geographical thing and other places have seen that look go almost extinct?

[Nattielockx]

I`ve had this on repeat for hours at a time.

[Dosu3000]

@Nattielockx lol word up

[hyperdog67]

@Nattielockx you and me both,,,shit is hypnotic! I miss real hip-hop so bad its sad.

[macnastee]

@Nattielockx Same here! Still bump it to this day even in the whip to get that deep bassline.

[KarlBonner1982]

@013jc Thanks for the idea I'll try it very soon....;)

[Snuckumz909]

dopee jam !

[grantak2]

enorme

[LewisRich91]

pete rock>dilla. this is the best song off their album

[shutupbeezy]

@013jc damn i gotta do that now!

[shaytwah]

I talked about my brother Wil today without cry n for the first time! Don't mean I don't love Jim or miss him. This joint right here was one of his faves!l lol!! We use to balze to this here! Thanks for posting...this took me to a good place.

[cripbuddz]

@013jc haha. nice!

[subwicked02]

ahhh beautiful Roy Ayers sample

[Kingcire72x]

Bottom line PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH SEARCHIN IS THE FINAL TRUTH

[Castmac]

LEWIS PLEASE

[Coolbird00]

yo this guy Roy Ayers his music was and still ahead of his time & my.

[MrDoughboy1993]

Pete Rock is a fucking genius

[k4k4shl]

Hiphop aint a person .. listen the german Rap Duo Huss n Hodn they make Hiphop live on over here.. Peace

[oh2b16again]

@k4k4shl If you check out OPGEZWOLLE a.k.a. STICKS & DELIC

[k4k4shl]

@oh2b16again i checked OPGEZWOLLE .. good but the beat was bit destructable :D now check HUSS and Hodn - Pornofilmkaese

[ilias900]

RIP hiphop 1980 - 2002

[OziiBeats]

@ilias900 hip hop isn't dead.

[ilias900]

@OziiBeats

If it's not dead, it has to be in a very deep coma.

[OziiBeats]

@ilias900 I know , today's (c)rap is crap, but there are good rappers , tryin' to keep hip hop alive.

[MrRFL9999]

@ilias900 WORD....thats the truth dude..

[SlumBornChampion]

wow this shit is too smooth for my own good.!

[KALIKUSHBROS]

FIRE! I USED TO GET LIT TO THIS...ROY...PETE..CL 

[seboufdu59]

original is produced by dilla, (proof - searching) 1996

[shwimble]

@seboufdu59 dummie this album was recorded in 1993 soooooo ur wrong

[seboufdu59]

@shwimble ok sorry.

[OziiBeats]

@seboufdu59 same beat ? no.

[seboufdu59]

@OziiBeats / nope. different vibe. "Proof - searchin' (prod. J Dilla)."

[OziiBeats]

@seboufdu59 yeah , proof's version is good but this is better. i know you ... dilla best monday , tuesday...etc LOL

[CandiGurl8700]

@seboufdu59 Naw, This song came out in 1994.

[Anim3fr3ak100]

pete rock is nice record producer next dj premier and j dilla

[MrDoughboy1993]

this shit is dope

RIP REAL HIP HOP

1979-2007

[marselus88]

isn't it Roy Ayers - Searchin sampled?

[JayArgonaut]

@marselus88 Yes, though Roy Ayers said an interview the he thinks Pete Rock replayed it live instead of using a straight sample.

[marselus88]

@JayArgonaut

thank you sir!

[dropwon]

nuff respect to these brothers, WE NEED ONE MORE album BROTHERS!!!! peace

[csw1000]

son of a bitch...was just listening to roy ayers and wondering why this song hasnt been sampled intot he hip hop world yet..youtubed it and bam, one of my favorite produced no doubt already flipped it...figures. RIP dilla too

[FullClip92]

@csw1000 what was the name of the artist that they sampled this from?

[tylergiffin]

Awesome

[tylergiffin]

I cant decide what i like more, dilla and proof or pete and smooth

[MrClan27]

So many quotable lines from this song. Just straight up funk here

[jahpoobah]

The reallll..... hip hop

[FullClip92]

you people are still talking about hip hop being dead?? Texas is still holding it down, check out Z-ro, Trae, Bun B, Cham, SPM, alot of texas rappers still put out good music

[10074888]

@FullClip92 it's a cat outta Dallas Texas name Glo that murdered this "searching" beat. look it up on youtube. It's called "Glo- Searchin". It'll make you proud homie. Cuz it proves that the south is respected too like u've already stated

[free2rhnye50cent]

diz song makes me think bout michael jordan when he use 2 play basketball legendary23

[proh8st]

pete rock best rap producer of all time