THE B.U.M.S-ELEVATION (FREE MY MIND)/LYFE ' N ' TYME

[peokiis]

This is so Street Fighter!

[ScottyMcWaves]

I just bought this album but I can not find any information on the BUMS who were they? cuz they fuckin JAM

[mslaadypink]

@ScottyMcWaves D'Wyze is my older brother, he lives in Cali still, and does music solo.. just search under his name, youll find some new stuff.

[1Fexious]

Yessir! Peace to tha homies Young Duey of N.S.O. & Hes brotha EVOL.....holla at yo boi Duey. This P from N.S.O. 6300 block

[kr63p]

The cd is out of print I was looking for it in like '01 and couldnt get it

[msgdeshazer]

Classic shit........... I miss this type of music!

[MistaDontGivAFuk]

I'm sorry they never gave y'all hype.. This is Beautiful & True Hip Hop

[curt349]

Miss hip hop like this, even though they didn't blow up. Loved how thwy used the Teddy P sample

[Coolyfett]

I remember this record.....good joint.

[supersexxi00]

Old

[Veineater7]

damn, can't believe how tight this is. this song just flashed in my head. i loved this shit when i was 13. have to give my 13 year old self some props on that.

[togthetruth]

them days.....95' great days in the industry.

[djmrmystic]

Bay Area Underground.....

[humblemodesto]

dope video cameos! Crazy Legs, Ahmad, Xzibit, Ras Kass, Sway, jazzyfatnastees! wow...i miss this dopeness!

[LamarMatic]

Such as slept-on group and album, "Lyfe 'N' Tyme" is a really nice album. Shame they disappeared after it.

[jjamontan]

This is the only Hip Hop that can only be found on You Tube. Cant find this album any place. Had it on cassette back in the day would love to get a hard copy again!

[jazzy4266]

chilled jam!

[tokers25]

Ive freed my mind today

[Jubeski]

Hahaha, had to rock that 911 steez...

[jjamontan]

This song and video brings back some good times. There are not many groups that are as good as the BUMS. This is what the definition of hip hop is not all this crap you hear on the radio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[IAmRoyalT]

Even the artists that didn't last long back in the day was better than today's stuff. Says a lot about the quality of Hip Hop and music in general.

[bridgetown1966]

Forgot how good this video was.

[twinneedlz]

this was my shit!

[hennylo68]

Yo good look on the post I forgot what artists did this so I couldn't find it.

[bayareamayne]

Man oh man ... I sure do miss the butter soft leather, Kangol days ... nothing like some good ol hip hop to feed your soul ... This jam is good like eggs and cheese grits babay !!!

A - plus jam right here !

[psyhchoman]

EXCELLENTE ¡¡¡¡

[studmaster34]

same, i hella need this track, and i can't find it anywhere, if someone could I'd love to have it. true hip hop

[jozeywellz]

I need this sent to me... Can anyone assist...

[moilte]

just download a program that rips youtube videos.

[steeltownbrown52]

World Renown and these guys should have been a super-group called "The Overlooked",LOL.

[jozeywellz]

@steeltownbrown52 good look on that.. I'll look for one...

[steeltownbrown52]

First time I heard these two was on the hip hop classic, Street Fighter soundtrack. Once I heard this joint I was sold on copping "Lyfe N Tyme". This video came out in the Spring of 95', I didn't cop the album til' Boxing Day of that year(the nearest music stores didn't have it).LOL

[steeltownbrown52]

One Love Teddy Pendergrass.

[DrIzZeY1]

r.i.p teddy p

[yserrant]

Check the sample...R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass.

[sifuone]

wtf ya'll know bout BROTHERS UNDER MADNESSSSSSSS!!!!!

[pasteurface]

is that legs at the end?? Oh shit

And at 2:50 on tha left

[pasteurface]

yeah the B.U.M.S came hard on this one, just can't find shit like this anymore.

Most cats today is crumbs

[thisonerightMFhere]

At last the full version with the right ending to the vid.

[spotville73]

i was reppen groups like this from the west so hard that ppl thought i was from the west coast @ that time the west was killen it wayyy b 4 cronic n doggy style hip hops not dead jus rappen is as 4 bboyz, writerz and djs were good ! corparations and greed kill rap ! but the rest is still shining!

[RasXcellent1]

hook iz hot

[phoenixsimone]

Fresh!

[kangiwiyaka]

Thanks so much for posting this, amazing to hear it all these years later. Digging the cameos too ... they were cool back in the day and even cooler now.

[1levi67]

Damn, completely out of the blue I remembered the lyrics to this song today at college. I could remember like half the first verse- then i started thinking- how will i ever find out who sang this. i mean the b.u.m.s- i would have never ever remembered the b.u.m.s. In fact the only reason i recognized them was the album cover from the 95' Source magazines

[1975caz1]

i still got this joint....hot

[krtsbrooklyn]

This album even today is still UNDERRATED. People need to find it and listen to it. the beats and rhymes are on point. The beats especially as I'm a music maker I pay attention alot to the music first. Very underrated.

[ddossant]

Just this one, Lyfe and Times.. I heard a new cut on the wake up show years after this album but nothing was ever released..

[lombardo8]

dope!

[Robmorgan144]

this wa my shit yeah

[Alduderino2k]

Sadly this was only 1 shot...there are some remixes on 12" records as usual and they got a track on the "Streetfighter Soundtrack-It's a Street Fight" and the "Wake Up Show Unreleased Project-Out House Stunt" and another track called "rain" feat. Saafir...You should find all songs on youtube if you search for the bums+songtitles...Once i heard that evocalist stil raps but with another name,which i don't remember...maybe somebody else could help

[nickybaby77]

@Alduderino2k LOL, the Street Fighter Soundtrack had some jams on there. That Paris joint was hot and I think Ice Cube had a joint on there. Damn, now I gotta look for that cd at the house!

[faasaoina]

dayum wasnt that franz & trace dog from kmel? dayum this shit was back in the day i was posted in south city at the time lol sway & tek from the 10'oclock bomb was the shit too lol good shit no doubt

[youngmadeit]

This song was on the show, "Entourage." Turtle was jamming to this song when he was backing up Drama's black convertible Continental from being restored. He was jamming this song in the car while backing up and trying to impress a girl. He swiped a moving car an had to get the car restored again. Turtle's character is always listening to good hip-hop on the show.

[KoolBearTeddy]

Classic!!!

95' Tha Real...

[mychalpryor24]

does his voice not sound like AZ? THIS TRAK IS A SUMMER JAM

[lilaxey]

true hiphop from bak in the day, dont like anyone of today. dis cool man.

[az718843illa]

I GOTTA FREE MY MIND!!!!!!

[tweeze27]

thats that OAKLAND SHIT BOI

[JeffATL]

What year did this come out? I REMEMBER it was in the early 1990s, but I can't remember EXACTLY what year it came out, though. :(

[Alduderino2k]

1995...one of the best years

[JeffATL]

Thanks, man! :D

[tpriest1914]

Yeah '94 and '95........around '97 I lost the love for the culture

[warriorsongcry]

@Alduderino2k i agree 95 was dope.

[humblemodesto]

@Alduderino2k I totally agree bro. miss those days man!

[SANxJONERO]

@JeffATL That would be mid 90's.

[zislec]

real hip hop

[bevon17]

lol so thats where 50 cent got the sample from

[bobsape92]

no, it's already a sample, which came from Audio Two "Top billin" , back in '88

[supcoup]

lol you got a history lesson

[steeltownbrown52]

I'd also like to add that intro track was "6 Figures and Up", which is also featured on Lyfe N Tyme.

[cheekavesi]

A REAL HIPHOP CLASSIC. i havent heard from these dudes eva again.. IF anybody kno HOLLA.. the video was fly also.MID 90,s REAL RAP

[Mangaliso1]

Yo did anyone else peep a young Xzibit in the video with the beanie on....

[steeltownbrown52]

Yeah this is when him and Ras Kass were just coming out.

[lastcall1981]

damn damn brothers under madness great song about hip hop and its shady business

[thelittleduns]

still a banger after all these years

[elshowgun15]

dope!!!!!

rap city days

[999michael]

voice sounds kinda like az

[BrooklynClarke]

Great video... this was a pivotal video for the group and if I am not mistaken, West Coast rap music.

This was one of the first videos to enlighten the East Coast Hip Hop audience, as to the great music in the west, that wasn't coming out of LA.

[pennyrecords]

Word up to who ever put this video on. I used to bump this on tape/maxi single

[AstrozaJ]

Great song. Check out the original; Teddy Pendergrass - Close the door

[thelonious1]

Don't be a fuckin' fish on a pole..

[nettingapplause]

illest intro ever

[blademan77]

Classic shit...used to rock this back in the day when BET and Yo! MTV raps played REAL HipHop..

[b0nsai2481]

love the b.u.m.s just bought the album on ebay :)

[cyphersuit1]

you won't find this version of elevation on the cd, it is a remix, the cd only has the original version

[seanisapro]

Man i have been looking for this track for years. i first saw this video on yo! MTV rap but never got the name of the group or the track. it was shear luck i found it now

CLASSIC HIP HOP

[DreBone1950]

This was my S H I T. The West was killin the game at this time. I dont call it the Golden Era, we called it True School. After Old School and before the New School, feel that!

[truckerjoee]

i think i bought a kango after saw this video when i was like 15

[nucer420]

you can still find this album in the bay area these niggaz are from oakland i used to get my haircut by these fools,they were cutting hair and came out with the one album featuring this song shit is timeless always will be.

[neton79]

MID 90S HIP HOP ROCK ROCK ON.

[rhibac]

i got this, remember it from back in the day in middle school

[po1619]

Love this hip hop... was about 14yrs old walking round wit my radio playing this tape begining to end... too many slept on them!

[shafiyah]

I need this song on mp3. If you have it please holla. I just found one of the ones I've been looking for on mp3 this morning but this stong still eludes me limewire, have not been able to find it...I beg...this is one of my fave. joints of all time

[dyasutake]

Classic joint! Every time I play this on my radio show, people are like calling left and right!  Peace to the Golden Era of Hip Hop!

[H0Hum]

They were so slept on. There were just too many good albums out then. Even the mediocre rap albums between 89 and 93 were hot. Too much competition. Damn shame. Da B.U.M.S.!

[djfu74]

Hot joint from back in the day. Fly Teddy P sample.

[theinfamous1efcuttin]

The Bums was ahead of they time fa real.Not to mention the True B Boy rock steady Breakin at the end of that piece CLASSIC.

[TheGiftedOne1]

just a classic...great:-)

[dasay3]

You can't find this album anywhere. A true collector's item if you can get you hands on it. This is a timeless track!!

[DClean]

Damnn what a track. This is the 2nd Bums track i've heard and its inspirational!! Mellow my maaan.!