EHHHHH!!!! ( gameshow buzzer! ) HIP HOP IS THE MOVEMENT, 4 ELEMENTS, DJ, MC, B BOY, GRAFITTI, RAP IS WHAT AN MC DOES, RAP = RHYTHM AND POETRY, THIS IS RAP, WHAT OTHERS DO IS JUST TALK AND BULLSHIT = TAB!! SO REDIFINE YOUR DEFINITIONS. UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO AT IT WITH KRS ONE AND THE LIKES AND DISCUSS HIP HOP!
I think you guys got it backwards... RAP = Rhythm and Poetry, doesn't that sound fuckin real to you? RAP is some 2Pac shit, it's lyrical poetry. Hip-Hop sounds like something you just bob your head to.
Hip-hop has, and will always be my mistress...she'll always live on in the hearts, souls, and lyrics of the people who truly love and respect her...this song is just one of her many beauties, the anthem for today's modern poets who sit back, look at the world, look at their lives and spit their shit on life, love, the real struggle, and everything and anything in between, for the people who still still see hip-hop as an art form...seriously, every time I hear this song, my love for her blossoms.
yo you gotta help me find a roots vid,they in the back of a van and the beat is serious base like ded prez or some shit,anybody know what im talkin bout?
" millionaire nigga, im already there nigga " is one line from it
"The anticipation arose as time froze, I stand on the stage with my eyes closed and doze, into the deep cosmos. The impact pushed back the 1st five rows." Black Thought- THE ROOTS
"H.E.R. destiny is to bring the best of me, It's like GOD is testin me" -COMMON
Come on, man... if this doesn't' touch your soul while listening, then you probably shouldn't listen to hip hop ever again fot the rest of your life.
love real hip hop that shits extinct now we need to save the hip hop cuz shits becoming endangered wen kids think lil wayne and drake r real emcees hip hop lost its elegance and finess
I Am Official, Dead. I Have Listened To Enough Songs On HipHop To Have Emcees Coming Out Of My Ass - Lord Finesse, NAS, MF Doom, KRS, Rakim, Big L, Pun, Sound Providers, J Live, Jeru, Mr Lif, Jedi, Talib, Raekwon, Wu, Canibus, Mos Def, Immortal Tech, Fuck All, You Name It.. But This Song. Wow, Heavenly, Divine, Influential.. Sound Orgasm!
actually, hip hop is everything you listen to. gansta rap, political rap, meaningful rap, all of it combined is hip hop. which is why when nas says hip hop is dead, artists and bands like this say otherwise
it's not about the way you dress. Yeah it does have a certain look but that's just the icing on the cake. Hip-Hop is the cake. Bunch of ppl mimc the look but they're not hip-hop. I know cats who are raw hip-hop and dont dress like that. The dress would be the last thing I'd mention, altho i dont mention it at all. Just saying.
krs one said it best in his song classic wit kanye nas and rakim " rappers kick lyrics that r mostly illegal real mcs kick lyrics to uplift they people" lil wayne isnt an artist hes a rapper whos a narcissist
@hardeman8 u know theres a video on Youtube that shows KRS shakin lil gays hand sayin hes the greatest rapper ever...smh, now we got another legend sellin out
@TwiggyDig Rap is the music, hip hop is the culture. The shit that they play at clubs and that lil wayne/rick ross/DJ Khaled shit is just shitty rap music.
Go To ShamrockHipHop's page for this and some of the best real hiphop on youtube. I don't be dickriding or nothing, but dude has 866 videos and has been on youtube for 1 month!!!
first of all it's "Kanye" and second, kanye is a revolutionary artist... yes he has had a few hit songs that were kinda lame but his knowledge of beats and lyrical abilities bring him up with some of the greatest. yes he is no tariq (black thought) but he does deserve a lot of credit for his work ex.) "We Don't Care", "Two Words", "Family Business", "Drive Slow", "Gone", "Homecoming"... all great tracks
sry to say this but you obviously don't understand lyricism.. kanye has a revolutionary style. no he is not a gift of gab,rakim, nas, or black thought, but he does have the skills... whole lot better than 50 and wayne on lyrical composition...
who the fuck isnt better than 50 and wayne. kanye still sucks. and yeah i know a lot about lyricism, kanye maybe a big hit or whatever and maybe he is revolutionary, but that doesnt make him a good MC. the two things really arent related
I can't believe that people down rated ur comment about Kanye, I have to agree w/ you completely... he may good producer, but he is by no means a good lyricist.
Memories love this album, Real hip hop. I just moved back to D.C after 10yrs gone living in San Antonio. Well San had a hip hop station playing the likes of Zion I and Common. I move back to D.C and all I hear is Lil Wayne shit.
This is a nasty track just plain Raw and uncut Hip hip right here. This is the first time i heard this song and it just has that vibe hiphop is missing right now
Absolutely! I mean at that point, it's not even music anymore; it is a kind of mystical, transcendental experience. Whenever my High School friend and I listened to this song, we would always become very quiet when that part came; as though something Holy was about to happen. Man... I never thought there was anyone else in the universe (other than my friend) who was just as crazy about that part. Whoever you are...will you marry me?
lol sure whens the wedding? =D naw but i feel its the best part of the entire song....i just get a great feeling whenever i hear it that i cant even describe
whyd yall give him thumbs down...youre obviously not in the know how of hip hop if you think "joint" refers to weed. Joint (in this context) = song/track
Makes you wonder why all the "shoot em up" garbage out right now has gained such popularity. I remember when everybody wanted to be a gangster in the early nineties. What happened to new jack swing? I used to like that shit.
prospective we come from devine intervention of music to change the world with black music hip hop the roots of all music as in the name say something real when you speak of the roots am so proud to be black and come from the the are of hip hop the only culture that brings all races and genders cultures together obama we do this in the hip hop planet earth
This has got to be the best Hip hop song ever. it gives me chills down my spine. I once listened to this song 6hrs none stop. It can get one really thinking...
They don't need a beat maker. In their effort to have people hear their music they started making other songs(with beat machines). That was just to draw the crowd in.
Calm down bruh watchu mean by "fake ass beat maker", scott storch produce their hit "you got me" and that well was no damn live instument dawg...i aint hating i love the roots but u sayin they dont need a "fake ass beat maker" doesn't make sense
now it is cool that they use instruments in most of their songs, it doesn't make you fake when you use samples and drums or even synthesize to make a beat. Some of the best beats in the whole hi hop game are made by your so called "fake ass beat maker". And plus, their is no such thing as a beat maker, their not one magical item that makes a beat, its multiple things. Drum Machines, Samplers, Production software, etc.
DAAAAMMNNN!! I neeeded to hear this song like people in the desert need water! I miss you Hip Hop! Where are you at? Why are people named "Lil Weezy" and "Akon" getting the pub when you're still grindin in the smallest of clubs in phoenix (all the way) to buffalo? I'm sorry that voices like "Black Thought", "Mos Def", "Common", "Little Brother", and "Talib Kweli" couldn't be loud enough to distract the garbage that was advertising as you but was FAKE...
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. I have been rapping for nearly ten years, and my dedication and love for hip-hop is complemented from this song. Thank you Roots for blessing us with great music since 1992.
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I'm a hardcore fan of Dilla & Wu Tang, and I like 50 Cent.
50 got skills. It's just too bad that it's "IN" right now to hate 50. The same thing happened to Jay Z years ago. Like making money means you lack skills.
As I matured, I realized that it's not fair to completely condemn an artist because they don't fit my top personal taste or dempgraphic. Of course I'd cop a Roots CD before a 50 album. But I could never say his stuff is wack just because it's commecially motivated. That's all.
excellent late night song,a song that you here as you look out at the dark cityscape or early mornign dawn type of joint something to calm and center your mind before you go out.
The most soothing real Hip Hop song ever...when ever I miss real hip hop, I play this album...this is my medicine to the wacness in the music industry. Real Music!
Hold on Lil Wayne goes hard, give props where props is due. Louis XIV has it's place but so does Remy VSOP.
acadia1106 2 months ago
god loves keep your eyez on the prize your soul is more important than riches! pahco said that.
pahco6 6 months ago
common killed this shyt!!
RasXcellent1 7 months ago
this beat iz waaaayyyyyy 2 ill, DAMN!!! makez u wanna start hummin' 2 it, combine it wit the dope lyricz & u gotta masterpiece!!
RasXcellent1 7 months ago
There are rappers in Hip Hop. Hip is the major genre. You wake and you live hip hop. you spread the love. you live
MrTotosaurus 10 months ago
Rap's just a part of the four elements...
VegardKlaus 11 months ago
Common-Used to love her.....One of my most favorite!!!
cruzjuvenal01 11 months ago
EHHHHH!!!! ( gameshow buzzer! ) HIP HOP IS THE MOVEMENT, 4 ELEMENTS, DJ, MC, B BOY, GRAFITTI, RAP IS WHAT AN MC DOES, RAP = RHYTHM AND POETRY, THIS IS RAP, WHAT OTHERS DO IS JUST TALK AND BULLSHIT = TAB!! SO REDIFINE YOUR DEFINITIONS. UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO AT IT WITH KRS ONE AND THE LIKES AND DISCUSS HIP HOP!
fasteddy555 1 year ago 3
Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live.
HeavyMcS 1 year ago 6
I think you guys got it backwards... RAP = Rhythm and Poetry, doesn't that sound fuckin real to you? RAP is some 2Pac shit, it's lyrical poetry. Hip-Hop sounds like something you just bob your head to.
iWesTCoastiN 1 year ago 3
god please take my life after listening to this song oh shit man i cant hear anything better than this man
CINTERPOL 1 year ago
who the hell dislikes this song?!....wack.
myndgaem 1 year ago 2
Hip-hop has, and will always be my mistress...she'll always live on in the hearts, souls, and lyrics of the people who truly love and respect her...this song is just one of her many beauties, the anthem for today's modern poets who sit back, look at the world, look at their lives and spit their shit on life, love, the real struggle, and everything and anything in between, for the people who still still see hip-hop as an art form...seriously, every time I hear this song, my love for her blossoms.
Bluebloodshot 1 year ago 9
yo you gotta help me find a roots vid,they in the back of a van and the beat is serious base like ded prez or some shit,anybody know what im talkin bout?
" millionaire nigga, im already there nigga " is one line from it
DaAlphaOmega 1 year ago
@DaAlphaOmega 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) from Rising Down?
stacerobin1 1 year ago
good, but there are much better songs on this LP - Step Into the Realm is immense...
baboon2525 1 year ago
Do NOT operate heavy machinery; this song can put you into a TRANCE....lol
notorioustia 1 year ago
'Hip Hop, you the love of my life...'
clio182josh 1 year ago
"The anticipation arose as time froze, I stand on the stage with my eyes closed and doze, into the deep cosmos. The impact pushed back the 1st five rows." Black Thought- THE ROOTS
"H.E.R. destiny is to bring the best of me, It's like GOD is testin me" -COMMON
Come on, man... if this doesn't' touch your soul while listening, then you probably shouldn't listen to hip hop ever again fot the rest of your life.
LRease 1 year ago 5
love real hip hop that shits extinct now we need to save the hip hop cuz shits becoming endangered wen kids think lil wayne and drake r real emcees hip hop lost its elegance and finess
hardeman8 2 years ago
damn I love this. Been listening to it 3 days straight.
KyMace 2 years ago 2
I Am Official, Dead. I Have Listened To Enough Songs On HipHop To Have Emcees Coming Out Of My Ass - Lord Finesse, NAS, MF Doom, KRS, Rakim, Big L, Pun, Sound Providers, J Live, Jeru, Mr Lif, Jedi, Talib, Raekwon, Wu, Canibus, Mos Def, Immortal Tech, Fuck All, You Name It.. But This Song. Wow, Heavenly, Divine, Influential.. Sound Orgasm!
Mad Props On The Upload, HipHop 4 Life!
DocObnoxious 3 years ago
chill
NefTheDamaja 3 years ago
the violins at 3:15... wow... just wow. Music that you can feel! I pain for more music like this.
trekappa 3 years ago
I feel your pain man, for real.
KyMace 2 years ago
beautiful music.. hop hop to the top.. && it sounds so nice hip hop you the love of my life.
mari91m 3 years ago
today there is no creativity in music...whatever is the genere we talk about
amade1980 3 years ago
I still get chills when i hear this song...right after common's verse aww mann
HIP-HOP 4eva
wiseoficu 3 years ago 6
This music really puts Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and all that to shame.
EtherealTransistor 3 years ago 8
This song incapsulates everything i love about Hip Hop, a sort of follow on from Common's 'I Used to Love H.E.R'. Beautiful Music...plain and simple.
LifeFreedom13 3 years ago 5
CLASSIC! nuf said
sirmoosa 3 years ago 4
no one really knows whats the difference....You can argue till the end of time....so shut up and just listen............
amade1980 3 years ago 3
word up man
Ainkombain 3 years ago
There is a BIGG difference between Hip Hop and Rap. Hip hop lives forever, THIS is hip hop...
RAP is that shit that they play at clubs and that lil wayne/rick ross/DJ Khaled Shit.
Hip hop is what makes you feel GOOD.
TwiggyDig 3 years ago 27
fa sho my nugga and that bullshyt ass tpain and plies, this is muzik with substance!!
trannen 3 years ago 2
actually, hip hop is everything you listen to. gansta rap, political rap, meaningful rap, all of it combined is hip hop. which is why when nas says hip hop is dead, artists and bands like this say otherwise
ChromeAlchemist 3 years ago 2
Hip-Hop is like a way of life, the way you dress, the way you think e.t.c
Rap is the Music.
sandnikka100 3 years ago
it's not about the way you dress. Yeah it does have a certain look but that's just the icing on the cake. Hip-Hop is the cake. Bunch of ppl mimc the look but they're not hip-hop. I know cats who are raw hip-hop and dont dress like that. The dress would be the last thing I'd mention, altho i dont mention it at all. Just saying.
KyMace 2 years ago
krs one said it best in his song classic wit kanye nas and rakim " rappers kick lyrics that r mostly illegal real mcs kick lyrics to uplift they people" lil wayne isnt an artist hes a rapper whos a narcissist
hardeman8 1 year ago
@hardeman8 u know theres a video on Youtube that shows KRS shakin lil gays hand sayin hes the greatest rapper ever...smh, now we got another legend sellin out
SW4TR3PP1N 1 year ago
@TwiggyDig HELL YEAH I GLAD YOU PUT IT THAT WAY!!!!!!!! THIS IS THAT FEEL GOOD REAL SHIT NAHMEAN!!!!
ingleside95 1 year ago
@TwiggyDig wayne/rick ross/ dj khaled is no hip hop or rap
ElTapatio619 1 year ago
@TwiggyDig amen.
beeare16 1 year ago
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beeare16 1 year ago
@TwiggyDig tupac was rap, notorious big was rap, and it was good
berimbauhero 5 months ago
@TwiggyDig Rap is the music, hip hop is the culture. The shit that they play at clubs and that lil wayne/rick ross/DJ Khaled shit is just shitty rap music.
80ferris1 3 months ago
@TwiggyDig I like to call what they play today Hip POP. Just shit that is rotated all day everyday, like top 40 bs.
AAKoolDre 3 weeks ago
this song means so much to me because it makes me realize why i fell in love with this culture. This is the anthem of our beloved culture.
Tek
tekzilla09 3 years ago
das ist doch kein hip hop
GaNgStErPiNaY 3 years ago
Please put this on myspace i need this song on mine so bad i aperciate it if you thanks
Ihaveavan 3 years ago
tHank you for this Video sometimes i feel like im going nuts with all this garbage shit out now
blacksinceday1 3 years ago
tHank you for this Video sometimes i feel like im going nuts with all this garbage shit out now
blacksinceday1 3 years ago
i feel u man i feel the same way
hardeman8 1 year ago
This is REAL hip hop right here!
xtrashed 3 years ago
Wow... Nice.
cosmc2079 3 years ago
this is my favorite track from roots.
koidaboi 3 years ago
5.5 vibes?? Pfft make that a 6/5 please, it's only fair.
PBlackktheRapper 3 years ago
i remember when all i used to listen was this Album....and this was my cut.....Lng live the mighty Roots Crew!!!
hip hop your the love of my life!
vic2354 3 years ago
common, mos def, az gah love'em"
nissebertkurt 3 years ago
hip hop u the love of my life
BIGGLEG33 3 years ago 2
"The anticipation arose as time froze
I stared off the stage with my eyes closed and dove
into the deep cosmos
The impact pushed back, the first five rows
But before the raw live shows...."
ARTIST SUCH AS THE ROOTS ARE THE LAST HOPE WE HAVE FOR HIP HOP
blackgn82 3 years ago
Go To ShamrockHipHop's page for this and some of the best real hiphop on youtube. I don't be dickriding or nothing, but dude has 866 videos and has been on youtube for 1 month!!!
pageturna79 3 years ago
i agree one of the most underrated and unknown hip hop joint
Shaun1gza 3 years ago
was never a common fan
but he is great on this track
this was the best song on the album imo
the violins are bliss
manic486 3 years ago
really? listen to can i borrow a dollar? and resurrection. basically anything on either of those albums is great
crayyawn 3 years ago
its his subject matter, sometimes i get bored with the non-stop positivity just like i bored with all the time negativity.
it's not commmon.. he's an incredible emcee
it's me.
but i'll check out that tune because why the hell not..
manic486 3 years ago
Mannn, I miss hiphop... this was music. there's still a few holdin the torch out there, but not many. real music is timeless.
muko4 3 years ago
Umm...Good stuff!
Lhaitan 3 years ago
psh.. i live in NY where all my freinds around me listen to that fake shit... this is real people xD. MF Doom 4 EVA
chadawg 3 years ago
Im only 13 and shes my love too. Most people my age listen to bad shit, Kayne West, 50 cent, LIL WAYNe. BUT THIS IS THE REAL HIP HOP
wengerman9 3 years ago 5
first of all it's "Kanye" and second, kanye is a revolutionary artist... yes he has had a few hit songs that were kinda lame but his knowledge of beats and lyrical abilities bring him up with some of the greatest. yes he is no tariq (black thought) but he does deserve a lot of credit for his work ex.) "We Don't Care", "Two Words", "Family Business", "Drive Slow", "Gone", "Homecoming"... all great tracks
ledpaul713 3 years ago
Yo im just saying im a rarity where i come from.
*Kanye
wengerman9 3 years ago
kanye sucks face it.
SUPERAPE22 3 years ago
YES
wengerman9 3 years ago
LYRICAL ABILITIES? EAT MY DICK. he's a good producer i'll give him that, but don't fool yourself and call him a good MC, he doesn't even rap..
crayyawn 3 years ago
sry to say this but you obviously don't understand lyricism.. kanye has a revolutionary style. no he is not a gift of gab,rakim, nas, or black thought, but he does have the skills... whole lot better than 50 and wayne on lyrical composition...
ledpaul713 3 years ago
who the fuck isnt better than 50 and wayne. kanye still sucks. and yeah i know a lot about lyricism, kanye maybe a big hit or whatever and maybe he is revolutionary, but that doesnt make him a good MC. the two things really arent related
crayyawn 3 years ago
wayne is good. i dont care bout 50 or kanye. but doom and madlib always
23HiS45AiRnEsS23 3 years ago
Who are you talkin bout crayyawn?? You can't be talkin about anyone from The Roots!! If you are, go eat your own dick!
fatbrotha71 3 years ago
haha kanye west man chill. someone said he was a great mc or some shit so i had to say my piece
crayyawn 3 years ago 3
im talking about kanye west btw
crayyawn 3 years ago 3
I can't believe that people down rated ur comment about Kanye, I have to agree w/ you completely... he may good producer, but he is by no means a good lyricist.
Zayras7 2 years ago
as much as i'm not a fan of 50, kanye or lil wayne.
they're all a ton better than shit like soulja boy
manic486 3 years ago
best roots song ever
Gremlov 3 years ago 2
MAN this sounds like a J Dilla beat
jsmith31451 3 years ago
Jay Dee did help produce the album... he was a long time co-producer with the roots and common
RIP
ledpaul713 3 years ago
this is real!! not dirty south, not fake east like 50 cent!
lyrics must be grown by your soul
sorry bout my english... even in ukraine there is people who like Hip-Hop... :)
SHADAFzulu 3 years ago 7
awesome
Godonbasket 3 years ago 3
yo questlove - your selection for this Real Hip HOp series is dope!
good choices
Dubulous111 3 years ago
yea u right the vibes is amazing
dheovlotn 3 years ago
favorite song from this album...AMAZING...2nd fav from this was 100% Dundee..and 3rd fav is Aint Sayin Nothin' New.
mhaze210 3 years ago
why in the lyrics and other songs for common its like H.E.R
wuts that stand for?
dheovlotn 3 years ago
It Sounds So Nice...Hip Hop You The Love Of My Life.
Djnapsack 3 years ago 4
Memories love this album, Real hip hop. I just moved back to D.C after 10yrs gone living in San Antonio. Well San had a hip hop station playing the likes of Zion I and Common. I move back to D.C and all I hear is Lil Wayne shit.
sean311973 3 years ago 5
one of the many beautiful
classics..
album, rhymes, production
sevenyseven 3 years ago 3
like you said one of the finest crafted beats and lyrics, they really dont get the respect they deserve, this tune just sends chills up your spine.
respects for postin this man
spaceyourface420 3 years ago
This is a nasty track just plain Raw and uncut Hip hip right here. This is the first time i heard this song and it just has that vibe hiphop is missing right now
ivan200us 3 years ago
this was supposed to be an interlude in the album...thank god they made it into a song
sodr2 3 years ago
i love 3:14. its freakin amazin!!!!
sweetgrl90 3 years ago 7
Absolutely! I mean at that point, it's not even music anymore; it is a kind of mystical, transcendental experience. Whenever my High School friend and I listened to this song, we would always become very quiet when that part came; as though something Holy was about to happen. Man... I never thought there was anyone else in the universe (other than my friend) who was just as crazy about that part. Whoever you are...will you marry me?
maliyu 3 years ago
lol sure whens the wedding? =D naw but i feel its the best part of the entire song....i just get a great feeling whenever i hear it that i cant even describe
sweetgrl90 3 years ago
@sweetgrl90 Yeah, I get chills when I hear that part also. This song is smooth and jazzy. Love it !
notorioustia 1 year ago
hip hop really did save my life. i
beatsconnect 3 years ago 19
she is the love of life
hypebeasht 3 years ago 9
she is the love of life
hypebeasht 3 years ago
i love this song it made me remember how i fell in love with hip hop
danime2355 3 years ago
amazing thankyou for reminding me why hip hop was a major part of my life....
outrageousmusic 3 years ago 2
IMO, this is The Roots greatest song. Love the melody, how jazzy it is. And, Thought and Com just kill this song. Yes children, this song is fire!!!
jarbon5 3 years ago
fiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa indeed
undergroundflowin 3 years ago
such a great song!
RBW0588 3 years ago
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this is my joint!!!!
room702 3 years ago
whyd yall give him thumbs down...youre obviously not in the know how of hip hop if you think "joint" refers to weed. Joint (in this context) = song/track
tbizzle1221 3 years ago 5
thumbs up for breaking it down for all the smart-dumb ppl thumbing me down.
room702 3 years ago 5
The string section at 3:13, I always remember about the good times I had with pops. One of the most beautiful sounds in music history.
thebeerpimp 3 years ago
one the best hip hop rips for life so real so true so sweet .........true hip hop !!!
SAIF70 3 years ago 4
One of the best songs of all time no doubt. Incredible mixing.. the last couple minutes are incredible!
freedealz 3 years ago
Makes you wonder why all the "shoot em up" garbage out right now has gained such popularity. I remember when everybody wanted to be a gangster in the early nineties. What happened to new jack swing? I used to like that shit.
JAYCONWAY 3 years ago 2
This song i love so much! xxx :D
symara1 3 years ago
They don't know this song in the Netherlands
but i DO and omg i luv this songg so much
this is my song nr 2 if you like this song listen to my nr1 song everrr
tribe called quest- electric relaxation
DosSantosF 3 years ago
thats my number 1 too bruh. good stuff
questlove234 3 years ago
prospective we come from devine intervention of music to change the world with black music hip hop the roots of all music as in the name say something real when you speak of the roots am so proud to be black and come from the the are of hip hop the only culture that brings all races and genders cultures together obama we do this in the hip hop planet earth
kAoZzz19 3 years ago
wer would i be without real hip hop ?? locked up or dead
Baybeegproductions 4 years ago
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cpkll 3 years ago
no thanks i dont smoke faggot
Baybeegproductions 3 years ago
the anticipation arose as time froze from that u already know its going to be fire
jamaicaqueens16 4 years ago
This has got to be the best Hip hop song ever. it gives me chills down my spine. I once listened to this song 6hrs none stop. It can get one really thinking...
zamo9266 4 years ago
They don't need a beat maker. In their effort to have people hear their music they started making other songs(with beat machines). That was just to draw the crowd in.
geminiSTF 4 years ago
and a cool thing, they make their own beats by real instruments no fake ass beat maker!
realrap101 4 years ago 3
Calm down bruh watchu mean by "fake ass beat maker", scott storch produce their hit "you got me" and that well was no damn live instument dawg...i aint hating i love the roots but u sayin they dont need a "fake ass beat maker" doesn't make sense
okocharuud 4 years ago
u right. i should said most of their beats r made by live inst. please dont shoot me!!!
realrap101 4 years ago
Haha lol i aint gonna shoot u this time lmao
okocharuud 4 years ago 2
now it is cool that they use instruments in most of their songs, it doesn't make you fake when you use samples and drums or even synthesize to make a beat. Some of the best beats in the whole hi hop game are made by your so called "fake ass beat maker". And plus, their is no such thing as a beat maker, their not one magical item that makes a beat, its multiple things. Drum Machines, Samplers, Production software, etc.
r2d2gz 4 years ago
its a beatiful thing sister. man it's good to know young ladies my age listen to hiphop
shyocity 4 years ago
when those violins kick in, man... hip hop you are my life, and my life is you. thank you
shyocity 4 years ago 2
tell me about it....you just get that feelin when you hear that. u cant even describe it. its just the feelin hip hop gives you. love it.
sweetgrl90 4 years ago 2
favorite song on the album. got this shit in the crib right now.haha. 1 love to real hip hop and hip hop heads. you know who you are
lmurda07 4 years ago 2
What can I say??!!
HIPHOP YOU ARE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!!!
CoconutIsle 4 years ago
This song is not right man.... its actually hypnotic & im nearly cryin with joy :)
jojoy01 4 years ago
DAAAAMMNNN!! I neeeded to hear this song like people in the desert need water! I miss you Hip Hop! Where are you at? Why are people named "Lil Weezy" and "Akon" getting the pub when you're still grindin in the smallest of clubs in phoenix (all the way) to buffalo? I'm sorry that voices like "Black Thought", "Mos Def", "Common", "Little Brother", and "Talib Kweli" couldn't be loud enough to distract the garbage that was advertising as you but was FAKE...
phx42 4 years ago 10
Thats Hip Hop!
cagethug 4 years ago 3
This is one of my favorite songs of all time too !!!
:D
greg3615 4 years ago 3
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. I have been rapping for nearly ten years, and my dedication and love for hip-hop is complemented from this song. Thank you Roots for blessing us with great music since 1992.
Sarpy11 4 years ago 3
Keep Hip Hop Alive...Check Out Crank Dat Bull on my page!!!
thephoenixforever 4 years ago
fall-94 grambling state univ.,this is HIP-HOP youngstas
ea40th 4 years ago 2
2000 grambling state...what up alumni.....
thephoenixforever 4 years ago
shit man this is one of the best songs i've ever heard. I've been listening to this shit every day for a few weeks now.
Turk15 4 years ago
I don't hate 50, i hate his greedy ways-ex. giving the world soulja Boy. He'll water down his living for a dollar.
crnogora 4 years ago
When we perform it's to coffee shop chicks and white dudes - truth.
BWyldeWilliams 4 years ago
Common, Rakim and Nas. Aren't they alike
Turk15 4 years ago
puree fireeeeee
jamaicaqueens16 4 years ago 2
''THIS shit righheer ni--a is HIP-HOP''
ea40th 4 years ago
Is there an instrumental for this?
Turk15 4 years ago
This song is my life. Hip Hop been love of my life since I was 9, never deserted. Hip Hop 4 Life.
MzKickz 4 years ago
50 is only tryin to make money,but can you blame him?
shuttlecorp 4 years ago
Yes. Dilla also made money, that' doesn't mean he had to make bad music to get it. Gza just got on 50's ass recently for having money but no talent.
CoNTuffgong76 4 years ago
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I'm a hardcore fan of Dilla & Wu Tang, and I like 50 Cent.
50 got skills. It's just too bad that it's "IN" right now to hate 50. The same thing happened to Jay Z years ago. Like making money means you lack skills.
50's music is fresh. Stop fronting.
AraBlak 4 years ago
50s music WAS fresh...check that power of the dollar shit, its hot...but now? hes worthless, each album just gets worse and more dumbed out
nolimit917 4 years ago
As I matured, I realized that it's not fair to completely condemn an artist because they don't fit my top personal taste or dempgraphic. Of course I'd cop a Roots CD before a 50 album. But I could never say his stuff is wack just because it's commecially motivated. That's all.
AraBlak 4 years ago
that scott storch is a mothafcka... them keys is vicious
avithemostill 4 years ago
This is a mad smooth song. Both Thought and Common spit how most real heads feel about Hip hop. Besides God and family you my lifes jewel!!!
jimmy3610 4 years ago
good song good song
leurbantoaster 4 years ago
"This song gives off some of the most ridiculous hip hop sensations you will ever experience"
Couldn't agree more, i get unique tingles listening to this song.
JobsGetDone 4 years ago
excellent late night song,a song that you here as you look out at the dark cityscape or early mornign dawn type of joint something to calm and center your mind before you go out.
Igihozo 4 years ago
hell yeah
luganskymichelangeli 4 years ago
fuck you fifty im more gangster with a crayon in my hand, and im a skinny white guy. peace love
tlyerfylnner 4 years ago 8
Lol.
BWyldeWilliams 4 years ago
MGA PUT@NG IN@ BUL0K NA HIP HOP SONG
asfqawfs 4 years ago
THE BEST.... BEST SONG
Soulkarian 4 years ago
This is my favorite record EVER!!!!!!!!!!
Loveaparade 4 years ago
hip hop it sounds so nice hip hop your the love of my life ........... its the soundtrack of my life
jadasilly 4 years ago
The most soothing real Hip Hop song ever...when ever I miss real hip hop, I play this album...this is my medicine to the wacness in the music industry. Real Music!
JacShit4Pres 4 years ago 3
classic....love this song
trl84848 4 years ago
now this is real hip hop. this song always gets me...=D
sweetgrl90 4 years ago
Real Hip Hop/Jazz totally from our African roots
madrecka 4 years ago
THis is what u call pure hip hop! 50 and all them digrace hip hop!
xcarlagoddessx 4 years ago 2
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hahahahha it's funny because it's true
rhino61h 4 years ago
immentse tune, compared to shit out today its another world
rgdbfdf 4 years ago 2
1 of my favorite jointz from the roots reminds me of the 1st album tight group had to see them live when came to radio city
Questbx1 4 years ago
i can't say enough good things about this track.
jazzjunkie44 4 years ago