Damu on the MPC in NYC's Madison Square Park

[mschizzle311]

This is fucking amazing.

[Mrtelefonhure]

whish I was there.

[atomekone]

prety girl in dress

[twomonger]

@Jay61SL nice catch

[ThaRealERAQ]

Hip Hop Started Out in the Park!

[Motiv420]

people will be hooked on dirt and blow but HipHops my drug gives me the chills everytime i hear i crack underground beat. 1 love

[nerdotv]

YES

[BugsMeaney]

please tell me that some day j-live, and damu will be locked in a room together, and in praise of all that is holy please let it be recorded

[benjibarr]

i wish i would have been there. ill beats, mad respect

[ayoitsmeeeh]

Thumbs up so damu makes a studio version of this:)

[nyra9799]

these guys matched up like Pete Rock and CL ! -- i never get tired of seeing this clip after all these years

[bartjuhh12]

only word i can say : LOVE

[whatevrthefuck1]

whats that song hes spittin to

[ELAmental1]

@whatevrthefuck1 ...the bright side

[pipppin18]

see the old boys in back like yeh, jus tryin to walk away

[lastannahme]

I agree to whatever spirin1000 has to say. LoL.

[SkateGraffHipHop]

damu's skills are the the 8th. world wonder.

[jrexine234]

anyone know who was on the mic?

[kimbemann]

@jrexine234

allah kareem

[jrexine234]

@kimbemann thank you

[Mrhiphop4life1]

Look at those skinny jean wearin kids who dont know wat tha fuc they hearin

[shamkim]

@Mrhiphop4life1 Hip hop knows no race.. They might not understand it but they r appreciatin wat theyre hearin..

[Mrhiphop4life1]

@shamkim your 100% right. But let me start by me recall saying those skinny jean wearin kids. In no way did i attack any race. Second, your rite again. I never saw it that way. you know the part you said at least they r appreciatin wat theyre hearin. thats some real shit. Now a days most kids dont give a fuc about the greats(not even big & pac). they just want money, sex, & drugs. Damn it sucks.Please excuse my youth

[94incurabil]

seeing that lady shaking her head to damus beats is the sexiest thing ive seen in a while , shes pretty too . love her style .

[OriginalOrigins]

@94incurabil you are so right my brother an attractive female thats into hiphop is Sexy as hell,.......I def need one of those, that and and ah mixer

[ebriousempire]

bringing people together

now thats talent.

[imtheFreshest]

I love this "realness" and the soul and heart in this music... it just sooooo much realer then most music todays...

[deucethemenace]

@imtheFreshest I'm 14 and I could'nt agree more

[imtheFreshest]

@deucethemenace

Thats good young man ;)

KEEP UP THAT ATTITUDE AND SPREAD IT!

[Leshiz]

i think sometimes the beat is too loud or the vocals are to quiet

[CHRCAR5]

yes but that's how it is when your doing shit live

[rememberodb]

from the streets to the peeps

non profit

damu got the beat

k-def rocks it

[94incurabil]

who is the dude that spits? thats some great emceeing .

[hiphophead900]

@94incurabil allah kareem.

[spirin1000]

очень круто!!!! а полиция фуфло не рубящее фишку!!!)

[dropisimba]

real hip hop on the place where it was born

on the streets not in commercial studios

[SunnGod1]

Wow...... this is the culture in the purest form

[0klb0]

this is sooooo sick. wish i could see something like this live someday

[JazzyFunkaHolic]

Man since I knew Damu, I knew Hip Hop aint dead ...

[yooooHaz]

@JazzyFunkaHolic boooooo.. no one is gonna thumbs up to that lol get a new quote

[FullFledged2010]

gotta gat me one of those redef's

[DutcHcHinK]

When he started to create music on his mpc ? Does that anybody know ? ^^

[TheReasonableLogic]

@DutcHcHinK

Since 2000.

[debalinn]

Can you still find him in washington square, or madison square or around NY?

[LivinNostalgia]

somebody know whats the first beat at 0:19?

[bottlesowater]

Nobody will ever be able to reach Damu's level.

[chunkyostrich]

@bottlesowater He's just a person man...just different...like Coltrane or Davis..You're a person too..if you don't think you can...you never will. Just words of advice, bro.

[MondoMatty]

Maximum respect to Damu.

[madthoughtz]

Whats the name of the last beat? I need that

[Raener]

Damu, you legend.

[kimbemann]

pure art!!!

i'd like to hear it on vinyl..

[igetbuisy]

@kimbemann  AMEN!!

[noiz87]

You guys gotta start passin info about these open mics, random location blitzkrieg attacks bring little audience :)

[DjLooN]

i gotta do this

[n3wYoRKk1D]

both nice

good work

[mrjinggles]

there are things that only hip hop can do...

[justtheticket34]

damu you the man a street soldier keep it reel

[prospectnyc]

THIS IS AMAZING

[Chikenman54321]

maybe the two of them should make an album together

[ikon36]

The first beat is amazing

[prometh975]

master

[Shakuru21]

so amazing shit, classics never die !

[kongdj]

True Hip Hop...In the streets, For the streets and By the streets!!!!

Big Ups to Damu, direct from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil!!!!

[wizztay]

Damu thze fudgemunking

[ArzEllThoTh]

muito fooda.....e a atitude do Damu deveria servirr de inspiração pros famosos da "panela" que existe no brasil.........vamus mudar se não o hip hop não vai pra frente........pra terrmnarr beat fenomenal.....

[youandyourmusic]

yo, the beat and lyrics we're tight. if they had the mic volume up a little more then that would be a street masterpiece.

[searske]

So so so ILL

[S0ulcreat1ve]

Just the realness!

[marksman55]

yeah this is some live shit here. if i were to happen to walk down the street and see this... all important plans for that day would get canceled. I would prop up a chair and listen to that all day

[MrProdigo]

the REAL HIP HOP NATHING FOR BLING BLIG

EL REAL HIP HOP NADA DE BING BLIG...

GRANDE DAMU

[SNorTOb]

this is dope man i wish i was there

[PascyBeat]

PURE INSPIRATION from both MC and Damu the PadPusha

[J4mMazTaR4Y]

turn up the mic

[973zfinest]

long live hip hop.

[seattlerain1212]

how is he powering the mpc outside like that?

[mannehh]

his beats are so dope they create its own source of energy.. but thats just my theory

[YunqqEarthquake360]

lmao, this is m\by far my favorite comment on Youtube.

[Spacejesus123]

@mannehh many agree with that im sure.. i know i do :)

[BoliviaMafia]

@mannehh the source of energy that his sound creates its very close to Jay Dilla Damu's beats have creativity and compassion damu at his finest!

[GeneralIntrospection]

I believe he uses a portable generator.

[kasoner92]

an inspiration... i dnt think hip hop is dead..i think we need to kill the exects though..killing hiphop on purpose.. if u go to europe hiphop is alive and kickin...its america thats wack..

[razzledinio]

this is ill

[hip59hop]

who's the MC?...

[junglaismassivmon]

lil wayne

[GFUNK714]

lil wayneksta

[JayDeezay]

allah kareem

[PrivateRyan798]

damn, good.

[Drowzy805Nomics]

Take Damu to 106 n Park or any punkass radio station and they'll probably cancel the showz realizing what kind of bullshit they've been passing since 2000

[nicknamean]

def a nyc feeling and only music can bring total strangers togethrt like that

[SteelBlazN]

man i hope in tha near future we can make some hot trck....

[chichine59]

this is real Hip-hop !

[thewordsmith91]

to go out in the streets with an mpc like this....it's pure dedication and hip hop soul. Much props to Damu, that's what I call art exposure.

[dopemansam]

You wont find this in the south the west or any were, pure NYC

[dsongreg]

No doubt' This is why i love Ny, Art music mecca eternal.

[bppoupore]

@dopemansam Damu's from D.C....

[Strictly4Underground]

Damu is the illest

[SDSOverfiend]

Damn Son Pass the Mic. Let some other Niggas Breathe on that dope ass Beat. Can't Front you spitting though but pass the Mic device it'll come back around GNR!!!

[deucequattro2424]

look up " Subsoniq" if you want a real Hip Hop show. Damu is down with the crew.

[cannabL1sS]

this is why i will never ever fucking move out of this city

[BIGDO13]

Damu is one of the realest producers/beatmakers/DJ's/crat­e diggers out there right now....so much respect....

[MuzikJunkyAES]

The major labels should be LINING UP to sign these cats. Well, we can dream. Peace.

[SneakyLix]

I cant stand dudes who bust 9,999 rhymes and don pas the mic tho... ;)

[snupert1]

this video puts a huge grin on my face. pure fucking electricity right here

[mufongo]

that MC on the mic look like Blaq Poet to me..but i know its not him..

this cat is sick tho..and Damu of course..

[balistik94]

The essence of hip hop.

[kolossol1]

This is beautiful.

I love hip hop.

[soulburner978]

hip-hop in its purest form right there. emceeing in the park where it all started.

[tightgeist]

On Soundbombing 3, Skillz asked:

"what happened to the days when we did it free in the park?"

well, looks like these days are still there.

hip hop is still alive!

[langying]

that was beautiful right there

[lewchootrain]

The flute is nice on this beat.

[ruslanio]

Who's the MC?

[oskamadison]

This cat is dope.

[Bombersfan86]

Hip Hop Lives yo..Hip Hop Lives...

[deflori]

no words for this - brilliant! :)

[bboycane]

yo thats the cypher right there. gotta love some hip hop in the park! bigup damu!

[bageproductions]

nice work

[daillmeskin]

This is what HIP HOP used to be!!!!! You don't see this shit any more. I have the utmost respect for this cat.

[cratedigger89]

no doubt!

[Zakboy]

True.

so true.

[Zakboy]

Also all it seems to be now days is shopping lists

Makes me sick.

[dankpurple]

it still is..... why do people keep sayin that.

[YoungD907]

damn so sick you dont witness shit like this in alaska

[StellYourSkyes]

stright up hip hop son

[Dreaper]

DC HIp Hop at its finest

[mackb]

great

[lueezwushere]

....for the love of hip hop

[shwebk]

This is where hip hop lives!

[brunza8800]

damu is hip hop !!!

[maainn]

yo damu is sickk!

he needs to come to L.A

on hollywood boulevard

he'll get a sick crowd.

[MuzikJunkyAES]

And collaborate with Flying Lotus and Madlib, too! Peace.

[Questpoetics]

Fuck me in the goat ass...That's some hot shit....Damn...I only  aspire....

[JAYLIB03]

i agree. I just heard about this cat, damu. Hes nice with the mpc.

[AndreKingTV]

damn this is meeeeaaaaaannnnnnnnnn as!! who's the mc?

[imissherLaugh]

allah kareem

[Niceonebeats]

this is real peace

[irie1tes]

This is why i love NY

[TheMPCSessions]

ive been to NYC and the best shit i saw was street music, so much better than that radio garbage, hip hop still exists

[rocism0001]

yo 2009 is coMIng up....

is DAmu gonna do It up this suMMEr in the park...???

i'll come through wit my mpc as well And spit soME shit to go wit it...

sorRY i missed this AMAZING DAY..

Dam i wish i was there..

hopefully we can have ANother ONE..

WORD!!!

DAMu you inspire me BRother...

[PunkyFunky]

This is the real HipHop culture

[blaustorch]

beat fucker, soooo fresh i look back and relax

[dicemusicproductions]

This is hiphop

[pomegranate50]

sublime

[Louvel2007]

the real hip-hop!

[Rewyx]

best street show

[gedbeat15]

i wish those could happen in CT

[ephort]

ill... brings back the real essence of hiphop.

[Chillonahill]

it's sic!! Damu u'r the future of Hip hop!

[eksaa]

I wish I could be there!

[cratedigger89]

no doubt!!

[slikdarelic]

im gonna hafta come out with the RS niggas... fukk it... im a see u out there fam!

da relic

[MuzikJunkyAES]

That's the kind of musician they should be booking at Carnegie Hall and at Lincoln Center. Peace.

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Take that, Rex Lewis-Clack! Peace.

[voidenter]

are those places still open? at 250 a ticket? hmmm i like it in the park for free

[GFUNK714]

chillaxd in a park listenin to a damu beat for free is pricless...

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Man, you better return to NYC soon! So POed I couldn't make it to the show and hear the dopeness!!!! Peace

[YuhBoiAD]

DOPE!!!!!!

[chillhood]

how it should be done style

[Lostaries]

Damn I wish I could of seen this shit live, real hip hop shit~

[newplanet15]

They can rip hip hop off t.v and the radio but it lives in people for all time.

[initialproductionss]

this is real hip hop big ups!

[vb19]

you already know what I have to say.

Vince B.

[newplanet15]

very cool,id like to see this all over the country.even the old white guys couldnt resist tappin his toe haha

[warehouse1331]

good looks

[soulbap82]

it's real hiphop. sample based music. pieces of great music jazz, soul, funk etc....true hiphop conservates it and forms something out of these high quality ingredients. people not familar with hiphop, like the puzzled dudes way in the back who passed, and stopped for a minute will feel reminded of real music when they hear a piano sample, some horns etc. real hiphop brings togehter generations of music lovers. remember the early 90s: jazzmatazz project, buckshot lefonque, tribe etc.

[don1mega]

Man that shit almost made me cry (Yeah I said it!). So nice to hear real hip hop, If I had the money I would give both of them guys a record deal (Real Talk).

[MuzikJunkyAES]

YOU KNOW IT!!!! Peace.

[slimmivy]

Thats some real stuff.

[Leftbehind727]

this is nice... wish i lived in a place where this happened daily Damu your amazing much love for what your doin for hip hop right now

[warehouse1331]

Yeah son I was there too (black hoodie) shit was dope...why didn't they show you spit man? you were ill

[producerworld]

more clips will go up soon. some of em didnt make the cut because of sound issues. im sure you noticed we were recording audio straight from the speakers into the cam - no external mics...

[rollershoer4life]

hey man you mentioned a mailing list in the info section? how do i get down man?

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Download "Overtime," and it's in the liner notes. Peace.

[rollershoer4life]

yeah i had overtime, and yes i found it! thanks for the tip.

[Eturnal718]

Im the kid in the Red!!! This was a good day!!! I got there around 12 and it was supposed to start at 3...LMAO!!! I was too early I thought I was late but then I got there and got to chill and talk with Damu and hes a humble dude!!! he had the mpc plugged into a mini generator and then we was rocking the microphone from there...then we went to the turntable Lab store in the lower east side...Luckly I got a ride with Damu and didnt have to take the train LMAO and then we rocked the mic again!!!

[MuzikJunkyAES]

You mean the East Village. Turntable Lab is on East 7th between Avenue A and First Avenue. The Lower East Side is southeast of Houston Street, yo. Peace.

[PrzybyszRap]

GREAT