The Roots - Distortion To Static

[Bryzenn]

My part of the song its going going going its GONE

[DobroBad]

historical lyric

[wishmart]

its either 94 or 96 most likely 94

[RIPOldSchool96]

@wishmart seeing as it says 94 in the info box

[wishmart]

@RIPOldSchool96 im talking about what was the better year for hip hop 94 or 96 i said most likely 94 is

[RIPOldSchool96]

@wishmart oh kl, you didn't specify

[JustTP94]

I'm annoyed with these "grey goose: future artists" ads they sucks.

[MrMarvelous78]

black thought is one of the most slept on ever...

[astephens0409]

YO! HOW BOUT I was flowing on the late night with my man DAVE BUCKS!! And we fell up on dude from the ROOTS!!! He was kicked out of the group, and on a mission! MAN THAT WAS CRAZY!!!

[astephens0409]

I said this song would be a hit when I first heard it! Also, this is the song to launch the "ROOTS" career!

[howardg93]

EARLY TO MID 90'S(R.I.P) LAST OF ANYTHING ORIGINAL,FROM MUSIC TO CLOTHING STYLES(BRITISH KNIGHTS,EWINGS,BARKLEYS,CROSS-­COLORS,

ANYBODY COMING UP IN THAT TIME KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT. YO ALL I SEE DIFFERENT NOW IS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS BUT IT SEEM LIKE IT MAKING PEOPLE WEAKER THAN BEFORE

[needadesign17]

91-96 were the good ole' years.

[kaleciakrulez]

REAL SHIT .MALIK B RESPECT!!!!

[Italynine2]

1:58 FORREAL

[premo78]

When the Roots was the ROOTS...

[magic326634]

One of the all time greatest!!

[Mistery8p]

Why does Vevo show me an add for Joe Jonas when I'm listening to the Roots? Does linking the two make sense....I THINK NOT!

[inOrdnung1]

420 likes, even more perfect.

[TechnologyGuide]

DOPE!~

[BerkayCavs]

1994 was a good year...

[CrissTrainz]

@BerkayCavs I started shaking my head "yes" but then i remember'd something .. A very good year

[Ironman79]

@BerkayCavs 1994 was the best year in hip hop IMO. Only 1988 can compete.

[canibusnj]

@BerkayCavs YES IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DJDalo1]

They Don't See Us But We See You, Ahaahaahaha

[Robinzorz]

The Roots are hiphop, funk, jazz, indie, combined to a perfect blend of musical completeness.

[tocaciuvladandrei]

The Legendary Roots Crew!



[Miloshcheah]

Foot seven, inches in height

My mission to strike mics and lighten your tights

Ridin in, like lightning

nigger got flooooowwwww

[obadiahm]

@Miloshcheah wow.

[iam358]

mozilla + adblocker = no adds less bull

[iam358]

mozilla + adblocker = no adds less bull

[MrJfam1]

type in "ceej in for the kill" man this dude is sickk!!!!

[RuthlessYoung]

follow @ruthlessyoung on Twitter

suscribe to my channel

thnx 4 supportin real muzik!!!

[zinazees]

if only rap music were to still contain itself like this and still survive over the course of time..

[preliv3s]

why the hell is lil wayne in the suggestions on the right side of my page? who in their right mind would ever compare him to real hip hop?

[charlesondabass90]

Fuck drake and vevo.



[morsea30]

VEVO sucks, YouTube is meant to watch music video, but to put a commercial for every 3 minute video is crazy......I am telling all my people do not go to VEVO....



[Ge0rgey]

fuck vevo !!!!!!!!!

[tupac0306]

the beat with that silly laughing make me feel like this is the worst roots beat...dun get me wrong..I am a big fan!!

[sweetmuthachucka]

@tupac0306 Naw, that bagpipe in the song Do You Want More kills the flow worse than the laughs in this. Although I DO enjoy the laughs... Hell I laugh along with it! 8)

[getitwhileitshot1]

My god, The Roots are unbelievable. Hip hop at its truest and most amazing.

[hayb123]

this is easily the best roots song

[Wisdamatic]

Jets Nigga.

[FINbball]

What are the best The Roots albums?

[wordplay007]

@FINbball ILLADELPH HALFLIFE, AND THINGS FALL APART, U CAN ALSO LOOK FOR THIS GREAT COMPILATION- BEST OF THE ROOTS BY J PERIOD

[Westbrom16]

@FINbball Iladelph Halflife is probably the most consistent album they have, there are a few on there I don't like out of preference more than anything, but generally the whole album's as good as it gets and a few of the songs grow on you over time.

[dabop74]

3 people have herpes

[GRAVITIY1979]

real hip hop!!!!



[Dmaccabees]

C L A S S I  C!!!...

[KrfNYC2]

Black Thought!

[NowRoDHS]

There cannot be a tree without "THE ROOTS"

[jB0UCH]

@NowRoDHS u suck

[NowRoDHS]

@jB0UCH u suck worst!!!

[jB0UCH]

@NowRoDHS see your just soo clever, first you say hey there cant a be a tree without the roots, which has nothing to do with this. second u just say the same thing as me "BUT WORSE" like a kid in grade school. lol retard.

[opfor137]

The REAL HIP HOP

[jonavancolon]

black thought is a fuckin beast!

[SirDickStarbuck]

@petro77vitch....AdBlockPlus, assuming you're using Firefox. 

[mrallenakaneo]

I still remember the 1st time listening to this, that laughing part in the chorus was so infectious and then when they started spitting I was like OH MAN THESE DUDES ARE NICE!!! Then once I went and copped the 1st album I was an instant fan

[DAVISCAPO2]

CLASSIC HIT

[Damian2354]

Is that Ol' Dirty Bastard?

[BrannuSunyata]

this blew my mind the first time I heard it. I was like, "Who the fuck is this?!?!" Not knowing they would go down as the greatest to do it.

[petro77vitch]

ANYBODY KNOWS HOW TO SKIP THESE ANNOYING ADS?

[wiliamheiom]

@petro77vitch adblock

[gat333]

Todays rap music has been souled out by sell-out,brainwashed wannabe slaves

and racist controllers.

[JohnLeguizamo1]

How naturally,instinctually, beast within, natural human flowing this rhyme is, with no sense of money, bitches, fame, expensive cars, yatchs, etc......just straight poetic rhythm

[gat333]

@JohnLeguizamo1 Peace and great post

[thoughtprovoking20]

2 PPL ARE NOT FROM PHILLY

[bracht420]

lyrically insane! this is the hip hop i miss!

[ellequence44]

NOOOOO!!!! REFRESHING THE PAGE NO LONGER GETS RID OF ADVERTISEMENTS!?? FUCK VEVO :|

[wiaz123]

sick wit it!!

[Henrypost145]

Fuck Drake

[rayallen0]

@Henrypost145 lol dont have the intelligence to talk about the song so you bring up drake.

[JoeyAjax93]

when i watch the right corner above, unfortunately, i can see what hiphop is today

[xpoondiggy]

‎1st time I heard The Roots...I used to get a VHS video series called Rock Music Monthly that had this video on it...was soooo dope...I dont even remember the other videos in that series...

[Rapperen1]

i miss the real hip hop!

[j24armstrong]

90s

[Amezz55]

damn this song is crazy lol gotta love it , best

[designeratwork]

Damn!! The real hip hop with a real musicians!!

[lionqueen11]

what!how is this so good?

[ahmad312]

That drowsy dude in the front. Is Major Jackson. He's a poet and Professor of English at Vermont.

[liviti]

When I was 14 years old and first heard this, it completely blew my mind and I've been fan of the Roots ever since. One of the greatest hip hop crews ever.

[chatege75]

I remember when I first heard this, I knew these brothers where on that next sh... and how come people always talk about Andre 3000, but no one gives Black Thought his due. They both are ill.

[tallblackpunk]

smokin a blunt and totally am vibin off the roots.. ^_^

[DanielDumile]

@tallblackpunk Perfect.I got some BC, but using glass.

Nonetheless, perfect track for such.

Actually this whole album is wet crack...

[DJsuckafoolMC]

2 words, still banging

[MrSmc420]

the best

[Coilizebronze]

Damn this track makes you want to go smoke weed ya know...ay Roots All Day

[africanmaan]

damn i love do you want more its like my favorite roots album

[lucian1jud]

ridiculous

[game69game]

fucking vevo!!! now i can't download this with vdownloader!!! ;((

[wall721]

Malik B: Get on the mike.

[eltorobado]

Hi.....i love this video

please can you give me the link or the original file about this video

I would greatly appreciate what you

[qoolquest]

Charles Stone the creator of "whuuuuuuuuuuuusup?!?!" commercials and a gazzilion others directed this for us.

[dynamitesoul1]

@qoolquest Awesome! Do they know it's you? They prolly don't, but I do. We go waaay back. OKP Charter Member, whuuuuuuuuusup?!

[DexChick90]

you know the roots were smoking some good shit when they made this hit. lol who knows but this whole album is awesome

[LysetteOne]

Wonder who the Director was on this vid. Great job.

[ThaFlyestMoor72]

This was the Video that put me up on the Roots. I copped Do You Want More??? as soon as it dropped. One of my favorite Groups

[gl0bal74]

man 1994 was a good year for HipHop

[dvharris75]

ITS HARD TO ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT RAP MUSIC USED TO BE THIS DAMN GOOD.

Wow.

[SALIMSTEWART08]

amen brother. am from philly and remember seeing them play live right in a downtown philly record store.

[matt31093]

i know bro im 16 now and i know that the shit that is on the radio today is crap this is hip hop

RAP - LIES = HIPHOP

[Freshroc1]

@dvharris75 It is but you just gotta dig for a while

[TXFC3]

@dvharris75 There is still good rap music but you just have to look harder now-a-days with all of the ring tone rappers taking over the radio, mtv, and itunes

[ukrainiaNManiak]

@dvharris75 roots are still this good. dont worry man, go underground and you will find the best rappers around. Fuck mainstream hip hop

[tokumas]

@ukrainiaNManiak The Roots were not so underground when this album was released, however, they own because their tracks are musically brilliant especially this album, Organix and illadelph half life .

[JamesJunger]

@dvharris75 Preach brutha!

[Greekfromnphilly1]

MACKDOE TKP EYES ERAW NAPPAY K-FU BRIZ GIZ CHIPX  BIG BEN NOOK

KELO KWE ID NDNSKE CHUCH MILLION BAZZ LAW1 KGB1 NORTH PHILLY

100X RIP PE U REEL

[dlalcazar]

@dvharris75 Believe it man! It's only gettin' worse! Big ups for puttin' this up!

[chrispydogs]

@dvharris75 it still is you only have to listen to underground like Immortal Technique, dead prez

[aimsux3214]

@dvharris75 The Roots are still amazing.

[rolb11]

@dvharris75

lol yeah i agree. its sad where its at now.

[bentnosewp]

@dvharris75 this is a weak album overall. Illadelphi Half LIfe and Things Fall Apart are much stronger. After that well who knows, they have a fucking tuba player now.

[rubens1610]

@dvharris75 you're right, it was rap MUSIC

[lM4TriiX]

@dvharris75 Used to be? It's still here. You're watching and listening to it.

[slevels1]

Black thought went in on his verse, their albums are masterpieces

[hasansito]

I dont think that the roots could ever pull this classic act again .. or could they??!!!!!?!?!

[jrwilsonUA]

wouldn't be the same without malik b

[hasansito]

INDEED jrwilsonUA, I agree 100 with you! They fucked up loosing Malik B! He was, and still is that SECRET INGREDIENT that will always bring the balance to the roots!

[ThaFlyestMoor72]

You have to remember Malik B left on his own. He was battling Demons listen to their song Water.

[hasansito]

@ThaFlyestMoor72 - OK, now people are saying mixed things about that, because some say that Malik B was booted from the cipher - due to dealing with that demond? Can you varify this?

[ThaFlyestMoor72]

"We walked dog's that was off the chain, a lot times we did shows people hardly came, I just took it in strive as part of the game, but inside people down with me started to change, it wlil syrup a lil pills, instead riding on the road you'll rather chill, I know the way the pleasure feel I'm not judging but still I'm on a mission I'm not bugging I got fam that can't stop druggin they can't sleep can't stick to one subject they can't eat it's ppl steady coming to out on the street like riq

[JacktotheT]

@ThaFlyestMoor72 nice man, love water :D even the instrumental bit on the end is sick

[ThaFlyestMoor72]

listen to water in the song he says:" it's a couple thangs lil syrup lil pill in stead of riding out on the road you'll rather chill,I know how the pleasure feel i'm not judging, but still I'm on a mission yo I'm not buggin' I got fam that can't stop druggin' they can't sleep, can't stick to 1 subject they can't eat, it's people steady coming @ me out on the street like riq what's up wit ya peeps it get's deep" that to me sounds like he chose to leave that's just me brah I could be wrong.

[hasansito]

right - right INDEED, I feel your view on that joint! Though it could go either way, I see exactly why you feel the way you feel on that interpretation Brotha! Man, I just wish HIP HOP can come back, period! I mean DJ Premier + Guru = no more! Pete Rock + CL = no more! Hit Squad = no more! WTF IS GOING ON WITH OUR CULTURE!!!!

[ThaFlyestMoor72]

You are absolutely right. You know I think when we gave Hip-Hop and age limit it killed it. You know you can't put an age on Art it's timeless. We allowed people outside of the movement lable it Gangster, Hip-Hop, West Coast, East Coast, South, Old School New School etc. I mean we as fans gotta preserve the Art. Support Artist request songs request artist to come down etc. I also think more of the new cats need to feature more legends you dig. just a thought.

[dapluva1]

at one point malik b was doper than black thought

[ackwon]

IDK they were mad hungry then, plus their roster changed alot, we shall see.......................

[KillaRiq]

Black thought is in my top ten fave emcee's need i say more

[antoniolope37]

I don't kind what people say. The ROOTS is true Hip Hop at its best. Bettet than even Jay Z. Who is nice but he more about the money than the form of our dispora!! Now you people who don't know what real music is comments your Cotten Pickin Minds!

[cyke33]

LOVED that's right Loved this beat and the break down on the chorus

[6angelo9]

true hiphop!