Big Daddy Kane - Young, Gifted & Black

[Kmq1968]

HIP HOP, WHEN HIP HOP WAS HOTT, NON STOP, BOYEE!!..

[los550]

i was kin 5th grade, flat top fade, one gold chain and a pair loc shades. gettin cool before i go to school, that's when i began to make little girls drool, had me in their little love letter pool. man these were the glory days going into the the 90's with the snoop doggs, nas az, and biggie smalls, 2 pac, and wu tang to come. man where these muthaphukkaz come from today with all this wack shit. the 2000's has been a disgrace to hip-hop, a total slap in the face.80's and 90's fuck the millineum

[redrums911]

atmosphere ygm brought me here

[SDSOverfiend]

"Man get cha damn hands of the mic that im chokin!!!!"

[LanceVanceThug]

@RyanCastroTV

who?

[newnegro1]

TIGHT!NOW GET UR DAM HANDS OFF THE MIC I'M HOLDIN

[DTRAVELZ]

This was the shit back in 1990. Kane was definitly the best in his time period.On par with Rakim , just on a different level. DMX took this beat and made "Where the hood at". and Kane took it from Albert King.

[boystop369]

@DTRAVELZ He's not on Rakim's level but he still is one of the greatest

[los550]

@boystop369 this is one of the songs of the silent war him and rakim was having without all the bullshit we see today. even biggie smalls, nas az mobb deep and wu tang had theses same wars without calling each others names out. this is why the beats and rhymes were so fire at that time because it wasn't all this talking like the wwf and wcw today, just come back with some hot shit. if you heard something you said in a rhyme in their song being hit you just come back with some hot shit that'all.

[Icemanbk]

THIS IS DOPE!!!!!!!

[KingFait1]

@ProLit .. you dont hear the trumpet or whatever instrument that is playing in the background of this song?

thats the sample used in where da hood at ... YOU CANT MISS IT !!!!!

[TheIG07]

One of my favorite tracks in Hip Hop history! At the time this dropped I was a young teen, and was hooked to rap every since!

Peace

[Bhard510]

Kane was so HARD

[who919]

The reason old school is good cause rappers was hungry back then not multi million dollar contracts these brothers and sister had to go on tour they had to perfect there shit, they knew they could be gone the next day, now days hip hop artist are looking to go Diamond the only way is to cross over don't get me wrong about the cross over they are in it to make money nothing wrong but have some creativity so you can have longevity in the game. 

[Drezyful]

Kane on rhymes, Marley on beat, enough said!!!!

[Swagrifik]

CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!

[51gwendo]

young gifted and black was first done by Nina Simone, and I think Donnie Hathaway put his spin on it. When we graduated in the 70's we were YGB,

[ad2swift]

Top 5 dead or alive

[jenja718]

ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST ILLEST M.C'S OF ALL TIMES!!!! NUFF' SAID!!!

[RAV52]

One of Kane's best joints...So underrated it's a shame. This man was a hip-hop KING. And he still is in my book!!

[cry12344]

also used in ygm by atmosphere.

[cry12344]

where the hood at?

[mahdual]

I still get ill and kill at will and build the skill

to fill your grill so don't tell me you're real!!!!

[EDDSMITTY1]

@Ramjet387 They took our hip hop pioneers and kicked them to the curb. No BDK, no Kool G Rap, no Flash, no EPMD...they went to Fitty, The Game, and all that booty, bullets, and bling shyt! I understand change; but it went to industry created ppl. Kane and other giants were real..and they get rarely no radio play these days. Radio sold out to the almighty $!

[mariomaster64]

@EDDSMITTY1 The Game isn't bad.

[EDDSMITTY1]

@Ramjet387 You made a good point, but we had an old school music station in NYC, and it was on one day; never said anything about it was the last day or whatever. They played classic soul..then the next day they went hip hop, but played no classic rap. They switched to a format that was made for industry created stars. They didn't think about the fans; they took that "payola"; and started this mainstream garbage.

[krazyfan2000]

Nobody did this hip hop like my era...NYC baby!!!!!

[civicmaneg6]

@krazyfan2000 Bed-Stuy fam. I went too school with his lil. brother Shane real talk we were in the same class and I went too J.H.S. with D.J. Scratch lil. brother his name is Chris from Albany pj's man those wee the days hell my aunt lived around the corner from where they did Do The Right Thing Damn the 90's was real and mid 80's.

[EDDSMITTY1]

HEY...YOUTUBE FAMILY! Why aren't they playing this golden stuff on the radio? I know why...but I want anyone other than "Li'l Wayne" fans to give me feedback..cuz the new mainstream shit is wack. Hit me up, because the radio is doing our real HIP HOP heroes an injustice..for real!

OG Tic Toc

[Ramjet387]

@EDDSMITTY1 you can't blame the radio u have to blame the people. People no longer want the message, understanding messages is considered hard work, the people of this day want the instant gratification of money without the work. so wen u look at it the radio is only going to do what it needs to survive n that is playing what the people want. unfortunately those who use the music for its orinial premises are left out because we are vastly out numbered.

[EDDSMITTY1]

Sample of Albert King: "I'll play the blues for you"!

[EDDSMITTY1]

He was definitely "Young, Gifted, and Black!" In his prime, NO-body could hang w/Kane! NOBODY! He had a smooth flow and the beats were awesome too. Well, ok...there were two gentlemen who were up there w/him..Rakim and Cool G Rap. But there was also a guy named Chuck D! What the hell happened to hip hop, YouTube family...and why aren't they acknowledging this REAL hip hop rap on the radio? Really sad..a time long gone, people!

[Drezyful]

WAAAAAAAAAAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME!!!!!!!!! IM TELLING YOU PUT THIS OUT TODAY, THIS PROB GO 2X PLATNIUM!!!!!! KANE'S THE GREATEST!!!!!!!!

[123stibba123]

Man, I wish I grew up about 20 years ago! Big Daddy Kane, Gang Starr, Kool G Rap, JUICE CREW!

[chacolot1]

This was my JAM!!! I remember memorizing the words to this song

[reypolanco]

Icon, period.

[gatorhq]

Yo Big Daddy Kane!!!!!!!this is the shit

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[gatorhq]

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[Julian24151]

Atmosphere used this melody, but damn both versions are ill as fuck

[ThatIncredibleJordan]

@Julian24151 link?

[Julian24151]

@ThatIncredibleJordan /watch?v=sx8HfEdZVrg

[stevejayes1975]

Fucking badboy tune. Heavy beats and wicked flow from Kane. This tune takes me back to my youth!!!

[silversamurai1000]

Thanks for posting this up

[HaloedG]

God-body mic assassin.

[fuckengerginof]

I got reminded of this cut by this here cut... Lace Da Booms featuring Quasi Modo & Royal Flush - Cut That Weak Shit (NYC Mix)

[awertawert75]

wicked.....

[jjjearth]

big daddy kane sound better then, than some rappers now

[chrisrap4ever]

i love this beat!

[ILLSTRIPHD]

this nicca right here ... this nicca right here ... is the reason why imma HIP HOP FIEND !!!! RESPECT THE KANE !!!!! ;)

[Dolkxxxxx]

kane was a head of his time ...way ahead of his time.

[Zabach12]

TRUE HIP HOP! THANKS FOR POSTING!

[hcsyp1]

this dude hear was illin with the lyrics i miss M.C.s

[N17ist]

I'm a Vet of the Golden-Days of Hip-Hop.

Before the evil Freemasons & the Illuminati destroyed it...

Peace Brother Kane.....

The Smooth-Operator !!!

[N17ist]

The Mercy Of ALLAH !!!

Classic............

[isavakoya]

This is that smooth gangsta shi!@#!

[Perk50]

Legal32.....yes, getcha your damn hands off the mic that I'm chokin.........Classic indeed!!

[legal32]

"Man getcha your damn hands off the mic that I'm chokin" Classic.

[lfc4evamullav]

born in 1992 i am fukin gutted that i wasnt born 10 or 15 years earlier so i could of lived through the golden age all the music we get now is crapp all i ever listen to is mobb deep biggie tupac nwa eazy e dre big daddy kane proof big l scarface ghetto boys the fugees bob marley all dat people need to bring back real music

[tombigbeatsprod]

word!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MAKANDA100]

True , you missed it all, 92 was the year of the rebellion in LA, although i am not from america, rappers serve as cultural guides for me especially the great KRS one, check the edutainment album! peace Brother

[exteremeJUGGERNAUT]

if radio played this shit today, their ratings would go through the roof!!

[fuckengerginof]

@exteremeJUGGERNAUT I doubt it bro. not cheesy enough for the unknowings kids of today. this here is when hip hop was a true art form, b-boys in suede pumas with puma suits fat laces, graffiti pieces on hats reppin your crew, kangols, and lasonic "ghetto blaster" playing this here jams ready to do some battle. once again true innocent hip hop culture here.

[playajaydaboss]

man i used bang this all day this was me back in the early 90s... now listen 2 wat this kids listen too straight crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sydshell]

Kane was 20 years old when he did this, and already a vet!

[bloktv]

b.d.K was the back then jay-z he was way before his time the first emcee to really make sense the metaphors were untouchable real hip hop a emcee really saying something

[mcrd101]

i love how people think this sampled "where the hood at" by dmx, when this song was made long before the dmx song.

[lorrr55]

yeah like 14 years before lol.

[MROLDSCHOOLMUSIC]

LMAO!! That's right.

[homieBtotheJ]

yeah old school is the way to go

[darrentubeskeet]

its still a big favourite today, absolute classic, nice one!

[eastbrookmusic]

STRONG!!!!

[homieBtotheJ]

Ooohhh, i Love it, love it love it looooove this shit

This is some smoooooooth stuff right here

[AlDroShOw1]

but im the last dragon

[TruhbleMan]

Nice sample from DMX

Where The Hood At By DMX

[MROLDSCHOOLMUSIC]

What?

Big Daddy Kane was out way before the world even knew who DMX was

[TruhbleMan]

I meant the other way around... Fuck off!

[SZNRap]

@MROLDSCHOOLMUSIC true true

[johrons]

and he was responding to james brown when he was saying '' if we didnt revive and bring back alive old beats that we appreciated you wouldnt survive j b was gettin pissed that everyone was using his tracks back in that time period

[johrons]

i still remember the lyrics

[juleskersey]

where the hood?where the hood? where the hood at?

dmx  :) sampled this track sickk

[homieBtotheJ]

Big Daddy Kane is so ill. I was definately born in the wrong timeperiod, fuck all of this pop, auto-tune shit.

I love me some old school joints. Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Kool G Rap, Nas (illmatic), Mobb Deep (before G-Unit affiliation)...

[LanceVanceThug]

and that's real talk

[capfudge]

Rap sucks now. Love the old school shit.

[tupacalypse88]

i feel you bro born in 1988 we missed the golden age bro.

[homieBtotheJ]

Word!

I'm from '89.

We missed some stuff dude

[awertawert75]

@homieBtotheJ I Agee.... BDK is the truth....

[homieBtotheJ]

@awertawert75 No doubt, good look

[rayvictory]

@homieBtotheJ Brother you may have missed the era i grew up , but no worries though you got youtube son .

[imrealboutmine]

man i feel you dawg i wish i was born in this time and im 22, i love real hip hop !

[mariomaster64]

@homieBtotheJ According to Tupac Shakur in Hit Em' Up: FUCK MOBB DEEP! And Nas is gay too. U forgot 2Pac, Brand Nubian, MC Lyte, Bahamadia, my gosh im 13 and i know more than you

[danynumero6]

@homieBtotheJ you think Illmatic was Nas's only good album?

[TheIG07]

@danynumero6 I think Illmatic was his only great and classic album. But as far a putting out a good album, or good music, his ETHA on Jay-Z was the closest "great" shit he dropped to Illmatic.

Peace

[tkwk1433]

@homieBtotheJ nas have many good albums nigger.

[LanceVanceThug]

Albert King - I'll Play the Blues for You

[Damce]

Also sampled in track ca. 1996/97, together with Slick Rick vocal samples. I forgot the name? Anyone?

[fuckengerginof]

@Damce  Lace Da Booms featuring Quasi Modo & Royal Flush - Cut That Weak Shit (NYC Mix)

[MegaVoodoo1]

How any rapper 2day call himself an emcee if they dont know where they came from???

"Long Live The KANE!"

[ReservationAtDorsia9]

one of my favorite tracks of all time.

[Drawingboardexp]

Now this here is my shit!!!

[Mackadoeshez]

BDKane droppin' lyrically dope cognitive Hip Hop over a def beat!!!!

[fleshnbone187]

My favorite of his, although I uploaded it just yesterday.

Another song that is not available anywhere currently is Calling Mr. Welfare. Are you up for it?