Beastie Boys - Root Down

[updedubs]

How has so few people watched this? What is wrong with those who don't know? Glad I know. :)

[jody25able]

Whites boys Rocked hip hop then & Now!

[jonmmadison]

good grief -- beastie boys had choices in BEATS, son. classic...

[fwzzybird]

one of my favorite beastie boys songs ever!!

[mjmoto72]

on e of the best concerts i ever went to! 1991 roseland B Boys. my shoe is still missing. lol

[crashy5051]

beastie boys rock! old school soo kicks new schools butt if you agree say i

[SandyCheeks68]

This video gives me MAJOR goosebumps! OH THE MEMORIES! I remember when this video was new on MTV!!!!

[jdmack84]

Genius.

[coka5841]

p.s.

john reils never put a boot down...

[FilthyOstrich]

Silly good choon!!!!!

[20cFilmWannabe]

NEW YORK NEW YORK ITS A WONDERFUL TOWN

[Lovesock69able]

You already tweeted that today. Follow the rules and grow up. Eh? (katalina translates)

[bkisme]

yeeeeeeeeeeah jimmayyyyy smithhhhh

mah maynnn

[TonyBandana1]

prolly their most pure hip hop track. proper

[8nowhereman]

o, kakav ritam, kakav bas!

[ReligiousWacko]

New York used to be sooo cool.

[theorganichispanic]

This song pretty much sums up my college experience.

[Danyelli1976]

oh how i miss Anthony Mason..early to mid 90's Knicks, when NBA still had heart. Patrick Ewing forever.

[borjamary8]

joder q bueno .

de lo mejor q e oido y visto

[creamybleu]

YEAH! AND IT DON"T STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To me, this video is what New York hip hop embodies. It's the energy and excitement of urban existence. I LOVE this montage of graf, breaking, and b-boy culture. To note: they grab a bunch of clips from Style Wars, another classic to check out. Mad props to the Beastie Boys for staying true and being down wit' the roots.

[marylu44]

I think I'm the only person in Birmingham, Al who's blastin the Beastie Boys out of my car. People think I'm crazy to be blastin this music out so loud across the streets and highway, but oh well! It's for my joy and others too who are yearnin to hear some real hip hop music!lol

[DJprofessork72]

@marylu44 I feel the same way in my hometown. I get looks like, "Who the f@*k is this white bread?" I don't care though. Great music must be appreciated.

[HOODHONEYS]

hip hop 101 right here.

[silentdub]

Not bad for a couple of Jews.

[medicaledibles]

Its trhee jews isn't it?

[SabaUnited]

the live version is better

[JLOC5150]

YEA BABY

[threeelevensalsa]

this song is so ghetto

[chrisrave]

Woo! Jimmy Smith!

[bboyefe]

this is real hiphop !!!

[Dejanthedj]

i totally agree, this is classic !

[teddybomber2]

unicos

[Andyerror]

T H E O R I G I N A L S

For one night only folks, see it here live and direct the fantastic, the indescribable genius...

Beastie boys!

Blue plate special also available just 10 ninety9.....

[purgen1111]

pure talent! fuck eminem these guys kick ass!

[thiessen35]

noo,eminem is kool.

[purgen1111]

they are like 1000 times better ten him! eminems early stuff was good but new shit sucks!!!

[ntense001]

I could listen to this 100 times, I love it on NBA 2K9.

[teddybomber2]

oh my god thats a funky shit!!!

[sir69]

just a kid growwing. forever beasties!

[tripshop420]

that tracy piece in the beginning is dope

[Ejakulant]

tohle je Hip Hop ktery hrali jak jsem jeste jezdil na BMX, dnesni didko negri to kompletne skurvili.

[Phishphantom]

Favorite Beastie Boys jam right here=)

[ArdinamickV]

I like it!!!

[nssur]

good classic rap, this is awesomeeee!!!

no like the shit of 50cent,

[MrBLUEDAWG]

GANGSTA!!!

[kostasgreece1994]

i first heard this song in nba2k9.awesome game,awesome song.Beastie Boys ruleee

[DXcrap]

awesome!

NBA 2K9 rules!

[undertaker4506]

awesome song.i also like sabatoge

[radiohead322]

this is such a funky song.

[nickca420]

About half of this video (pretty much every shot without the Boys themselves or subway maps in it) is taken from the Henry Chalfant film "Style Wars", a documentary about the early 80s NYC b-boy/hip hop/graffiti scene. Everyone should see this film, it's one of the best American documentaries ever made and an important piece of hip hop history.

[albertino992]

new rap sucks!

[54spiritedwill54]

So awesome

[Khultan]

1:16 Doze! Is there more of this?

[davidq75]

when i was in2 my skateboarding i used to listen to these bhoys, gud shit

[natakatu]

Thanks boys for not copyrighting this yet

[BboySykd]

time to toprock.

[Boom1chaching]

So, how yuh gonna kick it?

[rbj2001]

prolly my favourite beasties track <3

[Aphasia17]

OMG THATS THE FUNKY SHIT!!

[Pedro1985]

The greatest Jimmi Smith's groove.

[IRon994]

Evil Activities - Step Up

Nice twoo.

[PL151]

oh my god that shit is funky

[acdc47]

Dispatch did a cover of this on their album 4 day trials it was probably because chetro liked the guitar thing goin on around 0:56

[rustav3ry]

this album is 10/10

[nubvomdienst]

5* ...nuff' said

[Th3Main3vent]

Back in tha day we'd go down to tha vill, to see the Beastiez preform at CBGB's b4 they got into hip hop....

[romanceatthedisco13]

Seriously, the Beastie Boys are TRUE hip-hop. Definitely one of the best bands ever. <3

[ErichoTTA]

Wasn't expecting much, but that was really good.

[joeyorlando09]

"How you gonna kick it?...Gonna kick it root down!"

[CaptainGreenFlash]

This is pure unadulterated hip hop

[daniellekki]

GREAT VIDEO UAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[ypddtutorials]

gonna kick it root down

luv this band

[AngusYoung48]

This Brings Back Memories.

Beastie Boys are one of the Kings of Rap

[pyrson]

Love it :D

[dwhite1493]

One of the best albums ever

[InflatableConan]

They are one of the best bands ever, you mean?

They transcended hip-hop, they been there since the shit started, it doesn't even matter that they're white.

Hip-hop is a universal language that transcends any colors and boundaries, and Beastie Boys have proved that for nearly three decades.

[xGoPeNsGox]

They have to be one of the best bands ever!!!!!!!!!!

[yooooos]

So awesome, Prodigy sampled it..."oh my god, it's the funky shiiit"

[quince234]

Best Track! i rember the good times the GOOD TIMES!!!..........veiw my page

[pionyang]

OOOUUUU SHIT!!

[kadaverbegraver]

this is waaaay better akon & all that shit

[nockuno]

Is the Free Zone Mix, or?

Best Track!

[jerkyworky]

how you gonna kick it? gonna kick it root down. this song has a bad (good) jam and a good beat

[SLrocket]

lol they put this on 2k9

[jon6123]

2:14 oh my god thats the funky shit. prodigy sampled

[brianlmeigs]

how u gonna kick it?

root down!!!!

[ucla4eva]

Me and my friends thought we were the baddest fuckers around when we'd be driving to go get weed while listening to this...LOL!!! GOOD TIMES!

[biggiemz]

lool

[adgchino23]

off the chain this song bangs hard like a muthaF$^%@ down in sa texas.

[eijus85]

whats that? partner? u guys dooown with it in texas? u a badass pimp cowb..i mean motherfucker?

[xmazystarx]

This is one of my favorites from Ill Communication...although that whole album was just amazing.

[novawax]

Good song. 0:48 - 0:49 Great edition. A good example of how to make a video clip.

[thechief00]

ILL

[vodkaohjay]

sick song

[joeotley]

check out my vid reply...original sample, what a belta

[crushkin]

man cool just isnt the word.

[vir123456]

Do it.

[jarta13]

oh my god thats te funky shit

[Nokorola]

2:38 ... Yo, MCA grab the mic' and Ma Bell will connect you.

[03MgZ]

check out: evil activities - step up .. same words better music.. HC4LIFE

[joeotley]

DON'T, truly bad music, awful awful.

[ickyraytrojan]

when the snow is fallin...then I am gone...

Noice...SNOWBOARDING IN DEEP POWDER IS THE BEST !!! NO TRAFFIC/NO BS ?NO UN_NEEDED SHEEET...PUT THAT ROOT DOWN

GOD BLESS

[Osafune2]

I almost forgot how fucking good the album "Ill Communication" is.

[gronk101]

Still my fav' this is the BIZZ!

[teddybomber2]

oh my god that's a funky shit!!!!!

[kingellis2007]

This will be on NBA 2K9

[GroenGeleSer]

that game introduced me to this track actually, see how videogames are culturally educational these days? :P

[biggiedude33]

wigga;z

[pwojtis]

check out 1:04... hehehe

[basque2112]

Jimmy smith is better but i love the old school NYC subway map from the 70's and early 80's i was a lil kid then but i remember lookin at them on the subway.this is how NYC was and should still be urban decay,raw,trashy but what is it now? its all gone all those old bluidings bein ripped down old joints closing NYC used to be so unique now we are just like any other city,i still love it though

[Brooklyn718nation]

yea man i feel you...i wish new york were like this still....raw urban trash...it's what made new york stand out....im only 18, but if i had a time machine...man o man would i be having a blast my dude....peace from Brooklyn!!!

[chipchipperton]

Vintage Beastie Boys! This brings back alot memories. Tagging on the north side of Chicago back in the late 80s and jamming to these sounds, fucking awesome!

[modsheff1]

COOL AS FUCK!

[brenh1975]

classic track and the old breakin brings back memories back

[BboySan84]

this video shows the REAL Hip Hop and all 4 Elemnets. this is raw!! i love it. i really like to break to this song. keep rockin beastie boys!!

cya Bboy San

[Laubstir]

is chuck d in the beginning?

"that's a record"

[dickclam]

gonna put my foot down and say the beastie boys kick it

ROOT DOWN

[freshbandal02]

oooooooooooooldddddddddd school

[jaydsmith000]

I just love the old school NY underground map.

[MUSKMAN2007]

best video ever

[porche75]

THIS is the sickest song EVA! Bass, bongos, beats and bboys. Nobody does it like the Beastie Boys!

[rakrom]

OMG THAT'S THE FUNKY SHIT! =)

[bboyjab]

Esse clip é muito de raiz. Essa música é foda pra dançar. Muito loKa.

[eto1904]

One of the best Beastie Boys songs ever! I love it!!! Cheers from Hungary! ;)

[vexvortex]

Beastie Boys are sick...go Brooklyn!!!

[meno1234567]

uds. son unasbesteas

[saintmarley]

beastie boys always on vacation