Beastie Boys - Root Down
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  • wow, this song is drippin some sick R&B beats and rhythms with silly crazy lyrics spoken like a master!!

    eagle0468 3 days ago

  • i give my left arm for to live in Brooklyn in 90´s

    dam80n 4 days ago

  • 19 people don't have the flow where they grab their dick

    oneofanceantproficy 1 month ago

  • Call the Warriors

    TheDobleQ 1 month ago

  • My sound could be louder

    eaisimpatiaq 1 month ago

  • Comment removed

    eaisimpatiaq 1 month ago

  • "Because I've Got The Flow Where I Grab My Dick

    And Say Oh My God, That's The Funky Shit"

    HalfAssedJournalist 1 month ago 15

  • Am I the only one who thinks it sounds like Meatwad at 0:06.

    mynewromantica 1 month ago

  • Rememmber when this came out. Wore that cassette tape out so bad had to go buy another one. Definately a expierence if you ever get to go to a Beastie Concert. Im 49 years old and still find these guys as awesome when they first started.

    TheMuddogs001 1 month ago 3

  • @TheMuddogs001 (chestpound) mad respect, sir. hehe.. I personally go to work in "sabotage" attire. People usually go, "dude, you look like either a dirty cop or a porn star." You know it. lol...

    makisunn 3 weeks ago

  • Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012

    211bill 1 month ago 3

  • Fuck censorship.

    Marspyramids 2 months ago

  • Back in the day, I didn't like the boys, very much. Didn't care much for them even recently. But, as time goes by, and even I grow wiser :-) , I've learned to appreciate these guys. And more importantly, I have to admit that they're good. Very good. Waaaaay ahead of their time. Mos' props, guys. Rock(rap) on.

    richardmbowman 2 months ago

  • 2:12 omg thats the funshe owa? man that cencorship sucks i was waiting just for this moment

    D202116 2 months ago in playlist Beastie Boys Collection

  • PLEASE!!! upload a better copy, the sound quality is low, thank you

    DiyEcoProjects 2 months ago in playlist Beastie Boys

  • @DiyEcoProjects Its supposed to be that way. Its supposed to be like a record.

    thesergreatvids 2 months ago

  • @DiyEcoProjects Or you could do it.

    mynewromantica 1 month ago

  • For those who don't know, Ad Rock's got the flow where he grab's his DICK and says, "Oh my God that's the funky SHIT!" I figured people wouldn't want to be left hanging. 2:11

    inalavalamp 2 months ago

  • ASS-FUCK YOU VEVO!!!!!

    cypresspuz 2 months ago

  • THIS SONG KIX AZZ!

    nese67 2 months ago

  • fuck you vevo!!!!!!!!!

    mcracken69 2 months ago

  • Gen is ..........down!

    moonon51 2 months ago

  • jimmy smith.....get your root down 

    hegotallofthatone 2 months ago

  • FUCK VEVO

    punkypaz 2 months ago in playlist Beastie Boys Collection

  • Lovin the B-Boys

    GrooverErn 3 months ago

  • I like how beastie boys censor their songs in the clean versions cause it sounds good! some how...

    brodog181 3 months ago

  • So how you gonna kick it

    theyoungone777 3 months ago

  • Mayby white cant jump but for sure they can rap/;D epic number

    przemstar 3 months ago

  • Oh my god that's the funky muffa (this is what I hear)... :D

    quashky 3 months ago

  • nba 2k9

    IndayLancer 3 months ago

  • the free zone mix of this is brilliant i'm surprised i can't find it anywhere on youtube

    loucal7 3 months ago

  • @loucal7 I actually heard the Free Zone version before the original. And yes you're right, it's a better version...

    bearmassaro 2 months ago

  • That good old 70's Jimmy Smith sample making a sick ass fucking beat.

    Fuck all this computerized, all sound the same, no groove having techno beats. This is where its at. Upcoming artists take note.

    GlaciesIncendia 3 months ago

  • 16 people don't know when Ad-Rock's gonna drop the science.

    erich4343 3 months ago 29

  • @erich4343 O......M......G

    snuffsally 3 months ago

  • @erich4343 : thumb down for the publicity before the video

    DeStCyr 2 months ago

  • old skool all the way boiiiiiiii

    Juandavidpaez8 3 months ago

  • I'm 21 and where was I when this happend?

    Bat0u89 3 months ago

  • fuck vevo

    

    nickparker1994 4 months ago

  • vevo you piece of shit, LOAD

    Yeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh 4 months ago

  • nba 2k8

    MrSteed101 4 months ago

  • thats a record

    MultiFatjay 4 months ago

  • who ever said jews were lame...

    igggy95 4 months ago

  • Apple is going to anally rape gullible people if you pass this on.

    terrydribble 4 months ago

  • can i say ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...yeeeeaaaa­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

    nathanoman1 5 months ago

  • ive always had a crush on Ad rock i mean come on he's a dope ass jew and he's is so cute <3

    Number1Hipster 5 months ago 14

  • @Number1Hipster  awwww lol

    gangbang955 2 months ago

  • @Number1Hipster He looked really cute in Gratitude, lol.

    Jayfrost88 2 months ago

  • deez nutz

    skimaskradio 5 months ago

  • who directed this video

    igggy95 5 months ago

  • Kto pierwszy raz usłyszał o Beastie Boys z tego kawałka, a o tym kawałku z "Osiedla Swobody" łapa w górę :3

    Great song

    Wini787 5 months ago

  • Fuck** bassline

    Dadubois 5 months ago

  • Hey it's the prodigy at 2:14 no ? :D

    farhenheit713 6 months ago

  • @farhenheit713 The prodigy as in invaders must die?

    michaelb3197 6 months ago

  • @farhenheit713 The prodigy sampled the beasties, not the other way around.

    lumby 5 months ago

  • i remember when this lp came out. i was livin in nyc. and always on st. mark's. use to hang wit ad rock , and mike d.

    NICKZEROmusic 6 months ago

  • mad love and respect for beastie boys and dope ass beats as well always lol

    MsGhostrider12 6 months ago

  • Fuck you Vevo. "curse" words don't fucking harm no one. They may be a little slangish but it is what it is. No one goes around changing you buisness jargen do they? No. Don't change ours.

    ssj7warrior 6 months ago

  • If You Want To Battle Me, You're Putting Loot Down loot down...

    arabronxtv 6 months ago

  • white boy shit

    THEMCV1234 6 months ago

  • Now this is HIP HOP, not that POP music these whack ass rappers dare to call hip hop, rap.

    ToneCapone120 6 months ago

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    HumanF85 6 months ago

  • 15 people can't follow Mike D because he's putting loot down.

    TusPapi 6 months ago

  • @TusPapi thumb slut

    DerZombieRiese 6 months ago

  • This is the realest rap there is!

    cheapcape 6 months ago

  • 2:02 sounds so trippy when ur high...

    smash0 6 months ago 2

  • @smash0 HAaaaaahaaaaaa dude that screech sound is so funny... hahahaaa shoe off

    stoopiddub333 6 months ago

  • censorship is s****y.

    yvonneisyvonne 7 months ago

  • best part of the video is at 0:47, especially the guy in the jacket!!

    treycas33 7 months ago

  • 1:32 awww :)

    DasTheWayWeLikeTLC2 7 months ago

  • jimmy smith yes.

    bkisme 7 months ago

  • Slammin' tune but the sound quality leaves a little to be desired.

    midcenturygirl 7 months ago

  • used to be a dayli song, missing it!!

    Maximsmirnoff 7 months ago

  • jimmie smith is my man wanna give him a pound

    tacosandpussy 7 months ago

  • Thumbs up if your sick of Katy Perry staring at you like that -.-

    SoldierOfTheMCRmy2 7 months ago

  • B-BOYS ROCK!!!!!!

    RUSSHOUSE316 7 months ago

  • sometimes i rap this whole song inside my head when i'm walking down the street. the people i walk past don't know how completely badass i am. the fools

    sratus 7 months ago 176

  • @sratus they just ignant

    theempire00 7 months ago

  • @theempire00 true dat

    sratus 7 months ago

  • @sratus I gave you a thumbs up because i want someone to knock that asshole selling books from the top of the comments. I'm tired of seeing it spammed on every good rap video.

    brutallyloldTV 7 months ago

  • @brutallyloldTV yeah that's been really annoying me too

    sratus 7 months ago

  • @sratus : Me too my good man. Maybe we'll pass on the street one day whilst so!

    DieMenschMaschine85 7 months ago

  • @DieMenschMaschine85 be ready for an earth shattering high five when that day arrives homes. 

    sratus 7 months ago

  • i want it not edited

    elongton1 8 months ago

  • Anthony Mason cameo at 1:09.

    LamarMatic 8 months ago

  • Awesome clips of the Boys ;-)

    TheJMan6 8 months ago

  • AUDIOBOT Robot Dreams

    AudiobotHimself 8 months ago

  • VEVO, aka VeryEvilVideoOrganisation..

    HassingIcocio 8 months ago in playlist Beastie Boys 2

  • @HassingIcocio Its not vevo.....

    MrAlfonsoCh 8 months ago

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    marumaru54 8 months ago

  • i thought this song was alot older than 2009

    awwfulwaafffle 8 months ago

  • @awwfulwaafffle it is. It's from ill communication. '94

    TeHoff 8 months ago

  • MC A Has so much flavor.

    mynameisjaimej 8 months ago

  • beastie boys > sandy koufax

    MG53895 8 months ago

  • that's a kick ass bass!

    kameb 8 months ago

  • thumbs up if you come here because 2k9! xD

    BB0ysGam3s 8 months ago

  • Godamn. Vevo, you are an evil corporation. Fuck you.

    -Love Everyone.

    Calvakins 9 months ago 25

  • @Calvakins Goddamn Calvakins, you are a retarded man. Fuck You.

    -Love Everyone.

    Vevo helps fund youtube because whiny twats like you wouldn't donate. stfu now with this retarded vevo scapegoating.

    xtonytonytonyx 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Beastie Boys 3

  • @xtonytonytonyx Derpderpderp.

    Calvakins 4 months ago

  • @xtonytonytonyx Well, I dont donate because I dont have to. Fuck censorship, and fuck you.

    Calvakins 4 months ago

  • @Calvakins Fuck you commie

    PlasticCow01 4 months ago

  • @PlasticCow01 Im nowhere near a fucking communist. Fuck you, get some sense.

    Calvakins 4 months ago

  • @Calvakins this isn't even on vevo.

    socialstudiescharlee 3 months ago

  • ROOT DOWN

    4everkobebryant 9 months ago

  • This is the Wal-mart version, another great song butchered in the name of censorship, it is a shame a beautiful song has to be homogenized like this for mass consumption! ":~<{

    IkeCool 9 months ago 4

  • never let ya down with the stereo sound!!! Holy highschool!!! <3

    cindersnashes 9 months ago

  • the only white rappers i can listen too...actualy their one of the only rap groups at all i can listen to its somethin about the beasties that just gets me

    XxXxASTROZOMBIE5xXxX 9 months ago

  • @XxXxASTROZOMBIE5xXxX In fact They{re jewish...

    vazqum1 8 months ago

  • OH MY GOD THATS THE FUNKY SHIT!

    sessvdub882 9 months ago 5

  • Love this (period)

    ntense001 9 months ago

  • why the fuck does vevo exists? -.-''

    sikerafoda 9 months ago

  • Oh My God That's The Funky Shit!

    BigCarlosMCB 9 months ago

  • so 13 fuckers has to ruin the top comment

    fr0896 9 months ago

  • VEVO ERES UNA MIERDA

    

    HamerMetal1 9 months ago

  • that is great and makes me feel good::::;!!!!!!

    chulieho 9 months ago

  • Beastie Boys is da best hip hop group ever!

    josecahouse 9 months ago

  • This is when music was good, not all these new bitches coming up.

    5453811 9 months ago

  • they need a love button

    TheSuperChronic 10 months ago 2

  • massimo vignelli nyc subway map sweet

    cabasse 10 months ago

  • FUNKY!!

    I like the original version too, and so do the Beasty Boys:

    At 1:28 you can see the original album cover of jimmy smith - Root Down, and MCA raps: "Jimmy Smith is my man, i wanna give him a pound"

    SkateYourOwnStyle 10 months ago

  • Oh my God that's the funky shit!

    xylaphonemaster 10 months ago

  • Has anybody noticed that this video is also within the David Bowie vids on emimusic, heh.

    ChameleonLost88 10 months ago

  • @ChameleonLost88 That's because David Bowie's catalog is now owned by EMI Music- at least within the last decade or so.

    MyJunior1975 10 months ago

  • @MyJunior1975 Yes, I know that. I was getting at that when you go to emimusic you can type in an artist name and a list of that artists videos comes down. With in that on the Bowie song list this video here is with in that list. I was drunk at the time and thought it was funny. I don't know why that was so hard for you to understand you fucking ass hole. Plus I realize now that nowbody cares so I'll stfu...

    ChameleonLost88 10 months ago

  • WHAP! BLAP! SLAP! LAYIN THA SMACK DOWN! I LOVE THE BEATS!

    HughManification 10 months ago

  • 11 people saw BennyTubs69's comment

    leadlegoman 10 months ago

  • Sigh, that's the New York I miss.

    God damn yuppies had to ruin my lovely city.

    Sl33pyS3ven 10 months ago

  • nba 2k9

    kunu98 11 months ago

  • oh my god thats the funky shit!

    RIMoZRAGGoZ 11 months ago

  • Root Down? OMFG That's the shit Mother Fucker -- I be kickin' it Mother Fuckin' Root Down!!! Nobody be throwin' it harder than the Beasties....

    phrygian3rd 11 months ago

  • More views, godamnn it. MORE VIEWS!

    lowblowproductions 11 months ago

  • dushi HOMBU!!!

    bboygarrick 11 months ago

  • Guys punch in Jimmy Smith"Root Down" for original and much better version.Not saying anything bad about beasties, just telling you to hear a better mix and a long funky jam...Enes

    IxENESxI 11 months ago

  • Oh My God thats the funky shit!

    broncosmitty 11 months ago

  • best hip hop ever this puts shame upon what all these rappers now r doin

    mikelikes010 11 months ago 2

  • Just saw Disco Biscuits sampling this in a Caves jam! Once i heard it, i was kicking it ROOT DOWN!

    metalhead476 11 months ago

  • Hey EMI, if you don't like the "shit" and "fuck" at their songs, just don't sign a contract.

    08100181 11 months ago

  • I remember when I was in college and three of my buddies were the Beastie Boys for Halloween. No one noticed they had costumes on. Dumb asses.

    professorgoddard 1 year ago

  • Claaassic !

    pionyang 1 year ago

  • Yep...at least they represent the elements of hip hop on their video even if it's borrowed footage..b-boying and graf. writing...

    1234breakdancer 1 year ago

  • I liked it more when invited artists weren't mentioned in the Title

    I.E.

    X ft Y

    X ft Z

    Y ft Z

    Heithlar 1 year ago

  • The Beastie Boys are EASILY top 5 greatest hip hop groups of ALL TIME! They have pure natural talent, style, charisma, energy, flow over ill production. I saw them in concert in 04 in Long Beach and they brought the house down! They represent Hip Hop to the fullest!

    TheNewsLa2010 1 year ago

  • cant stop the rockin by moby sounds like that

    fgrzejszczyk 1 year ago