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  • I remember them as the opening act for Public Enemy & Anthrax back in 1991.Good times, good times.

  • @Division1985 dats wassup we was wreckin shit just starting out

  • I grew up in Nova Scotia and listened to this in high school too!!! LOL. Big up's to The Y.B.T.

  • we are all good ..Yes born got a TaT shop ,

    Skrib..still doing it around the world ,,just performed for the troops

    ATA ..manager and Business owner..

    Kam still the badest DJ MC and all around real dude and producer still banging..

    and Me Tommy Never,,in the world of finance and managed money ins. etc..

    did the music and now married with a fam,,and loving life...

  • I used to let this tape rock till the tape popped in high school.  Peace from Nova Scotia, Canada. Still deadly....

  • @krakkajackson thanks for the love

  • yooo born good looking on the tattoo im comming back for that arm piece we spoke about east east

  • First Born got his own tattoo shop in nyc and he makes beats for a underground hip hop group the Ringleaderz, you can find him if you type in ringleaderz up here

  • Saw these cats open for Public Enemy in '92 what ever happened to them...

  • They had a contract dispute with Public Enemy because they stopped backing YBT. DJ Skribble when on to be a house DJ for MTV and arguably was the most successful. Kamron did a radio show in NYC for a while. ATA got into fashion design and I don't know what happened to the others. It's shame because I actually liked their music.

  • @ragingbullhcwf

    We all turned out ok and are all successful,,, we broke away from hank shocklee......born got a tat shop,, kam is still a number one top DJ producer,, tommy never wrote for the body guard and C and C music factory and is in the finance business ....Skribs is still banging away making dough

  • those white boyz sound good

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  • Hay'....here some white kids who

     was before this over rated Eminem!

  • member dude with the dreads was in house party 3. lol!

  • i love how people are calling these guys phony, posers etc. have u heard hip hop these days. these guys destroy whats out now. but soulja boy is real hip hop i guess bc hes black.

  • the brainchild of Chuck D & the mighty Public Enemy....

    Poignant, strategic & hard hittin'''

    Great production too....Did the Bomb Squad do this?

  • These Young Black Teenagers look like English Literature majors. Raspberry!

  • Really? Because that's not what their bio says on VH1. It says that one guy is Puerto Rican (who just happens to look like it) and I remember reading that back in the day, too. Oh, well, I guess I'm wrong and didn't know what I was talking about. Thanks for correcting me, I probably looked stupid.

  • I always loved this cut.

  • oh snap its jamal from house party 2

  • johnson, jamal johnson

  • Just uploaded some other tracks from their album.

    Best tracks:-

    On the DL

    YB Teenagers

  • Oh, yeah, one of the guys is Puerto Rican and Puerto Ricans have "black blood".

  • you are wrong they are all white homeboy, dont start posting shit till you get the facts right

  • They weren't saying that they were literally black teenagers. They were saying that they follow that culture and have that state of mind. I believe that the name was GIVEN to then by Public Enemy anyway. If you find that offensive that's your right but you shouldn't misrepresent what they were trying to say. It's not like they were performing a minstrel show with blackface on. They were trying to do something positive.

  • Check out the audio skit, "Disposable Tools" a message for Black & Hispanic teenagers preyed upon by military recruiters. It's at

    bradleyphoenixDOTCOM /justiceDOT html

    ALSO

    Type in "a white future - very disturbing" in the You-Tube search window, then click ENTER. The message: Guard against

    police states and History can be

    RE-written by the conquerors (the ones with the most WMD). Word!

    PEACE OUT.

  • dj skribble is still around

  • oh my bad i ment the other one below you haha

  • their group name needs to go

  • what the hell happened to them?????

  • whatever happened to these dudes?

  • Oh Tommy please stop talking shit ok you made a little bit of money but "INSIDERS" know what the real deal is with you and yours!!!!

  • kamron rocks ass

  • Supposedly Firstborn is Goretex's cousin..strange tidbit

  • i saw the dude in dreadlocks on the tv doing an interview then i was like now im really gonna get beat up on daily basis...

  • iLL

  • im black and never took offense to their name they were good to me

  • I aint read all the comments and Im not goin to but I hope someone has already written that this name was GIVEN to them by PUBLIC ENEMY the same way they gave the leaders of the new school theyre name and chuck d also gave busta rhymes his name

  • still bumps.black white or whatever.

  • The idea back then (according to them) was "black" was a state of mind and not a skin color, allegedly a tribute to black culture.

    Allegedly.

    My opinion: justr a name to get noticed.

  • Lol @ THATS LIKE HAVIN A GROUP CALLED "4 WHITE OLDMEN" STARING 4 BLACK YOUNG GUYZ

    but your shift key is stuck

  • It was good concept, but at the wrong time. Hip hop was still developing imagery and a fan base couldnt materialize unless it was hip-hop/rap hybrid. Eminem came out 8 years later, once the hang ups like race and rap were beginning to dissolve.

  • have they looked at the mirror

    thats like me callin myself white when i'm black

  • Oh man this is so awesome! A laserdisc!

  • does anybody have that jam by these cat's called"roll wit the flavor" if you could post that i would be so greatful..

  • They used the name because they were going to be labeled as wannabes. The name was a downfall because they had skills. Unlike the Beasties they were wannabes. TNever did write for Soul System - It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day check it. He went Hollywood and was in the video lookin like a sellout fag. I doubt he collected royalties for 31 million sold. I knew Scott(Scribble) from the liquor store he worked at across from Walbaums

  • So i went hollywood, and U doubt I got Paid,hahahahahahahahahahahahah­ahahahaha.

    tell scott iallocci I say wassup....

    oh and I have full writer credit bitch and eard the fist mill at 23 SO DONT HATE ON HOLLYWOOD>..........biiiyyooot­tcchh. oh !! and i sold more as a writer than all of.em SON

  • Full writer credit? The song was originally by Earth, Wind and Fire. Doubt you cleared a million bro. Insiders clarified your deal(Soul System) was a flat fee for the Bodyguard soundtrack. The only people that collected residuals was Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown sucka. You never wrote another song that was published, fraud.

  • haha very funny !!! tha song was originally done by Bill withers/ warner chappell,, Ill entertain you for a moment,,"Funny" No flat fee,Not in my world paid for every record sold, 31 million to be exact. and wrote and co wrote 11 songs,, and frauds get deals which I had and still get royalties from,,This is fun,,,Oh so when your associated with anything like that rep it!

    your comment was good though entertaining actally, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA off to the bank....I go

  • LOL, 11 Songs? Let's see the first shytty YBT album that went double lead had 10 songs + 1 lame track Bill Withers/EW&F remake. You tout 31 million records sold, that was thanks to Whitney singing Dolly Parton's song. Your a ghost in the music world. Thankfully ATA replaced you, YBT got a better deal with MCA and a worldwide hit. Your not even from Queens. Have a lovely day fraud.

  • haha ! its funny! A Nobody who never blessed a mic Can comment. though your opinion is allowed, Its still garbage! one thing your right about is, Whitney God bless her was and made the album sales world wide over 2yrs sell 31mill and I happen to be on it and PAIDDDDDDD,,,,Oh and before I go how many album sales you clockedin...and I be that ghost who many know ..oh who r u agian,Oh thats right NOBODY!!!!!! now!go get me coffee!

  • Check these lyrics I just spit, " crazy dope female, in detail 5'9", big behind, blond bombshell". You like shyt don't ya homey?

  • That is too funny Tommy Barbaccia is boasting about his lyric prowess like the Al Bundy of hiphop. Couldn't arrested in Cali so he moved back to LI to work in a boiler room. Here chump, I got extra 150k falling out of my back pocket that you can invest in the latest Jones Soda. Then your brokage manager can give you a pat on your head for making your monthly quota.

  • Thats great info lol

    very enjoyable. His mom worked as a waitress in a canarsie diner she was very hot if memory serves correctly

  • I guess the named themselves " Young Black Teenagers " cause " 5 White Kids From Long Island " didnt have that ring to it!

  • Kamron is a hottie

  • that guy was jamal on house party 2

  • YO, You want sum bean pie?

    I love this old school shit

  • they were down with P.E. and there beats were done by the Bomb Squad....& they had skillz..so all you who don't like..go listen to M&M..

  • I guess u couldnt get signed u hiphopocryt.

  • Whigga whigga whigga?

  • 1.got a deal 2.got Paid 3.had an expeience u wish u could have, 4,hip hop history.

  • Are you collecting royalties too since 94?

    Which one were you Tommy Never or First Born?

  • Hey I know you .... lol shay shay

  • Not bad.

  • the starting of this song sounds like an u-boot

  • This was when the Bomb Squad could do no wrong.

  • Chuck D from PE gave them bulletproof props and their DJ Skribble became one of the most sought after DJs.

  • Cuck D from PE gave them bulletproof props and their DJ Skribble became one of the most sought after DJs.

  • THE SHIT

  • The Tommy Never was the Ish Fact! he went on to write for the body gaurd album Starring Whitney Houston, How do you say 31 million Sold world wide CHACHING HATERS>>>!!!!!

  • i am firstborn cousin tommylearned everything from born and got lucky

  • I am Tommy Never And I was never Lucky I worked hard and hustled Dont Hate !!!

    I am On a 31 million selling soundtrack and Rich Bitch.......lol all the way to the bank..

    And Now This is why I am HOT. Oh !! tell Adam Weiner I say what up Nikka

  • yo did you get my email i knew i get your attention botch get at me me miss ya dogg

  • and for everyone on here to know that comment was a joke tommy never never ran never will he is a dope mc but not as good as kaz from 2 house

  • I believe it this is hip hop

  • Tommy Never was all that Fact! He went on to write for the Body gaurd album starring Whitney Houston 31 million sold Bitches.

  • I owned both of their LPs.I truly believe these young niggas sincerely wanted 2 feed the tributary of Hip Hop.If U would've heard their LPs-U would've heard no gimmicks.Just genuine, unadulterated music.Real Talk.

  • On the low, though, Kam should've dropped a solo LP.His joint "Tracy" on their debut was CRAZILY DOPE!

  • A ? 4 all the cats dissin' these dudes:Did you type N "teenagers" or some word relevant 2 this crew? Did U just randomly think about these cats & search 4 'em or what? Every1's acting like they just stumbled upon this video & feigning disappointment that they're White.

  • tap the bottle is rad...but this one sounds like that NWA song 'express yourself'...in the song and in the video!!! but you have to reckon that black influence in the lily ass kids was and is in EFX!!!

  • are they albino, or are they white people saying theyre blacc? lol

  • KILL URSELFS! THTS ALL ANY 1 CAN SAY.

  • muthafuckaz don't know - this album, with DOPE production by The Bomb Squad, was crazy slept on!! 16 years later and few have the raw sound today that these 'black' kids brought in '91 !! fuck you haters..

  • The production was awesome. I thought so even back then, though I wouldn't/didn't buy any of their albums. For more Bomb Squad stuff, check out Son of Bazerk "Change the Style" and "The Band Gets Swivey on the Wheels" for sure. Amazing.

  • WOOOO!! Fucking posers

  • yo creamcorn, creampuff, whatever. That was the gayest comment anyone ever posted. oh yeah, u call urself creamcorn! LMAO!!

  • ROFLMAO ... i find that funny... music sounds ok though... no racistic stuff plz

  • I'm speechless.

  • He was on House Party 2 - this is the first song I've checked out of his / theirs. I think it's goosd old skool no-nonsense hip-hop but then who am I? I ain't no judge. I ain't the Simon Cowell of hip-hop! Anyway... thank for the upload, man!

  • I heard about these guys on Vh1's I love the 90's special.

  • lmfao all i gotta say

  • LOLLL @ Their name Young Black Teenagers.

    I guess 5 White Kids From Long Island didnt have that ring to it!

  • lol none of them are black good song though

  • They are nothing like the Beastie Boys, for anyone from NYC in the 90's this was the flav. Tap the bottle was a classic, moulies would even tell you that.

  • the best YBT tune was "Tap the bottle"

  • yo i aint gonna lie these guys were hott  they had there albums and to let u know the white guy KAMRON is more hood then all u people niggas servin 8 in jail for gun possesion and poppin someone in the kneee lol i would love to see someone tell him hes wack

  • This is more hip hop than that "lean wit it rock wit it" bull.

  • no, really it isn't. it was hot garbage when it came out and it's still garbage.

    I did like "tap the bottle"... but that's where it stops.

  • sh*t. heavy metal is more hip hop than southern 2 step music...

  • Eh, tomato/tamato. Just because something is different from something doesn't mean it's better. I like certain Southern artists, not the "Lean Wit It" type shit... but really, this lame ass video is no better. It was just garbage for a different time frame... but still, garbage.

  • wack

  • hmmm these guys suck

  • r u for real did they give these dudes a record deal.....they suck.... i got foue words for these dudes.....wanna be beastie boys..

  • from wikipedia: "They intended their name as a tribute to the black culture they were influenced by, but some thought their name offensive or ridiculous."

  • HAHAHAH!!! r they 4 real?

  • HAHAHA THERE WANNABE BLACK ^^ . WTF There not even good ?

  • young black teenagers?? They are all white WTF!!!!

  • you get me

  • lmao.......u stupid lmao..yo i'm fallin' out ova here

  • Black is a state of mind, eh?

  • I started laughing when they said that. But about their rapping skills? I don't know...

  • thats that dude from house party 2 or 3 one of them... wow i didnt like this song

  • whoops..my keyboard f'ed up..

    "Tap the bottle"* lol

  • I just liked ÈTap the BottleÈ..because it was basically the only song i knew from them :p lol

  • what is this garbage!

  • its about the little black dude putting that disc in and WATCH that shit video of theirs in the first place,it kind of makes some sort of sence! READ the dumb-ass comments below

  • this is a crime aginst humanity. this soo bad and what is up with Black Teenagers there isn't one balck on there.

  • Maybe it is true. Black is a state of mind! Other than that I enjoy seeing the music and stuff I never got to see in the 90's and 80's.

  • No.  Black is not a state of mind, it is a color of skin. Would you call an African-American as being in a state of mind? No, because African-American is a nationality. These white teenagers obviously had no idea what they were talking about at the time.

  • I saw them on 40 least hiphop moments on VH1. I don't know whate they were smoking because I doubt calling your group Young Black Teenagers and you're white won't have peaple calling you a wannabe.

  • wtf? young BLACK teenagers? LMFAO!!!

    they must be colorblind

  • they jacked run dmc's - beats to the rhyme harrrrrrrd

  • their name and their skin clashing puts your perspective into picture the point puts you in your place

    once you get over that you simply have fun listenin HI its 2007 Im on youtube and my mind is still as narrow as the razor blade i carry tucked under my tongue

    good luck helping to hold the world down with your petty shit

  • black white? fuck all of you !!! it's just fucking music listen and shut the fuck up!!

  • why are they white?

  • beacuse their mom and dad were white, fucking retard

  • CB4 moment?

  • iight motley jus wantin to say is in different regions growing up sometimes you pick up how you talk from your environment me im from up top (up north) and i would pronounce ask like axe/ talk like tawk/ an i neva said never to anything lol jus some humor yo dont get pissy b-e-z

  • They weren't Black.

  • no shit stupid, they thought black was a state of mind, do research before leaving such a stupid comment, everyone can see they werent black we dont need your stupid ass help

  • Shut the Fuck Up You Cracka Ass Cracka! LMAO!

  • no shit stupid, everyone can see they werent black we dont need your stupid ass help

  • After the 1:30 sec mark the kid starts touching the screen and moving things... Looks like Apple has some explaining to do. The iPhone multi-touch software was available in '91 hahahaha

  • WTFFFFFFFFFFFFF

    LMFAOO!!!!!!!!

  • Young BLACK Teenagers??? Anybody ever sue for false advertising? I remember their "black is a state of mind" interview...LOL F'n morons.

  • Search They Sold Their Souls For Rock N' Roll on Google video.

    It's shocking to say the least.

  • wow, must be cool to be black!!!! MTV does a good enough job portraying that message. when will somebody realise its not cool to speak like a mumbling idiot and leave out letters. We can still pronounce our R's people. its neveR, not neva.

  • i used to think they was just light skinned

  • In a old interview they said that being black is a state of mind. So i'm not really black? I just think iam? They were tryin way to hard! They don't know what it's like being black, Well Dah! Look at em.

  • They were put together by Hank Shocklee and produced by the famous Bomb Squad ( Public Enemy), sorta kinda Hip-Hop answer to the then succesfull NKOTB.

  • wat tha fuck iz diz and y dey called yung blck teenagerz they aint even black

  • And Just think ...DJ Scribble is still gettin money ..and he was down with these clowns ? LOL

  • Did these rap rejects fail to realize they weren't black?

  • the only bad thing the did was name their group. they can rap decently.

  • they soooooooooooooooo suck pozers totaly

  • You fools dissin don't know shiet we are not offended about them takin the name YBT... Go back to the 21st Century where Lil Jon owns shhhh

  • Who the hell is we?

  • dj skribble

  • That's Jamal-ski from House Party Three

  • House Party 2

  • WHUT THE FUCK IS THIS

  • this is why i hate my race sometimes.....

  • hahah

  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HA what a bad career move for all these fucks