Rockit - Herbie Hancock (1983)

[TrippleH655321]

THEIR BREAKDANCE FIGHTING!!!

[pianiplunker]

Great video, not too much into softcore robot porn though.

[jowblow2]

Epic Zoolander final battle scene !

[seafireofatlantis]

the bestthing about school musician projects is i get to listen to this for homework

[micheauanthony]

i lliikkkkeeeeee this mmmmuuuuuusssssiiiiiccccc

j'adore

[Zeroethorder]

It's that damn Hansel, he's so hot right now.

[MegaMEVER]

quite an inspiration you were

[redheadbabygurl23]

This is not how this song was originally made back then it sounded different they put record scratching in place of another insturment a friend told me

[AllPcTutorials]

Thumps up if you where watching the cleavlend show

[rodcrippler]

@AllPcTutorials I can see why anyone would mistake this song with Axel F, that guy kinda ripped off from this song...

[ChurchOfKali66619]

Stupid question: Why can't we show the original Mtv vid, with the robots and stuff? That was incredible, a lot better than the New Wave shit they were selling back then. Most of the break dance stars only WISH they were a tenth as good as Grand Maestro Hancock!!!!!

[SOULJATWIN]

80's BABY CLASSIC HELL YEEEH

[TheGummybearChannel]

Kickin old skool brought me here :)

[Animalsrule200]

lol i did a jazz dance to this song for my dance class. i was excited because my dad loved the song when he was a kid!

[HolteDuffyEnder]

Showboat song!!!

[bhinks]

The featured bass line is like a damn stair stepper, love it

[25yomama]

daaamn maaaaaan!! Been looking for this song for the longest time! Classic man <3

[TranceGirlGreece]

oldskool ;)

[caetanmatrix1]

haters gonna hate

[bigdolla69]

heard this one today and i HAD to get it on here lol-----can't stop the rock baby

[NikkiClo]

where is the original video?

[blakedmc1989]

DanceDanceRevolution, GTA Vice City, & NBA Street fans STAND UP!!!!!

[oldudereeno]

@blakedmc1989 GTA MAN :) :) YEEEAH

[fallout1111]

The music video for this song was awesome....and a bit disturbing. Lots of automated robotic and crudely animatronic dismembered anatomical parts on the move.

[jdpalacios25]

Herbie is a beast.

[kennyrawlins]

What the doooooooooooooooe is not to like!?!?!?

[Jim17I]

Rockit is a great video and the original MTV video needs to be back on this site.

[screwdigitaldish]

@Jim17I Im hip.



[MrSupahnin10doh]

my name is Rod, and I like to party...

[14milesway]

I can't find the official video anywhere : /

Great song though

[chrisbenner1]

Herpes Hangcock

[ryanmeursing]

Genius!

[bradnottingham]

This is my jam right here.

[Dresenpai]

If this doesn't make you want to pop and lock, you have no soul.

[xoxmariposa94]

the beginning sounds like "so excited" by Janet Jackson

[faithfulkat77]

where's the original video? i cannot find it :(

[TheWeamz]

FIRE IN DA HOLE!!!!!!

[swankrecords]

this just peeled the paint off my walls

[torrahtorra]

TIMELESS~~~~~period.........

[jman121ful]

BEST EVA

[brockulese]

yeayuh!!!



[Cheddarswiss21]

I ROFL SO HARD AT THIS SONG FOR SOME REASON LOL XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD

[PIXCH3LOKOSAL]

FUCKEN HERBIE HANCOCK GOT DOWN ON THIS JAM !!!

[wilhelm9garysson]

I WAS THERE, MAN!!!



[vintageclassik1990]

The theme from the DJ documentry Scratch.

[nre1975]

because jazz never paved the way for artists to go out and experiment .......or to break boundaries...oh noooooo......well said sHerm76....

[Baritone45]

@nre1975 Sure. experiments are good. This one found a very rewarding vein monetarily speaking. It led to an entire industry built to recycle music and combine it with noise and a bunch of swear words and bigoted and misogynistic and militant cliches. It's made a ton of money while perpetuating the cycle of violence and hatred and advanced music not one iota. Musically the experiment failed, but for the music business has been a great success.

[jaypholikespho]

@Baritone45

I hope you aren't classing gangster rap and hip-hop together. The shit you hear on the radio nowadays isn't "hip-hop" at all. I can understand if you believe "hip-hop" music contains vulgar and misogynistic content. I agree with you that it has influenced youths in the wrong direction. But, this song is not garbage. It's a classic example of creativity and originality. This song brings people of all colors and cultures together, transcending any racial and social barriers.  Can you?

[jaypholikespho]

for those that don't know, the hip-hop movement was originally meant to bring lower class youths together to promote peace, love, and respect and unity. Yes, rap has its roots in Africa, but poetic-speaking can be traced back to the ancient art of story-telling (like back when your ancestors and my ancestors didn't have books) and that tradition has always been around since the beginning of civilization. I mean, before the "Illiad" and "Odyssey" became books, they were told by poets and orators.

[sHERM76]

baritone ur an idiot!!!

[Baritone45]

How did such a great jazz artist as Herbie Hancock launch such a vacuous and foul art form as scratching on a turntable which eventually turned into rap? I suppose it's because he sold out to sell albums with this piece of garbage.

[inspirewisdom]

@Baritone45 It shows how backward you are in terms of music.This Jazz-Funk at its best.

[Baritone45]

@inspirewisdom  OK, remind me to continue to ignore "jazz funk" while I continue listening to Herbie's actual jazz work.

[718meshellee]

:D

[syblaze1]

One person smokes way to much crack!

[de44f]

Um, hot chicks? hell yes it deserves a like!

[ZuluYoungPoland]

legend!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bradnottingham]

Amazingly creative.

[Sloney1969]

Gettin me peice of lino out and my boogie box... got me addiads first top on... got me addidas samba on and I am dancin... to the toons.... here I go

... for a back spin / windmill combo and finsh off with a bit of robotics....

Shit I forgot... I am now 41 and can't even get up from picking up something from the floor.... ooooh me knees.... love it....!!

[025Kenneth025]

justin bieber dislike it

[fueledbymusic3]

Riminds of 1983 when I had just received a shelf stereo for my 13th bday! Loved my stereo. Also when a neighbor really hated to let me record off his records. Basically cause he wanted to be the only one in the block to have this and other break songs LOL

[BigJon200]

Classic BBOY song

[blackerthanebony100]

BEST FUCKING SONG EVER!!!!!!!!

[dcnyatl]

HIP HOP!!!!!

[ChanTadashi]

Is real best for all time, 我爱听！！

[FirstPersonOnUtube]

zoolander

[hapzap13]

Pure polyrhythmic funk !!!!!!

[chunkymilk]

Vice City!

[spacegasp]

ANOTHER 1983 hit!!

[n8tureboy]

This Hancock tune is genius, very reminiscent of Thomas Dolby, both great musicians in their own right!

[SuperSuport]

good

=)))



[Conduit13C]

I always thought it was a rip-off of "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton...but it's cool, it's back when music was pure-quality...

[katbunz26]

Old skool baby!!!!!  No one rocks it better than Herbie!!!!

[jman121ful]

@katbunz26 TRUE!!!! Why is there NO ONE like US?????????

[OLDSCHOOLHHSEX]

@katbunz26 Herbie Hancock is good,but GRANDMASTER FLASH's group is 1 of the Early Pioneers who was the first to have such F_U_N_K_Y TRACKS to get people breaking out on that Cardboard before Herbie Hancock... ROCKIT is known as Herbie Hancocks Timeless 1 hit Video Wonder using the Robotic Mannquins

[Almin97]

Nice Song!!!!! Love the Begining to 0:45

[skpdron1]

TUUUUUUUUUNE.

[ItsDahMonstahMan]

Awesome song :)