The Delfonics-Ready Or Not Here I Come

[jojamful]

Can't hear this song without thinking about the movie the Five Heartbeats, when Duck was looking at the girl get into the car with another man. Great song!

[salimacat]

THE DELFONICS HAD A HUGE EFFECT ON MJ. HE PERFORMED MANY OF THERE SONGS. LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU, CAN YOU REMEMBER, THIS SONG AND OTHERS. MJ SAID THAT THE DELFONICS WERE HIS FAVORITE GROUP. HE EVEN OPENED FOR THEM! CHECK OUT MY INTERVIEW WITH THE DELFONICS, "SALIMA SPEAKS DELFONICS" PEACE.

[djcountry1985]

Three 6 mafia - who run it sampled the horns

[nanlisa]

I just love this song.

[Aganazee]

Sounds like The Fugees' sample was more in the style of the J5 version. Including the "ah huh" ad lib M.J. did in the chorus.

[bizallin]

a badass jam...the horns and string arraingment is awesome..

[artistbmxer123]

thumbs up if you came here because of CULTBMX

[MrDanielWalls]

Why is everyone flaming The Fugees??? They were amazing! And to sample songs like this is brilliant as it keeps the music from the past alive. Appreciate music from all genres, stop living inside a box and insulting music that you may not like.

[MsChicago63]

MY JAMM MY JAMM I LOVE THESE BROTHERS!!! I WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL BACK IN THE DAY IN CHI TOWN WHEN THEIR MUSIC WOULD PLAY ON WVON ANN WGRT, BUT I REMEMBER HEARING IT.

[shootingzen28]

Jackie brown brought me here.

[Mrnick59]

Fugees? Who the f.ck are they again? Please remind me!

[ENJ4321]

@Mrnick59 Hold on wait a minute. The Delphonics are undoubtedly legend status they are absolutely great, but don't you dare hate on the fugees. They are the greatest rap grooup/ new age R&B group. Look at who came out of the Fugees. Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill. Wyclef never came with a wack song, even wjhen he does stuff with Shakira, and Lauryn Hill is a Queen.

[Rubano5428]

@Mrnick59 If it wasnt for the fugees, i highly doubt that you would have came and listened to this...

[qqrk1372]

I came to the Delfonics by way of the Jackie Brown soundtrack. It's full of songs with SOUL by talented people who could actually sing. Check it out.

[IsoscelesKramer]

@qqrk1372 Same here!

[crashrouge]

The Fugees? Listen, if you know anything about music then you'd know the Fugees couldn't even stand in the same shadow of the Delfonics. The Fugees-Yeah, right! Ignorance is blissed.

[57highland]

@crashrouge Don't blame the Fugees. It's not their fault. They were born into an era where the quality of music doesn't count very much. 

[MsChicago63]

@crashrouge I SECOND THAT SOME PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP THEIR MOUTHS CLOSED BECAUSE WHEN THEY OPEN IT MY BRAIN BURNS. FUGEES YEAH GET THE **** OUTTA HERE!

[djderlee]

FUGEES

[jonna3015]

@djderlee love this song

[7archangels2]

As we say: BACK IN THE DAY,THAT WAS THE JAM!!!(^_^)

[MsLeviferguson]

THIS SONG REMINDS ME ABOUT MY OLD SCHOOL DAYS WHEN THIS GUY WANTED TO FIND ME BUT HE NEVER DID FIND ME!! :) HA HA GREAT OLD SCHOOL JAM AMEN!!

[drwhatson]

Oh, shove your F*****G damned samples up your A**! You can't improve on perfection.

[dbgtwin1]

The 2 fools who clicked "dislike" to the Delfonics need a BEAT DOWN!

[TayBreezyDaDon]

Yo if you listen to the beggining you can sample it n make a hot beat to it I lov this song

[jacquesregan]

2 people were Not ready to hear this

[DBFdaMonsta]

What songs were sampled from this

[RichBoi219]

@DBFdaMonsta the only song i know is by the fugees

[jorgee57]

@RichBoi219 you must be a youngster this song was out in the mid ot late 1960s i was 9 0r 10yrs old,then the j5 came on the seen and did it not a bad job

[shakedowncu]

@europerizona its was Timbaland and Magoo

[kingrob29]

In the album sleeve of The greatest hits album there's a picture of them with Muhammed Ali, and they're chillin in there 70's pimp suits. lol

[philcurt52]

best intro ever

takes me back to my youth

love it

[nudycutie]

I feel so lame I heard this at work and thought of course the Fugees didn't write this ha ha!

[europearizona]

@0:11-0:14 i love that part... who sampled that?

[93lovelythang]

@europearizona Missy Elliot-sock it to me

[palehorse44]

Solid.

[bbopmc]

this is real grown folks music right here.

[mrdgilbert]

the original, and still the best. 110 th street, etc, true originals!

[RussellAthletics]

I like how Missy Elliott use some samples from this song in her oo ah Sock it to me song. And when the Fugees came and also sample the Ready or not verse for ther song in 1996.

[joelperronful]

ty soooooooo  much

[MrDwalker813]

Classic

[kdeeuk]

soulllllllllll babyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Digatalism]

Aaight : D

[HighSierraSamson]

Back in the day when artists could actually sing...

[NoRosesForMe]

XxXx for M.C. XxXx

miss ya darlin.

[patriciacarrasco]

who sang this first? jackson 5 or the delfonics? cuz lil mike did great as usual...RIP mikey

[hoopoe222]

Delfonics. Don't think J5 did it at all.

[HighlandPark908]

@patriciacarrasco

Absolutely, the Delfonics. The Delfonics were out the same time as the Chi lites, Moments, Stylistics and the 5 Stairsteps. I had the opportunity to see them all in concert. Those were the best to times!!

[ggblueam]

@patriciacarrasco This was a hit for the Delfonics around '68, when the Jackson 5 were just getting started. Most of the Delfonics' hits, including this one, were written by William Hart (lead singer) and Thom Bell (song writer & musician). Later, Bell went on to write hits for the Stylistics and the Spinners with Linda Creed.

[SoundWaves01]

@patriciacarrasco

It was dellfonics :D

[rivilov]

@patriciacarrasco Delfonics!

[koolfraser]

@patriciacarrasco delfonics man! philly in the house!

[z30soulbrother]

@patriciacarrascoDelfonics did it first in 1968

[123Steaky]

@patriciacarrasco the delfonics.

[J5Motown]

@patriciacarrasco Delfonics, the Jackson 5's version of this is so amazing though

[cerdoselassie]

thanks thanks thanks

[momodani7]

ty =)

[ther51]

wow thanks for this, great one.

[WatDaStreetsCreated]

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