Gangstarr - I'm The Man

[westside159]

Touch ya up like edward scissorhands

[bkice78]

Fire!

[Cr00klyn11]

JERU Today in Warsaw!!!

[Daglas79]

Respect !

[Thebiggie101]

I say people people come on and check it out now You see the mic in my hand now watch me wreck it now What is a party if the crew ain't there? [what's your name? ] call me guru that's my man premier Now many attempts have been made to hold us back?... Now that's fucking lyrics what's what I call reall hip hop. 92 the golden era

[Shiggity1231321]

Jeru fucking kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiillls it daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn i could listen to this all day

[cKunke2]

This was one of Jeru's first appearances wasn't it? He came out blastin.... So crazy

[ZatoSama]

that chello is nasty as f***

[ThaGod420]

Eat a dick Solar

[1TtidnaB]

@ThaGod420 lol, guru already did that for him

[hkitty413]

on this track, Guru speak wisdom, Lil dap speak for the streets, and Jeru is a lyrical beast

[TheSyrupMan]

I like how 3 different beats were used. That just shows you how prolific DJ Preemo is.

[SopotZG2]

similar to speak ya clout...

both perfect tracks

guru and preem = the illest

[Obamanomics]

yo Jeru came off on this joint... but Guru murdered it!!! Just listen to that shit again! (and again)

[tkwk1433]

0:10 For Guru Listeners

[lebowskibrew]

This song is almost perfect, i wish someone could go back in time and remove lil Dap from existence because he knows how to fuck up any song he is on. No flow, just a funky ass lisp

[koolfraser]

jeru's big break

[TheLouwryder]

RIP hip hop

[truerap1]

@TheLouwryder LOL

[TheNajo2010]

cause i'm the mothafuckin'man..

[venosf]

Jeru...Period.

[dukenthaylor]

4 tatted-jaw niggas trick and squeegie car windows for housed-mike money!

[astrosfan2]

gosh this is perfect, minus lil dap.

[Jairuhhmee321]

Jeru jumped on the beat and absolutely smashed it!

[iop223]

lil dap was wack, sounded like a 2000's thing 

[serkit2006]

Nah.

[mecca521]

Guru did great music with Solar too

[craigandrach]

@mecca521 what

[rcrouch06]

the best song until 1:45 .the beat for gurus verse is nasty they shouldnt have changed it up

[Siska0Robert]

2:53 For Charles Mingus Listeners

[Obamanomics]

Guru is a tough act to follow- that's why premo had to change the beats up on this song, guru had already MURDERED it by the time lil dap or jeru got to it

[NoahBHS]

4 people are gonna get shot

[zelebrator]

2:53 you're the muthaphukkkin maaaaaan!

[coconut1890]

Jeru's verse is probably one of the sickest verses on Daily Operation.

[sedcdf]

Jeru The Damaja killed it. He's very underrated. Everyone here's who's a Gang Starr fan. Y'all should listen to The Sun Rises In The East! It's a very underrated album. DJ Premier's productions is off the hook(Like always).

[drouco1]

@sedcdf hell yea..i remember gettin The Sun Rises when it came out must have bumped it nonstop for months.

[TTAM27hipHOP]

@sedcdf anyone who is a gangstarr fan is a jeru fan and an afu rah fan... come on now b, that is automatic. if someone needs that info explained then they are not a real fan.

[sedcdf]

@TTAM27hipHOP

There's numerous of "So Called" Gang Starr never heard of Jeru The Damaja.

[TTAM27hipHOP]

@sedcdf how is that possible?? premier produced jeru's first two album's... and he came out on hard to earn and whatever album this came out on on top of this track and speak ya clout being on the greatest hits... how would you not know who jeru is? by simply not being a fan b. fuck it i dont really care.

[hell257]

Are you serious? Lil' Dap hit it hard and smooth.

[Lilm3xican3]

@icecreampimp 4 people dont know hip hop smh lmaoo

[mcminnkey]

anyone else notice that ALL of guru's rhymes are quote worthy?

[MoBugCollect]

Check out surreal and the Sound providers - just getting Started

[sk8bordB7]

Uhh No offense to Dap and the Great Guru, But Jeru ATE THIS SHIT! The beat they gave him was so original and was an unheard sound back then, and Tha Damaja Came Out Full Force To have the best verse On This song.

P.S Props To Primo For Making All Three Of these beats, Complimenting All Three Of these dope MC's.

[MrPaddy967]

great great :D

[OlHotel]

Amazing song :D

[TheMicOnFireCuz]

no crackers allowed. GURU FROM DAT GANGSTAR THE MAN.

[TheMicOnFireCuz]

i just listen to guru and skip the rest.

[Creixhitme]

@TheMicOnFireCuz - You kidding? Jeru ripped this and that beat has the one of the dopest basslines Primo has ever laid down

[TheMicOnFireCuz]

@Creixhitme Yeah jeru is hot too. im just saying aint nobody giving guru his due so i said what i said. realest nigga in the song

[Creixhitme]

@TheMicOnFireCuz - Yeah, Guru does well on every single beat that Primo gives him.

[MK78SON]

I love Jeru the Damaja line... I'll tap that jaw, you probally know you heard it before, step to the bedlimite I'll prove my word is born.

[MK78SON]

Hip hop way better in 90's

[Creixhitme]

I think Guru's verse was the dopest, but Jeru's beat was the best. Lil Dap did well but both his beat and his verse were worse than the other two beats and verses lol.

[GMCM412]

eastcoast dopness.

[truethicknessnc]

THIZ IZ AN ALWAYZ WILL B THA SHITT!!!

[MK78SON]

I gotem' on the run...

[AWSKAR]

Nahhhhhh- I'm the Man.

[nwagate7]

is it hard for your ears; one of the reallest mc in the rap scene. RIP. To me you are still alive. underground forever]]]]]]]]]

[Daseldomseenkyd]

Dirty rotten scoundrel and my name is jeru, utilizin my tools in '92, mcees step up in mobs to defeats us when we rock knots and got props like Norm Peterson... you know the program I'm the mutha fuckin man.

[TacticalDomination]

Guru and Jeru killed it. The other guy is terrible.

[sixfeetdeep909]

@TacticalDomination you must be retarded or something, cuz lil dap goes hard, this what we bump in the ghetto got his part on repeat, stay in the burbs whitey

[cKunke2]

@sixfeetdeep909

No need to get at the dude, he was just stating his opinion. And most people, including myself would agree that Jeru made Dap look weak

[crazyrussian123456]

@sixfeetdeep909 racist prick

[sixfeetdeep909]

@crazyrussian123456 fuck you stupid brit shit, go drink some tea and watch cricket with you whore of a queen!

[crazyrussian123456]

@sixfeetdeep909 to be honest nothing beats a good ol' cup of tea whilst watching cricket with the queen (even if she is a bit of a goer). Aside from that i think theres no need to be racist towards someone just 'cause they didnt pay lil dap his (much deserved) respect. You aint got be cuban to watch scarface nor italian to watch the godfather so when people ALL over the world listen to hip hop we got every right to enjoy it just as much. Its the only way to keep all this old school shit alive!!

[Interloper83]

@crazyrussian123456 A great point. BTW, Lil Dap is garbage. I dont care if he's going from the head freestyle. It's his choice to do so and his rhymes are incredibly weak. Just cause its from the dome doesnt mean it deserves respect . His rhymes are shit.

[Everythingunderdasun]

@crazyrussian123456 ha british isn't a race

[crazyrussian123456]

@Everythingunderdasun i never said we were a race. If you read back to the earlier comments i originally commented calling him racist because sixfeetdeep909 called someone' whitey' in a negative manner you plonker.

[teddyiskool123]

they KILLED this track. shittttt.

[Tekkenboi08]

This song and Speak Ya Clout from Hard to Earn are nice. I love how everyone has their own beat to spit with.

[snoopdog44144]

LIL Dap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!classic

[kingrob29]

Like 312 Beyond dope!

[Pelzschuh]

3:02 hes the man!

[therev612]

u see the mic in my hand now watch me wreck it now.... and he sure did

[ChickenFriedHamMan]

god damn that beat when Jeru spits on it.....*bows down to Premo*

[snoopdog44144]

@ChickenFriedHamMan ...yo LiL dap came off the top of the dome... this song was amazing

[LoveHugsnHipHopSoul]

I FIGURED IT OUT! Jeru's instrumental has a bass sample from Charles Mingus' "II B.S."

[brutt407]

jeru da damaja gets down

[barlog20]

Jeru`s beat is mad ill.Premier is the motherfucken man.

[Joepineapplz]

.... my Nautica.

[McGinnsey]

Jeru's fucking dope! He was such a humble guy, let me talk his ear off for a good 5-10 mins before he was due on stage later at an event i was at. But anyways i told him this was my favourite verse of his and later when he was on stage and performing the man dropped this track and saw me at the front rapping along with all his lyrics then passed the mic to me and let me spit a bar or so of the track! Was a great moment in my life!!!

[DaneSupreme]

Jeru is the Man..

[DeDeDurINC]

I'm out to get the props that are rightfully mine.

Me and the crew think its about that time!

[RATMfan27]

lil dap all tha way on this track

[mitradis54]

lil dap tears it up

[demonic8888]

OHH FUCKING HELL YEAH TOP TUNE BUT JERU TEARS IT UP WITH THAT FAT MEAN BASS BACKING TUNE!



[antsorter]

jeru the damaja over a charles mingus sample

perfect

[252LifePL]

2:53 For Jeru De Damaja Listeners

[PSPmonk34]

@252LifePL jerus verse is sick as fuck homie but i got to listen to da whole song to pay respect to these real MCs haha glad to know im not the only hip hop junkie .... real hip hop that is

[swordsman6]

@252LifePL

Hell yeah! 

[oversizedgenitals]

@252LifePL his verse is so ill!

[dongkimkr95]

"I'm about to get the props that are rightfully mine, me and the crew thinks it's about that time"

One of the greatest rhymes in the hip hop/rap history

[maccabiallstar]

im buying this on itunes out of respect. i hate itunes.

[JaZZ42day]

It's like this... You just got to love the Gangstarr.

[eskillz49]

everytime I listen to this song I skip straight to jeru's part, then go back and listen to the whole song.

[xisim1]

@rushdarussian no

[Markuv6]

STOP STOP STOP!! Guru Holds It. "Nobody put me on I made it up the hard way look out for my people but the suckas should parlay!!!"

[doorslammerules]

this is CLASSIC

this is HIPHOP

[ReggieAndJessica]

My favorite part is Lil Dap. "So much anger, built inside, so don't stop to say 'hi', mothafucka just die."

[SSSm0kiN]

they are all great mcs

much love for this track

[kidkidkid123]

OH MY GOD PREMIER SAMPLED "HAITIAN FIGHTING SONG" BY CHARLES MINGUS!!

sry for my excitement. I love that song. This track is awesome!!

[kds121918]

styles n styles i flip lil dap remain sick

[sosavidz]

the beat?\/style switch towards the end is iilllll song structure

[28Thedopestghost]

yea the beat that drops on jeru's verse is fuckin crazy

[drouco1]

consistent, true, real hiphop. guru r.i.p

[Helldigran]

Lil Dap made some projects with polish rapers... check out O.S.T.R feat Lil Dap or PROSTO records. PEACE to oldschool fans

[MK78SON]

Hey yo' son... Guru said "Now, many attempts have been made to hold us back, slander the name and with hold facts, but I'm the type of brother with much more game, I got a sure aim!"

[therebelofficial]

Jeru killed this

[MK78SON]

Hey, yo' son... I love Guru... He's the Greatest MC of the 90's...

[Down4theunderground]

R.I.P. GURU

PEACE

[McGinnsey]

Haha i saw Jeru tha damaja live a couple of years ago, he was doing a Chibuku night in Liverpool, and promoting and selling his new album so i got a chance to talk to him for while. told him that his verse on this track was my favourite. then when he was on stage a couple of hours later he saw me in the crowd spit this verse while passing the mic to me letting me spit some of the lyrics myself!! One of the best nights out ive had!

[juliustheman]

GURU ONE OF THE BEST RAPPERS...

No doubt!

[MK78SON]

Hey, yo' son... "Put it on your front teeth that you ain't a phony to the core rat!" Now, tell why your the man. MK wuz here.

[JOHNBLAZESON]

SECOND TO NONE GURU 4 EVER !!!!

[SuperCasperman]

Tell Dem Y Ur The Man....."I'll Tap Ur Jaw, You Probely Heard That Before"...lmao just the way jeru came in was tuff....classics!!!

[MK78SON]

Yeah.... no doubt! Jeru The Damaja ripped it. Real Hip Hop lives on son..... RIP Gangstarr...

[KitchenerBombSquad]

dirty-dirty-dirty rotten scoundrels hahaha i remember i was taggin DRS for a while when i discovered jeru

[tomdiggity420]

IM THE MAN RIGHT HERE RIP GURU LEGENDS ARE FOREVER CHECK ME DA PRIMO KID OUT U GOTTA MINUTE

[howboutsome]

im gifted unlimited rhymes universal

so much anger built inside

motherrfuckaz just die

styles to styles i flip lil dap remain sick yes grou home is thick

so all ya punks hear this

[SlowedandMixed]

fuck who ever thumbs this down.. hatin azz niggaz

[weedjesus47]

haha love how they changed up the beat for jerus verse

[CoolKodiak]

Yes u r the man, foreva.

Fan since 1990.

RIP, true hip hop can rest now too.

[pezelbuda]

this is history on the makin'

[2themaxmovies]

@pezelbuda this is history already bin made bro

[little95]

'so much anger built inside so don't say hi mothaf@#* just die"......"i was told never to give my back to street as walk thru the ghetto dead souls I greet, see my man give'em pound, then I walk with frown another minute another brothas gunned down"

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels & my name is Jeru utilizin my tools in '92"......"I'm-ma get mine cuz the crew will get theres cut cha' up like edwards scissor hands you know the program i'm da mothaf*%#in man"

[NorEEzta]

This track had you waitin' for Jeru to go dolo.

[luckylotto8]

guru stans for

Gifted

Unlimited

Rhymes

Universal

[BringTheRiot]

illest album of 92

[Akshun54]

dap killed it but jeru's track is crazy!

[MPG187]

RIP Guru

God is

Universal. He is the

Ruler

Universal

[inownn]

Rest in peace, Guru of GangStarr

[niorpunk1]

rest ine peace guru....

[magnumx23]

Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal. Rest in peace. You will be missed greatly.

[garbcoflow]

wtf? no

lil' dap?

[WesStudii]

Long Live The GURU!

[WesStudii]

@WesStudii THE BEST WHO EVER DID IT! THE 7-21-18-21

[hypno63]

Better than Jay Z, and Puff. Only Nas comes close!

[Godhatesfatpeople]

All those 3 dream about growing up to be Guru.

[AfrikanDiaspora]

R.I.P

Fuck top 40 Hip Pop

[E2kMagazine]

Eternal Peace Guru, give my regards to the rest of the legends in Hip Hop Heaven!

[Jontemaaa]

RIP

[kinghodi]

RIP GURU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cant believe it

[domtheodore]

The Haitian Fight Song sample on Jeru's part is simply awesome.

[HipHopmyculture]

gang starr - the best rap group ever,

[piniczer]

Lil'Dap rlz

[mistaphill]

The beat on Jeru's verse is sick

[vhkhgb]

pray for him Guru u are the Man!!!!

[DJDarkWiz]

hep

[NVSubotica]

@DJDarkWiz HEPP

[frunzescu]

GERU FKN KICKS ASS.. ;)

[brooklynse]

peace and get well to my man GURU. one of the best that ever did it.

P I O N E E R

[StreetKarmah]

enuff is enuff!!!

pass this on

watch?v=1TNkP4pH6-0

[fatkidboy1]

Pull threw Guru!

[RootsRadic23]

bless up GURU..guidance & protection!

[SymphonicDelight]

GET BETTER GURU!

[ThePETREZ]

guru rips it ,

[ThePETREZ]

fat beats , nice !

[InQQQ]

dirty rotten scoundrels and my name is jeru. makes me wanna dance every time.

[Pacovl8]

Ill Track

[dogdog9090]

I loved HIP-HOP I wish I could bring JMJ

back to life HOP and Been the same since he DIED! word up.

[comax83197]

jeru is my fav

[briank1ne]

hell yeah man...jeru used to be my favorite rapper.

[polololototo]

@comax83197 jerus flow is just too nasty on this one

[dukenthaylor]

Great tracks come from great collabos! I like this one, Burn Hollywood Burn, The Symphony, Self-Destruction, The Scenario, and 4,3,2,1.

[manololecortez]

is that jeru damaja???

[briank1ne]

indeed

[tspis]

anyone know the sample from lil dap's part? can't find this info anywhere..

[FDAPO]

the song becomes epic once it gets to jeru's part

[nikko111111]

@FDAPO

The first verse ever, from the best MC ever.

[groundpounder35]

@FDAPO I was just about to say that when I read yours. His shit is like a fucking threat. Take it seriously.

[herokid1995]

this shit is ill

[Shyne85]

@FDAPO personally I only like guru's part

[pwnz0Rus]

@Shyne85

guru sets this track off with the laid back verses

best to have a blunt at hand when bumping this tune lol