LL Cool J - Phenomenon

[MakedaKrizFinley]

I love this beat! "Something like a phenomenon!" lol Stuff like this inspires me to sing, I finally posted a video of myself at the mall trying out for a talent show. Guess you guys can look at it. Oh my bravery :P

[MrKrayzie50]

wtf does he say about Tupac??

[negrogu]

ll cool j is wack.

[tateavery21]

@negrogu LL is versatile meaning he do tracks for differnet peeps. check out LL Cool J rap city in the basement freestyle then do his it;s time for war by LL

[mac001texas]

ludacris videos inspired by this...?

[mrcash193]

smh this song should have been verified 4x platinum lol

[mrcash193]

im soo mad i just herd out this song yesterday on my friends iPod smhh I've been listening to LL for zoo long smh!! i guess I've been listening to his early stuff too much lol

[MrCeemce]

Thumbs up, if you're listening it from Poland

[xxczarnulkaxx100]

Tak xd

[Macikoshenry]

Czy ktoś tu jest ku*wa z POLSKI??????

[rideronpl]

@Macikoshenry jakie kurwa ma to znaczenie???

[TheThaito]

jesteśmy POLSKA

[b0red0mkillsthey0ung]

anbody else need to change their unmentionables after hearin this?

[CrazyShatik92]

Gorgeous music!!!

[RATAPWNZU]

THIS SONG HITS HARDER THAN MOST DUBSTEP.

[harukirahul123]

@RATAPWNZU ahaha this is the best comment by far!

[TheHighlyAcclaimed]

Fans need to demand for Real Music again! This is such a hot vibe.

[nezkahveci]

adam düz tokmakcı

[florisiznogood]

cant... sit.. still .. must move head

[jmoore22100]

THAT IS MICHELE OBAMA THEY TRY TO COVER HER UP ON ALL THE OTHER PHENOMENON VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER ONES.

[interplaygirl1]

Jestem tu, bo Małpa w swoim kawałku "Pamiętaj kto" nawija o naprawde dobrej muzie

[MrGrzechu666]

jestem z polski gdyby nasz rap tak brzmiał byłbym jeszcze bardziej dumny niż teraz z muzyki, której słucham

[southwardcape]

this is the shiz music.back in the day when it was cool to be out on the town,mean as maori mean.

[halcyon0830]

Michelle Obama at 2:48, she is dancing.

[bigwillie1111]

@halcyon0830 HA HA It sure looks like her

[lauralemonlime]

this song is DA BOMB

[techtoucha]

i like it

[mohhani1]

fuck u ll cool j !

[velaocampo]

ah ah, baby girl was draped in chanel said she love tupac but hates some ll seen her at the bar with anklets and toe rings she can take a prince, turn him into a king i was looking at her in the limelight pearly whithe said her man get paper but he dont live right all this emotion flowing inside the club do you really wanna thug or do you want love?............

[wonspot1]

something like a phenomenon, white lines by melle mel

slip in and out phenomenon, cavern by liquid liquid (original)

[Damce]

@wonspot1 great ears for samples ;)

[designerprons]

Puffy had his moments as producer. This tune is a good one of those...

[MrRazyf]

Faxa!

[trinidadrrc]

2:48 I didn't know Michelle Obama was in this video LMAO

[Mcoughlin6483]

1:22  Way to rhyme "seduction" with "suction"

[unkotony]

i'm sick of these songs that do not compete with the depth of the original song. No disrespect to those who are too young to know any better. Compare "Who is he and what is he to you" by Bill Withers to LL Cool Js "Phenomenon, and also "No Diggity" by Blackstreet, to Bill Withers' "Grandma's Hands". LL and Blackstreet have a long way to go before they reach the talent of Mr Bill Wilthers.

[GelandnaleG]

0:09

[chadsexington4]

37 ppl hate an LL

[letmespeak2u]

@chadsexington4 They probably are like 'This video isn't anything like the LL Cool James we know. Cool. Sexy. This is a Busta Ryhmes, Ma$e, Will Smith, and Missy Elliott video collision.'

[gabehampton]

This video isn't that old.. Geeze. You all make me feel old or something. This video is kind of wack for LL. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the guy, but this is an example of him fearing his audience and trying to change his style to still feel relevent;. He should have just stuck with the formula that made him great instead of coming out looking like a man with no self worth or confidence anymore. You want to see LL in his prime? Look up his performance of Radio on Soultrain.

[mika4eva100]

thee beshhttt , nothing competes this shit .

[mrpapafunky7879]

now ya club hoppin keep tha cristal poppin use my chips to take tha next man shopppin! HELL Noooo

[khenessy1]

said she love 2pac but hate some LL.......hahahahhaha the sickest line

[RaymondNS]

The most versatile rapper to ever do it, and still the most underrated.

[12theory]

i want pac

[omd0]

wtf only 600,000 + some of our youth need to get slapped

[dubbybubble]

baby girl was draped in chanel say she love 2pac but hates an LL seen at the bar with anclets aand toe rings she can take a prince and turn him into a king

[DNME87]

oh yeah oldschool..

LL cool J

belongs with the 90's classics like Ginuwine, Lenny kravitz and blackstreet,

PEACE!

[akazorn]

LL is doing shit too like others he was so hot some yrs ago

[xelbaga1987]

this was lame back the days due the fact that it was released after 2pac died..lol..what a wimp

[usairborne1123]

Fuck yeah! LL is the man!

[juyce28]

THATS MY NIGGA, L.L for life baby!!!! Queens 132, baby....

[x2factorxxx]

man why don't they play this anymore, this is some roal good shit.

[MegaRoutier]

He is talking! What is his story?

[babaaa20]

OMG! Sweet memories! I'll always love this song!

[orzelek2222]

ale po co to zdjęcie z 2Packiem na początku ?

[Cycu071]

shit

[ThaFashionvictim]

do u wanna fuck or do u want luv?

[NJburbsSeeker]

For an NCIS agent this guy is one hell of a performer...lol

[zoochelsea]

sounds like a mixture of Bill Withers guitar riff and Grand Master Flash's white line. great song though

[SteadiStick]

The G-O-A-T. 25 years and still going.

[greeneyedickhead]

this is what the clubs should sound like

[NJburbsSeeker]

@greeneyedickhead

Agreed...

[bumpynoodlez]

Banger

[HarlemzMostHated]

this song was TERRIBLE! I think even LL would admit this. Notice how this video, Jay Z-Sunshine, Will Smith-Getting Jiggy With It, Notorious BIG-Mo Money Mo Problems all looked similar lol the jiggy era

[saintandrews84]

todays music can not compete with this sound .....

[beastieboi24]

@saintandrews84 real true man, not too many rappers in the game now can make sounds liek this, i mean dres still around making beats and shit but snoop dogg fucked his career going with the shit artists, 50 cent hasnt made that good of music anymore and mostly the rest of the good ones are dead :(

[TheTrinigirl15]

@saintandrews84 Amen man!!!! totally agree!!! lol

[sweethottyful]

word

[elffrog]

Love the Kool Keith, "Poppa Large," Sample! haha!

[indianweera]

LL is something

[ElectronHexagon]

WTF?!?! Is that ugly ass Michelle Obama at 2:48?

[JsTheEmcee]

White Lines

[MyPieppiep]

sexy man.mmmmhhhhhhhhhh luv him

[01GDox08]

2:13 SEXY BACK!!!!

[aphasia1972]

ohhh yeeaaaahh old school hip hop yeaaah oh

[Jaibrayon]

This beat sick!!! I mis those years !!!! The music from today is sh*t !!

[MrOkiteki]

@Jaibrayon

Exactly!

[lovejangie1]

Great song!

[diornotwar123]

ll cool j makes me wet

[saxy007]

@diornotwar123 u make me stiff

[MegaAndina]

love the bill withers sample.

[Chizaco]

This is not real hip hop........

LL's music before this song was the bomb........

From this song onwards was downhill.....

WHich is pretty much for the Hip Hop era of the 90's...

You could say hip hop went downhill from 2000/2001 onwards...........

[ThatGirlFromCali]

This Knock Hard back in the day, I was young as hell but I still remember this. After the 90's, the rap side of the music industry did a bad 360, that's why I Rarely listen to rap.

[kaosinlondon]

Does anyone know which song the base line in this song is from, not the tune just base line.

[djsly1er]

@kaosinlondon the base line is from "who is he and what is he to you" from the great bill withers, creative source did a great version too, and me'shell ndegeocello

did a female version in the 90's....

[kaosinlondon]

@djsly1er Hi mate thanks for that but i was actully looking for a version they did with a deep base line you can hear in a few songs, 1) jerry mguire film song called the wrong come up, return of the mack a rare remix i have only heard once.

[kaosinlondon]

@djsly1er Sorry mate i made a mistake i meant to say, mark morrison crazy rare remix , and LV the wrong come up.

[TheJizzyJizzer]

Uncle L is the man!

[fpic]

great line: "hope all the chickenheads go up in flames..." yeah, me too

[jigganyce7]

this was my fav for years lol lol lol

[CASHMONEY138]

Didnt Foxy Brown make a version of this song?

[wearcs16dpra]

33 bieber fans

[SWR1990]

that bass beat is killing it !!!!!!!!

[BJSteigner]

@SWR1990 it sounds better than Paul Delvecchio.

[konasantiago]

I just melt when he licks his lips! Now that is a fine ass man!

[Mr00112287]

something like a phenomenon !!!

[RayfieldA]

I'd like to hear this mixed in with the original Staple Singers song! That would be pretty cool.

[AGHCHICK89]

Rap ain't gay.

It's watered down for  all the wannabes out there.

[grezzer31]

90's Mainstream Hip Hop. When Mainstream was good. Now look at it...

[sweettoothellison]

I sooooo....love his music

[4TheLoveOfHouseMusic]

I miss that kind of rap. Damm I miss the 90's!

[jameela001]

is killing me...

very sweet

:-)

[AnselmoFanZero]

I listen to Metal only....Pantera and similar bands, but THIS right here is hip hop you can still listen to no matter if you like hip hop or not. Not like the crap they call hip hop these days...

[MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Lil Wayne never has... and never will make a track this tight. Believe it.

How that little graffiti wall is considered 'tight' by these New Jacks is beyond me.

Anyone ever hear that song Wayne made about his 'real daddy'? Where he keeps singing Little Wabbit. That should have been the end of his career. Or that sorry ass song 'Go DJ'. I can't believe people bought that shit.

[cami725]

omg, i was lyke in tha 4th grade seeing this vid. i used to luv tha beat. nw im 20 & feel old. memories...

[togonumber]

nice song 1997,,but saw it in 1998.....in AFRICA.

[kieroownik]

who is that chick in white!?

[bckuri984]

black guys are so sexii :P

[Rudeawakening333]

You see!! overalls fuckin rules on men and girls!!

Depends what style, jeans or PVC it can be MF great!!

[abinchi]

LL COOL J = Coolest rapper ever. 50 Cent = wack. Jay-z = talented, got skills but not as cool as LL.

[cp4eva89]

Damn, look at Mrs. Obama gettin' down at 2:48! Lol

[papasitoman]

at 2:49 it looks like a young Michelle Obama...

[saarlandfreestyle08]

i love this beat!

[SomethingSasi]

this isn't rap of 90's, that is hip hop. so don't call it rap!

[SomethingSasi]

@SomethingSasi this is hip hop , so don't call it rap*

[lpc0615]

@SomethingSasi LOL... LL cool J is the man this is true hip hop right here.

[SomethingSasi]

@lpc0615 yes, it is true hip hop, but people says, that LL is rap, (maybe in the past,but not anymore) Sory for bad english =)

[WeAreTheSunBears]

lmao this is the greatest song ever

[qnbee1116]

I had the experience of being his security person at church. He is real

[oceanshannon]

this lady loves cool james...forever.....~*

[macdaddy430]

Looks like Michelle Obama @ 2:48! lol

[MrTmac2423]

ur a clown lmao that sure did look like the first getting 2step on

[damerchantofdeath714]

ahahahaaha... ahahahaha shit is too funny

[bigb2009100]

ll 1 of the only mothafuckas that actually stayed real thou his career

[supablex987]

what a heap of cr@p... anybody who likes this has something wrong with their head!

[BJSteigner]

it's better than the shit played on today's dial.

[yogi94bear]

real talk

[carchavtube]

@BJSteigner

I rarely listen to the radio anymore. I hear cursing too damn much. And I question whether they know what they are talking about. Steve Harvey brought this up in "The original "Kings Of Comedy."

[BJSteigner]

@carchavtube I watched that show alot. Steve's right. Today's dirty cats don't know what they are talking about at all. It's hard to say if their career will last as long as The Beastie Boys and LL Cool J.

[Kamart90]

@BJSteigner ye? but look that there are not only commercial rapers like The Game half dolar etc... there are also KRS NAS and more more... :)

[thaBOZZ10]

that is real hip hop

[yogi94bear]

real talk

[GG43100]

I couldnt remember who sang this song or wat is was called, i just remembered the word phenomenon. Its the shit tho fur reall..

[MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Plies? Gucci Mayne? Dick Boss? Lil' Brain? Bolda Noys?

Those fools REALLY need to step up their game! That keyboard noise ain't hittin on SHIT!

I will just keep listening to tracks like this because the only thing these young muthafuckaz can tell me about this music is that it is "old"! LMBAO

Who gives a fuck! at least it doesn't SUCK DICK like all this shit I hear these days! Even Kanye is falling the fuck off acting weird and shit. Better get back to doing some Hip Hop FOOL!

[andybarnes20]

player homie boy lol LL is the shit

[djshizzzo]

love 2pac

[RappoldXJay]

y do u lissen 2 rap shit when u cud listen 2 METAL liek jonas bros!!!!!!!!!!

lol retardz.

[rightofway86]

F*cking great beat

[xShad0wGhostx]

lol chicken heads.

[zafarafridi]

ahh awesome 90's

i miss 90's

[Lizi99]

Still hawt! My husband used to play this to me all the time when we dated. LL is a very powerful artist. Luv him.

[Moaadi]

WOOOOOW HAHA THATS SOME REAL SHIT ;D

5*

[UguRap06]

orospu cocccuuuuuu

[dadzia1210]

:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[BJSteigner]

one of the dopest record in the 90s.

[getmeajuiceboxyouho]

Hear that Ultramagnetic sample during the chorus? "Poppa Large". It's funny to hear a Kool Keith sample in a LL song, since Keith used to diss so hard on him.

[ayeshebadyup]

His lyrics are iLL. I don't find him attractive. I think he's ugly. I prefer Dark Skinned Men. :)

[TheJOVANKILAZ]

FLOW

[breakonthrough72]

white lines by grandmaster flash

[waffleface]

whats the original hook for ll song, I would hear at the skate rink in NJ

[daisydd11]

@waffleface No it's not Grandmaster Flash it's the great Bill Withers 'Who Is He.'

[RaymondNS]

LL is the truth.

[smatch92]

hustle

[Theonlyandonlyful1]

Great beat and the video amazing.

they really nailed it...

Big Time Sexxxy...

1:08 the fingers

1:58 when she sits.. the vibration of her axx

2:15 the champagne through the fingers

2:36 the kick and the way she looks... Come on

The moves at 1:41 and 2:26 are so well timed up with the beat ...GENIUUUUUUUUS

[heidisworld2000]

ill beat luv LL

[Eiile]

cool beat

[trixten780]

daaa maannn

[Aquazon94]

juzz crazy swagga on dihz joint

[bhuj89]

just cooooool

[joemac416]

sick beat LL was on point in this one

[art11art12]

hahaaha oh man I love this song, fuck I miss the 90's when rap wasn't gay.

[BJSteigner]

This shit is real!! Today's shit is all fake and the artists don't know what they are talking about.

[TheCroco99]

@art11art12

I've never seen any gay rap videos, please share?

[duchuvetta]

@TheCroco99 LooooooooL

[kurisu925]

@art11art12 Any man who puts his head between another man's legs like he does like 3 times in this video is definately gay.