Ant Banks "Livin The Life"

[Millbucks24]

2 of the most underrated albums ever "The Big Badass" and "Sittin on Somethin Phat"

[Konartizem]

Is it just me or does he sound a lot like 2pac? (The late 80s/early 90s version)

[a55doggy]

THIS IS SO FREAKIN AWESOME AND AMAZING.

WORD

[JamalDOA]

the big badass...i'm from the dangerous crew...i'm having so many hoes that i don't know what to do

[DaxWax7]

Good song...oh yeah...old timessss

[Pedenergy]

what's been up with ant banks lately I use to really be into him

[matt1234991]

come on check out hi speed anthem or do or die

[robertoalmazansales]

d wuevosssss

[OBL1V1OU5]

Gotta love them old school beats.

[thagoldenchild07]

Good to see folks is feeling this message. This lifestyle wasn't voyeurism for us. Frisco Lakeview Lunatic Village on mines!!! Sco to the O. It's all the Bay though. We had double digit homicide counts on single corners in Lakeview when this was slapping outta trunks. This music will forever be inspiration to do better.

[Tnesjed]

memoriez, east side oakland all day fool!!

[Ca4i0]

5 suckaz don't livin The Life



[900boy96]

Spell check. That's where I grew up

[900boy96]

Thats my pops at 2:32 wit the sick striped polo and Mary Jane snap back. Big Lou. That's my spot. Thats where u grew up. Falcon Boys

[sbudd2]

im 14 and wow this is a great song trying to tell people not to sell drugs or end up in prison i just wish this never changed :(

[andresperez96]

shits dopee...

[12107170]

Shit is super dope!!!

[chingon711]

dont give up, wise up my peeps!

[texas12bitch]

song goes hard

[tkvsevolod]

Dope, but I like the album version better!

[ObjectiveApproach]

The street dealer isn't the one shipping drugs here, what we take responsibility for is the genocide and building an effective economic base for the community. In reality the street dealer gets the crumbs and the most likely to get locked up behind it the dons keep their hands clean but the movement of narcotics don't stop. All ethnic groups use drugs but you get less time for coke than things like crack, it's cheaper form.

[ObjectiveApproach]

Just giving up the real I like this shit

[Michaelcorleone71]

When Hip-Hop was Alive!!



[LevelHeadOpinion]

lol@ 2:22 What a racist. Wise up and quit blaming white people for the problems you create for yourself. Listen to Michael Savage here on you-tube and read the history books on the topic. I hope at least a few people take the time to do so and learn the facts, rather than the lies passed down from others who speak from emotion instead of facts.

[ObjectiveApproach]

@LevelHeadOpinion

Well in my city thats EXACTLY how it goes down, cops are crooked out here they work both sides of the game. You want to get off and keep tabs on raids? You gotta show some green and I know who michael savage is spare me the lecture. IT'S ALL BY DESIGN.

[dashuboi]

Always Paying Tribute To The O.G's. Im Only 24 But Imma Continue To Knock This Shit.

[swigga4O]

2:32 ugghhh sickkass snapbacks.

lovin the message btw.

[1GracieGirl]

What's up cousin - I'm your 2nd cousin - wanted to give a shout out to ya! be cool looking forward to meeting you at the next family reunion...much success -Gracie

[Mangaboy1016]

3 people praise lil wayne

[retricz]

Original track is loose ends slow down! London 80s soul band check out there track hanging on a string!

[MobHeataEnt]

you don't have hip-hop like this anymore, let alone bay area rap.

[papacherie22]

thiss some mothah fckin good shit

[MistahE96510]

Damn I was hella young in this video,with all my block niggaz on here,but alot of em is gone RIP

[normanduarte925]

@MistahE96510 where u at in this video

[Anto395Productions]

This is funkyyyyy!

[butteorchid]

"C th white man rule in every damn state pimpin the blacks and everythng we make Got us killin eachothr there ain't no hope so plain in everyday ghetto it's all day dope Its plain to see things got to chnge its an everybody effort, ain't nothin strange Be tru to the game, and you'll find that when we get rich they can kiss where the sun don't shine Love your brothers and sisters cause thats all we got nobody else gonna love us so the killin must stop and if we all work togethr we'll be alright"

[skottgrist]

@butteorchid power to the people, word to the RevolutionaryCommunistParty and Bob A.

[antichristfromhelify]

has anyone here ever heard hi speed anthem off of ant banks do or die album listen to it and get ready to laugh

[aw0l2]

niggaz smoke dank daily

[TRC931]

I dont think they really sampled it, cus the dangerous crew would always boast about remaking samples

hit ya in the head with a s950

[Jeferi14]

keep on doin it!

[Sydney21CPT]

Thats my nigga

[B4HARBORxAREAxGxFUNK]

ANT Banks thats my NIGGA smokeing on DANK

[atownmack]

does anyone know the original song being sampled?

[RU79]

The name of the group is Loose Ends and the song is "Slow Down" that's the original song being sampled.

[thagoldenchild07]

This is when rap was the truly voice of the hood. He was telling kids to go to college and get a job and NOT to sell dope. It's sad that the message in today's rap music is the exact opposite. Today, rap is an evil negative influence. Most of today's rap like Jeezy, Gucci Mane and even Jay-Z is like a motivational seminar to become a hustler. But countless young minorities end up dead or in prison trying to live out Reasonable Doubt. Rappers need to take responsibility and kids need to wise up.

[Armondbc]

yeah u right gucci and jeezy never really lived that life so they dont know what the fucc they talkin bout. All them niggaz suck jay rock the only nigga doing that real shit.

[ojimonroe]

True, but to be honest only a few spread a positive message, most cats glorified the lifestyle even then.

[217champion]

@thagoldenchild07 yea right hearing this rap is real and i cant belive what happen to rap it change so much real rap for ever

[BeatBay]

@thagoldenchild07 best youtube comment i ever read! thank you!

[NaturalBornKillahs]

@thagoldenchild07 fucc all da fake emceez, it even hurtz to refer them as emceez cuz there really bitchez

[oreo75]

@thagoldenchild07 True words ...much respect man u said it all ....

[arhbee1023]

if u cant find dat hat ur a toy,how old r u hahaha

[franky761]

im not talkin bout the p.o.s new era hat now. the classic grey underbrim white sox he has. tools

[franky761]

anyone know where i can get that same hat he's wearing?

[Blackson187]

It's a fuckin basic White Sox hat, shouldn't be too hard to find.

[2paclegendz1]

jou nice

[JGLOKS13]

WANNA B DRE HAHA

[jayo77]

this dude has his own style and produced so many classic songs for a lot of cats like Too $hort, 2pac, W.C., Ice Cube, Snoop, Spice 1, believe he has many plaques on the wall. so many that even DRE acknowledged his talent and shouted him out on the intro of Bank's BIG THANGS.

the dangerous crew, legendary in the rap game, they resume talks for themselves. every rap fan should know by now.

[ChesterFromTheBrix]

yo thats what im sayin too ,banks is made & untouchable but he dont get the credit he deserves ,hes almost like the russel simmons of the west coast

[OberhausensDonPlaya]

ant banks ha ha man i have not listen a long time to dis dope muthafucka but now i must get my ant banks cds an put in in my v8 vehicle

[youngron707]

i like ya banks but wutz up with the sox hat?

thats "gay-ass" dre shit

[russianblizzard]

Keep on doin! damn i start to reminisce about the good old days.rap hasn't been the same since.....

[ceedouble74]

Damn rappers used to be dope back then...and Ant was mainly a producer...if he was rapping now he would be one of the best on the mic and that's because most mc's suck nowadays.

[GermanyHessen]

0:42 nice Benz

[REZA1nr]

This song is alright.

ima download it.

[JHsoxfan11]

yo were can you get the download..it aint on limewire

[900sagging]

I heard he lives in atlanta and he lost a lot of weight

[imboreddue]

Ant banks foo

[EastBayOutlaw]

OK, who sported the Black White Sox hat? Dre or Ant Banks?

[txdemon666]

Didn't Ice Cube sport it first, then I think Dre. Not sure, but when that hat came out, everyone had one. Those were the days.

[RestInPeaceEazyEnPac]

eazy e was first

[txdemon666]

I thought Eazy E sported the Comton hat, but you could be right, cuz I have seen him with the Sox hat.

[jukebox80sman]

And Too $hort. Get in where you fit in Fool!!

[NintendoMasterG]

Real G!

[TheStEaDyDiPpIn]

Ant Banks, Real G, or Studio G ?

[JHsoxfan11]

yo anyone kno where i can get this track?

[sbTru805]

Ant is the truth

[JxHouston134]

Ant Banks is the truth

[percymiller09]

yeah he's alive!!!

[TheStEaDyDiPpIn]

Ant Banks still alive or not ?

[TheStEaDyDiPpIn]

Life in california aint joke fool!

[GTADeathless]

Nice ^^

[krazyneggah]

ant banks is gangsta

[s0ulja925]

uhh proof?

[funkypresident2]

What's that song that came out not too long ago that mentions Too Short and Ant Banks? Has a bunch of rappers on it.

[califhardrock64]

ILIKE IT BRO

[Arctichayze18]

shit hasnt changed at all, prolly never will.

[NYShuffle]

we be smokin dank all day

[BklynJayL]

He looks like Too$hort. Lol.. ;-)

[LSUjunkie09]

thats not funny

[BklynJayL]

It is because, the have no blood relations at all...but, they look just alike.

[BklynJayL]

ELLLLLROY!!! Lol..

[thugnificantesco]

no way west is best , the flow the beats ,the sunshine, cali ,bay area you know

[budbass19]

you know

[Eazy500]

YEAH RIGHT

[bloy323]

bull shit!

[donnywal]

Ignorant comments. Check yourselves. This major classic player was down with Dangerous Crew, one of the hardest and most epic G-funk clicks to come out the yay. Peep game and recognize, like we keep tellin yall.

[keepthapinit]

This isn't the original track....This has to be a remix

[mathurin94]

fake ant banks ??? what the fuck !!!

[skunkapotamus]

Fake. Not enough black on black crime.

We need more blood. A lot more.

Like heads exploding on camera.

[donnywal]

You must be like 12 years old. Wait till you understand what you're words really mean ignorant piece of shit.

[skunkapotamus]

Um, listen to the lyrics this stupid asshole perpetuates.

[PEAMSlgnd7]

good song. but he is tryin to be tupac...

[RealMentality]

nonsense dude -_-...u got bored? If he was a fake he would def. not have produced tracks of the all eyez on me album...

[YoungMuthaphuckkinG]

very nice shit!!!

5/5

[Th3Main3vent]

Gr8 Message Ant...... Peace bra....Main3vent

[bodylove1987]

mercedes 560 ce..v8 deam my daddy have a self car

[1NINER77]

rome6diggz bank is still making tracks but he says he's waitin till the bay artist quit ridin the hyphy movement into pop. he says he has around 300 tracks.

[eddiehitler1]

A LIVIN LEGEND!!

[villiemack]

the Legend

[nicolas50]

how is this version called!? i like this version more than the album version.. to me this one is more funky;) the bay is the shit.

[Rome6Diggz]

Ant Banks is thee shit!! i wish he would make music nowadayz cuz this new music is whack as fuck

[MasterD018]

oh jeaaah tight stuff !

[truthmouthpiece]

good song tho ant is better producer than rapper ol right.. these years were the best for us hip hop no doubt!! thx 4 the vid

[drummer420]

Anyone have the mp3 for this song? This is a remix, the original on Sittin on Something Phat is slower and not as good.

[Deadfreeeak]

Bitches

[KeepItRBL]

this guy used to be my neighbor in antioch

[RobLed]

he is a good rapr

[volcomthor45]

no fucking way

[KeepItRBL]

he wasnt there too often it was just kind of like a studio but all i remember is on halloween his house gave out fat sacks of candy

[volcomthor45]

so your pretty much talking out of your ass

[ladii9]

why u say he talking out his ass?

[jsn82]

the bay area is primary san francisco san jose and oakland and I thought sacramento because of the sacramento river was a part of the bay too, obviously I was wrong so respect to the bay (stuff like spice1 and the old luniz) AND the garden blocc.. Happy?

[Funkdogg]

u r funny :)

[jsn82]

"The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo bays in Northern California." Feeling dumb?

[POCONEROCK]

nice shit

[dipndashonuass]

great stuff real bay music

[callumbrowns]

CLASSIC RAP AIN'T NOTHIN SICKER LOL.

[boneyard123]

bay area..my area. the funky funky O

[gfunkliveon]

Bank's beats are as Cali as any of Dre's, DJ Quik's, and Warren G's beats are.

[kfhfuh]

really good shit

[TEEDANGLA]

ant banks is a punk and he got ran out the town

[raidertallica1]

he might be a punk but he can make mobbing beats

[jsn82]

is this called mobb music? Cause I really like g funk but this has another sound allthough similar but I like this too and I like bay stuff like spice1, luniz, brotha lynch hung, celly cell(allthough Im not sure if hes from the bay) anyway Im looking for music like for example: Brotha lynch hung-liquor sicc/ celly cell-whatchu niggaz thought/ luniz-5150... you know dark heavy shit..

[JuFu1]

Check out X-Raided.

[Funkdogg]

T.W.D.Y. is a sick album...banks always got tight beats...

[acandterra]

yeah both of their albums good

[rockdawg21]

Not down with what he says about whites, but the song's got a good msg. A lot like Boyz N The Hood by Singletary.

[NSMadeMan]

It's true that if you talk bad about the white man, you ain't a real G, you're a soft punk. All the real OG's will tell you that.

[lLooN3y]

yea but do you yourself know what they are taling bout when they say that? if you dont you have a lot to learn youngsta