The Roots , freestyle uncut original footage

Taken from O.T.G Repeat Offender Hip Hop Graffiti Video Magazine Produced by Stephen Powers & Ray Hayes, Filmed by R.Hayes

Category:

Music

Tags:

• hiphop raw
• freestyle amazing
• roots from jimmy fallon
• rap
• hip hop
• The Roots
• Freestyle
• spoken word
• espo
• rap history
• Repeat offender
• Questlove
• Tariq Trotter and Malik B
• Black Thought
• off the hook
• Philadelphiailladelph
• Ok Playa
• Killadelphia

[timfosho]

lolol you watch the video and think they're in some gangsta ghetto and then at 2:57 theres like 4 nerdy white kids just standing there

[HAZEVAULT]

@timfosho I dunno who two of those guys were. I think they were local writers whose hood (wall) that happen to be in. I assure you however that alley was more ghetto at that time than you can imagine. Now it is a new and in trendy place to live with 300 k homes surrounded by poor and working poor ! This is typical of what is happening to inner cities everywhere. never underestimate a nerdy lookin white kid from Philly Cuzin it could be a big mistake. haha

[Freakingesco7]

" Blu Blue Who The Hell Are You, i Am The One Thats From The Roots Crew " Man This Dudes To Real

[HAZEVAULT]

@Freakingesco7 That was all off the cuff. We did not do ten takes and pick the best. That all flowed naturally. I know because i shot it and edited it.

[dopboss]

This is the best video on youtube.

[MrRudeboy45]

your can see the authenticity of this. you can really tell its off the top because you can spot the little mistakes he makes, because if its off the top its not suppose to be perfect. the cool thing is how he picks up and flows right beck into it and those mistakes make this sound so much better

[Graenelolz]

@lesh21 Haha no alright I was just a bit curious. I'm from europe, so I guess going to philly is not going to happen that fast, thanks though.

[lesh21]

@Graenelolz i had to watch this like 10 times just to figure it out. no it isnt still there. that whole wall got knocked down to make room for new town houses. the only thing thats left is that crappy looking street, which i think will be layered over with new tar once the houses are done. you can go on google maps and find this spot. let me know if you need the address

[Graenelolz]

@lesh21 Tell me is it still there? Just asked myself the same question haha

[alexmejiaish]

"can!"

"bam, yo what did you say, i couldnt hear ya my man! "

"can!"

"oh dey you go you said da can, da cans a paintin you know i aint a satin"

He got mad Flow!

[lesh21]

i know exactly where they filmed this, i live literally 5 blocks away from this spot. im gonna visit that street today and see if that tag is still there

[lesh21]

what part of philly was this?

[hittheground]

When was this?

[camthebassist]

This is so awesome I love how Blackthought and Questlove are like catalysts for one another

[YogthSothoth]

Black Thought is crazy with the frees and even crazier written. ...I wonder if ?uest is still rocking those fucking sandals? Ahahaha