The Message - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five [LYRICS]

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  • @robertriley7513
    @robertriley7513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    Sadly few remember how important grand master flash was to hip hop

    • @ericanilsson9283
      @ericanilsson9283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Texten är som om den är skriven för 2000-talet
      Älskar den sedan 1982.
      Vi hade den till uppvärmningen på Rydbergs dansskola i Malmö 💪👌❤️
      Hade äran att vara elev till Lennart Rydberg 💙💙💙

    • @TheePhonebook
      @TheePhonebook 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fr tho

    • @ap81809
      @ap81809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’m fifth grade finishing up a project on hip hop (I chose topic) I need a snippet from this song then I’m done I just learned about him like a month ago he really was important

    • @Brandi.Nicole
      @Brandi.Nicole 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He didn’t write this and didn’t do much in production either. Blame the limited studio time and crappy producers. 😶

    • @cosmicentity1520
      @cosmicentity1520 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr! He's so underrated.

  • @do7hemath937
    @do7hemath937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was 11 when this song came out and it was like the tv show SCARED STRAIGHT.
    This song & White Lines was exactly what I needed to hear. I don't think any other song told its listeners to stay off drugs until Night of the living Bassheads by Public Enemy.
    Salute to the older brothers 4 the warning.
    Do the math.

    • @bluexboxgamer2613
      @bluexboxgamer2613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Beyond Scared Straight did admittedly go a bit too far sometimes. The creators might have good intentions, but Jesus, some of the things that some of the kids went through. I prefer using dope tracks like this and others to warn kids of the dangers of gang life.

    • @do7hemath937
      @do7hemath937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bluexboxgamer2613 true indeed

  • @theantagonizer958
    @theantagonizer958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video this song means more now then when it was released in 1982

  • @caralhoguy
    @caralhoguy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    5:05 So true with the music nowadays glorifying such things

  • @michaelfarar4232
    @michaelfarar4232 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All music was so much better bk in the day. Original.

  • @pault1964
    @pault1964 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had this song on 12 in vinyl

  • @drraghunath83
    @drraghunath83 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who came here after reading the The Economist article about 50 years of hip hop music? No one?? I’ll check myself out

  • @kilchmann68
    @kilchmann68 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the song. All is said in one Song. There was no need to produce more rap (hip-hop) bullshit-songs the next 40 years.

  • @OGpsych
    @OGpsych 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    21 June 2021 Monday morning ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

  • @noobmeffazine
    @noobmeffazine 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can’t believe this song is 7:12 long, does any other song have the length of 7 minutes?

    • @muffinman3111
      @muffinman3111 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Potato Of Rage With His Afro Poops wow
      Queen

    • @vishalnand6008
      @vishalnand6008 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The way it is ( 1983) original version run dmc

  • @chrisgardiner2215
    @chrisgardiner2215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Remember when music artists would put truth in their music 😎😎😎

    • @ravibedia7_ishayoga
      @ravibedia7_ishayoga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🥰😅exactly

    • @CarlosCruz-ox9wc
      @CarlosCruz-ox9wc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They still do. Just like back then, there's a lot of crap around the actually good music

  • @ayindemurphy5243
    @ayindemurphy5243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    The lyrics on this ARE MUCH BETTER THAN a lot of what's out today!
    He spoke on life in the ghetto WITHOUT glamorizing crime and violence. OUTSTANDING!

    • @minniemouse4265
      @minniemouse4265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True but also now I'm just thinking about the gap band lmao

    • @7Shol
      @7Shol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yes, leftists should open their eyes on what he saying

    • @rudybadass5520
      @rudybadass5520 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Word

    • @nicolaskuba1464
      @nicolaskuba1464 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Wiremu tiarewkkfrididl!÷¥×÷÷*÷&=£&#&#**$£$ Benz ejejddkjdďruri334 6 jours après

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup😊

  • @patrikbaross881
    @patrikbaross881 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    4:45-5:50 This verse is the best in this song. I recommend that is for all young rappers and a youth of a generation.

    • @emanuelbellanti4308
      @emanuelbellanti4308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That's "the message" !

    • @kenaerodosage4827
      @kenaerodosage4827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That sh** gave me chills

    • @josephnajera6281
      @josephnajera6281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yesssss!!! I always tell people that this is the single greatest rap verse of all time. The complete epitome of what rap was originally created to do.

    • @prettyinblack4183
      @prettyinblack4183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They still do so today. However, they're lyrics are usually not as defined as they are in this era....🎼🎤🎷🥁🎧

    • @shalawamyasharahla
      @shalawamyasharahla 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Basically telling kids they'll grow up thinking they're tough shit until they end up in jail getting raped and beat with their "homies" not being their for them and not being able to handle it and killing themselves.
      Hardest verse I ever heard

  • @patjebuurm4299
    @patjebuurm4299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    These fellas didn’t know how much of an impact and a classic this song would become!!!!!!!
    1:57 “Don’t push me”
    4:45 “A child was born...”
    5:50 “So don’t push me”

  • @sdmarwan
    @sdmarwan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    One of the Top 10 songs of all time.

  • @robertrodriguez787
    @robertrodriguez787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    That's the kinda rap we need to hear today

    • @thedarksoul4585
      @thedarksoul4585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Ciggernunt Niberian yeah sadly...

    • @bromanHenk1
      @bromanHenk1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brockhampton/Jpegmafia - Chain On/Hold Me

    • @gergelybekesi1204
      @gergelybekesi1204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn right brother

    • @richardschulman8821
      @richardschulman8821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yeah. See news about Civvl, independent contractors gig workers paid by public traded company to do evictions. The poor pitted against the poor. Whats changed?

    • @heavyweaponsscout9990
      @heavyweaponsscout9990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly, its original essence is lost.

  • @yeyyay468
    @yeyyay468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    Crazy. Old school rap is so much better

    • @karenraedoll3064
      @karenraedoll3064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I definitely agree!

    • @elielaroche-bougie9864
      @elielaroche-bougie9864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      cmon now... This is a very important song in hip hop history, but hip hop now is better and more polished with better beats and more variety ! Old school had great lyrics tho

    • @svelements
      @svelements 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@elielaroche-bougie9864 Care to suggest some with good beats and lyrics made past 2015?

    • @elielaroche-bougie9864
      @elielaroche-bougie9864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@svelements Good rappers from the 2010's: Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Denzel Curry, Tyler the Creator, Pusha T, Joey Badass, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Mac Miller (Rip), JID, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Anderson Paak, Chance the Rapper, 2 Chainz, Logic, Nas (he's still dropping quality albums), Vince Staples, Aminé, Lupe Fiasco, Danny Brown, Jay Rock, Run the Jewels and so many others that i may have forgot... stop acting like 2010's hip hop is bad

    • @elielaroche-bougie9864
      @elielaroche-bougie9864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i still like Old school rap so im not hating on a era of hip hop before someone says it...

  • @Boxscot49
    @Boxscot49 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    From 4:45 on is by far one of the greatest verses in hip hop history

  • @nicholaswilliams5396
    @nicholaswilliams5396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    1:57 “Don’t push me”
    4:45 “A child was born...”
    5:50 “So don’t push me”

    • @brokeboizack6875
      @brokeboizack6875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t get it

    • @_Against_All_Gods_
      @_Against_All_Gods_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@brokeboizack6875 He means that The Message is actually a medley of two different raps. One is Don't Push Me, written mostly by Duke Bootee. The other is A Child is Born, an old Melle Mel verse (in fact it first appeared on the first Flash & Furious 5 single, Superrappin, back in '79). Sylvia Robinson, the label head of Sugar Hill records, had the idea to put those two songs together and call them The Message. Flash and the rest of the crew were actually against recording it, they thought it was too depressing.

    • @FrankMiller
      @FrankMiller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@_Against_All_Gods_ Thanks for the info!

    • @SUPERSPAZD
      @SUPERSPAZD 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@_Against_All_Gods_
      Wow!
      I never knew that before!!
      Thanks!!!

  • @jsmith5509
    @jsmith5509 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    It's so so sididdy, not social security. It means , high class or bougie. Thanks

    • @englishlanguagewithnina5965
      @englishlanguagewithnina5965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oh wow, they got that wrong? Thanks for telling us.

    • @luciferrea4855
      @luciferrea4855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      thank you, comrade

    • @robtberardi
      @robtberardi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I always thought so so so pretty...

    • @HeavenestStCyr
      @HeavenestStCyr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you do this for the whole second verse. He drops terms I'm not familiar with

  • @isaacgodinez1782
    @isaacgodinez1782 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey it's the twin towers

  • @thefloppyspoon
    @thefloppyspoon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The 25 dislikes are the guys with the towtrucks

    • @MrAOdom1966
      @MrAOdom1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Melody Wilson I personally love this song and the band .. but maybe the dislikes are from people that just don't like it.

    • @lenonel3286
      @lenonel3286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrAOdom1966 nah the dislikes are from the people pissing on the staircase

  • @bonusbaby801
    @bonusbaby801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Did you notice how smoothly he switched his rhyme scheme in the 2nd verse? Started out rhyming every line (even 2 rhymes in some lines), then went to rhyming every other line. DAMN that was nice.

    • @itsyaboytratra7647
      @itsyaboytratra7647 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you explain what you mean, im doing an analysis on this song

    • @bonusbaby801
      @bonusbaby801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@itsyaboytratra7647, sure. 99.9% of rap music uses a standard rhyme scheme of line 1 rhymes with line 2, line 3 rhymes with line 4 & so on. If you pull up the full lyrics, you'll see in verse 2 he does the standard 1/2, 3/4 rhyme scheme. Then instead of rhyming lines 5 & 6 together in standard form, he rhymes the middle of each line to the end (line 5: Said she'll dance the TANGO, skip the light FANDANGO; line 6: A zircon PRINCESS, seemed to lost her SENSES). He then "Free Verses" (poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter) lines 7 & 8 (line 7: Down at the peep show watching all the creeps; line 8: So she can tell her stories to the girls back home). Then uses the in line rhyme like in lines 5 & 6 for line 9 (She went to the CITY and got social SECURITY). And ends the verse by rhyming line 10 (She had to get a pimp, she couldn't make it on her own) with line 8, which is uncommon in typical rhyme scheme (more common in limericks & other types of poetry), but wicked good when done right. Kinda long-winded, but I hope it answers your question. Now if you'll excuse me...I gotta go listen to this classic again.

    • @itsyaboytratra7647
      @itsyaboytratra7647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bonusbaby801 thank u so much😄

    • @Brandi.Nicole
      @Brandi.Nicole 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bonusbaby801 you are a god! Thank you! What about the beat count? 😅

    • @christopherbrown7281
      @christopherbrown7281 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bonusbaby801 NON CIPHER! THE GOD MELLE MEL(SHE WENT TO THE CITY & GOT "SO,SO SIDITY, SHE HAD TO GET A PIMP SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT ON HER OWN,NOT (SOCIAL SECURITY). RIGHT&EXACTFACTS!!!!!!!

  • @donnaharris7765
    @donnaharris7765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    July 1, 1982 this hip hop classic was released and is first song that was added to the National Recording Registry by the House of Congress.
    Thank you brothers for the message in the music! This will always be a classic and one I’ll never forget the words to😀you shined a light on what was going on in the hood.❤️

    • @trixan1322
      @trixan1322 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can remember vividly when this track dropped. The older kids on my block was bumping this all day on Eastern Parkway -my man Ricky aka KREST had the boom box on blast 💯💯💯

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tyx for info! ❤️ ❤❤❤❤this is dynamite! Cheers 🇺🇸

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@trixan1322 groovy ❤

    • @joeycarpio4151
      @joeycarpio4151 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In 2015 I was not gonna finish high school. But I heard that one verse; I’m cool. I’m no fool.. then you wind up dropping outta high school. Now you’re unemployed all null void

  • @amandaallen1898
    @amandaallen1898 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Incredible song.
    Shows what peer pressure can do at school or anywhere.
    Dont be pressured into what you do not believe in.
    Keep safe 🙂

    • @kathleensalazar5222
      @kathleensalazar5222 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely wrong type of croud I hung with was my big regret ! Better now to b that dumb! Great comment tyx ❤😊 🇺🇸

    • @Alpha-Xioxis
      @Alpha-Xioxis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I can relate because I remember when I was back at school I was trying to fit in with the cool kids which was a mistake but I didn't know at the time.
      After that I tried to stand on my own two feet and be my own man which took time but in the end things have worked out for the best because now I'm who I want to be.
      Sorry for rambling but I felt like sharing my experiences...for any good it's worth.

  • @shelleymoore5740
    @shelleymoore5740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Brilliant rap song, still relevant today too 😎

  • @ecc0006
    @ecc0006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fun fact: this is slightly sped up

  • @RXmusic4YOU
    @RXmusic4YOU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    ON THIS DAY JANUARY 27, 2003 THE MESSAGE BY GRANDMASTER FLASH: " National Recording Preservation Board announces that 50 audio recordings are to be preserved in the Library of Congress for the National Recording Registry. 'The Message'-a 1982 rap single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five-is inducted alongside recordings of Stravinsky, Bessie Smith, FDR, and others."

  • @adamc1arkk81
    @adamc1arkk81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    old school rap: well constructed has story behind it
    modern rap: ya ey ya ye ya ey ya ey ya ey ya ey ya ey ya ey ya ey ya ey ay ey

    • @PrivateX-Fac
      @PrivateX-Fac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bro be quiet

    • @adamc1arkk81
      @adamc1arkk81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PrivateX-Fac shut up 12 year old wannabe lil pump

    • @elielaroche-bougie9864
      @elielaroche-bougie9864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well thats just not true you are just focused on mumble rappers

    • @adamc1arkk81
      @adamc1arkk81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@elielaroche-bougie9864 i know im just targeting it at the mumble rappers, there are some rappers nowadays who i like to listen to

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  • @_nervous_6359
    @_nervous_6359 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    2:40 jeez listen to those lyrics and realize this person chose the twin towers for the background

    • @lewiskunst1089
      @lewiskunst1089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dood, nice catch there. Good eye/ear.

    • @JosephO75
      @JosephO75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nas "whenever frustrated, ima hijack delta!" Ny state of mind 👽🎧👊

    • @colinisboring6983
      @colinisboring6983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      911 was an epic stunt

    • @отпирайте
      @отпирайте 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      JosephO75 and ”get paid blow up like world trade”

  • @kpopandotherplaylists2518
    @kpopandotherplaylists2518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The high jack a plane line is ironic given the twin towers standing there...

  • @rongohring1507
    @rongohring1507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I first heard this old school kicker when I lived in Colorado in like 1984 or 1985 and I couldnt walk away from this bad mutha' for quite some time. One of the best time frames of my life and moving away not knowing whats out there and living and learning. Thanks to and thank YOU Grandmaster Flash and the FuRiOuS FiVe (5)!!!!!!! White Bpy On The Edge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@ "Got a bum education double digit inflation Cant take the train to the job theres a strke at the station." Classic Shit RaUgHt They--uh!!!!! Lets Stop all this hatin' bullshit and start claimin' Instead a' blamin'!!!!!!!!!

  • @chuckst98
    @chuckst98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    These fellas didn’t know how much of an impact and a classic this song would become!!!!!!!

  • @Zack29810
    @Zack29810 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that one line hits different after 9/11, lmao.

  • @ecc0006
    @ecc0006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    4:45 - 5:50
    Probably the greatest part

  • @TealKuruma
    @TealKuruma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    These lyrics actually inspires me and gives me hope

  • @danielkrastoff6388
    @danielkrastoff6388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That’s what they call AHEAD OF ITS TIME! So if you ever wonder if what you doing is ahead of time, know this-No one ever knows! The time will show!

  • @forthedisenfranchised4366
    @forthedisenfranchised4366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I was still at school when I heard The Message around 1982, and unfortunately I realised they were describing the present and foretelling the future, it's just about 2020 and too many of us have lived on the edge all those days, thank god they told me what was coming!

  • @lilvizyena
    @lilvizyena หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Being in the hospital for a few weeks got me feeling like this song right now 😢😢I can't wait to go home smdh

  • @JuganautTimelapse
    @JuganautTimelapse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2021...Old School Rap still class ;-)

  • @billyozzie8331
    @billyozzie8331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How true this song still is...we need this type to come back

  • @JohnJohnson-tw8qk
    @JohnJohnson-tw8qk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Take me back to when I was 12 walking round town with a ghetto blaster blasting out this and white lines and other hip hop back in the days still miles better than today's rubbish

  • @v9927
    @v9927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Born in 99 and I listen to this music

  • @leemitchell7894
    @leemitchell7894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    TUNE!!! Depth, soul and feeling can't beat it

  • @vincentbufford6682
    @vincentbufford6682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The first last verse sounds like he's telling the black youth about a curse that's on them.

  • @ATIL1304
    @ATIL1304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The FATHER's of Rap Music.Lucky to grew up with their music.Peace and Love from Izmir TURKIYE...

  • @jakebolger6248
    @jakebolger6248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    wtf is up with the comments on this video? they all seem to be the same/combinations of other comments, I suspect bots are at play here

    • @bigj6661
      @bigj6661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Finally a comment that isnt the same variation of text, yeah pretty sure most of these comments are bots

    • @patbarker6333
      @patbarker6333 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep. I thought the same thing...

  • @TheEljazairi
    @TheEljazairi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    2019 AND STILL ENJOYING IT

  • @HanaAndVera
    @HanaAndVera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember listenin only to a verse of this in the encyclopedia cd back in 1999, the article was about hip hop/rap ans when I first heard it I knew I was hooked.

    • @scottyc3893
      @scottyc3893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Encycopedia Encarta. Yeah I had that disc and remember this song and article from it too.

    • @arslana1835
      @arslana1835 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottyc3893 the second verse

  • @festimelmadhi3915
    @festimelmadhi3915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the perfect song to describe the current situation

  • @jansmith7349
    @jansmith7349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As I am hearing this as a white dude, from Eastern Europe after 40 years since guys from NYC recorded this song, I can tell: "Dude, I know this stuff from my hood in the past". And the beat, as well as flow, is great.
    Greetings from Poland :D

  • @charliebrown8670
    @charliebrown8670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great job. I wish I had this when I first heard that song in the 80s. Even with the best efforts I couldn’t get all the right lyrics. Thanks

  • @michaelsingletary4526
    @michaelsingletary4526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Better check yoself cause shotgun shells are bad for your health

  • @Cerl84
    @Cerl84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4:44 The verse meant for the young and children. Listen carefully.

  • @sakiskoukoulis
    @sakiskoukoulis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love in Greece. Twas on 1983 when I firstly heard this great rap song. Used to hang out with american guys from the local NATO base in Northern Greece. This became my favorite song and my friend Ricky from Panama city helped me out with the lyrics.

  • @rollerchickable
    @rollerchickable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I Love This Song They Need To Bring Back Rap Like Back Thank You For Sharing.

  • @dusanboss7749
    @dusanboss7749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow. I know this song for long time but only now I'm understanding real meaning of lyrics. God job guys!

  • @DaveMcGarry
    @DaveMcGarry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Masterpiece ⚡

  • @delbertmain8907
    @delbertmain8907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Simply.amazing

  • @josh2472010
    @josh2472010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First proper hip hop song ever heard and still better than anything tht followed. Class.

  • @kathleensalazar5222
    @kathleensalazar5222 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic song! Still great today ❤❤! My dude was a dj in 80's played it there! One damn great song! ❤ it more today! My fave 💓 💛 💗 rap song! At age 74 this is dynamite! ✌️ ☮️ ❤🎉😊

  • @louisescott6946
    @louisescott6946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The twin towers :(

  • @sankalptamgadge5326
    @sankalptamgadge5326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vice City radio brought me here😅

  • @smoothsmith1965
    @smoothsmith1965 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i miss the twin towers.

  • @kie2
    @kie2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "I might hijack a plane" with a twin towers background is an interesting choice.

    • @getobys
      @getobys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This song is from 1982 describing life as it was. Twin Towers were perfect backdrop for those of us old enough to remember NYC back then.

    • @kie2
      @kie2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@getobys wrong

  • @vincentbufford6682
    @vincentbufford6682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These are what you would call "real lyrics"...bone chillin shit here man.

  • @tedex8100
    @tedex8100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Legendary classic.

  • @Hogwarts1864
    @Hogwarts1864 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Vice City wildstyle Radio brought me here 😎👌🏽 I love cruising with that song!

  • @victorialancaster7297
    @victorialancaster7297 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Legendary icons🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @coldwindowsworkerseminolen4214
    @coldwindowsworkerseminolen4214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    cold shit man i mean untouchable fire !

  • @7Shol
    @7Shol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:36 sacroiliac just for the rime 😂

  • @timmalloy-qj2rd
    @timmalloy-qj2rd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Twin Towers in the background

  • @Meena_lessthan3
    @Meena_lessthan3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey all moody kids watching this for history class LMAOOOOO

  • @joseroman1385
    @joseroman1385 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gradmaster Caz +Grandamaster flash =HIPHOP They r the real founders of hip hop back in the day in the bronx.THAKNS GUYS FOR UR ART.Here in Puerto Rico we salute you.

  • @ferencmarko5878
    @ferencmarko5878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sadly the message still actual 2022. This is still a message for the society

  • @zyadd2604
    @zyadd2604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nothing slaps more than this song 🎶

  • @arslana1835
    @arslana1835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    beautiful lyrics!

  • @toniesmith246
    @toniesmith246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now this is what you call music

  • @dr.denggerous8314
    @dr.denggerous8314 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thre Illest rap of all time ❤

  • @xavi123ify
    @xavi123ify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was born in Bronx in the 90s a real jungle jeez

  • @MixtapeGB
    @MixtapeGB 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    38 yrs ago
    Excellent!! Thank You!!!!
    That's the kinda rap we need to hear today

    • @noobmeffazine
      @noobmeffazine 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This wasn’t released in 1981

    • @nikos9804
      @nikos9804 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noobmeffazine it was

  • @sideshowbob6241
    @sideshowbob6241 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The lyricism in this song is incredible. I didn't grow up poor in an inner city environment but Grandmaster Flash paints a good picture of what it must have been like growing impoverished in an American inner city environment. The verse at 4:45 is poetic.

  • @muzzReggae
    @muzzReggae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hh has influences from funk?
    Estos suena a funk o algo así.

    • @jarellano4395
      @jarellano4395 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sweet sweet G funk!

    • @fralangella95
      @fralangella95 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hip-hop comes from funk

    • @Brandi.Nicole
      @Brandi.Nicole 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good question, this song is a snippet of lyrics from two writers - South Bronx, so you need to understand the social climate, economy and bs they went through while living in Urban Decay.
      Think about the roots of the artist - what we’re they exposed to? Who were they? Who inspired them? Don’t over-generalize founders in rap - you got to fully understand them, where they lived and what they represented to understand the influence. Go deeper 🥰

  • @cmauro7912
    @cmauro7912 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man, it's still the same, and we got no one but we to blame. 1982 and 2024, I still am wondering, why I haven't left this all.

  • @Cytise91
    @Cytise91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rip duke bootee

  • @WolfWarrior.92
    @WolfWarrior.92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MIAMI VIBES !!! 😍😍😍

  • @debarpanguha7796
    @debarpanguha7796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i heard this on gta san andreas radio

    • @Ngatikuripup29
      @Ngatikuripup29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cough'vice city' cough. However, San Andreas had check yourself

  • @eduardocruz-ds8bp
    @eduardocruz-ds8bp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome , real rap

  • @mulengajoel9066
    @mulengajoel9066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm African and I think this is the best rap song ever hands down🙌❤️

  • @temekaaguiar8808
    @temekaaguiar8808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crazy. Old school rap is so much better
    The 25 dislikes are the guys with the towtrucks

  • @Average_Guy.
    @Average_Guy. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    in 2024!

  • @jdfreedom9525
    @jdfreedom9525 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Recognize

  • @killionaire3651
    @killionaire3651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Change the background. He talked about hijacking a plane, and your have a picture of the twin towers as the background?? Naw bruh chill with that change it please. 🙏🏾

  • @applely6000
    @applely6000 ปีที่แล้ว

    you could of picked anything and you pick the world trade center did you not even hear this part 2:42

  • @musutdmustapha7540
    @musutdmustapha7540 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shout out to grandmaster flash and especially the legendary melle mel, this is IMO the best rap song ever, mad love from ALGERIA 🇩🇿 🇩🇿 🇩🇿

  • @kyraocity
    @kyraocity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Using this in my hip hop as music class

  • @jacquelineowens2398
    @jacquelineowens2398 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Grand Master Flash predicted the future. Our kids are living so fast and dying so young. It's sooo sad😭

  • @christinamarie3308
    @christinamarie3308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    oh my god this is awesome

  • @BlackMaleSpirituality
    @BlackMaleSpirituality 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now its time for a check...

  • @josephrowe849
    @josephrowe849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The "ha ha ha" line inspired the one in Phil Collins' Genesis song Mama. (Both these songs were in the GTA series).