Big L 1998 freestyle, tearing it down. TOP 5 DOA. beat - 'Ras Kass h2o proof. He is at 88 hiphop radio with party arty, d flow (ghetto dwellas), and AG.@mydasmurray
@@300quidjuice wrld is 100% on par with rap ability but L had the ability + the nastiest punchlines I’ve ever heard. I’ve been listening to rap for a really long time and I’ve yet to hear anyone come close to him. Juice was one of a kind in his own way, 2 phenomenal artists gone too soon.
The way he says “no comparison, son, it’s embarrassing, I’m running with some of the baddest men...” when you type it out it seems so simple, yet my favourite part, the flow of it and delivery is just priceless
This era will never be duplicated, it didn’t matter who was selling the most you had to be able to do this, everybody from Hov to DMX to L understood that
It is about reaching your full potential Pac, Big and Pun did that. Nuff said. Big L is good but let’s keep it to perspective his voice sounds like it hasn’t broken and doesn’t sound any different to other New York rappers
@@heyguysiguessthatsit438 Big L got killed by a childhood friend, that was in the drug business with his brother. His brother was locked up and wanted that friend killed because of a drug business, Because he was locked up he sent a hitman, but hitman didnt know how his friend looked like. He asked his brother, Big L, to show the Hitman how the friend looked like. When that friend seen Big L, bringing that hitman around, he got a wind of what was going on, and he offed Big L. Basically Big L got killed because of his brothers shady drug business. BTW, Big L, His brother, and the person that killed Big L were all apart of NFL crew.
Big l's delivery, flow, and lyricism was way ahead of his time. To bad he was killed before the world could see his talent. Goes to show he lived what he talked, Unlike all these soft rappers nowadays.
That ain’t a good thing, living what he talked & staying in Harlem got him killed, I love L, pun, pac, big, the wu, all that but stop glorifying murder you clown
@@ubermensch4304 yeah I love their music but I don’t go out toting guns or condoning murder, it’s not too hard to separate music you like from decisions you make. This man is saying that the positive side to L’s death is that he lived what he rapped about 😂 it’s corny
You can just feel the energy!! Never saw this type of energy, not from Pac, DMX and even some others, it was like Big L was going up power levels or something. Laser like focus
The undisputed G.O.A.T. !!! Innovator of Compound Rhyming galore. There will never be another so ahead of his time... It's a damn shame how most forgot his name, the game ain't been the same since 1999, feb 15 shot up 9 times, since then I've heard him mentioned in about 9 rhymes All I ever hear is Biggie this and Pac that, spread the word Big L wants his spot back! R.I.P. 139 & Lennox 'the dangerzone' ✌️💚😉
The problem is the word freestyle is used for both off the top and a random written verse. It wouldn't be a big deal if some people didn't think that clearly written verses were freestyled just because they are called a freestyle. Like I don't know how anyone with common sense could think this is off the top.
I feel as though it's right to deem L one of the very few MC's to master the fast flows but still having bars. Almost every line is abrasive, little to no fillers in L's shit
My Daughter got me a SERIOUS pair of Headphones for Xmas 👌🏾 Now I've literally got to listen to 44 years of Music again & it sounds even better 😁🍻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
WAS talented. was shot by a crackie who got shot few days later himself. but yeah, 2pac is the only other rapperr i know with such a flow and deep lyrics. but specially on the eastcoast such a combination was really rare. only rapper i got all albums on my phone.
@@7505hynz I listen to Big L Ryan. Why do you think I was watching this clip to begin with? I wasn't shitting on Big L. I just made a light-hearted joke about the title of the video.
That was the thing back then, Everyone knew you were spitting a pre-written, the dudes in your crew would hype up lines. AG probably was in the studio when they recorded that.
Listen to this like everyday, proud 2 be a New York native from queens, that type of swag is untouchable. Rip big L my inspiration to start free-styling
This man had no idea he was gonna be dead the following year....I've been waiting on the documentary for like idk how many years since it was announced. All I got is his vinyl record. Big L and Big pun will be my favorite rappers of all time.
Rest in peace L. We were lucky to have you for even that long my nigga. I'll be with you soon enough much love 139 and Lennox ave Harlem world no doubtttttt
I just realized that when the beat came on and he said "I don't know how imma do this". He realized the verse he was set to spit wouldn't jive with the beat they gave him so he switched the flow up on that verse completely compared to the song he had this verse on with Shaheem. That's how talented this dude was
Funny how people don't want to admit that Big L played a vast role in Jay-Z's development. Supporting arguments usually include: ''Jay-Z was already a millionaire before Big L'' although this may be true, this has nothing to do with lyrical skill. Take some time and actually think about it, there hasn't been another artist since Big L that Jay-z was frantically trying to sign. Reason being is that, he knew Big L had a ton of potential but he also knew that he would've been able to compete with Jay on a grand scale. However, what I will say is that Big L did need more development as an artist and of course, that would've came in time had he lived. L was a threat, very rarely does another emcee who is coming up (i.e. like Jay-z was) make it a top priority to sign another rapper. Whenever something like that occurs in history it is usually because that rapper could become a threat in the future.
Big L paved the way for the rest, what's to say he just the best. He rapped about his life in Harlem. So sad it was the same place that took him. R.I.P. Big man.
Anybody saying Nikki wack didn't listen to her old shit y'all so called fan of "hip hop" but judge people talents after they went mainstream and not when they were in the streets grinding yall ain't true fans of hip hop if y'all wait till people hit the radio to judge their music .
15 years later and his freestyles are still unmatched
very true, to this day no competition.
@@nate9754 black thoughts freestyle tho
20 years later r.i.p
Aaron Villalobos lil snipe was amazon but don’t compare him to Big L there’s a huge skill gap but RIP SNUPE!
Aaron Villalobos amazing
Big L was so insane even Nas said he was scared of him.
Facts, dude was a beast
Yeah...Nas admitted that
Still aint heard nothin like dis to this day
@@amritbajwa5607 they were talking about the freestyle lol
@@sivuyilecelu1876 11111
we here 25 years later and his freestyles are still unmatched
Facts.
juice wrld is on par wit him imo
@@300quidno he's not lil nigga
@@300quid 😅
@@300quidjuice wrld is 100% on par with rap ability but L had the ability + the nastiest punchlines I’ve ever heard. I’ve been listening to rap for a really long time and I’ve yet to hear anyone come close to him. Juice was one of a kind in his own way, 2 phenomenal artists gone too soon.
The way he says “no comparison, son, it’s embarrassing, I’m running with some of the baddest men...” when you type it out it seems so simple, yet my favourite part, the flow of it and delivery is just priceless
IN THE WHOLE NEW YORK
Agreed- simple words but the way he put em together and the flow is quality.
Yep 100%.
The flow on that one line was jus crazyyyyy
Brooooo I got goosebumps just reading this after.
you can hear where jay z got his flow and style from
jay z is a biter
@@wesxtside_lefty1403 fax
@@gabekellstrom2389 what do you mean ? You think big daddy Kane is a biter?
@@manuelbarranco2932 That's _not_ what he's saying.
this was 98'.... so JAY was already 3 classics in you wallen😂
This era will never be duplicated, it didn’t matter who was selling the most you had to be able to do this, everybody from Hov to DMX to L understood that
You actually had to be nasty at rapping or you’d get clowned
Yup
His voice is unique one of the dopest
I mean respect to pac,big,pun and all the greats but big L was a sound I've never heard off aggressive but smooth crisp complex yet simple. GAHH
he made you believe in every word he was saying.
you know it's genius when opposite qualities are used to describe something.
Baasil Okollie meek reminds me of him
@@azza156 word!
It is about reaching your full potential Pac, Big and Pun did that. Nuff said. Big L is good but let’s keep it to perspective his voice sounds like it hasn’t broken and doesn’t sound any different to other New York rappers
Hey fellow Big L fans, just now getting into this artist at 26 yrs old and I can’t really fathom how good this guy was. RIP to a serious big Legend.
Please tell me you’ve heard Big L ‘95 freestyle on Stretch and Bobbito
Bro, you're learning quick. This guy was legend in NYC
Big L forever Rip! The Punchline King!
word up
Gee Spence gay z wack
word
fish and chips 100 you better know it
Punchline God
Dude was a true lyricist..... man some of his bars hold weight even today.
What you do mean some?
He’s on another level. Unmatched and highly underrated.
Much respect from Bulgaria. Big L is the best MC period.
А така, кажи им го
No its Krisko
And Slavi Trifonov
@@thelimbochimp Nah, Big l is the best mc
yashaa batkooo kysa gi big L
Big L is truly a legend, hip hop misses you L
facts
A lady with taste
These dudes are nothin. Taylor Swift's a legend.
🥺🤪
Greatest freestyler, greatest punchlines clearly one of the greatest rappers of all time
Not a freestyle though was it
@@NickChemist-yf6oj I was asking the same, is this a freestyle?
@@NickChemist-yf6ojbut he had a record of like 40-0 in underground rap battles
L never lost a war, no respect to them cowards who enforce the law!!!!
He called himself the son of the devil wtf you mean son.
@@heyguysiguessthatsit438 Big L got killed by a childhood friend, that was in the drug business with his brother. His brother was locked up and wanted that friend killed because of a drug business, Because he was locked up he sent a hitman, but hitman didnt know how his friend looked like. He asked his brother, Big L, to show the Hitman how the friend looked like. When that friend seen Big L, bringing that hitman around, he got a wind of what was going on, and he offed Big L. Basically Big L got killed because of his brothers shady drug business. BTW, Big L, His brother, and the person that killed Big L were all apart of NFL crew.
@@floggyWM1 Thanks for the insight mane! Seems like he was Street Struck himself :(
@@floggyWM1 Camron said Big L tried to kill his killer a week prior.
Big l's delivery, flow, and lyricism was way ahead of his time. To bad he was killed before the world could see his talent. Goes to show he lived what he talked, Unlike all these soft rappers nowadays.
"I'm so ahead of my time, my parents haven't met yet." - Big L
That ain’t a good thing, living what he talked & staying in Harlem got him killed, I love L, pun, pac, big, the wu, all that but stop glorifying murder you clown
@@MotivationAllAccess You love them but you hate glorifying murder, even though that's 99% of what rap is? Lol.
@@ubermensch4304 yeah I love their music but I don’t go out toting guns or condoning murder, it’s not too hard to separate music you like from decisions you make. This man is saying that the positive side to L’s death is that he lived what he rapped about 😂 it’s corny
the soft rappers are still alive
Such a distinctive voice, can't be compared to anyone. His lyrics were absolutely amazing, but its really his voice for me.
Ppl tell me he sounds like Eminem
@@nemie1610 negative
@@nemie1610 Eminem sounds like him
@@nemie1610 he's wayyy better than eminem
RIP to this legend, still bumping this hard 2021!
i never get tired of this classic freestyle
Superb. A huge loss to not have his presence here today.
One of the best spitters to do it. R.I.P. to the Tri-Bigs - Notorious, Pun and L
"Before I put the braids in, I used to let the waves Spin"
I've just read this comment in the moment he said this lol
@@justlukee2656 same Wtf😭😭
bruh same wtf
What it mean?
@@vicrich8207 whats rock waves?
Big L still bumpin in my playlist 🔥
This man's a beast.. Love from India 🇮🇳
It's big L birthday....RIP
joepassive r.i.p dolla
King Dolla!!!!!!!
Dolla r. I. P
6 year after, today, same day RIP
Seein this on the day after his birthday, damn
This dude was the real deal and lived what he was rapping about. Rip King L
Still here in 2021.. Flow, bars, beats never die
"Go head and front so I could try right hand out" this is my fav line
what is name of this track ??
@@James-25 Kay Slay Freestyle
25 years today since you passed. RIP HARLEMS FINEST🙏🏽
Big "L" the most valuable player on the MVP. Harlem🇱🇷 Rest Easy "L"🖤❤️💯🇱🇷
Still, RESPECT from Korea.
Rest In Peace, Man.
Big L, biggie, tupac, MFdoom, J Dilla, just some of the greats at a very young age gone,
Biggie Tupac eazy e big l big pun if they al were alive .. no one would listen to others
@@rockylee9953 that generation was scary.
If you listen to this masterpiece in 2021 You're a unknown legend
One of the absolute best and with not even 20% of his potential realised
What beat is it
@@JoshHumphrey7h2Oproof ras kass
Man Big L name never gets brought up as much as tupac n biggie , pun , dude was straight fire
Jesus this guy is on another level to rappers back then and now.
The people who disliked this are part of the world's major problems 🙄
Reign in Peace Big L! He was a real soldier!
The clarity in this guys voice was something that people hardly speak about. You could make out every single word he was saying.
Tryna bring the prices down 😂😂😂
u have to flooded the market in order to do that :D
I laughed too fam😂😂😂
Word 🤣🤣🤣🤣
💀🙏
The flow change up is crazy
Word up dunny! I mean this gotta be in top 10 freestyles I've heard ever! I still bump Big L in 2024
One of the first things I used to watch on TH-cam was freestyle rap and im back again
one of the greatest freestyles ever
He was one of the best of his time still bumping his album
You can just feel the energy!! Never saw this type of energy, not from Pac, DMX and even some others, it was like Big L was going up power levels or something. Laser like focus
You could tell he loved hip hop
He’s tapped into his subconscious
Or another world lol
You buggin PAC and X energy was Super saiyan
The undisputed G.O.A.T. !!!
Innovator of Compound Rhyming galore. There will never be another so ahead of his time...
It's a damn shame how most forgot his name, the game ain't been the same since 1999, feb 15 shot up 9 times, since then I've heard him mentioned in about 9 rhymes
All I ever hear is Biggie this and Pac that, spread the word Big L wants his spot back!
R.I.P. 139 & Lennox 'the dangerzone' ✌️💚😉
I cried of joy when I heard this
One of the best lyricists to this day. R.I.P.
Big L was the G.O.A.T . His freestyle still to this day is one of the best. S.I.P L
I remember being 14 hearing this for the first time in ‘09; bro inspired me lyrically forever the goat to me him and Pun
A word hasn’t been invented yet for how DOPE BIG L is.. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 RIP.
Eventhough this wasnt a freestyle i am still mesmerized at his spitting ability..could listen to him rap forever
It is tho
@@Cp3fto how is someone rapping along if its a freestyle though
@Small ass nigga freestyle back then meant a mix of off the top uh ya head as well as lyrics that you’ve done before. Now a days it’s different
The problem is the word freestyle is used for both off the top and a random written verse. It wouldn't be a big deal if some people didn't think that clearly written verses were freestyled just because they are called a freestyle. Like I don't know how anyone with common sense could think this is off the top.
the original definition of freestyle was just a rap written without a beat. not neccesarily improvised or "off the dome"
*CHILLS EVERY TIME.*
Simply the best in regular and freestyle Rip Bro
I’m a golden era kid and I really miss it. RIP to Big L. He was the poster child for “ahead of his time”
I feel as though it's right to deem L one of the very few MC's to master the fast flows but still having bars. Almost every line is abrasive, little to no fillers in L's shit
My Daughter got me a SERIOUS pair of Headphones for Xmas 👌🏾 Now I've literally got to listen to 44 years of Music again & it sounds even better 😁🍻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Big L was dangerous on the 🎤🔥💯
That's why even Nas was afraid 🧊
Big L is so talented! Miss this dude for his music still in 2023 and beyond!
WAS talented. was shot by a crackie who got shot few days later himself. but yeah, 2pac is the only other rapperr i know with such a flow and deep lyrics. but specially on the eastcoast such a combination was really rare. only rapper i got all albums on my phone.
big L my favorite rapper from the 90’s
untouchable flow and rhymes. R.I.P. Big L
THIS FOREVER REIGN, NEVER GONE EVER DIE🦋
Every rapper that has ever rapped his heart out, know that Big L was showing that feeling in this vid 💯
His freestyles are so good that all of his friends knew the words ahead of time
😂
Even if it isn't a freestyle its still better then the shit you and your mom listen to
@@7505hynz I listen to Big L Ryan. Why do you think I was watching this clip to begin with? I wasn't shitting on Big L. I just made a light-hearted joke about the title of the video.
lmfao proves it wasn't off the dome
That was the thing back then, Everyone knew you were spitting a pre-written, the dudes in your crew would hype up lines. AG probably was in the studio when they recorded that.
Shame on you, all 30 of you who apparently know NOTHING about true hip hop by disliking this video.
Your favorite rapper's, favorite rapper. A lot of ppl wanted to be like this man.
Legendary
His flow is the best I have ever heard.
Facts it's like rush listening
Him
Listen to this like everyday, proud 2 be a New York native from queens, that type of swag is untouchable. Rip big L my inspiration to start free-styling
One of the greatest freestyles of all time if no the best of all time
the best flow in the game i guess cause no oe can beat it anyway
tamim ansari BIG has a better flow IMO, but Big L's is definitely one of the best.
First Last Big L is definitely better than biggie
Biggie's flow slay big l . Biggie had best flow just check life after death , big l flow ain't nothing compared to Biggie's flow
@@user-uu1jw6vg7h TECHN N9NE has the best flow ever in the game
Hamza he was the best wit dat punchline shit 💯
25 years later and his freestyles are still thee best ive ever heard. No one matches L
I watch this everyday. Insane flow!
This man had no idea he was gonna be dead the following year....I've been waiting on the documentary for like idk how many years since it was announced. All I got is his vinyl record. Big L and Big pun will be my favorite rappers of all time.
One of the nicest ever! Nobody has ever spitted bars like Big L.
Put it on Big L, put it on✊🙏✌
Definition of fire brooo
big L is one of the most underrated rap legends ever yet one of the best ever too
The way he starts is hard af bruh damnnn
Big L Rest in pace 💣🔥👊🎤🔝☝️🙏✌
This is possibly the best freestyle I’ve ever heard
amazing...even though he isnt ALIVE physically, he is STILL ALIVE!
That shit was the best freestyle I ever heard in my life
‘Cause the greatest rapper of all time died on february 15th
facts
One of my favorite rappers since I was in elementary school
Rest in peace L. We were lucky to have you for even that long my nigga. I'll be with you soon enough much love 139 and Lennox ave Harlem world no doubtttttt
This man was beyond amazing!
2021 & still here. RIP L🐐
one of the best frees ever, that's a hard beat to flow on
What beat is it
2019 still untouched
Usually it’s difficult to impress me but Big L has the lyrics and flow. Rest in peace. Heres to what could’ve been 🥂
He's been dead since the 90s and his freestyles are yet to be beaten. What kind of sorcery of lyricism was this man studying his craft in?
Rapping like this in the early to mid 90s, imagine if he was alive today, definitely would of evolved
I just realized that when the beat came on and he said "I don't know how imma do this". He realized the verse he was set to spit wouldn't jive with the beat they gave him so he switched the flow up on that verse completely compared to the song he had this verse on with Shaheem. That's how talented this dude was
Some rappers seem to have started to speak some days ago when Big L starts. Man, what a flow. Legend.
Yall know the beat for this song?
Rip to the most valuable poet on the mic 🎤
Funny how people don't want to admit that Big L played a vast role in Jay-Z's development. Supporting arguments usually include: ''Jay-Z was already a millionaire before Big L'' although this may be true, this has nothing to do with lyrical skill. Take some time and actually think about it, there hasn't been another artist since Big L that Jay-z was frantically trying to sign. Reason being is that, he knew Big L had a ton of potential but he also knew that he would've been able to compete with Jay on a grand scale. However, what I will say is that Big L did need more development as an artist and of course, that would've came in time had he lived. L was a threat, very rarely does another emcee who is coming up (i.e. like Jay-z was) make it a top priority to sign another rapper. Whenever something like that occurs in history it is usually because that rapper could become a threat in the future.
All Big L needed was a mainstream element. Damn shame, he was another rapper too caught up wit that street shit.
Yep John Cursio
You can clearly hear L in Jay's rhyme scheme, tone, and delivery.
@@hudsonhaverford1319 da graveyard and the stretch and bobbito freestyle
@@52Devil Fuck mainstream tho...
Big L paved the way for the rest, what's to say he just the best. He rapped about his life in Harlem. So sad it was the same place that took him. R.I.P. Big man.
The greatest of all time!!!! 💯 R.I.P. i wonder what’s the name of that beat?
This is rap. Not Iggy... Not Nicki... Not Lil Wayne. Kendrick, Cole, and Badass (among a few others) are saving this art.
nicki is dope when she actually tries to be. Cant say the same for wayne and iggy
Are you fucking kidding me that Nicki is dope???
Anybody saying Nikki wack didn't listen to her old shit y'all so called fan of "hip hop" but judge people talents after they went mainstream and not when they were in the streets grinding yall ain't true fans of hip hop if y'all wait till people hit the radio to judge their music .
I didn't like her then too.
If you're saying to me that i aint a hip hop fan you'r crazy allot
Bobby Digital LOL. Your watching a Big L freestyle from like 15 years ago. What else do you have to do to be considered a Hip Hop fan xd
One of NYs greatest hidden stars. He was the greatest rapper alive frfr
today’s is Ls death anniversary rip
One the best to do it and I’m from Brooklyn