I’ll never forget in 1991 my father drove me to nobody beats the wiz to buy me this cassette. I waited all week so I can play this repeatedly! Good times!
One of my favorite songs from her. This song I hold dear to my heart. I am from the Bronx, New York. I was in high school and she just was so powerful to me. Positive, Strong, and Beautiful!!!!!!😇🙏❤️👍🤗
Me!! She went to high school with my cousin and my ex. She lived just minutes away from me. (a few blocks). The Sega Dreamcast that I still have to this day was one of the many She gave away at Irvington High School. This is definitely in the rotation as well as other songs by her.
Latifah, Lyte, Salt-n-Pepa were and still are the baddest MCs but Latifah KILLED this song! Glad I was around when rap was good. Different generation nowadays.
Filmed outside of the high school where her mom was an art teacher in Irvington, N J. I know this because that's my old high school, Mrs. Owens was my homeroom teacher and they were my neighbors in Newark, NJ! I'm so, so proud of you, Dana! Keep giving it to 'em, Queen!!
I remember this ill rhyme from 1993 when I used to live in Jamaica Queens, now I'm listening to it like if it was yesterday. One love my African Queen from Bogota,Colombia. We love you.
She truly is the Queen! She made a commitment to never cuss in her rap songs, and stuck to it. She had serious bars, and there is no female rapper today that can even hold a candle to her! this was my all time favorite song by her! She was the best!
@@allen123636I think at the beginning she wasn’t but later she cussed but it def wasn’t as much as what we here now. She’s always had the ability to come hard and body a song without it though. She’s mos def a beast and the Queen
This whole album is awesome. I played the disc a lot back in the day. One thing she defintiely has is flow. The clip of her rapping in House Party 2, even though it's short, is one of my favourites.
Bro. I was born in 1990 & today I just found all these cd’s of Latifah in my mama storage . Latifah is a FUCKING PROBLEM ! I didn’t know she was THIS GOOD… SHEESH 🔥🔥😳😳😳
She was really rapping! Ain't mention the P one time and didn't bash men. Might have gave a few lessons, nothing degrading. She need to start a class! ❤
She’s one of the artists where her name is literally the most fitting. A lot of musicians hype themselves up with fancy titles, but she truly is “The Queen”. I met her once outside of McDonald’s on 51st & Broadway, in NYC. Must’ve been around ‘99 or 2000 & she was walking around with about 4 or 5 friends. First thing outta my mouth was “oh shit, Queen Latifah”? She laughed & said in her smooth voice “hey baby, how you doing? Hope you’re having a good night”. She was cool as hell, even being a star at that point. She said hi to anyone that recognized her, shook hands, took pics, all while just trying to enjoy a walk in the city.
You are sooo right they got DJ s, that make hundreds of thousands of dollars with no scratches and the ability to catch beats they use pre proggamed sets and our music is not played and we ourselves forget our bad ass iconic talented musicians and artist funk , soul, and r& b and blues are not renewed by us
And biting was NOT tolerated. None of this Cardi B rubbish. If you bit someone else's style, you were astricized and blacklisted as a rapper. And please, don't even get me started on Drake.
Queen Latifah was very gracious. A large portion of this video was shot in front of Irvington High School and she allowed the students to comprise the audience and signed autographs.
Im confused as to why this doesnt have more views. Are you kidding me? This is a legit hip hop classic- the beat the lyrics and our good sis Queen Latifah . Smdh
I come back to this often I'm in the same age group of Queen Latifah, LL Cool J so I 'very grown up in Hip Hop with them because I've supported Hip Hop in "79" in my catholic school shirt gear 😢😂 with a classmate waiting on the bus and this car stopped near us blaring The Sugar Hill Gang "Rapper's Delight" we both fell in ❤ with Hip Hop then and will 4ever be a fan of the genre Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop keep rockin 🎶
One of my all time favorite Queen L's tracks ... Fierce flow without any profanity - HEY modern day 'wrappers', I dare you to try it (OH, no mumbling allowed)
This song always has a special place in my heart when it comes to rap. It was the first rap video I saw when my family first got cable TV back in 91'. Great times man.
How did rap go from this to the mess called rap today. Thank God for 80s and 90s Hiphop. This still sounds clever, hard, intellectual, sharp and classy all bundled into one- Thank you Queen for this classic🙌🏾
See this song represents when WE were making our own music and putting forth positive lyrics. Then the Caucasians got involved and started telling us what our music should sound like, and what will sell. So some artists took the money and perpetuated "bitches and thugs". But the royalty, (MC Lyte, Latifah, Heavy D, Public Enemy, KRS-One, etc) remained true.
This is my favorite Latifah track! No frills just bars! I’m sorry but can a female nowadays pull this off! They have talent yes but Latifah is legendary! 🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️
I LOVE Queen Latifah. A powerful talent and a STRONG Black woman. They don't make rappers like they used to. Been a fan of the Queen since I was a kid back in the 90s.
I wish the remix that Shawn Wayans did for this track from In Living Color was available. I love the original but I've always loved the extra twist he added to it when he spun it for the Fly Girls to dance to
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I’ll never forget in 1991 my father drove me to nobody beats the wiz to buy me this cassette. I waited all week so I can play this repeatedly! Good times!
One of my favorite songs from her. This song I hold dear to my heart. I am from the Bronx, New York. I was in high school and she just was so powerful to me. Positive, Strong, and Beautiful!!!!!!😇🙏❤️👍🤗
Ppl sleep on how dope she really was tho 🔥🔥
Exactly
Treach was a beast writing this. Queen killed it but this is whole flavor is Treach.
Yeah. It is
I was literally just sitting here thinking how it sounded JUST like Treach
This is the real QUEEN, LOVE LATIFAH!!!❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👸
Her and Lauryn Hill
This song is still fire 🔥. Who’s listening in 2023
2024
2024!!!
2024!!!
I love this music what a time to be alive ❤❤
Me!! She went to high school with my cousin and my ex. She lived just minutes away from me. (a few blocks). The Sega Dreamcast that I still have to this day was one of the many She gave away at Irvington High School.
This is definitely in the rotation as well as other songs by her.
Latifah, Lyte, Salt-n-Pepa were and still are the baddest MCs but Latifah KILLED this song! Glad I was around when rap was good. Different generation nowadays.
Better than anything today
I forgot about this jam.......that bassline is slamin!!!
I even remember this one on In Living Color
This is before Missy Elliot, before the Lady of Rage Afro Puffs, she was a true original
Exactly
Tretch definitely wrote this Still dope song she killed it
Exactly why LATIFAH wears the crown 👑 ❤
No cursing, entertaining without degradation. Long live the Queen.
I used to tape this video on the VCR back then on video music box.
This new generation could never
👏👏
I know that’s right 💯
NEVER EVER!
Latifah killed this. One of my fave rap songs.
💯❌💯
She always that Smooth Jazz on her tracks...you can just bob your head to it. Smooth Funk, Jazz, Groove and Soft Hip Hop/Rap
@@Reverend-Race-Horsey Very true
Why I gotta come and hear this at least once a week! She killed it! 😂
Filmed outside of the high school where her mom was an art teacher in Irvington, N J. I know this because that's my old high school, Mrs. Owens was my homeroom teacher and they were my neighbors in Newark, NJ! I'm so, so proud of you, Dana! Keep giving it to 'em, Queen!!
Irvington High
Wow nice!
I remember this ill rhyme from 1993 when I used to live in Jamaica Queens, now I'm listening to it like if it was yesterday. One love my African Queen from Bogota,Colombia. We love you.
@@gustavoenriquetorres8492 wow Columbia loving Queen Latifah! 😀🇨🇴
YOOOOGURT
When real MUSIC was da for real m its real on 2023 from spain i still i admire MISS QUEEN LATIFAH FOREVER SHE ITS AMAZIN WONDERFUL!!!! 😅
That’s in front of Irvington high school in Irvington New Jersey she recorded this video 👏👏👏💯 luv u Queen 💯
Hip Hop in its purest form.
Without hyperbole...Queen Latifah was the gold standard for top tier feminine rap.
Omg she said talk is cheap and if talk could be any cheaper they would be selling Nike tongues instead of a sneakers omg all hail to the queen 🔥 🔥 🔥
No gimmick, not showing skin, just true lyrics..THE QUEEN
💯
WORD!!
I was just thinking that..still attractive fully dressed..
Talent, pride and self respect. A good role model.
These are real female mc’s
BRING THIS BACK LADIES‼️‼️‼️
Latifah is truly a lyrical thesaurus!! All hail the queen… 👸🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
Real music by a real rapper. This go hard.
She truly is the Queen! She made a commitment to never cuss in her rap songs, and stuck to it. She had serious bars, and there is no female rapper today that can even hold a candle to her! this was my all time favorite song by her! She was the best!
I agree! True talent!
Absolutely!!!!
But she did cuss in some of her songs though so im confused
@@allen123636I think at the beginning she wasn’t but later she cussed but it def wasn’t as much as what we here now. She’s always had the ability to come hard and body a song without it though. She’s mos def a beast and the Queen
Sound like trench
The QUEEN still goes hard in 2023🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
2024 ❤
This whole album is awesome. I played the disc a lot back in the day. One thing she defintiely has is flow. The clip of her rapping in House Party 2, even though it's short, is one of my favourites.
Queen Latifah still looks beautiful to this day she definitely deserved that BET Lifetime Award
Latifah will always be the Queen of Rap in my eyes!!!
Bro. I was born in 1990 & today I just found all these cd’s of Latifah in my mama storage . Latifah is a FUCKING PROBLEM ! I didn’t know she was THIS GOOD… SHEESH 🔥🔥😳😳😳
Listen Latifah was that rapper back in the day and better than most now❤
❤
Treach wrote this for her she still is a g.o.a.t female
@@gdupkwin9676where's the proof?
And she does not throw her clevage into the mix. Just raw emotion.
Please bow to the Queen. Flava Unit in Effect.
That's that Jersey! Queen, Treach and Vinny created this classic.
Yep Now That I Listen Clearly This Sounds Like His Flow!!!
I'm almost sure it was Apache
Dont put her in a category of top female rappers put her in the category of top rappers Period.
word!
Hello! Yes!
That's Exactly Right.
Full stop.
Absolutely
Awesome song 🎵 🎧 🎶 by Queen Latifah!! ❤😊😊❤😊❤😊😊😊❤😊❤😊🤩 👏
This gives me the chills. Beat and verses so hard. She transcended the gender and sexuality stereotypes with ability and is legendary for that.
Irvington H.S. Class of 92......
Give it to em Dana.
RIP Mrs.Owens and Lance...
She was really rapping! Ain't mention the P one time and didn't bash men. Might have gave a few lessons, nothing degrading. She need to start a class! ❤
legendary. her skill and cadence are unmatched
She’s one of the artists where her name is literally the most fitting. A lot of musicians hype themselves up with fancy titles, but she truly is “The Queen”. I met her once outside of McDonald’s on 51st & Broadway, in NYC. Must’ve been around ‘99 or 2000 & she was walking around with about 4 or 5 friends. First thing outta my mouth was “oh shit, Queen Latifah”? She laughed & said in her smooth voice “hey baby, how you doing? Hope you’re having a good night”. She was cool as hell, even being a star at that point. She said hi to anyone that recognized her, shook hands, took pics, all while just trying to enjoy a walk in the city.
What an era to be alive in! Miss those days. Such a classic gem! Jerzey!!!
Love the scratching at the end. A major ingredient that's missing in today's hip hop 😔.
Why tahj mowry?
REAL TALK FAM SALUTE!!![999]
Real tlk!!
You are sooo right they got DJ s, that make hundreds of thousands of dollars with no scratches and the ability to catch beats they use pre proggamed sets and our music is not played and we ourselves forget our bad ass iconic talented musicians and artist funk , soul, and r& b and blues are not renewed by us
Yes!
One of the greatest tracks ever
Beat goes hard til dis day flow was tight she jus tha best to ever do it for the culture respect ❤
You had to come with bars back then. Was no other choice.
I been telling people this. If you were wack, your own crew would clown you until you quit rapping. It wasn't allowed.
Nowadays even the least less talented rappers and singers male and female are getting signed all over. Really sad 😢 and pathetic😒
Yup that's right
And biting was NOT tolerated. None of this Cardi B rubbish. If you bit someone else's style, you were astricized and blacklisted as a rapper. And please, don't even get me started on Drake.
Sometimes it doesn't have to rhyme though. It depends on the type of rap
Happy Birthday Latifah New Jersey Queen 👑👸🏽🎂🎉🎈🎊🎁
I played this for my 6 year old daughter. Now, she wants to hear it every day before school❤😊
The amount of skill that was on display on this joint!
She has come such a _long_ way. And she _STILL_ looks the same, going on 50!!!
No matter her age she will always look good She the Queen in my book.
Black DON'T crack 💯 not just a phrase 💯
She's gonna be 50 this coming March 18, 2020
And still as beautiful as ever!
Still fine as H 🔥
Still Dope in 2024 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes!
Yep
Always luv the piano loop on this beat...it made it stand out
And that bassline. Seen her perform this with a live band back in 1991 in Jackson, MS
Naughty By Nature used that too.
@Kwaku 11. One of the most beautiful instrumentals in history.
Treach produced this. He even co-wrote. You can hear Treach in some of the things Latifah says.
My girl had bars. Ok!!! I love her so much.
This is the the greatest female rapper ever!!!!!! I love her!!
Same
Before The Equalizer, House Party 2, Set it off & talk show this is where it all started. HAIL TO THE QUEEN!!!❤❤
That's what u call Spitting Bars! True Hip Hop ,no curse words or booty shaking! The True Queen
The
True
Queen
Was
Zulu Queen Lisa Lee
that part
I grew up with Latifah’s music but didn’t really appreciate her art until later in life. Now I have mad respect. Give it to em Queen
Queen Latifah was very gracious. A large portion of this video was shot in front of Irvington High School and she allowed the students to comprise the audience and signed autographs.
For the nu jacks that don't really know who Latifah is, marvel at the dope M.C from Jersey! 🔥🔥
Im confused as to why this doesnt have more views. Are you kidding me? This is a legit hip hop classic- the beat the lyrics and our good sis Queen Latifah . Smdh
She my number one female M.C by a long margin. It ain’t even close.
Me tool
*MUSIC IS THE ONLY TIME MACHINE*
I’m always impressed at the skills shown on this joint! All hail the Queen!
30 years gone by and these lyrics STILL smokin 🔥
I come back to this often I'm in the same age group of Queen Latifah, LL Cool J so I 'very grown up in Hip Hop with them because I've supported Hip Hop in "79" in my catholic school shirt gear 😢😂 with a classmate waiting on the bus and this car stopped near us blaring The Sugar Hill Gang "Rapper's Delight" we both fell in ❤ with Hip Hop then and will 4ever be a fan of the genre Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop keep rockin 🎶
I remember this back in the 90s wow it's crazy how women today can't compare.
The Queen is the best female Rapper hands down then it's MC Lyte Period!
I wonder what Queen L is up to know?
She is the Queen of Hip Hop..
Congratulations Queen on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award last! Well deserved!
This video was filmed on my old block when I lived in Irvington #jersey stand tf up
The bass player on this was SERIOUS!
Give it to em Queen 🔥
Rappers now days don't even have a DJ...80s and 90s the DJ got a chance to shine in the middle of end of a track.
Because in the early days of rap, the DJ was the focus and the could sample songs with out having pay royalties or getting sued.
When you Mention MCs you BETTER NEVER LEAVE OUT THA QUEEN
Late 80s and 90s were heaven on Earth.
Mos Def💯
I agree
Agreed my brother
Not for the black community
David Zotter STFU, it was a great time for all races!
My absolute favorite Queen song
Simply put,THE GOAT....NEW JERSEYS FINEST....
My favorite Queen joint
She's " got it" and she's always had it. And she's still beautiful!
And she rocks everything she does. Queen would've been great at anything she did. I'm glad she decided to be an entertainer.
This generation doesn't even know.
😏😎No they don't.
...CLUELESS
Maggie Jimenez exactly
Rap music it's out 3rd bass in 1991 😃
Maggie Jimenez
They have no idea!!!!
One of my all time favorite Queen L's tracks ... Fierce flow without any profanity - HEY modern day 'wrappers', I dare you to try it (OH, no mumbling allowed)
Yes mumble rappers no mumbling aloud. Also Cardi b Nicky Minaj Fetty Wap rubbish are utter garbage.
Queen Latifa forever.
Old school hip hop forever
Bingo!!
Not just no mumble, but no trap beat
Oh yeah! Beside her lyrics the music is hittin
And also NO auto-tune
Hard to believe this song by queen latifah is thirty years old wow I was a kid
Rap city and yo MTV raps days I miss these days
This hit hard
This song always has a special place in my heart when it comes to rap. It was the first rap video I saw when my family first got cable TV back in 91'. Great times man.
Fire 2024!!!🎉🎉🎉
THIS WAS MY SHIT!!!!!! Miss La on the mic!!! But to see this and where she is now is amazing. GIVE IT TO EM QUEEN!!!
Yep, she killing it on Star as Carlotta Brown.
Yes mine too. In my EAR ... HEADPHONES ..
The flow, the lyrics...this has Treach "written" all over it. Regardless, this is a song I consider perfect.
The Queen is hyped up 💯
Memories😌
Song is Fire and her word play is really crazy you just gotta listen to her flow...crazy
TREACH? Strong influence. it written all over her kitty.
Damn I love Latifah.
She went off on this. She’s the greatest mainstream female lyracist
That Naughty by Nature flow!!
How did rap go from this to the mess called rap today. Thank God for 80s and 90s Hiphop. This still sounds clever, hard, intellectual, sharp and classy all bundled into one- Thank you Queen for this classic🙌🏾
Messed up rappers like Cardi b Nicky Minaj Fetty Wap Iggy Azalea rubbish. Queen Latifa is the legend. Old school hip hop forever
@I.N. Turrner Very truthfully said
See this song represents when WE were making our own music and putting forth positive lyrics. Then the Caucasians got involved and started telling us what our music should sound like, and what will sell. So some artists took the money and perpetuated "bitches and thugs". But the royalty, (MC Lyte, Latifah, Heavy D, Public Enemy, KRS-One, etc) remained true.
I ask myself that everyday that is insane.
Wrong
U
Thank God 4
The Real Hip Hop Culture
Of
The 1970's
The
Birth Of Hip Hip
This is my favorite Latifah track! No frills just bars! I’m sorry but can a female nowadays pull this off! They have talent yes but Latifah is legendary! 🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️
I LOVE Queen Latifah. A powerful talent and a STRONG Black woman. They don't make rappers like they used to. Been a fan of the Queen since I was a kid back in the 90s.
🙌
Some dope material from the Queen!!!
I really miss when rap chicks were lyrical and didn’t rely on their bodies
Ikr
All hail The Queen, Love U Queen Latifah.
Happy 50th birthday to the one and only Queen LA-LA! 🎂🎂
I wish the remix that Shawn Wayans did for this track from In Living Color was available. I love the original but I've always loved the extra twist he added to it when he spun it for the Fly Girls to dance to