Patios flow wasn’t invented by them it’s to hard to say who was the original in America I mean Kurtis Blow family was Jamaican and is one of his influences on rap was early Jamaican dancehall. Before this you had poor righteous teacher with easy star in 91. You also dancehall guys like super cat in New York in the 90’s.
@@992raswhat are you talking about. They're not using patios. Maybe it's the hairstyle but the flow 🤔 nah. KRS one used it and yeah poor righteous, and Just- Ice did too.
What was crazy about this joint was that Das Efx referenced so may pop culture, TV and commercial phrases of our 70's and 80's youth that somebody of a certain age wouldn't be able to fully understand the sources of half of these bars. Still dope that this can still be appreciated by a dude half my age. Respect!
I was 8 when this came out and was too young to catch most of the references. I literally thought they were speaking gibberish and tying it together with mostly made up phrases. So did most kids my age when this song came out.
@Utubedeletescomments You are correct...the song is from the 90's but the references in the song mostly consist of popular things from the 70's, 80s and even the 60s. The lyrical content reference commercials, TV shows , catch phrases from cartoons...etc..within those decades
Listening to this you can understand why old heads are not impressed by these current artists. We grew up listening to groups with all kinds of flows, styles, and lyrical abilities. I was 17 or 18 in '92 when this came out.
@byronshort6721. I concur! I concur! At 50 yrs of age...I remember very well when this first aired on Rap City, and we reacted the same way this youtuber youngster is reacting. You can tell this is really messin with his head!😆😆
Me too man. I’m glad they like the hard ish. My daughter don’t really listen to rap much but I want to put her on it. She’s 21 but I have a 5 yr old daughter and 2 yr old son.
Yeah I'm 48 I remember those days The days where you can remember 25 numbers in your head. The days before this AI b******* when we rode our bikes across town when we was kids and all type of free minded stuff
As a man who grew up through this era, I just want to say... I'm glad you enjoyed it. You just got to feel what we were feeling during this period in hip-hop.
@@skbosdgame8435 wrong FBA copied nothing from Jamaicans get your facts straight. Original Toasters said numerous times they got toasting from Black DJs back in the 50s 60s we never needed no one to influence our styles of music.
@@gardenstateboss you wish! We influence yall since proto-Jazz you have Ella, Charley Parker and Armstrong covered Jamaican calypso Artists. Edit: (you) you have Cab colloway and music historian saying from beginning of Jazz there’s Carribean influence. The first rap/toast battle from Jamaican mento calypso Artist (wilmouth Houdini) at the longest street party in Harlem.we have Artists since 1930s-40s that first sell platinum. I already destroyed that Tyriq claim and the Michael Waynetv garbage with that one man Marketing interview of himself (Sir Coxeone Dodd) and didn’t mention Jamaican pioneers who was before him and don’t come with that Jive talk garbage I guess you’re new to my name! Bout that FBA shyyt.
It’s pronounced “Doss Effects,” and the song is pronounced “They Want Effects.” This was the joint in the 90s…a must play in all clubs and house parties.
@@djcred2060 I know cause this was from when i was a kid. I was around when this first dropped. I didn't hear no one else spittin like these boys. If there was someone I missed em. (which is quite possible) but not likely.
@@Sog8045 yup they were original. There were similar flows as this was kinda the style back then but they made up the "diggety" flow and combined it with pop culture references and it was just fresh and new at the time. For a second after, everybody was biting their style too.
Back in the day Emcees prided themselves on being ORIGINAL nobody wanted to sound the same. It was different than how it is today where no matter where you from everyone is sounding the same like cookie cutter music! CLASSIC🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@larsonpark3819 James Brown era. He was real gracious with the use of samples for hip hop. The era actually passed in 92 but they pumped it back for this.
Bro we had that same reaction back in the 90's when they dropped. Just in awe looking around like WTF did I just listen to? RUN IT BACK!! put it on repeat damn it.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Baby Boy I feel you! I am laughing at his reaction because I had that same reaction in the 90s! It actually makes Me really smile 😃 that a young kid half my age is loving my music right now Maybe Hiphop is NOT DEAD
@ImBoogie 2.0. "Bum stigiddy, bum stiggiddy, bum!" 😆😆 It feels really good to see a youngin like you really feelin this cause at 50yrs of age... I remember this VERY well when this first aired on Rap City, and we ALL reacted the same way you did. Das EFX may have been ahead of their time.
Bruh 70's and early 80's babies were spoiled!!!! Its like God open the heavens and flooded the earth with incredible talent. Motown, James Brown, Philadelphia Sound, Funk, Ohio Playa, Minnesota Sound, Church and RnB love ballads. You had to come wit it or not wit it at all.
Salute ImBoogie! This prolly my alltime favorite song/video combo! My best friend (R.I.P.) was telling about some song about effects and I never heard it. He said it was dope and I was like whatever. Then it came on during the afternoon on bet, we just finished spiggety sparkin and it came on... I thought I was in a different world! Salute my dude "Infinite Savior". Great memories! They messed up by listening to haters and they stopped the "iggety". Bad move!!!
Never thought watching sum1 listening to music would be like this, as an older Katt it's cool as shit to me because I was a young Katt when Das EFX came out along with rappers like Pac, Cool j, NWA, and many others the late 80's and 90's was it..
I was 13 when Das EFX dropped. 90s had a lot of corny music, but had A LOT of great music too. I remember hearing the Wu, Big, Nas, and Jay for the first time. I didn't like Pac when I first heard him. It wasn't until Strictly 4 My Niggaz that I became a Pac fan. The Purple Tape changed everything in Hip Hop for me back in '95.
Das EFX is from Petersburg, Virginia, consisting of Dray (Krazy Drayz) and Skoob (Books). They rose to fame in the early 1990s with their unique, fast-paced lyrical style and numerous pop culture references. Their debut album, "Dead Serious" (1992), featured hits like "They Want EFX" and "Mic Checka," which became iconic in the hip hop community. They were discovered by EPMD at a talent show. If today is the first day you are listening to them, congratulations. You deserve these guys. One of my favorite rap duos of all time.
I love your reactions and I knew you were young for this to be you first time hearing this song by Big daddy Kane. I was in the 11th grade in 1988 and dark chocolate men was appreciated more than ever before. I am excited and encourage your journey for more discovery of our hip hop culture!👍🏾
Keep listening to old school music and you won't be able to accept any and everything of the current artists. You will see who has talent and who doesn't. Congratulations on your growth. Promote both channels on each channel to increase your subscribers. I just found this one and subscribed to this one too.
Glad you’re getting to enjoy this music. Now your generation can finally start to understand why we protect our era so hard. It’s was truly the golden age of hip hop and still bangs today over 30 years later. These definitely timeless classics.
Hey, thanks so much for posting your reaction. This has been at the top of my list for decades now. The guitar lick is sampled from a James Brown tune called "Blind Man Can See It." The lyrics are a masterful weave of pop cultural references from their childhood, most from cartoons and TV commercials. It's not pig latin, but they do add extra syllables (like "iggity") to a bunch of words. This tune never fails to make me smile
Do yall realize, that this song, was made from lines of all the kids commercials in the 80s. Almost every line was pulled from kids advertising. All my 70s babies alert button >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Das EFX are one of a kind. There was no one like them before or after... Love some Das Efx... Im glad you did this reaction, your reaction was the same as ours when they dropped
Das Efx was huge backnthen, they changed how rappers rapped, with popularizing that witty style of rhyming. They were apart of the super group called the Hit Squad with Epmd. Das Efx were highly skilled lyricists. One is from Brooklyn New York, the other is from Jersey.
I will forever forever.love Das EFX... One of dopest groups and hip Hop history ever, especially that second album microphone checker 12 checker dope. Every video was dope. Every rhyme flow was dope and then they disappeared and then the story was sad. But they made history hip hop history. It can't be unwritten dope as s*** ever love DAS EFX ❤❤❤❤❤💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿... These youngsta's reaction is hilarious though
They invented the "Studder Style," while they were in college (English Majors). Their style was "sampled" by Kriss Kross, Illegal, and others. Das EFX was/is DOPE! They still perform overseas! Hip-Hop isn't the same. Back in the day, everyone had a unique style, and it was considered "Biting," to try to incorporate someone else's style into your own. So, we were blessed with a variety of talent, skill, and originality. Whew!! I'm so glad I lived when these songs were bangers on the charts! Now I get to reminisce as the younger generation discovers the greatness of these artists!
Yoo i love ur content already hooked the music i grow up too was flavorfull hiphop at its best keep doing wat you doing run it back son you already know 4 tough cooking up fish grease im done🤣 nyc 🙌bless up
They were definitely unique…they combined hardcore and abstract styles to create a flow that was mind blowing…spitting a stream of childhood references pieced together with everything from cartoons to nursery rhymes to tv commercials to old songs (i.e., Them Bones). But the main component of their style was the incorporation of the phrase “igitty”….(similarly, Snoop Dogg is known for incorporating “izzle” into his lyrics) but, it didn’t take long for some of their peers to label the style as “gimmicky” and try to dismiss them. Despite the criticism, they had some bangers. Check for MIC CHECKA, FREAKIT, KAUGHT IN DA AK, REAL HIP-HOP, BAKNAFFEK, REPRESENT THE REAL (feat. KRS-One)
Yooo!! Amazing you react to DAS Efx (Dray and Skoob (books reversed) Effects) this early! A friend let me listen to them and wow, what a style of rapping. I think they come from Jamaica. Around that time soo many rappers came out with their own unique styles, east and west coast, and some styles stayed around. So some were real troopers and rapstylerolemodels. DAS Efx were part of the Hitsquad including EPMD, Redman, K-Solo till 1993. Man, you must be busy with all the reactions and comments. Much respect tho!! Pls check Big Daddy Kane some time! The holy trinity of the late 80s, around1990, were Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap/Krs-One from BDP, btw. Luv ur reactions bruv!!
The classic sample is from the Black Caesar movie Soundtrack produced by James Brown from the song “Blind Man Can See It.” Worth a listen too. It’s an old 70s funk groove instrumental.
This used to be one of my favorite songs and I learned all the lyrics. Only now do I realize they had all the pop references from their day (early 80’s). ‘Pretty sneaky sis’ ‘81 commercial for connect four, Ovaltine commercials in the mid ‘80s etc. Also nursery rhymes and elementary songs like BINGO and the hip bone song. Good stuff!
When this hit back in n the 90’s me and my brother had a second floor apartment and I blasted Das EFX!! Out my MTX Speakers!! Was incredible imo!!😂😂this is taking my white butt back to those fun days!!
Their rhymes made use of pop culture references from commercials, and trends we all grew up watching on tv. This track was fire and came completely out of nowhere and we all love it!!!! Das-EFX was a part of the original Hit Squad lead by EPMD which also included Redman and K-Solo.
Pure hip hop... just imagine when WE first heard it in the 90's! I'm 49, so this is hip hop gold to me... evolution of ryhming from 70's to 90's is crazy
Longtime favorites. Always loved that they love language so much. Not just words for ideas but sounds and syllables connecting so many different things so seamlessy that their words shake your brain. All kinds of music can get your ass shaking. These two shake your mind. And none of it's mystical it's what surrounded us in those days. Mother Goose, Dr. Seuss, commercial jingles, cartoons, all flowing as fast as a livestock auctioneer.
I was about 17 when this joint dropped. I started smiling when he said he's about to listen to DAS EFX for the first time... a lot of watching already knew your head was about to explode!!! 😂😂😂
Love reactions like this, kids reacting to the music we grew up on, music created before they were born. Enjoy seeing them appreciate real music and pure creativity.
The reference @5:06 “pretty sneaky sis” is a quote from a ‘70’s tv commercial for the game “connect four”. After that, “Holly Hobby” was a doll marketed to girls around that same time. So he’s stringing together a bunch of references. That’s why it sounds so nonsensical to you. You’re just not familiar with that timeframe.
I'm glad you are enjoying the era! I like the fact nobody was biting and everyone is original with their styles. Also we had house, go go, and knowledge music. 70s baby
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Bro say they name right it Das effect
Yes please
Now yall understand why Gen X stay mad about some of the BS they pass off as rap nowadays!😡
If you love DAS EFX, you need to check out Fu-Schnickens, Lords of the Underground, Brand Nubian and Lost Boyz
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yes, Fu-Schnickens is a must - La Shmoove
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@@evilmicah Wait till he finds out about Shaq Fu!
Yes!!! All amazing suggestions! Fu-Schnickens is a must, and “Step to the Rear” Brand Nubian is incredible!!!
they invented that flow! Back in the day, everybody had to sound different...they're was no biting aloud. Das EFX is 100% original
Probably about as close to Jazz Scat vocals as any rappers ever to record.
Patios flow wasn’t invented by them it’s to hard to say who was the original in America I mean Kurtis Blow family was Jamaican and is one of his influences on rap was early Jamaican dancehall. Before this you had poor righteous teacher with easy star in 91. You also dancehall guys like super cat in New York in the 90’s.
Facts
You have to check out Des EFX - Real Hip Hop
@@992raswhat are you talking about. They're not using patios. Maybe it's the hairstyle but the flow 🤔 nah. KRS one used it and yeah poor righteous, and Just- Ice did too.
I love my era... the 80s and 90s were a special time....
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Yes indeed 💪🏿
HELLUVA ERA!
AGREED. I loved Das Efx back in the day. So glad we have youtube videos so the younger generations can listen to the music we grew-up with.
when this dropped it shocked the whole game
The 90's rappers hit so different. Creativity, Originality and Authenticity. This is what is missing from today's rappers.
No lies detected! 1000% Factz!!!!
No doubt!!!!!
To much money involved, not hungry nor more.
yes yes yes!
No styles were duplicated back then, you had to be unique…
What was crazy about this joint was that Das Efx referenced so may pop culture, TV and commercial phrases of our 70's and 80's youth that somebody of a certain age wouldn't be able to fully understand the sources of half of these bars. Still dope that this can still be appreciated by a dude half my age. Respect!
I was looking for this! Das EFX, Bugs Bunny, Life Cereal,
Commercials, cartoon refrences, games etc! This schit was genius! Gen-X
I was 8 when this came out and was too young to catch most of the references. I literally thought they were speaking gibberish and tying it together with mostly made up phrases. So did most kids my age when this song came out.
50s at that, Hardy har har har was a reference to The Honeymooners tv show.
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Word. As a white boy I always felt like I got more of these references than some of my friends.
@@MikeBesk true but you remember back then the honeymooners were a staple on syndication
He's throwing bars around throughout the whole song that only us OLD HEADS from the 70s and 80s understand. MASTERPIECE
It's from the 90s
@Utubedeletescomments
You are correct...the song is from the 90's but the references in the song mostly consist of popular things from the 70's, 80s and even the 60s. The lyrical content reference commercials, TV shows , catch phrases from cartoons...etc..within those decades
@@UtubedeletescommentsThe phrases are from the 70s and 80s not the song!!!🤦🏾♂️
Young'ns too young to even understand the phrases and meaning to this song. '67 baby!@grandam
Straight muthaphuckin FACTS...he said where he got his flow from, lol...old school you had to always have to be original
Listening to this you can understand why old heads are not impressed by these current artists. We grew up listening to groups with all kinds of flows, styles, and lyrical abilities. I was 17 or 18 in '92 when this came out.
SAY IT!!!
Fats
@byronshort6721. I concur! I concur! At 50 yrs of age...I remember very well when this first aired on Rap City, and we reacted the same way this youtuber youngster is reacting. You can tell this is really messin with his head!😆😆
Me to my brother. I was 18.
Me to ,I was 17 or 18,class of 92.
i love seein u young cats get amazed off my era.. warms my heart.
Me too man. I’m glad they like the hard ish. My daughter don’t really listen to rap much but I want to put her on it. She’s 21 but I have a 5 yr old daughter and 2 yr old son.
Yeah I'm 48 I remember those days The days where you can remember 25 numbers in your head. The days before this AI b******* when we rode our bikes across town when we was kids and all type of free minded stuff
Exactly
absouletly does
right!!!! lol!!!
This confirms that the 90s was the best era a hip hop. Glad it’s still appreciated.
That's kind like what those funk musicians of the 60s and 70s felt like when hip-hop came along and started sampling it all.
As a man who grew up through this era, I just want to say... I'm glad you enjoyed it. You just got to feel what we were feeling during this period in hip-hop.
A boucle of Nursery Rhymes, Product Commercials, Classic Cartoons, Metaphors, Looney Tunes, 60's, 70's, 80's, Dukes Of Hazzard.....AMAZING!
No lies told.
Facts...preach
Was just about to tell him.. Glad I’m not the only one who knew that..
Finsta baby😂
@@jonnieromainethomas9791 exactly and bul on here thinks it is patois 😂😂😂😂😂
This is when it was mandatory to be original.
That was the first requirement of being an MC. Now everyone sounds the same
Facts
All wasn’t all original! They were influenced by 🇯🇲Jamaicans Dj/Toasters they took that bone verse line from Nicodemus “ bone man connection”
@@skbosdgame8435 wrong FBA copied nothing from Jamaicans get your facts straight. Original Toasters said numerous times they got toasting from Black DJs back in the 50s 60s we never needed no one to influence our styles of music.
@@gardenstateboss you wish! We influence yall since proto-Jazz you have Ella, Charley Parker and Armstrong covered Jamaican calypso Artists. Edit: (you)
you have Cab colloway and music historian saying from beginning of Jazz there’s Carribean influence. The first rap/toast battle from Jamaican mento calypso Artist (wilmouth Houdini) at the longest street party in Harlem.we have Artists since 1930s-40s that first sell platinum.
I already destroyed that Tyriq claim and the Michael Waynetv garbage with that one man Marketing interview of himself (Sir Coxeone Dodd) and didn’t mention Jamaican pioneers who was before him and don’t come with that Jive talk garbage I guess you’re new to my name! Bout that FBA shyyt.
I love this song. Not E.F.X. It's EFX pronounced like effects. Das EFX.
Das rhymes with Nas
@@rochellelove3785Word! Good looking out, Rochelle.
He's not from Gen X.
Yes the DAS stands for Dre and Skoob and EFX is effects. Skoob is also usually referred to as the Books in reverse
Them youngstas don't know nothing bout that , that's real hip hop !!!
These dudes, Digable Planets, Tribe, Lost Boys…and so many others…the 90’s had amazing hip hop
Your reaction is priceless!!! I had the same reaction when I first heard this back when it dropped ha ha.
It’s pronounced “Doss Effects,” and the song is pronounced “They Want Effects.” This was the joint in the 90s…a must play in all clubs and house parties.
I WAS IN 8 OR 9 TH GRADE
Das Efx
Not Doss it's Das but pronounce like Nas
Pronounced more like Daas.
One is from Crown Heights, Brooklyn and the other is from Jersey.
The DAS stand for Drayz And Skoob
These boys were all original. They didn't take their flow from no one. ALL ORIGINAL!
And how you know ?
@@djcred2060because they didn't
@@djcred2060 I know cause this was from when i was a kid. I was around when this first dropped. I didn't hear no one else spittin like these boys. If there was someone I missed em. (which is quite possible) but not likely.
@@Sog8045 yup they were original. There were similar flows as this was kinda the style back then but they made up the "diggety" flow and combined it with pop culture references and it was just fresh and new at the time. For a second after, everybody was biting their style too.
Jazo. jay_z the originators
My guy you had to be there man it was a whole vibe bro 90s was lit
Late 80s
LIT!🔥 🔥🔥
LIT! 💯
This was our reaction, too, back in the day when Das EFX dropped this.
BK Represent. This era of HiP HOP will always be iconic. Every one had their own flow and style. Oh, and DJ Premier on the beat. Nuff said
This songs hits home. I memorized this song word for word when it came out and I can still recite it all these years later.
Same 😂
I tried the same, but I failed miserably. These guys' lyrical flow was just too genius for my tongue....lol
@fidel2xl Took a lot of practice and my lungs were younger back then lol.
@@christopheranders4703exactly,we’ll pass out trying this in our early 50’s😂
Same i can spit this song like it was yesterday. An all time classic
Back in the day Emcees prided themselves on being ORIGINAL nobody wanted to sound the same. It was different than how it is today where no matter where you from everyone is sounding the same like cookie cutter music! CLASSIC🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, back then it was easy to know exactly who you were hearing, not like now where they all sound the same
word and the beats were tough. this beat is legit.
Sho u rite
@@larsonpark3819 James Brown era. He was real gracious with the use of samples for hip hop. The era actually passed in 92 but they pumped it back for this.
YESSSSS!!!!!!!
Bro we had that same reaction back in the 90's when they dropped. Just in awe looking around like WTF did I just listen to? RUN IT BACK!! put it on repeat damn it.
Str8 to the record shop to buy the cassette
Yep. Cats didn’t know what it was, but it was hot!
Word. Still provides that energy today.
Same, I heard it on YoMTV in 92 in the UK, import LP? yes please.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Baby Boy I feel you!
I am laughing at his reaction because I had that same reaction in the 90s!
It actually makes Me really smile 😃 that a young kid half my age is loving my music right now
Maybe Hiphop is NOT DEAD
90's rap will always be the dopest era for hip hop
You have been blessed with DAS EFX. My all time top duo and I still listen til this day, and I'm 55.
Mic Checka remix by them, the beat is unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Came to say the same thing!
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Yes that Hit Squad beat tho
Hell yeah!!
There's no equal to these dudes, all the guys who come out from EPMD are beast 💯🔥🔥🔥90's real Hip-Hop
"Comin', comin' at cha...... Pop, pop, pop goes the 9"
Epmd and especially Erick sermon highly underrated, the whole crew was absolute fire
Yup, where Redman got started
Hit Squad!
Gang Starr - DWYCK ft. Nice & Smooth
@@fprinceofbelair facts
This^^^
Ah da memories
@@fprinceofbelair Classic Material HipHop HOF Shit
Most definitely
I'm a 80's baby and I love it when 90's and 2000 babies show their appreciation to hip hop from the 90's .
@ImBoogie 2.0. "Bum stigiddy, bum stiggiddy, bum!" 😆😆 It feels really good to see a youngin like you really feelin this cause at 50yrs of age... I remember this VERY well when this first aired on Rap City, and we ALL reacted the same way you did. Das EFX may have been ahead of their time.
Their rhythms include nursery rhymes and commercials from the 80s as well as typical sayings from the past. They’re amazing!
The material for this song came from a variety of childhood memories from cartoons,old TV shows and commercials mostly
Pin this!
Rasco P. Coltrane lol
Pretty sneaky sis is a reference he probably won't get.
95% of the lyrics are commercial, tv show, or cartoon lines from 80s tv all strung together. Calls up so many other memories of cool things
Yep. It was strung together pop culture references. You had to be there at that time to catch them all.
Facts
Your right 😉
They were influenced by 🇯🇲Jamaicans Toasters they took that bone verse line from Nicodemus “ bone man connection”
@skbosdgame8435 🤦...Oh Brother....Stop Hating
Bruh 70's and early 80's babies were spoiled!!!! Its like God open the heavens and flooded the earth with incredible talent. Motown, James Brown, Philadelphia Sound, Funk, Ohio Playa, Minnesota Sound, Church and RnB love ballads. You had to come wit it or not wit it at all.
Salute ImBoogie! This prolly my alltime favorite song/video combo! My best friend (R.I.P.) was telling about some song about effects and I never heard it. He said it was dope and I was like whatever. Then it came on during the afternoon on bet, we just finished spiggety sparkin and it came on... I thought I was in a different world! Salute my dude "Infinite Savior". Great memories! They messed up by listening to haters and they stopped the "iggety". Bad move!!!
49 yr old here born and raised in harlem/Manhattanville, NYC... My era will rock for eva 🔥🔥👊
YES SIR
Yup!
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If you like DAS EFX you should check out Lords Of The Underground the song is Chief Rocka
Facts 🔥🔥🔥
Nice & Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
YES !
Yo, this was the most fire song that whole summer...Nothing can mess with the 90's bro. Everybody had their own style and flo.
He wasn't ready!!!!!
Produced by Erick Sermon (EPMD)
😆 he wasn't...
I blew a speaker to this back in the day no lie
Never thought watching sum1 listening to music would be like this, as an older Katt it's cool as shit to me because I was a young Katt when Das EFX came out along with rappers like Pac, Cool j, NWA, and many others the late 80's and 90's was it..
I was 13 when Das EFX dropped. 90s had a lot of corny music, but had A LOT of great music too. I remember hearing the Wu, Big, Nas, and Jay for the first time. I didn't like Pac when I first heard him. It wasn't until Strictly 4 My Niggaz that I became a Pac fan. The Purple Tape changed everything in Hip Hop for me back in '95.
Das EFX is from Petersburg, Virginia, consisting of Dray (Krazy Drayz) and Skoob (Books). They rose to fame in the early 1990s with their unique, fast-paced lyrical style and numerous pop culture references. Their debut album, "Dead Serious" (1992), featured hits like "They Want EFX" and "Mic Checka," which became iconic in the hip hop community. They were discovered by EPMD at a talent show. If today is the first day you are listening to them, congratulations. You deserve these guys. One of my favorite rap duos of all time.
TRUTH!!
DAS Efx is not from Petersburg Virginia. Dray and Skoob are from New Jersey they went to college together in Virginia.
Scooby aka Books in reverse is Brooklyn Crazy Crazy from New Jersey they met in Virginia College
They went to Virginia State, not from VA. They are from NY and NJ. They even state this on a track on their 2nd album on the song "Can't Have Nothin"
No they not …they went to school at VSU…they are from NY originally
I love your reactions and I knew you were young for this to be you first time hearing this song by Big daddy Kane. I was in the 11th grade in 1988 and dark chocolate men was appreciated more than ever before. I am excited and encourage your journey for more discovery of our hip hop culture!👍🏾
Definitely a legendary group they shook us tf up when they dropped. Whole album was 🔥
Keep listening to old school music and you won't be able to accept any and everything of the current artists. You will see who has talent and who doesn't. Congratulations on your growth. Promote both channels on each channel to increase your subscribers. I just found this one and subscribed to this one too.
It will make him smarter as well...real talk.
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Glad you’re getting to enjoy this music. Now your generation can finally start to understand why we protect our era so hard. It’s was truly the golden age of hip hop and still bangs today over 30 years later. These definitely timeless classics.
Hey, thanks so much for posting your reaction. This has been at the top of my list for decades now. The guitar lick is sampled from a James Brown tune called "Blind Man Can See It." The lyrics are a masterful weave of pop cultural references from their childhood, most from cartoons and TV commercials. It's not pig latin, but they do add extra syllables (like "iggity") to a bunch of words. This tune never fails to make me smile
And( giving up food for funk) by James brown is sampled also.
Claude have mercy!!! Yes sir! I'm in my fifties and can't sit still when this song comes on....
Do yall realize, that this song, was made from lines of all the kids commercials in the 80s. Almost every line was pulled from kids advertising. All my 70s babies alert button >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The younger Gen don't know about those commercials and they don't get some of the lyrics. But they love this song like we do.
Good stuff. This was a great era for hip hop.
Das EFX are one of a kind. There was no one like them before or after... Love some Das Efx...
Im glad you did this reaction, your reaction was the same as ours when they dropped
Das Efx was huge backnthen, they changed how rappers rapped, with popularizing that witty style of rhyming. They were apart of the super group called the Hit Squad with Epmd. Das Efx were highly skilled lyricists. One is from Brooklyn New York, the other is from Jersey.
Chip fu was nice too he and rhymes faster and he gotta new joint out common and pete rock as well
@buddahkahn6911 agreed! He is one of my favorite MCs
One of my all time favorite songs! I gotta listen to it at least 3 times a week!
😂😂😂This is hilarious!! One of my favorite groups! Takes me back! I love it👍🏾💪🏾
This song hits when it's in the system your car will be bumping in vibrating this song hit hard
When that intro came on we went crazy!
There was a scene on Fresh Prince when Will came back from Philly and had a boombox blasting this. The entire house was shaking!
You’re in for a treat, young man! Enjoy!
Yo this is the best reaction vid ever I just subscribe this is to funny. yo all my 80 and 90 babies stand up
Love your reaction Kinfolk - Yeah...Das EFX was the sh+ when they came out - Nobody was like them.
I'm about to send this to Krazy Drayz right now. Das are friends of mine.
That’s great! This is what I love about social media.
Need to see them on Drink Champs
Some of the greatest hip hop ever, thats what you just watched
loved this group!!!!
New to your page, but you picked a damn good song to review. One of my faves growing up fam...
I will forever forever.love Das EFX... One of dopest groups and hip Hop history ever, especially that second album microphone checker 12 checker dope. Every video was dope. Every rhyme flow was dope and then they disappeared and then the story was sad. But they made history hip hop history. It can't be unwritten dope as s*** ever love DAS EFX ❤❤❤❤❤💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿... These youngsta's reaction is hilarious though
I love them!! Stilled listening today’s
Facts
They invented the "Studder Style," while they were in college (English Majors). Their style was "sampled" by Kriss Kross, Illegal, and others. Das EFX was/is DOPE! They still perform overseas! Hip-Hop isn't the same. Back in the day, everyone had a unique style, and it was considered "Biting," to try to incorporate someone else's style into your own. So, we were blessed with a variety of talent, skill, and originality. Whew!! I'm so glad I lived when these songs were bangers on the charts! Now I get to reminisce as the younger generation discovers the greatness of these artists!
Ist Commandment of Hip-Hop: Thou shalt not bite.
Song came out when I was in high school. Early 90s. Gotta love it.
Word I remember how everyone had to have that Tape 💯
Yoo i love ur content already hooked the music i grow up too was flavorfull hiphop at its best keep doing wat you doing run it back son you already know 4 tough cooking up fish grease im done🤣 nyc 🙌bless up
Word is bond!!!..these brothers were tight!!..love u for posting this
They were definitely unique…they combined hardcore and abstract styles to create a flow that was mind blowing…spitting a stream of childhood references pieced together with everything from cartoons to nursery rhymes to tv commercials to old songs (i.e., Them Bones). But the main component of their style was the incorporation of the phrase “igitty”….(similarly, Snoop Dogg is known for incorporating “izzle” into his lyrics) but, it didn’t take long for some of their peers to label the style as “gimmicky” and try to dismiss them. Despite the criticism, they had some bangers. Check for MIC CHECKA, FREAKIT, KAUGHT IN DA AK, REAL HIP-HOP, BAKNAFFEK, REPRESENT THE REAL (feat. KRS-One)
I bumped it back in the day. Straight 🔥
Yooo!! Amazing you react to DAS Efx (Dray and Skoob (books reversed) Effects) this early! A friend let me listen to them and wow, what a style of rapping. I think they come from Jamaica. Around that time soo many rappers came out with their own unique styles, east and west coast, and some styles stayed around. So some were real troopers and rapstylerolemodels. DAS Efx were part of the Hitsquad including EPMD, Redman, K-Solo till 1993. Man, you must be busy with all the reactions and comments. Much respect tho!! Pls check Big Daddy Kane some time! The holy trinity of the late 80s, around1990, were Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap/Krs-One from BDP, btw.
Luv ur reactions bruv!!
They're from New York and New Jersey.
I'm 53 and I was in college when Das EFX dropped. One of a kind sound that still gets played in my car to this day.
Das EFX was yrs ahead of many with lyrics and beats! I used to be on the lake drinking, jamming to it
DAS EFX is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
AGREED.
The classic sample is from the Black Caesar movie Soundtrack produced by James Brown from the song “Blind Man Can See It.” Worth a listen too. It’s an old 70s funk groove instrumental.
This used to be one of my favorite songs and I learned all the lyrics. Only now do I realize they had all the pop references from their day (early 80’s). ‘Pretty sneaky sis’ ‘81 commercial for connect four, Ovaltine commercials in the mid ‘80s etc. Also nursery rhymes and elementary songs like BINGO and the hip bone song. Good stuff!
When this hit back in n the 90’s me and my brother had a second floor apartment and I blasted Das EFX!! Out my MTX Speakers!! Was incredible imo!!😂😂this is taking my white butt back to those fun days!!
Their rhymes made use of pop culture references from commercials, and trends we all grew up watching on tv. This track was fire and came completely out of nowhere and we all love it!!!! Das-EFX was a part of the original Hit Squad lead by EPMD which also included Redman and K-Solo.
This has been on my playlist since 94-95 been a long time
Tribe called quest Buggin out with Phife Dawg
Do you know the importance of a SkyPager?
its pronounced DOSS EFFECTS
Pure hip hop... just imagine when WE first heard it in the 90's! I'm 49, so this is hip hop gold to me... evolution of ryhming from 70's to 90's is crazy
I'm glad you saw this... Das EFX was them Dudes! Your review was very entertaining.
Your reactions are golden.😁
Pinky with waves 😂😂😂
Brooklyn!!! NYC!!!
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You need to check out Fu-Schnickens - La Schmoove fr fr.
Luv Fu Schnikens-LaSchmoove❤❤❤❤
La Schoove AND WE AINT GOT NOTHIN TO PROVE❗️❗️LA SCHMOOVE WE AINT GOT NOTHIN TO PROVE❗️ LA SCHMOOVE WE AINT GOT NOTHIN TO PROOVE❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
Longtime favorites. Always loved that they love language so much. Not just words for ideas but sounds and syllables connecting so many different things so seamlessy that their words shake your brain. All kinds of music can get your ass shaking. These two shake your mind. And none of it's mystical it's what surrounded us in those days. Mother Goose, Dr. Seuss, commercial jingles, cartoons, all flowing as fast as a livestock auctioneer.
I was about 17 when this joint dropped. I started smiling when he said he's about to listen to DAS EFX for the first time... a lot of watching already knew your head was about to explode!!! 😂😂😂
Imagine what it was like when it DROPPED!
Teaneck NJ Stand up!!! RIP PLUCK RIP PHILLIP PANNELL
Protect ya neck wu tang clan
great track.
plain n simple that was that FIRE BACK FROM THE GUDD OL DAYS U JUST CAN'T BEAT IT HANDS DOWN.4REAL.
Love reactions like this, kids reacting to the music we grew up on, music created before they were born. Enjoy seeing them appreciate real music and pure creativity.
Da IGGITY‼️🎉💃🏿
The reference @5:06 “pretty sneaky sis” is a quote from a ‘70’s tv commercial for the game “connect four”. After that, “Holly Hobby” was a doll marketed to girls around that same time. So he’s stringing together a bunch of references. That’s why it sounds so nonsensical to you. You’re just not familiar with that timeframe.
Apt observation.
Their music is hailed as "timeless," but it is solidly anchored in its particular era by pop-culture references.
One of the best hip-hop songs of all time. The lyrics on the screen are sooo far off hahaha.
I'm glad you are enjoying the era! I like the fact nobody was biting and everyone is original with their styles. Also we had house, go go, and knowledge music. 70s baby