The Roots - Distortion To Static

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  • @powderedtoastfacekillah734
    @powderedtoastfacekillah734 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    We were so fortunate to live through this era

    • @erikmurray3661
      @erikmurray3661 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      So fckn right bruh, what a blessing.

    • @artfuldodger4557
      @artfuldodger4557 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen and amen again!

  • @WildfireWiffler44
    @WildfireWiffler44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    RIP Malik B 🙏 One of his most iconic verses right here.

  • @rillloudmother
    @rillloudmother ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is in my 90s playlist right near electric relaxation.

  • @dubiouswords7851
    @dubiouswords7851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    “People, there's no equal, or no sequel” - Malik B R.I.P.

    • @dapluva1
      @dapluva1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Go get your dictionary and your Pictionary 😎Malik B lives on🙏🏾

  • @erikmurray3661
    @erikmurray3661 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Best Musical ERA EVER YO, Damn i wasso lucky to be a teen in the 90s. So much diversity in Hip Hop it was true Artistry back then.

  • @Alberts_Stuff
    @Alberts_Stuff ปีที่แล้ว +7

    OK I've listened to hip hop 50 years now, not an uber fan but always loved it.
    Wtf have I never heard of roots? This is a choooooooooon 👌🏼

    • @powderedtoastfacekillah734
      @powderedtoastfacekillah734 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That’s wild actually
      Well I’m glad you found them and I’m kinda envious

  • @thefalseprophet3025
    @thefalseprophet3025 9 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    malik b is mad underrated as an emcee..this one of the illest joints eva

    • @lifestraight
      @lifestraight 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Devon Devon33 Yes. Second verse was tight.

    • @SurgeCess
      @SurgeCess 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      hell yes!

    • @rizeone865
      @rizeone865 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No doubt, had to listen to this several times to understand all the wordplay.

    • @nasibnwalker6759
      @nasibnwalker6759 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Malik b is definitely underrated

    • @Chocomerican
      @Chocomerican 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      RIP

  • @ricsmith5730
    @ricsmith5730 9 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Black Thought is one of the all time greatest emcees. Top 10 easily.

    • @MrChambers8109
      @MrChambers8109 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Manriel207 Man, glad others know his greatness. He is my all time fav MC

    • @blackchang1981
      @blackchang1981 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      100% Agree. Among the most consistent lyricist ever.

    • @MrChambers8109
      @MrChambers8109 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      *****​​ Web 2.0......I let youngins here him go off om that. Most rappers now dont have a style for a high BPM type song. Also, hiphop is in this Singing-Rap fusion. I hear dudes say, "You hear those bars Fetty wap [or Future] dropped?" I think...those dudes are singing! Lol

    • @Senakofi
      @Senakofi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He has argument for being the goat....

    • @Jason-iu6wc
      @Jason-iu6wc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ric Smith Black Though aka Tyreke Trotter is my aunt's ( aka Minnie Trotter ) son so that makes him my cousin. I'm not lying. Im 9

  • @chanceyh4813
    @chanceyh4813 8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    This album was unreal. My top 5 of all time

    • @prevailwithme
      @prevailwithme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep, this is my favorite album of them.

    • @summerallthetime2616
      @summerallthetime2616 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely

    • @Smokeyvirgo
      @Smokeyvirgo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I must say Illadelph half-life is a close runner up tho

  • @ryankuefler8733
    @ryankuefler8733 11 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    This group, as a whole, is something that has never been replicated in Hip-Hop. The instrumentation, cohesiveness, and conscious lyrics have them among my most critically accepted groups in the rap game's history. The stand alone, last Hip-Hop group left, The Roots.

    • @Turbochargedss
      @Turbochargedss 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      last hip-hop group left? fuck does that mean? do more searchin bud

    • @ryankuefler8733
      @ryankuefler8733 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I meant that has impact in the mainstream. There well respected for there stuff on Late night and also critically. I know there is a plethora of underground groups that are dope, but the roots are the only one in the public eye.

    • @ahmad312
      @ahmad312 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ryan Kuefler De La Soul is timeless and influential...

    • @lucascb771
      @lucascb771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ryan Kuefler de la soul, wu tang, tribe called quest

    • @zachwasp9089
      @zachwasp9089 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bro, meant wd a full on band! Tho😂 lik they unplugged off the ripe

  • @DJProfesserK
    @DJProfesserK 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Favorite Dope MC Line Ever:
    "Ayo I'm Every Emcee
    It's All In Me
    That's The Way It Is
    Way It Gotta Be"-Black Thought of The Legendary Roots Crew

  • @cbrown940
    @cbrown940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Musically still standing the test of time in 2020.

  • @MindOverMatter36
    @MindOverMatter36 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This beat is so dark and wicked. Love it.

    • @NorthPhilly-zr7xc
      @NorthPhilly-zr7xc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like this is what hip hop was about damn what happened lol smh

  • @broccolihart1
    @broccolihart1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I used to rock this cd hard! I won't waste time arguing about what year was the best in rap....we are just blessed to have the roots in our speakers!

  • @RapBox
    @RapBox 9 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Dope! Classic!

  • @damndisplace07
    @damndisplace07 9 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Perfect song to listen to late night when you can't sleep

    • @alexandergonzalez50666
      @alexandergonzalez50666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      damndisplace07 this and the bong..

    • @UBZUKki
      @UBZUKki 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      damndisplace07 just what I'm doing now...

    • @vnew
      @vnew 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      UBZUKKI Same here! 👊

    • @gero4965
      @gero4965 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

    • @fia2342
      @fia2342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me rn

  • @prevailwithme
    @prevailwithme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Their best album, so much replay value.

  • @cbrown940
    @cbrown940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "People, there's no equal and no sequel."
    Malik B. 2020. Godspeed, captain.

  • @nigelbrake8241
    @nigelbrake8241 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Was at Howard University on a high school trip....Roots was blasting!!!DC

  • @Robinzorz
    @Robinzorz 13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Roots are hiphop, funk, jazz, indie, combined to a perfect blend of musical completeness.

  • @BigUncleWyte
    @BigUncleWyte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    How come nobody ever talks about how dope Malik B is?

    • @NevaEye
      @NevaEye 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because he chose to get high over his career

  • @liviti
    @liviti 14 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When I was 14 years old and first heard this, it completely blew my mind and I've been fan of the Roots ever since. One of the greatest hip hop crews ever.

  • @jrrd997
    @jrrd997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My friends and I found Roots in 96 97. We completely fell out over them. We went to a disc jocky to look for more and we found the Do You Want More? album. We completely lost our minds...

  • @ViciousViscount
    @ViciousViscount 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Respect from Poland.

  • @XavierCoolDude
    @XavierCoolDude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was 16 and high as shit in Summer of 94 first when I heard this-I knew it was some type of shit I never heard before. And not to mention I was a huge hip hop head at the time and from South Jersey. Roots became one of my fav groups

  • @towertito2149
    @towertito2149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Most underrated act in all of hiphop. So far ahead of their time. Been a fan since organix in 93. Roots crew

  • @shonwayne1618
    @shonwayne1618 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    23 years after dropping this EP and this track is still DOPE!! geeezus!

    • @flipmex1
      @flipmex1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      28 now 😳

  • @ilmatikindigo
    @ilmatikindigo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    that laugh killed me so many times hella good it is with that music behind

  • @shortie9103
    @shortie9103 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you don't smile when you listen to this song that means you don't love hip-hop.

  • @alvaroach
    @alvaroach 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Didn't know laughing could be an instrument 'till I heard this song

  • @ourkidof91
    @ourkidof91 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely killed it.

  • @belovedbrother
    @belovedbrother 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥whewwwww

  • @Day_0ne
    @Day_0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was the first Roots song I ever heard some 25 years ago. To me it doesn't even sound old. R.I.P Malik B.

  • @rcole718
    @rcole718 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I miss Malik B. I haven't bought a Roots album since he left. I'm sure the music is still dope, but he was an important part of the group IMO.

    • @johngalloway478
      @johngalloway478 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ryan Cole L

    • @Wizdomisgold562
      @Wizdomisgold562 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ryan Cole Malik was nice but come on bruh.

    • @HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN
      @HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There is no Roots, without MALIK B!!!! 😱

    • @belak1551
      @belak1551 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah they kind of lost that rawness and street hip hop sound the two first albums embodied so well.

    • @Wizdomisgold562
      @Wizdomisgold562 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He definitely brought a rugged element but nahhh you buggin 😂. BT is a transcendental MC and enough by himself for me to buy any Roots album the second it drops.

  • @dvharris75
    @dvharris75 15 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    ITS HARD TO ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT RAP MUSIC USED TO BE THIS DAMN GOOD.
    Wow.

  • @curto201
    @curto201 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wild that im 30, and ive heard about the roots before but never really checked them out. Every song ive listened to today is a banger lmao. WIld

  • @jesustirado5346
    @jesustirado5346 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I saw the Roots in the early 90s live at Ybor City Tampa FL , it was at a club it was one of the best shows I ever seen!

  • @luciousthomas6141
    @luciousthomas6141 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This take me back to another place and another time!

  • @PacificDark
    @PacificDark ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is art.

  • @The808Mixmaster
    @The808Mixmaster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    this was the hardest song they ever dropped

    • @Mad_Intellect
      @Mad_Intellect 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      mmm...probably

    • @Mad_Intellect
      @Mad_Intellect 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      it's probably between this and Concerto of the Desperado. I say probably cause I'm still binge listening to the Roots right now. Forgot about quite a few tracks smh

    • @mtherload
      @mtherload 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      it was. I grew up with this

    • @vnew
      @vnew 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mad_Intalect Exactly my thoughts. Nice. Big up!

    • @raulleon9169
      @raulleon9169 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hardest? Everybody who said that is fucking Stupid and are not a fan of the roots

  • @Izimod
    @Izimod 11 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Doppest joint from The Roots in my opinion

    • @kendrickjahn1261
      @kendrickjahn1261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same. RIP Malik B.

    • @jeremylewis5985
      @jeremylewis5985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember watching on rap city like....who the fuq is these cats?!?! Stuck ever since.

    • @zulumikedivine
      @zulumikedivine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most def .. r.i.p.malik b

    • @sedney2889
      @sedney2889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bahamadia it's the jawn is like this. More complex lyrics

    • @sedney2889
      @sedney2889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bahamadia it's the jawn is like this. More complex lyrics

  • @kairoofficial5722
    @kairoofficial5722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm glad I can go back in time to these times, takes the pain away and gives me a game to play, PEACE GODS.

  • @BravoShow
    @BravoShow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Definitely one of my top five favorite hip hop groups of all time!

  • @thetrickisirarelyrespond5945
    @thetrickisirarelyrespond5945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP M-ILITANT MALIK B. THE FIRST JOINT I EVER HEARD YOU ON BACK IN THE MID 90s. BEAST MODE MC.
    HIP HOP FOREVER!! 🙏🏾🎤

  • @altaariq
    @altaariq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This takes me back to 1995, me and my homie Pat used to keep this on rewind

  • @kendalljones5211
    @kendalljones5211 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This song blow up in 1994 still my fav from thses guys dope mc s Pete rock play this like crazy whats up Phillie the roots in house

  • @mtherload
    @mtherload ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 17 then.....I know there are too many great singles out there from this period, but this is in my top 10

  • @s.g.187
    @s.g.187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All up in your face like mace!!!! My now 13yo knew this line when she was 3😄😆💜

  • @kendrickjahn1261
    @kendrickjahn1261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rest In Peace, Malik B. This is my favorite one.

  • @lamarwynn4690
    @lamarwynn4690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    R.I.P. Malik B 🖤💪🏿😓😭

  • @micahisgod5898
    @micahisgod5898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This album (Do You Want More?!!!??!) has never been ejected out of my stereo unit since its release back in 1995.
    #Fact
    #ForeverTheRoots
    Rise in Power, MALIK B!

  • @believer9893
    @believer9893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This album is above the Normal. Got Me thru highschool in 1996

  • @stevenramirezmistersmokes6379
    @stevenramirezmistersmokes6379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THE OG ROOTS#1

  • @kbw.rvwhntr
    @kbw.rvwhntr 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree, 1993 was in my opinion the best year in hip-hop for the 90's!

  • @frankhunter6768
    @frankhunter6768 ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard this song while in college at Famu in the early 90s. I then became a true fan to the Roots

  • @larryhawkins6577
    @larryhawkins6577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the joint that made me a Roots fan!

  • @designeratwork
    @designeratwork 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn!! The real hip hop with a real musicians!!

  • @canibusnj
    @canibusnj 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1988 and 1994 are the two most important years for hip-hop, look it up. Peace!

    • @phily3190
      @phily3190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1996 as well. Illadelph Halflife, ATLiens, IWW, The Score, etc

    • @Spoog84
      @Spoog84 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@phily3190all eyez on me 2pac and Makaveli the Don illuminati the 7 day theory

  • @kbw.rvwhntr
    @kbw.rvwhntr 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a old school hip hop head I wish there was a petition to sign to get The Roots inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, they are that accomplished. They remind me of bands back in the 70's just a jazzy, funk, hip hop style is the only thing different from back then. There's no such thing as bands nowadays which sums up how the garbage is on the radio today!

  • @zinazees
    @zinazees 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if only rap music were to still contain itself like this and still survive over the course of time..

  • @antoniogambardella785
    @antoniogambardella785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    rip malik b .......👊👊👊✌✌✌🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏❤❤❤

  • @RiconDaAmadex
    @RiconDaAmadex 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Classic Black Thought Bars

  • @jetrockshard
    @jetrockshard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rest in power brother HUB may Allah be pleased with you

  • @Vandalio_Saez
    @Vandalio_Saez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rip Malik B 🔥💯🙌

  • @grogg4372
    @grogg4372 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible incorporation of laugh into a hip-hop song!
    They dingle and the dangle 😃

  • @christianpetit39
    @christianpetit39 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The lyrics flow & the groove are so dope… ✨

  • @rolandplatt255
    @rolandplatt255 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    How could anyone EVER not like a Roots song?

  • @MYDAILYHABIT-Publishing
    @MYDAILYHABIT-Publishing 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see all the past love here for MALIK B... Cant think of a better pair of MC'S or sound that came from this camp...RIP

  • @YakThaWiseman72
    @YakThaWiseman72 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the Video that put me up on the Roots. I copped Do You Want More??? as soon as it dropped. One of my favorite Groups

  • @gucci_arnaldo47
    @gucci_arnaldo47 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sophomore year 🙏🏼❤️😎soundtrack for another teen growing up in the 90s

  • @simplyblessed2818
    @simplyblessed2818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Magically put together!!💪

  • @aesonone
    @aesonone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    frightenin like lightenin

  • @nilhav
    @nilhav 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    '94 was the renaissance, but 88 had "It takes a nation of millions" (greatest hip-hop album ever), "Straight Outta Compton" "Strictly Business" "By Any Means Necessary" "Great Adventures of Slick Rick" "Critical Beatdown" "Long Live the Kane" "Straight Outta the Jungle." All of which were given 5 mics by source. Not including Rob Base, Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, Biz Markie, Eric B. & Rakim, Run-DMC, Heavy D, & so put out great music that year. No year competes!

  • @Naeem_El
    @Naeem_El 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Flow is 🔥 the beat 🔥 lyrics 🔥 the song is 🔥

  • @SALIMSTEWART08
    @SALIMSTEWART08 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    amen brother. am from philly and remember seeing them play live right in a downtown philly record store.

  • @mrkingssizesnicker
    @mrkingssizesnicker 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    My shit!! Philly stand up! Malik B damn wish you was still running with the Roots!

  • @oxygen90s
    @oxygen90s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rest In Paradise Malik B!!! 7.29.20

  • @anfearbart
    @anfearbart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All time classic, gets better. This stuff changed my world in the mid 90s

  • @bootneyfarnsworth5689
    @bootneyfarnsworth5689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Malik B Rest in Parade young brother!!! These bars will live on 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

  • @Xeroxattnp
    @Xeroxattnp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    True hip hop from day 1 dope 🔥

  • @jeremiahwoods1845
    @jeremiahwoods1845 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy Birthday 👑Malik-B

  • @acesoul5868
    @acesoul5868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    R.I.P Malik B your legacy will always live on Forever brother it's sad asf that we lost another legend man wtf but The Roots For life🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✊✊✊🎵💯💯💯💯🎵🎧🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

  • @HerbieChuckNorris
    @HerbieChuckNorris 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The bass is untouchable.

  • @TommyBvtters
    @TommyBvtters 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is easily the best roots song

  • @beatnetwork4928
    @beatnetwork4928 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fire!

  • @tallblackpunk
    @tallblackpunk 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    smokin a blunt and totally am vibin off the roots.. ^_^

  • @waltbcouncil4786
    @waltbcouncil4786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greatness!

  • @jvelez1998
    @jvelez1998 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Favorite roots joint of all-time...

  • @samaugust85
    @samaugust85 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    best song off the album. do you want more!?! is their best album imo

  • @benjamincox4211
    @benjamincox4211 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This, proceed, mellow my man, and what they do are my favorites

  • @jayofelonyfromphilly8526
    @jayofelonyfromphilly8526 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CLASSIC. ILLADEL MUSIC ONE OF THEIR BEST CUTS

  • @gl0bal7474
    @gl0bal7474 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    man 1994 was a good year for HipHop

  • @Benc5NYC
    @Benc5NYC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the very first Roots Tracks I heard. Classic Track!!!!!

  • @Shing02tv
    @Shing02tv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Malik B 🙏

  • @Izimod
    @Izimod 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favourite the roots songs ! this is too dope..

  • @thygawd
    @thygawd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All time dopest stuff...:-)

  • @Dmaccabees
    @Dmaccabees 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🔥Undeniable Classic🔥

  • @cyke33
    @cyke33 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOVED that's right Loved this beat and the break down on the chorus

  • @Secretsofsociety
    @Secretsofsociety 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    old school roots is underrated

  • @kbw.rvwhntr
    @kbw.rvwhntr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think 93 & 92 were unforgettable years and I'd give 3rd place to 96..still got a lot of albums from that year to this day!