Diamond D a legend on the mic and behind the boards he did great work on Fat Joe Debut album and Scientifik first LP. And Diamond D debut album is a hip hop classic.
Huge fan of Ed O.G. back in high school...and this song still brings tears to my eyes. Hip-Hop had a soul back then...Much respect to the tri-state and Roxbury!
i always cry when i listen to this not because this is a song about lost friends and family, but because we will never see this kind of rap ever again 😭😭😭😭 it breaks my heart 💔 😫
Ed OG still lives in Roxbury till this day. This song goes out to all the people I've known who fell before their time in Boston. May God rest your souls. RIP Deangelo, Steven, and Brownell
Music like this was way ahead of its time. Its unbelievable how under appreciated this is. Hopefully this music will get the recognition it really deserves.
I think Ed OG and da bulldogs are the truest rappers ever. This group were able to give us wisdom through hippop. No group has matched this kind of wisdom. Respect goes to Paris as well. This days, we have criminals rapping and everybody is following their footsteps. Anyway, on this earth, evil will be popular but the truth will reign supreme. Thanks Ed OG.
I remember this song came out in 93 around the same time Wu Tang's "Can It Be All So Simple" dropped. I like both songs but in the end, Wu Tang was forever!
I did not appreciate this song until I got older and wiser- being raised in that area ( big up Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan) I feel these lyrics.. that time was hard for Boston.. big up all those who lost their life to violence…
love boston, love this song, want the best for humanity as we continue on this journey! thank you to all yall who make the best of life and our shared experiences! dumb high right now, haha.. hopefully dont rub any of yall wrong... this beat oozes soul... thanks to whoever produced this beat.. peace yall
true words! sad story! ... just don't understand people that do not recognize the value of life ... material things can somehow be replaced but life is gone forever and so are dad's, mother's, friend's, beloved one's ... is that REALLY worth it?!
I'm going to refresh the comment section. I love hip hop, from old cool j, to underground choppers like freestyle fellowship. From Snoop to Rakim. From Nas, and Jay. Migos, Too short, even early drake shit. Griselda down to young m.c. Producers from rick Rubin, to dilla, swizz, beat miners, Dre, dungeon family, large pro, dj quick, etc. some amazing shit has been produced in the hip hop world. But to me, this is my favorite hip hop song of all time. Diamonds beat is hypnotic and spacious. And Ed O.g. spits his heart. Poetry in meter. Nothing flashy, no false pride, not glorifying anything wretched, and I do love some violent rap, but this song man... its just hit me the first time I heard it. It has grit, love, passion. Hell, my 71 year old white ass mother liked this song when I played it for her. Seriously. Thats my 2cents.
Not everybody. Im a 2000's kid and this shit is what I want to have played at my funeral. But it's right, that lots of people my age like listening to this shitty trap-mumbling shit and don-t even know real Hip-Hop. I am so sorry for Kids growing up with the mindset dudes like lil pump are rappers...
One of the greatest, and most underrated, rap songs of all time. I LOVE this with all my heart. This shit is so real and so touching. It's Gangsta Rap hard and touching at the same time. It deals with shit we all deal with on the streets. I've lived in Boston and Memphis. I know East Coast sound and Dirty South sound and this shit is as real as it gets. MAD props to Ed O G
Early 94- hip hop was beautiful. I was 16-White dude who loved hip hop. School, girls, parties and sports-life was simple. Ed OG was a great group-first album is incredible
U are right, fame shouldn't be a factor. Other MCs are good as well but their outreach base is what I am talking about here. We can go on and on arguing. Lets leave that and enjoy the good works that everyone of these knowledge pushers are behind. We need more of these guys, Ed O.G, killer Priest, or what have u. We need more positive hippop artistes more than these gangsters fools polluting the mind of our youths today
Sad Song, A classic at the same time; the saddest thing these were underated MCs, they never got the credibility they trully deserved.
Probably my favorite Diamond D production. Ed O.G. with the immortal lyrics.
Diamond D a legend on the mic and behind the boards he did great work on Fat Joe Debut album and Scientifik first LP. And Diamond D debut album is a hip hop classic.
This is up there with TROY as far as the most beautiful, heartfelt hip hop songs ever.
Huge fan of Ed O.G. back in high school...and this song still brings tears to my eyes. Hip-Hop had a soul back then...Much respect to the tri-state and Roxbury!
Bean town salute!
Don't KNOW YOU BUT ONE LOVE LIVE ON RADIO MOSCOW
617 Throw ya 3'$ 🙏🏻🙋🏻♂✌🏻
Boston got a lot of jealousy 😉😉
This song is life
100!
i always cry when i listen to this
not because this is a song about lost friends and family, but because we will never see this kind of rap ever again 😭😭😭😭 it breaks my heart 💔 😫
I miss mid-90's hip-hop.... Ed O.G, Lordz of the underground, Gangstarr...
.DITC, Redman, Nas... We could go on and on.
Sad song, RIP to the countless brothers from the 'Ville who perished due to gun violence.
AMEEN..
Type Personality Mannie Fresh Reddmman 🎇🎇 Marlon He HJu
Ed OG still lives in Roxbury till this day. This song goes out to all the people I've known who fell before their time in Boston. May God rest your souls. RIP Deangelo, Steven, and Brownell
Edo G is one of the greatest, as I get older his music speaks to me more and more. He deserves way more recognition.
Yea for real just like Pacs Music ... ❤🎉
before they destroyed hip hop.it was so beautiful.
ed og is so tight with his conversational sounding verses in a way that evokes guru. its no wonder.
Wish him and gangstarr collab especialy this album, hard to earn and moment of truth.
@@maroon9273 i wished Gang Starr reached out to Edo G for their albums.
Boston represent
This makes me cry...RIP to all the loved ones lost
I wish kids today would appreciatte real hip hop.....todays stuff is really garbage...
Not everything man...there is still good stuff going on. The soul of hip hop is immortal.
I have 21 old and I start listen rap when i nad 12 years old. I want but album but i can t find where. I have collection of rap 90's and etc
all stuck on lean
now it's 2020....still....
Reading this 7 years and hip hop is worse smh
Music like this was way ahead of its time. Its unbelievable how under appreciated this is. Hopefully this music will get the recognition it really deserves.
GarbageDanks no chance now with all the crap that is called “music” these days...
GarbageDanks and still relevant
And still blowin up speakers to this day because why......... Loveeeee comes and goessssss. This song is timless
Prophet music
More prophetic than
Th e Simpsons
I think Ed OG and da bulldogs are the truest rappers ever. This group were able to give us wisdom through hippop. No group has matched this kind of wisdom. Respect goes to Paris as well. This days, we have criminals rapping and everybody is following their footsteps. Anyway, on this earth, evil will be popular but the truth will reign supreme. Thanks Ed OG.
one of the best rap song EVER . period .
Kalief ilPrincipe also one of the most underrated ,that’s commercial hip hop for ya ,it doesent mention REAL KLASSICS
Kalief ilPrincipe so tru
Yes
Roxbury 02119 4EVER
HEART BREAKING SONG
Damn, if the last verse doesn't hit you hard in the feels, you ain't even listening to real rap
All those years later, I still get a lump in my throat when I hear this song.
After all these years this song reminds me of my father and the years I spent with him growing up. I still remember you dad and miss you so much.
Good memories!
This track Is Gold 🥇 Thanks God I Grew Up With The Good Old Hip Hop 🔥 I Geuss...I Am One Of The Lucky Ones.🙌🏾
This Song song is forever etched into my brain R.I.P ManMan
02129
'94 Boston Boom Bap ! Respect and salute ✊🏽
And people say hip-hop isn’t beautiful...
R.I.P. Nipsy ✊
Beautiful lyrics by EDO G and a amazing beat by Diamond D.💣💣💯💯💥💥💥
@2:23 The most i remember of you is in the pictures you were my pops and i wont forget ya. RIP Dad💜
I remember this song came out in 93 around the same time Wu Tang's "Can It Be All So Simple" dropped.
I like both songs but in the end, Wu Tang was forever!
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME PERIOD. STILL BUMPING THIS IN 2019. WE NEED MORE POSITIVE SONGS LIKE THIS.
Timeless
Im 24 from Boston Damn i wish i was around for this era
I did not appreciate this song until I got older and wiser- being raised in that area ( big up Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan) I feel these lyrics.. that time was hard for Boston.. big up all those who lost their life to violence…
Absolute classic. Why this isn’t on a streaming platform….. 🤷🏻♂️
It is on Spotify
that shit still bangs EDO
love boston, love this song, want the best for humanity as we continue on this journey! thank you to all yall who make the best of life and our shared experiences! dumb high right now, haha.. hopefully dont rub any of yall wrong... this beat oozes soul... thanks to whoever produced this beat.. peace yall
Real music
real dope
Real shit
One of the most important songs in all of hip hop!
2020.. who still bumping this dope vintage hip hop joint
The real rap. Someone listening in 2020?
I’m with you brother
If you don't feel this song you have no soul.
Not only Ed OG was one of my favorite M.C's of all time, but this is one of my favorite songs in Hip Hop history.....periord 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🔊🎷🎺🎧🎙💯
Shit is still good! Timeless!
great song by another underrated hip hop artist! peace god from Macon Georgia!
true words! sad story! ... just don't understand people that do not recognize the value of life ... material things can somehow be replaced but life is gone forever and so are dad's, mother's, friend's, beloved one's ... is that REALLY worth it?!
One day, real rap will repeat itself, as its timeless.
Peace to the Boston brothers that showed luv when I was out there in the early 90s: Mattapan, Roxbury, Jamaican Plains, and Cambridge especially!!!
Great music is GREAT. Timeless message.
Thank you Ed Og and the Bulldogs.
Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan...... He's forever our OG
'Loot is worth more than a life'
Sad but true.
I'm going to refresh the comment section. I love hip hop, from old cool j, to underground choppers like freestyle fellowship. From Snoop to Rakim. From Nas, and Jay. Migos, Too short, even early drake shit. Griselda down to young m.c.
Producers from rick Rubin, to dilla, swizz, beat miners, Dre, dungeon family, large pro, dj quick, etc. some amazing shit has been produced in the hip hop world.
But to me, this is my favorite hip hop song of all time. Diamonds beat is hypnotic and spacious. And Ed O.g. spits his heart. Poetry in meter. Nothing flashy, no false pride, not glorifying anything wretched, and I do love some violent rap, but this song man... its just hit me the first time I heard it.
It has grit, love, passion. Hell, my 71 year old white ass mother liked this song when I played it for her. Seriously.
Thats my 2cents.
i am glad i am born in the 70s so i been to the greatest era s of hip hop now this kids today like to mumble and trap its
Brian Noll 70s Baby 79 to be exact❤
Not everybody. Im a 2000's kid and this shit is what I want to have played at my funeral. But it's right, that lots of people my age like listening to this shitty trap-mumbling shit and don-t even know real Hip-Hop. I am so sorry for Kids growing up with the mindset dudes like lil pump are rappers...
My number one hip hop banger of all time...
Long live hip hop
✌🇬🇧
One of the greatest, and most underrated, rap songs of all time. I LOVE this with all my heart. This shit is so real and so touching. It's Gangsta Rap hard and touching at the same time. It deals with shit we all deal with on the streets. I've lived in Boston and Memphis. I know East Coast sound and Dirty South sound and this shit is as real as it gets. MAD props to Ed O G
Diamond d with that dope shit!
Jamhal73 word.. I too truly thank for this song. Such a reminder of the divine nature of life. There is a better way to walk these days.
i'm crying...i love this song.
I'm from Dorchester, right next to Roxbury....this is real shit..classic..
This is still relevant to this day.
This song always reminds me of the struggles I went thru back in the days... this jam got me thru some hard times...
Underrated rap classic
Thanks for posting this man, a classic gem. Never take this down until there's at least one more copy. Realest shit right here.
when i hear tracks such as this one, makes me proud to be an mc !!!!
gives me goosebumps, real hiphop !!
Hip hop is oldschool!
ITALY SUPPORT THIS SHIT. REAL MUSIC
Early 94- hip hop was beautiful. I was 16-White dude who loved hip hop. School, girls, parties and sports-life was simple. Ed OG was a great group-first album is incredible
Ed OG is a fucking legend one of the most consistent rappers of all time hes a great producer aswell
There was a remix of this with the Last Poets. I can’t find it nowhere. This and the remix was so dope!
ED OG is DOPE man!
God works in different ways and it shows
And everybody knows love comes and goes.... TIMELESS & UNFADEABLE... ❤️❤️❤️🙏TRACK & BEAT🙌💥
Remember when they played it on MTV Yo Raps...what happened to the music nowadays?
This right here is quality music! Always keeping it real my folks Ed OG!!!
This song is medicine in 2019.
Love Edo G music he is quality.
So much meaning in this song. Timeless!
2023 still playing a lot. Classic
Damn man that got me thinking about friends that are gone. Something’s wrong if that song doesn’t make you emotional
please disable the "dislike" button because of 27 people ear infections
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥real Hip-hop
This track was and has always been a personal favorite of mines
sad and deep, yet you can still vibe to it
If you're black and from Boston your gotta be a real one 🕐
Chicago Drill 2013 put me onto this song be damn near finna cry every time I hear it .
Real rap with a real message! Salute 🫡
that sample been in my head for decades bruh
Man this shit takes me back. This song stands the test of time. If you all like this track you'd probably dig Ghetto Boys 6 feet deep.
deep n still sounds fresh
Love this, a real bop!
Love this... 90's era Hip-Hop Rules... No Diggity!
god damn, huge hip hop head but dont quite remember this one, and its definitely a top 10 beat of all time status
Real Hip Hop right here
that old skool vibe!
Not 2 be sonny..R.I.P BUNCA-_-They dont make em like you no more-_-LOVE YOU
Quite amazing how music can inspire you or comfort you in times of celebration or great loss.
Still jamming to this in 2017
Dayton Walker 2018 brotha
U are right, fame shouldn't be a factor. Other MCs are good as well but their outreach base is what I am talking about here. We can go on and on arguing. Lets leave that and enjoy the good works that everyone of these knowledge pushers are behind. We need more of these guys, Ed O.G, killer Priest, or what have u. We need more positive hippop artistes more than these gangsters fools polluting the mind of our youths today
beautiful song
This is the "BRENDA GOT A BABY" TUPAC early 90's hiphop era .
I close my eyes, listen to this and think of my dead father and my ex-girlfriend that I lost
Those dudes were very underrated!!