@jett woodward in the States* America goes beyond you guys and indeed, football is the most important sport in America, but the British one, not the American
I hate it when I'm trying to play basketball but the court is filled with martial artists who exclusively do back spin kicks. In such situations I usually play basketball in the sky.
Every building has a foundation. To some this may seem corny, but it is part of the hip hop foundation. Many M.C.`s were inspired by this dude and we keep building. Without a start, there is no middle etc. This is the beginning;appreciate that.
Too many "so called" hip hop fans don't appreciate it roots, or even have any knowledge of them. Can't really blame them, though. Mainstream media does not honor old school hip hop artists like they do other forms of classic music. Every now and then Run DMC will get a nod, but they act like no other artists existed back then or before then. You literally have to put in the work to dig for yourself to learn about the roots of hip hop.
This was hip-hop on records, on streets and in clubs it sounded like how it did with Run DMC around this time too, but because the time when hip-hop was first being put on records was the '70s and early '80s then the street sound would be too dark compared to all the happy pop/funk at the time.
Though I do love Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Cold Crush Brothers, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force/Zulu Nation etc. The TRUE pioneers (though the pioneers of DJing) were Kool Herc, Flash again, Grand Wiz Theodore, Grandmaster Flowers, Afrika Bambaataa (again), Grandmaster Caz, Davey D and so much more.
@@ZappyTahZappy I can remember in the early 2000s, I was hoopin to this song as a kid and it always reminded me of Kobe. Times are different my friend...
First human being in history to get a record deal, airplay & videos as a rapper. Kurtis Blow is basically the Adam of hip hop. Literally the prototype. First ever. #Historic
Yup. And that’s literally why he shouldn’t be clowned and disrespected for his rap style. He was literally one of the first to do it on a commercial level. Like the man is the blueprint 🤷🏽♂️
🏀As a cheerleader, my squad and I turned the song into a cheer/chant. It was our signature dance routine in 1984-1985! And of course, the players ran out on the floor to warm up with the song. Great high school memories! 📣
This track has an electrifying effect that takes you to an all time high. Best rap of a lifetime to have come from the stable of the rap king, kurtis Blow.
this was me and my dad’s favorite song he’d play this for me all the time we’re a big sports family and growing up to this song was the best i miss you so much dad may you rest in peace!! 🙏🏼🙌🏼❤️
Sorry for your loss mate, I'm sure he's hella proud of you and how far you've come while sitting by you through your life. Stay strong as always and keep focus on being your best! :)
It makes me so happy that the 80's encompassed my teen years. Those cheerleaders were the epitome of that decade. Pure, unadulterated beauty I'm in love all over again!
Cadê os brasukas escutando Kurtis blow , essa era demais , se dançava de verdade , pois se tinha música de qualidade , saudades de um tempo que não volta mais.
This is the 1st rap video ever made. He is the 1st rap producer,1st rap millionaire,1st rapper to get major record deal, 1st rapper to go gold, 1st rapper to get endorsement deal, 1st rapper to go overseas.
Honest is the key to my peaceful existence. I was so pissed at this video when it aired on Video Soul(BET needs new leadership). It was hard to view rap artists videos back then. When a rap artist got tv play, it was a big deal. All these white women and one woman that maybe biracial, I was pissed. I got over it a month later because one of my homegirls said “maybe he didn’t have that kinda control?” Vivid memories. I love Kurtis Blow to this very day still .
I was eating my lunch at the public park the other day and some 60 yr old boomer black guy was just blasting this on a speaker and netting perfect three pointers one after the other.
It's indisputable that although hip hop instumentals and rapping of the 80s were simple compared to the 90s and above, 80s music/songs are the greatest hip hop music ever made and is more transcending. The main reason for 80s superiority is because 80s was unadulterated hip hop, all the elements of hip hop existed together in the neighborhoods, and there was no antisocial behavior consisting of promoting alcohol and drug abuse and crime and murder. Once Professor Grif was kicked out of Public Enemy, clearing the way for N.W.A. to replace public enemy and become the standard for ultimate manhand and respect in hip hop, it made criminals the most respected and who the youth aspire to be. Wow!
This is dope man... I'd take this over half the shit they make today. So catchy and it has a good vibe to it... Must've been FUN living back then with this kind of stuff around, nowadays there ain't no fun, just stupid shit about drugs, girls, fame, money...
Love how he gave Clyde, Pistol Pete, Wilt, Rick Barry, George Gervin, Bernard King, Earl the Pearl, And several other Legends respect, they dont get the recognition they deserve
Der beste Basketball Song aus meiner Jugend. ❤ Rap war damals kein Mainstream. İmmer wenn ich heute Lust auf Basketball habe, muss ich dieses Lied hören.
This song is actually more popular now than it was when it came out. I’m totally serious. I hear it more often in the last year than the actual year it came out. As for the budget for shooting the video I’d imagine they ran out of $$ funds & some guy said hey I know the guy who owns the warehouse where Chaka Kahn’s ‘I feel for you’ video was shot. He is cool he’ll let us film there for free. Oh I should add that Basketball is my favorite sport.
of course it wasn't as popular smh.. it was a 40 years ago.. records and cassette tapes was the main form of buying albums or singles, from an actual brick and mortar store.. not the number of media, social or otherwise, to watch the video or talk about it, share in light speed.. not sure satellite radio was as popular either in 1984 when this came out. it was big then.. smh maybe not your community. video wasn't a budget issue either.. that was the style and the tech and the idea of cheerleaders etc smh
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"Basketball is my favourite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court." Powerful lyrics.
Stop 😂. We didn’t know any better. The sweet 80’s ❤️
Very concise and concrete.
@jett woodward in the States* America goes beyond you guys and indeed, football is the most important sport in America, but the British one, not the American
Te me were you in the joint the night Wilt scored 100 points..... more powerful 💪
@MUFC yes but theres not even 240 countries on earth... check your facts
Prayers going out to Kurtis. Open heart surgery is pretty serious
Richard Bryant Thats what got me on this video
Speedy recovery,Curtis Blow...🙏🏾💯
@Cameron Long wow that's pretty cringe dude
I had no idea. Praying for him
@@jordan12118 I didn't know either. I need to check to see how he's doing. Kurtis Blow made rap fun.
So this is where Bow Wow sampled his "Basketball" song from. This is my first time hearing this song.
Clique?
@@codyhurlbert1763 Yes Clique Productions
Master P sampled it before BowWow
Bow was born in '87 so yeah he must've sampled this.
He actually completely coveted this song pretty much
This guy woke up one day and wanted the world to know his favorite sport.
As he is american and black, that it is very hard to know it
and how they dribbled up and down the court
now these rap girls wake up and wanna known where the hoochie daddies at
@@josieldeassiswhy do you watch Micky mouse?
@@johnjones9065 cuz he can NOT watch me
CLASSIC
2k really got a lot of young kids hip
Sup rap hop
Você por aqui meu irmão ?
I hate it when I'm trying to play basketball but the court is filled with martial artists who exclusively do back spin kicks. In such situations I usually play basketball in the sky.
lol wtf
tf lol
kaguth lol
XD LOL! I so hate that too.
If someone's doing too much freestyle flying , it's to compensate cuz he's can't fucking dunk.
Man basketball was so much different in the 80's. Does anyone remember what year they banned nunchuks?
FIBA banned it in 1990
It was called basket brawl back then 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@KingDro-c5rstill allowed in prison leagues.
@@anthonyoer4778Yeah, my uncle was a small forward for the Green Haven Shanks known for his use of twin nunchucks.
Yes in "85"
Over 35 years later. The song still sounds banging.
Facts...it's catchy
Yes Yes & You Are 💯About That 👍✌️
This is longer than 35 years old
There’s my Uncle passing the ball to Kurtis 00:35 seconds in. RIP JRI.
No way , respect any history he told u about that experience
Sorry for your loss bro
Woah
Sorry for you loss!
For real?
This is so 80s I love it
Early early 80s tho.....
only pimps eat tacos with their hoes that’s still the 80s
Miss those days!
This is more 80s than my 82 year old grandfather!
@@onlypimpseattacoswiththeir3017 before the gangsta rap
Every building has a foundation. To some this may seem corny, but it is part of the hip hop foundation. Many M.C.`s were inspired by this dude and we keep building. Without a start, there is no middle etc. This is the beginning;appreciate that.
Too many "so called" hip hop fans don't appreciate it roots, or even have any knowledge of them. Can't really blame them, though. Mainstream media does not honor old school hip hop artists like they do other forms of classic music. Every now and then Run DMC will get a nod, but they act like no other artists existed back then or before then. You literally have to put in the work to dig for yourself to learn about the roots of hip hop.
This was hip-hop on records, on streets and in clubs it sounded like how it did with Run DMC around this time too, but because the time when hip-hop was first being put on records was the '70s and early '80s then the street sound would be too dark compared to all the happy pop/funk at the time.
Though I do love Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Cold Crush Brothers, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force/Zulu Nation etc. The TRUE pioneers (though the pioneers of DJing) were Kool Herc, Flash again, Grand Wiz Theodore, Grandmaster Flowers, Afrika Bambaataa (again), Grandmaster Caz, Davey D and so much more.
examinfo I
examinfo I
March Madness 2024🏀😎🤘🏽🏀😎🤘🏽
Wtf
Reminds me of when Charlie Murphy played against Prince and the Revolution.
Balls Mcfeely That Revolution mention made it even funnier
Game. Blouses.
Prince....this cat could ball, man.
"Shoot the J"
Yeah, Prince had mad game..shirts vs the blouses...that skit was classic, will always be hilarious.. thanks to the comedic genius of Dave Chappelle
"Basketball is my favorite sport, I like the way they dribble up and down the court" pure genius
HELL YEAH,I'M BACK HERE IN 2024,AIN'T YOU?
😎🤘🏽🏀😎🤘🏽🏀😎🤘🏽🏀
Ouais 😂😂😂😂😂
@@antoniojohnson4281 I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK QUAIS MEANS,BUT I HOPE IT MEANS SOMETHING GOOD A.J.
Here in 2024 as well...🏀
Is it 2024 already? I've been tied up in a creepy man's basement for so long I didn't know what the year was!
One of those songs you just need to hear sometimes.
this is the best rap song that has ever existed in the entire world
Rusty Cage It's Top 10
You here ?:D
You made me cut my finger off
Rusty Cage look up colt 45
Rusty Cage Rusty? You like this? ;D
Kobe your legacy will live on forever 💔 R.I.P 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yup.... always and forever Kobe❤❤
@@ZappyTahZappy I can remember in the early 2000s, I was hoopin to this song as a kid and it always reminded me of Kobe. Times are different my friend...
There's no kobe here
Facts
Josias Oliveira aye your trash
When this track dropped is the day the nba and rap merged.
#Ultimate Classic
Fr tbh
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What’s makes NBA 2K12 GOATED? This song
2K12......
W
FlyerDaGreat yup
FlyerDaGreat it was
FlyerDaGreat My favourite 2K game
*Facts😂😂*
who remembers this song in 2k12
nickonlywish i do
good old days
I do man good days I was surprised now when I heard this song
2018
Athlete- Know This,,,4th quarter Man!!
NBA 2k12 days...
i never skip this
Now the intros are stupid
man those were the days...
Best 2k to me
+Oreo Kid 13
First human being in history to get a record deal, airplay & videos as a rapper. Kurtis Blow is basically the Adam of hip hop. Literally the prototype. First ever. #Historic
Ok bruh we know you watch documentary videos
@@OmarReyes5.7 fr
Love him.
Gil Scot-Heron did it first.
Yup. And that’s literally why he shouldn’t be clowned and disrespected for his rap style. He was literally one of the first to do it on a commercial level. Like the man is the blueprint 🤷🏽♂️
"Or when Dr. J shook the whole damn team with moves that came right out of a dream"
You can't describe Dr. J's elegance better than that
Song: *Rhymes basketball with basketball*
Me: "Impressive"
But 6jos
@MANCHESTER UNITED go watch ypur team lose 0-1
Most impressive
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C - Because anyone can play soccer
Eventually topped by Moe and Apu when they rhymed Homer with Homer.
R.I.P Moses Malone 1955-2015
Now we have Post Malone 🤣
@@ZXE102R lmao
This should be our National Anthem
For the NBA
For the NBA OR.THE COUNTRY.
this song makes me wanna play basketball without a basketball
So basically you're ballin
Word has it they are still playing basketball to this day 2020
Nope
Original_Rumpleforskinn naw bruh nba season canceled
@@autumnn767 it's baaaaaaaaack
THE 80"S - THE GREATEST DECADE EVER!!😎👍👍👍
💯
This song is for you,Bill Russell,rest in peace 🕊️
🏀As a cheerleader, my squad and I turned the song into a cheer/chant. It was our signature dance routine in 1984-1985! And of course, the players ran out on the floor to warm up with the song. Great high school memories! 📣
Was our team warm up song in 84 remember running out doing our lay up drill to it.
@@usmc6004….Kurtis Blow was “the ticket!” I bet you yearn for those days like I do! 😎
@@solara3443 Facts!
@@usmc6004 ….👍🏼
The cheerleaders in this music video were as hot as the backup cheerleaders from the music video Mickey by Toni Basil.
This track has an electrifying effect that takes you to an all time high. Best rap of a lifetime to have come from the stable of the rap king, kurtis Blow.
this was me and my dad’s favorite song he’d play this for me all the time we’re a big sports family and growing up to this song was the best i miss you so much dad may you rest in peace!! 🙏🏼🙌🏼❤️
Sorry for your loss
now he's playing basketball in the sky just like them folk in the music video
Sorry for your loss mate, I'm sure he's hella proud of you and how far you've come while sitting by you through your life. Stay strong as always and keep focus on being your best! :)
It makes me so happy that the 80's encompassed my teen years.
Those cheerleaders were the epitome of that decade. Pure, unadulterated beauty
I'm in love all over again!
I was a kid in the 80 like 7-8
My boy Nathaniel Loved this song he was a baller! He died last year at 20 years old. He always thought he was goin to the NBA.. RIP brotha
That moment when you remember all the lyrics from 2k
That's how ik it too😂
They need to use it every year in 2k as the intro song!
and like mike
haha me too
JBILLZ 20/20 fuck like mike's version
1:22 where draymond learns his moves
That's too funny😂😂😂😂😂
You sir, are too clever.
lol
*Golden State bandwagon* "hey I've known him since he was two he would never do that" lol
😂😂😂😂 I'm done XD
Best song abt basketball ever this is the basketball anthem
1:21 he's all like "wait a minute. are y'all on the right set? because 'this is basketball, not 'karate kid'."
+Jailon Thomas lol bruh
after all these years i still love Kurtis Blow
I used to listen to this when I was 63, and now I'm 17. This will forever be a classic.
Classic song. Video still has great quality
This song still slaps all these years later.
Cadê os brasukas escutando Kurtis blow , essa era demais , se dançava de verdade , pois se tinha música de qualidade , saudades de um tempo que não volta mais.
this should be used in space jam 2
👍👍
Yuuuuuuuup
Yes👌👌👌👌
They shouldnt even be making it with LeBron. They should make it with Jeremy Lin, the GOAT.
they Will give u money for this idea
Kurtis Blow the original rapper the 🐐 showed you how he could get your butt moving your feet moving and no cursing involved.....my man
Basketball is my favorite sport :D
Bball is better ...hahahaha
Salute too bow wow giving Kurtis his flowers for his song that bow wow re sample 💯💯💯💯
Not only is this song dope but it's also one of the best lists of all the basketball legends during the era in which this song was made.
He’s doin well I just saw him perform in my hometown Philadelphia this past weekend
He DID HIS THIS BIG UPS TO KURTIS BLOW
A REAL LEGEND
I remember when this song came out it was a hit😭
one of the founders of hip hop
Happy 60th Birthday Kurtis Blow!(Born August 9, 1959)😀🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾👍🏿👏🏿🙌🏿
Even though this is corny af, hip hop and rap wouldn't exist as we know it without this guy.
I saw him hosting a show last night, he's still got it! Keep going Kurtis.
NAB
Sweet memories. Kurtis Blow turned out to be legend. Respect.
Kurtis*
@@WillionaireLive I stand corrected 😲
@@Underhills Bro, no pressure!
This is the 1st rap video ever made. He is the 1st rap producer,1st rap millionaire,1st rapper to get major record deal, 1st rapper to go gold, 1st rapper to get endorsement deal, 1st rapper to go overseas.
Honest is the key to my peaceful existence. I was so pissed at this video when it aired on Video Soul(BET needs new leadership). It was hard to view rap artists videos back then. When a rap artist got tv play, it was a big deal. All these white women and one woman that maybe biracial, I was pissed. I got over it a month later because one of my homegirls said “maybe he didn’t have that kinda control?” Vivid memories. I love Kurtis Blow to this very day still .
NBA 2K12 intro was so fire w this song
this song is legendary
RIP to BiG Bill Russell. Legend will be missed .
Kurtis Blow aka The original King of Rap ! Harlem badyyyyy West Harlem my side of town !!!!!🇺🇲
RIP Moses Malone
peekaboo2u and Darryl Dawkins
This is legendary.
This video is awesome for 1984. Kurtis Blow was a good rapper for his time.
Absolute embarrassment of a video for that time in hip hop.
He’s a better rapper beyond his time. I can actually understand the words
I miss my childhood 😢friends!! Great times! God Bless you all!! Who still putting up a fight!
The Father of Rap. Kurtis Blow
*Kurtis, with a K!
That's racist
@SuperJoshuaWorld64 yeah nowadays everything is racist right?
Streetfighting basketball is my absolute favourite sport! To the hoop y'all!
I was eating my lunch at the public park the other day and some 60 yr old boomer black guy was just blasting this on a speaker and netting perfect three pointers one after the other.
based
It's indisputable that although hip hop instumentals and rapping of the 80s were simple compared to the 90s and above, 80s music/songs are the greatest hip hop music ever made and is more transcending. The main reason for 80s superiority is because 80s was unadulterated hip hop, all the elements of hip hop existed together in the neighborhoods, and there was no antisocial behavior consisting of promoting alcohol and drug abuse and crime and murder. Once Professor Grif was kicked out of Public Enemy, clearing the way for N.W.A. to replace public enemy and become the standard for ultimate manhand and respect in hip hop, it made criminals the most respected and who the youth aspire to be. Wow!
MERGE MANAGEMENT VIDEOS HISTORY OF OUR BUSINESS
Lol I love this song and video so much. It’s like a 4th grade child’s poem about their favorite sport that they had to write for school
4th grade children are stupid they can't write stuff like this
history lesson from mr. kurtis blow about nba!
Tete laka pt
This song never going out of style
It's so corny it goes back around to being cool
Not sure why Jheri Curls with mullets haven't made a comeback ...they're dope.
Greatest sports song EVER!!!!! Enough said
I was 3 years old when this song came out and I still love it in 2018!!! Blessings to you all!
I was 3 years old in 2018! lol
I was 14 in 2018
Being millenial I oy heard this song in 2004
I grew up with this song👍🏾and my daughter is 3 and she sings it word for word and know some of the players...Classic 🙌🏽
This song made me find basketball because of my dad playing 2k12 on the xbox 360 ever since I been loving the sport
This is dope man... I'd take this over half the shit they make today. So catchy and it has a good vibe to it... Must've been FUN living back then with this kind of stuff around, nowadays there ain't no fun, just stupid shit about drugs, girls, fame, money...
FACTS
100% true my man.
Mostly agree man, but there are good tunes out there, just a bit harder to find
Cruz Er True
Cash money got the ball rolling
Cheerleaders have no rhythm! Rest in peace, Kobe! 💝
its 1985, they probably filmed the cheerleaders without this song playing.
NBA 2k12
Those days man...
Yotam Shohat LET'S GO HEAT
Love how he gave Clyde, Pistol Pete, Wilt, Rick Barry, George Gervin, Bernard King, Earl the Pearl, And several other Legends respect, they dont get the recognition they deserve
2k21 should add this masterpiece
props to 2k12
Classic hip-hop!
Take notice he never stops looking directly into the camera. It's hilarious
I feel like he's staring into my soul
+GetLofty , it was the 80s... we didn’t know about the subtleties.
+GetLofty he is you're soul :0
Der beste Basketball Song aus meiner Jugend. ❤ Rap war damals kein Mainstream. İmmer wenn ich heute Lust auf Basketball habe, muss ich dieses Lied hören.
This song is actually more popular now than it was when it came out. I’m totally serious. I hear it more often in the last year than the actual year it came out. As for the budget for shooting the video I’d imagine they ran out of $$ funds & some guy said hey I know the guy who owns the warehouse where Chaka Kahn’s ‘I feel for you’ video was shot. He is cool he’ll let us film there for free.
Oh I should add that
Basketball is my favorite sport.
of course it wasn't as popular smh.. it was a 40 years ago.. records and cassette tapes was the main form of buying albums or singles, from an actual brick and mortar store.. not the number of media, social or otherwise, to watch the video or talk about it, share in light speed.. not sure satellite radio was as popular either in 1984 when this came out. it was big then.. smh maybe not your community. video wasn't a budget issue either.. that was the style and the tech and the idea of cheerleaders etc smh
@@TheGameChanger 😳Grouchy Grouch. Have some coffee grandpa.
Today, still my favorite I play it when at my Grandson's BB games.❤❤❤❤
May GOD Almighty always be before and after you,this month and beyond 🙏...
How are you doing today?
Wishing You The Best of Health
Still listening in 2019 :)
U to my man, wish u the best life
BEST SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!!
May GOD Almighty always be before and after you,this month and beyond 🙏..
Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court.
Truth still til this day ....#1 since 1987 !
We dun lost The Logo today, RIP Jerry🕊️
Brazil loves This music ❤️
Todo mundo odeia o chris né mano kkk
também rs
"You...can't...check...me..mannn!!!!"
...."Swish"!!!
...Curtis Blow used to flow, for all you young fellas.
Martial arts and nunchucks in a song about basketball haha! I still love the song!
+firecrackerjack68 HA! Yes!
+firecrackerjack68 This was the 80's man... Everything mixed up and we used to love it!
His name is Kurtis blow and he's here to say
May GOD Almighty always be before and after you,this month and beyond 🙏....
2019 I LOVE KURTIS BLOW PLAYING BASKETBALL
NBA JAMZ 1996