All the people talking trash, realize that Rahzel is the only guy that kept beatboxing alive. He was catapulted to the forefront of hip-hop at his time, and had an extremely unique style, that brought beatboxing and rapping together in the mainstream. Just like Tony Hawk, Have people now surpassed him in skill on a skateboard? You bet your ass they have. However, Tony Hawk is still one of the godfathers of new school skateboarding. If you ask any beatboxer who their influences are, I'd be willing to bet a large percentage of them mention Rahzel. That's all I'm saying.
+EvilDave83 Really? I love Rahzel and whenever he collaborated w/ The Roots. And yes he added the flavor of singing to beatboxing as he demonstrated here. But beatboxing being "catapulted to the forefront of hip-hop at his time *that brought beatboxing and rapping together in the mainstream*" everyone's mind should just go directly to the song "The Show", which included "La Di Da Di" on the B-Side and a lot of rappers covered later, but was most famously revived by Snoop in '93. But everyone refers to "The Show" as the mainstream of beatboxing being mixed into rapping. I mean The Roots and Rahzel actually paid tribute to the song on the album "In The Beginning There Was Rap" that came out in '97 which had famous rappers during that time pay tribute to the originators of rap (i.e. Wu Tang covering Sucka MC's by Run DMC and Bone Thugs covering Fuck The Police by NWA) which biggest single out the album was Def Squad's tribute to Sugar Hill Gang doing "Rapper's Delight". Doug E. Fresh = the originator of beatbox and brought it to the mainstream w/ Sick Rick
+JjM91084 I could give you shit about how old the comment was you replied to. However, I agree with almost everything you said. WHAT I meant was, 14 year old blonde teenagers knew nothing of beat boxing, aside from heavy D and the fat boys until Rahzel popped up on TRL. That's just the fact of the matter. A lot of suburban kids would never have entered into this medium, even competitively, had they not heard that album, because a lot of them never listened to Wu Tang, or any other hip hop aside from Eminem or, er, ahem* Limp Bizkit (hey, that was the times) for that matter. When these people heard him cover Prince, it blew their minds. That's all I meant brother. Peace out.
EvilDave83 Alright I understand, you aren't that up on hip-hop. And please do give me shit about how old the comment was that i replied to. I mean I'm giving you shit about replying to a comment tha was written to your comment written so long ago
+JjM91084 I'm more up on hip hop than you know for sure, and have been a hip hop head since 1992. For whatever reason I just got a notification of your reply today. No matter how fucking old it was. How about we both agree to fuck off respectively before this turns into a Hip hop trivia battle that drags on through the ether back and forth for far longer than I'd prefer to dedicate the time to?
EvilDave83 translation = I don't know shit about hip-hop, but I need to explain myself as to why I replied to your comment. I should probably fuck off fast before I get exposed, yet I should make a comment to save face w/o showing I'm throwing the white flag. That translation hitting a little too close to home huh? Trust me, by the references you made in your 1st reply (it wasn't a good look for you bruh) if there was a "hip-hop trivia battle" or whatever the fkc b/w you and I, it wouldn't be that much of a back and forth. Trust
@@WorldWidePatriots It's just the fighting sounds he made rather than an actual street fighter homage. But it's been so long, I can't remember. It was on make the music 2000 though, I remember buying the CD 😂
Back here again 2021. To see this legend, remember downloading this on dial up Internet via Napster or Limewire or Kazaa can’t remember!!! Good times and good memories. Definitely the innovators influenced so many we have today.
I feel so bad I haven’t heard of him until now, but all I could say is how amazing he is. I know there’s all these advanced best boxers that are really good, this sounds on par with it to me. Truly art, esh!
Respect the legend of hip hop...my favourite singer...great influence, thank you Rahzel the best. You make me dream. Have a good show tonight at Biel-Bienne our so beloved town, the city of "communication"!!!
All the mainstream beatboxers today, are probably inspired by Rahzel. He brought this skill to the public back in 2001. Respect Rahzel. I still remember you in 2017.
I donwload this fron lime ware and on youtube converter too a thousend years ago 😂 suddenly i remember this wonderfull perfonce on the co-vid cuaretine, thanks covid 😂😍
Don't get me twisted, Rahzel is a legend and will always be. I really respect for all that he has contributed to the beatbox scene. However in today's day he isn't the best, simply because as with any other music or art form, beatbox has evolved a lot by the years. I'm assuming you just know beatboxing from, like you said, "kids and their tic tocs", but you should really look up the actual beatbox scene! If you bother checking it out, I'd suggest you look up GBB 2019 videos, especially of the 2019 Champion, D-Low. (GBB = Grand Beatbox Battle, one of the biggest beatbox events in the current day) I am in no way hating on Rahzel or anything. Like I said he will always remain a legend. The present beatbox scene owes it to the legends like Biz, Rahzel, Kenny etc, without them, beatbox wouldn't have ever taken off
Saw you live at Reflections in Halifax, like early 2000's. Man you gave me the reason to start beatboxing. Had friends that loved freestyling and it was like magic, 2+2= memories. Memories created because of what you showed me. We all love you man, your an inspiration and Legend ♥️✌🏼
for all the trolls and haters Rahzel is the godfather of beat boxing he kept it alive when no one was doing it now that it's popular with the main stream they need to give this man his just do he's to beat boxing what Bill Gates is two computers a Founder and a pioneer show some respect
sorry, J mart, i was around when beatboxing was a big thing, Rahzel is the current king of beatboxing, but you need to hear some of the original beatboxers like Human Beatbox from the fat boys, known as boff, i miss him, he was the originator of beatboxing, and he was the greatest.
He needs to be back on business and get hired for other genre of music and give him some royalty's. He would be ballin because no one compares to this LEGEND.
Been trying to learn this song on beatbox for a while, never seem to get the timing right thou. Now I started to do "Billie Jean" instead and it is getting there, still not perfect. anyways, Rahzel is god of beatbox. No one can take that away from him.
Holy shit me and my friends in high school loved this! and Elements. Jeez this brings back memories, what a legend. Thank you TH-cam for randomly throwing this in my recommended 😄
Love the new addition of the back ground vocals! The man is a genius. Him and Kenny Mo rock!!! Although beatboxing has moved forward and is technically more involved, the history is still there and the roots stem from this Legend!
I was just humming that magnificent live thang, it sure made its round about 2000 and sum back then I believed he did the whole show now in not sure😜 still stuck in my head
No, he ain't the Godfather...that honor would have to go to The Original Human Beat Box from the Fat Boys and Dougie Fresh of the Get Fresh Crew. Biz Markie would have to go on that list of founding fathers too probably. Rahzel is the man, a fucking beast as a beat box, and one of my favorites. But the others I listed came first and probably influenced him. Wish that beat boxing was more prevalent in hip-hop today. Talent over technology...THAT is hip-hop in it's purest...
JuggaloSupreme is not like that everwhere, here in argentina we use a lot of beatbox to do underground freestyle battles and only beats for indoor scenario shows
He was from the same era and in the same circle as Doug e fresh , rahzel by far took the step to popularize beatboxing on a different level than they did. Doug e fresh invented it , rahzel was there for it as was Kenny ..in my book all legends. Add to that , rahzel has really good vocal skills compared to most out there .
The god father of beatboxing. The foundation of any1 who tried to beatbox would try to do everythng Rahzel would. Well that was over 15ears ago listening on repeat on my portable cd player. I understand beatboxing has changed and evolved since then as everything else has but much respect!
I remember downloading this off Kazaa years ago.
Ah another man of culture
imesh and limewire for me
Napster 4 me bro
YOOOOOO yes!!!
Man... fuck kazaa. Napster was KING.
Til this day my mother still doesn’t know
and scotty doesn't know too
@@boudsta Jon Snow still hasn't learnt anything.
@@boudsta tony rich is the only one who knows
Lmaoooo
Hahhh, nice..
Who still listening in 2024
Yep!
i am
Had a guy I was working with try and tell me about the incredible beat box coming out of Korea. I told him. Rahzel ran so they could fly.
Have no idea 😅
Absolute Legend
All the people talking trash, realize that Rahzel is the only guy that kept beatboxing alive. He was catapulted to the forefront of hip-hop at his time, and had an extremely unique style, that brought beatboxing and rapping together in the mainstream. Just like Tony Hawk, Have people now surpassed him in skill on a skateboard? You bet your ass they have. However, Tony Hawk is still one of the godfathers of new school skateboarding. If you ask any beatboxer who their influences are, I'd be willing to bet a large percentage of them mention Rahzel. That's all I'm saying.
+EvilDave83 Really? I love Rahzel and whenever he collaborated w/ The Roots. And yes he added the flavor of singing to beatboxing as he demonstrated here. But beatboxing being "catapulted to the forefront of hip-hop at his time *that brought beatboxing and rapping together in the mainstream*" everyone's mind should just go directly to the song "The Show", which included "La Di Da Di" on the B-Side and a lot of rappers covered later, but was most famously revived by Snoop in '93. But everyone refers to "The Show" as the mainstream of beatboxing being mixed into rapping. I mean The Roots and Rahzel actually paid tribute to the song on the album "In The Beginning There Was Rap" that came out in '97 which had famous rappers during that time pay tribute to the originators of rap (i.e. Wu Tang covering Sucka MC's by Run DMC and Bone Thugs covering Fuck The Police by NWA) which biggest single out the album was Def Squad's tribute to Sugar Hill Gang doing "Rapper's Delight". Doug E. Fresh = the originator of beatbox and brought it to the mainstream w/ Sick Rick
+JjM91084 I could give you shit about how old the comment was you replied to. However, I agree with almost everything you said. WHAT I meant was, 14 year old blonde teenagers knew nothing of beat boxing, aside from heavy D and the fat boys until Rahzel popped up on TRL. That's just the fact of the matter. A lot of suburban kids would never have entered into this medium, even competitively, had they not heard that album, because a lot of them never listened to Wu Tang, or any other hip hop aside from Eminem or, er, ahem* Limp Bizkit (hey, that was the times) for that matter. When these people heard him cover Prince, it blew their minds. That's all I meant brother. Peace out.
EvilDave83 Alright I understand, you aren't that up on hip-hop. And please do give me shit about how old the comment was that i replied to. I mean I'm giving you shit about replying to a comment tha was written to your comment written so long ago
+JjM91084 I'm more up on hip hop than you know for sure, and have been a hip hop head since 1992. For whatever reason I just got a notification of your reply today. No matter how fucking old it was. How about we both agree to fuck off respectively before this turns into a Hip hop trivia battle that drags on through the ether back and forth for far longer than I'd prefer to dedicate the time to?
EvilDave83 translation = I don't know shit about hip-hop, but I need to explain myself as to why I replied to your comment. I should probably fuck off fast before I get exposed, yet I should make a comment to save face w/o showing I'm throwing the white flag.
That translation hitting a little too close to home huh? Trust me, by the references you made in your 1st reply (it wasn't a good look for you bruh) if there was a "hip-hop trivia battle" or whatever the fkc b/w you and I, it wouldn't be that much of a back and forth. Trust
Who else listening this in 2021 during this crazy lockdown?
I feel you bro.. Hahaha memories
unreasonably nostalgic lately. This calmed me down a lot
Qual a letra da música
Yess
@@MrSosa thank you
This shits popped up randomly in my head for the past 15 years
Same here
I was singing it in the shower lol
Yo i have this shiz in my head rent free for the past 12 years i sometimes try attempt it while im working😂😂
@@shadykairau7733 gotta do the voice too 😂
Butterscotch sent me
violetAura yesss
Lol same
Haha yea
Same
Lol same
This blew my mind 20 years ago. Its still incredibly impressive.
I saw him open up for the Wu-Tang Clan in 2003 and it blew my mind was one of the best performances I ever saw
j mart 123 oh wow I wanna see them too
I saw him and wutang and rage against the machine, public enemy etc at rock the bells NYC 2007. Best concert I ever went to!
I saw him battle Mix Master Mike at a rave in 01 Hartford CT
damn you saw it and i was downloading that version probably, from limewire haha
I had the .mp3 too. So did all my friends in school
Still watching this in 2019
Good for you.
Why?
@@ElomoChelo because it's so amazing
@@Achilles867 so I am amazing too
Still doing it 2019 :D never gets old just like the 4 elements
I remember downloading this off of Limewire a decade ago.
Kids of today have no clue that Limewire was the original Pirate Bay for music 🤣
Shit, Limewire was the best! Got my first virus there too.
Nothing could destroy your family PC more efficiently than limewire lol
@@georgel3657 that's exactly what it did.
Yessss
Watching in 2020 and honestly this art needs to come back and bigger than ever because this stuff is amazing
Kevin Mathers mission accomplished thanks to my brother and the berywam french crew
It's the cringiest beatboxing technique ever, even my 8 year old brother can do better than that.
For reals!
Bro I couldn't agree more... This man was and always will be the best beat boxer ever
@krnfx
This video From 9 years ago has better quality than every security camera in 2021
Lmfao so true
better than any bigfoot video from 23-24
its because security cameras have to keep tons of recording so they go potato quality to save disk space
The beatbox community has evolved so much till now but he’s still a legend.
If there’s no these OGs there’s no beatbox community nowadays
Nothing like a classic but anybody doing it like him I can look up ?
@@westsidepeanut3301 codfish is a start
Brings me back to middle school and high school. Remember playing him for friends, no one believed he was doing both. Bow to the legend.
Ditto!
How old
Same here
I remember hearing this back in high school 2001 I was a baby man 16yrs later I’m still amazed at thisman
You an 86 baby too?
@@dollface7812 yup .
8th grade for me 2010 for me I'm 27
Same here bro. Remember as if it was today. Rahzel is king here too. Salutes from Brazil 🇧🇷
The beat and the chorus...at the same time! I still love this after all these years!
The undisputed beatbox champion of the
world... nobody comes close to this machine
This is so dope! The lost element of hip hop, the middle man between turntablist and the mc.
2018 murdering it still
You know this video was posted 2011, right? Or do you refer to something else?
He's meaning the MIC still murdering even tho ww2 ended in 1945
@@leonderprofie123 Du hier?
No it sounds like complete garbage now. What were you listening to? you must be deaf
What is the name of the cartoon you have as an avatar ? I could never find it.
You don’t get more hip hop than this man right here bruh. Beatboxing nothing but pure hip hop.
Absolute legend . I said that 15 years ago and i still believe rahzel is a legend
His timing, power, and stage presence are absolutely NEXT LEVELLLLL
Saw this legend live in Dublin in 2001. Amazing
True godfather of beatbox. Maybe not the best by todays standards but all paths to greatness need to be laid by someone.
I had the pleasure of seeing this guy about 4 times between 2001 and 2005. Always killed it on stage.
I played this song all the time in high school in the early 2000's
I’m now 40 years old and stumbled on this again after soooooo long. Blessed be
You 43 now then? 🤣
I still think about this song! Stole all his shit off napster back in the day. I played it all the time!
Oh no way u so bad
He's so good. I love his 4 elements song and his homage to street fighter ha
Andrew Stephen
Street fighter one? Did a search but couldn't see that one
@@WorldWidePatriots It's just the fighting sounds he made rather than an actual street fighter homage. But it's been so long, I can't remember. It was on make the music 2000 though, I remember buying the CD 😂
@@andrewstephen458 oooh gottcha yeah the 4 elements one. I had it in my MP3 player when they were new tech lolll
@@andrewstephen458 it was mortal kombat
The one and only beatbox riddim, the one that inspired every other... Thank you Rahzel !
My brother had his album when I was little, I had mad respect. Theres a lot of students nowadays that no doubt grew up with him as inspiration
The official godfather of beatbox.
Nope! That's Doug E. Fresh
2016 still kills it
sabotagee610 hello guy from the past. I can confirm that he is still great in 2017.
Still killin it 2018.
in 2019 we upgrading this to a murder
Its 2019 now you fucking boogers eater
2020 still going strong
Havent heard Rahzel since high school. Got chills on this version of a classic. Beast!
I would sit there playing this song back hundreds of times teaching myself how to do it
Still gives me chills..
Make the Music Album was in my collection and I bumped that for years with some 12s in the trunk! Sounds amazing so I came back today to relive it!
Hip-hop live forever and ever Rahzel is one of the underrated hip-hop artists .
Back here again 2021. To see this legend, remember downloading this on dial up Internet via Napster or Limewire or Kazaa can’t remember!!! Good times and good memories. Definitely the innovators influenced so many we have today.
One of my university lecturers (Ph.D. in music) mentioned this song and my eyebrows perked. Damn awesome that Rahzel gets props from academics.
I'm curious how much of Hip Hop is discussed in academia?
No one has ever come close to this legend
its amazing after all these years he is still doing this song..atleast he has a twist to it now
Saw him in concert when I was a teenager. Absolutely awesome. One of the few things that gives me chills all these years later listening to it.
My speakers can't handle this wtf.
still coming back to this gem in 2024!! one of the originators of this ish!
I feel so bad I haven’t heard of him until now, but all I could say is how amazing he is. I know there’s all these advanced best boxers that are really good, this sounds on par with it to me. Truly art, esh!
Agreed
ESH ✌
Hahahaha
No TH-cam. No previous. No after. Real life idol and legend and nothing will be authentic as this
This just brings back soooo many good memories. Rahzel = Legend!!!
One of the few artists I regret not seeing back in the day... The Godfather... OF NOISE. Legend.
Dam this is back back back in the day!
Respect the legend of hip hop...my favourite singer...great influence, thank you Rahzel the best. You make me dream. Have a good show tonight at Biel-Bienne our so beloved town, the city of "communication"!!!
All the mainstream beatboxers today, are probably inspired by Rahzel. He brought this skill to the public back in 2001. Respect Rahzel. I still remember you in 2017.
Subs Eg5 true man 2018
Damn so long ago and just randomly singing this in my head at work 👌 almost 10 years
the loop is @ 1:50 and is where its explained
and @ 3:46 is where it all comes together
One of the first youtube videos I ever watched. Glad it is still on here
I donwload this fron lime ware and on youtube converter too a thousend years ago 😂 suddenly i remember this wonderfull perfonce on the co-vid cuaretine, thanks covid 😂😍
Saw him live.was incredible!❤🎉
Rahzel is a fucking beast man.
Saw Rahzel years ago in Winnipeg at Snowjam!!!!! Right before Swollenmembers!!!! Absolutely amazing!!!!!
He needs to get back with The Roots that would be awesome
You spelled codfish wrong
Still legendary, cant stop hearing ths
Singing and beatbox starts at 3:47
3:45
Thank you
True king of their talent; in and out of their time
still the best beatboxer ever. kids and their tic toc aint the same shit...
lmao
Don't get me twisted, Rahzel is a legend and will always be. I really respect for all that he has contributed to the beatbox scene. However in today's day he isn't the best, simply because as with any other music or art form, beatbox has evolved a lot by the years.
I'm assuming you just know beatboxing from, like you said, "kids and their tic tocs", but you should really look up the actual beatbox scene! If you bother checking it out, I'd suggest you look up GBB 2019 videos, especially of the 2019 Champion, D-Low. (GBB = Grand Beatbox Battle, one of the biggest beatbox events in the current day)
I am in no way hating on Rahzel or anything. Like I said he will always remain a legend. The present beatbox scene owes it to the legends like Biz, Rahzel, Kenny etc, without them, beatbox wouldn't have ever taken off
Saw you live at Reflections in Halifax, like early 2000's. Man you gave me the reason to start beatboxing. Had friends that loved freestyling and it was like magic, 2+2= memories. Memories created because of what you showed me. We all love you man, your an inspiration and Legend ♥️✌🏼
Rahzel is still the BEST Beatboxer in 2020...
Anytime someone brings up Beatboxing, I will Forver refer to this exact video. Rahzel is forever dope
Same here
for all the trolls and haters Rahzel is the godfather of beat boxing he kept it alive when no one was doing it now that it's popular with the main stream they need to give this man his just do he's to beat boxing what Bill Gates is two computers a Founder and a pioneer show some respect
sorry, J mart, i was around when beatboxing was a big thing, Rahzel is the current king of beatboxing, but you need to hear some of the original beatboxers like Human Beatbox from the fat boys, known as boff, i miss him, he was the originator of beatboxing, and he was the greatest.
My damn this still hits so many years later!!!
It's 2015/2016 and you're still a monster.
Live in 99 he blew my mind !!
this Performance turned me into a musician 20 years ago
Nearly a decade ago I was listening to this, and it is still amazing!
Hell yeah brother
Me here 2024
Took me straight back to my youth! Thanks rahzel!
He needs to be back on business and get hired for other genre of music and give him some royalty's. He would be ballin because no one compares to this LEGEND.
My number one favorite beat boxer. He inspired me all through high school. I was a beat boxer and b-boy.
Who cares
@@jessemartinez6520 yo mama cares!!! i use to entertain her. Tell her to call me!!!LMAO!!!🤣😂😅😜
Been trying to learn this song on beatbox for a while, never seem to get the timing right thou. Now I started to do "Billie Jean" instead and it is getting there, still not perfect.
anyways, Rahzel is god of beatbox. No one can take that away from him.
Wow. This brings me back when I was a young girl. I thought what an amazing talented soul. Still love this...brings me back
The greatest beatbox performers imo include Doug, Biz and Razel. Shame he has never performed with the Roots on Fallon.
Definitely the innovators influenced so many we have today
Holy shit me and my friends in high school loved this! and Elements. Jeez this brings back memories, what a legend. Thank you TH-cam for randomly throwing this in my recommended 😄
PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME GOD BEAT
Love the new addition of the back ground vocals! The man is a genius. Him and Kenny Mo rock!!! Although beatboxing has moved forward and is technically more involved, the history is still there and the roots stem from this Legend!
Some of you kids need to give more respect. You aint got a clue.
Damn straight.
They always know "Dubstep Beatbox" as this shit has been hyped in the web..
True!!! I'm always asked to do dubsstep beatbox but I'm not advanced or hard wired to do that yet lol
Ben McDonnell skillwise he got beaten by so many. Please respect that. No matter what, this song is legendary and still makes me feel good.
Facts
2023 & this still lives rent free in my head! 😂
3:48 For the actual beatbox of the song.
Dropping gems. This is real talk this is real hip hop
Mind blown…. How does he have a voice after that incredible performance??? Lol
I was just humming that magnificent live thang, it sure made its round about 2000 and sum back then I believed he did the whole show now in not sure😜 still stuck in my head
The downloaded version form like 2003 was even sicker than this. It was totally mind blowing
My mother still don't know lol 2024 been listening to Rahzel since I was 18
No, he ain't the Godfather...that honor would have to go to The Original Human Beat Box from the Fat Boys and Dougie Fresh of the Get Fresh Crew. Biz Markie would have to go on that list of founding fathers too probably. Rahzel is the man, a fucking beast as a beat box, and one of my favorites. But the others I listed came first and probably influenced him. Wish that beat boxing was more prevalent in hip-hop today. Talent over technology...THAT is hip-hop in it's purest...
Human Jock Boxx? Biz Markie?
JuggaloSupreme is not like that everwhere, here in argentina we use a lot of beatbox to do underground freestyle battles and only beats for indoor scenario shows
He was from the same era and in the same circle as Doug e fresh , rahzel by far took the step to popularize beatboxing on a different level than they did.
Doug e fresh invented it , rahzel was there for it as was Kenny ..in my book all legends. Add to that , rahzel has really good vocal skills compared to most out there .
....aaaaaaaand Jones (the black cop) on Police Academy movie!!
I remember being on the AOL warez/mp3 groups when Rahzel came on the scene. Hiphop culture in socal was awesome.
his fucking snare drum what da fuck like, better than most actual drums lol
stonner2k disagreed
Man I’m still watching in September 2020 and am as amazed as I was the first time I heard this 9 years ago!!!
He's still the GOAT but tell me that snare doesn't sound like a fart.
v tru
The god father of beatboxing. The foundation of any1 who tried to beatbox would try to do everythng Rahzel would. Well that was over 15ears ago listening on repeat on my portable cd player. I understand beatboxing has changed and evolved since then as everything else has but much respect!
RAHZEL KEPT BEATBOXING ALIVE...NOW EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE RAHZEL
They're*
Michael McCann
Shithead*
+Michael McCann THANK YOU SIR
shut up
Mix master Mike was crazy sick too! Thank you for reminding me I was at a great moment