He's the only rapper that will never escape my memory. The first thing I knew about Young MC was that he had a college degree around the same time Bust a Move came out. Not only did he get a Bachelors in Economics at USC; he was very successful as a music artist all these years. Bust a Move is a classic.
I always been a rocker, but I must admit this one got me hooked for weeks when it came out! Real instruments, super groove, and excellent rapping. Plus the lyrics are funny.
***** wow your dumb. Do you normally contradict yourself when you talk too ? Cause during this time all there was , was explicit lyrics. Young Mc is Hip Hop not Rap.
Well Jeemy, "you're" not sounding too smart either. I can name a ton of songs from that general era that didn't use the f word or n word to sell records (Bust a Move, Whose Cadillac is That, It's Tricky, Mary Mary, Whomp There It Is, 2 Legit 2 Quit, Can't Touch This, Rapture, Informer, Ice Ice Baby, Everybody Dance Now, Baby Got Back, etc. etc. etc.). Also, differentiating between rap and hip hop is like differentiating between an SUV and a crossover vehicle.
Well aren't you special ! Do everyone a favor and STFU! I even have a brand new acronym for you. It's F.O.C.U.S. It means Fuck Off Cause Your Stupid. It's quite obvious you haven't a clue what contradict means. But oh well I guess going to school is optional where you live. Just goes to show you can fix ugly but you can't fix stupid.
Anyone who uses expletives to make a point in his incoherent ramblings is not a person worth arguing with. I'm glad you know what an acronym is, even if you don't know what "you're" is. Keep striving for that GED and have a nice day.
Goddam! The best thing about this is the dope acoustic beat. The bass is amazing. The piano riff is perfect. F’ing cow bell! The flow is amazing. Take notes, class. This is how you do it.
i made a decent track n i gotta say i jus swear alot to fill in extra sylabbles that are sometimes need in the sentence to make it sound more rythmically correct, i mean sure i could fill it with child friendly words, but were adults here, and besides swear words give it more effect and impact than jus "damn" or something... why not swear? jus a word man
This is such a funny song! Back in the day when rap had a sense of humour and wasn't about depressing shit like crime, drugs, pornstars and gangs. Also fact fans: Young MC is actually English. He was born in Neasden in North London, the same place that pop diva Samantha Fox is also from. :)
I haven't heard this song in years, but I still remembered it. I didn't think I would still like it after all these years, but it is still good after listening to it. I miss all those old school joints. Back then, hip hop was fun and good to listen to. I miss the good old days.
I can remember thinking this song was so soft when I was a hard rock in 1989. Now, when I hear the trash hip hop songs of today, I wish I could hear lyrics half as good as this was!
I have fond memories of playing tracks from this record back in 1990 when I was a DJ on the radio station at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. When this song got to the drum solo, I would always turn on the mic and say "This is WRDP, Radio DePaul, doin' 'The Principal's Office.'" I made "Bust A Move" my featured song, and used to turn on the mic and rap along with it. I also loved to play "My Name Is Young."
I actually bought this album. On a whim no less. In a shop that specialised in musical releases! R.I.P them days. But this'll live on. It did for me after all. I have probably unfounded faith in the youth.
I used to sing this song whenever I went to the principal's office. I went to the principal's office at all 5 schools that I attended and all 3 schools that I worked in. I also have been to the principal's office in four other schools.
So I left school in 1989 (16 yrs old) and this lad was my thing, this one, Bust a Move Know How Loved him And the beautiful lady in the sexy black dress dancing above the school door, set the bar VERY high I remember her being in other videos for Tone Loc etc ...looking again now my teenage self had GOOD taste
Lots of people missed the bus on this one for sure, Young Mc established himself during that time of Gangster rap. This was his second best song on that album. I was more of a gangster rap dude however I didnt ever turn away from songs like this. This video is super dope
my god, I was a mop head kid dancing around in my room with a hair brush rapping my butt off to Young MC. Drove my parents crazy! Thanks for posting this.
Omg, haha, i know this whole song by heart and its always a good listen. "She read it word by word and line by line and everybody that was laughing was a friend of mine"
The piano sample is from Lee Michaels. Song is called "Who Could Want More" recorded in 1969. Young MC sampled two Lee Michaels piano riffs on this album. The other song was "Roll with the Punches," which samples the Lee Michaels opening piano riff on "Heighty Hi" (also from 1969).
Definitely. Not sure what Young got on his report card, which at the end of the song, he hints at it being really bad, but when it comes to catchy raps, he's A+
This video makes me think of my days of being in high school. I was never late to class, didn't cut class to go out and play basketball, and I never passed notes in class, but I heard of plenty of other kids getting called out of class for things like that. I went to Lane Tech HS in Chicago, IL. The teachers would tell bad kids to go to Room 144, which we knew was the Discipline Office.
I think you only know to value these times when they are gone. I am only 15 years old but i like the 80's and 90's so much more refering to the music ! Best regards from germany
from wikipedia -- ---- Young MC - Principal's Office --- "Life and career Young was born in London, to Jamaican immigrant parents. He left the United Kingdom at the age of three and later moved to Queens, New York, when he was eight years old.[1] Young attended Hunter College High School in the Upper East Side of Manhattan (he was honored at the school’s 2018 convocation).[2] He went on to earn a degree in Economics from the University of Southern California (USC).[3] At USC, he met Michael Ross and Matt Dike from the record company Delicious Vinyl.[3] Young rapped over the phone for Ross and Dike, who ended up delivering a record contract to his USC dorm room. In 1989, Young collaborated with Tone Lōc on the songs "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina".[3] Young gained fame with the release of his single "Bust a Move", which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance.[1] The single helped Young's debut album, Stone Cold Rhymin', to reach No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and attain platinum status in the United States. The follow-up single, "Principal's Office", was nominated for 'Best Rap Video' at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards."
@jarbon5 I had to have listened to this taper 100 of times! Still know all the lyrics... What happened to music like this? Its almost like hip hop got jacked, or rap...?
ur right. this is the REAL hip hop/rap! best of all, it's clean, not one foul word, and kids can listen to it without parents complaining! Ima try to fix this rap in the industry before parents get out of control and the world. Ima rap clean and try to get people back to rap is in again! wish me luck.
I heard about this guy for the first time on radio today xD, they sendt 3 songs in a row, and I really liked this one. Strange I never heard it before. This is good rap music cause its down to earth music. No killing hate or dissin, just pure fun. :p
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He's the only rapper that will never escape my memory. The first thing I knew about Young MC was that he had a college degree around the same time Bust a Move came out. Not only did he get a Bachelors in Economics at USC; he was very successful as a music artist all these years. Bust a Move is a classic.
Wow I didn't know that😊
I performed this for my elementary school talent show when I was in 5th grade... I still know all the words!
lol That's dope
That's hilarious! Did you get sent to the principal's office?
dope
Love the piano in this... What an awesome song... Too bad they don't have songs like this anymore
That piano is from a song by Lee Michaels called Who Could Want More. Check it out, it's better in it's original form.
+bramleybull wow !!! Just listened to it! Thanks for the info!! That's a great song. Young MC did it justice as well. Thanks again !!
+Joey P No worries pal, glad you liked it.
I always been a rocker, but I must admit this one got me hooked for weeks when it came out! Real instruments, super groove, and excellent rapping. Plus the lyrics are funny.
They stole the backing from Lee Michaels 'Who Could Want More'.
@bramleybull who wrote the song?
Its a sample
20 years now, and still a great song..love it..thanks for sharing!
30+ years now.. 😏
Man I hope this guy is ok, great memories of my youth with his music. God bless ya Marvin
He is still around and a short interview with him was on the Professor of Rock channel this week.
Yeah he good he just did a 3hr interview and told great stories on Drink Champs (type that in and you'll see it)
I hear he's livin' large in Scottsdale
'Principal's Office' by Young MC. This takes you back to a time when the rap music genre didn't feel the need to use explicit lyrics to be popular.
***** wow your dumb. Do you normally contradict yourself when you talk too ? Cause during this time all there was , was explicit lyrics. Young Mc is Hip Hop not Rap.
Well Jeemy, "you're" not sounding too smart either. I can name a ton of songs from that general era that didn't use the f word or n word to sell records (Bust a Move, Whose Cadillac is That, It's Tricky, Mary Mary, Whomp There It Is, 2 Legit 2 Quit, Can't Touch This, Rapture, Informer, Ice Ice Baby, Everybody Dance Now, Baby Got Back, etc. etc. etc.). Also, differentiating between rap and hip hop is like differentiating between an SUV and a crossover vehicle.
Well aren't you special ! Do everyone a favor and STFU! I even have a brand new acronym for you. It's F.O.C.U.S. It means Fuck Off Cause Your Stupid. It's quite obvious you haven't a clue what contradict means. But oh well I guess going to school is optional where you live. Just goes to show you can fix ugly but you can't fix stupid.
Anyone who uses expletives to make a point in his incoherent ramblings is not a person worth arguing with. I'm glad you know what an acronym is, even if you don't know what "you're" is. Keep striving for that GED and have a nice day.
Ryan Sems dude, you missed the fact that you're is with a y. where in his f.o.c.u.s is a Y?
I had this on tape and would listen to it on my walkman while mowing the lawn. Great album.
Dude!! This 1000% 👏👏🤝
This is legit rap and hip hop. The subject matter might be light, but 99% of today's rappers couldn't pull this off.
One of my favorites
Light?? I suggest you never got your note intercepted in class then..
Truth
Slick lyric ,, I brown baggin it ,, recess
robertorolfo
MTV 1985-1993 Time of my life, in music.
You and me both...
👍😄
This song was so fresh, I had to record it on VHS when I got home from junior high and saw it on "Yo! MTV Raps."
Yep the best
Ya i felt 88 t 94 my yrs bro
This always makes me smile. Plus, every lady in the video is a 10/10!
Goddam! The best thing about this is the dope acoustic beat. The bass is amazing. The piano riff is perfect. F’ing cow bell! The flow is amazing. Take notes, class. This is how you do it.
Lee Michaels and Frosty!
More cowbell.
Amazing dance, amazing vocals/raps, incredible song. This stuff needs to get re released to a new generation.
This is the only man who proved that rap/hip-hop can be done without swearing!
Ahem, Redhead King Pin
Will smith and fresh prince are both going to swear at you for that comment 😁😁
i made a decent track n i gotta say i jus swear alot to fill in extra sylabbles that are sometimes need in the sentence to make it sound more rythmically correct, i mean sure i could fill it with child friendly words, but were adults here, and besides swear words give it more effect and impact than jus "damn" or something... why not swear? jus a word man
@@jarlconson3847 fcuk off hahaha😂👍🏆
Run DMC as well.
Young MC had some of the most creative lyrics and videos ever. I really miss music/video combinations like this.
God I remember these old classics with great fondness
This is my jam. Back when rap was good. I was 12 or 13 back then.
I was 9 years old when this use to be play on Yo MTV Raps
Still dope 30 years later yo
This is such a funny song! Back in the day when rap had a sense of humour and wasn't about depressing shit like crime, drugs, pornstars and gangs. Also fact fans: Young MC is actually English. He was born in Neasden in North London, the same place that pop diva Samantha Fox is also from. :)
Laissez-Fayre What rap song is about pornstars?
Cody Miller bruh every song is about hoes and sht,.
Totally agree man. The modern rap scene is full of nonsense.
Another fact....Flea from the Chilli Peppers plays bass on this tune
Plus he wrote Funky Cold Medina and Wild Thing for Tone Loc. Not sure if he wrote the whole album but those he wrote or at least co-wrote.
I haven't heard this song in years, but I still remembered it. I didn't think I would still like it after all these years, but it is still good after listening to it. I miss all those old school joints. Back then, hip hop was fun and good to listen to. I miss the good old days.
The beauty of this can't be overstated.
My cousin and i used to listen ti this song back in 1990 going into the 6th grade. Memories bro...
I can remember thinking this song was so soft when I was a hard rock in 1989. Now, when I hear the trash hip hop songs of today, I wish I could hear lyrics half as good as this was!
Me too
I see you are also a person of culture. 💯👍
For all of those too young to know, this is exactly what high school was like in the early 90s.
Yep. Highschool in Cupertino California in 90 was this video
It’s how it was in the late 80s as well.this song came out in 1989.
Facts!!
❤ this is a dope groove ! Still to this day! Slaps ! Young MC talented af!!
I have fond memories of playing tracks from this record back in 1990 when I was a DJ on the radio station at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. When this song got to the drum solo, I would always turn on the mic and say "This is WRDP, Radio DePaul, doin' 'The Principal's Office.'"
I made "Bust A Move" my featured song, and used to turn on the mic and rap along with it.
I also loved to play "My Name Is Young."
Can't we just all go back and stay back in the day!
even tho I love metal and punk and all that, I love listening to Young MC, he's so awesome!
How nice is it to see deliciousvinyl uploading their videos. Give up some props, people....
I actually bought this album. On a whim no less. In a shop that specialised in musical releases! R.I.P them days. But this'll live on. It did for me after all. I have probably unfounded faith in the youth.
The whole album. Is increadable 🤒🍁📚📚💕💕💕💕💕
Still as good as it was in 6th grade-good video production/editing also imo
Lee Michaels Music called' Who Could Want More " , Brilliant
Som envolvente e fez parte da minha juventude , saudades!!!!
Me too. Still listening to this in 2013. thought it was so funny back then. Ol school. All good.
The real deal. It's groovy, whitty, contagious and packed with love.
I used to sing this song whenever I went to the principal's office. I went to the principal's office at all 5 schools that I attended and all 3 schools that I worked in. I also have been to the principal's office in four other schools.
"Yo you think this is bad wait til I get my report card." Hahahahahaha, that's funny
So I left school in 1989 (16 yrs old) and this lad was my thing, this one, Bust a Move Know How
Loved him
And the beautiful lady in the sexy black dress dancing above the school door, set the bar VERY high
I remember her being in other videos for Tone Loc etc
...looking again now my teenage self had GOOD taste
Lots of people missed the bus on this one for sure, Young Mc established himself during that time of Gangster rap. This was his second best song on that album. I was more of a gangster rap dude however I didnt ever turn away from songs like this. This video is super dope
my god, I was a mop head kid dancing around in my room with a hair brush rapping my butt off to Young MC. Drove my parents crazy! Thanks for posting this.
Reminds me of a DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince tune. I actually bought this album when it came out during my senior year of high school.
Ikr sound exactly like em, even the story-based lyrics in it.
Good stuff back in the day....real hip hop!
Playing Super Mario to this is the best, Thanks for the great childhood!!!
4:05 that footwork is INCREDIBLE!! Love that move.
Who needs swearing and devil worship give me young mc makes me smile .Marvin for my hip hop cravings.
I dont appreciate this song enough, that all stops today!
Omg, haha, i know this whole song by heart and its always a good listen. "She read it word by word and line by line and everybody that was laughing was a friend of mine"
I listened to this tape wo much I wore it through. Man I miss this era of rap. Young MC was so amazing!
That piano sample is awesome. I wonder where it came from
The piano sample is from Lee Michaels. Song is called "Who Could Want More" recorded in 1969. Young MC sampled two Lee Michaels piano riffs on this album. The other song was "Roll with the Punches," which samples the Lee Michaels opening piano riff on "Heighty Hi" (also from 1969).
Escencia total ❤🎉
my aunty use to listen to this when i was 10/11, i am now 32, and STILL LOVE IT !!LolZ
Flea's bassline really set this song this song off ! :)
That was on his first song "Bust A Move"
@@eternalyfeful this one too
My dad used to play this song all the time and by grade 1 I knew all the words. So underrated these days ... cmon TikTokers make it a school anthem
Brings back great memories! FUNNY AS EVER! Added to my playlist. Great quality thanks very much for posting!
I still love this song,even after all these years..it is soo funny and cleverly written.
Definitely. Not sure what Young got on his report card, which at the end of the song, he hints at it being really bad, but when it comes to catchy raps, he's A+
I remember I saw this once on Yo MTV Raps back in the day I was only in the 4th grade
This song is responsible for introducing me to the love of hip hop. Loved the old skool, story telling is scarce these days.
This video makes me think of my days of being in high school. I was never late to class, didn't cut class to go out and play basketball, and I never passed notes in class, but I heard of plenty of other kids getting called out of class for things like that.
I went to Lane Tech HS in Chicago, IL. The teachers would tell bad kids to go to Room 144, which we knew was the Discipline Office.
438th TRS SQ, McGuire AFB, NJ - 1986-1990 miss those days
314 TRANS, Little Rock AFB, AR- 1994- 1998...1986? I was still rockin my le tigre polos & toughskins jeans
Awesome. One of the best songs by the MC Young. Love old school hip hop. Hail Young MC.
He's still performing, too. And he still goes by Young MC. Then again, I guess "middle-aged MC" doesn't have quite the same ring to it. XD
SpearM3064 Hey, as the saying goes. "As long has to you still have the passion for it, you can do it as long as you like."
Chuloloc
True dat. :)
This is one of the first hip/hop, rap, songs I heard when I was growing up. I'm glad I found it again.
im 15 and lovein this we aint all the same u know some of us got common sense
Still the PRINCIPAL
LOVE YOU YOUNG LOVE YAH
i dont how but i still remember all the words....thanks for the post. Great song.
I'm 17 and young MC is the best
Incredible hip hop artist. Loved this as a teenager.
I think you only know to value these times when they are gone. I am only 15 years old but i like the 80's and 90's so much more refering to the music !
Best regards from germany
is it o.k. for a 47 year old white man to like the hip hop?
Does the pope wear a funny hat?
no...but yo momma does!
Wayne Taylor im 41 and grew up with this type music
Lurrrveeee
In the immortal words of Lemmy Kilmister: "If you think you're too old to rock 'n' roll, then you are".
i l♡ve, dis'song, dis', my#2favorite, song, by, young'mc!! :)
I never do I'm always just here waiting
I am a hardcore metal fan, but man, this is great, even after all these years!! Go Young MC!
I miss these songs times were good 2014 love this song
ahhh memories. this cd was always bumpin at my house
I am going to build a time machine that takes me back to that exact moment.
***** The two of you can't leave me behind..
Take me with you
Safety not guaranteed
IM COMING AS WELL
LA Dorsey high school 1987 best years this song brings so much nostalgia!
What happened to Young MC? The guy was oozing with talent. Funny songs which made you dance.
He’s still around I think. Age 55. I was 14 when he released this album and I still love it 😂❤
Lots of heads used to diss Young MC but the beats, storytelling and delivery are undeniable.
yea! I remember memorizing and rapping on all his "stone cold rhythm" album when i was 12...good times!
I've loved this song for like 20 years.
classic! aint seen or heard this in years! thanx!!
Underrated and sadly overlooked but one of the best MCs in rap history.
what a track! still as fresh now as it was then!!
from wikipedia -- ---- Young MC - Principal's Office --- "Life and career
Young was born in London, to Jamaican immigrant parents. He left the United Kingdom at the age of three and later moved to Queens, New York, when he was eight years old.[1] Young attended Hunter College High School in the Upper East Side of Manhattan (he was honored at the school’s 2018 convocation).[2] He went on to earn a degree in Economics from the University of Southern California (USC).[3] At USC, he met Michael Ross and Matt Dike from the record company Delicious Vinyl.[3] Young rapped over the phone for Ross and Dike, who ended up delivering a record contract to his USC dorm room. In 1989, Young collaborated with Tone Lōc on the songs "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina".[3] Young gained fame with the release of his single "Bust a Move", which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance.[1] The single helped Young's debut album, Stone Cold Rhymin', to reach No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and attain platinum status in the United States. The follow-up single, "Principal's Office", was nominated for 'Best Rap Video' at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards."
All Time Favorite!!!...
Virtual teaching brought me here! Great storytelling! Peace!
I turned 13 in Dec. 1980...Lawd how I miss this kind of music!!
wow....i havent seen this music video since it came out!!
I still remember some words to the song too!
damnnn!!what a song!!!!old school all day & every day
...can't believe this is over 30 years old ..wow.....sounds like Flea on bass...he plays on Bust A Move...
I Love This Jam By Young M.C. Principal's Office From The 1989 Stone Cold Rhymin Album❤
Still a very good song one of my first rap singles in my collection
@jarbon5 I had to have listened to this taper 100 of times! Still know all the lyrics... What happened to music like this? Its almost like hip hop got jacked, or rap...?
Not being funny but if my teachers, school nurses and principals looked like that I'd have 100% attendance and grades!
Especially the Principal. So Hottest
just late 80s rap forgot about this 1 wow thanks 4 the post takin me back in the day
shame they don't make them like this anymore!
ur right.
this is the REAL hip hop/rap!
best of all, it's clean, not one foul word, and kids can listen to it without parents complaining!
Ima try to fix this rap in the industry before parents get out of control and the world.
Ima rap clean and try to get people back to rap is in again!
wish me luck.
I heard about this guy for the first time on radio today xD, they sendt 3 songs in a row, and I really liked this one. Strange I never heard it before. This is good rap music cause its down to earth music. No killing hate or dissin, just pure fun. :p
Todays music has high definition, old days music had high quality!
When hip hop was light hearted, goodtimes, and everyone didn't take themself too serious... man I miss those days!!