People underestimate the importance of Arsenio Hall. This era defined a generation.

Damn, Pete Nice's voice was perfect for rapping.

Rest in Peace DOOM. warms my heart seeing him so young and having fun here. Thank you for everything Legend

@danschumacher5427

2 жыл бұрын

Am late didn't know doom died

@DasherBeats

2 жыл бұрын

@@danschumacher5427 he died on halloween 2020, though it wasn’t announced until new years eve 2020

@danschumacher5427

2 жыл бұрын

@@DasherBeats yeah

@MrQmason

Жыл бұрын

which one is Doom ?

@treeroot7505

Жыл бұрын

@@MrQmason zev love x from kmd

DJ Richie rich killed the whole mix.... very underrated

@palms235

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah. He was about to go in just at the end of that scratch before putting the Gas Face beat on.

@supastarvfr9534

4 жыл бұрын

Remember him in the movie Juice?

@swelly84

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@swelly84

3 жыл бұрын

@@supastarvfr9534 yo I thought that was him. Wasnt sure

@djbryanladd

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Much respect

Who would have thought that skinny little guy would become a potbellied super villain ?

@fsmast1

2 жыл бұрын

♥️

@jlew1740

Жыл бұрын

Zev Love X

@cheroncarter1056

Жыл бұрын

A primed prime minister.

@cwrichardson3

Жыл бұрын

Whom are you speaking of? Serch has always been chubby.

@therealgoodmoney

Жыл бұрын

@@cwrichardson3 mf doom

3rd Bass are so underrated. They only put 2 albums out, and they still sound great today.

Sadly we lost MF DOOM and recently DON NEWKIRK ("Thanks Serch!" guy). Two great talents. Rest easy!

@LibbyLady

Жыл бұрын

Don was my Baby Brother. My life will never be the same without you Donnie. Absolutely no drugs & no vaccine either

@lotsamacha1112

Жыл бұрын

Drugs?

@RebeccaTrammell-th4em

5 ай бұрын

What happened do them???

The dancing is FUCKING unreal. What a legendary video, wish I was growing up in the 1990s.

Damn been a DOOM fan for 20 years and never knew he was on Arsenio lol wild

Rest In Peace to don newkirk and Dumile 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Infinite thanks for the contributions to this beautiful art form

@LibbyLady

Жыл бұрын

My baby Brother Don my life will never the same without you. Love Libby.

@trashyraccoon2615

Жыл бұрын

@@LibbyLady So sorry for your loss, Libby. He definitely seemed like an amazing guy!

MF DOOM!! Him and Kool Kieth are the best underrated MC’s of all time

@caspar19855

Жыл бұрын

Underappreciated

@cartoonworld1000

Жыл бұрын

He'll take your brain to another dimension

This takes me back to the 7th or 8th grade in Toronto. Those were the days when you waited all week to watch and record (on VCR) *Rap City* on MuchMusic. 3rd bass was one of my fav groups. You dont get that playfulness anymore that we use to from the likes of 3rd Bass, Slick Rick, Kid N Play etc. So nostalgic.

Great performance. Their first album was definitely their best. Also, DJ Richie Rich showing what a real Old School DJ is about on that vinyl.

@bobbycowper2915

5 жыл бұрын

who the fuck is dj Richie rich?

@HeavyJ713

5 жыл бұрын

@@bobbycowper2915 He was thier D.j

@scienz

Жыл бұрын

​@@bobbycowper2915a guy with next level skill

A LOT of rappers danced back then, and we just wanted to be like Kid n Play-going to clubs and cuttn' rugs!

Serch and Heavy D got it popping on the dance floor back then. Representing for the chunky men

@alantaylor5263

4 жыл бұрын

Search wasn’t even chunky but he did his thing nonetheless

@calisongbird

Жыл бұрын

@@alantaylor5263 yeah he was. And he got chunkier

Richie Rich tearing it up on the turn tables!

Straight 90s baby!! Welcome to the golden age! you are welcome! you would NEVER have hip hop without this!

That man Serch is his own backup dancer

REST SO EASY NOW!! MF DOOM THE TRUE MASTER OF CEREMONIES..rip😥

5:45 Serch doing the splits! He had some moves

If anybody ever asks you what the 90s were like, just show them this video.

@TheRealMiamiman70

3 жыл бұрын

You gotta show them something from 94/95, this was 90 style was still the 80s

@americanboy79

Жыл бұрын

This was 1990

@thebullgator

Жыл бұрын

Nah this was corny when it hit the charts, honestly Arsenio was always corny.

@lotsamacha1112

Жыл бұрын

Why? To show them what a one hit wonder is?

Doom back in the day! They all killed it with that performance!

They survived Apollo Theatre's Amateur Night. If you rub that log, and you get that crowd on your side, you're an automatic legend.

3rd Bass was so Respectful to the culture, I seen all the Elements of Hip-Hop here, you got your MC's, Dj, B-Boys and the very subtle touch of Graffiti Art that Serch carried on the back of his Head

@TheIcpfan23

5 жыл бұрын

Actually still respected by the culuture just by the older heads and 90s kids

@morefire1966

5 жыл бұрын

Go away

@edieselentertainment

5 жыл бұрын

All groups in the 80's and early 90's utilized all the elements.

@Nomad-yn7pv

5 жыл бұрын

@@morefire1966 you go away

@93FilmsandMedia

3 жыл бұрын

then you don't understand what you are actually seeing. remember dame dash talking about vultures? these two rabbi's pimping out the culture and pretending to be "white"

Man this brings back some damn good memories. I loved 3rd Bass

@nicholascrump4482

6 жыл бұрын

david jones without serch no non phixion

@anasantiago3581

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholascrump4482 lol😂

Man, talk about a blast from the past---I loved that "Gas Face" song, especially because of that piano riff, which is actually from an Aretha Franklin song called "Think"--one of her classics.

@FOURBIGRIMS

5 жыл бұрын

Didn't know that's were it came from.

@Ori0n1975

4 жыл бұрын

3rd Bass had a lot of cool samples used in their music. My favorite is "Spinning Wheel" by Blood Sweat and Tears on the opening track to The Cactus Album, "Sons of 3rd Bass."

@PaulPawlPall

3 жыл бұрын

Prince Paul hooked up the beat. One of the best to ever do it.

I miss this kind of hip hop

Serch had the mooooves

@raggahiphop46

Жыл бұрын

Before reading comments i was gonna post he got moves and i'm jealous LOL But seeing as you beat me to it i'd just reply to you bro. 🙂

A box of Newports, and some Puma sweats.

Loved this show. A great era for pop culture.

Much RESPECT to 3rd Base, on of my favorite rap groups of the early 90s!!!!

@calisongbird

Жыл бұрын

Respect them by spelling it right - 3rd Bass

These guys were legitimate. Definitely part of the late '80s early 90s scene.

MC Search has got some moves 👌

@oldschool4396

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Bryant --- He does a good flip flop with all that blubber .. Hahahaha

@cjhepburn7406

5 жыл бұрын

I was just gonna say that. For a chubby kid he did good! Lol.

@johnd.597

4 жыл бұрын

*Serch. But yeah true, he got some moves.

@execatty

Жыл бұрын

he's not much of a poker player.. used to hang with him back in the day when he was just Mike Berin..nice guy and always had talent..

@kpoplover14305

10 ай бұрын

As he said in his interviews Get his name right There's no A in it

Pete Nice - Best dressed MC of all time...

@pooliansshots6731

7 жыл бұрын

After Big Daddy Kane.

@anthonyjohnston4707

7 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Wiskee That addendum can be added to any sentence ever spoken and it will be true.

@oldschool4396

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah after Russell Simons gave him money to buy it .. Russell is the reason 3rd Bass got any kind of notoriety !!! All the famous black artists in their videos ? Come on they were all paid off by Russell ! FACTS ...

@Daybreakhasme

5 жыл бұрын

Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick.

@LyricalTrain

5 жыл бұрын

Old School their label head did his job and got them clout? THATS IT!

You can hear dooms voice before it was deep from all the brew and smoking. Rest In ✌️

4:43 Dude was quick to throw his arm around his girl when Serch sat next to her.

@jerminator0688

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Steal Your Girl!

@shaolin1derpalm

2 жыл бұрын

He stole his wife from a guy lol

Pure dope. Takes me back to when I was just a kid watching on TV...

@arranboon1

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Montero I envy you. Watching this and being born in '94 makes me nostalgic for an era I never even got the chance to enjoy! Peace.

If they make a movie outta dem, they should get Jonah Hill to play MC Serch

@TheKorfish

7 жыл бұрын

Rick Harding yes call it steppin to the am

@oldschool4396

6 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah that would be hilarious ------ Jonah Hill -----

@oldschool4396

6 жыл бұрын

Jonah Hill is his fucking twin !

@oldschool4396

6 жыл бұрын

Serch the goof ball 🤓

@brianhumphrey156

5 жыл бұрын

About to say the same thing. Jonah should've made a cameo in his own movie Mid 90's 😀

I respect 3rd Bass, as they went beyond to hold up the hip-hop culture. They lived our culture while understanding their position in 90s black hip-hop expression.

@chuckd1586

Жыл бұрын

"They lived our culture while understanding their position" wow... what was THEIR position? How did they live YOUR culture? THESE GUYS WERE GARBAGE! fake homies living a fake fantasy!

"It's not about Black or White, It's about wrong and right" 3rd Bass 🎶

RIP Doom 💯🙏 this was a great performance. The Arsenio Hall SHOW got me thru HS wish that shit never ended.

@melaninfuture

2 ай бұрын

Remember when tribe and leaders did scenario? That’s all we talked about the next day at school.

Miss those days

Yo serch had the flyest High top fade lol 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Pete was real smooth

@style002323

7 жыл бұрын

He was NI IIIIIIIIIICE

@jakobs9585

6 жыл бұрын

And rich

@cjhepburn7406

5 жыл бұрын

Nice.

3rd Base are a legendary rap group

@logicalblackman8228

2 жыл бұрын

Then spelled their name right!

One of my favorite rap group ever. Still play their albums. These white boys got soul!!

@Nomad-yn7pv

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. It ain't about color, as long as you got soul!

@ModernDayWarrior2112

3 жыл бұрын

They got soul...coming out their asshole ;)

@godscience7821

3 жыл бұрын

@@ModernDayWarrior2112 lol remember that skit lol

@godscience7821

Жыл бұрын

@Broc Rockwell I don’t think Pete nice was Jewish I could be wrong but still one of the dopest groups to come out the golden era. And producer Sam Sever was no joke

@michelle-tc6nj

Жыл бұрын

@Broc Rockwell The Prime Minister was not one of the chosen tribe.

Back when rap was fun.

Yeah he did. Rich was dope in "juice"

I really need to stop watching groups I loved when I was in high school. It depresses me, haha.

5 жыл бұрын

odd feeling eh? very optimistic times.

@00darkurza00

5 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣tru

@reneehoney7355

5 жыл бұрын

I know it hurts. We were further ahead back then.

@manamal769

5 жыл бұрын

Terrell L. Moody LMFAOOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣

@cjhepburn7406

5 жыл бұрын

They're f*ckin' DOPE! Cj Ace. 1990 Ya'll.

Great era of hip hop. 3rd Bass was nice.

Still giving the Gas Face in 2019!!!!

I remember when Pete Nice and Daddy Rich went on their own after Serch was out, album was dope.

I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 and grew up in the 90s but never heard of this group.. only white rappers I knew where the Beastie Boys.. KZread is really a history library.

Woow this is exactly what i wanted to see DOom on Arsenio hall show!! the new show must ask for a live preformance SOOON! ima email him haha

Arsenio “i’m gonna tear you apart, and your friend too” Hall

Pete graduated from Columbia University. Degreeing in Emcee'ing. LOL So fresh til' this day. They both did it for Hip-Hop and real music. Lyrics told truth. :)

DOOM!!!!

@nicholascrump4482

6 жыл бұрын

lilwizx zev luv x

@TheIcpfan23

5 жыл бұрын

he was zev before doom

@chrisc.4517

5 жыл бұрын

Which one is he?

@tomogburn2462

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisc.4517 Yes.

Rich ripped it up. Killer classic right here!

Always loved Zev's younger voice & flow. I listened to Mr Hood constantly becuz of him

The origin story of a young promising lab assistant before a lab accident left him scarred and made him become a true super-villian....MF DOOM

Remembering Don Newkirk. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

WOOOOOOOOOOOO estoe sun pedazo de historia !!! Zev Love X y 3rd bass gracias esto es HH salduos desde chile

@franciscojara9671

2 жыл бұрын

RIP Doom aun no lo creo

My dude in the audience put his arm around his lady real quick when Serch sat down next to her😂.

@meonly6471

2 жыл бұрын

Punk move insecure or what 🤣😂

@denvertaylor9195

2 жыл бұрын

@@meonly6471 Right😂

3rd Bass had (and still do have) some of the hardest-hitting lyrics/slang

Shout out to my brother from another mother (R.I.P. mom Cathy) , Robert(R.I.P.Bobby) Sean Hughes pulling my coat tails to this!!! Love my Sis Erica. Nuff said.

Classic Hip Hop. Dope MCs spitting and DJ Richie Rich killing it on the turntables. Salute!

peace for 1990 and forever.....

RIP ZEN LOVE X - MF DOOM.

Loved that song

Damn i miss this whole vibe.

Zev love X, rest in power. 💪🏿🎤💯

Serch between 5:47 and 5:54 made me fuckin' lose it!!!! lmao. love the 90's

Pete Nice, straight up gangster with his cane and nice suit and chair, "3rd Bass is AWESOME"

"Steppin' to the A.M., the 3rd Bass Story" Somebody write that!!!!!!

Man, I forgot how dope a New Jack Swing dancer MC Search was. Still dope in 2023...

My favourite rappers, since late 80s,U dance when U hear 3rd bass.

Watched this when it was actually on

Doom and 3rd bass fucking wowwww

Search got his right back in december, a reissue will follow, The Cactus LP was never re released since 89.

One love!

RIP Don Newkirk

amazing!!!

Brought me back to 6th grade!!

Damn this took me back. Good times back then

yeeeah 90's mf fuckin doom kmd...👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊✌

Serch my dude...Prime Minister extra smoove...3rd Bass respect

MF DOOM!

Legends

☮💜I was there !!!!

Very powerful words big ups 3rd bass

These brothers were teaching! That’s what’s Rhymin should b about. Word from the West Coast

Pete seems like a good dude

3RD BASS were dope ,i have to laugh when people say to me "you don't like eminem because he is white" no ! I don't like eminem because he just aint dope he can flow but he flows over wack beats and has forgot about the elements,we loved 3rd bass back in the day because as you see in the clip they kept the shit hip hop to the core, dope lyrics over dope beats a dj cutting it up, dancing,just bboy shit. The same reason why i have time for and listen to mc's like Edan,abdominal,RA the rugged man and ill bill colour don't mean shit to me just don't come with wack shit and call it hiphop black or white.

@dfdfdfsdfsfdfdfsf8803

9 жыл бұрын

And stupidest comment of the year goes tooooo... How did i get to this garbage video anyway?

@samuelmedina5471

9 жыл бұрын

GREW UP ON 3RD BASS! step into the am

@johnparker8165

9 жыл бұрын

yeah eminem and all these wack ass fast rappers won't compare to these cats

@Crunchysopa52

9 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have put it better yo. Don't give a damn if a cat's white, at long as their rhymes tight and they respect and represent the Culture, that's all that matters.

@KennethDAstonJr

9 жыл бұрын

Hell yea 3RD BASS was off the hook in the 90's! I was on them hard back in the day

I love these kids from day one 89 kicking it live and I’m a Cali girl

Viktor Vaughn

@quiyaomah9

7 жыл бұрын

King Gheedora

@jonnykhatru

6 жыл бұрын

Howard Humetewa Zev Love X

3rd bass came out and lived through the culture before they became mainstream. They was talking about the fucked up nation and how they treated the Blackman because they thought it was wrong. Respect.

These guys were so dope!!

Remember when MC Hammer wouldn't dance battle MC Search? At 5:47 it's clear to see why Hammer backed down. Kid was like a gazelle the studied Juilliard. Such body control. Amazing!

@richg9448

Жыл бұрын

MC Search said Hammer put out a hit on him.

sounds like MF Doom on here. He's just so damn young it's funny.

@dozer30

5 жыл бұрын

MF Doom= Zev Love X of the underrated group KMD. R.I.P. DJ SubRoc, doom’s brother.

I had all 3rd Bass videos taped on VHS!