Man I was just a kid when I worked on this. We shot that with a Arri 16 mm film camera. I was fortunate to work with mentor cinematographer Ricardo Diaz as his assistant. He let me shoot a few shots as well. That low to the grass shot was one of the shots I did. Imagine having almost no experience at the time and someone gives you a little opportunity. Eva Allen and Vanz Chapman were producers on it. I was only involved in the Toronto part and didn't get to film in the US. That track never gets old. Those guys had skills.

@doowop915

2 жыл бұрын

amazing. you still working?

@andrewchebykin

2 жыл бұрын

i love youtube. Story like this is crazy and amazing. One of the greatest hip hop songs. Timeless classic

@Crews1

2 жыл бұрын

man the internet is pretty dope

@martinamelung4261

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this personal insight.Grandiose video, grandiose song...timeless masterpiece

@__1960

2 жыл бұрын

I love this song man there's was so much enthusiasm in it and I feel like a lot of songs don't have the same enthusiasm. Then all of you come with dope flow and rhymes. I love it so much my favourite song right now 🙏

Another thing that's missing from the music today besides lyricism is JAZZ SAMPLES!!!! 90s hip-hop was full of it, Some of the dopest music from that era had fat jazz samples. Why did we stop?

@tha1unknownmusic

9 жыл бұрын

***** check my soundcloud out if u like boombap 90s www.soundcloud.com/sizzerrrhandz

@mannylokzzz

9 жыл бұрын

They stopped precisely because an entire decade of music relied on those samples.. Genres must evolve, and artists will always be eager to explore new ground. Just think of how bored you'd be if you were asked to draw the same picture 10 times. You'd probably start changing things up just to keep yourself interested

@phantomstranger1352

9 жыл бұрын

epicgaijin really people stopped because of law suits

@gloverdragon6854

8 жыл бұрын

+phanto stranger lawsuits, really? dang, that would be detrimental to continuing something

@sjappiyah4071

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Riehl Was Just about to say that

To all the "hip-hop headz" today...go back to the 90's and bow down to when we actually had real mc's

@KINGMEGATRON313rd

2 жыл бұрын

Word

Its hard to believe this is Toronto. this shit looks just like new york

@DaOldSchoolRapLova96

10 жыл бұрын

***** Yey I know some of the housing that was there back in the day. Some of the buildings are still there.

@KardiFan2000

10 жыл бұрын

DaOldSchoolRapLova96 It looks like a bit of both cities...some of those scenes are clearly in NY. I've been all over Toronto, so I can tell you which parts were filmed there.

@ReCkLeSsErr0r

10 жыл бұрын

KardiFan2000 go to rexdale projects in toronto thats where it was filmed at

@DaOldSchoolRapLova96

10 жыл бұрын

KardiFan2000 Which parts were filmed in nyc? or scenes? That's what im saying. I don't think Toronto is a exact replica of nyc.

@DaOldSchoolRapLova96

10 жыл бұрын

KardiFan2000 3:13 has to be queenbridge. Those 4 smoke stacks in the distance. They didn't want to go to close to the projects because then they would be easy to identify but those smoke stacks are def queens.

The best Canadian hip-hop song ever made

this sounds very ahead of its time for 1993

John Klemmer- Waterfalls. Beautiful sample

I'm from Jane finch but always respected the music that came out of rexdale

This is real Toronto Hip Hop..

They had their own sound and soul but with the classic golden era vibe. This is just as classic as Illmatic, Enta da Stage etc to me.

One of the illest tracks I have ever heard. I can't get this beat out my head.

@gumption0092

7 жыл бұрын

likewise

@gloverdragon6854

7 жыл бұрын

i hear you, my brothers

I love how back then it was all about life and not how much money you have.

@saibotouray8036

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

Gott dang a true jewel. Listening to this make me miss 93 so bad i want to cry!!!!!! I just might! What happened to hip hop and the hood?😧😧😧

90s for life nigga :P These brothas from my hood REXDALE STAND UP!

90s Canadian hip hop is cool as hell Edit: This is my first time listening to it they got a different style, sound and everything

The feels of the old school Toronto is completely different then it is today. The Toronto rap scene is real underrated

@OpheliaMcCauck4

7 ай бұрын

I got into Canadian Hip Hop when I heard this. Followed by Saukrates and Choclair and it was history for me. I looked at Toronto like the NYC of Canada when it came to hip hop.

This drug has also reached Italy with love ... one love

This is the sickest beat ever

THIS IS THE REAL 6 THE WOES WERE RUNNING THROUGH !! Toronto stand up

@shavuelwaleful

8 жыл бұрын

+Davey Dee drake is phoney

@handstander

8 жыл бұрын

drake is a culmination of toronto hip hop roots. not a phony at all. he's simply new school #notadrakestaneither

@shavuelwaleful

8 жыл бұрын

Honey and Shades yeah I see that but he still fraud

@handstander

8 жыл бұрын

lol. respect

@sjappiyah4071

6 жыл бұрын

H & S Agreed

They did half of the video in Toronto and have in my hood in Brownsville Brooklyn

@sjappiyah4071

6 жыл бұрын

Toronto & new York connection is so strong!

@nopansnogains5382

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@indoguju

4 жыл бұрын

Kay Flip some of the best rappers are from the Caribbean New York and almost all from Toronto.

@johnturtle9423

4 жыл бұрын

Regent Park before reconstruction was Toronto's Queensbridge architecturally

I remember in the 90s some New Born Crips moved to Vancouver and they would play this song for me in a walkman when we chilled and smoked at the Metrotown Skytrain station 😅. Good times.

I came here because I was humming this out loud and it was the first time in a long time this song popped up in my head. I used to be so into the instrumental... I still have the 12" on vinyl... it's an absolute treasure

2019 listening in LA. RIP Nipsey

@natedogg5708

4 жыл бұрын

Whats it got to do with nipsey...

Canadian hip hop on the dope tip!!

Lmao the first time I went to Canada my friend went to pick us up some weed from Infinite’s baby mama while they were still together. Dude had some loud pack 😂

damn this beat it tough

@ninetofiverecordings

8 жыл бұрын

ill!

I remember being big on Toronto hip hop. Ghetto Concept, Thrust, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall and them. Thats all I know being from the states. But Stretch and Bobbito use to play them on the underground station. Those were the days

One of the best records ever out of Toronto

So proud this shit Canadian.

The main sample is "Waterfall I" by John Klemmer...you're welcome.

@TorontosFinestKrew

9 жыл бұрын

people like you are awesome

@TorontosFinestKrew

9 жыл бұрын

that's love

@kanyampelane9568

4 жыл бұрын

You are thanked

its jungle/rexdale and new york regent park buildings are shaped differently

Doomztown baby!! Big up my homies GC and all the 7 billz crew, Infinite, Jellee, the whole north side. One love

glad i stumbled onto this, damn feeling this shit in new zealand

Even though they from rexdale toronto the song got that old New York vibe mixed in with some toronto slang

This takes me back to my old radio show. Rhythm 100.9 FM WPAL. Chucktown SC. I used to blast is over the airwaves 2 in the morning

@steeltownbrown52

Жыл бұрын

Still doing radio, podcasts or cloudcast?

THE BEST canadian crew ever!

This is probably one of the most legendary hip hop songs in our country and one of the best. The 3:53 along came Betty part by Quincy jones sample just shook me and I get chills damn…

@UstashaMe84

2 жыл бұрын

I get serious goosebumps when that part kicks in! Thanks for informing me on where that little jingle comes from.

Toronto Hip Hop during the golden years 92-96 was unreal.... 93 being the epitome..

@kayflip2233

Жыл бұрын

Nah 93 was early. More like 94-95. This didn't come out until 1994 even though it says 1993.

2021 from vancouver canada...a canadian classic! Still bumpin almost 30yrs later🔥💪💯🙌⛽

Look at the Tdot streets back in the day I miss the old school shit!

@MrBigslim76

6 жыл бұрын

Filmed in NYC, not Tdot!

@asanteakan70

6 жыл бұрын

James Baird parts are in Toronto also.

You don’t know how long I been looking for this

the sample at the end of the song introduced me to life and work of the magnificent Quincy Jones, I now own multiple vinyls, cd, and cassettes of him. thank you so much ghetto concept, one of the dopest hip hop track of all time!

@213byron

4 жыл бұрын

What song is that sample from?

@BlindassassinMGTOW

2 жыл бұрын

@@213byron along came betty, and you're welcome.

@troyblakely6443

Жыл бұрын

@@BlindassassinMGTOW Thanks a lot bro. Been looking for that since this came out. I always wished these dudes blew up because it was one of my favorite tracks. I remember watching Rap City always waiting for it to drop

I stumbled in to this....As a Hip Hop head this takes me back to the 90s...my favorite decade in music period

I remember seeing this video on BET Rap City back in 1995. Thinking they were from New York. To find out in 2013 they're from Toronto.

I remember seeing this video on Rap City and getting hype because a lot of the scenes in the video was shot in my neighborhood of Brownsville Brooklyn.

yooooo im french canadian and this shit is so doooope to my ears thanks to our neighbor from toronto!!!!

I come back to this track a couple times a year for the past 20 years or so. It’s sad to think hip hop like this would require too much attention to be heard nowdays.

These apartment blocks are still there. 6 Replin Road North York, Toronto.

1993 best year for hip hop.. 92-96 were the golden years..but 93 stood out the most.

its 2019 and I'm still bumping this

@JXE15

3 жыл бұрын

2021 I’m bumping it

Forever Golden Era!!!!

dope fill canada!

1mim 39 sec looks like James town.. dooms town we called it back in the 90s

@lordofbathurst

3 жыл бұрын

Yep it is

wow wow wow... I miss this vibe so much...

Real hip-hop to the fullest. And I'm fuckin loving the maximum overdose of 90s vibes from this joint. Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad fuckin dope yo

Got this on vinyl dope ish

Best Toronto song ever

Anyone Born Before Tha Year Of 1992 Got Tha Ability Too Exist For This 💯💯

Don Czn - Ghetto Concept (thanks for the inspiration from Dallas with love)

daaaaaamn......brings me right back to that golden age of HH. So thankful I was a teen that grew up on official shit that was original by cats that walked that walk. peace y'all and be safe out there doing this crazy pandemic.

i miss da 90's :(

I miss these times

What's up, Canada? The longer I live, the more fantastic hip-hop I discover, and I'm thankful for that.

When hip hop was dope !!! RealOldSchool Peace from Switzerland

@oldschoolfreak98

3 жыл бұрын

Peace vo züri✌🏼

Beat and style NY Inspired, a fat blunt and this track...

Missing the old days of hip hop

Чуваки и чувихи ... Не могу насладиться этой работой,! Хоповский шедевр 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️.! Всем мир ✌🏿

@JEFFMAN90

9 ай бұрын

TF are you talking about

2021 still rockin

0:17 this sample of the horns... give me mad chills everytime

Hip Hop 90's forever ! peace from france ...

I love Jazzy rap

@lucaschen.

13 сағат бұрын

don’t we all.

the good old school times !!!

This beat everything!!! Real MC’s I miss the old days

See the likes to dislikes ratio? That's the difference between hiphop now and hiphop then.

@DA187SUSPECT

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Atlas Word!!!

This shot on both Rex and NY

@kayflip2233

Күн бұрын

Jungle. (Replin Road)

Canada here...still breaking necks...one love hiphop heads

Time when rap and hip hop ment somethin before it turn into somethin strange long live 90s hip hop

I come back to this song every now and then and yup, it's still one of my favorite songs in the history of hip hop. Stops me in my tracks every damn time. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

still bumpin in 2018 gotta pay homage to the rex OGs

I prolly commented on this b4 but its the best T.O. track ever. We grew up on this shhh. Peace to GC, Infinite, Attic and Da Grassroots. R.I.P. Swiff La Roc. - Theo3

2019 still bumping

I know BET aired this on Rap City and Video Music Box in New York City did as well here in the United States.

Ahhh the old school!

I hade that same Duke hoodie at 0:32 in high school!

Real hip hop. Before there was drake

@o.g.t.2041

4 жыл бұрын

balingit001 Drake is phony.

@510maddog

4 жыл бұрын

@@o.g.t.2041 He think he a hot shit

@romeolivingston84

3 жыл бұрын

Word

@UnofficialAnti-Ignorance

3 жыл бұрын

@@o.g.t.2041 Drake is Gay!

@sonnylambert4893

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

My joint 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Them horns are on point

damn haven't heard this track since late 2011. crazy how time flys. I was in the 10th grade and 15 then. This was the shit. I like it better because I can hear the bass line and shit. I didn't have good ass headphone back then. Only computer speakers hahaha

Canadian Hip Hop At Its Finest 👍

Class-sick T-dot.

Real Hip Hop !!!

The beats chilled

Respect from Czech republic 💚🍻🕺💃🍻🎧👊🍻

0:59 Is That GrandMaster Flash?!?!

@Theraiman616

5 жыл бұрын

All black people dont look alike

STILL HERE IN 2020!!! BLESS!!!

This is real Hip hip ..love 💖

This my jam

Never heard of this song before but that beat is awesome!!! 🎷

HipHop in it's rawest form

@hayate_soe260

4 жыл бұрын

yep

what up from an OG REXDALE bro who went to school with you boys , Marian Academy?, and still lives across the Grove. Quadro? and .. I forget now, but I now see aspects of OGC and like to see LOrds onthe same page here .... woner where u guys are at now?? ahhh... the good ol daze.