It's amazing how Ice-T made an entire "gangsta rap" career off of telling people the DOWNSIDE of the lifestyle and why you should NOT be a "gangsta". Salute to the legend!!

@Jaxon8905

2 жыл бұрын

Including Pac, but he didn’t want to listen. You can always tell the real from the fake ones. Real wanna leave the life behind them, fake wanna overload it till the end.

@CPZBLH

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jaxon8905 Facts

@Dscamz

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@chaddeez8446

2 жыл бұрын

Most smart rappers do just that instead of glorifying the lifestyle.

@arthura.4682

2 жыл бұрын

and yet he was blamed by politicians for promoting violence. they never even heard his music.

I’m just realizing that this is a positive song saying don’t use drugs, let music be your dope!

@Jump7Off

4 жыл бұрын

Alexis Brandon Isbell He selling dope beats, dope rhymes, dope cuts.

@Vomitbukkake

4 жыл бұрын

But have you tried music on dope?? Hmu i gotchu

@Vomitbukkake

4 жыл бұрын

@Great Lakes or maybe hes old school that hasnt heard/payed attention to the lyrics since it first came out. If youre gonna diss someone make sure you dont wind up making yourself sound dumb

@yuriyurinets9398

4 жыл бұрын

music is a drug actually....people just don't realize it or never got deep into it..

@portlandbates3624

4 жыл бұрын

I feel you! This came out when I was in third or fourth grade. All I cared about was his chain and Darlene. Ice was for the kids 😂😂

ICE-T created the west coast sound. Many say it was cube but T was dropping jewels before NWA

@LakerNigga

9 ай бұрын

Lol but hes from New York or whatever 😅😅

@DiddlyDean07

4 ай бұрын

I hear cube vs t and I always have to go for T

@supervidere7

3 ай бұрын

2LiVECREW

@tempesttherapy

Ай бұрын

@@DiddlyDean07how about both

Old rap: Fresh beats, tells a story, actually rhymes, good message, awesome flow, and pure class and style.

@erikhelm9672

Жыл бұрын

and different styles with every single artist...so sad that those days are gone

@marsisthenewmoon

Жыл бұрын

JID is like that too isn't he?

@user-zs2np3tj4x

Жыл бұрын

@@erikhelm9672 quit crying nigga

@irithastranton

Жыл бұрын

I agree great message 👌🏿💪🏿

@hckroess

Жыл бұрын

"Class and style" and rap don't go together. 🤣😂

The Big Daddy Kane cameo was dope as hell. Player recognizes player.

@mckzief8518

3 жыл бұрын

Ino and he’s making a song with Eminem rn

@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945

3 жыл бұрын

And Red Alert

@YoGRIND

3 жыл бұрын

That's 100. Only Real recognizes Real

@eelneck

3 жыл бұрын

SUP KANE

@2koolken

3 жыл бұрын

3:21

Ice T was a Superstar back in the 80s!

@klondike69none85

9 ай бұрын

90s he came back with Body Count and that was sick too

@bastionbooger

9 ай бұрын

@@klondike69none85 everything was awesome. His Freestyle, Hip Hop and Metal.

@MrShenanigans28

5 ай бұрын

​@@bastionbooger body count was hardcore punk. Not metal

@bastionbooger

5 ай бұрын

they do a lot of metal songs too @@MrShenanigans28

@deanl0

4 ай бұрын

@@MrShenanigans28 But it was still gangster Rap too

Ice T is a true legend.

Still a masterpiece in 2024! Damn!

@djs-9942

4 ай бұрын

Ohh yeah 💯 😎 ICE T 🤟🏼

@Chessbox09

3 ай бұрын

No doubt💯

@protopigeon

3 ай бұрын

💯

@TheOlegbykov

2 ай бұрын

Да Бро, звучит чертовски круто!

@justin.187

2 ай бұрын

For real 💯

The guy playing the junkie is my stepdad 😭😭😭Back when he was trying to become a actor 😭😭😭.

@rickmorty5745

3 жыл бұрын

why cry, that's cool.

@kartoffel112

3 жыл бұрын

Well hes in a Ice T video so he kinda succeeded

@starjohnson1119

3 жыл бұрын

@@kartoffel112 🤔 true

@XTRABIG

3 жыл бұрын

damn I haven't heard this song in years and thought about it today for some reason. scrolled the comments and read this How is your step dad doing? what is he up to? the stories he could tell.

@collindolan5493

3 жыл бұрын

@@starjohnson1119 tell your step dad he is a dope part of history ! 👌

I grew up listening to Ice T and Too Short and NWA. I still love this music.

@mbdulka

3 жыл бұрын

NWA is too pre-fab, but Ice T and Too $hort are legit rappers when rappers had something to say ...

@Balschoiw

3 жыл бұрын

Actually redescovering it for me. I have them all on Vinyl ^^ Kurtis Blow & Public enemy ftw

@glennarcher6

2 жыл бұрын

@@mbdulka is pre- fab is an insult then you have no idea what you're talking about. NWA blew hip hop wide open when they hit the scene. Their legacy is bonafide

@EXITTHEGAMEUSA

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lnV1p8SDdNO7k7g.html

@laurastuart1670

2 жыл бұрын

Ice rocks,lol, no pun intended, but 2short needs a spanking the way he undermines women, the lil punk

Power was a revolutionary album. It literally had you losing sleep after listening to it. The lyrics painted a picture, never heard before. A true masterpiece.

Darlene was off the chain back in the days! One of my favorite Ice T videos along with High Roller. Love that Curtis Mayfield cut in the background.

@NoQualmsTheArtist

3 ай бұрын

Darlene was off the hinges fosho! 💯

This is one of the greatest rap songs in history. Still playing the cassette. Respect to Ice T

@capitanfuturo594

2 жыл бұрын

Ice T is the father of Gangsta Rap.

@thanoscube8573

2 жыл бұрын

@@capitanfuturo594 preach it!

@keemwilldoit1835

2 жыл бұрын

@@capitanfuturo594 hell nah😂

@capitanfuturo594

2 жыл бұрын

@@keemwilldoit1835 So ? who cares about your opinion?

@richarddominguez124

Жыл бұрын

darlene still fine!!!!

This came out 32 years ago and still 100% better than anything out today

@DanBee123

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy to think that it's been 32 years - doesn't feel that long at all

@bw33511

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanBee123 Yeah man, time flew by.

@user-yg4cc1xh4t

3 жыл бұрын

ok boomer

@bw33511

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-yg4cc1xh4t Bet you waited your entire life to use that.

@maccagrabme

3 жыл бұрын

The weird thing is that when this hiphop came out it was sampling 70s tracks which were only 10-15 years old but sounded like old peoples music to my ears at the time even though I liked it after I started skipping the breakbeats and listening to the actual songs.

Ice t Still Bangin

Nothing but respect for ice-t

This is the song that helped me focus on music and success instead of dealing drugs and throwing my life away. Thanks Ice-T!

@WeThePeepHole333

2 жыл бұрын

That's Dope! Pun Intended! Allegedly...

@charlesarnesworld

Жыл бұрын

When Ice T Went To The #army & Started Robbing Jewlery Stores #new #hiphop kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX6A05qnXczPpdI.html

@aceboogisback9946

Жыл бұрын

Then you should check out Curtis Mayfield - Pusher Man, the song that this video was sampled from.

@thesupervisor3270

Жыл бұрын

🧢

@LEllis-ui3lx

Жыл бұрын

U never had a dad hahahas

This is how rap should sound and sending a positive message ✌️ it’s got that 80s feel....funky!

@John-X

2 жыл бұрын

Eminem covered this song in Slim Shad LP, song called "I'm Shady", except it's totally the opposite XD

@murdvre

Жыл бұрын

This is corny as hell ngl

@larrybee7713

Жыл бұрын

PURE old school.

@jaimiperry9907

Жыл бұрын

@@murdvre Because you can't appreciate anything older than three years .

@danielalderete5612

Жыл бұрын

@@murdvre p Pl

If you were 8 years and older, Power was a must have record back then. One of the most iconic album covers in HipHop history !

@juh-roon

9 ай бұрын

Not even mentioning the back of that cover. I became a man over that.

@southwestkinema9149

9 ай бұрын

I love the rhyme pays cover too.

@thesausage351

3 ай бұрын

I liked Power. I used to pump LGBNAF in my car cruising around, and got a sicker made up for my back window with Girls LGBNAF on it lol.

@robgfmb1814

3 ай бұрын

That and I played 2 Live Crew at the beach every summer for three years! 😂😂

@NoQualmsTheArtist

3 ай бұрын

You mean the back cover 😉

This song should have got a Grammy.

46 yo Aussie old school hip hop lover here on a rainy Friday night in the lockdown capital of the world Melbourne Australia. Wife and kids are downstairs on Netflix and I'm up here going through all the old classics and can't skip this track. Ice-T was huge at his peak. Legend👍🏻🇦🇺

@PromainShow

2 жыл бұрын

Praying for you guys, but Canada isn’t far off - we’re all suffering under the boot

@mechwa9669

2 жыл бұрын

Hey!!! From the U.S. #NEW YORK . WE THE SAME AGE. IM DOING THE SAME THING.. ...4 MONTGS LATER 👊👊.. STAY SAFE. AND BLESS AND HIGHLY FAVORED. 🙏💪😏.

@thanoscube8573

2 жыл бұрын

Ayo from DC I'm just a high schooler listening to some of the finest music on planet Earth 💯

@glennarcher6

2 жыл бұрын

@@PromainShow you’re a champion 💙👍🇦🇺

@glennarcher6

2 жыл бұрын

@@mechwa9669 cheers buddy. Great old school music. Love it👍💙🇦🇺

Everything in this is still perfect. I love 80s aesthetics, no matter how cheap and cheesy.

@paulwright3562

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing cheap or cheesy about this brother. This is ice cold.

@choicesofthebiz9682

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that comment. I agree!!!😀

@romelmurdock4187

10 ай бұрын

A Ferrari is cheap and cheesy I don't care what decade you live in a Ferrari has never been cheap

@romelmurdock4187

10 ай бұрын

Is girl in the video Darlene you might want to check her out on the album cover an absolute dime

“LEGEND”.

Ice T with them killer beats.

ICE T legendary dope rhyme pusher

Classic Ice T. musically and lyrically expressing his rap talent.

@liam-man7265

3 жыл бұрын

Shock He’s probably referring to the quality of the beats used in the song, I suppose.

@capitanfuturo594

2 жыл бұрын

Ice T is the father of Gangsta Rap. Those who say that Ice T is not great are some idiots who do not know anything about Hip Hop.

@charlesarnesworld

Жыл бұрын

When Ice T Went To The #army & Started Robbing Jewlery Stores #new #hiphop kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX6A05qnXczPpdI.html

I'm 52 years of age. From Manchester, England!! I was missing school at 12 years of age back in 1984 to find the latest hip hop tunes in record shops everywhere in my home city.. I badly needed to hear pure beats 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Sratching in songs if anybody knows what I'm talking about was very, very hip hop bee bop don't stop material but now it's dead!! A DJ accidentally invented hip hop but man there's been some amazing change of styles throughout the last 40 years and I've enjoyed the ride man!!!

It's about to be 2023 and this is still way better than today's music.

This is the rap i remember. A far cry from what passes for rap these days.

Not enough rappers give this man credit. If Ozzy is the Godfather of Heavy Metal Ice is the Godfather of Gangster Rap.

@capitanfuturo594

2 жыл бұрын

Ice T is the father of Gangsta Rap. Those who say that Ice T is not great are some idiots who do not know anything about Hip Hop.

@pradabears

2 жыл бұрын

Schoolly D is the Godfather

@charlesarnesworld

Жыл бұрын

When Ice T Went To The #army & Started Robbing Jewlery Stores #new #hiphop kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX6A05qnXczPpdI.html

@tommccravenjr.9812

Жыл бұрын

@@pradabears Facts!

@westside8514

Жыл бұрын

@@pradabearsSchooly D impact isn’t as big as Ice T

Ice t the West coast legend ❤

As good as Hip Hop gets. Funky and Hard as Hell.

Love how that junkie in the beginning keeps getting a life upgrade each time we see him.

@snodawg3836

3 жыл бұрын

Good dope

@timborghinitube

2 жыл бұрын

It's the first time I've watched this video and it's really just great. So good.

King Ice T, this song is old but gold.

@victorcanizares6862

3 жыл бұрын

And now is Finn in Law & Order SVU

@dimitribaeyens7662

2 жыл бұрын

I'm your mama I'm your daddy... Lmao

I keep repeating 2:48 over.. and over.. and over.. dayum!

The 80s rap game is still best ever !!!!

In college 1985 I was part of a promo group that put a concert at Sherman Skate rink in Reseda, Ca. Ice to performed, didn’t make much money bit Ice was super cool and easily approachable. For years he was the only artist competing with NY rappers. New York born like me and transplant to LA.. happy for all his success, really nice guy!!

Infinite Ice-T👑! People that wasn't around when this dropped, can't possibly understand how Dope this track really is and the impact it had on Hip Hop, when Hip Hop Was Alive💯

@charlesarnesworld

Жыл бұрын

When Ice T Went To The #army & Started Robbing Jewlery Stores #new #hiphop kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX6A05qnXczPpdI.html

@gold7633

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesarnesworld Thanks for sharing! I met Ice-T👑 when I was 12, he was very inspirational, no doubt!

@arnoldbliss6238

Жыл бұрын

Ice-T was also feuding with LL Cool J at the time [:]~))

@erichvonmanstein6876

Жыл бұрын

@@BluSoldier.. 2008, yeah you don't understand.

@BluSoldier..

Жыл бұрын

@@erichvonmanstein6876 yeah i didnt ive chnged alot within the year since i made that comment i read that and realised how much of a fucking idiot i was a year ago

Love This Track 🎤🔥🔥🔥 From Ice T True O.G. One Of The Greatest Rappers Ever To Touch The Mic 🎤

One of the best rap songs in history

@rebeltvr6046

Жыл бұрын

100%

@tamaraknox2185

10 ай бұрын

As stated by Ice-T, living on the streets you learn how to hustle, steal and fight for survival

I knew I liked girls for the 1st time from this video. That girl dancing by his car had me going. I was only about 7. But I loved her.

@deejaySilence

2 жыл бұрын

Thats Darlene. His girl back then

@Henny_Karoung

2 жыл бұрын

She is totally splendid

@Freshlygrazed

2 жыл бұрын

She can still get it

@AChi__

2 жыл бұрын

She was on point

@jantimonobbe7572

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Sir!! 👌

My mom heard me playing this when I was about ten, she was like, “I knew this rap music was bad “ I was like “ naa mom, listen to it!” I felt so cool at that moment. One of my favorite tunes still. Ice T the father of gangsta rap!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Winteramen

2 жыл бұрын

Ice T was tryna trade dopes for LPs since the beginning. Man is no hypocrite

@nathanjessee126

2 жыл бұрын

Holy parallels. My mom Loves ICE T

@garyhopkinson1360

2 жыл бұрын

He the only one who refused to sell out, and go" POP"!!!! As he put it!! , kept it gangsta, and when that flow started to fold, he etched out another career for himself, rather than going out like that!!! Top rapper aswell !!

@kxo1038

2 жыл бұрын

Nah. Easy E is

@connorcox5139

2 жыл бұрын

@@kxo1038 😂😂

Here’s how cool Ice-T was. When everyone was wearing high top fade he still was rockin the long perm and was still cooler than anyone.

@jjnelson3232

8 ай бұрын

I don't know about kooler than anyone, you saw BIG DADDY KANE in that MF looking colder than ICE!!! PIMPIN ain't easy.

I remember my dad bringing this tape home when I was a kid. Hip hop was still in its infancy then.

@erichvonmanstein6876

Жыл бұрын

No, it wasn't. For YOU maybe but in it's entirety, no.

@natalyd9674

11 ай бұрын

And we had no idea what crack was 😂

Loved ICE T back in the late 80's. Albums "power & the iceberg" are still bad ass 👊

@paulrevere8581

2 жыл бұрын

The back of power was the best,coco's ass .

@charlesarnesworld

Жыл бұрын

When Ice T Went To The #army & Started Robbing Jewlery Stores #new #hiphop kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX6A05qnXczPpdI.html

Legend of Rap and Heavy Metal Ice-T. Body Count rules. Legendary pioneers.

I still have the cassette tape of the album and it still plays just like it did back in da day.

Water T 💪👌

The 80's was the best time of hip hop 👑

@martinkuliza

3 жыл бұрын

Actually,... the 70s were but the 80s were also awesome, there's no doubt about it but.. which you choose 70 s or 80s depends on when you were born and what you went through, a lot of people do say 80s, it was definitely 70s though

@DhiaMedina

3 жыл бұрын

90s where the best , even though all of em were the best eras of music and I wasn't born in none of em

@xXxXx-----xXxXx

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinkuliza you smokin crack or what? Hip hop ain't been a thing in the 70s outside of New York lol and if you didn't live there you probably didn't know much about it. 80s is what made hip hop great.

@thegamingchef3304

2 жыл бұрын

Lolol stop it. 90s was definitely the absolute best. And dude said 70s lol 🙄

@derp9193

2 жыл бұрын

1988 - 1998 was the best decade of Hip-hop in my opinion.

when rap was a serious thing

@axelfoley1406

3 жыл бұрын

When rap was GOOD. Though, in all fairness, all genres really suck balls today. We'll never have an other Ice-T or Wu. We'll never see another Zeppelin, Queen or Van Halen.

@LOUD_NOVA

2 жыл бұрын

Rapping all hard with pressed hair.

@davidthomas9190

2 жыл бұрын

@@LOUD_NOVA cultural misappropriation 🤣🤣🤣😭

@kenterminateddq5311

2 жыл бұрын

FUN FACT: Ice-T is one of the few respected MCs who never had a top 40 hit. That goes to show you that it ain't always about having a monster hit to have credibility. Right, SouljaBoy?

@jhowardsupporter

2 жыл бұрын

1980: Don't smoke crack 2020: Boom boom bap

Over 30 Years, and i still love to watch her Dance. She was so f... hot! And Ice is a Legend.

@erichvonmanstein6876

Жыл бұрын

S#it she could only be about 50!she might still be banging

Thank you ICE T your still the best no body could ever bust a RAP like you.

East Coast Tsunami Fest 2015 was off the chain much love respect all performers. R.I.P. Prodigy Of Mobb Deep Thank you Ice T bringing fire ass show to my city.

Ice T still is one of my favourite rappers. (From the 80 th, till now, good writing. )👍😍

Grew up listening to Ice T, Ice Cube, 2 live Crew, NWA and so many other old schools, simply the best music😎😎👍🏽👍🏽

I absolutely love how he pays respect to Biz. " Make the music with your mouth, maaaannn, I love it " Ice - T also comes from the roots of Hip Hop when all the elements were in tact

the original hip-hop

This is why T is a legend... the word play was next level... old school forever

Takes me back to '89 when I first heard this on a bootleg cassette a buddy gave me. I was COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY, as I had never heard anything like this before.

Big Daddy Kane sighting at 3:19

This song is pure fire... Ice T was way ahead of his time an all-time classic and # 1 on my play list.

Real hip hop legend. The beat is sick .... blasting out my ghetto blaster ....legends. you dont need a pipe ... just need a beat.. stay blessed..peace✌

That song is straight 🔥

O-G❤

I remember i seen ice t when I was a young boy in the hood of south central L. A. He was Rapping at lunch time at chrenshaw high school. The first OG hustler. Man had a fly girl driving a convertible fiat. Peace OG

Music is my drug! Who else is starting 2021 off right with this video?🎧🤬

@whitlowjohnonly1_2

3 жыл бұрын

Starting off right, in 2021? I've been blasting this track since '87, son.

@japander

3 жыл бұрын

You do realize that Curtis Mayfield wrote Pusherman in 1972 so Ice T could sample it in 87, right??

@marthaalvarez8872

3 жыл бұрын

Right there

@DR-xt9ux

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitlowjohnonly1_2 Fa realz boyeeee

@ygbjay2valid268

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a bout to be 2022 in a few days

I've loved this song since I was a kid. This song gives a great message. Ice-T is so dope!! 🔥🔥

I'm 47 and grew up in LA. I don't care what scene you hung in and what kind of music you like, we all listened to OG Gangsta rap sometimes.

Ice t is a legend

@maverick_echo1761

Жыл бұрын

Nicole Austin too

One of my favorite T tracks!!

Power is my favourite Ice T album it had a dark atmosphere.High Rollers was and still is one of the greatest tracks ever created.✌️🇬🇧

@ontarionagasaki1441

Жыл бұрын

"Peel their caps back" from Iceberg was my fav Ice T song, but Power was definitely his best album

Classic track from a top album 👌

Ice T always had my respect 💯💯♠️

I like how Ice-T always does the voices of other characters talking to him.

What a wonderful message. Thank you beautiful man!

Ice T The Legend of Life❤‍🔥🔥❤‍🔥🔥❤‍🔥🔥

Classic one from Ice-T👍👍👍👍

Masterpiece from Ice's long list of perfect songs.

Hammer! Ice T is Kult!

For those of you who only know Ice as a cop on TV you don't know nothing. 🤣

One of the best rap songs ever in history cuz Ice T will keep you high off that dope beat.

Love that ICE T quote you the one out here messin up your mind

Mam his voice is perfect for the beat.😂❤👌

Great memories with growing up in Sacramento California tears n my eyes ad I reflect

100% Pure out the gate!! No wonder Rap Master Ice T and Darlene O.G. Ortiz still Around!! 🎎Hip Hip Culture Royalty👑

@officialoofmaster6476

3 жыл бұрын

no cap this hit diffrent

it's incredible that a music that has been released, over 30 years but still a masterpiece

That's RAP MASTER Ice-T to you, man!

ICE T Legend!

@stripmakah215610

4 жыл бұрын

He's no legend he's a SELLOUT!

@redaresetrr1437

3 жыл бұрын

Sd Q typ I NO RULER OF my Self GRIINNDDDDDDDDDD for a comment of that T Sooooooo....... huhhhh (_^^_)

@tanyakasim3988

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he is a legend! 😊

@tonycervz89

2 жыл бұрын

Mami

Love this song...Darlene was so beautiful just dancing classy like.

Classic Album & Cover

Perfect for throwback Thursday.

Ice T was so dope, Hip Hop needed this track back then. True dude who stuck to his guns. He was the original bad boy of rap!

@clvrswine

2 жыл бұрын

Rap sucks.

@goodvybz1246

2 жыл бұрын

@@clvrswine but you still watched the video right?!

Dope beats and lyrics. No Pager needed. Classic!!!

Ice T been speaking on the hustle🔥

Remember playing album over and over back in the day. Still great today.

I think this is the best song Ice T ever made!

Dude is still alive and kicking lol he truly is a legend.

Big Ice T Fan in Werribee's Melbourne. Awesome song 👍💯💯

best hardcore MC rapper ever! had all his albums back in tha day son

One of the best hip songs of all time definitely in top 15 ,much love ice t. Original hamster much love

@charlesarnesworld

Жыл бұрын

When Ice T Went To The #army & Started Robbing Jewlery Stores #new #hiphop kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX6A05qnXczPpdI.html

@pressha443

Жыл бұрын

U jus kilt it tho .... ice t ... original "HAMSTER" !?!?!?!!! .... I'm weeeaaakk !!! Frfr.