"by the time you can afford it, the car ain't important" one of the realest lines i've ever heard

@ssjrosethanos1996

2 жыл бұрын

I find so much meaning in that line

@EMMHQ

2 жыл бұрын

You’re a poet just for the explanation 👍🏿

@sincitydude31

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Been in that exact situation before. By the time I had the money for the ride I was after, I ended up finding something a lot cheaper and better quality.

@ssjrosethanos1996

Жыл бұрын

@@sincitydude31 that’s why that line is dope, because I took it as, by the time you had the money some other emergency has come up and you gotta take care of that.

"Age dont count in the booth when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth." Rakim holds up his end crew!!!

@Crazhead89

Жыл бұрын

I also prefer this version in the music video where the beat cuts out for it, it just hits better for me.

@ronwashington848

Жыл бұрын

You looking for too much. The track is just a stage and HIP Hop come out and perform

@user-su5hl3yj5h

8 ай бұрын

10 years since you left this comment, still the coldest line i ever heard in my entire fucking life!

Who still here 2024?

@erichartten3546

4 ай бұрын

😎

@xblackclaw

4 ай бұрын

i love this forever

@pooki903

3 ай бұрын

👊 ✊️ 🤛 🤜 👊

@BigGeechie

2 ай бұрын

Never left 💯💯🔥🔥

@tatezilla

2 ай бұрын

We up in here

This is one of the dopest songs ever recorded.

@YungSplashM

2 жыл бұрын

They don’t know

@duanecarroll4375

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! This song puts chills down my arms

Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal Emcees spit rhymes to uplift their people One of my favorite lines of all time.

@killermurderer2208

5 жыл бұрын

These are the lyrics of krs ONE!

@albertpringle8197

4 жыл бұрын

Killa Whale FOESHOW

@plank2867

4 жыл бұрын

@διάβολος μπάσταρδος I think KRS is saying that rapping about illegal shit is surface level and those who can go above and uplift their people are true emcees. Most of the people on your list have gone above illegal shit and have uplifted their people so they are true emcees.

@Maal7432

4 жыл бұрын

Some assholes tried to say his verses wasn’t that good. I wanted to fight them.

@317MaseX

4 жыл бұрын

@διάβολος μπάσταρδος hence why they are called rappers dumb dumb lol

funny how this is now old enough to be considered a classic classiception

I remember when this first came out, so many people were mad that Kanye was included in a song that featured DJ Premier, Rakim, KRS-One, and Nas. W/ only 2 albums out at that point, I could understand. I didn't mind as much though bc I was 10-11 when The College Dropout came out and Kanye was probably the first artist I got into from the start. While Kanye was never the lyricist that these guys were, it's undeniable that he's one of the most influential artists in hip-hop history and deserving of his spot on this song.

@1011skarn

2 жыл бұрын

Kanye is a magnificent producer.... and that's it. The fact that he made it big as a rapper is due to the diluted pool of actual talent in the 2000 and 2010s. There are some great ones, but not as many as the 90s. He is an average MC at best.

@casmithh

Жыл бұрын

@@1011skarn ok salvatore cusumano

@moballardful

Жыл бұрын

I thought his verse and aesthetic fit well next to these other legends. His pen and innovation was just as prolific. A lot of salty boom bap stans were the only ones that were really mad.

@moballardful

Жыл бұрын

@Construction Site at this point his pen was just as respected as these other legends. Boom bap stans the only ones mad at the fact he was on it.

@tonyug6304

Жыл бұрын

Age dont count in the booth when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth

Krs One is my fav on this. He has such a positive vibe.

@kayndee44

3 жыл бұрын

true

@JewishBettor

Жыл бұрын

Possibly my fav verse of all time 💯

@rudygoofysrh

Күн бұрын

Me too. KRS and Rakim loved by me forever! 🫡

Premier won with that beat.

@spencerdye8631

5 жыл бұрын

Hes easily the G.O.A.T.

@Riftwavez

4 жыл бұрын

I thought its produced by Rick Ruben?

@dominicpellicano3196

4 жыл бұрын

@@Riftwavez what

@koreysylver9276

4 жыл бұрын

Premo won with his whole career

@Kempstertainment

3 жыл бұрын

Premo is properly the best Producer ever. STILL puttin out bangers and everyone wants a premier beat🔐

If rap had a physical manifestation it would be Rakim

@patrickpearson1371

3 жыл бұрын

I'd go a step further and say, hiphop...if hiphop had a physical manifestation it would be Rakim, the God MC.

@briana8313

3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickpearson1371Ain't no doubt in the truth, dude is off the meters, everybody co-signing even non-believers 🌹🥇🎤

@meyou5789

2 жыл бұрын

As if KRS One isn't in the video👀?

@felipe3354

2 жыл бұрын

@@meyou5789 both legends

@meyou5789

2 жыл бұрын

@@felipe3354 After the Drink Champs interview with Kanye West it is now evident to me that everyone of the people in this video are Legends

Possibly one of the best hip-hop beats of all time

@steez3103

Жыл бұрын

It's up there for sure

no drag, no money, no bitches, no car, no gun. this is classic.

@thatbronzeboij

3 жыл бұрын

Bro shut up.

I had to type WITH KANYE WEST to find this.

@MrHandsomelyHomeless

6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU , FU*K HATERS #midwest

@MrHandsomelyHomeless

6 жыл бұрын

I had to type 'classic kanye west'

@MrHandsomelyHomeless

6 жыл бұрын

+ DJP props

@darrellfrancis8429

6 жыл бұрын

Me too

@claybournefoundation

5 жыл бұрын

i had too as well...

DJ Premier killed it.

@goransen

4 жыл бұрын

Always does

@garybryant1225

5 ай бұрын

Yep with that Karl Douglass “Kung Fu Fighting” loop

This song low key was a hip hop culture reset in 2007 to remind people what Hip Hop is really about. The fact that Nas was on this after he dropped the Hip Hop is Dead album in '06 says alot. As a teeneager at the time when this dropped I soaked all in especially KRS Ones verse

"I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been" "timeless so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth"

Rakim killed it.

@DarthPhantom

7 жыл бұрын

kanye killed it

@Krazykidkel

7 жыл бұрын

without DJ premier no wouldve killed anything....

NAS AND KRS LYRICS SO RICH AND DEEP...DAMN!!! THIS IS REAL HIPHOP AT THE HIGHIEST FORM OF THE ART. CLASSIC!!!

@Mrclassiic

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely, you can’t ignore Rakim. All 4 verses, the hook, the beat: just class. No other way to put it 👏🏾👏🏾

Kanye verse was just as nice as the rest of them , he had just as many metaphors as the rest of them, y'all just don't like him cause all his antics. He definitely held his own, and his first 4 albums are all considered classics Stop hating on him as a musician and mc.

@mattmiller5701

8 жыл бұрын

he did fine, but every other rapper captures your attention 100% of the time with every word, kanye had moments but as some other commenter said about rakims verse being butter, kanye's verse wasn't that level. imo :)

@Gyrant

7 жыл бұрын

Much better to do a track with some of the greats and get shredded by them than to only work with MCs that can't even compete with you. Maybe it makes you look bad when Eminem comes and murders you on your own record like with Hov, but is only working with whack rappers because you know you're better than them really what's best for you as a lyricist? Kanye's not the greatest lyricist in the game, but you can never say he's afraid to take risks.

@SepztarBeats

7 жыл бұрын

He fucking sucks and that's a fact.

@ShreyasWalkthroughs

7 жыл бұрын

SepztarBeats yeah, he sucks to anyone who doesn't know shit about hip-hop and rap. Countless classics produced, for artists like Jay-Z, Common, Nas, Alicia Keys, D-Dot, Pusha T, himself.....gah damn what you said was an OPINION and not fact. Shut yo inbred, Trump supporting ass up.

@dexter111344

7 жыл бұрын

Kanye left no memorable impression on this. Rakim's "timeless, so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the Fountain of Youth" line stuck with me the first time I heard it. Nas' "yeah, you went platinum, yeah that's nice, now let me see you do the same thing twice" line was absolutely scathing. His line about cars, too, shows how your priorities shift so heavily once you actually achieve success (KRS did the same with the line about gold chains). Kanye's verse lacked anything like that. KRS-One explained his hope to "hear more local MCs" on the radio, explained the difference between simply being a rapper and being an emcee, and then finished with a line about positivity. Kanye did none of that. You can like Kanye all you want (I like many of his songs, especially ones that were recorded around this time), but don't pretend for a second he has the same lyrical skills as the rest of them.

Rakim timeless cause age don't count In The booth when my flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth

@theungreatkahli

5 жыл бұрын

word

@hashamulhaq111

5 жыл бұрын

Best line

@msladylibra8373

4 жыл бұрын

One of the BEST verses in this #classic

@markeithbrown2294

4 жыл бұрын

WORD!!!!!

@minik47maroon

3 жыл бұрын

🔥💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎👑🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

This Kanye would slap current Kanye senseless.

@K.Okiddfit

Жыл бұрын

Big facts

@gtripmusic2906

Жыл бұрын

Gemini split personalities

Still bangin in this "CLASSIC" In 2019 I'll be seeing y'all hip hoppers in 2020 & beyond

@kimalonzo4912

4 жыл бұрын

And I'm here for it 2!

@dominicpellicano3196

4 жыл бұрын

2020!!!

@OmarGonzalez-qe8uv

4 жыл бұрын

2050

@iLoveMalikToo

4 жыл бұрын

If only he knew that most of us wouldn't make through 2020

@spencerdye9862

3 жыл бұрын

2020 sucks go back to 209!

Don't you fools understand that Kanye was meant to be a bridge between the old and the new?

@maanuelrc

5 жыл бұрын

shitty ass bridge they choose tho

@lucasjordidelafemartin6437

5 жыл бұрын

timblanad, lil jon, pharrel, will.i.am...

@iskat18yet93

5 жыл бұрын

Lucas Jordi de la Fe Martin I don’t even know the first person, lil jon isn’t talented in any way, pharrel is barely a rapper and isn’t hard either. Will.i.am hasn’t made music in years I swear. Literally google rappers and pick any random 10 and they’ll be better.

@IainWarrenelduderino

5 жыл бұрын

that's a bridge too far

@scottserra3762

5 жыл бұрын

He's a filler... all the great rappers put they friends in their songs but you start off with a shit rapper like Kanye and nobody listens to the song, you put him at the end and people skip to the next song when he's up. Have to sneak shit rappers between real mc's

Dj Premier is in a fucking league of his own, bigups

Here in 2020 dj premier vs Rza battle brought me to this....

@RAYRAY-vb5se

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yea. Me 2

@Attackx2BMX

4 жыл бұрын

caliph corleone literally how I ended up here

@OmarGonzalez-qe8uv

4 жыл бұрын

this song on itunes or spotify?

@misgoldman

3 жыл бұрын

Premier wins...Rza is good, but Premier beats make your body move.

@FACEXCALIBUR

3 жыл бұрын

Finish Him! RZA all dizzy... FATALITY - DJ Premier Wins! Flawless Victory - Skip

One of the best songs in hip hop ever.

One of the most underrated Kanye verses of all time. The flow on this is just smooth as shit.

@NONcorrupt

3 жыл бұрын

Word Iz Born ! KANYE BODIED THE TRACK

@progressivelife841

2 жыл бұрын

@@NONcorrupt nah

@williamcapone5457

2 жыл бұрын

@@NONcorrupt maybe if u r talking about the flow only, all of the memorable lines on this track are from the other 3.

@MarkieB89

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamcapone5457 I agree

@theformula1013

2 жыл бұрын

When this first dropped people asked why is Kanye on this track. This dude was futuristic then

I just had to hear this again this morning. Random right??? I love hip hop and this is the definition of hip hop. Miss this shit man!!!!

Timeless when age don’t count in the booth and your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth!!! 🔥🔥🔥

kanye was an up and coming classic at the time. that's why they have him, and yea he deserves to be on this song

@laxlegend93

10 жыл бұрын

Nah that ain't why he's on the track. And no he didn't deserve to be in on it. These guys are legends. Like you say, Kanye was just a rookie. His verse was good though, but to have Kanye spit a verse next to three guys like Nas, Rakim, and KRS One, he just seems out of place.

@PorchMonkeyzz1

10 жыл бұрын

personally i like the mix. that's just me tho

@laxlegend93

10 жыл бұрын

Josh Barry fair enough

@sismaibyakutaga9124

9 жыл бұрын

laxlegend93 Dude WTF what do you mean by he didnt deserve to be on the track. Of course those are hiphop legends right there and he looked up to all of them when he was in his dad's basement making beats and takes DJ Premier as one of his inspirations. Kanye is the brain child of this track that is why u see him taking part in the production because he co produced it. So that is utter bullshit wen u say he didnt deserve to be in it.

@laxlegend93

9 жыл бұрын

Sismai Byakutaga k

"Oh yeah you went platnium yeah thats nice, now me see you do the same thing twice"

Not until you study music production that you realise preem is a natural genius. Would love to go through his sample collection alone!

@azraelg86

2 жыл бұрын

His style is a throwback to dj-ing in the 80’s, but mastered to the point where no one can emulate him.

@truthseekersthenewomega97

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIOYxaaccZinXag.html Here you go bro and this was only an intro in the video game grand theft auto 4 , but the production value is so sick that the intro is still wild till this day😅 it gives me goose bumps lol with head phones just how sick it is...

@guysmiley4830

Жыл бұрын

download "the breaks" collection. it has most of his samples

@johnedwards3096

Жыл бұрын

@@guysmiley4830 top comment thank you 🙏

@guysmiley4830

Жыл бұрын

Slight correction. it's "hit the brakes". you can find it on those sea boat criminal web places

Hip Hop Nas Rakim Krs one Dj Premier ye can't get any better than that. Timeless 🌬🎙

My god, the beat and the verses. This song is a classic!

Some of the smoothest rappers of all time, on one track. You can’t miss!!!

11 years later, I'm back here again...Thank you gentlemen for teaching me about Rhythm and Poetry

Your favorite rapper will tell you Kanye is a legend in his own right, as a producer and an MC.He's won more Grammy's in 9 years what most people never seen for at least 30, and he's been respected by every artist on this track. College Dropout, Late Registration, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, are considered modern masterpieces in music today, so don't even say Kanye isn't or already is an all time great.

@mrmxyzptlk8906

7 ай бұрын

All time? Buddy he’s the greatest lol

KRS 🔥the God MC , God Son 🔥🔥

This dude is absolutely right. I guess people forgot how Hip Hop used to be. Emcees told stories, heck, there were so many concept albums.

I will never forget I woke up one day watching MTV Jams with my eyes halfway open and this was the song I was blessed with. #thankgod

From the production, to the verses, to the MC’s. This track will never fall short of its name #classic 🔥🔥

@cesargarcia2941

2 жыл бұрын

I bump this whenever i want to remind myself of what true hip hop is ...

The track is made for the Nike Air Force 1 25th anniversary, back in 2007. I think they chose the artists to this track generation wise. Starting from the oldest KRS 1,Rakim,Nas, and the youngest Kanye.

“Timeless so age dont count in the booth when ur flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth” STRAIGHT KNOWLEDGE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Anybody still listening to this classic in 2021

Love this track 10/10!!! Kanye holds his own, up with those kings!👊 Premier!!!💪💪💪

Rakim and KRS One killed this.

Kanye's verse was dope.

@lexxdiamondz

4 жыл бұрын

#AlternativeFacts

@jameswatson2894

3 жыл бұрын

I think his flow was trash for the beat? Kind of off beat or something. Wasn’t bad but weakest on the track easily

@elliotberg4572

3 жыл бұрын

I think his sing ish rap parts were a bit out of key, I think that's what you mean. Nothing wrong with his flow, just different.

I miss this Kanye...Come back ,dawg!

Rakim's bars on this are completely amazing. I love the way that Premo plays his killer "fountain of youth" line at the original, slower speed (Rakim did the whole verse that slow, but Premo sped it up and fit it to the beats, yet another testament to his skill).

One of the best hip hop tracks of all time !!

KRS One owned this shit

“Timeless, cause age don’t count in the booth when yo flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth” ... speechless

Rakim's acapella verse destroyed every other verse that came after that.

@zondiable

9 жыл бұрын

Blackbullnova69 true dat son

@TiztasticallyWicked

5 жыл бұрын

@@Gevixel Yall braaaaaaaaaaazy lol Nas ripped this shit

@mrcrackdonald_1

5 жыл бұрын

I think the idea is they all goin in, not competing

@hardenernest5

4 жыл бұрын

By@@mrcrackdonald_1 well said

Man, it’s crazy how just one KZread video edit rewrote history. Most folks either don’t know Kanye was on this joint or simply don’t want to acknowledge it.

This song tho, the way he made that beat and the lyrics 👌🏼

Kayne nailed it on the hook. Nice beat intro got me good. KRS One killed it. NAS too legit.

Classic! Grew up on this masterpiece. Real Rap

So much heat, can't believe I've never heard this before

Each one of them stood out clearly.

Man, this song lives up to its title. I wish they’d put this track on Apple Music.

So many different styles and they all killed it

plebs thinking they know better than PREEM kanye has done more than enough in the game to deserve this spot

@nikolavgeorgiev

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts!

DJ Premier is a legend!

nas and rakim are my favorite mc but krs ripped this

Nas, Rakim, KRS One and Preemo are all legends but why tf are you hating on Kanye West? Did you forget that he dropped 4 great albums? you must be 14 or something.

@SickSticks666

10 жыл бұрын

Exactly, and Kanye was a great artist, and he is still great, he's just not making the same type of hip-hop. People are judging his music by his behavior as of lately. Not to mention I'm sure these legends on this track thought he was fit for the track.

@Rluq

10 жыл бұрын

***** they wanted kanye tho.

@Rluq

10 жыл бұрын

RottenSixes Agreed, behavior doesn't matter as long as you make good music.

@Rluq

10 жыл бұрын

***** who do you think they should of gotten from that generation besides Kanye? Maybe Lupe ?

@adammichael8312

10 жыл бұрын

You know it isss kanye's song

You got the old school, current kings, and new school. Showing how its all classic no matter the time. Classic is Classic. Even if you don't like AirForce 1's it doesn't change the fact they are classic. THAT'S THE POINT PEOPLE!

@jamestaylor4345

2 жыл бұрын

Air Force Ones are always gonna be the shit,I don't care what anyone says

Rakim the official king of hip hop forever

everyone's rooting for their fave out of these guys, when really we should be appreciating that these legends got together and made this beautiful masterpiece. RIP Guru.

Premier making the beat was a classic moment 💪

It was normal to me to see Kanye rapping with these giants when i was little 😂😂💯

The song with Kanye is the best version

Hip Hop you the Love of my Life ❤❤❤

if you are a fan of hip pop, you'll agree this is the best song ever!

"when they do make the whip you're like your chips ain't right, by the time you can afford it the car ain't important" God Damn.

These guys are a different breed.

2021 and it still slaps... cuz itz CLASSIC!!!

All are classic rappers with a classic producer on a classic track !

Who is listening to this during the Coronavirus?! 😷🎵🎶

2021 if you're still watching,,, you're legend 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

This song will go down as a classic 20 years later and its atill a banger

This is one of my favorite collaboration of all time

Here in 2022 revisiting this CLASSIC

Kanye was smooth asf on this, ion know why people don’t like it as much

DJ premier kills it as per usual. Him and Guru were unstoppable 🙏🏾

Lord have mercy...lyrical slaying at its highest level

2019 still listening 이게 리얼힙합이지

@user-ri7mb1gd8y

Ай бұрын

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Listening again today in Nov 2022. Fabulous tune, no doubt. Amazing MC collab', works superbly. There is a definitive quality to this track. Its production is outstanding. DJ Premier is a genius.

Nas is Timeless well said Kanye

Still the best track ever made It’s a classic 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

They all went in but Krs is on that next level shit

definition of classic hip hop. everyone brought it here. kanye already on legend level in 2007

Kanye Earned his spot. This record was not about the best emcee of all time but the most influential emcees. All these guts were influential at some port in their careers

Rakim providing Ad-libs is CLASSIC!

Kanye crushes it

never even knew of this colab until I was watching a dj go through old samples nas used. what a fantastic project!

Ye went crazy !

I can’t believe people didn’t like Ye’s part

@VincentNyangwa-ly8or

Ай бұрын

Cause he wasn't meant to be in this joint if you ask me

@josephcruz4172

Ай бұрын

@@VincentNyangwa-ly8or literally had the best part

5 legends, 1 beat

...age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth". 🤯

Ye’s verse should never have been left off this track haha damn. One of my favourite features/verses from him hands down.