It’s criminal how underrated Ace is. His songs have so much knowledge, he talks about real stuff, he’s so smooth with his lyrics and flow it’s crazy. I’ve never heard a bad Masta Ace song, no cap

@Vaughnmateee

2 жыл бұрын

So true. So goddamn smooth it’s unreal. Never heard anything quite as nice. Can’t seem to find find anything else to scratch that itch

@kylegray3838

2 жыл бұрын

i saw masta ace still perform at a club with less then 30 people, and no one was engaging except maybe 10 of us. and he still went in on stage, like it was jammed pack. i respect the fuck outta that, masta ace remains one of my favourite artists and this is a huge reason why, he was down to chop it up after the show with us to. straight legend.

@discowolf25

2 жыл бұрын

Kids kids calm down hahaa. He’s not underrated. Eminem literally copied his flow 😂. 50 and buckshot said they wouldn’t be nothing without born to roll. He’s one of the greatest rappers of all time. Every NY rapper messes with him - boogeyman cuz he killed him with acknowledge.

@discowolf25

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylegray3838 where was it? He sold out first Ave before the pandemic so I don’t think I’d worry about him hahahaha.

@Roscoe.P.Coldchain

2 жыл бұрын

Never, Not in my House ☮️

That's how hip-hop should be. Blacks and whites chilling together.

@sanandreas6552

7 жыл бұрын

Ellinas MC pes ta bro

@billpanathasmaounis

7 жыл бұрын

ta lew alla poios me akouei

@Mortiishorty

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly, mate

@txekoratsu

7 жыл бұрын

Ellinas MC real heads 2gether

@xd-fv9sn

7 жыл бұрын

fuck trap

2024 here. Why can't music nowadays be great like this?

@djh9022

2 ай бұрын

Right here with you brother

@champboehm7863

2 ай бұрын

Litterally found ace last month, not sure how i missed homie growing up, reminds me of like slick rick mixed with black thought

@jasompinard4576

Ай бұрын

Just listening to this for the first time.

@unionfuerza

Ай бұрын

no lo sé

@Pashok57

Ай бұрын

Still listening to this every summer:)

2020 and this is still fresh. Hip Hop is timeless.

@cgmaster

4 жыл бұрын

#blacklivesmatter

@bunnyman2966

4 жыл бұрын

Yaaap

@annettataylor9331

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree 2020 still listening classic flow

@futureprimitivesoap

4 жыл бұрын

I just said to my man imagine the feeling they must have had after producing this. Utter class.

@JD-xf5so

4 жыл бұрын

Will always be fresh!!!

Probably the most underrated MC of all time

@jameshouston2554

3 жыл бұрын

I going to say yes and Melle Mel to your list (Beat Street) realist rhyme I ever heard.

@aDavv

3 жыл бұрын

Always rated by the ones that know 👊

@leemurray828

3 жыл бұрын

Also probably the most consistent been goin since 88 and always kept it real

@frank-xp6pj

3 жыл бұрын

Also it’s crazy how the legends from our era had to earn there name in hiphop circles & some never got there proper due But in this generation a shitload of these young lil rappers get too much praise & credit & still can’t spit dope bars.

@chodagreat7876

3 жыл бұрын

There are way to many underrated emcees like these, it's a damn shame! There are some serious spitters out there these days that carry the torch but they barely get 1K views..

This video makes me wish I had friends that listen to real Hip Hop like me, seems so chill just doing this, chilling in the streets and shit, like the old days!

@evelina.gukasyan

8 жыл бұрын

Haha I feel you. same here.

@AnomysGaming

8 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah I'm sure exactly that happened everywhere, sometimes all you need is yourself and the people you are closest with..

@joejoe9o244

8 жыл бұрын

I feel you bro

@MITTEL.PUNKT_13

8 жыл бұрын

+PhatCat I have those friends. Damn cool.

@CoolStoolBro

8 жыл бұрын

+PhatCat Imagine the situation when the only one who knows the language and listens to real rap is you. Nobody feels it as much as you and the best known "rap stars" in your country are fuckin peasants who dont know what HH is. The saddest shit is when Disco Polo is more popular than real music. Fuck my life. Greetings from Poland EU.

Hip hop!!! Where have you gone!!?!? You make appearances here and there!! There’s sightings of you like this joint here !! This joint is real hip hop!! We miss you!!

2025 anyone?

@christopherhernandez1863

3 ай бұрын

24

@vinni-77

2 ай бұрын

2k24 on fire

@utukuin7769

2 ай бұрын

xD

@quetzalcoatl4956

2 ай бұрын

3036 🤖 🦾 🦿

@Ichhabzeit

2 ай бұрын

Almost

"Rap is something you do / Hip Hop is something you live." - KRS 1.

@mongomonk4946

7 жыл бұрын

the teacher!

@rudyliberato1844

7 жыл бұрын

The blast masta. Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everybody

@mo_musashi_284

7 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@TheAmcortes

6 жыл бұрын

" killer rhyme sessions Is the meaning of my name " krs-one.

@kevinlarose8109

6 жыл бұрын

Music Power been living hip.hop.since birth.

This beat makes you feel like you can make it somewhere I swear.

@knoxxgrim9991

7 жыл бұрын

nice melody to the music...you dont hear that melody anymore its all gone

@kireality

7 жыл бұрын

Future I just listened to this for the last 3 hours straight. The places my mind went, the feeling of empowerment and pride was immense. Ace does things like this to your soul when he gets on. The beat is sublime when paired with his flow.

@49dwalin55

6 жыл бұрын

Rune K1ng Th0r 👌

@trentyates418

3 жыл бұрын

Real hip hop like this motivates you to make it somewhere.

@ryandunson5387

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man such a inspiring sound.🤎

2023 anybody ? Certified classic

@aidansearle9324

2 ай бұрын

Absolute classic.

@Chocolate74able

2 ай бұрын

2024 y’all 🔥🔥🔥🤔💯

I've been married to the game since '88, you just committed 🔥🔥🔥

this is what hip hop is supposed to be about.

@jeffw9465

7 жыл бұрын

Arturo Carter this is what hiphop is about

@glenmores6507

6 жыл бұрын

hiphop is still alive in japan and france not trap crap

@DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72

6 жыл бұрын

Arturo Carter FACTS!!

@muratcicin2780

11 ай бұрын

​@@jeffw9465yes this is great 🎉

Just left a MASTA ACE & MARCO POLO concert in Lisbon Portugal. 09/06/2022 Had a grown man in tears and emotions flowing…. Such class and quality it is undeniably once of the best partnerships in hip hop, ever! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️ one love ! L O V - E! Give me some of that good ol’ loooove!!

@marken8888

Жыл бұрын

you lucky fucker ! :D

@christophercain3541

Жыл бұрын

That's incredible, I would've shed a tear too no doubt. Blessings

@cutupaquarterjugofwater4708

Жыл бұрын

One of the better comments I've read on here. Respect brother

@Ranbutch75

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome bro. Ace is one of the greatest mc’s IMO.

@Affmassot

Жыл бұрын

For anyone interested i can try uploading some shorts from the concert right upfront in the nosebleeds

Accidently found this song and now I can't stop listening to it

@dramatyst5661

Жыл бұрын

masta ace is a legend

@JohnDoe-og8yg

9 ай бұрын

You maybe diagnosed yourself with the BOOM BAP SYNDROME .. WELCOME 🙏

@markgillan3750

9 ай бұрын

​@@dramatyst5661understatemt🙋🌙🐞 1:49

Nothing will bring back the vibe of late 80s and the 90s...The Earth was a different planet back then...Around 2004 EVERYTHING changed dramatically... for a worse.

@coldcity773

4 ай бұрын

🎯🎯🎯

@fatobeko3181

3 ай бұрын

everything changed after 2009 i think maybe because of social media

This is what real music sounds like... Feel the beat, feel the vibe. Nod your head and get in the zone. Run the track back a few times and listen to the lyrics... If you can't feel this you don't know music. ~Gone.

@Beckenbauer297

9 жыл бұрын

exactly

@iGotStackzZ

9 жыл бұрын

This song is proof that Hip-Hop has no race. White producer + Black MC = Dope music.

@josephpineda9624

9 жыл бұрын

amen brother well said

@crooksffm2175

9 жыл бұрын

salute!

@TheAfghan72

9 жыл бұрын

***** IS that why white people do it better? lol. No offence though.

"Hip-Hop used to be so thick in the air When it was there you ain't even need a kick and a snare It could have been finger snaps and hand claps But nowadays it feels a little different when a man raps" Damn... made me stop bobbing my head and just be sad for a minute...

This Music Is Not For The Masses..They Dont Have The Bandwidth 🙌🏽✊🏽💪🏽

Masta Ace, O.C., Mos Def, The Roots, Evidence, Planet Asia, Elzhi, Common, Rass Kass, Cunninlynguists, Slug, Brother Ali, Del, One Be Lo.... I am gonna listen to their music even when I am 80. (I am not talking trash, being doin it since 10 years, I’ll go on)

@anthonytruman

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@robertoayala809

2 жыл бұрын

Big pun, Gangstarr, etc

@WidgetWagyu47292

2 жыл бұрын

Canibus

As long as there are sites like KZread, Hip Hop's legacy will be secure here because you can see it, hear it, feel it, absorb it in your mental and educate yourself in it. We're fortunate!

@artinhjollder4779

9 жыл бұрын

Baltimorehop same heart is beatin' here bro ... best comment

@Baltimorehop

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother

@phandy8778

8 жыл бұрын

+Baltimorehop You can taste it....Taste it, it's the 6th sense! Hear, smell, feel, listen, see, TASTE!!!!

@BreuckelensFinest

4 жыл бұрын

@@Baltimorehop Bullshit Mr Hand Man! Lmao Jk papa. You right!

@27west1

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent comment we are so lucky to have these rabbit holes

"People in the audience, Masta Ace the name. I write rhymes and insert 'em inside your vein." Since 1988 there has been Masta Ace, the definition of relevant longevity in Hip Hop.

@DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72

6 жыл бұрын

BigDaddyRakim FACTS!!

@jakelang1450

6 жыл бұрын

BigDaddyRakim perfect words B

This is 100% pure Hip Hop.

Masta Ace a legend. In my top 5 greatest lyricists of all time.

@Ravangers

3 жыл бұрын

i'd give him most underrated as far as mainstream 90-00 music goes

@aeugenegray

3 жыл бұрын

Rakim, Del, biggie, pac, nas, doom, kendrick, cl smooth, ace, slick the ruler

@lethalassassin1754

2 жыл бұрын

Ace is an incredible lyricist glad I’m not the only one who can hear that!

@Roscoe.P.Coldchain

2 жыл бұрын

He’s in my top 1 👌☮️

@teiss6308

2 жыл бұрын

Dno about top 5 but he's up there for sure, disposable arts was such a creative album

Pure hip hop. Never gets old.

This beat and these lyrics FLAWLESS!

@turkturkleton2671

2 жыл бұрын

Go Bruins!!!!

I still listen to this song in 2023 and it still feels brand new to me and crazy thing at 9 years old I met Marco Polo when my brother would take me with him to go see his friends never knew he was this talented and of course masta ace is the ish too 🙌🏽

@christopherdouglas512

Жыл бұрын

People be talkin mad shit

There are people who don't like this ....WOW. says alot

Pure hip hop..the way it should be..turn back the page..

one of the greatest hip hop songs ever. its one of those songs that has infinite replayability

@RaiRaiBrown

8 жыл бұрын

Great Comment, truly infinite playability 100%.

@brohypeify

5 жыл бұрын

#TimelessAnthem

@hellyeah7635

4 жыл бұрын

@cafta 260126 ee varutuuuu

2023 & STILL FRESH

2023 still fresh, Ace is definitely underrated.

older rappers by far better than the new ones any day. still waiting for hip hop to comeback

@joemoscoso5204

8 жыл бұрын

Soon bro

@49dwalin55

6 жыл бұрын

Lemme know when

Goosebumps. This is what Hiphop is about. Sick beats, sick flows, sick lyrics, it has it all!

@kevsstream6349

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul S. It has All 5 Elements

@hansgerber8654

4 жыл бұрын

and people coming together in peace no matter the race or the age or whatever ... just based off enjoying the culture

Of all the songs ever created, this DIAMOND is in my top 10....ALL TIME. PERIOD.

We bumping to this in 2021 🥳🔥

@DonnieDarko1

3 жыл бұрын

❤👍

@michaelroland8333

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we is

Idk what to say about this track. It's soulful, nostalgic, man.... Nearly made me cry.. Real Hip-Hop..

Ace is another one who is so consistent in the Game. Ace and Scarface

Dam Master Ace. This track still sounds crispy in 2022.

CANT LIE, THIS BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY OLD EYE ;) GREAT TO HEAR THE ART FORM IS STILL ALIVE

This beat is "instant head nod".

ima come clean... im a hiphop head and its the FIRST time i hear this, i never took the time to game masta ace... lord forgive me for my sins

@joemeringolo6744

8 жыл бұрын

+Hino Maru you're not the only one man. I've been pretty lazy of late and this is without a doubt a breath of fresh air.

@VengefulBatz

8 жыл бұрын

Damn shame.. Jeepass nigga was constantly being played

@Crazytaru1

7 жыл бұрын

masta ace came out with an album in 2014 and another one this year. you gotta check both out. must listen for any real hiphop fans man

@mngoosmike2001

7 жыл бұрын

Hino Maru You should listen to "What is it" from the Midnight Club soundtrack.

@jeffw9465

7 жыл бұрын

a long hot summer and the falling season

Truth be told, Ace should be recognized as highly like a Jay Z and Nas!😡😡😡😡😡

@owenharley06

Жыл бұрын

Nas and Ace are the 2 rappers that really just feel like they're talking to me when they rap Nas is my goat Ace is up there aswell for sure along with Pac, Big, Em, Hov, Meth

Wow. It feels like it just came out yesterday. Anybody still rocking this in 2019?

Seriously... One of the best hip hop artists of all time.

I don't know if it is just me, but this video makes me feel nostalgic, is it strange? Because it actually makes no sense, i'm feeling nostalgic about a reality i've never been in. It's just that, feeling this connection between these people makes me feel in ecstasy, it is like i can feel, through the flow of this music, how connected and smooth they lived together. I don't know man, maybe i'm just talking shit. I have this same feeling with Adult Swim Bumps.

@bliitz_4164

8 жыл бұрын

+Storm Istery hahahahaha man i swear thats totally what i thought when I first heard the track, i was kinda happy while watchin the video haha, youre not alone with that

@MrCumstein

8 жыл бұрын

+Storm Istery Believe it or not, I understand what you're saying.

@MrCumstein

8 жыл бұрын

+MC 808 Oh, and the scratching is superb. I wasn't expecting it in the song, the shit gave me little chills.

@blipoo98

8 жыл бұрын

that's how good ace is at telling stories, you relate to him completely, old school lyricist man

@BluartStack

8 жыл бұрын

+Storm Istery it's funny you mention that because i felt the exact same way while listening.. it's that beginning bit where he's buying that drink. just takes me back to simpler times.

Those cold looking backdrops in NY are what hiphop is all about man.

Sounds as fresh as when i first heard it 14 years ago. Forever a timeless classic. Masta Ace the goat

its awesome to see a white and a black guy chilling to music together in the beginning

@zachary5412

9 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the part where the disc scratching comes on, and it shows an Arabian lady come on, with one of those things on her head that they wear. I love that about this video. They show that rap has nothing to do with race. Just the flow. Rap is rap. And we all just the same thing. Humans. Humans are humans.

@xmikeh8588

9 жыл бұрын

***** the white dude produced this song..

@theolliproductions

9 жыл бұрын

yeah i know ?

@xmikeh8588

9 жыл бұрын

Zachary Pearce woah calm down zach. ahaha

@Fiinniinnii

9 жыл бұрын

***** your comment sucks, we don´t need your comment, you can delete it again

This is hip hop... 🙏🏼🤙🏼👍🏼

Celebrating 50 years of hip hop,with this banger right here🎉🎉🎉🎉

why he ain't popular ? ... dont get it ... Europe greets ya , do yo thang !!!

@KM-sh6qw

10 жыл бұрын

that's awesome.. but it would be soooo cool if such people rocked the stage... we would have gotten rid of Lil Waynish artists long time ago...

@KM-sh6qw

10 жыл бұрын

hopefully it will :) I keep getting back to real hip hop.. can't get used to "new" hip hop , which I wouldn't even call hip hop tbh.. Stretching all the lines and squeaking like a bitch isn't music..

@funkmex

10 жыл бұрын

i hear you kasia !

@derrydrendell307

10 жыл бұрын

he's just underground, like the beatles.

@108suenden

9 жыл бұрын

I thought he is popular, to hip-hop listeners at least

Readed some of the comments... So much love and possitive thoughts... It's really amazing how one song can do that. Quality these days is rare...

@JollyRogerTheDodger

4 жыл бұрын

@Jay Dee He'd spell it 'red'.

Mixed emotions, this song makes u feel happy and sad at the same time.

The Real Brooklyn's finest!

One of my favorite hip-hop songs off all-time

Respect to the real Hip-Hoppers out there, I love it!!!!!

That 240p says a lot about the times

How i lived it How i listend Thankyou to the hiphop generation that made life beautiful...👍

RESPECT FROM POLAND ! GREAT TRUE RAP !

I really love hiphop tracks that instead of singing in chorus,they have scratches and these funny voice i dont know how you call it...And it is also really nice watching blacks and whites together in hiphop videoclips.Enough with stupid racism and segregation,hiphop is for everybody it is universal

@KTHREE31

7 жыл бұрын

Funny voices are called samples with scratches in a Real Hip - Hop song! ✌😉

@MrAbagaz

7 жыл бұрын

KTHREE31 haha ok i didnt know the accurate definition in English

The good thing about hearing something this dope for the first time is that its new to you. Thats when you realize it doesn't matter what radio play. The real shit will prevail!!

now this,this is hiphop

Classic. One of my all time favorite videos. This shit is so Hip Hop.

real hip-hop right here

@carfreak520

7 жыл бұрын

Christian Rosales nigga I see you comment on every video that I watch wtf

@foret4a874

7 жыл бұрын

Christian Rosales nice profile pic man

@stephanjohnson7202

7 жыл бұрын

Hip hop Fan hell yea I was gonna say the same tging

@gregbideau9073

6 жыл бұрын

Mf dooooooommmm

That beat is completly INSAAAANE. 😇😇❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

The real hip hop bro

10 year anniversary since release. Still a global benchmark for Hip-Hop.

True Hip Hop.....Much Respect

This gives me feeling of being young again. 89 kid mate ❤❤🎉🎉

Ace is the best. Undeniable

2016 and i Push this shit everyday ❤️ Real hip hop .. Respekt

@jynx4805

8 жыл бұрын

same!

@Rrezik

8 жыл бұрын

+Tom Hagr 👍🏼 😘

@sara78889

7 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@beza511

7 жыл бұрын

Jus stumbled across this about a week ago and can't stop listening

@CrawlingRoots

7 жыл бұрын

same over here in germany ... one gold nugget in my list for almost a decade

0:43 "what's that right there" That's real hip hop my man, i love this to much. That moment when he turns op the volume and the beat gets that warm sound, i feel so good at that moment

2020 This song will remain immortal.

Masta Ace is truly a legend. God bless him for keeping real Hip Hop alive.

This is the kind of hip hop you not only feel in your head, but you feel in your soul.

This kind of hiphop is so dear to me I come back to this song every once in a while. It's so inclusive. No over sexualisation, no over usage of curse words. It's just the young, the old, the white, the blacks, the men, the women enjoying life.

This East Coast Flava At It's Finest... Texas Bred!! SALUTE!!!👊🏿

Real Hip Hop is forever

THANKS MARCO POLO, freaking shit drives me to feel good, never have I been to a big city, but your music makes me feel like I know you somehow, but I would guess that is what your music is suppose to make us feel.

@rotterdamdee

7 жыл бұрын

What small city are you from?

one of the best and most realest songs ever made.

Can't get bored of this even after yrs of listening pull it up about 7 8 times b4 I'm done everytime

@czajazz

2 жыл бұрын

same man! peace

@Ren-F-E

Жыл бұрын

me too....

Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

nowadays it feels a lil different when a man raps.......

@777NuBelgrade

5 жыл бұрын

U think? 🤔

@SomeOne-ob6dx

5 жыл бұрын

@@777NuBelgrade Rap & Hip Hop Died long ago with Jay-Z, 50 Cent & Co... and it just gets worser (nowadays) bre! BS 4 Life :)

@Oldheadhiphop

5 жыл бұрын

@@SomeOne-ob6dx what? You're skipping a decade of dopeness.. When Rakim dropped his first album in 1979 hip hop transformed. Because of Rakim's complex lyricsm dope MC's emerged, krs one, rza, mf doom, big daddy kane, ll cool j, etc..

@SomeOne-ob6dx

5 жыл бұрын

@@Oldheadhiphop yeah i give you right man, but all i tried saying was that (real) hip hop died (at least for me) with jay-z 50 cent & co. Before them becoming BIG nearly everything was cool ..., i saw ice-t, public enemy , ice cube , onyx, gravediggaz , run dmc, guru, gang starr etc live on stage.

@Oldheadhiphop

5 жыл бұрын

@@SomeOne-ob6dx Hell yeah bro! There's still some dope artist out there man

Masta Ace is definitely one of the rappers that made me stick to this music along side with Nas. I regard Ace pretty high in my top 10!

@MrEinSteiger

8 жыл бұрын

Masta Ace is the shit. Schalke Fan? Grüße aus Frankfurt

@cristianrizea6946

8 жыл бұрын

+rainer einsteiger Cheers man! :D

@kranker99frank

8 жыл бұрын

+rainer einsteiger hahaha Schalke! Grüße aus Berlin

@MrEinSteiger

8 жыл бұрын

Niko Orfeas ai gude wie?

@markusalmenaes8117

8 жыл бұрын

Masta Ace and Nas are in my top 4 favorite Emcees, together with AZ and Redman.

This joint is timeless. This is the type of hip hop that needs to be on the radio. Not some rap that nobody can't understand like mumbling

Straight UNADULTERATED Hip Hop! The refresh!

Classic, timeless, real hiphop never die!!!

How did this not sell 10 million copies, get 1 billion views and earn 5 Grammys is beyond me.

240p and beyond! respect. 👍🏼😁💎 Hip-Hop Lives!!! 🙏🏻🎤✌🏼

Hip Hop excellence = Masta Ace & DJ Marco Polo

Faith in Hip-Hop restored. For 5 minutes...

I love hip hop and rap, and Masta Ace shows that its for everybody, not just black people but whites, Latinos, Asians, and just everybody. Something everyone can listen to. That's a real rapper. Not someone who's saying nigga this nigga that but showing he's not someone for just the click clack where anyone can rap commercializing crap saying fuck that but turning the next page where anyone from any race or age can get on the stage and spit because gangster life aint just it but for painters racers and art majors. So kick the can as far as you can but you aint gunna get that far because money ain't just it fam. Neither is the fame or the booty because that shits lame, no disrespect but these people don't have talent they dont put the pen to the paper they just sell it. But rap, I fell for it. An escape from the harsh reality. Something everyone can see.

Remember getting Masta's first album postin high at age 13, I still have it, so much respect 4 him, London UK

80s and 90s was that last good years. So thankful to be alive

This is Real HipHop love 4ever

This track reminds me on beautiful times back in bronx... 4 years ago, but feels so long.. #nostalgia

THIS OLDER MAN IN THIS VIDEO.ON THE STEPS.. LOOKS JUST MY FATHER. HE PASSED IN JUNE 1985..HE WAS IN WORLD WAR 2..IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC 1945.HIM AND HIS TWIN BRO WAS DRAFTED. BUT YA I LOVE YOUR MUSIC.NEW YORK IS HUGE.. ALL THOSE BRICK BUILDINGS TOO.. GOOD BUILDERS.. LOVE YOU. TAKE CARE. THANKS FOR SHOWING NEW YORK.. WE NEED MORE OF THIS TYPE MUSIC..

True Hip Hop For Life Man.

Man, Masta Ace is objectively one of the greatest to ever do it. Not only he has been putting out music for decades but he has got better with time. And this track in my opinion helped to keep good quality old school hip hop alive in a decade when it seemed to be dying slowly. So props to him and Marco Polo.