"Many battles are losable, losing isn't unusual. Life is brutal, but beautiful, birth allude to a funeral." Almost a decade later is still one of the greatest lines I've ever heard.

I love the contrast of Ali's alternative style, R.A.'s underground delivery, and Ace's old-school flow.

@nicknowling7275

9 жыл бұрын

dangerous combo!

@kurtk7521

9 жыл бұрын

they should do an album!

@Eziokilla9595

9 жыл бұрын

bill fill *That's *you're

@Eziokilla9595

9 жыл бұрын

bill fill You need to capitalize the "M" in "my," and the "Y" in "you're." I think you also have an extra space in between your sentences.

@billfill4807

9 жыл бұрын

Eyan Martin-snyder well that was easy

The rugged man IS on fire God bless all these mc's Big UP for Masta ace Remember the sittin on chrome album 💪💪💪

@dbojangles1597

2 күн бұрын

God bless

one of the nominees for most underated song in history

@davidmccrossan3270

3 жыл бұрын

Masta Ace Verse 💫

@bigricko311

3 жыл бұрын

Heard that man!

@ADownerKitty

3 жыл бұрын

all verses but Masta Ace deserved the ender, in my top 3 favorite verses

@MistaMahoney

3 жыл бұрын

man i'm finding a song like this every couple of weeks where i'm like "how the fuck...did i not know this existed?..." like, i'm doing that with this song right now

@philyeet7329

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah people sleep on this song

Masta Ace is so underrated. He's one of the greatest honestly.

@danaallard7505

Жыл бұрын

in my top 5

@tomburress4928

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I know this is 8 yrs old now but seeing this just reminds me how I never understood why he doesn’t get more props. Disposable Arts was so damn good and one of the first two albums I actually owned (other being 2pac’s All Eyez on Me) and was a big part of my pre/early teens.

@antekkk

11 ай бұрын

+1

I can't lie Masta Ace's verse goes so hard in this.

@Chubby_Lemon

4 жыл бұрын

Well Masta ace had the best verse all round no doubt but fuck me if RA didn't have the best line with the biggest impact

Masta Ace just brought back that old school smooth as shit. I feel completely complete right now.

many battles are losable, losing isn't unusual, life is brutal but beautiful, birth alludes to a funeral

@AboveEmAllProduction

4 жыл бұрын

that was the illest shit of the whole track

@shelby1929

4 жыл бұрын

Damn this was 4 years ago I wanna like this but don’t wanna ruin the 69 likes. So I’ll like this. But really I’m liking the one above.

@shelby1929

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t do drums kids

@shelby1929

4 жыл бұрын

Drugs, do do drugs

@Chubby_Lemon

4 жыл бұрын

@@shelby1929 i'll take what you're having

When R.A said life is brutal but beautiful" I got the chills! Respect to Brother Ali too

@BazookaTooth707

Жыл бұрын

"Birth alludes to a funeral"

I freaking love when brother ali gets ignorant for a minute

@edcooper4193

4 жыл бұрын

Love Dark Side Ali

@mhc12k

4 жыл бұрын

100%

Can we just acknowledge how dope this Mr Green beat is and how perfectly they all handle it, Ace's cadence is so effortlessly nasty. I'll never get over this song it hits so hard no matter how many times i listen to it.

RA is criminally underrated

This is true hip hop! R.A, Masta Ace and Brother Ali real beat, real lyrics,real ish! wake up America and learn real music!!

Masta Ace bodied this track so smooth, it only elevates his already legendary status! Act like you get it

so dangerous, the ads are even scared to go before the song

@ubermensche60

7 жыл бұрын

Damn so dangerous

@f1shhouse

7 жыл бұрын

adblocker... lol

@dxcdomi

7 жыл бұрын

geil

@johntaylor8463

5 жыл бұрын

So dangerous that theres a tik tok ad...

@kevinbarry1173

5 жыл бұрын

scared ] capitalism away. shoo shoo little bird and fly away.

8 years later and it’s still a fire track

Many battles are losable, losing isn't unusual. Life is brutal but beautiful, birth allude to a funeral. Those bars just get me every time. Just a super profound message dropped in there.

Ali came with the aggression and energy, RA was sick with the multis and wordplay but Ace's verse just stood out to me. After all these years the guys is just a damn Legend. The way he strung together every word in that verse has such dope cadence and mic presence he didn't need to rap it fast or use a complex rhyme scheme hit it out of the park. It was just flat out dope but purely fundamental.

@Stoic_Zoomer

9 жыл бұрын

he's deadly like three in chest! :)

@f2dify

9 жыл бұрын

taumagalahi Well said my dude.

@itzexotekks5703

9 жыл бұрын

I agree, all three verses were epic but Ace's stands out.

@simonhotte9073

9 жыл бұрын

taumagalahi masta ace is indeed a legend

@vinniejack

9 жыл бұрын

simon hotte Ace cool as hell too, he came to milwaukee on tour & kicked it with students at True Skool with emc.

Three undergroung legends..., in one track..., on a hard hitting beat..., still in 2023🔥🔥🔥

@samburtonthe1

24 күн бұрын

Which one killed it? All of them

I remember exactly where I was when I heard this song. A girl turned me onto it, had never even heard of RA and wasn't much into Hip-Hip. Since then it's been a non-stop dive into Hip-Hop and I still haven't heard a song that reaches me like this one does. For me this is the essence of the medium, three amazing MCs, each with their own style, just killing it in their own way. RA changed my musical life, I hope he never stops.

Ace's verse is soooo smooth

@NEVADAWOLFPACK99

9 жыл бұрын

RA's was the best flow and lyrics to me

@0candlestick0

9 жыл бұрын

NEVADAWOLFPACK99 Daggerfall40 over all the whole song is one and together, without any one verse it would be broken i think.

@bits-wo8vj

9 жыл бұрын

NINE12 Plays Why fancy meeting you here

@salazam

5 жыл бұрын

He's the only real rapper on here

@JP-bb2cd

4 жыл бұрын

Salazam, pretty sure ace himself would disagree. You're probably uneducated on the other two. All three are phenomenal rappers.

Im 50 and it's just absolutely fantastic 👊👊👊👌😱😱😱

Masta Ace should be in everbodies top 10. 80‘s, 90‘s, 00‘s, 10‘s, 20‘s he holding it down for hip hop since 5 decades. I repeat that SINCE 5 DECADES

life is brutal, but beautiful.

@yungdosh

8 жыл бұрын

+Ron nigga i see you on $ui shiiii now dis fr fr fammm

@prxmvc

8 жыл бұрын

+Ron bruh you're everywhere

@mikeallen1978

8 жыл бұрын

+Ron Truth bruh

@47steezaz73

8 жыл бұрын

That's the line I took from this song

@babyjoker5150

8 жыл бұрын

d a n g e r o u s

People like this really deserve more respect, they're all so talented and they don't get the recognition they deserve while Nicki Minaj is a thing.

@MentalThingsIsScary

8 жыл бұрын

+Need4Sleep I cri everytiem

@zackcolbourne6921

5 жыл бұрын

To be fair, Nicki Minaj could probably slay this type of song if someone made it financially worth her time.

@salazam

5 жыл бұрын

"People don't all like the same thing I do so I'm going to cry about it on the internet" - you

@user-cn3kp6oj1n

5 жыл бұрын

@the technicstechnishion what a dumb thing to say

@user-cn3kp6oj1n

5 жыл бұрын

@@salazam you too. What a couple of losers you 2 must be in real life to act the way you do. Shameful

Three of the greatest lyricists to ever do it.

I shook hands with Ali. Won't ever forget that moment

Brother Ali is so goddamn special. RA too. RA The Rugged Man might be the most gifted rapper ever. He's the true Allen Iverson of the rap game.

this is why I love hip hop. it aint black it aint white, real hiphop is just realism at its finest!

@dylanevans565

5 жыл бұрын

Fr though haha right here we got a white, a black, and an albino 😂😂 the dangerously diverse 3

@hestitate4902

5 жыл бұрын

@@dylanevans565 who is albino

@dylanevans565

5 жыл бұрын

@@hestitate4902 Brother Ali is. He even says it in one of his songs.

@larry90944

5 жыл бұрын

@@hestitate4902 lol Big white beard guy with translucent skin. Who is albino?

@MrSparty828

5 жыл бұрын

#TRUTH

masta ace makes this song for me. Thx ace for all the years of great music.

@madsvh666

10 жыл бұрын

He always does:) my favorite MC of all time actually

@salazam

5 жыл бұрын

He's the only real rapper on here.

"I'm the Don: Corleone, Cornelius, Trump, King" R.A.'s verse is so good I actually had trouble breathing listening to it the first time listening because I was trying to figure out what he was saying. Your boy really is dangerous.

@capealio

4 жыл бұрын

That ain't what he says

This song is truly a masterpiece beautiful verses all around.

@AO-LetsGo-

7 жыл бұрын

ArKane Truth - yeah all 3 smash it.

"many battles are losable, losing isn't unusual Life is brutal, beautiful"

@capealio

4 жыл бұрын

Not what he says

@jamieedwards1127

3 жыл бұрын

@@capealio yes it is

@capealio

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamieedwards1127 maybe

Brother ali is underrated

@ConstantDreadxxx

9 жыл бұрын

All these guys are

@ConstantDreadxxx

9 жыл бұрын

All these guys are

@craigbeade8654

9 жыл бұрын

bob jones Pretty much all fans of hip-hop know of Ace straight up and give him mad props, RA and Ali are well known and rated fairly among real Hip-Hop heads

@RyuBlack93

9 жыл бұрын

Neil-THOTSLAYER-Pups So true young!

@joshuamcdowell1841

5 жыл бұрын

Only to those that don't take the time to learn what he's about

Murderapolis Slim approves!

When brother ali stepped it down without Brandon he went south. Fire 🔥 from R.A.

Masta Ace owned this shit, his flow is old school mix with urban Mother of classic !!

In my opinion this song is one of the best and coolest rap songs ever. The essence and style it captures is timeless. This is what rap should be more of. If I only had a few songs to show someone why rap music is good this would be at the top of the list💪👍🤌👏✌

2021,still a BOOMtrack.

This never gets old.

No disrespect to R.A. (Who still happens to be one of my all-time favorite MC's and kills it on this track,as usual) or the great Ace, but Brother Ali just seems to keep getting better every time he puts out new material. Hopefully he'll be getting his way overdue props here soon, he just continues to amaze me as his talent evolves

@meganormaldude

10 жыл бұрын

Exactly brother, Brother Ali keeps on growing.

@cockboy12

10 жыл бұрын

I disagree, Ali has always been holding it down on the mic. One of my fav rappers since his first cd.

@meganormaldude

10 жыл бұрын

True true, at first he was aggressive but dope on the mic, but he has a different style now, maturing in a way,

@mattjennings8402

10 жыл бұрын

word up man couldnt of said it better myself!!

@maskew43

10 жыл бұрын

Agreed Ali killed this track.

Masta Ace is back!? Damn, I'm about to go put the woofers in my Jeep.

@Marz916

10 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling you were born to roll.

@THEBURNZINATOR

10 жыл бұрын

Hes been putting albums out consistently since like 01....hasnt really left.

@froochie123

10 жыл бұрын

yeah, I'm a Jeep ass Ninja

@HanBurritoz

9 жыл бұрын

Were Masta's line a reference to Greg nice's in DWYCK?

@jaees8511

7 жыл бұрын

froochie123 Born to roll

Mr. Green is such a great beatmaker and producer. I would suggest to everyone to watch his series Live from the Streets.

@outsiide.hollywood

7 ай бұрын

yee it was goood

the instrumental is awesome

R.A. the Rugged Man, Brother Ali, and Masta Ace were all interviewed for the book named *HOW TO RAP* and its sequel, *HOW TO RAP 2*. This is a quote from R.A. inside the books: ''I like doing that a lot too, writing to beats. When you’re trying to do like an ill flow, you’re taking the bassline and the drum and the kick and riding that beat like you never could do just writing in your notebook. For flows, it’s me sitting in my room with the radio, bumping beats all day, boom boom, all week, all month, all year."

@TheUniversalScholar

10 жыл бұрын

I feel they missed a perfect chance to call the sequel 'How 2 Rap'

@MalphasMikaelson

10 жыл бұрын

Flow is RA's weak point.

@PreacherJenkins

10 жыл бұрын

Noctis Caelum LOL

@predawnbobcat

10 жыл бұрын

Noctis Caelum hahahaha, that's gotta be the funniest shit i've read all day :')

@SaerdnaHragou

9 жыл бұрын

TheUniversalScholar LAFF hahaha perfect youtube comment makes for a new favorite music plus humor bookmark Î Headline î

RA and Ace Living legends

The beat drop in Ali's verse hit hard as fuck. His flow switched just as instantly as the beat did.

Hopefully these 3 make an album together.

@topidazzit

10 жыл бұрын

These 4 ;) you forgot mr green

This track is perfect. Masta Ace's flow is so smooth

Last of the classics 🤘😎🤘

Just found out today Mr. Green produced this & Learn Truth (among other R.A. tracks). Respect 🙌

brother ali and masta ace are the rappers with the best personalities.they rarely swear,they arent violent and theyre still keepin it real

@cullenwest

9 жыл бұрын

Eeeeeh not too sure bout Ali. He swore a decent amount of times here.

@thetruth418

9 жыл бұрын

What the hell are you talking about? Ali acts like a gangster in his music. Constantly swears, is disrespectful to both women and gay people. Then he tries to act all religious. I've also met him. He acts like a thug when you talk to him, all hardcore and shit. The dude is one of the most hypocritical people on earth. Oh yeah, real religious man.

@mrcrowley951

9 жыл бұрын

what did he say when u met him and made you dislike him?

@Juanreyes-ob6pt

8 жыл бұрын

+The Truth disrespectful to women and gays? You're an idiot he supports and gay and women's rights listen to songs like tightrope or dorian! Stop spreading false information the guy is so positive

@salazam

5 жыл бұрын

You don't know what "keeping it real" means, do you? I agree with +The Truth, Brother Ali is a big fat hypocrite.

everyone killed it, even the dude on the the 1s and 2s

No idea how RA the Rugged Man hasn't been on my radar, but so far all the songs I have heard are wikid.

Man, been listening to rap over the years since I lived in the Bronx when rap hit the scene in block parties. I'm 53 years old now. Great honor to originals as always but these days I really like: Ali, RA, Immortal Technique, Atmosphere, Mos Def, too. I love to hear smart rhymes and these guys deliver to me...

this is one of those classics that you can listen to forever

"dropped slaughterhouse before they was even a group" such a dope line.

RA you deserve a Nobel for dis

Ali killed it.

Never tire of hearing this!

@domneato1035

6 жыл бұрын

Isso.

For real one of the best Hip Hop tracks every a complete masterpiece.

UGH! So glad R.A. got back in the game!!

Love Masta Ace's verse + Slick Rick tribute

all dope verses but Ali killed it...solid rhyme scheme and content for the win.

this is SO cool. I mean Ali's and Masta Ace's verses were pretty dope but RA nailed this one. I'm listening rap for a few years now and it took me so long to find RA.. Found him a few weeks ago and can't stop listening to him. He's a genius and I'd say one of the best rappers alive.

Brother Ali usually slays collabs but R.A and Masta Ace definitely outshined him. Slaughter house!

The metaphorical 3 is more dangerous than you can ever imagine

Real Hip Hop.

@Admb09

10 жыл бұрын

Fucking yeah!

@kevinharvey6849

7 жыл бұрын

^^^ www.deathwishskateboards.com

@Sameer-Mustafah-Raza1-2-1

6 жыл бұрын

HELL YEAH!!!!!!

I feel bad for the people who listen to mainstream

@rippertherapper6574

8 жыл бұрын

I agree they don't know what they're missing

@yoloswagisgay

8 жыл бұрын

There is some decent mainstream shit but compared to this it sucks

@rippertherapper6574

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Coute this is Underground the only thing mainstream is the biggie smalls sample they used for the chorus

@rippertherapper6574

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Coute this is Underground the only thing mainstream is the biggie smalls sample they used for the chorus

@DerekX

8 жыл бұрын

+Ripper The Rapper Exactly.. and the Biggie sample was from "Cunt Renaissance" which was RA's song anyway.

back ten years later to have another listen

still come back to this songs every year, every verse is immaculate, Brother Ali's 'aint one to bleed, 'cept my knuckle meat cut up in ya fuckin teeth' bar is SO hard

Im actually really surprised R.A. The Rugged Man is not more popular. Him and Em should bust out on a track.

@Pazzoal

8 жыл бұрын

+tommy bawse Nope. Watch an interview from R.A. about that.

@salazam

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah he said Eminem raped him backstage at a show in Minneapolis with a pair of vice grips. It took him months of therapy just to be able to go on stage again. That's why he never looks anyone directly in the eye anymore.

Great decision for RA to call up slug and ask about a collab w/ ali

@poketalk8611

10 жыл бұрын

very very true

@Kentainmb

10 жыл бұрын

Trey cook that's ill beyond words but I feel like their styles are going to clash so much xD I think atmos finished their album and sluggo was trying to get a collab done w/ alchemist. Truly going to be a great year for RSE

Not only does every artist murder the verse.. but the visual fxs in the video tottslly matches!!

3 of the best!!! Hands down

"When this mics in my hand I'm and cannibal man, eat my own kind damn, I'm a animal fam, and if you a grown man than stand if you can, on your own two feet wit'a tangible plan."

Da Mr. Green on the beat

i grew up bumping all 3 of these legends....leave it to rugged man to fkn bring legends together

@dmay5825

3 жыл бұрын

only fitting biggies on the hook

@dmay5825

3 жыл бұрын

hip hop aint dead yall just been sleepin on it

man, masta ace killed it on this track.

I don't see anyone talking about Masta Ace!? He went fucking off on this track. All 3 did but damn Masta.

Brother Ali is dope af

@danwhite4876

8 жыл бұрын

I mean he did okay on this verse not that bad but definitly worse verse on the song but a way to describe ali is definitly not "great"

@herkjel1732

7 жыл бұрын

yea but RA though

@Troxio420

7 жыл бұрын

masta's ace verse was so smooth and good 😍

@77confusedzombie77

7 жыл бұрын

+Troxio so smooth it's suave

@555or55

7 жыл бұрын

Just saw him in Edmonton a few weeks ago with Dem Atlas and Atmosphere. Best show of my life

RA is my favorite- man doesnt sleep on a track and everyone that joins in is DANGEROUS!

Brother Ali has the most prolific and powerful lyrics that are timeless poems that any human being can relate. This definitely has a lot to do with his not being mainstream. Thanks 🙈🙉 🙊

Love the beat change at :57 seconds

@captainfoxey1430

8 жыл бұрын

I think it kills the mood it but I still think it's a great song

@MegadethMiller

8 жыл бұрын

pogi pro I like the contrast personally, but hey to each his own. Glad you can still enjoy it haha

@unknown_9.36_9

8 жыл бұрын

+Thrashmetal6666 i used to not like it but one day after not hearing this song in months i listened to it and it just sounded so much better for some reason, lol.

@MegadethMiller

8 жыл бұрын

Un known I almost wish they were to separate songs, but I think the contrast makes the hard part hit twice as hard.

@captainfoxey1430

8 жыл бұрын

Thrashmetal6666​ I think that I would have preferred them being two different songs it's not to say it sounds bad because in all honesty god knows I've listened to this song a lot but it does just sound a bit weird

1:57 even Ali seems amazed by what's going on

3 styles that fit like a glove

this has the three showcasing their elite talent and original skill all in one dangerously good song that will never get old

That’s alright y’all can have these mainstream punks ill keep thumping this old school flavor over that any day

The dangerous type.

This is real hip hop

Real hip hop with real hip hop legends 💯

It amazes the shit out of me that RA doesn't pass out. Is he a vampire? Does he breathe? :)

Hot damn, that beat, those lyrics, it's dope af

"Many battles are losable, losing isn't unusual, life is brutal but beautiful, birth alludes to a funeral".... Hot damn, that line is fucking awesome!

mr.green, RA, brother ali, and masta ace on one track....jesus

It’s crazy that we’ve reached a point in hip hop that the best hip hop being made doesn’t get any attention 😔

Brother ali is an unmovable object. Solid lyrics from a good place.

"2020 aNyOnE ?"

@justinrusso7313

4 жыл бұрын

All day

@kristopherstegavik3741

4 жыл бұрын

Paolo Pirrotta forever 💯

@punkinbeavisadam

4 жыл бұрын

Of course!

@ianphillips5523

3 жыл бұрын

2021 too 🔊🔊👌🏽

@OffDaAveTV

3 жыл бұрын

2021 yall!

this is the best hip hop song ive heard since the 90's.

R.A VERSE WAS ILL!! DOPE!!!!