First Time Hearing Biggie Smalls "Notorious Thugs" (feat. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) 

The difference between Bone Thugs and mumble rap is Bone Actually got bars, and if you didn't understand what they were saying, you could read their lyrics, and it all came together like a masterpiece!

Bone is DEFINITELY the BluePrint for rappers today. Nothing mumble about them. They said everything with their chest and meant it.

Bone thugs were like a orchestra with their voices. It’s insane.

Y’all. I’m a a 43 year old elementary teacher and I cannot even explain the excited anticipation I had for you when that first note dropped. The skill and genius that went into every bar of this song blows my MIND to this day!!! When that bass hits you think it’s done, but then the lyrics come….

What y'all (youngins') gotta understand is Big changed his flow to fit Bone's cadence. That's why you never heard him rap like that before. He wanted to prove to to everyone that he could hang with Bone, because at the time they were known for having the best delivery and most difficult lyrics to follow. Obviously he did it with ease. As kids we were all blown away the first time we heard it like "this is BIG?" some people even thought Bone wrote his verse, which I highly doubt. Also, the song dropped after his death, which is why you hear Puff in the beginning saying "we forgive you, for you know not what you do" he was talking to BIGs killers.

No mumble rappers here, they actually rapped about real shit no auto tune & they can actually harmonize too. Definitely one of the best rap group in the 90’s.

Bone thugs don't get enough love from the younger generations. They're the only rappers to do songs w/ eazy, PAC, biggie, Mariah Carey and I'm forgetting other greats. But to have a catalog like Bone is impossible. Instant classics. Real bars and the vibe songs from 90s will never be duplicated.

this one song is better than all of todays "rap" music. BTNH and biggie=talent. nobody else compares.

That is not mumble rap at all. That was pure talent.

So you said “I never heard Biggie rap like this before…” True story: Biggie stepped in the booth with Bone and was so amazed by their verses, that after the studio session, he took the beat home, studied Bones flow for a few days, then write and rap his verse. It’s a different BIG! Inspired by Bone! (Ryan B)

I'm a 90s kid and this shit formed my hip hop ear. These dudes are gods of rap.

It’s so strange watching their reactions. Meanwhile I’m spitting every bar remembering house parties from high school. Bone and Biggie was an epic collaboration.

There was no one like bone and there will never be anyone else like bone. They could literally give you chills

Welcome to the 90s fellas..hip hop was at its peak during this decade

You put two lyrical monsters together, you get this masterpiece.

In a perfect world Big doesn't die, leaves bad boy and joins back up with the Lox and X🔥

so glad i grew up in the 1990s.. the level of rap was of the chain. RIP BIG

Bone Thugs are in no way mumble rappers, they mastered their style and music - precise lyricism, quick unmatched flows with those signature harmonies. Biggie's amazing for matching their style and energy in this, something Pac didn't do in Thug Luv but I still loved both the collabs.

The fact that generations later, these kids are still listening to these guys. #Keep the music alive!!!!

Bone Thugs E. 1999 Eternal is a masterpiece. You have to listen to it from the intro to the end to get the full scope. The songs you are listening to are the radio friendly joints that were horribly cleaned up for radio play and video. Anyways, there's Down '71 which is a story about breaking bizzy out of jail, there's the original crossroads (totally different than the award one most are familiar with), Bill Collector, Mr. Quija, and the hardest song of them all, Mo' Murda. It's seriously a brilliant album. DJ U-Neek was key with his symphony like production. Maybe on your own time you can give the whole album a listen.

I know yall LOVED this💯💯💯 Next is Bone and Pac “Thug Luv”✌🏾🖤💋

How the hell have y’all never heard this song?? It’s hard to believe none of you guys heard this before. It’s a pretty popular song. This is a CLASSIC!

Not mumbling all. They enunciated in a unique way while harmonizing gangsta rap. Excellent

I remember buying this 2 disk CD when it first came out (right after Biggie died) lol I was like 16 years old and THIS song OMG! Biggie's verse is the best one.....period! 💯

What Bone did in the mid 90's was crazy, everybody was bumping that, didn't matter who.

They weren't mumble rappers; they were among the earliest Choppers. They did it in a way that is unique unto them and them alone to this day. They're still at it, too and still absolutely killing it

Biggies voice pitch... metaphors... and flow control is ASTRONOMICAL! Definitely One Of Them Ones.... “Jordaness ”

I still bump this like back in the day 😆 love these reactions! 😂

The beauty of Bone is in their delivery. Even when you can’t catch the bars, the way they deliver the lyrics is unmatched! So much swag in the flow. They most definitely are NOT mumbling. The fast articulation make you go back to their songs again and again which is why they got that longevity in the game.

Bone definitely ain't no mumble rappers. The real deal out of Cleveland and respected all over the midwest and east coast. HARD beats that are SMOOTH and they are absolute masters at harmonizing and flow. These guys are all magic with one another and are the type that can, literally, finish each other's sentences. Bone is classic and rap royalty for sure. I typically don't listen to gangster rap or anything like that, but I absolutely LOVE Bone. From a musical standpoint, they are masters at their craft

The 90s was a blast to live in! So much great music!

Man I’m so happy I got to grow up with that era of rap. To this day Bone is still my jam

The 80s & 90s was truly the golden era of hip hop/rap.

Watching these guys get mesmerized by our music in the 90’s makes me feel so grateful for being around in those days. Best music of the time from all genres.

I'm 37 & I love the younger generation getting educated on this I used to repeat this on my CD player over & over walking to Middle School this was the 1rst song of the 2nd CD & the song "Last Day" feat. The Lox can't miss it, Jadakiss & Styles P both Killed It with Biggie in that one..Ya'll reaction within the 1rst minute of the song is Priceless As If "Ohh this Beat is About to Drop,when it Does is gonna be Neverending Good" I saw it in All Ya'll Faces going in,Ya'll Keep This Up Respect.

Biggie had a talent that was out of this world. We have yet to be graced with a unique talent like he had.

I was 17 when I heard Biggie say, "Armed and dangerous. Ain't too many can bang with us..." and I was blown away just by that opening. I knew Biggie was gonna use Bone's flow and it couldn't just be for the opening line. It was completely unexpected back then. Everyone had a distinct style and to hear Biggie adopt their style was the biggest compliment anyone could pay those kids from Cleveland at that time. Next time I heard someone change their style to match them was when they did a song with Mariah Carey. Ya'll should look for that - Break Down (Mariah Carey feat. Bone). Nowadays there's a whole bunch of people who don't sound like they did in the 90s and they sound more like Bone without the harmony.

Thug luv next!! You guys should really do the East 1999 eternal album. The whole album is fire.

This makes me feel so proud to have been around when this actually dropped my brother was playing it in his radio and I was fuckin MESMERIZED

BANGER! gives me chills when I think aboout when i first heard this song in middle school way back, I had to show all the homies !

Big's verse, still one of the hardest til this day. Bro murdered that flow.

Each rapper from that era had a distinctive style that gave the genre the wide spectrum of exciting talent and the base for biggest hard hitting musical expression platform.

I love that you’re experiencing the music I played all the time when I was growing up! Love this song.

"Thug Luv", "East 1999", "Mo Murda", "Rebirth" "Battlezone" "Body Rott" "Handle the Vibe" they have so many banger songs

If you're looking for more of that 90s fast rap... Do or Die/Po Pimp.

Almost jerks a tear 2 my eye 👁 that yall are discovering what i grew up on that was hits before hits

Ohhhh the memories!! Highschool...NYC taking a late nigh ride with friends and herbs and this comes on.... etched in my soul!!

BTNH's way of rapping is called harmonizing. No mumble rap! As many have said, BIG switched his flow up on this track to show folks he can flow like Bone & nailed it! Classic right here!

Yes. Do Thug Luv Bone Thugs ft 2Pac. Its a banger

I looked it up but still surprised it's possible people haven't heard certain songs. Damn. Good stuff!

My favorite reaction video on RU-vid. Love the channel guys keep it up.

None of us ever heard Biggie rap like this. Bone made him step that flow up and that's when u know it's a good collab. They inspired him to do something different.

They weren’t mumbling, they spoke fast like other Midwest artist. Biggie changed his flow for this song with them because he was a fan. Y’all gotta understand how cold bone thugs was and I was like 6. The whole country went up.

One of the all-time greatest rap songs right there. The notorious b.i.g. it is one of the all-time greats just listen to his flow nobody could touch him.

Can't believe you guys are hearing this for the first time last year lol omg haha I live in New Zealand and back in the days we use to blast this music

They did a song with 2pac called "THUG LUV"!! We used to blast this before every football game!! 🔥🔥🔥

I love seeing y’all generation discover great music

What I loved about this group was they were always on beat. They harmonized with each other. The beats were smooth and good.

I was privileged to live in Brooklyn in the Biggie era. What a time to be a hip-hop fan. Best time of my life. BK!

Gotta do "Thug Luv" next. Tupac and Bone. Specifically Busy Bone verse is unmatched.

Bone thugs are unique, and unmatched,and should be up in the top 10 of hip hop artists. It's a shame they go unnoticed

Grew up with this in the 90s in LA! Keep doing these classics!!! Oh and ESU pride in the building! 🐝

You guys are giving me Joy!!!!!!!!!!!👊👊👊👊

Fun fact: Even though everyone hears The Notorious B.I.G. on the the first verse of the song, it was actually BTNH that all laid their verses first. Biggie was so impressed and blown away by their verses after hearing it in the studio, that he had to take home the beat and put some extra bars on his flows just to match the energy of Bone Thugs, as told by Krayzie Bone in an interview with DJ Vlad.

Biggie👑 is my GOAT… has been since 94’ And also Bone has NEVER been mumble rap!! They actually sayin shit🤪

Man.. Listen back to that era Bone is just killer! Killer lyrics!

My favorite Biggie song ever. If I could, I would use the instrumental as a theme.

One of the longest dopest smoothest intros into a song ever!! What an era!! 🔥🔥🔥

This song always gives me chills cause big spiting fast like that is something that nobody thought he could do. Nothing like the classics bruh

This came out, and it was played everywhere hip hop and rap was played, every club. This song was so hot at that time, its nice to see it still stands years later

New to this channel but ya'll got me over here bobbin my head with ya'll feelin the beat.

Ah man now yall getting to the good stuff, this song is beyond classic status, Biggie referring to Pac and Bizzy referring to Triple Six Mafia beefs they both had, golden era hip hop shit, keep it up fellas.

I remember the day this came out. Wore that cd out and still do.

This still one of my favorite songs to listen to till this day

One of my favorite collaborations!!

*#Bone* are the only ones to have worked with all three Legends *Tupac Biggie & Eazy-E* they also did a song with *Big Pun* all of whom are now passed *#RIP*

FYI for anyone who are interested to know that's Stevie J that produced this beat 🔥🔥🔥

85 baby here...this will be my fav song from them 4eva...this was pre mumble rap and will never ever get old!

Omg I'm about to turn 35 next month and it's crazy to see a new generation "discovering" and appreciating the throwbacks!!!!

The best verse on this song was between Bizzy & Biggie but my fav verse on here was Bizzy Bone, dude was tweaking and his flow patterns was crazy. This is one of my fav Biggie songs ever 🔥

BTH aren't mumble rappers. I think they moreso have a rapid fire flow. It's like they're connecting all the words together in a continuous bar. This is one of Biggie's best flows. He's not usually rapping this quickly. ♥️

It’s so fun being born in 85 watching you guys discover old shot and find it as dope as we did shit I was 10 and shit

I thoroughly enjor y'alls conversations, even if there was Zero music, i think i would still watch. ❤ God bless

“You gon kill somebody coz they hurt your feelings!!? It’s never that deep”. Realest shit I’ve heard in a while dude 👑

This is one of my favorite Biggie songs. We use to play this at house parties and everyone would rap the, “spit your game, talk your truth” line with Biggie.

That shit goes hard nothing but love

How can I be your first time watching all these classics. It's been out for so long and it's your first time this generation is truly lost there are so many other classics out there that are the pillar of rap music and you guys just heard it. I'm worried with the next generation's going to be like now

Next yall need to watch Mo Murda from BONE. It's fire.

I love this reaction! I’m 46 and this is my song right here . Not saying that your generation doesn’t have music I enjoy but my generation was so dope. We had music that you could feel to the soul. It make you get up and move.The lyrics were something you could related too. PAC .. Bone .. and Biggie were such influential beings…I loved them all so much and I don’t thing there will be anything like them again. Can you all do a reaction to Who Run It by Three 6 Mafia? I would appreciate it.

It’s surreal watching you young bucks listening to music of my generation . I’m 38 now .. crazy shiiiiiit 🙌🤘🙌 love you guys enjoying it

Heart warming watching u young guys enjoy these ol beats. God bless the 90s.

Im 20 years old, and it hurts me. That I never got to hear him like that. I wish they never died. They were so good. Like look that they created. 😔

It does my heart some good to see my younger brothers appreciate the hip hop sound that I rocked and listened to when I was a young man. Just turned 50 this past September. Looking at this, maybe there is hope for hip hop after all. Salute to the young lions here!

Rest Easy B.I.G. The realization of Biggie releasing 2 albums, and is in the conversation for the Goat says what you need to know about the bar he raised for the culture!

Man, its nice to see these youngin love some biggie ans bone. This was a instant classic from my high school days!

It's refreshing to see young intelligent brothers educating themselves on historic Hip Songs. The true "Real Ones"

How old are these dudes? They just said "the mumble rappers of that generation." First of all, there were no mumble rappers in the golden era of hip hop. They were rappers. Second, Bone didn't mumble. Its called a tung twisting fast style of rap. Some rappers back then experience rapping in this style. Lyricism doesn't exist in Hip Hop anymore. At least the the shit these kids listen to nowadays.

Song gives me chills every time 💯💯

thank yall for this we need more of this so we can understand each other generations on both sides more and stop the hate n spread the love. 😊

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