I was 19 when this came out. My school was finishing at 19:15. I had my VCR programmed recording at 19:00 h not to miss any new release on Yo! MTV RAPS or FAB 5 FREDDY. It was in the third year of sanctions imposed on my country, but sanctions don`t work when it comes to music. We had satellite dish since 1986 when all channels were free. You could barely find shtty music on tv or radio when you compare it to nowadays.
All you youngins take note. These boys were “one hit wonders” and this song KNOCKS!! The difference is, the talent pool was SO crazy back then, that only the absolute ELITE survived. Y’all will NEVER know what it’s like to walk into a music store with your LAST $15 and be in there for 2-3 hours just trying to decide on which ONE tape you’d walk out with. EVERYTHING was dope back then.
Facts homie!! I'd spend an hour, minimum and let the cashier up-sell me an extra blank cassette. Cause I had to go home and make mixes for the road. People today are spoiled cause everything is at their fingertips. We had to listen to whole albums and make mixes of only the best joints across all our albums. That way we stayed fresh and on it. Good times!
They was not not one his wonders they had were my hommies and fact they were pure Golden Era of hip hop so stop putting these rappers down what are you doing they fly and dope rapper's
Only real MC's and real MEN can make a song showing straight love to the ladies with a popular R&B crooner singing the hook and yet NOBODY calls it soft or weak
At time Brian was a new jack. He was known to the Midnight love audience (BET) from his duet with Vanessa Williams. This song(I believe they were all on Mercury records) opened Brian up to the hip hop audience. Even though Brian was early 20s here,his music(duet with Vanessa and his debut album) was geared toward a more mature audience
Man these a such classic joints. No other era will ever be great like the 90s. Golden era of Rap & R&B. Nowadays music is like fast food & no true talent or no creativity & everyone sound the same. 90s forever
One of the Dopest Hip Hop/R&B songs ever, in my Top 15... The Vibe/Mood The Beat the Lyrics and of course Brian Killin it right on the spot. Todays Garbage Music cant compete with this!
Awwwe man where do I begin. I used to drive around in a yellow 1995 mustang convertible in the Atlanta Freaknik era bumping this song in my cassette tape player.
In my dad's garden, California, 1993. Remembering the heavy b-line. The whole composition, Al Skratch's voice, quality. And of course, McKnight's soulful voice, really big back then. At 55, still sounds so good. Nothing compares today. Rubbish.
This is the versatility that's missing with today's so called hip hop. This could be a club anthem, a smoke, drink and chill anthem, hell I used to work out to this joint.... LOL One song Three moods. CRAZY
Bramble, I was bumpin' this hard also on Friday and Saturday nights back then! Hell, I still bump this hard in 2018. Never gets old. Thanks for sharing. Yesssss! Sirrrrr!
This is the Real Hip Hop Era!! This time will never be duplicated people!! If you were fortunate enough to hear this era you were a part of history!!#TIMELESS
This song is eternal it will NEVER get old. R.I.P to my best friend Sean "Mr. Seansitivity" Fuller. Every time I hear this track it makes me reminisce and think about the good days. Man you are truly missed by everybody and I mean everybody. Brandon/Tampa Florida to El Centro California.
@ 2:00 your boy ill made sure that cigarette 🚬 was all the way out !!! & rises up doing the original Harlem Shake moves y'all ain't peep that back then lol. Classic 👌🏿💯
This was '94 if I remember I was like 6 turning 7. Watching this video takes me back growing up in the 90s I always say I grew up during an era of flavor lol. You don't hear gems like this no more. The 90s was definitely a dope era. Simple times, great music and better dayz. Wish I could turn back the hands of time. I remember hearing this on TV and just around outside.
Le sigh. Singing in my loudest Edith Bunker voice, "Those were the daaayyyysss!" If they had a time machine I would go back to the 90's. Where are my 70s and 80s babies?
when New York City was on the map with R&B collabs in the 90s was untouchable I want to know did puffy take this beat to do mary j blige be happy sounds similar
West Coast raised, rarely heard East Coast music unless you went looking, never heard of these guys until recently. How did i grow up missing this? This song is outstanding and an embodiment of 90s harmony and smoothness.
these dudes where unusual at the time for East Coast hip hop cuz of being mid to downtempo while everybody else was mostly uptempo that's why they had West Coast flavor to their music
The quality of rap and music in general during this era was off the charts. Ill Al were not even considered top top tier MCs and put out dope songs and album
I met them in Killeen Mall when I was 14 (1994) they were walking through Dillard’s & I almost passed out! My Mom gave them my receipt to sign & I promise I kept it until about 10 years ago. Heck, it may still be packed at my Grandma’s house! Lol I absolutely loved them & my 14 yr old self had crushes on both of them lol I just downloaded this to my Tidal. I can’t wait to turn it all the way up while riding on the highway! Here in July 2024!!!
I'm 53 yrs young! Yo this right here,at my time some years ago,my ninjas we wasn't them but it didn't take much for us to break a bake,ninjas know what I mean,thank you fellas for the memories some won't get it,think it was for the grown and sexy 😅😅😅😅😅
One of the greatest collab R&B and Hip Hop songs of all time. It set the standard for the genre; it set the stage for the time of the era was done, and possibly will never be done again.
Damn that was some good music. Back when MC's actually had lyrics, style and talent. Back when my NY still ruled the rap game and charts. Damn makes me think of NY Undercover too....I miss those days
Man, i was in 9th/10th grade when this jam came out. What a fuckin classic. Listened to this almost every night before i went to bed. Used to watch the video on BET like I can't wait to get older. B. McKnight doin his thing with every other shorty, and these dudes snatching someone else's girls left & right. Smooth ass beat. Such a fuckin classic.
I literally just watched this video and came to the comments to comment on the nostalgia and realized I had a comment from 7 years prior already here. I miss my youth, take me back! The 90s were amazing.
Back when (black) folks hardly EVER wore tattoos.........especially the ladies. A person was looked at as weird, rebelious or just crazy for being tatted-up. Now, it's a must-have with many.
