Kool Moe Dee vs Busy Bee Starski Dec 1981 Harlem World 

удивительно, если бы не скиллз я бы никогда не узнала о настолько важном моменте истории музыки

This is so incredibly iconic. We're literally listening to the ushering in of a new age in Hip Hop. Busy Bee literally didn't know what hit him at all. Kool Moe Dee was young and ferocious in this battle. In the late 70s there were a group of kids that were ready to get the shouting chants era of Hip Hop the fuck outta here and get down on some serious wordplay. Amazing piece of American history.

As soon as Kool Moe Dee rapped at 9:52 the old walls crumbled, and a new era existed. You feel it’s power in your bones

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9:58 is where I realized for the first time I questioned who really pioneered the rhyme pattern. Don't get me wrong, Rakim and Kool G Rap who are truly the best to ever do it changed the way rappers rapped later on. But we can't ignore what Kool Moe Dee did in 1981. Again, this was 1981!! and he had a rhyme pattern that even the crowd was stunned and didn't know how to react to because they had never heard something like that. No, he's not the best-selling rapper or a household name, but I think Kool Moe Dee deserves his flowers!

I was at that battle, Greatest moment, historic, legendary , best times for hip hop, the start of the map that lead to today's music and battles, made you realize, NEVER bring a MC to a RAP battle.

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Classic battle! I was at Harlem World this night...Moe D changed the way emcees battled after this joint!

Best part is when Kool Moe Dee speeds up and you can hear the host go "oh shit!"

It’s so seldom you get to hear a paradigm shift fucking live as it was happening. It’s wild. Almost haunting. Busy Bee didn’t just bring a knife to a gun fight. It’s more like no one knew what a gun fight was yet, and then KMD walked in with an uzi.

Whoever restored this has studio skills!

Действительно, Kool Moe Dee навалил душевно 🙂

On that night Moe Dee effectively ended the era of the hype man MC .....and doesn’t get the credit he deserves

I love how this audio was preserved all through these years man..this is the turning point of MCing

9:58 10:07 and 10:34 while the rest is years ahead, these are the part where he gets several decades ahead of the state of the art

I spoke to a reputable historian (Jay Quan) about this battle. He spoke to Moe Dee about this battle, and it was said that Moe Dee regretted how he came at Busy Bee because he felt like he ambushed him. Of course, I understand that prior to this battle, the "old" way of competing was each act getting on stage and performing one at a time (without dissing each other), and the crowd ultimately decided who won. In the true sense of battling (at that time), technically Moe Dee went against the grain, so I can understand him feeling bad about what he did to Busy Bee. What Moe Dee did could probably better be described as "snapping" or "roasting." Still, he brought a new element to battle rap that is still utilized nearly 40 years later. But in my personal opinion, I don't have a problem with what Moe Dee did. In a battle, the goal is to win, and sometimes, you may have to do something unconventional to gain a competitive advantage over your opponent.

Whomever is puttin up this Tape Deck Wreck should be paid for it. Important history that we never would’ve seen on the TV is what was on those tapes.

My boy had this back in early 82, we played the hell out of this track. HIP HOP HISTORY!

9:58 Kool Moe Dee is Down By Law spitting fire lyrics called breath control!!!! Nobody else did it better only KMD!

The Treacherous Three. Incredible. And they did that in one take! The rhythmic scratches when they sped up is flawless. Who ever saw that in real time was a part of history and didn’t even realize it at the time. Shout out also to Busy Bee Starski.

I can't believe its been almost 50 years since this event. I hung out at Harlem World frequently and I had this tape as well. Crazy because I remember listening to this tape and dancing with Sandy D in my room. She was in highschool then and later on would become one of hip hops iconic female rappers. Peppa from Salt and Peppa.

Classic battle , COOL MOE DEE changed the game after this

It can't be that this one and the Cold Crush are the only two tapes to see the light of day. Still looking for that clip where the DJ was playing "bohemian Rhapsody", and the MC yelled: "Turn that shit off, man!…"

7:03 where the rap of Moe dee begins

Пацаны, кто от Скиллза?)

Кто от Скиллза, ставь класс

Kool Moe Dee даже сейчас свежо звучит .Особенно как он под скречинг ,фрестайл заебашл

Damn! This is as CLASSIC as it can get. You have to have been old enough, in the hip hop game as a performer or fan to even comprehend this. I remember it well. Moe Dee made his move to get that acclaimed “Mc. Battle King” of that era.

My brother bought this tape home when I was a grasshopper

Broski...... i was at this jam ... darn. bro... you made be go so back in time..

This is ground zero. The moment that changed everything.

Can I dub this I'll bring it back to school in the morning I promise 🤣🤣🤣 Who else told this lie 🙋🏾‍♂️

Quien esta aqui por HBD!!!

1st real battle ever, CLASSIC

Кто с канала Скиллз впервые узнал об этом?

Thank You so much not just for me but all that follow....for uploading this... another copy of the beginning forever here to be found by those looking #salute

I got this repeat for the new year 1981 to 2022 peace to the gods HARLEM

Holy damn this is clear. I remade the beat, maybe i'll use this for vocals instead of what ive already got

This shit is DOPE to look back on this is legendary FRFR!

You KNOW its sick when you alone on ya bed swinging ya fist in the air!!!

Before the music industry ruined Hiphop.Priceless🙌🏾✊🏿👏🏿

I just referenced this marical night to a friend regarding the beginning of Batlle Rap...miss those days and Harlem World. The Golden Age of Hip Hop!

Aquí estoy . Desde Panamá aprovechando la cuarenta para saber más de lo q me encnta. (Love rap)

I remember recording this from a NYU radio show 3am in bed under the covers with my dual cassette radio a flashlight and headphones I

спасибо скиллз за такой подгон, с 9:58 валит как пулемёт

Moe Dee had me putting him back in my top 10 all time

9:55 it’s nothing but the epitaph for the late party rap, that was passing away at that very moment

I was stationed in Ft. Riley Kanas when they this at Harlem World, when I came home to the Bronx and got the tape I popped it I played it do much

would be cooler if that video showed the tape reel rolling;)

I only know about this because of the beasties, so after decades of wanting to hear this, high AF, I think to myself , I bet that’s on RU-vid and sure enough... I’m floored, this sounds amazing and KMD is vicious on the mic, like, I had no idea it was gonna be that sick.

под конец всё сразу и видно

MIND BLOWN IN 2020 AT 9:58

like los que vengan por HBD y sus 2 millones de sus

Alguien que haga una traducción en español? Like si vienes por HBD.

I remember when the treacherous 3 came to the valley in haffen park up in the north east Bronx in 1982. It was 🔥

Flow so ahead of it's time

кто от Скиллза?

Classic ...love both styles

Those rdk 90 minute tapes were the best to record on.

At 9:58 They should have scratched through the whole part like that part in ATCQ Stir it up/Steve Biko when Qtip said something about "opinions are like voices... we all have a different kind..."

This is seriously cool. Now I know the history of the rap battle. I actually participated in one last year. Made it to fourth place out of eight battlers

Kool mo dee is the fist fast rapper before bone thugs and twista! #Facts!

This is incredible

Imagine bodying some dude and still losing the trophy due to everyone not knowing what the fuck just down

LA Sunshine was a crazy hype man on this one of the first besides JDL of Cold Crush

esta batalla tiene mejor audio que fms mexico :v

спасибо скиллзу, получается

Got an A from Moe Dee for sticking to themes

Like y escucha mis temas si vienes por HBD jajajaj :v

40 years old tonight

Quien viene por. HBD x1

9:58 from this moment my jaw had crushed a floor

Kool Moe Dee killed it 🧟‍♂️🔥

6:26

Lo sé bro, vienes por hbd

Kool Moe Dee is a genius

Hip hop don't stop

Mo Deee “if you where money you would be counterfeit. “ beetcchhhhh

Usenme como Botón representador de HBD. Arriba el Freestyle Latino...!!!!

Moe Dee's first two bars ended Busy Bee!

The first recorded battle rap ever.

"Koo Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee, that's one you should know"

I was 8 when that came out and that was the best rap I've ever heard.

This man rocked the crowd and busy bee starski 😂😂😂😂😂😂💯🔥🔥

Кайф, респект скиллзу))

Nuff respect to the originator Busy Bee, but Kool Mo Dee killed that shit. I think it should be mandatory for the newjacks coming up these days to listen to this. They need to know their history and see where it all came from.

I was listening to "Root Down" Beastie Boys and Mike D name checks this battle in his verse, that's how I came here. D's got a great verse in that song. Glad I came, the party after this battle was not the same ;)

*_QOTD (Question Of The Day):_* Did Harlem World become a National Landmark yet?

Sounded like a frickin machine gun.

Скиллз, я тебя люблю

Tla rock and special k my og’s I remember this like yesterday

Damn memories 1981

HBD

One of the legendary battles.Moe killed him.Love this classic shit.

Could you please upload only Kool Moe Dee’s part? I wanna put it in a playlist. I’d really appreciate it. If you do it please tell me.

Busy Bee was destroyed 100%. One of the worst demolitions of a rapper that has ever been witnessed.

he hit busy with like 348 bars.

HipHop in most Organic form🎙💯🔥💎

I got a brain like doctor spot... get down with the Moe Dee Rock

Busy basically warmed up the mic for him 🤣