More like she was speaking to black men and black men weren't going to listen to this preaching from a female. They were listening to Jay-Z, Biggie, and Wu-Tang not this.
It wasn’t that time to be a nigga to talk about how fucked the hood was.. She was jive like 10 yrs too late, or EARLY.. However it was.. I remember Minnesota Ave being dogs back in the 90s. Times change..
@@bobbydigital8319lies. In 1995 when this song came out, a dude could make 5k a day (Friday and Saturday ). The streets don’t lie, it’s the money and power that’s addicting. At 5 o clock , that’s when they selling that boy.
Yo chill tf out,people are programmed to ve who they are regardless I'd songs was positive or not the people have to want to change and it's nobody fault but our own we choose the way we living not np whote man goofy
Her career was over after this, because SHE CARED!!! Thanks for NOT MISrepresenting and using your gift to deliver a POSITIVE message to YOUR PEOPLE because it was very much needed, I was 19 yrs. of age 1996. They say that people DON'T want to hear this kind of music but ALL of US back then LOVED IT especially the message. No one is saying this in the music today, THEY DON'T CARE!!!!
TRAVEIL ARMUND SIMS Yep now they talk the total opposite like LATTO's song P😾SSY. Black Millennials 26-39 have switched strong minded blacks who have always stuck together to being weak minded pushovers to the same people who have been trying to brainwash blacks since slavery to self destruct and go against each other
I'm crying😢. This is what I grew up listening to. Look at what she is wearing. Her makeup. No twerking, no exposed ass. Lord I wish I can go back to this era.
Her lyrics resonate with the lifestyle I lived in the 1990’s in Los Angeles. Literally half of my friends got killed from gun violence, none of them made it to see 18 years of age. As a ex gang member from Compton Varrio 117 ST, I am blessed to be alive. Running the streets of South Los Angeles in the 1990’s as a teenager was a death sentence. Those that know know
Yeah the Compton varrios were some of the most violent gangs in L.A. it was everyone against everyone. The homies used to jump or shoot at any gangster they see slipping. Me I was that ladies man type, all I cared about was girls and partying. But of course I had to put in the work when I had to, but I never shot no one, I always tried to avoid those situations. I was called a bitch for that but good thing I was the triple O.G.’s driver so I got away with a lot of things that was considered receiving “stripes”. But everyone else were 1,000% violent criminals.
This is Hip Hop. Hip Hop tells a story, encourages, informs, its poetic, it uplifts, and its thoughts provoking. Hip Hop doesnt glorify destruction in the community. The bonus is we can vibe to it. God bless this sister
@@NamesZKP If "stop the killing" "it's not a race war" "we're killing each other because of greed" is low hanging fruit, I'm a fucking monkey with my eyes on the lowermost branch
I remember this song, but for a not-so-good reason. I took the bus home from school in the 8th grade. had a Walkman, and I was listening to this while waiting for the bus on Georgia ave. G Street, across from that flea market that isn't there anymore. Anyways I'm whether there, vibing to the song, and a car pulls up, a man hops out with a "9", turns it sideways, and starts shooting at a guy that was walking on the sidewalk. Boom, boom, boom, boom, until he had nothing left. Then left the car in the middle of the road and ran away. I walked over to the guy and saw him laying on the ground, struggling to breathe. My only thoughts were that this looked nothing like it did in the movies. Small holes, with fluid running out. It was surreal. The feds came. I remember an Asian and black police officer asking the crowd did anyone see anything. I wanted to say yes, and tell them, but I noticed that people from the crowd that saw the incident with me, turned around and walked away. Right there I knew I shouldn't say anything but didn't know why at the time. Just felt like the right thing to do (even though it wasn't). I always thought that it was ironic that I was listening to an anti-crime, anti-gun violence song and witnessed a murder to it. We never had cable so I never knew there was even a video for this song. Positive music like this would be corny by todays standards. Fast forward to the present day, (2022). I work at Howard, (right down the street) and I noticed that every year we have Howard Homecoming. An event where black artist perform on stage in front of the supposedly academically-elite, and sing songs promoting, murder violence, drug dealing & general criminality. We all dance to it, and it's completely normal to us. The neighborhood surrounding Howard, has been pretty violent for years (although gentrification has brought some peace). Although D Chews made that snarky remark, it is unfortunately the reality. I've seen/heard of violent incidents on and around campus, but the major focus is when a non-melanated person walks a dog on campus. What a shame. That mayor in NY tried to ban drill-Music, but was hit with backlash. Its like were trying to make life worse for ourselves at this point. Music is a huge, influential part of our culture. I wish music like this would come back. The murder rate is higher than it was in some cities in the 90's, but we choose to promote our own demise it seems.
Definitely a 90's. Classic !!! She is so underrated. In my opinion, She is one of the Best Female rapper's to ever touch the Mic 🎤. Her Voice, Style, Flow, and Her Lyrics are all on point. " So Original "
Definitely underrated.. back when hip hop had its feet on the ground... now overloaded with fake bs... I always had love for American female Mcs like her.. Mc Lyte, Yo Yo, Boss, Mc Shante, Queen Latifah and Lil Kim.... I so wished the likes of Cardi B and Niki were around in them days.. they get served up!!
@judahsawyerr9348 wow... I aint heard it since it came out n 96 when I was 12 gettn ready for school... heard it once an now lookn it up 28 years later 😂😂... this chorus stayed in my head an now I looked it up 28 years later at 5AM...😂😂
@@danielwong5378 you know a lot of the guns now are being brought in by China, Mexico, russia ect? Not saying white people aren't but so are other races. Not only that, but what does bringing them in do? Just because someone brings in rat poison for you to drink, It's ultimately up to you to take it or not. The victim mentality and blaming others for a choice you made is getting out of hand. Stop putting blame on others when the change can be made by decisions and choices.
Just bust out like ,"5'o clock in the morning, where ya gonna be!!??? Outside on the corner, you betta get yo'self together!!!" 😂😂😂😂 Definitely was a major part of my childhood 🙏🏽
What's really messed up is the division that's been caused between all people of this nation we all live in. "The powers that be" have been using that card they play again and again. All to divide and conquer. And it's all up to us to stand together as Human Beings. Because we're not back in the dark ages unless we all wanna be. And being in THEIR dark ages keeps the blinders on us all. We limit ourself, we are our own worst enemy, yet as a whole... we are a force to be reckoned with. And THAT'S what THEY'RE afraid of. I pray we all come together and soon. Because things are getting too real. And if we stop playing their game, they'll be screwed. God didn't give us power to just sit on. He gave us power to use. And we were warned by Him about these PTB and principalities. They're our enemy! Not eachother. All made in His image. We can and WILL move mountains.
If this came out in 1995 , I was 3 years old also…. We deadass used to sing that part at school 🤣 i was in headstart… I remember it vividly as hell… crazy we was young and didn’t truly know what this song was all about… song hit different now that we older and fully understand the message
As a child this song had everybody hype seeing DC on major networks. But as a adult I realize how deep & relevent this song is. Especially that last verse.
If "The Message" by Melle Mel and Duke Boote wasn't the first conscious Hip Hop song then the best rap song would be Public Enemy "Fight the Power." However, because The Message evolved Hip Hop music from only party music to include conscious or reality rap music then it has to be the best song.
I worked on the production of this video. Camera department. At hour 25 I pleaded to go home, I think we finished at hour 26. Lots to say #1 the artist was a really kind person. #2 in the scene with the undercover cops arriving the actor forgot to put the car in park, so it slowly then quickly rolled down the McD's parking lot into a parked car. Misc, the AD was a real piece of work and the Crane operator blew up one of my custom monitors by plugging it into his power supply-which was reversed polarity from what the monitor wanted. Good times.
Growin up in DC during the 90s this song was the ish. I remember my mother and brothers bumping this. We need this kinda female rappers back, NOW! ❤️🖤💚
@@shereneyoung9126 yes I agree! And it’s truly sad that because of people’s urge to prove their success to the world... they sadly become industry puppets who make music that poisons the minds of the people listening to it. They really exchange their soul for fame... trash music, trash message, trash ones in the way they act... it’s sad people even support it.
Sitting here on the South side of the Chi listening to sirens and gun shots remembering when this song came out...and how what she said still rings true today...damn 💔
@@nadineroberts4561 The Actual Real Thing Ma'am is That REAL TRUTH Should ALWAYS Overtake Popularity. I am 35 years old by the way, Black American male.
I was workong in radio as a DJ from 1995-1999 and I used to love spinning this tune! Nonxhalant, Queen Pen, Bahamadia and Rah Digga, all made the job even more enjoyable!
The 90s were a pivotal time in the AA community many +s, but many losses as well. Crack was hitting hard and violent crimes were rampant. The Black nation is still trying to recover. Sadly, this period is looking very similar. We have disenfranchised and marginalized ourselves and are slowly losing the gains of the 60s and 70s. We peaked in the 80s and have been in a steady decline since. This song, one of the greatest, is a snapshot of a past era, yet sadly, it’s still quite timely. Spike said it so long ago…WAKE UP!!!
I remember this song when it came out & she's telling the truth even in today's standards, what happened to positive rap? It turned into hate rap, killing, drugs & calling people out of their name. 🤦🏾♂️😢
@@therealnonchalant5145 I still jam to your music too. I always appreciated your talent. You're a legend in the land of 202 👑. Do you have any new product coming out? I'm trying to purchase some of your new music.
Technically she’s wrong, the fact that the WP social structure allows violence, robbery, rape, etc.to perpetuate in EVERY lower income inner city, when they could easily lock it down (as when looting and rioting occur) with the presence of the NG, shows that this is all very much orchestrated by the other. Keeping with the context of this bar in the song….Every time any of the 2 out of 3 occur at the rate that it does in every inner city in America, it’s because the others allow it to.
It's 4 a.m. eastern standard time in the United States and I thought about this song. I was a very little girl when I heard this song, I had to be about 6 or 7 years old. And it came to my mind this morning. We need music like this again. I googled the lyric 5 in the morning where you going to be outside on the corner? I used to sing that all the time it's the only lyric I knew from that song. Every now and then I will think about it throughout the years. Thinking I was going to see a song by Missy Elliott, because the only thing I can remember is seeing a dark skin lady with short hair on the TV screen; I was surprised to see that it was from another artist because I don't remember hearing of her growing up I just remember the video and the song. Wow. These things don't come to mind by happenstance. We need this kind of music back on this Earth, music with meaningful messages and not just about sex cars clothes and money. Think about it a little girl six or seven years old still remembers the message behind this song and now I'm 32 years old with two college degrees. I remember the message was do something with your life and don't hang out on the street corners. Powerful.
