3rd Bass - Steppin' To The A.M.

[@incognitotees]

3RD BASS WAS COLD! i wish Pete and Serch could get together.

[@3941602]

And this is real hip hop

[@ajtowin]

Yo! People weren't ready for these 2 white NYC dudes spitting in a lyrical flow, way ahead of their time you go back to those days Nobody was sounding like them

[@damionalbarr7961]

Um...I'm 53 and I remember them coming out right after Beastie Boys, but I rocked with them too. You heard the hook "What's the time?" is a Beastie Boys hook. Make no mistake 3rd Bass and MC Search is STILL the MAD SHIZZLE

[@ajtowin]

@@damionalbarr7961 3rd bass was spitting complex bars, total lyrical style and nothing like beastie tho I loved them in the 80s, that's what I'm saying

[@craigfirpo8498]

I Remember when 3rd base came out. I was a metal head (still am) and they grabbed me. Loved the hooks/beats. Beasties started as a joke album , I guess punk music wasn’t working for them until they created originality and history.

[@Musso8771]

The beastie boys and mc serch (3rd bass) are Jewish. Not exactly White.

[@rainbro7941]

I heard the song before I saw the video, loved the beat and the flow. Then when I saw the video I was like, "Yo, these dudes are white!" Shit is still dope to this day.

[@80sriceman]

these guys are seriously underrated in hip hop history.

[@HolyRollerTV]

they were not at all...mc serch played both sides...owning the label and performing

[@jammadamma]

Some people think Eminem was the first white rapper who did'nt suck. They need to know these guys.

[@lobotomyscam1051]

​@@HolyRollerTVHe was signed to Def Jam.

[@Dainja]

I remember being blown away when I first saw the video. White cats spittin real hip-hop?! Classic joint right there.

[@lashawnbarberbarber8295]

One of the most underrated rap duos of all time

[@ppiorkowski1502]

@Lashawn Barber Barber not really. This was my era and I was big into rap , hip hop , ect. Back in these days the people busting these lyrics were looked at under a microscope. The word "Poser" was just coming out and most rappers were speaking about the streets the came from. I think the fact that they were a couple of privileged Jewish kids coming from wealth hurt their images. Personally I think if you can rap and it's good then it shouldn't matter if you're from Mars. But I think that's why they really didn't get over. But despite all this they were definitely popular when they came out. They just didn't last like Dre , Snoop , Rob Base , KRS1 , ect

[@Brewnoe]

@@ppiorkowski1502 i tip butt i left mywallet in el segundo

[@ΓιάννηςΚουτσουπανιδης-θ3τ]

Back then we had crazy parties...one of my favourite rap group... respect man👍🇬🇷

[@takecareofyourshoess]

Nah...they weren't very good. That's why they went nowhere after Cactus really, which itself, was only a decent record. And their music and style REALLY doesn't hold up at this point. They were trying WAAAAAAAAAY too hard to convince people they were something they were not.

[@ryanmcmillan2391]

We know, but others find the gems 👍

[@charmelizabeth8584]

Miss 80s rap. The best. No constant swearing or trashy words. Today's rap isn't rap.

[@dora_thedestroyer]

Then you've never heard of N.W.A.

[@ICExMikey]

Class as well

[@lobotomyscam1051]

​@@dora_thedestroyerNWA was mild compared to the Geto Boys... and I'm not talking about that wack "mind playing tricks on me" either.

[@LacJones-b3l]

​@@lobotomyscam1051 Geto boys was far from wack n yes they did make NWA seem like a pg rap group at the time but only people from new York call geto boys wack but it's NYC rap that's wack

[@djfan7310]

3rd Base were just awesome in the late 80s early 90s

[@matthewmontgomery7764]

Crazy seeing zev love and subrock together super pleasant surprise RIP DOOM

[@carnagejlu]

I’ll admit I forgot about these guys. Memories…

[@mireaux5150]

I wanna go back to the early 90s.and just live the rest.of my life there

[@albertpringle3397]

+Rob Mireaux FOESHOW

[@Zero.96]

honestly man...

[@royaldivadeja6341]

me too boo

[@adriengonz4028]

+Deja McDonald that's right

[@Carltonway1]

you won't have facebook, you cool with that?

[@jerrypettus9871]

I THANK GOD WE WAS AROUND FOR THAT ERA.

[@msbcheet6041]

I'M SO GLAD I WAS AROUND FOR THIS TOO

[@rickrolledtruth5834]

werd

[@chrismorse3862]

+MsB Cheet quit lyin you look much too young to even have been born when this came out

[@linoflores4994]

Yes!!!

[@OmarAngelGarcia]

Jerry Pettus I thank my parents

[@castle4610]

I remember seeing these cats in Word Up magazine, wearing gold rope chains. I was like, who are these white boys? They seemed legit, so I bought The Cactus Album and have been a fan ever since. They are the real deal. Word to the Third!

[@GoArmy87]

3rd Bass was tight, definitely underappreciated!

[@MorenitaChinita]

MC Serch & Prime Minister Pete Nice; SO underrated--

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

True that!

[@hanz0tohu304]

they put D00M on the map RIP KMD

[@JamilKiwi-mx8lg]

Its not Pete nice its Pete nice hi nice

[@LenOx4791]

Still hits harder than the new material these days. Way ahead of their time.

[@HolyRollerTV]

cut the crap about way ahead, thats a total cliche ..its of its time

[@richvarrick2297]

Pete's Dad was my Gym Teacher at when this dropped. He was a really Cool Guy but we still gave Mr Nash The Gas Face! lol

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

Lol Pete made his dad Rob the school for 50 grand to help him survive when pete got arrested and owned mad money on taxes and fraud for selling fake baseball item's. He always been a loser after leaving 3rd Bass he was so smart and educated but never got over being famous the lil bit he was or making that fast show money, refused to get a normal Job he could have been a collage professor since he graduated from a great college as an English major but his ego.... He opened a baseball shop upstate and half the shit he sold was fake he admitted it he should have stayed In the game like Serch.

[@nolanschmitt3821]

@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 damnnnnn I couldn’t help but laugh every time I saw him wearing his funny suits but I didn’t know he took it serious🤣🤣 thank you for explaining

[@Twan1985]

Pete Nice is one of the smoothest white dudes in hip hop history he had his pimp cane, the suits and smoke cigars

[@mmff5242]

smoothest dude end of. no need to divide by colour mate, we all human.

[@Twan1985]

@@mmff5242 I was just saying my bad I swear I can't write nothing on here smh

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

@@Twan1985 As a White man from NYC who has been a Fan of Rap music and a part of Hip Hop culture myself since 1986, no offense should be taken by your comment fuck these soft cats Pete is that Smoothest white man in Hip Hop History Period!

[@felixm868]

And he’s an expert in Baseball

[@hanz0tohu304]

also that craquer got an ill rhyme under his shirt gona wake up the shakers till there none left standing on their acres

[@OnMyStevieJohnson]

My greatest regret is not realizing how incredible M.C. Serch and Pete Nice were back in '89.

[@jeffmartin9212]

I was tryin to tell y’all

[@liztewliztew]

This was my 2nd album (cassette tape) purchase back when I was in grade 9! My first ever purchase was Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock’s It t’Takes Two. Bought both from my former employer, Towers Department Store. Feels like a lifetime ago!!!!

[@kendallas2060]

If that's your greatest regret in life you must be living a wonderful Life

[@commiehunter733]

Trash 🗑

[@jaywill4ever]

You get the "gas face" for that.

[@ajtowin]

1989 my grad year 18 years old I remember was So unique, fashion and eything in NY no year was like it especially in the summer 🔥🔥🔥

[@frankeinstein1]

At 45 man I miss real Hip-Hop.."

[@eemoogee160]

@Jackstar769 that's trippy~ Communicating across the abyss of time via the intertubes~^^

[@TheRawledawg]

@Carlos Domenech same here

[@deemoe7301]

I love 3rd Base! My friends and myself would run home from school to watch "Video music Box" and 3rd Base was apart of that Golden Era/Age of Hop-Hop! Miss these dudes!!

[@ern363]

+Darryl Scott never got the respect they deserve .....their lyrics were tight...

[@deemoe7301]

+Ernie Griff very true Ernie! 😊👍

[@davidstanley8482]

"Video Music Box" I remember that shit! Your talking about that TV channel where all the music vids were dial-in requests? I remember requesting songs I liked (or waiting til someone else did) and getting the tape recorder ready so I could make my mix tape! Haha....no MP3 type of shit back then!

[@HLZBORO738]

that shit was on in n.y.

[@CulturedWhiteBoy]

Might want to note that their name isn't 3rd Base.

[@chrisbrown8748]

I miss the golden age of hip hop. If you didn't dance to this song at a house party than you missed out on some great times.

[@ronnieflood8019]

Nowadays we don't have real rappers that have bars and you never see them rap together like this 🤧

[@iluvmyboba]

3rd Bass was a solid group. Very lyrical. Pete Nice's demeanor always cracked me up. He had a style like, I'm here strictly to rhyme. Period.

[@DMONEY7720]

Henry Rollins played Vanilla Wafer in Pop goes the weasel vid when they beat his ass

[@mysterfrosty]

@@DMONEY7720 8 did not know that, lol vanilla wafer haha

[@duftyboxing]

😆

[@epinu86]

this comment got me screamin...it's spot on.

[@janmajnik6889]

It's the beats for me!

[@jerrypettus9871]

TODAYS MC'S DONT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS RIGHT HERE, CLASSIC MAN ,CLASSIC

[@TheYunghawk]

today's MCs? what MCs? lol

[@realmczappa]

Jerry Pettus shit, this kinda hip-Hop is all I listen to, besides soul, funk, jazz and rock

[@markghose6875]

This here real shit. The originals.

[@GeraldHarris-cf2zh]

@@realmczappa add some house and im in

[@questioningeverything4200]

Jerry Pettus classic heap of garbage elementary school rhymes

[@chrisdevinscreative4646]

I saw them live in Chicago. It was the best sounding rap show Ive seen. The bass was boomin, music was loud, but you could hear their vocals clearly. Very professional.

[@BBrown_Chicago]

At Riviera with DeLa soul

[@janmajnik6889]

I discovered their music about a year ago while deep diving into 90s hip hop and I was blown away by the beats and just the whole general production on their music. Insane for that time no?

[@FreshRose-z3s]

1989

[@dabro1569]

As someone who grew up in this era I can positively tell you THESE GUYS WERE TOO FAR AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. The hip hop fanbase wasn’t ready to accept and give a white group their props unfortunately. Had they come out around late 90s early 2000s , we’d be talking about them in the same breath as Eminem, Jay-Z. Pete Nice was cold as hell with his craft and Serch was so highly regarded that HE WAS ASKED TO GHOST WRITE FOR RAKIM!!!! How INSANE is that?!! Imagine the shock/ backlash if it was known that they wrote for the man who is widely considered to be the greatest lyricist of all time before Tupac and B.I.G?!!! 💪🏾🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥✊🏿

[@chrispember172]

Check out back to the grill again

[@lacarnwilliams7551]

They were fortunate enough to be "adopted" by Public Enemy's producers. Hank Shocklee is a mf!

[@dabro1569]

@@lacarnwilliams7551 Hank Shocklee and Eric “Vietnam Sadler with Chuck D as the bomb squad were incredible!!! They produced so many classics!!! Most people only think of their work with PE but don’t know that they produced Ice Cube’s first solo album, worked with Jazz musicians and even did remixes for Ziggy Marley 💪🏾🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥🔥✊🏿

[@tommypwood672]

you played me like a foul ball....now ya living hard......white boy here----these 80 90s rappers were dope..shiiiiiit today

[@reggier2343]

Damn fashion has changed 🤣😂. 90s had the best dance moves of any decade!

[@PacificDark]

This is 80s, my friend.

[@YourFunkLord]

Pure Vintage! These Guys Had An Underrated Flow.

[@HolyRollerTV]

no they were not underrated cut this bs

[@MrBoswel1]

serch was a awesome dancer. he killed it dancing

[@SodaPopinksi]

You bugging. Serch looks like a corn ball dancing.

[@islanddreams4805]

Damn this put me in a GOOD FUCKING mood. Love 3rd bass, I straight got mems back in tha day. READY IN THE INTRO ,

[@GregJonesTV]

3rd Bass’ underrated status is one of hip hop history’s biggest crimes. They were both a solid and pure lyrical group. Stepping to the AM is one of favorite songs of all time

[@thugger-vandross]

They were garbage bro Let it go

[@rigormrtis]

You're going to get the gas face.@@thugger-vandross

[@HolyRollerTV]

@@thugger-vandross you still here though

[@mikeklassic78]

1st time I seen this video on "rap city" .....i was so blown away by his flattop i told my mom! 😂....her response - " boy please" lol....serch dancing his ass off.... these was the days 👍

[@EricMWashingtonPhD]

These cats were underappreciated, but their flow was def. Sampling on point.

[@thekerneljames]

Props to Sam Sever :)

[@digimeth1216]

Pete Nice is no doubt the coolest white Rapper thats ever been in existence. He hung with Xef luv and got snapped in photos with all sorts of rap legends throughout his career. The Minister of Mojo got my vote fo shosho.

[@robertmoore8177]

MC Serch was a Cold Killer on the Mike too.

[@serekithegreat]

Aw, yeah man. Bring back the old school real lyricists! 👊🏾✌🏾😎

[@ogxsoupxbone1524]

fo'tha Real HipHop Heads, this is StiLL on HEAVY ROTATION!!!

[@UrbanSipfly]

I can't believe that I'm still rocking to those mad lyrics - 32 years later!!

[@theuglyman275]

43 here, so i feelz ya

[@johnmickns]

One of the underrated hip hop albums to ever come out

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

And the second Album was just as Dope two of the best albums of all time. Pete was so Lyrical and book smart being an english Major in collage he uses words a lot of folks don't understand today lol.

[@fellowdanbarber3323]

3rd Bass is not underrated. They were corny. Search gets props for bringing Nas to the forefront but that’s about it. They look corny, dances were corny, beats were weak. You couldn’t quote me ONE dope bar they spit, let alone an entire verse. They were a white parody of Kid n Play. Just because they remind you of “back in the day” let’s not act like people were feeling them back in the day - we weren’t. Just like we clowned The Fat Boys and people today want to act like they were dope. 😂

[@HolyRollerTV]

lies it was rated

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

@@fellowdanbarber3323they were definitely NOT “corny”

[@JusticeUS11Bang]

Dam, the late 80's to the mid 90's was the true golden age of HIP HOP!!! Everyone from 3rd Base, Main Source, Bahamadia, Brand Nubian, EPMD and so on. Dam I miss those days. Thats Hip Hop,

[@Flush75]

1993. I've never moved-on from that year in my life. Nothing like it.

[@fmac0417]

I don't know how anyone who lived through this time and looks at the country now could say things have gotten better. It's been a long steady decline since like '97.

[@ICExMikey]

Peaked in 94

[@Ikeluve205]

RIP KMD aka MF Doom! This was my track!

[@sixsix9577]

3rd bass was dope..best white doodz ever in hip hop..had soul and kept in a stack

[@jaybrown7434]

3rd Bass was DOPE!! Production, lyrics, the DJ ...they were Hip Hop.

[@BigSi-xw6wv]

Late 80's early 90's was the greatest time for many many different things!

[@gronielrivera165]

Old hip hop/rap. When the rap music made sense and was great.

[@staplesq705]

I'm 48 years old now.. feeling old when listening to this now, had this tape back then, 3rd bass was so cool when they released the cactus album, damn.. no great rap groups these nowadays, back then it was Ultra Magnetic MC's, EPMD, jungle Brothers, BDP, Big Daddy Kane.. -sigh- God I miss these times... #wannagoback

[@JulesLeBoudon]

THE GOLDEN AGE OF GOOD HIP HOP!!!!

[@yungsuracha477]

+Speshalk1997 agreeddang! the realest nigga out in the croud, hittin it up with some real shit , finally some said it

[@neuroswipe]

Aww, YEAH!! Nice & Smooth!!!!Another awesome grouo from back then that's been forgotten

[@msbcheet6041]

YESSSS

[@DefSquadFan]

They were weak back then and still are. They put Nas on so that's all I give them points for.

[@adventurouspeach9043]

no doubt..

[@Dmaccabees]

THAT BEAT WAS ALWAYS BANGIN!!!...STILL!!!

[@joedummers6860]

No racism allowed in any way, peace to everybody in the whole world...

[@mog882]

Totally different voices style, blended very nicely.

[@3941602]

Ohh so much swag! Makes modern day rappers look wack like 6x9, bhad bahbie, any reggaeton artist.

[@Diaz23]

3rd Bass one of my fav groups of all time. Still bumping them in 2022 and on... they are Very underated and unappreciated! Rip Zev Love X aka MF Doom and his brother DJ Sub Roc!

[@larrymcmillan5611]

...I see a young Zev Love X aka MF DOOM jumpin' around in this clip!! (R.I.P.)

[@Filmation77]

Every body talks about Beasties,Eminem,kid rock etc.but nobody gives any love to 3rd bass...thats f'ed up yo

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

+Speed Knots I think they get confused on who Pete Nice was! LOL ....Kid Rock is not Pete Nice....I know it's been a long time society and you may not remember....but yeah, Pete Nice is that Kid Rock they are talking about. 3rd Bass is the best white guy/group ever in hip hop.

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

***** definitely

[@erwinrogers9470]

Mike c

[@Davehiphop]

Dope...

[@FuckdasketsHOPassass]

lol who gives Kid Rock love?

[@danieldiggs9574]

This era of life ruled. Golden age of hip hop, Nintendo NES games. The life

[@is2fiftyslowfsport744]

2021 and I'm listening to this track, timeless classic

[@sperterpfk0]

Me too.

[@princeekeson12]

Kids of 2020: THIS is how you do the running man.☝️☝️☝️

[@Spencil_MC]

Sub-Rock always kept Serch's cut fresh

[@ants8527]

1989'' 90'' I remember buying this single on cassette tape and i still got it in my collection A 30 year old classic!

[@smosby5002]

2024 🎉 still hot 😊

[@torgomax]

👍

[@frankiec9835]

Another dope hip hop duo from NY!! I would love to see a reunion !! One of my favorites from the 90’s

[@Moshe.1972]

THIS IS A CLASSIC JOINT BACK IN DA DAY

[@osiawideman3257]

I remember hearing this in 1989,I immediately went out and copped it,Dope album

[@Greecosoph2]

100%RAP Brilliant...It's a shame that there's hardly any real rap these days !!!

[@DavidW-l7g]

One of the best funky choruses ever

[@wandererkenshin7557]

3rd Bass first two albums are brilliant.

[@yal100]

Wore this cassette out!!!!

[@koolsanthony623]

"You ain't my nukka' lmaooo yoooo🤣🤣

[@intellectualidiot2000]

So sick. The Prime Minister Pete Nice. One of the best to ever do it. Never forgotten.

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

intellectualidiot Agreed

[@itspacinobaby]

intellectualidiot he's not dead LOL

[@djpoppy1]

Yeah I had this cassette single, and then got the Album. Golden Era hip-hop can't be faded.

[@robertwashington2161]

Yooo!!!!! That's hilarious. I listened to this song a billion times and never caught that... His first words were ""it's the other man"...

[@steampoweredtv]

It's not classic hip hop unless SOMEBODY is doing the Runnin Man.

[@iamalpha5134]

Tinman_XL 😂👍

[@rickrolledtruth5834]

yes man

[@l.michelleindigenousred2757]

Facts👏👏😂😂

[@slikdarelic]

Lmao.. No doubt.. 😂😂😂

[@saywhatnow5789]

Yup👍😎

[@Kujunigga]

These were the days! MC Serch is not given his props enough. Not only has he left a legacy behind in hip hop but he is responsible for introducing other hip hop talent to the world. Nas, MF DOOM, etc The Golden Age. Even when you made a song bullshitting, you had to come lyrically correct!

[@robbylong2748]

Yeah people forget 3rd Bass gave KMD they’re big break in Gasface, we got MF Doom from them, aka Zev Love X gone way too soon

[@vytalman]

MF Doom makes an appearance in this music video.

[@jaschul]

The best hip hop single that the whole world has completely forgotten ever happened. Seriously.

[@robpriv75]

I agree. I've listened to rap for 30 years and I've come to the conclusion that this is my favorite beat of all time. Perfectly crafted.

[@davegrosz75]

The whole Album consists of dope beats,variedly und Full of fluffinesse😀

[@msbcheet6041]

I know right

[@sonja4164]

I had this cassette tape, and I wore it out.

[@PaulPawlPall]

That's a Bomb Squad beat too!

[@chrissystewart6268]

Bring back 3rd Bass 2020

[@charlesmeadows6718]

3RD BASS JAM 88”

[@loveinspired7]

I give credit where it's due...they were pretty good.

[@stevensyers4342]

loveinspired7

[@Acbaratta5555]

Square in the butt

[@Mathin3D]

@ love They were the best, bitch!

[@martinridgway3062]

don't forget Doom and Kurious are in their stable, don't forget Nas on Serch's kick 'em in the grill... pretty good lol... come on man

[@chesterbanks623]

loveinspired7 Orange juice Jones

[@ajtowin]

Say what you want this was NYC culture!!!🗽🗽🗽🗽

[@DaPhilthyDog]

"I'm universal!" It wasn't about race it was about talent and these cats had it!!!

[@elterrancito6332]

Tell that to Lord jamar

[@curtiswhiteheadjr1322]

Day Nyte #ThatsMyWord! 💯🎤

[@anastaciavanpaul1960]

I always wanted to dance with MC Serch. ❤️

[@jimmyp.6920]

They was hard , beat 8/10 bars 8/10 dance 8/10 name of group and originality 10/10 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danielbrooks1714]

Pete Nice, the coolest whyte boy in hip hop ever.

[@taezee]

the word of the third stands true so no panicking......

[@jasoncarter4122]

I love 3rd bass . Takes me back every time! You guys are dope AF to me ! So much swag !

[@mikehunt4986]

WOW! Hadn't heard this NYC classic in years! Felt like in was junior high school all over again!

[@FreshRose-z3s]

I watched this on a Monday morning before the first day of school September 1989.

[@landshark616]

Fun times !!!! I almost felt like black white all had fun in the clubs ext.. good times

[@TheStandardBearer]

Bring my 80/90s back! What a time 🔥😎

[@tango-bravo]

I was loving this stuff when it came out and I really like seeing the early 90’s hip hop dance steps these cats are rocking

[@TeeWreh]

I was so hyped to hear Serch on the radio on Detroit in 2005.. one of my favorite MCs.

[@neilmick7746]

Bought this cassette, back in '93. Hands' down, this is their best song. I keep replaying this one.

[@OnlyBuiltForCubanLinx]

Cactus Album & Derelicts of Dialects. Big. Huge respect to MC Serch, Prime Minister Pete Nice & DJ Richie Rich.

[@akaBPhife]

DAMN I STILL GOT THIS "TAPE"!

[@mr.lonniebooker3205]

Happy Birthday, M.C. Serch! He's steppin' 2 da a.m. on his birthday 2day.

[@michaelenders3600]

I'd kill to go back to these days living in New York!

[@patrickmccarron5059]

I have never done steppin' to the A.M. But I did accidentally step in dog shit this morning.