Asia's first time hearing Ice Cube "It Was A Good Day" Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@TFIGBassPlayer]

The sample is from the Isley Brothers. The song is called (Footsteps in the dark).

[@kevincorrigan7893]

Ice Cube is a true poet and great storyteller along with Tupac. The album Death Certificate is a masterpiece. Great reaction!

[@nathanielhorrigan9085]

Asia, how have you never heard this? This entire album is a classic

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..I was fortunate enough to witness the birth of RAP....Truly.., opened my eyes to some facts..., Honestly ..,one of my most memorable lines from Classic RAP.."Didn't have to use my AK..Today was a good day "...Love the intelligent insight from you two as always...!!!

[@Mtc0nqr3r]

This is a sample of the Isley Brothers "Footsteps in the Dark". They were sampled by a slew of artists in the 80s and 90s.

[@joshuadeshaies7106]

Oh yeah, The great OShea Jackson aka Ice Cube. Talk about a lot of good songs from him over a Long career. From NWA to films. Luv it guys!!

[@martinpascual3558]

The line "Mama cooked the breakfast with no hog" was part of the good day because he had recently converted to Islam just before this album. If you listen to the song with the context that it is a dream about what a "Good Day" would be, then you see the end where he "wakes up" to his reality.

[@kakarottharott3797]

“No Hog”….”Didn’t Pig out” - that’s classic!!

[@NoahFroio]

Well, at the end of it, it was the next day, 2-33.09 A.M. (7:24), which sadly, was just a regular day in South Central LA.

[@timpeltier2901]

😁👍 this song never gets old.

[@empyrealone]

I would say that every 80s and 90s hip hop song used a sample. That was a foundation of hip hop. Could probably say the same for the majority of 2000s hip hop. Slowly over the last twenty years producers started making their own beats from scratch more and more. But the first 30 years or so it was primarily samples of old soul, r&b and funk songs.

[@jessep500ify]

CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “Today Was a Good Day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics: Nov 11 1988 114-103 Nov 30 1988 110-106 Apr 4 1989 115-97 Apr 23 1989 121-117 Jan 17 1990 100-90 Feb 28 1990 112-107 Mar 25 1990 116-94 Apr 17 1990 102-101 Jan 18 1991 105-96 Mar 24 1991 113-96 Apr 21 1991 103-100 Jan 20 1992 116-110 CLUE 4: Dates of those Laker wins over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no Smog: Nov 30 1988 Apr 4 1989 Jan 18 1991 Jan 20 1992 CLUE 5: “Got a beep from Kim, and she can fuck all night” beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were available to public: Jan 18 1991 Jan 20 1992 CLUE 6: Ice Cube starred in the film “Boyz In The Hood” that was released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991 too busy to be lounging around the streets with no plans. Ladies and Gentlemen.. The ONLY day where: Yo MTV Raps was on air It was a clear and smogless day Beepers were commercially sold Lakers beat the SuperSonics and Ice Cube had no events to attend was… JANUARY 20 1992: National Good Day Day

[@JustbeingCed]

This is the best comment. I'm 39 and I remember all this. By the way, I was 7 in 1992 lol.

[@showtime4243]

The other day I messed around and get a triple double, and I was freaking brothers like MJ !! This song is awesome !!

[@peterwalsh2470]

man I love this song, I feel this one in my soul, a nostalgic thing I think. I would also like to see "the ghetto" by 2 short.

[@Kristirasmussen]

I love this song, I play it all the time when I’m driving. ❤️❤️❤️

[@ministry2627]

This album (The Predator) was a masterpiece.

[@JustbeingCed]

Asia's face when cube said pulled out the jimmy and killed the punani 😂😂😂😂

[@jeter274]

BJ, I'm glad you're introducing more Hip Hop to Asia

[@brgreg8725]

For this Gen Xer, it was all Hip Hop and Grunge!! All we needed

[@SykoNerd]

u two are beautiful! love watching ur reactions! 🙂🖤 Push It - Salt&Pepa It Takes Two- Rob Base & Dj EZ Rock Humpty Dance - Digital Underground Now that We Found Love - Heavy D & the Boyz This is How We Do it - Montell Jordan I will Remember You & Angel - Sarah McLachlan Angel Eyes - Jeff Healy Band Take my Breath away- Berlin Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Anything Motown - Temptations, 4 Tops, The Supremes Smokey Robinson (Tears of a Clown) Don't Wanna Miss A Thing & Sweet Emotion & Cryin - Aerosmith (anything Aerosmith lol) Tom's Diner- Suzanne Vega Get Here- Oleta Adams & yes, even disco! Disco Inferno- The Trammps & Super Freak - Rick James & Funky Town - Lipps Inc I could do this all day! 😀 I just found u two so have no idea if you've done any of these or if any of these are considered "controversial" in 2022 but they always make me happie! (I have extremely eclectic music taste lol)

[@SqueeJay12485]

You guys should do a collection of 90s hip hop songs that people don't realize are samples from the Isley Brothers like the Notorious BIG's "Big Poppa" or Bone Thugs' "Tha Crossroads"

[@jameshobbs1460]

Back when Rap was Really Rap.. That ending I had forgotten.. its still funny.. Greatness

[@djevans1976]

Loved this jam. Someone decided to try to figure out which day this was they say Jan 20 1992

[@1984msmocha]

The continuation of this video is “check yo self”

[@Kausion]

Were waiting for yall reaction at the end 😂 90s hip hop & gangsta rap videos were so creative and realistic they were awesome to watch today the vids seem low budget and have nothing on the 90s.I remember NWA saying they called it street or reality rap and that the media labelled it "gangsta" rap 🙄 possibly due to Cubes line in "Straight Outta Compton" song "From the gang called N🥷az Wit Attitudes"

[@daz_n]

When I was younger, I was the only one of my friends who listened to Hip Hop. Would love to see you guys react to some earlier hip hop artists from my time, Eric B & Rakim, Just-Ice, Boogie Down Productions etc. 😍

[@deezbeats9546]

The name of the song this was sample from was (Footsteps in the Dartk) by the Isley Brothers

[@jabreck1934]

Grandmaster flash- The message I didn’t see it on the playlist. (One of the most significant songs in rap history),

[@ctguitarguy8510]

This was sampled from the isley brothers song "footsteps in the dark". Which would have been a great thing to play and react to on your R&B stream.

[@naysay02]

the poetry, irony, sarcasm, storytelling and the sample in this song are IMPECCABLE!

[@walterhefty5618]

Man, y'all making me feel old. This song was a part of my High School soundtrack (c/o 95). Then again, West Coast Rap was popular in my school in San Diego.

[@jamieperdue8663]

The track is The Isley Brothers Footsteps in the dark.

[@SparkimusPrime]

And it was a good day 🔥🖤

[@CalixYukon]

Great reaction, happy you guys are exploring hip hop more!

[@jameslafontaine198]

Still on my hip hop playlist to this day. Awesome song

[@crystalpistey-lyhne3406]

A Classic(When I little!)🤗🤣🏀🎶💃

[@aequitasveritas5908]

CLASS OF 95 ALL THE WAY LIVE. the 90s here in L.A was straight savage when only the strong survived.

[@marthaz]

Isley's baby! Classic from ice cube. Now you can see why he was so perfect for the movie "Fridays" Yeah😍 more Isley's please 💕

[@deannaneal5603]

Ice Cube sampled The Isley Brothers's "Footsteps in the Dark" You should hear that song too!

[@douglasanderson8543]

Miss the Supersonics!

[@MarciaVandergriff]

Ice cube biggest selling single EVER!

[@reneq2635]

You guys gotta watch part 2 to this. Check yo self. Went from a good day to well.... you'll see

[@LongieR8er]

Exactly…..the good day ended when he dropped home girl off at 2am so technically it WAS a different day…..plus if you live anywhere in LA you’ll experience the Ghetto Bird at 2am at least once in your life time

[@reneq2635]

@@LongieR8eryou right. I remember the ghetto bird all too well. Haven't lived in LA in about 20 years. Those were good.times in the 90s

[@ghostlee6434]

Ghetto bird

[@eastwood1026]

Check yoself is the continuation to this video incase you’re wondering. Check it out. Both classic songs are from his album the predator In 1992 right after L.A. riots in Mid-late April

[@endobleeds]

this is in my top 5 of all songs

[@xman48205]

The majority of Hip-Hop and Rap beats especially in the 80s, 90s and 2000s used samples from older R&B joints.

[@brianvalencia7717]

An all time classic. Just something to sit back & chill to. I remember me & my cousins rapping along to this back in the day. I STILL do. :) Anyway, awesome reaction, guys!

[@scapito]

Ice Cube is great live! If you ever get a chance to see him, take it.

[@andrewstableford9781]

Saw him on the Family Values tour with Korn and Limp Bizkit. Great show.

[@scapito]

@@andrewstableford9781 💯 Korn is another great live band.

[@andrewstableford9781]

I’ve seen Korn 6 times. I didn’t want to want to give them too much credit on an Ice cube reaction but they are the best live band I’ve ever seen. Very tight and professional even when they were on meth. I’ve Cube was dope on that tour though.

[@scapito]

@@andrewstableford9781 when I saw them live, the drummer Silveria had broken his wrist/arm (or something like that) and Mike Bordin from Faith No More was filling in.

[@xanajak]

There is a post on the Internet where the guy pinpointed the exact day Cube was talking about. Brilliant Internetting. All-time song and video.

[@mariesal3558]

I grew up in the 80’s 90’s Southern California . Gangsters everywhere even in the suburbs . Raps like this make me feel nostalgic

[@Pelesfyre]

I remember i bought this cassette single when i was a kid. Lol This song was major. For real. Huge. *Reminds me i also got the Ghetto Boys single 6 ft deep. Also huge. Came out around same time.

[@tokencitizen5511]

Bad ass song I haven't heard for a while now. Thx.

[@echopryme]

January 20, 1992... THATS the day! 😎

[@Kausion]

Did yall notice "Please Stay Off My Friggin Grass" Stanley from Friday movie @ 3:10 😂 also rapper WC @ 4:40 yall should check out Snoops cousin Daz Dillinger feat Val Young-In California(HD) Daz has some dope beats he did the beat for Pac & Snoops "2 Of Amerikkkas Most Wanted" also did some work on Pacs All Eyes On Me album among others

[@2869may]

"CHROME AND PAINT" "LET IT REIGN" "WHY WE THUGS" 'HELLO" "BACKYARD BOOGIE" (WITH MACK 10)

[@Sk8str8772]

wen cube said, " i been tryna dig since tha 12th grade" and that nigga laffed- i felt that laff my nigg.!!! lmao

[@arthurlangford5861]

The Isley Brothers "Footsteps In The Dark"! The Isley's are a legendary group who could do it all! Their catalog is packed with masterpieces! They were formed in the 50's. Ronald, O'Kelley and Rudolph were the nucleus until younger brothers Ernie (guitar), Marvin (bass), and brothers-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards) joined the group in '69 and with their writing abilities, formed the sound that would produce monster hits from 1970 thru 1984! The Isley's are the truth and you should explore their catalog!

[@peridotdiamondruby]

Back when music was good 🎶

[@peperino25]

try uncensored explicit version when you TRY hearing RAP

[@jllucas39]

One of my favorites of all time. Hip hop category....😍😍

[@notwokevikingrules401]

The Isley Brothers's 'Footsteps in the Dark

[@pennycopperhatch9315]

the "to be continued" part at the end of video leads into his next single "Check yo self".....

[@loganarencibia1704]

This is a great classic rap from ice cube

[@davidwalker683]

You guys are awesome. How about - ice t- colors… another classic .

[@enochancient9931]

Reminds me of summer high school days

[@aztecadog]

The sample came from the Isley Brothers, ‘Between the Sheets’ If you ain’t heard that jam, your missing out- It’s definitely a baby making jam

[@shaneptc23]

Need the uncut version like our Cd's were

[@CaddyJim]

Love *Asia's* reaction when he says pulled off the jammy & killed the punani put that butt to sleep. Because this is the radio clean version this song is actually much more graphic... lol

[@raffaballzz]

Her face said it all lol

[@JustbeingCed]

Ikr. She was like oh my goodness lol.

[@supernatutal5229]

Love song

[@dragonligthing]

5:25 Asia's face says at all 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pyroishere]

Ice Cube is an amazing story teller

[@broncoscountry7667]

It's so crazy to me that and don't get me wrong I enjoy it. Its so crazy to see people react to old songs that I grew up on and songs that I listened to on a daily basis when they came out. It nice to see that these songs are new to people that have started to react to them or even hear these songs for the first time.

[@ulisesmaderamejia4847]

Sampled from the amazingly Isley Brothers - Footsteps In The Dark!! 👏🏽💯 you guys should definitely check out the song as well

[@masrian4446]

One of the Los Santos radio background songs in GTA SA ❤️

[@Renarification]

This album is an a Movie, track's follow story, end of clip is begining of next one.

[@kvoltti]

January 20 1992 is the day this song is referring to

[@dragonligthing]

In da original version, his voice sounds more real n fantastic than Video's Version

[@TheSksexton]

A while back some guy took the weather conditions, sports scores, crime stats, etc. and came up with a specific day. I forget exactly, but it was around Jan 20th, give or take

[@Tan3l6]

Please take a look at a brilliant mashup - K.K. Good Day (KK Slider vs Ice Cube)

[@kaioken301]

Idk if anyone answered yet, but the song sampled Footsteps In The Dark by The Isley Brothers

[@2869may]

Lil Rob ~ "Summer Nights" is a VIBE....!!!

[@greganderson1445]

He sampled the song Footsteps in The Dark by the Isley Brothers

[@mikaelerosecrans2093]

This bout to be legendary

[@MikeJohnson-bs1xn]

i was born in 83 so this music is what i grew up to. FIRE

[@ericaferguson7169]

Lmao And he just calmly walks into the house

[@stepomuk9783]

Ice Cube is so damn cool

[@Vulcanerd]

The clean version?? Madness!

[@bakercarl8518]

Automatic thumb up. True BJ on the sample. Footsteps in the dark. I see your flag for the Mavericks.

[@ramcarred]

The Isley Brothers- Footsteps in the Dark!!

[@BayAreaSon]

You know this song is old when he said the Lakers beat the SuperSonics.

[@darrylmckinney9668]

It would be nice if you could turn the volume up, let the viewers hear it too! It's a simple request!

[@marman1829]

The samples from "Footsteps in the Dark" by Isley Brothers

[@ragethesystem91]

I love that you guys mix in hip hop here and there. Not that many reactors are doing that 😎

[@mikejoe7454]

im just catching your reactions, but that song was sampled from the my era, the Isley Brothers "Footsteps in the Dark"

[@HookItUp408]

the 'to be continued at the end connected to his next video 'Check yo self' featuring Das Effects

[@willvr4]

This might be the first time I've heard the censored version of this song. "Put her butt to sleep" literally made me laugh haha

[@davidwalker683]

Of the course the unedited version is little better!

[@lilwalt2855]

Beautiful 🤩!!! Keep it up! Ps, theirs a pt 2 to this video! It’s called check yo self before u wreck yo self!

[@artdogg50]

This is definitely the clean version.

[@glamourboy06]

The sample is between the sheets but Ice Cube own that beat now.

[@bbtw]

Chubb Rock treat'em right.. good old school hip hop

[@terrellantonio3583]

I Love Ice Cube 👍👍🙏..