Crazy that he died at 24. I enjoyed listening to his music at 16, I’m now at an older age than he ever lived to see. Crying shame. May God rest his soul.
@theRealManDawg6 ай бұрын
was just thinking the same shit. I’m 25 now was bumping this shit at 14 thinking 25 felt so far away
@julianhernandez64575 ай бұрын
I'm 42 and was a kid when he was still around. Big l woulda been huge if he made it. Rip fr
@VeloOfficialRV5 ай бұрын
Sad how someone just walked up n capped him. You’d expect he’d have a group around him nearly everywhere he stepped
@tayeeinthacut96613 ай бұрын
@@VeloOfficialRVhe had the heart of a lion he didn’t mind going places on his own I’m exactly like that
@urroyalflynesskaynyne6247Ай бұрын
47 years old and still bumpin' L. Imagine what he could've been if he wasn't taken at such a young age. RIP L.
@grantparker6092 Жыл бұрын
Big L is by far the most slept on rapper of all time
@JasonValentine011 Жыл бұрын
When I catch you it's wraps
@emilioortega8881 Жыл бұрын
Big L is too advanced for yall
@nicholasbragg8340 Жыл бұрын
@@JasonValentine011watch your back pussy
@RossiB172 Жыл бұрын
Annoying when you see a top 10 and hes not there with yiur jay z drakes and nas😅. Nas said in the battle world L was a problem he was the best no 1 wanted to go against him. He died too young man. He was the best by lyrical talent by far. You can tell eminem was influenced by his style with the punchlines .
@Follow.the.Leader11 ай бұрын
@@RossiB172 you couldn’t help but to drag eminem into it, eminem corny punchlines not touchin L. “Your opinion is like a broken calculator, it doesn’t count” 🚮
@Beastaz3 жыл бұрын
For everyone asking, I’ll be 26 in a week. Time really flies. As a birthday gift, all I ask is that y’all spread love man. Always about the next person when you do and say things. The world needs it more than ever.
@ryanlord243 жыл бұрын
Damn you’re exactly the same age as me
@MagnaflowYeti3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great vibes👌 happy early birthday!
@KingSB1873 жыл бұрын
God bless you brother
@bennet21373 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday big dawg
@Madness8013 жыл бұрын
I don't anyone was asking 😂
@vasudev6960 Жыл бұрын
Almost all Big L rhymes are multi syllables, combined with his smoothness in delivery, the mixture is unique cannot be replicated
@ItsAllLuv Жыл бұрын
Weeeaaaakkkkk
@YungPhilosopher Жыл бұрын
Causd they are written not off dome
@bigreaper7587 Жыл бұрын
@@YungPhilosopher so were Jay-Z’s verses and damn near EVERY FREESTYLE YOU’VE EVER HEARD!!
@v257to Жыл бұрын
Faxx
@jewellbell Жыл бұрын
@@bigreaper7587 lol facts
@no56511 жыл бұрын
There was something very vintage and nostalgia about Big L's voice and style. What you hear here cannot be replicated, its like a throwback jersey.
@AARONH853 жыл бұрын
Makes you think about being a teenager in the 90s-early 2000s
@yahboyx3 жыл бұрын
Mans said jersey , it’s Harlem bro
@AARONH853 жыл бұрын
He’s talking about a piece of clothing.
@welldonebrainn3 жыл бұрын
No doubt. It brings you back to that time. He lives permanently in that mid/late 90s era. Which is unfortunate cause there’s no doubt he would have continued to kill it well into the 2000’s.
@olivermarsden75603 жыл бұрын
What’s the best behind this (I should know but I forgot)
@hampinc67963 жыл бұрын
Big L was 21 years old here and Jay Z was 24. Those type of skills at such a young age. Rare now ah dayZ
@alanbooth24063 жыл бұрын
@Memescience vines exactly but hova was really freestyling
@XFader5053 жыл бұрын
@@alanbooth2406 no he wasn't lololol
@StoopSports3 жыл бұрын
Rare?? Try nonexistent
@liamslaney49212 жыл бұрын
I like big l
@NotGeoWild_2 жыл бұрын
Not rare, unlike, he was 1 of a kind.
@PhoenixxVT4 жыл бұрын
this will forever give me goosebumps. Big L outrapping JayZ is legendary
@Matt.Savage3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@izxy10493 жыл бұрын
Fr man hahaha I'd take big L over jay z any day
@prosperitydwellings12083 жыл бұрын
I don’t think he
@shuan-ma3 жыл бұрын
There were only a few that could spit like l, he's just too good
@untitled063 жыл бұрын
he came with writtens to a freestyle. unlike jay
@robertfrost64217 ай бұрын
Big L speaks so cleanly and clearly it really allows you to appreciate his accent. Not to mention the lyrics
@Beastaz8 жыл бұрын
can't believe that I was 12 when I uploaded this lol
@ellpod8 жыл бұрын
you just had good taste as a young one that's all lol
@ZalvadorZali8 жыл бұрын
We the same age fam. Old souls fr
@FlyingMonkey2088 жыл бұрын
i was 8
@steffan2418 жыл бұрын
i was 4
@AndrewQuiroz248 жыл бұрын
I was negative 2 at the time.
@niallwatts7894 жыл бұрын
Can't believe Jay Z gets hate on this. His verse is amazing. Big L was just out of this world.
@dash29464 жыл бұрын
Nah son, Jay got fuc*in smoked
@Pellemain4 жыл бұрын
Jay went hard as fuck, anyone would look weak next to L around that time...
@anti-rehabrelapse59964 жыл бұрын
He was good on this, just by comparison he didnt sound that good lol
@khufukhafre19634 жыл бұрын
A scoobidy doo bop/ a bopitty boo bang/ chiggity cha cha/ diddy Bahbah cant stop how my criggiddy crew bang!
@WattsUpTez10mm4 жыл бұрын
His last verse was ass. I hope that wasn’t from a track
@bennettharvey51623 жыл бұрын
When you make Jay-Z sound like an amateur, you know you’re a legend. All the verses were dope, but goddam Big L goes hard. RIP
@waxmaster-c2 жыл бұрын
he had better bars, but Jay-Z's jazzy flow was out of this world
@ROOSEVELTPARK-r9t2 жыл бұрын
@@waxmaster-c what do you mean by jazzy flow
@waxmaster-c2 жыл бұрын
@@ROOSEVELTPARK-r9t His 2nd verse. Super unique flow. Melodic, almost scat-like. Never heard anyone do something similar before. I wish he would explore that style more.
@amansizedduck2 жыл бұрын
@@waxmaster-c Feel that
@animebrospodcast45772 жыл бұрын
Written freestyle
@natefrm3rdnation332 Жыл бұрын
Big L first verse is a rapping master class… flow, bars, charisma.. everything man… Rest in Power to a Legend 😮💨🔥
@ZOKI.SAVIC.07115 ай бұрын
❤
@George-i7p3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂💯💯
@tuckernevelАй бұрын
second verse better imo… that just speaks to his greatness! RIP BIG L!!!
@thetraveler99 жыл бұрын
"The BLACK CAT with nine lives, get up off me, ITS BAD LUCK TO CROSS ME" that's heat. good wordplay
@ItsOprahingtonBabe9 жыл бұрын
Hov been heat!
@diablo28573 жыл бұрын
"Even in dying couldn't be this death"🔥
@jonathanbrown59223 жыл бұрын
N pop okp
@808mauna3 жыл бұрын
oof
@bobbycutts21113 жыл бұрын
me and me, great rhyme variety!
@FruitloopLeviathan7 жыл бұрын
L's second vers was flawless.
@jwoodzy31694 жыл бұрын
That Skippy flow he uses then jay copy's ....to cold
@blacksmithbeatz4 жыл бұрын
It should be in rap 101 class on how to rap
@gilbertoisabot3 жыл бұрын
😂😂if he said that one word today nobody would be saying his Verse is fire no cap. and yall know what word I'm talking about
@seangall59653 жыл бұрын
@@gilbertoisabot times were different, although it’s no excuse I’m sure if L was alive today he wouldn’t be saying that word
@gilbertoisabot3 жыл бұрын
@@seangall5965 yeah you right bro
@garthybrookens4839 Жыл бұрын
As an Emcee and one of the best to ever do it Big L's Pen game isn't praised enough!! It's like every line in his lyrics are written to perfection, he was spitting hot bars with top notch delivery and cadence. Big L was a great writer, a wordsmith, an underrated story teller and an iconic punchline King. R.I.P Lamont Coleman. The Hip Hop industry owes you a Movie based on Your short iconic life. You will never be forgotten.
@xTohny8 ай бұрын
Nail in the coffin brother needs more recognition REST IN POWER L
@yusufmussa63867 ай бұрын
"My technique's great." Word. I'm still returning here to listen to L.
@yankeesrule65787 жыл бұрын
Big L is the king of punchlines!
@kyletwitty66383 жыл бұрын
@@foresthead8 stop it
@bhall__3 жыл бұрын
@@foresthead8 gdfo
@nevermind-96303 жыл бұрын
@@foresthead8 shame
@THE_CHOSEN_113 жыл бұрын
@@foresthead8 na MF DOOM is 2nd
@user-kx7fc8bk6v3 жыл бұрын
@@kyletwitty6638 It’s true
@FreakyBedro2 жыл бұрын
The strongest opening in history of rap 🤣 Big L was legit NUTS. Jay is my fav of all time but with Big L's first 4 lines you just know nobody can top that. Rest in peace. Super talent.
@thefly1203 Жыл бұрын
Is big l slow, hell no
@washawnburgess156 Жыл бұрын
They killed big L for jay to seem like that man naw Big L was soul rap
@zayytesla Жыл бұрын
jay verse still ode vibey
@PapaSam_2 Жыл бұрын
Except big pun
@devilSlayerdm Жыл бұрын
🧢
@420_Emissary9 ай бұрын
"...I raise hell till it's heaven..." props to Jigga, he stood by his word and stayed true to his agenda
@kpads1116 Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥 wish rap was still like this. Real talent, real rap, metaphors, bars, and most of all, rap that is timeless and never dies
@bigpeepeeboiz2801 Жыл бұрын
You mean when music has structure? It is sad nowadays what can pass for “genius” or “talent”
@idoonotkno894 Жыл бұрын
yea i don't need a girl to twerk for 3 min straight while talking about her pussy 😒
@James-uw2xh Жыл бұрын
Rap is still like this. You just have to know where to look
@9OX6 Жыл бұрын
you got it bro!@@James-uw2xh
@RossiB172 Жыл бұрын
Tell me bout it. Makes me sick then weird ass voices wheres the grittyness the crackles the record the darkness of the streets heard though the tracks. Different times man i cant ajust to it drake and lil wayne was were it all fell off for me
@cameltoeinspector60156 жыл бұрын
Big L was a rare breed everyone of his bars were tight af
@TheLazyP4 ай бұрын
Big L rhymes schemes were far ahead of his time. He even says it in his second verse ;-) Spittin multi syllable fire 🔥🔥🔥
@Kmakmizzle8 жыл бұрын
I can't think of anyone who spits slicker than Big L.
@bigfranchise8 жыл бұрын
The Notorious BIG comes close.
@Kmakmizzle8 жыл бұрын
Belethor I agree.
@ASSman8648 жыл бұрын
yep biggie, big pun and big L and bone thugs and scarface is smooth asf
@omarrenteria52144 жыл бұрын
Slick rick lol
@yeti4333 жыл бұрын
He is untouchable
@Mandita13928 ай бұрын
It was a collaboration, not a competition. Beautiful work of art ✨
@erickgoon47295 ай бұрын
Crazy how collaborating makes it pretty much unfair for anyone who’s listens to this freestyle . RIP Big L
@George-i7p3 ай бұрын
You definitely don't know anything about Big L huh?! You weren't alive it's always a competition there was no participation trophies back then!
@Mandita13923 ай бұрын
@@George-i7p lmao I was very much alive. My comment was subjective.
@Kikaheki2 жыл бұрын
You cannot win a freestyle, when Big L is around. R.I.P.
@matthewjarvinen6549 Жыл бұрын
Back then? Absolutely. Nowadays... I'd have to disagree.. as there are some ABSOLUTE demons out there with some of the most incredible freestyles out. But, again, the good hip-hop we grew up on and got to cherish, is almost, if not, nonexistent these days.
@josephk6136 Жыл бұрын
Your sentence doesn't need a comma.
@yannikid8 ай бұрын
Rs tho
@christiancrocker622 жыл бұрын
Big L is the hardest rapper of all time and Jay Z's last verse is one of the best verses I have ever heard still to this day and they both did it live on the radio I still come back to this a few times a year at least
@funkysoundlvr2 жыл бұрын
2022, 51 years old, still lovin this REAL rap.
@suspectx8585 Жыл бұрын
🔥
@ste.c9970 Жыл бұрын
Yh man you change lad just not with time
@Alleyesonme-vy4jq Жыл бұрын
Same here bro 51,back in the day I live and breath hiphop
@omarbatista79708 ай бұрын
@@Alleyesonme-vy4jq gang I'm 30 feeling 50 loving big brodi king von cool bug big l before drill. Making money selling dimes..
@ZOKI.SAVIC.07115 ай бұрын
❤
@BestInTheWorld111 Жыл бұрын
L was so great in this that people forgot how dope Jays verse is. “Shit is eternal, I rock the heavens well, even if they don’t let me in heaven, I’ll raise hell, til it’s heaven” and “mcs tryin to be the best, but even in dyin’ couldn’t be this def.”
@Two-ToneMoonStone Жыл бұрын
The black cat line was crazy too
@skyjackrecords81182 жыл бұрын
if it weren’t for Nas, AZ, and Big L I wouldn’t have fallen in love with this hip hop shit. will forever listen to this
@columbusohio722 жыл бұрын
Facts
@tncjscn75852 жыл бұрын
listening to this all day every day
@L.ATRAFFICNMADNESS2 жыл бұрын
Word up ! New York gave birth to Hip Hop and the greatest of all time are from the East Coast (specifically New York) I'm from Cali but I always bump East Coast shit on the regular
@appelsin28212 жыл бұрын
@@L.ATRAFFICNMADNESS for sure... Nas, Biggie, Big L, Jay-Z, Rakim, Wu-Tang, DMX, KRS-One, LL Cool J, Kool G Rap, Fat Joe, Big Pun, Busta Rhymes, and the list simply goes on and on.
@structlightning2 жыл бұрын
for me its NWA, Big L, Big Pun, and Biggie
@jaycordt89102 жыл бұрын
“I’m so ahead of my time my parents haven’t met yet” he just killed every single modern rapper with one lyric. The greatest freestyle of all time.
@yif2172 жыл бұрын
It's god tier level freestyle but black thought freestyle is better
@LLIIVVEEWWIIRREE2 жыл бұрын
My favourite bar of all time. Nothing else comes close.
@thaAMAZNblue12 жыл бұрын
Lol freestyle have yall listened to his songs. Sane shit
@ily____2 жыл бұрын
the line is so iconic i don’t think it’s ever been said before nor after he was truly ahead of his time
@ily____2 жыл бұрын
@@thaAMAZNblue1 doesn’t he only have one album? and it was put together after he died which i can’t say counts much what other songs do you recommend? i do like is verse in the intro (the big picture) another iconic verse imo
@704whatever10 жыл бұрын
RIP to Big L. I love to hear this type of stuff.. before all these rappers got fat, rich and happy. they were hungry and brought mad skills to the table.. this is incredible
@kennethbrown-matthews50322 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment🔥🔥
@StiLLFrEE7024 ай бұрын
Legendary. Still here in 2024
@pennywise16822 жыл бұрын
Every once in while i come back to this track. 90s Rap is just different. Better, more ruggish, more raw. RIP Big L!
@ClusiveC10 жыл бұрын
Jay z survived, barely, until Big L's second verse.
@jazzswaziii183810 жыл бұрын
You right
@mrwhatever21310 жыл бұрын
Jay was all freestyle though. Credit.
@victorwilliams287610 жыл бұрын
Ductur Platypus Big L is better than Jay z.In my opinion people overhype Jay z to me he is decent rapper not a good one or even great which is blasphemous to say. His so called 'classic' as everyone says is simply a good album.Big L is far FAR superior.
@andrewlemay24916 жыл бұрын
Victor Williams the fact that that's not the popular opinion is sad and most people came to this video just because of L
@johnmclean60105 жыл бұрын
Jay killed big l
@jwoodzy31694 жыл бұрын
Every now and then I come here just to remind me what rap music is really about ...... It takes me back to the 90s for a lil minute .....if your here god bless you
@mfundomkhize23373 жыл бұрын
Joey Badass, Vince Staples, Harry Mack, NF, Token, Dax - Che-chec it out
@drogbambumalanga88949 ай бұрын
Will be 45years on Sunday 03 03 2024,how time flies.always stay real with your eyes constantly on the prize.bless up every one listening to this
@GeminiJo9 ай бұрын
Happy birthday!! 🥳
@TheLeoo1172 жыл бұрын
They both snapped! two rap legends blessing the ear with that golden era rap flow on a old school 90’s beat. This is a huge gem for golden era rap listeners
@BobbyDigital5624 жыл бұрын
Everybody listening to big L's verses is looking mad and shaking their head(the universal sign of respect).
@ThePurplePillPerspective3 жыл бұрын
I’m doing that while reading your comment.
@BobbyDigital5623 жыл бұрын
@@labarbiegirl44 yeah. And unfortunately(or fortunately if you're a fan), it worked out well for him.
@mirwaavy77832 жыл бұрын
Doin this right now😭
@BJ-gm8ez3 жыл бұрын
The 1st beat is one of the most iconic beat of hip hop history
@xithebombace49313 жыл бұрын
What’s the original song?
@atribecalledquestisrealhip92343 жыл бұрын
@@xithebombace4931 the original song bro is milkbone keep it real
@poopstainhotdog19 ай бұрын
@@atribecalledquestisrealhip9234thank you!!!!
@maddmoney698 ай бұрын
Mexican OT brought me here. I’m not mad at all about it.
@GrabThaMikeG10 жыл бұрын
I'm so ahead of my time my parents haven't met yet
@franciscocastro89139 жыл бұрын
M Sanchez boy if you dont get your asss out of your butt
@50mgsofativan7 жыл бұрын
you dumb asf
@spyor16 жыл бұрын
I'm actually so confused. Isn't being ahead of your time means you were too early? So if he was so ahead of his time then he should've been born wayyy earlier not later right? This lyrics been fucking with my head
@MrKorn466 жыл бұрын
hes saying he was born even before his parents met, which would be being born earlier than he actually was
@neilspawn4 жыл бұрын
Quote Rodney Dangerfield and many more before him too probably. Great line though
@alexjohncock60013 жыл бұрын
2021: Big L's parents STILL haven't met yet.
@VahidMusictx3 жыл бұрын
Lmao 🔥🔥🔥
@arise2write1313 жыл бұрын
And will never
@artifex2.0803 жыл бұрын
2022: Can confirm, his parents still haven't met
@ashtonmanderscheid351 Жыл бұрын
2023 and they still nowhere in sight
@papillon186110 ай бұрын
2024 I CAN CONFIRM IT STILL REMAINS THE CASE TO THIS DAY
@Mumpitzify2 жыл бұрын
Jay Z was doing fine but L is just untouchable... Holy shit. That man made me learn English.
@jewellbell Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@YouKnowMySteez Жыл бұрын
“Pullin R&B bitches, wearin hoodies” one of my favorite lines lmao
@samfield35263 жыл бұрын
Purely in the art of rapping and poetry, Big L is nearly flawless
@Trashboys8133 жыл бұрын
WTF IS THIS??? LIKE HOW TF DID WE LOSE THIS MAN BIG L 😭 seriously has to be put in the top 10 of best freestyles ever did 🔥🔥🔥 both Jay and big l went insane.
@QuinnSmalls2153 жыл бұрын
Big L & Big Pun is on my TOP 5 lyricist of ALL TIME list. The cream of the crop 💯💯
@kunalriblta48353 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@bobbycutts21113 жыл бұрын
Fuck man, if they had both lived just a little longer the two of them collaborating was inevitable. Shit like that always haunts me
@QuinnSmalls2153 жыл бұрын
@@bobbycutts2111 If they would’ve EVER collaborated it would’ve been LEGENDARY for Hip Hop
@BOB-wx3fq3 жыл бұрын
Why is pun so slept on?
@QuinnSmalls2153 жыл бұрын
@@BOB-wx3fq I have NO CLUE. But I don’t like it
@willyfischer5072 Жыл бұрын
“I’m on my peas & cues & …carrrots” - Jay is insane 🔥
@leomcalary73202 жыл бұрын
A buddy of mine introduced me to Big L and this freestyle he was a Hip Hop treasure. Rest in rhymes L!
@saguirre03118 жыл бұрын
Just want to give a big ups to my cuz Greg who passed away today. Greg, I remember when you came to LA in '00 and showed me and Chris the truth. You downloaded this off Napster and from that moment on, I was hooked on L. Thank you cuz, I will forever be indebted to you for showing me the G.O.A.T. Big L. R.I.P. Greg, love you my nigga.
@OnanX5012 жыл бұрын
God bless.
@codyscott16752 жыл бұрын
❤
@semuriko11 жыл бұрын
noone in the history of mankind will ever go harder on a freestyle than Big L on this trackkkkk!!!!!
@elockett4367 Жыл бұрын
Big L was/is the best lyricist ever in my humble opinion. One of one when it comes to rap.
@Anthony-ci5tr Жыл бұрын
He was way ahead of his time but what got him killed was he was stick up boy snd it caught up with him....
@elockett4367 Жыл бұрын
@@Anthony-ci5tr Yea that’s allegedly true. I’m just speaking on his ability to rhyme well. His personal life was NOMB
@joeszulborski-zg5sg9 ай бұрын
That's not an opinion. It's a fact. Best ti ever do it
@meekmill89388 жыл бұрын
" I'm too cocky to stop ,u gotta kill me, even when I'm gone u can still feel me "-jay z the gift
@khufukhafre19634 жыл бұрын
A scoobidy doo bop/ a bopitty boo bang/ chiggity cha cha/ diddy Bahbah cant stop how my criggiddy crew bang!!!! -Deep
@tawandamckinney30353 жыл бұрын
@@khufukhafre1963 😂😂😂
@FidoeFTW3 жыл бұрын
@@khufukhafre1963 LMAOOO I think Jay was trying to go off the top on the 2nd verse. Shit was ass though 😂
@rapartist93093 жыл бұрын
@@FidoeFTW u could tell his was more of a free style and big ls had been written
@joshnazario20633 жыл бұрын
This Pac line
@JukesMcGee2 жыл бұрын
"I leaves trails of dead mics" Holy crap I love this line so much. It explains so much by saying so little.
@PhyllisPhallus399 жыл бұрын
I've never been too much of a Jay Z fan... I grew up listening to Big L, Kool G, Mobb Deep etc. but I could never find myself truly enjoying Jay's music
@gabrielleelliott42147 жыл бұрын
Joshua Gonzalez I only liked the black album of Jay z but Big l that's my fav rapper know he is so ill
@Darduel2 жыл бұрын
His ryhmes are deeper than usual and the word game is strong but hi flow isn't as good as other top rappers like Big L or Mobb Deep (but still good), he is more like Nas in his style, for me he is the goat
@J.B-Pain4 ай бұрын
Big l in my top 3 all day truly slept on
@80sHillValleyKidBTTF11 жыл бұрын
Jay Z's flow is like a semi automatic pistol flow big l's flow is like a freakin m60 smooth and crazy quick
@khufukhafre19634 жыл бұрын
A scoobidy doo bop/ a bopitty boo bang/ chiggity cha cha/ diddy Bahbah cant stophow my criggiddy crew bang!!!! -Deep
@zeonhydro77222 жыл бұрын
@@khufukhafre1963 and people got the nerve to say jay killed it…. 2nd verse was literal gibberish 🤣🗑🗑🗑
@_SayitAintSo5 ай бұрын
@@zeonhydro7722 its only gobberish because you want it to be
@zeonhydro77225 ай бұрын
@@_SayitAintSo stay mad
@PanamaSabroso9 жыл бұрын
L still is is one of the best. A pure lyrical genius! Style, wordplay, flow, voice, sims/mets, he's got it all
@tamb56882 жыл бұрын
23 years since Big L passed and even this video is 14 years old and he still fuckin blows my mind every time. RIP
@Sunnyb305 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see alot of youth here looking for that real essence of what we call hip hop!
@Joeshmofoshoyo2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could hear what Big L would have come up with through the years if he never got killed. L was so raw and had incredible flow, was witty and quick, a New York Legend...
@Dilly-Winkus11 жыл бұрын
Big L went hard.
@Bloki19973 жыл бұрын
Two hip hop legends they don’t make them like this anymore Rip BIG L one of the greatest to ever get in front of the mic
@levixusaelestraliss57363 жыл бұрын
Gavrilo Princip!
@harriso575 Жыл бұрын
“I’m so ahead of my time my parents haven’t met yet “ is crazyyyyyy 🤯🤯🤯🤯 so simple but so hard
@gmjuve11 жыл бұрын
RIP BIG L...He is absolutely amazing on this. What a talent we lost :(
@C4nadian9 жыл бұрын
Had to come here after Iggy's vine to rehabilitate my mind.
@FlunkGod9 жыл бұрын
C4nadian omg same
@AK-bh2br9 жыл бұрын
C4nadian you discovered this thru Iggy?
@C4nadian9 жыл бұрын
No.
@AK-bh2br9 жыл бұрын
C4nadian aha ok, what a relief
@jns63209 жыл бұрын
C4nadian link?
@LichKingHappyPage10 жыл бұрын
Only if Big L was still alive. He was so beast. WHY DID HE HAVE TO GET BLASTED?!
@micahburton659510 жыл бұрын
Cuz Gay-z had to make mad sacrifices to get his spot... him, diddy, and dr. dre bitch ahh
@LichKingHappyPage10 жыл бұрын
Heh. I see.
@micahburton659510 жыл бұрын
Yeah, all those murders, followed by a surge in stardom for these entertainers are no coincidence. its all sacrifices
@sonickidd410 жыл бұрын
Micah Burton he got killed because of his brother if his brother wasn't in jail big l would still be alive
@micahburton659510 жыл бұрын
What his brother got to do with it? sonickidd4
@advanceromance265610 ай бұрын
25 years today son! Lost one of the all time greats. Brutal loss. Big up L Corleone! Sorely missed Dun! Rest easy Harlems finest.💖💔
@AgarthaFan9 жыл бұрын
Big L just might be the single best freestyle rapper of all time.
@mattihuhta78719 жыл бұрын
+Night - Wing Big L was not a freestyle rapper (as you can hear from this recording), but a great rapper nonetheless.
@mattihuhta78718 жыл бұрын
+White Penguin To me, freestyle = off the top. L spits 100% written verses here.
@juiceman1044 жыл бұрын
@@mattihuhta7871 Doesn’t have to be “Off the Dome”
@Knowledgegod7593 жыл бұрын
and Half A Mill
@TheXpertGenius83 Жыл бұрын
@@mattihuhta7871 Are you sure about that?
@theodoreduggan59172 жыл бұрын
Gotta be one of the best unknown, unheard, unappreciated freestyles in the history of hip hop.
@shawnauddette819910 ай бұрын
IT'S NOT TRUE BIG L IS UNHEARD OF AS PEOPLE WHO LEGITIMATELY POSSESS RAP KNOWLEDGE/ARE LEGITIMATELY AWARE OF HISTORY OF RAP GENRE IN GENERAL ARE WELL AWARE WHO HE IS/HOW HE IMPACT/INFLUENCED RAP MUSIC DURING HIS SHORT TENURE IN THE GAME BEFORE HE WAS VICIOUSLY MURDERED.
@ReggieT85 Жыл бұрын
Hear what Big L is saying. There's no lyricist like him today. He started reaching, so I left him sleeping with his temple leaking. It is so hard, and it's insane. I'm so ahead of my time my parents haven't met yet! BEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME! He's the 🐐!
@s.stewart278610 ай бұрын
Big L second verse was crazy, but Jay responded with a cadence you never heard before and matched the tempo. Respect to both, they both are the best to ever do it.
@patmahome7 жыл бұрын
it's been exactly 22 years since this day. My dad bought this tape for the house and it was slapping. We got a knock on the door and it was the firefighters. They said "we heard there was a fire, where is it ?" we pointed to the stereo.. Good times
@joshuagonzales6352 жыл бұрын
lies lmao
@Dae2Day2 жыл бұрын
@@joshuagonzales635 bald head lies at that
@arduhyp2 жыл бұрын
@@joshuagonzales635 i think you don’t get the joke
@Brobeans232 жыл бұрын
It’s real I was the firefighter
@tamb56882 жыл бұрын
@@Brobeans23 I can also confirm this is true, as I was the stereo
@bigmarty112883 жыл бұрын
Big L is the John Coltrane of rap.
@shawnauddette819910 ай бұрын
BIG L IS THE "BOSS OF ALL BOSSES" CARMINE GALANTE OF RAP.
@lukeyoung77953 жыл бұрын
I'm now 35 and this still blows my bloody mind....lyrical genius. 💯🎶🔥🎧🙏
@odb96714 ай бұрын
If you are here, you are a dying breed of a real hip hop head. 🔥 they don’t cook them like these no more
@jadoe7872 жыл бұрын
First time hearing this in 2022... That boy L was amazing! Rip
@Specter-ek9zo2 жыл бұрын
Shiiiittt welcome to real rap
@BlackAlbino20002 жыл бұрын
Big L was the most respected MC back then, his style was just too cool no one could get near him . Too much respect .. may you rest in peace L 🫡
@leighyazzie92663 жыл бұрын
I've grown old at 32 and still no one can top his lyricists verse because this shit is flawless
@tevingilbert6662 Жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this for the first time in middle school like 07-08 and I was instantly hooked! Easily one of the hardest freestyles in hip-hop history
@lesaczv80725 ай бұрын
No doubt
@UppurMGMT3 жыл бұрын
As a Brooklyn native I must say this is crazy listening to this in 2021 with my older ears knowing all this history between these two. Big L was untouchable in this freestyle point blank period! The dead president Brooklyn’s finest hov would of flamed this shit. Big L was so fucking ahead of his time man smh
@earl-larsen10 жыл бұрын
BIG L THE GOAT
@youngcitybandit10 жыл бұрын
Was amazing but can't beat nas
@youngcitybandit9 жыл бұрын
***** mostly from db. i watch op too but ace meant something else. Lol
@youngcitybandit9 жыл бұрын
***** aha. One question: are u somali?
@youngcitybandit9 жыл бұрын
***** im assuming thats a yes. Btw i am too lol
@youngcitybandit9 жыл бұрын
***** ye ikr thats strange lol
@droomzy10 жыл бұрын
Jay Z was good, but not even near L's level.
@gabrielleelliott42147 жыл бұрын
Droomzy Daboy Dozi Hollaboss big l was so ahead of his time
@khufukhafre19634 жыл бұрын
A scoobidy doo bop/ a bopitty boo bang/ chiggity cha cha/ diddy Bahbah cant stophow my criggiddy crew bang!!!! -Deep
@khufukhafre19634 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielleelliott4214 "his parents had'nt met yet
@Cameron-fo7df3 жыл бұрын
You’re comparing a goat to a god bro
@apeshitclothing3 жыл бұрын
@@khufukhafre1963 lol you just can't appreciate the intricacy.
@AutumnGoddess81 Жыл бұрын
Been banging Big L in one car or another since late 90’s!!! Rest In Power…You're not forgotten
@NOISEuchl2 жыл бұрын
man big L was the rapper we needed but didnt deserve
@MostlyDrew8 жыл бұрын
"I'm so far ahead of my time my parents haven't even met yet." ROFL
@zip83278 жыл бұрын
you don't understand what it means lol
@DavidLee-vp3nr8 жыл бұрын
the rhyme is self explanatory
@ASSman8648 жыл бұрын
+John cage fr
@ASSman8648 жыл бұрын
+bornslippy8972 dumbass
@armorking4813 жыл бұрын
I didnt understand that
@bryaneddy969 Жыл бұрын
I think of me and my best friend Justin who past a few years ago listening to this and being amazed on how great it was. This will forever be timeless. The best freestyle of all time.
@1Low550 Жыл бұрын
Fuck yo homie he dead🤣
@pieiwnl Жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Justin❤❤
@Deji9183 ай бұрын
Dropping in (again) on this classic from Big L and Jigga. RIP Big L. Timeless music.
@mikeyjohnson95963 жыл бұрын
We all had our street days didn't we? It's good to feel that raw shit ain't it? Much love from southwest little rock. Stay outta death and stay outta jail yall. Love yall so much
@rickyrichreacts96674 жыл бұрын
As a Pac stan... L was on another level in terms of that freestyle/wittyness/punchline shit 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
@yafiet72603 жыл бұрын
Listen to black thought
@yesno75863 жыл бұрын
im also a Pac fan, one of the best one, but L’s punchlines are just on another level
@amberwilliams13803 жыл бұрын
To be fair to Tupac, he really wasn't a punchline rapper. That wasn't his style. Tupac's freestyles were actually freestyles, they weren't rehearsed like some of these other rappers. R.I.P. 🐐
@amberwilliams13803 жыл бұрын
One more thing: this shows how great Tupac is, this video has nothing to do with Tupac and yet he's brought up anyway.. Legendary.
@UptownRepresentative3 жыл бұрын
@@amberwilliams1380 Can't talk hip hop without 'Pac. Plain and simple.
@Rican_VII3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Can you believe 1 week after Big L got killed he was suppose to be on tour with Big Pun..how REVOLUTIONARY would that have been??? My 2 favorite rappers of all time...damn man. I think about it alot. Daaamn.
@dcsc20077 ай бұрын
L was 1 of the realist. I'm listening and haven't heard this in 20+ years. Yes!
@whitesimurgh63633 жыл бұрын
Jay is considered one of the best rappers today and look how L outrapped him by far.... Respect.. wish he was alive!
@tyhairston5397 Жыл бұрын
Right !!! Dude flow is raw !!!!!!💯💯💯
@ballardkid19 жыл бұрын
Why y'all hating on Jay. His bars weren't ass, of course L's bars were better. But that doesn't take away from Jay's. It seems more like y'all are jealous of him than actually listening to him. Jay was Scottie Pippen on this freestyle, L was MJ. Scottie was good, but MJ was better.
@q-m.o.e20039 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@jabobok7869 жыл бұрын
+Scottie Pimpin People are jealous of his success. Jays lines are alright but he fucks up his rhythm a couple times, and his later shit blows but the dude is mad famous. This alright freestyle by Jay was during his peak, people are just bitching because they don't understand that mediocrity sells.
@thomasclark75929 жыл бұрын
+Scottie Pimpin Tears Hears
@MRdamiman979 жыл бұрын
+Scottie Pimpin man u right people always talkin shit. L had great habilities freestyling and in the video we can see it but jay's part is also sick and no one can deny it.
@TupacolypseNow8 жыл бұрын
fuk jayz he tried to bite big L's style on this. we don't respect biters. Jay-Z a bitch he ain't top five. no way. DMX is better, nas, tupac big L, styles p, 50 cent (the original 50). to name a few. big L in my opinion might be the best mc honestly. Jay z is ass. plus he's so fugazy I can't respect him how do y'all..
@justinhicks70732 жыл бұрын
Born in 98 and this is what I b bumpinn 💯
@FoxThaStoner Жыл бұрын
I will never stop playing this. Uncle Mont taught me everything about rap n I dedicate every Mista Fox song to L. Only my rhymes can explain how much he means to me.
@kabeya3810 жыл бұрын
"I'm so ahead of my time, my parents haven't met yet" I'm DONE..
@YoungScato8 жыл бұрын
Jay Z said some cold shit L's flow and delivery just was way better and he was saying cold shit as well
@khufukhafre19634 жыл бұрын
A scoobidy doo bop/ a bopitty boo bang/ chiggity cha cha/ diddy Bahbah cant stophow my criggiddy crew bang!!!! -Deep
@anthonybell51603 жыл бұрын
@@khufukhafre1963 😂😂😂😂😂😂 yooooo i laughed sooo hard!!! But FUCK you are right as shit!!!
@fnsolem2 жыл бұрын
When you realize how big L nearly free-styled every song you understand just how talented this man’s is, would’ve became larger than the game itself
@tevinbolden1406Ай бұрын
Mane I was 16 when I first heard this freestyle.. I used to listening to this every morning before school… I’m 32 now, it’s crazy how fast time flies