Big L and Jay-Z - Freestyle (FULL 10 MIN VERSION)

[@bryanjordin3171]

Holy smokes. Just discovered this and feel like I found the Mona Lisa of freestyle.

[@ChainsTheChef888]

I remember this moment when I discovered this, you will be hooked

[@S.jerseyg1ant908]

Just imagine being up late night on the block and this comes on Bobito and Stretch. It gives me chills

[@BB-eu5gt]

Been listening to rap for 30 years. This is one the best freestyle sessions ever, best live radio recording, etc. An absolute gem of the 90s era. We are blessed.

[@oranbuckley3254]

It's so good, always find myself back here when the moments right

[@alikbey]

I'm jealous at the fact that you're just now hearing this, I wish this could be my first time hearing this again😂

[@biglcorleone7289]

Best freestyle ever performed

[@Vizules]

no cap big L rode the whole beat

[@andresvelasco2767]

Absolutely!

[@hoogaboogamongo8652]

Its a fact. Nothin else, cant argue with this one. Biggie is up at this level tho

[@Phawnreath]

Damn straight

[@jaydaj5759]

These are written freestyles you do know that right?

[@petrolhero]

Might be the top 5 greatest moments of Hiphop ever recorded. Big L never gets old #RIPGOAT

[@biglcorleone7289]

True indeed bro

[@themightytrixter]

He could been king of NY with him and BIG but also another east and west battle L VS PAC. Can you imagine that.

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

"Recognize the black cat with the nine lives, get up off me nigga, it's bad luck to cross me" Jay Z. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@Phawnreath]

straight up

[@jakemarlow1931]

top 1

[@veggiegodbsinsertcontrover6584]

Bro dropped the hardest freestyle of all time then said 'I fucked up on one line but its aight'

[@brandonellsworth4409]

Never get tired of this. Rip Big L

[@itsonly1Lex]

Big L fuckin MUTILATED this shit. These some of the coldest bars ever dished out by any hip hop artist that ever did it, straight up. AND he had Jigga SHOOK to follow up behind him. I know Jay story and allat but the fact that L smoked the beat the way he did…Jay knew he couldn’t top it. He did his thing..L was galaxy’s ahead of not only Jay..The rest of the game at that time for real. Long live the Legendary Big L💯🙏🏾

[@BlackKoshinomi]

I would argue that most rappers NYC were just that good in 90s Even the most basic rapper in NY at time was snapping

[@YpAR15]

@@BlackKoshinomibig L started that making words rhymes by changing the pronunciation, thats where eminem got his style from

[@Mojo_Jo_Jo_]

Always gotta listen to the full 9 minute version of the “7 minute freestyle”

[@ryandarko2115]

This was the 90s.... what a time to be alive the true peak of rap

[@BillDavis-bt3oi]

Actually the 80's was the finest. Best rappers of all time came from the 80's.

[@Noah-b4u6i]

@@BillDavis-bt3oi L started in 1991 and pasted in 1999

[@Vizules]

Big L is hands down the greatest freestyler to ever touch the mic

[@itzmeswervy9375]

One of the best* give some respect to prodigy and twista just listen to one of twistas freestyles

[@MORPHIUS777]

that shit was written but yea dude was nice

[@_LorrZo]

@@itzmeswervy9375 the best* there’s no competition

[@ceez8731]

this is deff the best freestyle ever recorded ill give you that..best freestyler is a diff topic theres been some good freestylers

[@georgehorton5288]

Did you not hear Jay???

[@SirChimpleton]

Always come back to this classic

[@ChainsTheChef888]

Thank you L for being this fearless savage, you inspire me to write everyday and your life ended a year before i was born, you left a mark that keeps burning decades after you left, the way you say stuff without filter and fear like on danger zone or devils son, that savagery fuels my confidence to the roof, thank you L!

[@JTB93]

R.I.P Big L

[@VLOGbros1]

Stretch and Bobbito really had their hands in some of the most prolific names in Hip-Hop. Don't get talked about enough!

[@aliafzali1439]

Exactly

[@yoza57]

Sounds like they only loved jay - z in this one,

[@nortonnorris-ri5od]

Pause

[@indigoldd]

They just some hanger-ons that seized an opportunity

[@nathansamson5023]

Fav freestyle ever. Big L really was the best. He had Hov looking like a nobody on here and Jay is the goat to me. That says a lot. 💯 S/O to whoever dropped this video too. It’s much clearer than any other version I’ve found online. 🙌🏾

[@rasta4ridez884]

Jay was real young in the rap game he was developing his skill to the goat he turned into

[@Greenfarmer25]

Not a nobody but definitely a student was the feeling because L was the teacher fasho 💯

[@motorcycleartist]

​@@Greenfarmer25 crazy bc Jay is 5 years older.. he def bloomed late..

[@lawearsmith9851]

The best freestyle ever from both of them

[@stephencox8723]

grammy family might have this beat.

[@smile4me576]

Dr.malachi z York said sum thing similar

[@Cartier_FRITZ]

Lol jay got killed and embarrassed by L why u think he never mention him

[@TafTabTah]

You can't tell me that this and modern mainstream music are in the same genre That new shit needs it's own name because whatever the hell it is, it ain't hip-hop

[@Aeternus75]

This is Hip-Hop, rap, music, MC’ing, rhyming, all of this. What’s in mainstream is just a foul copy that will never reach the heights this reached as of now if it keeps up.

[@lethalassassin1754]

Because this is/was art. Real hip hop is hardly alive now a days.

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

@@lethalassassin1754 CAPPPPPPP dummy.

[@TafTabTah]

@@Aeternus75 Agreed

[@TafTabTah]

@@lethalassassin1754 It's alive. It just takes a lot of work to find. It's rare but sh*t is on life support

[@MariaEspinoza-bm8sk]

Best freestyle hands down I always come back from time to time when this song randomly comes to my head it’s the best I could never forget this

[@bongo-roblox]

I’ve never been to New York. When I do go I plan to walk the streets and listen to this FULL BLAST and just take in all the NY weather & sceneries

[@fnaticMSIodyx]

I did this in 2016 in Harlem and it was every bit special as you can imagine.

[@dash2946]

This should be studied at every Ivy League college.

[@mop2mop]

I like to believe this will be read by scholars in the future

[@jaylenn.9202]

@@mop2mop one day Big L parents will find out how far ahead of the curve their son was. Rap still hasn't caught up to him yet

[@TheEvilThalia]

@@jaylenn.9202 his father was a piece of shit and is the reason no one will ever see the documentary his mother and brother were trying to put out.

[@crabmankiosk000]

@@mop2mop it’s likely that this is already being studied by linguists

[@pm2673]

Why would they study rapists and murderers poems? Like for a criminology course?

[@willyfischer5072]

you can see how in the beginning Bobbito didn't really know how Jay-Z can flow, not many people did at that time , but you see the admiration grow as Jay keeps flowing , He definitely got Bobbito's respect after this freestyle - as most other people did too. 🔥🔥

[@FrozenStarFish]

When I was a kid, this was what got me into 90s rap. Actually life changing, I remember just looking into so much rap and listening to this constantly. Thank you Big L, youre still my favorite with mf doom

[@gunique9700]

FOREVER CLASSIC- RIP BIG L BIG UP STRETCH ARMSTRONG AND BOBBITO

[@sanelezondi3886]

I listen to this at least 27 times a day, EVERYDAY

[@leart843]

Listening to it over and over again

[@princevamp1090]

Always love dis freestyle 🖤 gotta Salute JayZ for Being around da goat n still Being alive to talk about it . Salute da OGz y’all

[@miguelanon2357]

Jay-z probably killed L cuz he would have always lived in his shadow otherwise

[@princevamp1090]

@@miguelanon2357 damn

[@benshipp1814]

@@miguelanon2357 woodley killed L

[@leaqwa4812]

@@miguelanon2357funny that you say that as if jay z hasnt long surpassed big l in popularity by the time L died

[@miguelanon2357]

Ya figure? I was just a kid at the time so the timeline isn't really clear for me.. you may be right

[@SHELDONPETERS-cd4yb]

After all these years this freestyle is the illest thing I've ever heard!!!!

[@gobshite]

It's mad to think that as a 10 year old kid in the UK, I was introduced to hip-hop with Onyx first album. Two years later, this was gettting dropped and because of no access to ANYTHING, we only heard it decades later.... So much other real shit we missed that's out there.

[@SelahKngdm]

Remember in college me and my boys was rocking to this crazy…much love out to west chester university…2011-2016….

[@ledesmaapariciodaniel6789]

En Paz descanses Big L, eres grande y tú legado siempre perdurará para las generaciones que vienen

[@19tet]

i straight up memorised this when i was 15 from how much i played it on my walks. i downloaded it on my optus x lite lol good times

[@elas1234]

one of the best quality sounding videos I've been able to find on the internet of this freestyle!!

[@-cyborg.38]

Reminds me of High school rainy day, high as fuck in class listening to this

[@wandilebartman]

Lol what a feeling bro

[@Severed89]

Big L was just straight NASTY. Have you making the face the entire time 😂 🔥

[@lukeg9382]

Big L got yelled at for swearing lol

[@kushsmoke1005]

No.

[@michaelwarner2599]

That was jay z who said it

[@lawearsmith9851]

L was teaching independent sip

[@michaelwarner2599]

N then proceeded to studder tryna rap like L

[@Aeternus75]

@@michaelwarner2599 ? It was on purpose, it’s a flow style

[@manuhatmacros3924]

I listen to this since 2015 and everytime it stuns me that guy casually dropped the hardest freestyle ever and only 300k people know.

[@fredsimon1594]

So glad that I found out about Big L

[@thomasmcshane2438]

Correct me if I’m wrong but I think this was Voted as the #1 free style on radio of all time. Absolute filth from start to finish. Died way to young.

[@theemmulator7124]

After all these years, black thought is the only artist that even came remotely close to this masterpiece. Best freestyle of all time

[@mikejoneswho3758]

Can’t believe most people don’t have Big L as the goat. Easily the best lyricist ever

[@jakemarlow1931]

one of the best freestyles in history !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rustybrenou01]

29th march and this freestyle will forever be straight flames🔥🔥🔥 L was def ahead of his time with them lyrics God Flow Big L

[@22ccb]

Bro ts so insane mane🤦🏾‍♂️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@williamlewis8831]

Coldest opening

[@youwhatmate8503]

Jay came from that hectic diddy party

[@Cornandcamp]

cops came in with shotguns and everything. Then the host casually says "Yeah it was prolly LA Reid" lmaooo

[@831santacruzloc]

6:52 You can literally feel the tension in the room after Big L’s second verse.

[@YoselynArizuVargas]

Dicen que big L se enfrento a mas de 1000 freestyles rappers para tener ese nivel. LEYENDA MVP

[@larrydotsonviet2]

100% Legend R.I.P Big L

[@mpizzle13]

Big L Absolutely murdered it and deserves all praise, but Jay spit some serious lines in here that were deep as hell and he never had a style similar to those lines ever again, this jay was hungry af “Beating me will never come: like a nun, or tomorrow” -undoubtedly brilliant

[@matiezie]

Milkbone - Keep It Real

[@Cheyne_TetraMFG]

great fucking beat

[@KennethRobinson-hl7sg]

His song was good also

[@reubensingh1430]

Legendary

[@manuhatmacros3924]

Imagine Big L was 21 years old at the time of that freestyle

[@b206580]

“Pulling R&B bitches, wearing hoodies” Jay predicted his married” 😂💯💪🏾

[@mlifestyle3952]

Best freestyle to date 2022

[@jeremymcarthur746]

Deff top five of the rawest hip hop I’ve ever heard…. No one nowadays holds a flow that isn’t ripped from them (from both of them) and the how real it really was. Things are so much catered to …any lucky joe… but this is two human beings who have a true skilll and express themselves the way they love . It’s art … it’s bravery. A very musical human product that stands the test of time.

[@deo7880]

Greatest and Timeless freestyle

[@lawearsmith9851]

2021 sip Big L💞

[@tomasfawcett8653]

When you think about it BIg L is really the goat man was tapping like this back then, bro was really like that

[@BillDavis-bt3oi]

I listened to this year's ago and I came up with KRS ,Rakim and all that. Big L is one of the greatest for such a early death. 💯

[@shiftteamzo9980]

Never heard this freestyle, I was just blessed

[@pukemouingungutau8242]

Big L was a Boss R.I.P

[@llkogsnagzll5709]

God this guy is great!

[@meloworldd335]

The Jay z hate is crazy under here , they were both fire asl y’all don’t know as much hip hop as ya think if you don’t see the greatness in Jay z verse

[@rightouskofi7861]

Jay was breathing fire

[@weashjackson828]

Exactly Jay went in off the top bro

[@jasondevito285]

@@weashjackson828 No he didn't. He even said before he started spitting his last verse that he's gotta do something that everyone is familiar with. It's a freestyle he spit in the early 90's. You can find it on KZbin.

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

Jay Z is the GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME!

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

"Recognize the black cat with the nine lives, get up off me nigga, it's bad luck to cross me" 🐐

[@Slimthegoat23]

Thank you for keeping this gem alive 🙏

[@ZiDoesfilms]

BIG L killed that beat

[@quesochecko]

Big L is hella underrated

[@themightytrixter]

This dudes life needs to made into a movie . If this would happen please get good actors and do it right.

[@lucid_4108]

I wish there was a video for this 😔😔

[@michialharris1850]

Yo. They both snapped

[@Ltrain6]

I’m so ahead of my time, my parents haven’t met yet…

[@indigoGoddess7]

I forgot how I found this but I have the original radio interview on my old phone. I love it! I hate that with the newer version of phones I can’t transfer the song. 😡😡🙄😒🙈 jay’s second freestyle is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 But August 2024 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 RIP BIG L 💐💜

[@alexmojarro2065]

Timeless classic

[@GrittyPlanet]

Greatest freestyle ever

[@SleazyC813]

Big L is the best rapper ever....PERIOD!

[@StreetzCultureTV]

"That's when I found I could do it myself"🤔😱🤔

[@thothofthemorningrisesWthesun]

Used to get so lit to this shit in 2011, Sophomore year in highschool lol Jay’s lyrics deeper but L got those mean punchlines love both verses from both 🔥💯

[@XXtrbxx1990XX]

This shit goes hard! 🔥 best freestyle hands down

[@22ccb]

Big L my favorite from NY I’m from the boot🔥🦅

[@braindonor8753]

He absolutely bodies Jay Z here.

[@julianfairbanks1264]

“You say ‘never you run if ever you come’ it’s ,,never you run so fast in your life to never have won,,” is absolutely crazy

[@ykbeatz]

best rapper to ever live with Tupac in my opinion

[@hyeonbin_22]

true

[@joedubowski5580]

I agree he is my top three but big pun and biggie jay z top ten but not top 5

[@joedubowski5580]

And Eminem is not in that five

[@nasa5700]

Pac aint number 1

[@MultiKadafi]

@@nasa5700 Rapper not MC

[@oli9532]

Come back everytime someone say Jay Z be getting out rapped on tracks 😂

[@albandemiri4623]

2024 still cold

[@Killerkoso]

the more i lissin to this the more i love it ❤

[@shaunwhitenigguh]

L's second verse so amazingly raw. Idk how to feel.

[@carlitoendplaytime6205]

G's Up FOR BIG L 👍👍👍👍👍 RIP bro i love i love you Style you now in 2016 deam Bilioner King of USA RAP

[@Don-Dimi]

Absolutely classic right here . Thanks for this masterpiece . „Yo , I got slugs for snitches, no love for bitches , puttin thugs in ditches when my trigger finger itches“ 🔥

[@krazyk3693]

Flawless baby..every time..Legends..

[@krazyk3693]

Originators..💯💯

[@lawearsmith9851]

Flamboyant

[@arthurkazaryants3737]

Just amazing

[@Ymhsteph]

Milkkbone thank you for the beat 💯

[@johnhunter2905]

My man just sounds like hip hop

[@joshking2464]

The best 😮

[@MajorP4IN1986]

definitely both in my Top 5 MCs of all time. But no one will ever deliver it as cold as L

[@callumelbandki8346]

This is what you call a real freestyle nowadays everyone who says ‘freestyle’ reads off their phone or a piece of paper even though l smoked jayz respect to jayz for tryna keep up with the king 👑. If you want a rapper to look up to ls the man I bump his beats everyday in my eyes L, rakim and nas have some of the best lyrics of all time

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

Rakim and Nas sure, Big L, nah.

[@callumelbandki8346]

@@bobopatchnosuke229 you obviously don't have a good taste in lyricists then

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

@@callumelbandki8346 your so called good taste is dogshit. Plain and boring Emcee

[@rightouskofi7861]

Christ is back and god knows he can rap

[@chuckmish8163]

Absolute fire dude

[@justflowin2708]

Salud to my G BIG L

[@tomovzoog]

LongLiveBigL🙏 2023

[@flickmew99]

If Big L still alive, imagine him, nas, eminem make records together

[@lysol6663]

Drake and the rest wouldn't exist

[@smokinnplatez1426]

Big l didnt hit with the public he didnt get notoriety til he was dead

[@flickmew99]

@@smokinnplatez1426 doesnt change my point, If he still alive today I believe he will be a greatest like Jay, Nas, Em, Black thought, etc top tier lyricist

[@smokinnplatez1426]

@@flickmew99 touche sir

[@TheFlowbetter]

@@smokinnplatez1426 he was bouta get signed to roc-a-fella and him and Jay was gonna start working ona collab in 2000, he would’ve blown up. Him and young Em on the same track would’ve sounded insane

[@cycu9354]

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